The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-04-10
VIRGINIA NEWS.

WARNING TO Micro SrEALKRs-The con pyiet;on ,f
Edward Lee, In Portsmouth, and his sentence to
twenty-five years imprisonment and fifty lashes.
for aiding slaves to escape has been already uotesd
The Transcript says:
This case has excited considerable interest. Tho
fact that lee has resided here for near lifetime
tended to create an impression, I'm the outset that
he might be innocent: but the evidence against
him has been so conclusive and his offence 40 an
tirely destitute of palliatiug circumstances as to
4 his guilt beyond any possibility of doubt and
deprive him of sympathy-unIess, indeed. there
the minds of some of our citizens. His family how.
ever, deserves, and no doubt enjoys, the sym.
pathy CT the entire community.
TIE RECENT LOCOMOTIVES EXPLOSION N--Ths remain,
Of the unfortunate engineer, Morarty, who was
killed by locomotive explosion on the Virginia
and Tennessee Railroad, were brought down to
Lynchburg Thursday night The virginian saws:
The body was, We learn, blown distance of six
ty feet by the explosion. fragment of iron pass.
ed entirely through the chest aud ono leg was bro
ken. The fireman was also blown a conside rabIe
distance over on the train. and Is so muehi in
jured that it is not probable that he will recover
The accident is supposed TO have been the effect of
too much steam, and not of defects in the engine
ANOTHER ACcrDEsr.-The Bedford Sentinel notices
another accident which occurred Thursday morn
ing, on the Virginia aud Tennessee railroad. The
mail train was throw of the track and the second
class passenger car smashed but no person was
injured.
A TALL CoMPANY-A volunteer company has
been organized in Charleston, Va within the past
week, which numbers upwards of fifty members
They are commanded by Capt. John Rowan, and
more than twenty ofthem are over six feet high.
TRAVELLING CoMPASIoSs.-John Jones Moore,
arrested not long since at Ashland Hanover couu-
ty, for running or a slave named Bill Jackson
the property of Mrs. Frank Western, of Charles.
ton, s. c., passed through on Wednesday last, en-
route Southwark, in custody Of two policemen,
and chained to the negro. The Charlestonians
will see that John Jones Moore, gets his deserts.
SHOOTING IN ALExANpRIA.-On Thursday after.
noon party of men attacked the dwelling Of Thos
Penn, in Alexandria, when Mr. P. discharged
gun at the assaiants, but missed them. Tht shot
took effect in the thigh and back of a white man.
and in the head and shoulders of negro man, who
we're passing at the time, infiictng slight wounds.
Mr. Penn surrendered himself to the authorities
and was held to bail for his appearance at court.
AccrDxNr-One of the employees on the Manas-
sas Gap Railroad, met with a serious accident at
Front Royal, on Friday last, by being knocked
down by the COW catcher of locomotive.
EASTERN AsYLuN.-The report which is going the
rounds, to the effect that the typhoid fever had
made its appearance ia the Williamsburg Lunatc
Asylum, is pronounced untrue.
FATAL AecIDEyT-Ed Tobin was run over
and killed by an engine on the Baltimore aud
Ohio Railroad, at Martnsburg on Saturday last.
BURNED TO DElTH-A child of Mr.. Isaac Mat
thews. of Shenandoah city, was so severely burn.
ed by its clothes taking fire from stove on Tues
day afternoon last, that It died in ten hours after
lingering 10 great agony.-Ehartestoson Free Press
AN OLD .CITIzEN GONE MIR. NJ. Cook Fitzhueh.
who was born in King George county in 1863, died
at his residence in Fairfax county on the Sd inst.
RESIGNATION REV. B. 7. Lacy has resigned the
pastorship of the Presbyterian church in Salem,
Va, and accepted call to the church In Frank
fort, KY.
ATTEMPTED SUIcDE-We learn from the Wythe-
willie Telegraph that DR.. John B. Straw of Wythe
coun nty, attempted to commit suicide on Saturday
night last, by cutting his throat with knife. He
made one fearful cash across his throat and was
in the act OF making another when his arm
arrested by one of his servants. He had been for
several days previous laboriug under an aberra-
tion of mind, caused by domestic sffi ction ofa
very painftd nature. He now lies in a very crti.
cal condition, serious doubts being entertained as
TO his recovery.
BRIDGE WASHED AwAY.-Tbe temporary railroad
bridge crossing the Roanoke river, eight miles
west of Salem was washed away by the froshet on
Friday last.
GONE MORE UsFoRrUSATr." beautiful girl aged
II years. attempted to rid herself Of lies troubles
by drowning, on Monday evening last, at West
Wheeling; but her design was fustrsted by gen
tleman who happened to pass at the time.