The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-03-06
LOCAL MATxHRR.

4. LOCAL MATTHRe.
Fire in Hsnrieo- -On wednesday night last. be.
tween the hours Of and 8 O'Clock. two frame
.onndings ON the farm Ia Henrico county known a
ropsr Hill, near the toll gate, on The Hechsn-
Sh;na Ssnme Turnpike belonging to Mr. James N.
SPINE, were set on fire and burned TO the ground.
ne houses were vacant ut the time. ard were
insured =, n In the Virginia Fire and Marine Once for
sau1, just before the hre broke ont . fellow
direction Of the building 70 the road but AZ no one
away. ~ = "10" - " s''
SERIOUS Aeeadent.-Some few days since Z young
man named Samuel Horner, son Of Nr Richard
aornes, While ont 10 the forest about eigbt miles
| !rom tne Voarthouse, cutting wood, was scciden-
| tally caught by . large branch OF . f.I,;ns trse
| and had both his legs badly fractured Beino alone
at the time, he had to lie n the woods unti i. 10 In
tue afternoon, when his falling to return to dinner
attracted the attention of the family and search
| was instituted for him. He was taken 10 his "a .
theirs residence, distance of two miles. and
pl1ced under the hand of skilful physician who
set the fractured bones, and rendered an other
necessary medical aid.
| Annual Meesing Of tAs Historical Soeiey.-rhe
tenth annual meeting Of the Virginia Historical
and Ph hlosophicSl Society, was held In the hall of
| the Athen@um on the evening of Thursday, Feb.
ruary 5th. 1857. In the absence of the President
| and first Vice President. William H. Macfarand.
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and presided on the oceasion. The report of the
| Executive Committee was read to the Society by
| mitee.
The Rev Noses d. Hoce delivered the ANNA,
discourse which treated Of the history legislation.
! ana policy OF the colony of Virginia, during tho
| flotectorate Of Oliver Cromwell.
on motion Of Thos II. Ellis, Esas the following
| resolution wos unanimously aden68d:
Resolved. That the Society hereby th.nktba R.v
Dr. doge for his able and nterssting discoSrss snd
Request s2py Git tes preservation In the archives
meeting by tAs xecutiss COMMITTEES. - '"'
on I.ohon OF Roos. K. Howison, Esq the fol.
iowiag resolution As unanimously adopted
l ResotUed, That the Society have Estene6 vitb In
teresr and sorrow to ths narrative given in the Re
port OF the Executive Committee of the last dsys the
death and byr; OF the late esteemed Secretary and
| aaor. tas sentiments OF the report and warmly An
4 prove the action Of the Committee in expressins
their regard for the memory Of one whose zeal and
lab ,r for the Society wi never be forgotten. 1
| On motion Of John r. Thompson, Esq, it was
unanimously
Res;!yes,, That the thanks Of the soei.ty be pre-
rented to the respective donors of the portraits Of
Warrington, Maaison and Msrsbal, for tness value.
| BILE additions to the gallery Of the Society.
Messrs Thos: Sampson, Robt. J. Morrison and
ecutive COMMITTEE, they were unanimously elect.
ed by tAe Society resident members.
Society on motion adjourned.
Election Of Magistrate-The County Court Of
Henrico, at its session yesterday, awarded writ
Of election to Aessrs. George d peasants and
Thomas T.. Lyme, for the election of . Justice Of
the Peace in the first Msgisterial District to be
held on the fourth Thursday In May This elec-
ton is ordered to ell vacancy occasioned bv the
resignation OF one of the Justices of that Dis.
trict
Stealing Corn "A white fellow known as Joshua
West, indicted for stealing corn from Patrick Jor.
dams field last year, was tried before the county
court of Henrico, yesterday, found guilty BY the
| jury, and sentenced to sixty days imprisonmens
| in jail by the court. West does not seem to be
very bright youth, and he has had his feet badly
bitten by the FROST will probably be better off In
jail than anywhere else.
| Deserved TestimoniaI-The EMPLOYEES Of the
| Richmond and Petersburg Railroad Company have
had prepared by Messrs. Mitchell s. Tyler of this
city, neat ana handsome service of plate which
! they intend presenting to morrow nigh. to their
late eficient and popular Superintendent. THOMAS
iDoDAMEAD, Esq, as = mark of their high appre.
citation of bis qualifications as An officer and their
| esteem for him as q gentleman. Mr.. Dodamead
has been the Superintendent of ,he Richmond ard
Petersburg Railroad, for . number of years, du-
| ring which time be has always proved himseR
| worthy of the resp )nsble post by bis unsirine
energy and great business qualifications, has rem.
dered it one Of the safest roads in the G. uutry-
About the first of this year the Board Of Directors
of the Virginia Central Railroad. rendered him the
Office of Superintendent of their works, at an in.
creased salary, which he accepted That he will
prove equaly rs eincient In MS new position, none
| who know him can doubt
| The plate alluded to consists of large and
superbly chased silver pitcher, two beautiful gob-
let's, and . large silver salver. On the pitcher Ii
| the following inscription Presented to Thomas
| Dodamead, March 7th 1857, by the employees of
the Richmond and Petersburg Railroad Company
on the occasion of his resignation ~ Supernten-
| dent of that Company, as testimonial of their
| esteem and regard On the gooiets are Inscribed
the wosds 'Tnomas Dodamead March 7th. 1851"
And ON the centre of the saver are the following
initials and figures: 1T. ID 1851" These pre-
senss cost about el75, and have been gotten up In
'ne oe'' ''''e y 1-'
City Missionaries The severity OF the past
two winters, and the great dificulty experfenced
In preventing suffering and starvation among the
poorer classes, should induce our citizens to take
proper steps to systematise their charities, so
to avoid impositions, and, ct the same time. ex-
tend their usefulness A divine In tha city. In
noticing the labors Of the bene VIOLENT last wntert
suggests that each religious denomination sppoin, !,
city missionary, whose duty 1t shall be to visis
ns poon o~y ,ns,rnc,ons ~ snanirs ;n,o their
sS;,;ar .ha;r rn.s.s of smnno,, and ths,r a.,Iv
b.h;.s Thesa ross;onariss bv d;strjetns he
c;tv NAV soon bccoma srnnsintsd Win everv in,
Ss.,, t.y,,;,u "a whon The ho.r ~ need .r,ives
wenid ha nrsn.rsd to dis,rbuta alma IN noint
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