The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-04-02
VIRGINIA NEWS.

VIRGINIA Ms VS..
Es,aN,rroy.-Thomas N. WEIGH. Esq, has Is
sued an address to the people of Madison Cuipeper
Orange and Greene counties, resigning his position
of State senstor to take effect on the Goth OF May
next. lie designs removing to Caroline county to
reside.
AceIpEST.--A free negro, named John Mhyberry,
employ ed rs a fireman on the Richmond and Pc
tersburg Railroad, met with an accident 10 Peters,
burg on Wednesday evening, by which he will
probably lose his life. lie wss standing on the
track engaged in conversation, when, by the back
ing Of the train, he was thrown upon the track
The wheels Of tho car passed over his left leg,
crushing and maDgling II in the most horrible
manner. Tho thigh Of the same side was broken,
and his right foot and hand badly cut.
CAUTION TO BoYs.--A son Of Mr.. Thomas Panlk-
ner, residing in Weston. Lewis county, bad one Of
his arms broken recently by a fall, while wrest-
ling with his brother.
Destructive CoSFLsGRarIoS.-we learn Says the
Wheeling Inteiligencer) that the village Of West
Union In Doddridge county, on the North West
ern Virginia Railroad, was almost totally destroy
ed bya destructive fire a few days ago Some
fifteen or sixteen houses were consumed.
SUDDEN Dg,rH-Mr. Levi Mellor, music dealer,
died suddenly In Wheeling on Monday last, of apo
plexy.
Mr.. THOMAS I. BERRY n we'll known citizen OF
Fredericksburg, died on Sunday last.
SUCH IS LIrE-sIr. George II. Bayne, a worthy
citizen of Alexandria. died at Culpeper @. H., on
Sunday last. The Blue Ridge Republican says
On the same day. his wife gave birth to an infant.
But In a few short hours she a widow and her
children fatherless. Such IL human life. While
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little hour and then the curtain falls to rive upon
him, more.
PoarsMoUrH ACCEPTS HER CHlRTER.-The ques-
ton of accepting the Charter granted by the Cen
eral Assembly constituting Portsmouth city
was submitted to the people there Wednesday,
and decided in the affirmative by about 400 major
ity.
Ds.TH OF A CLBRoTMiS.-Rev. John NJ. Willis,
of the Methodist Protestant denomination, died
in Hampton on the 9th ult. lie held the position
of Justice Of the Peace for twenty years, and WIS
in every respect an estimable and useful citizen.
Tns USIyrRsrr-some fifteen or twenty work
men are at present employed at the University OF
Virginia, in making the necessary repairs and
thorough ventilation of the buildings and premi-
ses ordered by the Board of Visitors at their re.
cent session.
REVIVAL IN tHtkbDTTbSFlbLE.-he lear from the
Jeffersonian that a revival of religion has been
going for the past ten days in the NJ. Il. Church
| in Charlottesville. The meetings have been con
| Quoted by the Rev. Mr.. Wills of Richm ond, the
Rev John L. Clark of the Scottsville Circuit. the
presiding Elder ofthe District, Rev. Nr. Coulling
| and the pastor of the church, the Rev. Mr. Poul-
ton.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS UP. Levy, of the Navy,
l AZ.
that consecra ed spot at the disposal of the Mont,
cello Guard of Charlottesville, for their jubilee on
the ensuing 4th Of July.
| THE LATE PROFESSOR FIsHBuRS.--Prof Junius
| VI. Fishburn, of Washington College who died Il,
the residence of his father.in-law, DIR. George Jun
| kin, at Lexington, on the Goth of March, at the
early age oftwenty-elght, had filled the Latin pro
fessorship In the institution for nearly six scho
Iastic years We copy the following from an obit
| uary notice:
/ lie graduated with distinction at Washington
| College afterwards took Diplomas in several de-
| partments at tho University of Virginia aud then
| pursued his pathological studies under the abest
instruc ton at the Berlin University To fecundate
his classic lore, he visited Rome, and spent some
| time Ia examining its antiquities Thus repenished
he returned to his Professors chair in College, and
| gave hi nself to the work of teaching with ear
| nestness and assiduity seldom equaled. In addi
| lion To MS NOTk as "astHRhEou upon
4 new edition of Ivy, and also, the preparation of
| a Latin Grammar, into which he pHrposed to intro
duce some of the richest fruits of modern German
| sch olarshp
| PRODUCTIONS OF THE TENTH LEGI0N.-Tho follow
ing the respective weights of nine bead of cat
tie. recently sold 10y George W. ROsenberger. and
transported from Woodstock to Washington, d. c.:
1885, 1921, 1900 1885, 1856, 1868, 174s, 1914, aud
one heifef, 1873. Aggregate weight, 1871. Ave
rage, 1888 pounds. Charles Welsh, Esq, of Wood
stock, the owner of the cattle, took with him TO
Washington a monster bam weighing 63 pounds,
which is to be prese nted to President Bnchanan