The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-08-26
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| BATH ALUM SPRINGS, Va Aug 10 1857
AZ this season OF the year, almost any communi
cation from any one of the various springs in tbi
state, winch Is 50 eminently blessed with heaino
fountains and health giving and bracing air which
ar seems to meet with no overlapping peak be
tween tLs great Appalachian range and the dim ou
iine OF the Blue kI4gey will be read with moro ~
less Interest by all These Springs are all no,,
enuereu comparatively easy of access by the ar
nsion oi the virginia Central Railroad and rho
ts -,sg y llne oi Messrs. Harman 4 Brown The Cen
sulphur Springs - 'i'e s." ni'e
u3g 10 ger 10 the Bath Alum Spring. Warm Hot ar
rood nprings passengers should leave the Rail-
ia Ia -, - iiloofo depot From thence to Batl, A,um
and q To tho warm Springs, % to the Hot.
ALI now AZ ne Ieaiing Springs These SpfinCs ar,
@ ,i now aoing very well The connany - a, M 81 = =
a'd very select. Some of the oaxas, 'e.y gay
lie f % anu accomplished ladies from tbe metz" .@11,
,is Vi our state can be found therade,iaI
pi1s the writer giving any rames e"0S ior-
IN IN crossing the Warm Spring nonptain fo,, A. =
na'l alun TO the Warm Springs, AFR Oi ne
fnro tba -, H'ture panorama. as spread ont he
ie 'he 'ision Is grand and magnificen+ ha, o1 .,
uesctlption Narrow and fertile - onu a. !
piled on top of mountains extend os fr
| us the eye can reach ~seiiu as lar
da We lau little episode at this place on vestar.
is, " inan Dy the name of John FiIert of leu
is"ufS' Union county, Pennsylvania atten,nt;n@s "
~ sod negroes, and run them off to a free Stata H.
was arfalgned at the Office of the Hotel ard - ~.
1eIiousiy threatened with Judge Lynch but fnaIIv
Id" ana good order prevailed and for VAT "f :
warrant, he was suffered to leave i'm the stag ~,
was iolowed by Mr.. Writ Roberts and JaIoos =,
brinkiey, who, being somewhat detained in gettine
tne warrant arrived at Millboro depot only fffeef
minutes too late, as the cars for the Fast had 10 g
about that long previous No douht but ,vba+ b
VIII go nome wiser, ii not better man p
IRE At WILMINGTON, Y. ca fire broke ont nj
wilmington, n. c., Monday morning. which de-
stroyed considerable amount of property. Thu
Journal says:
Ahont clock this morning, a FIRE broke ont in
warehouse i'll the rear of a block of two story
frame stores, on Water street, midway be+rgaay ;
rrlhcess and Chesnut streets, occu ied by Mes RS
,3Nen heVan A. Kaufman, J. & H. Samson and
"dlher stevenson. In short time the build.
tnss owned by D. q. Parsley. ESQ., and Mrs Moves
were consumed. and the fire crossed over Wafer
street - some one story frames owned bv Mr. pars-
iey, ana occupied by Messrs. Bauman g. t;rotien. ]
IL. Samson, and by Russell & Bro These bnild
ihgs with Their contents pretty soon in flames
The hre spread north TO a block of brick buiId.
lhSs owned by Dir. Parsley and occupiad bv Nassrs
h!ucfmah d BlzZell, j. b. AlcRae & Co Russell
%.bro. and Captain Owen Burns The store occu-
Pivu g oy captain Burns, was completely DESTROYED
Inc ROCK Spring Hotel on Chestnut streat be
tween Front and Water streets, owned bv Mr.
iaISIey ana occupied by Mr.. Alderman althouob
III great danger, escaped with sharp scorcL-
ing AHaine kitchen attached to it was totally de-
Commencing at the northern limit Of tba fro
We piace hessrs Russell IL Bros loss at alyout
S",090' covered by insurance. Captain owen
nufl9' sZ,5OO to S30Oo-alsO covered by Insurance.
~: heFan Loo, no insurance; Mr.. kaufman we
oeiieFe, places his loss at about $1,000 insured.
NeSsrs j. d II. Samson had "a heavy stock of Goods
'"t heamouht Of loss cs mot now be reached--in-
7oicd; ln the store occupied by Messrs stevenson
~ 'rnhet' hr' T. liuggins had hay and some
Ia IailG l.srkt 1.
hing like 500. Mcssrs Bauman & Grotien's los
VIII he between $1,000 and S6c..0 of which ~ 5tl
IS covered by insurance ''
All the buildings burned or seriously injured. be
ioiEed to q. q. Parsley t.sq and Mrs NSyes NJ
Parsley is the heaviest loser
DAMAGES FOR ISLANDER AGAINST A COUNTESS
Aon has been brought, at the Derby Asszes bv tIa
heVhr Highmore against the Earl and Countess
u harrington, for slander. The circumstances of
the case were as follows:
iilntiil was appointedby the late Lord uarring-
'9n TO the living Of Fivaston. In 1851. he was
phliGed through i'll health to leave home; he came
nack IN lS54, when he met with such abnse ana
'caAGai from the defendant, which Obliged him r.
come before the jury on that occa.ion-rumors ac-
tc7b'lohs, and charges. of all descriptions beipr
Hl&de against him, ali of which he traced To tho
tie. Asystem of persecution violence and s1,r,Inr
was commenced and continued against him for sew
erHI Years. and the offences charged were commit
Iei tle hrst year that clergyman Of the name of
Jones caile to assist Ir iIIghmore this gentleman
was frequently invited to the castle and there lady
harrington made slanderuus statement contained
IN the declaration. Mr.. Jones testified that LADY,
harrington asked him day. who was likely to
administer sacrament on sunday, and he replied
that he had no knowledge. Her Iadyship then
Went on to say:
I'VE never take the sacrament from that man
hiEGmore, because he is 50 wicked man: whene-
yer take it 90 10 London. or have il administered
10 me at Gansworth. never take sacrament here
because of that man Ilighmore lie keeps the sac
ranieut money, and never gives anything to the
poor and took the money which the Duke of Leins-
ter gave for repairing the church" Her ladyshiu
added: ale is such low and drunken and Ead
character that Lord Harrington cannot receive
hiin. lie is always playing at cards and gambling
and encouraging the people of the village in all
kinds of gambling, card playing and debauchery;
he and his wife are constantly rolling drunk on the
floor. lie is always telling lies He never speaks
the truth Several statements Of this kind had
been made previously.
The jury thought it hard case, and gave the re-
verend gentleman verdict of $50 (S3750)
Az ExTR A0RDIvARY FAMILY-A traveller through
NctZel county, Va, observed that in almost every
precinct there lived three four families by the
name of Morris, and having some anxiety To learn
the extent OF the family, made inquiry. and was d
rected to the mother of the whole tribe for informa
ton, having been previously told that she still
lived, though upwards of "a years of age. lie in
terrOgated the good old lady politely and gently
nj !f.l IL