The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-01-08
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meeting 1t Phonix HALL paIsr.hn. :.
- n'sas, TO give al exprsssfon az nn,,i. s..".'
.e 70 ths arrest Of Gsu. wa,ts. -. 80
voas v.s n numbers sad cha,.rt.r = =
ssaan' ksq, presided. Able ara ....a. p
r,s,. saes were made BY Roger A. PRYOR. r. -
nu' snd senator Old. Il Powhstan.
- n.r ~, In Response to call, read the =.
s0n "aiker 70 the President. C.lIs ,s,a 80
80 =. apoa Messrs. Lsmoins, Gillian ana yau.n.-
responses made. The follovinv nrs.-.
w.. - es0'u1'ons we're unanimously adoptsd.
a. 49, Certain Naval otiacsrs ~ ~ ~.
~ nave lately perpetrated gros. ms united
handed st,a,al lenaly Republic and assumed h,0S
.ess tnan an exercise Of tRe WI ,naIg 70 little
~ " tue constitution In Concrass M poNef
ss..s, resolved BY the citizens Of .e'ore,
srisysnc,s irrespective OF party, TO consider tbs
l. Tnat tho recent armed invasion :, a.,
=. Niearagua, and subsequent segyr,s J, n
ms.Ner ana the forces under his cnrns =. Hen.
was an aadng q the United States Navy
.ne laws OF the United States In contra,aaa; ~
Tue International law; an insult TO the In "
nepuaiic OF Nicaragua; and aaeraf,t ~.
cnassetes Thss ,h Of the American Government
by Commodore Pauldng should rao.;ra Sa.rags ,g
rebuke and exemplary punishment from tbs a
ernment Of the United States. s - '"e uos'
8. That copies of these resolutions be connr :,
cared 20 each OF the Senators and Represen
Oh virginia In the Congress ofthe United States.
RoBERr G. soorr, Esq, late Consul of Rio de Ia.
metro, aud his lady. are now On visit to Cu,penar
Court House, the guests of Mrs. Barbour.
VIRGINIA ANTHRACITE CoAI---The Alexandria Go.
zette says: I'VE saw yesterday specimen of the
anthracite coal from Augusta county not far from
the Manassas Gap Railroad, IN process Of burning
In common kitchen furnace; and certainly more
beautiful burning coal never was seen. We should
think II far superior TO- any We ever saw from
Pennsylvania. 1t exists in vast quantities in the
hills between Harrisonburg aud Stappton"
ORANGE AND ALEXANDRIA RArLRoAp.-The Char.
ottesville Jefersonian learns that Mr.. C. R. Mason
has contracted with the Orange and Alexandra
Railroad company to finish $4,000 In work on
their road taking $40 900 In stock, and bonds for
100000 at $40 On the SlO0 By this arrangement
the road will be completed to Roekdsh, Is miles
beyond Charlottesville.
COMPLIMEsrARY.-Mr. Dennis, the Cincinnati At.
torney who appeared In behalf OF Mr. Withers OF
Pauquier, In hs recent slave case at Cincin was
compiimented with supper In Warrenton, Va,
0n Thursday evening last, while there on visit
The company was large, and an excellent feeling
prevailed.
WIZ. Ii. SEWARD AT Corn SHucKIxG--IIon w.
u Seward OF New York, at the invitation Of the
Hon. John s. Pendletpp. paid that gentleman n
visit few days since, the object Of which vas to
witness regular old fashioned Virginia "Nisger"
corn shucking The frolic passed Of very pleasa
y indeed, and no ole was more delighted than the
New York Senator. =
A PREagKT fOn The PRINDzNr-Mr. Charles
Welsh, who lately slaughtered hog. in Wood
stock, weighing 900 lbs. gross, designs presenting
one of the hams, weighing 70 lbs to the President
Of the United States.
SENSIBLE NgGRo-The Fredericksburs Recorder
states that citizen Of that town vas accosted
Wednesday morning by negro, who stated that
he had absconded from his masters plantation. In
st. Matthews Parish, OraDgeburg District. South
Carolina, and having got thus far on bis wsy North
was now desirous to return home. He gave his
masters name as Joseph Dallas, Chestnut st., Phil.
adelphia, who owns South Carolina farm with
slaves.
SUDDEN SDEArHS.-Alexander Harden, formerly
respectable citizen of Wheeling, died on SATURDAY.
last very suddenly while sitting in his chair at bjs
residence near Blannerhasset's Island. John
Bloomfield, long respected resident Of Wheeling,
dad suddenly on Saturday, near Poplar Springs
Marshall county, Va.
GooD DIvrDEND.-The Albemarle Insurance Com
pany, for the past year, has declared dividend of
IA per cent.
CHRISTMAS GIFT.-During the recent HOLIDAYS, the
editor Of the Charlottesville Jefsrsonian received
from subscriber, living In Missouri, draft to
pay for eighteen years subscription to his paper.
DEcEAsED.-Capt. Reuben Crewdsop, for papy
years Justice of the peace and commissioner of the
revenue In fluvanna county, died on the 26th ult,
In the SIth year Of his age.
FIRES IN ALExANDRIA-In the year 1857, there
were % fires in Alexandria, and Is false alarms
DEATH OF A PHYsuAN-Dr George n. Thrift. died
at Madison Court House on the 18th ult.