The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-12-14
VIRGINIA NEWS.


ings At BETHANY. Brooke county Va, were entirsl
destroyed by fEe. together with the fntni,nr,
three saIItable libraries, extensive lal,eratorie
chemical apparatus. and valuable parers /,
supposed tire fire originated By iDcendiarjsm.-
bethany College Ia under the patronage of the Di.
eipie $ Church in Virginia Rev Alexander Cam,
ht'i has for long period been President Of H..
institution.
Posi- oFrIcE IH MANCHESTER The post Office a
sisnchester has been re-es,abli.hed, sud Efnanae
siatthews appointed postmaster.
Accident OK THE Va. Asp Tsyy Rsrtaain-4,
engine on the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad wa
smashed last Wednesday by large rock whiel
reiied down upon tire track as the train was pass
ing thfougn the cut at Morgsu's Tank.
"DEsrH Lows A SHINING MaRK"-The youn. +,
beautiful and beioFesl wife of Mr.. George c. kiy.s
hrs Isabella L. died at the residence Of her hu.
band IN brunswick county, Va, on the 4tl inst
shs was but recently married.
FIEE.-Ar. ii. I. Bayne. merchant tailor VIII.
Kept small store near Waterford, Loudorn count,
iiaa ms house burned on Saturday night week. -
quantity OF clothing and groceries were DESTROYED
itis property was insured in the Waterford Con,
pany To the amount OF 2.3U0; his loss over his in
saraEce is estimated at about 81 ,u0. The fire was
accidental.
The ALEXANDRIA FoReERIgs--The Alexandria
tiazette has paragraph alludng TO the ruhored
the alleged perpetrator is Mr.. g. 2. pritclett bro
prietor OF the Marshall House. The forgeries
amount TO several thousand dollars, and Mr. z
has lett the city
Posi- OFFICE AFPAIRs.--A post Office has been ee
tabiished ct Accokeek. Stafford CO., Va John
BfOoss, postmaster. This office is directly on the
steamboat and railroad route from Washington to
Richmond
ApPoiatmeafs.-Nm. n pIunket postmaster at
shout Springs Appomattox CO., vice j. Ii. Plum
aEA4f .ilxt Al..f1f
! tieton, Culpeper CO., vice Albert G. Fortn decea
sea iirginia Harrison postmaster at Triadelphia
ONO co., vice n. Ii. Harrison. resigned John Niss
lei postmaster at Columbia Furnace Shenandoai
CO. a., vice Samuel h. Myers, resigned Samuel r
SafdoZo postmaster at Caiands, eiiisylyana CO..
va, vice A. j. Moormau resigned; 1hos. 4. Gil
nam postmaster at Walkers Church, Appumartox
CO., 60, a. vice CharlesJ Fore. resigned Hurwei D.
Dea.oh postmaster at Yellow Branch, Campheli
CO. va. vice John Z. Mcdaniel. resigned; Robert
". faden postmaster at Galveston, Pittsylyania
County, Va, vice Robert B. Cole, resigned.
APPOINTMENT BY THE CioveRxoa-1ir. W \. New
man, formerly of Shenandoah county has been an
p'iuted ny the Governor, weis master of liga
stock. ut Richmond.
LATER FROM kASsAs-THE LscouProN CoSsTIrr
fIoS kEpubiATED I'll be st. Louis Democrat has Kan
sas letters containing the proceedings Of the dele
gate convention which met at Law renee Oh the 2a
Instant, ex Governor Charles Robinson presiding
RESOLUTIONS were unanimously adopted rei,ud,ti,t,
snd pedging craSeless hostility to the Lecumptun
coustitut'on endorsing the r0peka constitution
dencuncDg the cali for elections OH tho 2lst instant
anu the LIST proximo &C.. sc.
REyiTED.-rhe publication Of the Bue Ridge Re.
publican, which Was temporarily suspended
consequence of the destruction IF the print
| ing Office by fire, has been resumed. u are
srattsd TO that il has been re ndrre more
taIuabie hy the ordeal To which il was subjected.
sc,hLrT FEv.R.--i he Frederick sturg i;ecnrd.r
says that this disease uow prevails IL the neIgibor-
mood of AppesDud ia Caroline county. lfe IAN.
lily "f the heV. H. " Alien. has been III ST serious
y afflicted. He has lO, his only fine maui,
o'y Ut uIne years OF ago, and Is now i'll himself.
SALT BOATs-Durn; the recent tides in she HoI.
-tun about seventy boats haFr been got of safely
with about II u10 barrels of salt There were
7"ie 1851 or zeiJ Osi rris OF salt lost ON ten u
welFe boats. ON thr late tides. Ihe Abingdon
bemocrat thinks an appropriation onset /, 10.
made by Tie Legislature, TO Improve the uaviga
! tIon ot the river.
Hoes continue to arrive at Lynchhurr. from the
southwest. Ia great numbers. the total shipments
ast"ard from the depot at Bri-tol tenn within
three week. past. haze mounted To nearly lO,u0o.
SrABBlNG.--Au nrfray occurred last Friday sfter
noon fn Petersburg between George Williams aud
H. w latham, employ ees NJ Leonsrd's gun store, III
which Latham seriously Gus with chisoi-
Williams delivered himself into custody.
SALE OF NEGROES Thirteen negroes, including
several young children sold 9n the estate ut
III Brrtlsr u Itt ia pinwiidie county, last Tues
day f1r the aggregate sum Of S8.aa5
FRESH HkRNINes ~ DECEMBER The Petersburg
express learns that on "Wednesday last, a large
haui of herrings was made by some fishermen in
The neishburh jod of jamestown, on James river.
badly iNJURED.--Iaria Wright. a free negro W =
naL, over by an omnibus in Petersburg,
Thursday evening, and had her thigh and both
arms broken.
Result OF CARELEssvgss.-Two servants, attach.
horse aud buggy belonging to Mr. Ros>er, of Pitt
syivana 10 the river last Friday night for the pur
rose of washing the vehicle They drove into the
stream. when the horse got Lerond his depth aud
was drowned, the buggy last, and the negroes
barely escaped with their lives.
Re AgREs- -Ep.--Stegal one Of the prisoners who
lately escaped from the Jail of kana0ha county,
has been recapturea.
DISASTER A boat containing 051 barrels Of salt,
belonging to J. 4. Fry, sunk in kanawha river. a
few daysago.
DWELLING BCRNEp.-Ti.e dwelling Of Mr. Jacob
sydenstricker, in Lswi,burg, was totally consul
med by fire last Friday week.
FCSD FOR DISABLED CLEE0YgEN.-The amount of
funds received during NOyemher for disabled cIer-
gymen of the Protestant Episcopal Church, is
stated in the Southern ChGcchman, at s74 II.
CLERICAL CBANGE-Rev John d. Powell has re-
signed charge Of Wicklihe parish Clarke connty
aud taken charge of Lexington parish, Amherst.
DEATH or VEEER4BIC MAN-Mr Samuel
Slaughter venerable and esteemed citizen OF Cul
perer c. H., died last week in the DIST year of his
age
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