The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-08-02
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sum of S5, 100. Messrs. Peterson & Cooper. J. A
Cunningham and John G. GhoIson, OF Petersburg
becoming the purchasers. Is
PAsroRAL.- Rev. Mr.. Bigss succeeds Rev. Jas
Davis in the pastorate of the Presbyterian church
| at Morganown, Monongalia.
BADLY WoUSDKD.-Mr. Daniel shean, of Par.
| kersourg. was badly stabbed one night last week
while defending bis house from robbers. The
wounds, II Is feared, are mortal
ELECTION OF OFFICERS -Monouealia Lodge,
o. o. F. has elected snd Installed the following
officers Tor the current term; GA F Laughead
surer, Wilam Durbin; Chaplain, James 8. Craig
st Henry Reed
CHANGED PRoFEsIoNs.-The Morgantown Mir
ror notices the discontinuauce of the barber shop
10 thai place, Ia consequence Of OF the parties
having gone to making tomb stones and the other
having accepted the highly responsible position OF
U 8 mail rider.
| BAD WEATHER The MorgantowD (Mouongalis)
Mirror fears that the crop Of hay 10 that county
will be materially damaged from the continued wet
weather there. There has been also recent wet
| spell In Lewis county.
LAND SUR DEcIDKD.-The land sut of Lewis
Maxwell VS.. Henry E. Heckert and others, which
| has been pending in the Circuit Court of Giimer
tor several years was, at the special term OF the
court, held by Judge Camden last week, finally
decided In favor of the defendants. II Involved
$40 900.
| SALE,-Mr Henry Simpson, of Weston, Lewis
county, recently disposed of bis steam mill In that
place, to ]. H. Hyer, of Upshur, for $500
ATTEMPTED MURDER.-James McLilly YVES ar
! raigned 10 Petersburg on Tuesday, for placing
stone on the track of the Southside Railroad, near
| City Point while hand Car with two men was
coming down the track. He was sent to jail.
| RAvAGEs OF THE YELLOW FEvER-The total
number of cases OF yellow fever in Gosport, amount
| TO g. and deaths &C.
| OLD PoINT.-There are now about five hundred
visitors at the Old Point Hotel.
| CAMP MEET1Nas-The following Methodist camp
| meetings are to take place during tho ensuing
| month One conducted by Bishop Early, near
Yellow Branch, on the land OF John r Mcdaniel,
Campbell circuit, on the 18th of August one on the
| 18th OF August, near Cygolin, about four miles
| south OF Lsesburg; one on Union Camp Ground,
| In the Fairfax circuit Oh the 23d OF August and
one at Pleasant Grove, Lunenburg, on Friday, the
10Th OF August ;. ...
| PEST HoUsE.-A writer in the Portsmouth Trans.
cript recommends that the authorities try and OBJ.
| tain the q ship of the line Columbus to be
| moored below the city and used az pest house in
| which victims of tho yellow fever can be placed.
| U. 8. SEAmEN.-The schr Norfolk Packet from
| New York, arrived In Norfolk, Monday, with three
| hundred seamen for the u s ship Constellation.
| PRODUCING WHEAT.-The farmers Of the Eas-
tern Shore, who have heretofore raised almost ex
clusvely corn oats and potatoes are turning their
| attention to wheat On Monday, P. 8 Bowdoin,
| of Northampton delivered In Norfolk $50 bushels
| brought him $1,000.
| PosroFFIcE AFFAIRs.-The acting Postmaster
General orders the following: Appoint P Will
Items postmaster Castleman's Ferry, Clarke coun.
| ty, Va, vice s. D. Csstleman, resigned. Discon-
tnue the office at Buffalo Ford, Wythe county, Va
| No FLOUR IN WHEELING.-The Wheeling Times
| of Monday says:
| We believe that there not on Friday and
Saturday barrel of -four to be purchased In this
city. II Is extremely scarce, and the last sales
were at $ll so.
