Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-08-06

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,hont one mile this side of Farmvllle being damaged
tx high water. The ears which went tiosn. return
"a with the up passengers, aud the other train carJ
81 on those which left here. We did not learn the
extent of the damage 10 the bridge.
Fixr WHeAr.-We were shown yesie' lnv speci-
men of the finest wheat we remember ever to have
seen. 1t raised by Messrs. Lanehorne Richard
SON on the celebrated Coverdale farm, in Dotetoun
county and weighed sirtg-s,r pounds to the bashel
1t sold in this market vt 81 80.
OUTRAGEOUS AFFAlR-The .Sidr of The Kaaochl
Vailey (Putiam County, gives the following par
ticnllrs of an outrage recently committed in that
county:
n Monday evening elst Winfield county
doro Moore Est became iutoxica armed himself with
nssan, upon Or Roberts without the least provocNt"n nr
Roberts etreae into the hotel entering
struck At with the knife which through the
but cut the Doctors Moore laughed and with
msn turned 70 the Rev II s Williams who sitting the
porch Mr. Williams said Mr. Moore you ought not To d"
Moore said DO take up Nv" replied Mr. Williams
but II wrong" Moore then, with all the rage
gave back (belng lame having
fall horse few days beor parryng off the knife he
s horizontally aerss his breast Williams a. he received
the caught Moore by the of the hand
the deadly with his right hand his left be
vented him knocking down Moore; but fortunately vii
brother arrived the ground this moment and struck
Moore blow with bis fist which trl him TO the ground he st
tempted rise but thrown by unknown
brought him the earth During the difficulty
Moore stabbed imsefin the thigh which severed the veins
Immediately OVER the artery, which nigh proving fatal.
Mr.. Williams is recovering
DEATH OF AN OLD CIrIzRS.--Thc Rev. Peter De For
rest, old aud respectable citizen Of Richmond,
found last Thursday afternoon the halfway
house on the Richmond and Petersburg Railroad, in
dying condition. He had fallen into n ditch
the railroad aud before the gentleman who discover
ed him, could get stance To remove him to house
by he died. Mr.. De Forrest Methodist
preacher and for yenrs past has been preaching
to the convicts in the Peni:entiary.
Frdlrivns CApruREp.-Sine slaves detected in ma
king their escape from Salem and Rector town, in
Eau uier county Va, were arrested last week and
lodged in Jail at Warrenton, The people of Loudoun
and Fauquer taking steps to preserve their pro-
perry from the arts and designs Of persons supposed
to be concerned in the matter.
SUCCESSFUL FAnMINa-During the late season
crop of wheat raised by Mr. Geo. W. billiard,
Essex, Va from six of land which netted three
hundred and forty six bushels weighing 62 Tbs to
the bushel. The crop sold few days since in
Baltimore, and brought one dollar and eghty-fve
cents to the bushcl.
SAD OccuRnENcE.--A casualty occurred at the
Rockbrdge Alum Springs few days ago, which ter
minated in the death of TN interesting little boy the
Mr.. Barnit, of N. Y He playing the mountain
and falling down steep received some internal in
juries, which Notwithstanding every thing possible
was done to save him resulted in his death
NORFOLK ITEMs.-Wheat on Friday selling at
$l4Oa Sl.52I for red: and $l,50 81 .65 for white
Mixed corn 81 cents.
j. Whitehurst, charged with larceny has been
to be tried at the November term of the Cir
cult Court.
One thousand baskets of peaches shipped by
Of the steamers last week-A few barrels Of
sweet potatoes have already been sold at So per bar
rel.
Francis Mallory, Jr. recently commissioned by Pre-
sdent Pierce with Second Lieutenancy in the Army
has been ordered to Vancouver Fort.
}. Hardy Hendren has rendered his resignation
Deputy Sheriff.
II. Clay Pate Esq, spoke eloquently on the Kansas
question Thursday night
CRAWFORD, the artist, is about coming to Virginia
to arrange for the reception of the statue OF Washing
ton.
FIRE AT THE RocKBRIDGE ALUM.-The Tenpin Alley,
at the Rockbridge Alum took fire on Tuesday night,
from the bursting of camphene lamp, and burnt to
the ground. 1t with great difficulty the billiard
rooms saved. There four hundred Wis
itors at the Rockbrdge Alum Springs Tuesday
last
LirERARY.-tJno Esten Cooke Esq, Author of "vir-
ginia Comedians" &c, has published new Novel,
titled "The Last of the Foresters, "a story of the
old Virginia Frontiers.
SrAnnED,-Jno. Huffman was seriously stabbed at