The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-01-14
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VIRGINIA. NRvs.,

'ht "RkANhsfkR AFTR.I.-1he Greenbrier FRA
s''es the Following account Of the recent afray in
teat county, which We have briefly noticed hereto.
fore:
pn saturday evening last, q difHeulty occurred
oh W make Kun in this county, between John Win.
le, ne "ns: Ninde. James Windle, Thomas Depriest.
henry Martin and Josenh r. Hoicomb which ra'
ssited IN the death of Depriest II seems that on
'ne h"rning before the unfortunate difficulty oc.
| CURED, ight eamc of between Depriest. James
"Inaie and Iioicomb, the two first whipping IIol.
comm. In the evening, after dark Martin ara
tioicomb passed the house of Thos Deor;est and
!he three Windles were there On passing tbe
ionse, II ia said they stoned St. when they were
Ioilowed by the Windes and Depriest, and were
.se',akeh. .. On coming up with the pursued par.
~ Martin aud iiolcomb advised their pnrasers
10 10 90 PACK, and noe interfere with them, which
'uey oechhed to do. Depriest advanced upon Hol-
otho, VINO, IT seems, retreated several stems when
@ a altenP,ed 10 hre upon the assailing party, but
"'s gun 'aiied 10 hre. Being further pursued HoI-
comp Then fired upon Depriest the shot taking eff
Fo, in me abdomen. After this the Wiudles at.
lacked Martin, vhen W. drew his knife. and i'm.
and VIM. Windle.
Hoicomb and Martin srds gave tI,enoealvos
up ana they were sent to Jail.
~, ,beptiest died of his wounds on Sunday night
ne prisoners are now In jail, awaiting their trial
before the County Court.
Ihs CASE OF DR. DowSEY.-The Staunton Specta.
'of says that DIR. Downeys counsel, on the assem-
olhg oil the Examining Court, on the 9th inst.
asked continuance of the case, because they were
totaiiy unprepared to go into trial. having failed
To make preparation under the belief that there
would De no objection to a waiver of trial before
tue examining Court In the next place, the pri-
soners health WAS such as to render it unsafe for
MN TO enter upon the investigation. The attor-
n"ys for the Commonwealth, Messrs. Baylor and
ItaF m St,.I A.
and 1t appearing from the evidence of the nhvsi
clan that the prisoner though suffering from great
nervous excitement, might be brought into Court
without danger to his life, il was mutually agreed
BETWEEN the counsel, with the concurrence Of the
court, that the prisoner should be brought in and
such evidence taken as would justify tho Court In
sending him on for trial before the Circuit Court
III June next, without entering upon a full iuycs-
tigatlon. Accordingly, at O'clock in the after
noon the prisoner was taken from iaiI to tba
courthouse, and Michael b. McAleer was examined
only TO such extent as to, prove the fact of the.
killing of Mullins. and to connect the prisoner
with the corpus deiiet, as the probable perpetrator
of the deed. The Court then sent the prisoner on
lor mrther trial. and he was remanded to Jail
ASNIyERsARY.--The anniversary celebration of
the Young Mems Christian Association In Fred
ericksburg took place last Saturday night The
anniversary address was delivered by Mr. j. N
Lacy, who was followed by Vim. Channcy Lang
ooh, Esq, OF Washington, in brief address.
BANK OF COMMERCIAL "A general meeting of
stockholders OF the Bank of Commerce, in Fred
erieksburg, on Tuesday, G. r. Scott was unani
mously elected President All salaries were re-
duced
STtBBISG.-James McDevet. tonnage conductor
on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, is under ar
rest In Wheeling, charged with s:abbing fireman
named Gilbert Thomas.
RARE GAME.-A seal, weighing over two hundred
pounds, was shot by a Mr.. CovingtoD, in the Apo
Hattox river, near Port Ealthal few days ago.
THE LATE SUIcInE-The remains of VIM H.
Cloves, whose death, by suicide, in Richmond oc-
Cured recently, were taken to Lynchburg for in.
terment.
DIsrREssISG AccIDEET.-0n Thur siay last a 1T.
tie son of George D. IIoge, Esq, of pearisburg,
was severely scaded by falling into \ tub of hot
water.
RELIEF MEETlSG.--A meeting of citizens was held
III Petersburg Tuesday night, ard committee ap-
pointed 20 solicit contributions 10 relieve the des-
ttute hiiibusters, now sGjourning i'll that city.
ACciDRST.-A young man named Albert Heath.
employed In TaPpeys foundry, Mt Petersburg was
quite severely injured Tuesday, by a piece Of
iron striking him in the side, while he was at work
Loss RY FIRE-The total loss by fire in Alexan.
dIia during the year 1857, amounted to So 900
TIE FIRST HERRING of the season WAS caueht at
tinnai's Fishery on the Potomac last week.
TECNDFa SToRH.-A sevefe thunder storm visi-
ted the vicinity of Fredericksburg on Monday.
iIYAESIu--There were % marriages in Green
hrier county in 1867.