The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-06-05
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nAktlSuABURG, VA, June +.
Our region was visited by one of the most ter
rible storms on Monday evening" last, between the
nours of and 3 O'clock, that We have had for
many years. 1t was accompanied with rain and
hA L. and done vast damage in the way OF uproot
pg trees, blowing down fences, wheat. &c.
1t blew down IA building on the farm of Peter
food, Esq in which were several carpenters at
work. The workmen barely escaped with their
lves aud fled to plank kiln for shelter; they had
een there but few minutes before that was gone
also 1t is feared that the wheat has keen severe,
ly damaged in that vicinity
learn from stage passengers, that the storm
dome great amount of damage between New
Market and Woodstock. Since the storm We hay :.
usd very warm weather.
4 plank kiln belonging to J. \. Hill and j. W.
q Smith, containing between 1000 and 5000 feet
of plank, was consumed 10y fire on Wednesday eve
ung last. The plank was in the charge of Messrs
Miller & NcAlister. The loss is not nsach.
The schedule for the mail stages gen Wiz
chester and Staun,on has been chah - SO us TO
make ii very iueouvenient to large IHfti0n of IL @
citizens of the Valley, and to all trav lers. Here
t)fore we recei the mail i'll the Aening, now
we receive it in the morning. The Mitinore and
Richmond papers do not get here until the day
after they are publ. shed; heie .ofore we have r :.
ceived them the same day. Aud travellers are con,
PEELED to lay several hours at both ends If the
line. We have heard some say that rather than
;ay over at either Staunton or Woodstock, they
would go in private conveyances so as to make
@arded to Postmaster Brown to have the schedule
changed to the old arrangement. VALLEY.
THE DESTRUCTION MoDE.-The American brig
Narianus boarded off the coast of Florida Oh
the 10Th ult., by a British cruiser. In a conv,r
sation detailed by the Captain of the brig having
occurred between himself and the officer OF the
cruiser, We fud the following:
81 then remarked in au inquiring way, sYou
And he said. No: but my orders are to board
every one of you.' then thought Cf the circum-
stance Of his passing the vessels that were ahead
If us, and steering on for vessel; observed
You did not stop those vessels ahead of us as you
lid this oneg ard he renar ked, NO we did not
for those are British vessels | did not say any
more on that subject, but concluded that vessels
showing British colors are allowed TO pass by Brit
SD menofwar when those that display the Ameri-
;an flag are unnecessarily detained"
FASCINATION OF THE STAsE.-Mrs. Mcmahon, who
caused general guffiw by hsr dramatic represen
tations ia Richmond not long since, is giving dra-
natic readings in Morrisaaia, n Y. A correspon
dent of the New York Express says:
She has superb residence a little way oat OF
Morrstown-a gothic. casiellattd building, with
dne grounds, cmmanding magnificent view for
many miles. With such home, and possessed of
all wealth can command-it can be only the love
If art which leads her to the stage.
THE KrDNAPPERs IN PETERSBURG The 'examina-
ton OF Baylis aud Simpkins, captain and mate of
the keziah. in Petersburg, took place on Thurs
day. Both were sent on to 4 called court Baylis
'wned up that he had contracted with a man to
AIRY the negroes off, and took them on board a
'ew miles below the city. Simpkins denied know
ing anything about the matter AT all
AN OLD BACHELOR, after his matrimonial failures
sxelaims: when l remember all the girls I've
exposed to every weather; feel like one alone.
vito treads some barn-yard all deserted. whose
rats are fed whose hens are dead, aud off to mar
ket started"
STORY is told of 4 person asking another wae.
ther he would advise him to lend certain friend
# theirs money: "What? lend him money. You
might give him emetic, and he wouldn't return
t."
A MARRIAGE-The n. o. True Delta says that ma
trimouial negotiations in progress which
will result in the union of the Princess Elizabeth
Bowlegs. daughter OF the Seminole chief, Billy
titto with young New Yorker.
The statement that Wisconsin has revived the
law of capital punishment Is incorrect. Such an
act passed the Senate, but failed in the popular
branch.
Hon Juo. Woodwork, lawyer, aad c. Bran
ard President of the Board of Trade, died at Al
bany, n. Y, on the "a inst.
The New School Presbyterian General Assembly,
which is In session at Chicago, has selected VIII
mingion. Del, for its next annual meeting
Victoria and the Queen of Portugal both danced
with the old fat Duke de Malak0f, a. tue state
ball ut Buckingham Palace.
Miss Cushman ia worth $4,000; and, 10 the
course nf few months, will retire TO her villa 10
ancient Rome aud end her dayo artisticaily.
TOBACCO IN MASSACHUSETTS. - It is said thai
SO 600 has been paid to the citizens OF whately
Macs I'M for fnharrn
preparing to raise more this year than ever be
fore.
Edwin plummer, Esq, an editor well known IL
New England and the West, died at Portland, Me.
on Saturday.
Jno. @. Mcguire, steamboat clerk, well knowI
IN Petersburg, Va, was drowned In the Ohio oi
the 18th ult