The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-08-01
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| CoMrLrMKsrAAY--Tbe Lynchburg Republican.
speaking Of the recent passage OF the Young Guard
through that cisy, seys: 1--WE have no hesiAtion IN
sayine on them that Tor soldier Ike bearfcg. neat
ness Of dress and accoutrsmeni, they surpasa any
| volunteer company we bsveever seen. They hsd
but little opportunity to display cir skilI but from
what We saw OF them, We take IL for granted that
| they diii perfectly
| DRowsEp "A German lad about 10 years Of
| age, named William Peeler, was drowned In
wheeling on Thursday last, while bathing.
NARROW EscAPE.-The dwelling of Mr.. Merger
10 Wheeling, was struck by lightning on Tnursoe ey
last, and MIS- NJ was prostrated and considerably
injured. f%4
COUNTY LRvY.--The levy OF Ohio county, this
year, adds up SIT .319 571-2.
IscKNpiARnM.-An unsuccessful attempt was
made on Friday nieht last, to fire the dwelling OF
Mr.. T.. h. Ball, in Wheeling.
| ORDER OF RED MRN--The Worthy Great Coun-
ell OF the Independent Order of Red Men. in VIZ.
ginia assembled In Suffolk on the 24.h instant, snd
elected the following officers: John B Tatspaugh,
of Alexandria, w G Ssehem; David Siegie, pf
Harper's Ferry. w G Senior Sycamore; Mr. Lugs
| tord. of Petersburg. w G Junior Sycamore MT
PuIen, OF Richmond. w G Prospect A Cot.
Bowen. Of Winchester, Keeper oil Wsmpum; Al
bert N Sherer and Andrew McAlister, Representa-
| tives 10 Great Council of U. 8.
The Grand Council then adjourned to meet5n
4 fCtoisoUik LII mdy lCObs Il sts.s u
FINE YIELD OF WHKAT.-Rev Russell B. Ro.
gers OF Washington county, has raised 80 bushels
of eatfrom three acres on bis farm. The Ab'
| ingdon Virginan says that 10 fine yield for that
| county - p
| VIRGINIA GRADuATE.-Amoug the graduates
who delivered addresses at the commencement Of
Union College, N. Y, was John II. Galushs, of Vir-
sinia, who delivered one on "C0nfct OF Mind"
Coon APPErIrEs "A correspondent cf the New
York Herald, writing from Old Point, gives the
| following statistics of food consumption at Will
lisrds Hotel for one week 81 barrels -four; 125
hams; 100 lbs beef 1,050 lbs butter; 400 gallons
| milk; ], loo dozen eees; besides mutton, fish and
oysters In any quantity.
| TAKEN In The Abingdon Virginian gives an
| account of some cabbage seed sent to Washington
county from the Agricultural Division of the Pa.
tent Office 10 Washington which were supposed
sowed by all the farmers who could get any, and
| proved to be exceedingly new" In their variety
as every one came up with about as much head as
| mullin stalk and were handed over to the hogs
for consumption.
PRICE OF MULEs.-In Abingdon last week dro-
yer was offered $40 head for a drove of forty
| mules, and refused the offer f.
CHARGE OF MURDER AT the last term of Wash
ington County Court, John Snead charged with
| the murder of the coored man Robert Wright Ia
a drunken froc In Little Moccasin Gap, some
| three weeks ago, had his examination and was
sent on for trial to the Fall term of the Circuit
Court.
EATABLEs IN NoRFoLK.-Prices of provender
are coming down In Norfolk. Chickens sell at
| l2 1-2 cents and quarter of lamb brings only so
cents. Peaches, apples, pears, plurns and water
| melons are abundant and fish are plentiful but at
high prices.
sickness IN THE COUNTRY The dysenter v In an
aggravated form isprevailing In the North Fork
eion of Scott CO. The Abingdon Democrat learns
that there existed twenty. Eve thirty cases. many
of which in the opinion of physicians would prove
| fatal.
| READY FOR SAILING.-Th U. S. ship Corstella-
| tion, Capt c Bell, dropped down from Norfolk
Navy Yard, Saturday, to the naval anchorage.
MRS. ROBINSON, THE MuRpEREss-HeyC Comssuta.
| ton of Sentence.-The news of the Communication
of the sentence of Mrs. Robinson was communi /.
Gated to her this morning She exhibited no signs
OF qualification the reception of the intelligence
but on the contrary, became greatly excited and
raved and rallied against the Governor, sheriff
judge district attorney. &C as che has been wont
TO do on all previous occasions when strangers
were present, or when exciting news were com.
| municsted to her.
She remark X ed that she thought the Governor had
been imposed upop that he wss fool for listening
TO The marvellous tales and stories of those pre-
tending to be her friends and that she thoueh 1t
just to be- sent to prison as 1t was
| 10 be executed on the gsllows 1t may be proper
to state that she has been longing for execution
| ever since her sentence, aud has stated many
| OCCASIONS tnat fne WOulQ De nunq any now
| She has been making preparations for leaving
.he jail all morning. On going up to her cell at
aoon with her dinner, 1t was discovered that she
had nearly every article of furniture Chat could
be) broken up, and piled near the centre of the
room. All the straw and husks were taken from
the beds and thrown on the top Her leather trunks
were torn to pieces; her clothes press broken and
roaring fire had been started In the stove with
some OF the broken furniture
On being questioned why she thus acted she
said 1t was none of their business; that she knew;
she was not going to leave anything belonging to
her after her, &c II is supposed her intentions
were to set fire to the Jail, by which means she uu.
doubtedly Intended to destroy elf
As soon as the discovery was made the Sheriff
had her cell cleared of every article that could be
consumed, aud watch was put on her operations
When asked where she would sleep after destroy
ing her bed, she said she could probably sleep on
| the floor. ss sE
| Mrs Robinson endeavored TO poison q woman
| against whom she had a momentary spite. She put
arsenic into some ale to give her intended victim to
drink and offered the poisoned beverage, also to q
| man and woman present, who were comparative
strangers to her. The two latter died, and her VIC
| tim escaped
She had been bad GIRL and her after life was
| worse. Evil associates had corrupted her; drugs
and drink, and vicious passions had demoralized
her, and she was intellectually as well morally a
| wreck.
| The Sheriff did not receiy the Communication pa
pers until about noon to-day. 1t 10 his intention to
1
SOUTH which leaves the depot at 435 this afternoon
| Sheriff Price had intended removing her on Sat.
urday morning but did not receive the warrant In
| season, and therefore waited for the four O'Clock
train. As she was being taken from the jail to the
carriage she turned to the lady and daughter of the
Sheriff saying, my curses rest on Old Price and
all his d-d-!"-Troy Budget july 28.
CouRT MARITAL ON NAVAL SURGEON "A letter
| from one Of the vessels off Sebastopol, gives al
| fof a ~ fa1h held op pff fhR n va
| surgeons for neglect of duty, &c. Three spec iii
cases of neglect were preferred against him. ant
he was also charged with having behaved in an un
feeling manner towards the sick men of the F ieit
Hospital of which be had charge, and neglected
his duty In obliging them to come to the outside o
his tent, In cold and unfavorabe weather to be ex
amined by him there, instesd of visiting them him
self at the Field Hospital. fifth charge was ths
he was In the habit of using offensive language T.
the sick especially by calling them "rotten Set,
such conduct being unoficerlike, and subversiy
of good order. All the charges we're declares
proved, the prisoner ca Hing In his defence
| He faund outIfv and ten ed m he rnulcta