The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-10-29
VIRGINIA INTELLTGENCE.

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! folk News says that gentleman In Portsmouth, q
| believer in Capt. Cookies preventative of yellow
| fever (guano) purchased bag of II, which hd
| sprinkled around his dwelling. The fever becom
ing pretty hot in his neighborhood, he fed to the
| country. Returning a few das ago, he proceedssi
to ventilste his premises, when to his utter aston
ishment and agreeable surprise he found that his
house had grown story higher.
MAD SToSE.-There Is advertised 10 be sold In
Halifax county, on the 9th prox mad stone belong
ing to the estate of th6 late Samuel Pointer, which,
Is said to be certain for bites OF mad dogs,
| snakes or spiders.
RAIN.-The Gainesville Tobacco Plant chroni-
cles plentiful fall of rain in that region during the
past week II says tits very proptious for farmers
the ground having hardened to such extent,
| as materially to interfere with fall plowing.
BALLOON AsCESsToS-Mr. A. L. Carrier Of
Richmond is to make balloon ascension on the Sth
of November from Clarkesvilie
EIECrIoS.-Col Braxton Davenport of Jeffer-
son county has been elected President Of the Valley
Agricultural Society.
CANAL ToNSAGE.-From the report of Mr. Run,
President of the North river canal company, pub
Gsbed in tho Lexington Star, we learn that the ton
mage over that canal for the year ending Septem-
Der 30th 1855, reached 1885, ,26l pounds
WESTERN VIRGINIA AT THE STATE FArR--The
Wheeling Intelligencer says that DIR. H W. Chap
line OF Ohio county celebrated for his efforts In i'm
proving the breed of sheep, hntends exhibiting at
Richmond specimens of his flock, and also Of fleece
wool His clip of wool for several years past has
commanded an average of sixty ceuts per pound
The DR.. also intends exhibiting specimens Of
Western Virginia apples.
Miss ASDREws-This young lady, accompanied
by DR.. Whitehead of Norfolk, and ii. Myers, Esq,
of Richmond, visited Petersburg on Friday. Miss
a lett Richmond for Syracuse, n. Y, on Saturday
morning
FIRST RAIL on THE HEhPFIEID-The first rail
of the Hempfeld Railroad was laid in Wheeling on
the 2d lust The Intelligencer says the ceremonies
were appropriately directed and performed. in the
presence of large and enthusiastic crowd, by w
G. Smith, Esq, the Chief Acting Engineer, Mr.
Bender, Division Engineer, aud Mr.. VIM Otterson,
contractor.
The laying of the track being thus commenced,
it will be pushed forward with all possible dill.
gence.
VIRGINIA POSTOFFICE AFFAIRS--The Postras-
ter General yesterday made tho following appoint
mepts:
George W. Jones, postmaster, Laurel Grove,
PittSylvania county, Va, vice Alfred Anderson,
resigned Moses Michael, postmaster, West Col.
umbia, Mason county Va, vice Arthur Brock,
resigned Robt. d. Moore, postmaster Woodlawn
Appomattox county, Va, vice WIN. Cough.
CONSPIRACY DISCoyERED.-The Charlottesville
Advocate say conspiracy in Albemarle county
near Nortonsyille, among about forty negroes has
been discovered. They intended to rob and muir
der, and mako their escape to q free State. Two
white men have been implicated in the affair.
RAILROAD IRoN.-The British Barque Victor
from Bristol, England, has arrived at Alexandria,
with a cargo of Iron Rails for the Manassas Gap
Railroad.
The notorious DIR. Hines has been pardoued O u
of the Louisville, Ky, workhousc.
K1DNAPPISG-Last week man named Kidd
enticed off five slaves belonging to tho estate of
Henry Lockett, decd. of Buchanan, Botetourt, and
left for parts unknown.
BURNED TO DEATH.--On Friday evening last a
little daughter eight years of age of Mr. Thos Rolls
of Alexandra, burned to death by her clothing
accidenty taking fire.
FATAL LACCIDEST.-Franci5 McCabe of Martins.
burg, accidently killed on the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, last week, by being run over by an
engine. He was employee on the road and for
merly resided at Harpers Perry.
AGRICULTURAL FAIR.-The Agricultural and
Mechanical Exhibition at Frederick ksburg has closed
The total receipts were 81, 100