| ELECTIONS To DAY.-The election for Cover.
| nor, Coneressmen, and members of the Leg iala-
| ture, In Tennessee, takes place to-day. The can
| Johnson, Dem and Hon. Meredith P. Gentry Am
The election for members of Congress In the State
| of North Carolina The following the regularly
nominated candidates lst. district r. T. Paine,
| Am Fl M. Shaw, Dem. %. Thomas ]. Latham,
Am Thos Ruffin, Dem. 3D. David Reid, Am
| Warren Winslow. Dem. 4,h. J. B. Sheppard Am /;
| L. o. B Branch, Dem. 5th. E. G. Reade, Am (;
john Kerr, Dem. 9th. R. Puryear, Am; A. M
| Scales, Dem. 7th. S. Stowe Am; Burton Craige,
| Dem. 9Th. T. l.. Clingman, Dem Four of the
| American candidates are Democrats and four are
Whigs.
HUNTINGDON AND BROAD Top RArLRoAD.-The
Huntingdon (Pa) and Broad Top Railroad was
opened to-day to McConnelstown, q distance of
eight miles, and an excursion train with the off
| GERS OF the road and large number of citizens,
passed over It, The road has been constructed in
the most dura BILE manner, and is now ready for
| use.
TALL ANcEsTRY.-A A foreign Savaut, In a abor.
Gus dissertation the weights and measures of the
ancients, favors us with the following chronology
| cal scale of the various heights of men since the
| creation Adam, 1913 feet 9 inches; Eve, 1le fee,
| 9 93-4 inches Noah, 103 feet Abraham, 81 feet ;
| Moses. 13 feet Hercules, 10 feet Alexander, 10
feet; Julius Cesar, feet. He sagey adds that, if
| Providence had not been pleased to suspend this
nrnu mi ia M
| than the smallest insect.
RArN.-From the reports made to the Smitbso.
nian Institution 1t appears that during the month
Of June last the quantity OF Rain which fell varied
| In different sections OF the country from two to
eight inches In Pennsyl ylvania and Ohio, eight in
ches are reported;in South Carolina, seven inches;
| Ia New York six inches; In Michigan, Vermont
Iowa and Mississippi, Eve inches; In Georgia, Flor
| ida, New Jersey, Alabama and Western Msssachu
sets, four inches; in Central Massachusetts,, Con.
necticut and Tennessee, three inches; in Illinois
two inches.
| BRICK BUILDINGS The Fireman's Journal
says that there appears to be great falling off this
year In the number of brick buildings erected 10
San Francisco Last year there were at least two
| hundred built, and the year before between three
and four hundred and this year there are not over
twenty (if 80 many brick buildings going up =
| Labor and materials are much lower than usual
but there appears to be perfect inactivity in all
possibly have some bearing upon the matter. bu,
the fact Is evident that the city far buildings
are concerned, Is improving very slowly.-Sac
| Union.
FAST SAIING..-The barque Cherokee, on hel
last trip from Charleston, S. c., to Bordeaux
France, made the trip In sixteen days. Almost al
fast as steam.
Susan Denim is drawing immense houses at lth,
Atheu 9um, In Cleveland.
Council city, Kansas has now about 800 inhab
itants, saw mill postofiice, Sabbath school, &c.
U S sloop of war Cyaue. Captain 8. B. Wilson
| was at Vera Cruz On the 29th of June.
Ice formed In gardens at Truro, N. B., ON tn
22d Instant, and vegetables were injured.
Hon. w Hilliard of Montgomery, Ala, ha
been elected President OF the Methodist College
Oxford, Ga. NJ
Mr.. A Hebert, of the New Orleans ofice of III
National Line of Telegraph, has been appointe,
Manager. 10 place of Mr.. Baker, recently deceased
Some of the members Of the Democratic Con.
vention Of Minnesota, have nominated Hon .Davi
o instead In opposition to the regular Democrat
nominee & 81 N