The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-01-12
VIRGINIA INTELLIGENCE.

CHURCH CoNsTITUTED.-ThaC Chris Messenger
teports Ine constitution Of the Baptist church, to
De known ~ Pine Grove church, at Charlottesville,
west Canada, ON the 5th inst. and the baptism at
Bayham, do, on the 1st ult, Of Rev. h. p Brown,
,or many years minister Of the new Connexion
SALE OF EEaRoEs-T Thirtythree negroes, says
the Bedford Sentinel, consisting of men. women,
ana children. were sold In that place, on New
years day, by. II. +. Ritchey, auctioneer, for an
average Of 1854. They were bought principally
oy our farming friends, whose finances" appear to
De In a prosperous condition.
RELIG1ous.-Rev Thomas Mulvev from I,vncb.
burg, has been appointed to fill the vacancy caus-
ed by the departure of Rev. Mr. Hitzelberger, in
the 81. Joseph's church in Petersburg: and that
the Rev, James McGovern, of Richmond q young
pt,es. ia.eiy o1aaned mas been appointed TO take
Lynchburg: The Rev. j. H. Plunkett of Martins.
burg. has been appointed to Portsmouth, and the
Rev. Lnke Leonard, Of Richmond, has been ap
pointed to i'll Mr.. Punketts place in Martinsburg,
WEATHER IN PrrERsBuRG The tbermometer
in Petersburg, according to the Express of yester.
day, stood the day before, at 20 degrees below
freezing point. ''.e'.- 'e-.-.,- ..,.-.''IE
DEAD.-Rev. VIM Todd, Baptist minister of
King and Queen county, is dead The deceased
had raised up two fourishng churches under his
ministry -..,....-.- -t4s .1.est
SERVANT HIRING-A correspondent of the
South-Side Democrat writing from Lynchburg,
says: Hands for the Railroads hired at from 100 to
$l75; Factory hands. at from 100 to $50; Me-
chanics from $50 to $500; and Farm hands at from
l00 to Sl20. There were some few higher and
some few lower. '..'.,---..... f.sse
ITALIAN OPERA-The Petersburg Democrat
says that Max Maretzek, has been negotiating for
Phoenix Hall there, for the purpose of giving en-
tertainments with his Italian Opera Troupe.
OLDEST INHABITANTs--A correspondent of the
Richmond Enquirer, says that there is living in
prV hat ~tx,*
poraneously with the coronation of George III, of
England-48 years before he Declaration Of Amer
lean Independence, and four or five years before
the birth of Washington. .ev,,-
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRs.--We take the following
items from the Alexandria papers of Tuesday and
Wednesday: s,.-..-..t-.. n
Commercial Conrention-The Council has ap.
pointed two delegates to the Southern Commercial
Convention in Richmond.
Re -Elected-Wm. Fowle has been reelected
President of the Bank of the Old Dominion. ~
Soup House-A soup house for the poor was to
have been opened on Royal street, Wednesday.
morning. #a-
= Election.-R. H. Miller has been elected President
Of the Alexandria Water Power Company, vice B.
Hallowell resigned te
Found Dead-An Irishman was found frozen to
death on the Washington &, Alexandra turnpike,
Tuesday morning
Sah.-There was imported into Alexandria du-
ring 1855, 1850 tons of salt
The thermometer stood at deg. below zero, Tues
day and Wednesday night.
THE STORM IN FREDERICKSBURG AND ITS VI.
CINITY.-The thermometer at Federal Hill, near
Fredericksburg, stood at 16 degrees below zero
Wednesday morning, and at Is degrees below zero
at the residence of Mr.. c. G. Wexford Two ne
groes, owned by Col Brown and his father, were
found frozen to death on the farm of George p.
King, in Stafford. The river was frozen over.
On Saturday, the coupling between the passen-
ger train broke about five miles this side of Freder
icksburg, and the passengers were detained in the
cars without anything to eat for twenty -four hours
PosT OFFICE AFFAIRs.-The Postmaster Gen
eral orders the following: .,..sfsai
Change the name of "The Union" Powhatan
county, Va, to Cento. Appoint James R. Jeter,
Postmaster at Jetersville Amelia county, Va, vice
Geo. H Southall, resigned. J
VIM ~ McGruden postmaster at Erin Shades,
Henrico county, Va, vice Solomon Lovenstein;
Benjamin F. Blake postmaster at Cobbs Greek,
Matthews county, Va, vice Alfred Bil9ps; Chm.
Waddin postmaster at Waddils Stsre, Charles
City county, Va, vice VIM. Waddill; Duncan j.
Perry postmaster at Pridevale, Monongalia county,
vice Nathaniel H. Triplett =. -