The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-07-11
New ~ neat.

The first new wheat brought to the city came
Yesterday by the Central Railroad. 1t is from the
farm Of Mr.. WM. T. kLNPEP, of Orange county. and
was consigned 10 Mr.. JA>Es +. GENTRY. of this city.
1t il small, hut very heavy wheat. 1t has not yet
| been sold
A TRUE RED RLPl BIIc lN.-Gcnrral Cayaignac. a
| Republican candidate for membership ofthe French
| Legislative Assembly from the city of Paris, de
clared in the National al Isis that he glur'd in
| being the son of such mau his father, who
| membcrot the Convention, voted the death OF
Louis ANl. without appeal or respite: as the to
missioner of the Convention. at Ncrdun. sacrificed
1000 victims, 900 of whom were families; and nj Ii,
Nendea, lie wrote to the Convention, w" contenl-
plate every side heaps Of ashes, famine and
death
| CLERR ATf0N.-1he Fourth ii July was celebrated
with spirit at Dnyilr, Va. Il. W. Lyle read the
Declaration and John F. Cobbe delivered fine ora
| ton IL. various Sunday School, also celebrated
the day and were addressed by Mr.. Gcorg, c. Ca
| bell.
| SAD FATE--i young man named William Ward,
was thrown from his horse while in state of i'll
| toNcatiom. about or S miles east of Wythovilo.
| on Sunday night last. lie discovered lying in
the road about 10 o'clock at night in dying condi-
1
ply <ican 10y a ncighhor and was returning home
| when he mot his melancholy end.
| LARGE RonIFRY.-Joscph F. Mahaney. of Win
| chester, Virginia. had his pocket picked at the
| Jersey City Philadelphia Railroad depot, .Wednes
| day morning. of Sl,25j IN 500 bills OF the Ir.
wing City Bank, and two notes OF hand of $6l7
each He was in a crowd, and was no doubt the
victim Of an experienced hand.
! THE GREAT E,sTERS-A resolution appropriatng
$500 to pay the expenses OF messenger in going
to London to invite those having control OF the
| Groat Eastern to make New York her first port OF
destination, passed in the council OF that city
| "Wednesday, after some opposition.
TIE uIuO RIVER
PHTsEUR". July 9-!Iho river continues in fair
naygahlc order. with three feet ten Inches OF water
IN the channel this morning.
FATAL AFrRAY-A I'ol,okcn New York. We /
| nesday night, Oscar De Granville. a teacher in the
Bloomfield Ac&dem}, Was shot through the brain.
~ Frederick Guerra. of the students. They
had It difficulty days before. ami Cucri left
the Academy. On "Wednesday night De Granville
visited friend. and coming out. found his rival
on the sidewalk, who Shot him through the head.
Guerra is a Cuban.
nRoWN&n.-A slave man belonging to Mr. Nit
chell. al Lancaster county. Va. Was drowned on
saturday Ihe 4th instant. Merry Point. III
'urrat"man river He was i'll sail boat nj TN"
time. ami EaS intoxicated.
Snip rrNaFR. Tho brig Wabash, which sailed
from Alexandra. Va. on cdnestLtN evening bound
|" INerpdnl. took ont a cargo "f $40 tong ship tim
Der, shipped ~ Benjamin Thornton. Of S"irE'X
county vii has Srt about 5000 toms tar the same
destination. This If the first expectation oI ship
timber {" Lbrrl"ol, from that place
TRMuTK 10 mn HIlsfRIof- DEAn-Th. citizens of
otklaud ,"0hiS. NJ" York, are making extensive
preparations 70 celebrate the 10th lust the storm
ING OF Stony Point 10y General Wayne. The corner
tom =" Il ih3ill'lh'i c"nLInenoalIesnt his gallant
conduct "h that occasion will lie laid with appropri-
at' ttr'"ni"s, IN Ehlch the military ami numerous
.iN' 500 lth amt d-tlng nlshed gentlemen from Va
iious sections uf the country will paTtic pate.
Al Turks Island, june H. there was on hand
-no'oVo bushels oi salt: price 10 cents.
REy DK- Joan BLAME u waII-kuoyrn E,,;sc,n,i
preacher and author died at his residence in Orange
y. " on Monday, aged sixty years
A Virginia gentleman war Hwindi.d out of
$40 AT Gi"ehMood on Tuesday, by means ut the pa
tent safe game
The reported liberation of 50 slaves by Col uite,
OF Jefferson Co, Va. proves 10 he a hoax
The sum Of 500 was contributed On tho 1,b NJ
hiddl"bnrE. t"udoun county, Nh, for the purchase.
al Mt. Vernon.
There are sixty visitors at the Allegheny Springs
Virginia.
Messrs Geo. kunkle 4 Co. has purchased the
lease Of the Baltimore Museum.
j. F, Marshall, we'll known citizen Of Columbia
). G., dIri Oh ;he Sth inst.
In Norfolk. Va. Tlur-,Iay = q Nervin sso
an anctioneer, fell in the street from sun stroke
lie recovered after few hours.
DR., Alexander Erskinc an esteensed citizen Of
Huntsville, Ala, died on Sunday
The SUNDAY trains on the Cheraw ant | Darlington
Railroad have been discontinued