The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-04-04
VIRGINIA INTRLLIGRNCR.

ACCIDENT AT STAuNTos After the arrival OF
the Central cars from the west At Staunton, on
Monday evening, the tongue Of the omnibus be-
longing to the Virginia Hotel broke whilst descend
ing the hill near the depot, and the vehicle was
preeipitated upon the horses, who took fright and
ran off at full speed to the great alarm Of the pas
sengers. There were some fourteen persons,
among them lady and her child, in the omnibus
The passengers were strewed along the street IN
admired disorder, but was seriously hurt
CoLPORTEuRs IN yIRGINIA-Fifty-fve colpor-
teurs have labored in this State, during part of
this, and the whole of the last year. Forty -four
thousand volumes were disposed of by sale, and
1s, ,4s0 volumes were granted-whole vaue, $lJ,-
2s0 l9 Religious meetings held by colporteurs,
1898. Families destitute of religious books ex-
cept the bible l,509. And ,03i families found des-
titute of the bible.
SNOW IN THE EMoUNTAISs.-There is tolerable
prospect that in the mountains of Virginia there
will remain snow enough to afford good sieighDg
during the entire summer. A correspondent OF the
Hardy Whig, writing from Pendleton county says
the snow in the Allegheny mountains this time, av
erages about q feet in depth, and the writer Is IN
formed that it is drted in places to the depth
of from 100 to $50 feet-so that the topmast bran
ehes of the tallest trees barely project above the
surface.
PETERSBURG GAFFAIRs-The Petersburg papers
Of yesterday have the following:
Petersburg Raiiroad.-Wm. T. Joynes has been re-
elected President of the Petersburg Railroad.
Monroe Butcher. q graduate of the Penitentiary,
was fogged on Wednesday for theft
theatrical -Taylor's troupe is doing well at
Phoenix Hail. One of the papers styles Lewis "a
fellow of infinite Jest"
SCHOONER SuNK.-The schooner Aleck Shinn
ashore at Aqua Greek lies in dangerous posi- ton.
The cargo of fish was saved and sent to Rich
r4oni.
FUNERAL EoyoRs-The funeral procession of
Commodore MeKever was attended Wednesday
by over 2000 persons The mariners and work
men at the Navy Yard paraded.
Post OFFICE AFFAIRs-Postmaster General
Campbell orders the following:
Establish postoffice at Green Plain, Southamp-
ton county, and appoint Joseph II. Prince post
master. Appoint Eliza Rawlings pos tmistress at
Diamond Grove, Brunswick county, vice Joseph
w. Rawlings. resigned Joseph Fl. Carter post
master Rye Cove, Scott county, John s. Minister,
resigned. Thomas w. Walton, postmaster at
Pleasant Gap, Pittsylvania county, vice William
Harper, resigned. John w. Burshire postma ster
at Willow Spring, Russell county, vice John E. c.
Easterly, resigned
MARSHALL COUNTY LAND SALEs.-Messrs Ott
Fleming and Heiskel, have sold to Messrs. John
r.. Morrow, Chas. Kemple and others, eleven hun.
dred acres of land, situated in the county OF Mar
shall, for the sum of thirty thousand five hundred
dollars. This is portion of large tract of land
purchased by those gentlemen two years since, at
$3.50 per acre, showing very handsome advance
UNIVERSITY PosToFFICE.-The amount realized
from postage at the University postoffice for the
quarter ending 3lst March, $572 53 An
amount exceeding any quarter heretofore. There
is one quarter In the year in which only small
amount of postage is realized. From July to Octo
Der, during the vacation. -
DRowNED.-A man named Samuel Dye, was
found dead in a little stream of water near the
mouth Of Blue Stone, in Doddridge, Tuesday
morning last. 1t is supposed he had fallen from
his horse while in state of intoxication. He was
found with his face downward in water but two or
three inches deep.