The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-01-25
VIRGINIA NEWS.

VIRGINIA NEWS.
Gross OUTRAGE IN SUssEx.-The Petersshrg Ex-
press learns from an authentic source that a most
foul outrage was committed on Wednesday night
last, in Sussex county, upon the person of highly
respected young lady. The perpetrator of the act
aman named E. Ledbetter, resident of the county,
under pretence Of being out upon patrol visited the
house of the young lady on the above night, and
while there, effected his base designs by force
The crime was soon made known to the negbor
hood, and on the next day he was lodged in iail
where he awaits examination and trial
ARREsr.-A free negro named Jesse Crockett has
been arrested in Petersburg on suspicion of COM
mittinga a brutal murder at Aqua, Stafford coun-
ty, in the latter part of December
GREAT SALE OF NEGRoSs-Probabbly the largest
sale of negroes ever made in Virginia lately took
place in Brunswick county. Ninety-six of all ages,
sizes and conditions sold at the unprecedent-
ed aggregate of about $4,000.
AN OBITUARY "NorICE"--The editor of the Ra-
leigh Christian Advocate has on hand an obituary
notice which fills fifty six pages of foolscap paper.
He very properly says, eve have not time to read
it, nor room to publish it,.
MORE VrsrroRs.-We are gratiied to learn tina.
the National Greys, of Portsmouth, have resolved
to visit Richmond on the I'D proximo with a
view of participating in the ceremonies incident
TO the Inauguration of the Washington Mopu.
ment. The Union Fire Company of Nsrfolk also
entertain an idea of visiting Richmond on the
same occasion.
No MoSEY.-The crew of the Cyane were to have
been paid off at Portsmouth on Thursday, but we
learn from the Norfolk Herald they were not. for
hat fbara
to pay them with. The same cause DELAYS the
payment of the workmen in the Navy Yard be-
yond their regular pay day.
Orr FOR UTAH-The Fredericksburg Herald
states that Col. Daniel Ruggles, U. s. A., who has
been visit to his friends In that section of Vir
ginia, let2on Friday morning fer Jefferson Bar
racks, where he will be engaged in receiving re-
cruits and preparing for the spring campaign which
the Army has before ii in Utah Territory Col
RS regiment, the Fifth Infantry, is now West of
the Rocky mountains.
FATAL AccIpENT.-The Clarksville Tobacco Plant
states that on Thursday, the 14th inst two negro
children, one girl in her Sth year. the other a
boy in his 9th year, belonging to Capt. X. Y Over
beyof Mecklenburg county. were playing upsn
cart body, which was setting up ON an end. The
body accidentally fell and catching them, crushed
them to death.
REMANDED.--Edward II. Thompson, charged with
the murder of Moses Williams, in Fairfax county,
trial.
THE MARIETTA RAILROAD DiFFrcULrIEs-It is prob
able that the late strike of engine men and stop
page of trains on the Marietta 4 Cincinnati Rail
road will result seriously to those concerned A
portion of the ring leaders have been arrested on
the charge of stopping the passage of mails, aud
others for riot aud it is said TO be the determipa
tion of the company to prosecute them for DANA
ges to the extent Of the law.-farkersLurq (yll1
NeWS.
THE MARSHAL COUNTY MURDER.--The Wheeling
Times learns that the prisoners Treehart and Nc
Nuity, charged with the murder of man named
Fiester, near BuZZards Tavern, the latter part of
December. had a hearing before the county court
on Monday. McNulty was held to bail, Treehart
committed to answer the charge There was
considerable excitement i'll the town the sub
ject, and talk Of lynching.
For THE PESITEyTrARY.-Tom Parhsm and Josh
ua Pritlow, free negroes, have been Sentenced to
the Peuitentiary for larceny in Peters burg the
first for two years and the latter for one year
LADY NAPEER.-The Norfolk Herald states that
Lady Napier, the wife of the British Minister at
Washington, arrived at Old Point ON Wednesday
last in the steamer Water Witch, Lieut.. Com
manding Lowell from Washington. The Water
Witch was placed at her lady ships service by the
Honorable Secretary of the Navy. Friday morn
ing Commodore Dornin ordered the Water Witch
down to Old Point with an invitation to Lady Ma
pier to extend her visit to his family residence at
clined by her ladyship. She was TO return to
Washington in the Water Witch Saturday even
ing.
IRISH PorAToEs.--We stated yesterday, that a far
mer near Norfolk cleared 50, 600, potato patch
of only 2s acres. This is however not equal to
the crop of another Norfolk county farmer on
acres. Forty bushels were planted, and the yield
was 242 bbls equal to 726 bushels, which he sold
in this market at $3.50 per Dbl. making Ss41 or
$l41 per acre. Had they been sold at the prices
- tI,n. ID.
amounted to nearly $1,000 Peruvian guano, pro-
perly applied, produced the above results.-Nor-
fox Argus.
The CoRs CRoP.-The Christiansburg Star says
that the farmers in that vicinity are complaining
of the corn spelling, and that the crop has not
yielded more than hall crop OF good sound corn
Farmers are asking 30 cents per bushel. though
early in the season, corn sold at 40 and so cents
per bushel
RETRDUrIos THE Abingdon YirgiDian says
that ever since the abolition of free tickets the
Virginia and Tennessee Railroad, there has been
nothing but a succession of accidents, delays, de
rangement and expense. For the last several
weeks connection with the Tennessee trains has
been rare, going west.
PROPERTY SoLD-The farm belonging to the
estate of Ro. Kenney decd, on Middle River, Au
gusta county, was sold at public auction recently
for SIC per acre. Judge Kenney, of Rockingham,
purchaser. The Post Office property in Staunton,
recently purchased by Mr.. C. X. Mason, has been
sold by that gentleman to Mr. A. 4. Bledsoe, Of
that place.
FATAL AccIDESr.-Samuel Bilhimer youth Of l6
years. living near Staunton, died on Monday last,
from the effect Of wound received on the 2sth
ult., while out shooting.
DRowSED-Dr Gillum, residing near Green's
willie, Augusta county, was drowned in Monday
last. His horse came home rideress, and the body
of his master was recovered two days afterwards.
AccrpEsr-Mr Robert James, of Washington
county, hsd one of is ankles dislocated by fall
few days ago.