The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-10-24
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| 1Sracnltayni Soeiay-We append below a list
tne olcers Of this Society for the present year:
also the names of the Chief Marshal and his ss;,
| tsnts, and Chiaf of Police: ''''
OFFICERS FOR 1855
President-Phihp St George Cooke
wee Presidents-Edmua al Ruffin. sr. Hanover
Was, i.ewis Z. HaIvis, Amelia; Wiloughby Newton
w estmoreland; Thomas L. Preston Washinpton
Joi'n X Edmunds, Halifax; Samuel F. Christian
augusta; Georse w. Summers, Kanawha
Executive Comnittce-Wm. Boulware King 4
queen Wm. .. 0yerton, Hanover; VIM H. Rich
ardson, Henrico; Richard Irby, Nottoway. r Jobr
son Harbour, Orange VIM e. Crenshaw. Rich
mond; Frank G. Rufin Chesterfield.
secretary and TTeasurer-Charles b. Williams
Chief Marshal-Capt. Chas Dimmock.
Alds-Wm. ). Wood, Richmond: Thos T Mun
ford, Powhatan w. II. Richardson jr., Richmond
Chief Of Police-Edward s. GAY
ASSISTANT Observation-Disclosures of tn,
RaHuhas, RaSJ =. e. Eggeling Cattle Department, F
n Davisson Swine, Richard D. Carter ponltr,,
ByrdChamberlayne. Implement Department Inc
Haw, Absolom Blackburn domestic Nannfoc
lures yohn r. Wren Household Manufactures. r
A W illiams. Vegetable Department. s s Stors
Dairy Department, J. C. Burton Floral Depart
nent, X j. Morrison Plouehing Match, DR.. Johr
r. Sinton. Miscellaneous Department, r. d. Phil
lips Forage Master, B. w. Talley. -
Circuit Court-Judge Meredith presiding.-The
jury In the case of Lazarus Massa charged Will
receiving keg of butter, stolen from the Centra
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verdict of guilty against him. and assessed hi,
punishment at four years and two months confine
ment IN the Penitentiary-the Same time tor which
his brother was sent.
George Anaker, charged with stabbinp Miles
Iailey, ON the 18th July, 1854, was found guilty.
and sentenced to the Penitentary for two wears.
Peter Allen, Lad, charged with stabbing John
Westernan, on the 81 of October was tried and
acquitted, the jury bringing in verdict of not
guilty.
CJpDH 1T
ward C. H. requests us by letter from Far,nyille 10
make correction in the report of his statement
during the Free Conversation of the late Synod
He stated, he says, that the sixty conversions
during the revival last spring, of which twenty five
were students at Hampden Sydney College were
the fruits not alone of the meeting in Mr. Cs church
at the Court House. but of services about the same
tune at the College church. Some of the converts
joined the latter.
Portsmouth Telegraph OFce-we learn that Mr..
John w. Carver, of this city experienced Tele-
graph operator, and oblging gentleman formerly
connected with the Washington and New Orleans
Telegraph office here, has been appointed Operator
at the office in Portsmouth. The line will undergo
athorouSh review, and will be in operation about
the 10th of next month.
RnRamay-John, slave to Mr. John Page of Han.
over, was arrested as runaway and committed
to prison
Exhibition Comminee.-That our readers nav
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deposits in the Fair room of the Virginia Mechau-
les Institute, we append the names of the members
OF the committee on exhibition, as at present or
ganiSed: Messrs. Robert A. Mayo Chairman +;
James d. Browne, Secretary John W. Caldwell
Joseph +. Powell and John T. Rogers One or more
of these gentlemen can be found in the exhibition
room over the first market, at any hour in the day.
and will take pleasure in giving any information
that may be required of them.
Hond in yonr Goods-All persons who have ar
ticles of any kind intended for exhibition at the
Fair of the Virginia Mechanics Institute, which
opens tomorrow evening, should be sent in to-day
as early as possible. The hall is now in complete
order and is beyond question, the most beautiful
one in the country for the purposes for which it is
designed Already there are a vast amount of
goods of every kind in the hail. and the cry Is still
they come.
The State Agricultural Fair will open on Tuesday
next Those who have not yet obtained their Ger
tificate should do so at once.
Complimcntary-At the last meeting of the Boar
of Managers of the Virginia Mechanics Institute
the President directed to furnish the officers o.
the State Agricultural Society with complimentary
tickets during the Fair.
Religious Rcriral-A revival of religion Is now
progressing in the Oregon Hill Baptist Chapel
On Sunday afternoon seven converts were bap
tized.
1t the Slash Cottage on the 1st of November, Mr.
Elliott and his horse are to make an ascension In
the direction of the moon and as quadrupeds are
not in the habit of galloping through clouds under
the control of his rider thousands of persons will
be anxious to witness the trip