The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-12-11

sAhulNIA NEWS.
MAsUaissios last will aud testament Of
the late George W. +. Castis tsays the Alexandria
Gazette,) was admitted to probate at the peeen,.
ber term Of the County Court, and by IT, We
learH. that he directed that ail his slaves ON hs
different plantations, be set free within the ner,
five years. leaving 1t to his executors 10 provide
the necessary funds from his estate to remove them
from the Commonwealth. Theirs are. nrobablv.
some two or three hundred slaves, thus set free.
CAsuAtTY.-Mrs. Rebecca CarIile, wife of Mr. uar.
vey Cariile- Of Hampshire county, was instantly
Killed, recently by tho falling of dry pine tree
About week previous to this sad calamity the af.
hictes husband lost an interesting boy
DIsTREssIsG AcciDsx4.--A little boy. or 8 wears
old the of Mr.. Peter Ileatwole residing ON
Muddy Greek, in Rockingham county, was acei-
dentaiiy killed last week. The accident occurred
by the falling of J0st upon the neck and shoui-
ders OF the child which broke its neck producing
eath iii u few minutes. The father was present
when the accident occurred
THg FIRE IN JACKSON CouNTY.--The IRE in Rip
ley, Jackson county. on the I'D uit commences
in u building owned by iienry j. Fisher, which
was consumed, together with the grocery and
dwsiling occupied by Mr Mates, the post oic D. the
saddlery of j. A. Park, W. II Watsou's store, the
Masons Hall, J. IL. Stats storehogse, aud the.
brick dwelling Of ID. d. Eosset Much oi the prot,-
erty destroyed belonged To Mr. Fisher, whose loss
was $1,000 Mr. Staats loss was 81 60; insured S.
$40 in the Valley Company; mir. Russes-s loss was
i $l2JV.
SrABBINa-In P int Pleasant Mason county. re-
Gently, an ARRAY occurred between VIM MaytieIi
and John r. Harris, in which the latter was SO bad
ly stabbed that there was very little prospect oi
his recovery. Mayheld had not been arrested at
last accounts.
SUDDEN DEATH.-A daughter of Mr. Thomas Bass
of Chesterfield. fifteen ysaIs OF age was taken sud
denly Ill on tuesday last, and died within fen
| hours after. Up To tbs time of this unlocked foi
attack, she WAS in the endowment OF robust
health.
! REFORM MEETINe-A meeting os citizens was held
in Giner county, on the 24th ut., to consider the
propristy OF recomnIenaing to the Legislature GER
tain reforms IN the.otae constitution. Resolution.
were adopted TO the effect that the expensive doc
ument alluded to abounds in defects though the
only specially indicated is the biennial sessio1
feature. The Gilmer folks think the General AS
sembly ought to make provision for calling a Con
vention to amend the Constitution.
/ ACoNscIEscELEss BtGAMisT.-The Wheeling Intel
ligencer publishes history of the doings of on.
William g. Williams. machinist by trade and tor
nlery active politician i'll that place. who left hi
wife and four children in destitute condition
I went to Mount Vernon, Ohio, seduced two youn.
girls then married the daughter Of respected wi
dow and finally deserted her also. 1t is suppose,
/ that he is now Ill Pittsburgh, Pa.
DATE BY RpRSING.-An elderly lady. named An
/ ia iisinn III near W meeting,
On Saturday, so horribly burned that she died Mon
| day morning. She was sitting or standing near til
| fire when her clothes canght, and she was soon Ell
yeIoped in flames, and there being 20 one near [,
afford her any hely, she Was rendered poweress t,
| aid herself
| FATAL AFFRAY.-Last week. at the house of Over
McNally, near Bethany, there was what WAS callet
| Il ''shindy" or 'checkapron" entertainments
| which a tailor, named Robert Range, got reckless
ly drunk, and gave offence to a man named Down
| ing. who resented the injury with blows. Rang
then drew Il bowie knife, with which he commence
| an indiscriminate cutting. no doubt to cut Down
ing, but falling in that accidentally stabbed shoe
| maker, named Swartzel, Who died of his wound OF
| sunday morning last Range had not been arrest
| ed up TO Sunday noon, although in the village.
| Po3T-0FFICE MATTERs.--Jaeob C. Straiiy has bee,
| appointed postmaster at Bethel, Mercer CO. vic,
| Wm. H. Bridges, resigned: Richard t. Frazer post
master at New Kent c. H., New Kent CO.. vice iii
| csjah Walden, resigned; Thomas A. Marshall post
master at Barboursyille, Orange Co., vice james
Johnson, resigned; Levi springer postmaster a
Gladesyile, Preston CO., vice llannon Trickett, re
| signed.
| DiscoHtutaauctS.-Belrs Valley, Rockbridge couu
ty ios!viile, Tazewell county; Flat Rock, Roanok,
| county, AMI Chambers Mills, buckingham county
| The LAST CARGo.-The ship Bennington has ar
rived at City Point, Va, with 500 tons of iron rail-
| for the Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad Thi
cargo completes the delivery of iron to tue com
| pany. Eighty-tve hundred tons have been re
ceived altogether.
SCALDGD To D2ATH.--The Wheeling Intelligence
| learns that little child was accidentally pushed
into tub of boiling water in RItch ietown on Fri
| day last, and scaided to death.
| FIRE.--A Kitchen stables, and two stacks of f,d
der, the premises of Mr.. John Bryce, near Fred
| ericksburg, were consumed by fire Tuesday even
| ing.
| NEVER SUspENpED--Fhe bank at Weston has never
| sus pended specie payment.