The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-04-30

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EoRScIk, April fsth, 1855
The corporation court, nov n session, have sent
Paul J. Bailas, charged With stealing negro, and
watch, On - The June term Of the sapcfior Court.
Con- medore Dornin, tn charge OF this station TO.
gssher with bis staff, went on board OF the United
states sioop-efwar John Adams this morning. for
the inspection Of that ship preparatory @ HE re-
Adams 10 reported here ~ being rotten. We pre-.
sumo the Commodors's visit viii either prove OF
disprovs tho report for the old ship was
to-day to broadsides. fn de jois and random prae
tsce, whose thunder startled the yShisens OF Not.
sblk and caused many 70 ask swhat that unusual
John Murphy, landsYnAn on the u. 3. ship
Peunsylvania. committed suicide yesterday, while
being confined In The brig for disordefly conduct.
An attempt at burglary was made last night
which, to some extent proved successful. IL ap
pears that some daring fellow wrenched OF the
iron bar which fastened the window: then remov.
ed the shutters. and after breaking the glass pro
ceeded 30 help himself TO the contents OF the
window This was done In public street and
Immediately opposite the market house.
The meeting Of citizens last evening, for the
purpose Of taking steps TO appoint delegates to the
Southeru Commercial Convention, vas presided
over by the Mayor, who was authorized TO appoint
one hundred
The steamship Huntsville, which pat in here
to-day short of coal, left Savannah for New YORK
on Saturday, 4 P. NJ. She reports very heavy
weather of IIattsras on Monday aad Tuesday last
Miss Lizzie Pettit's reading at Institute Hall,
last evening was thinly attended; it il possible
the Baptist Fair detractsd somewhat from her an-
diencs.
The Hope Fire Company, Capt. Chas. h. Langiy,
are making preparations to VISIT richmond on the
9th Of May they will bring their new ana Deau-
tiful engine with them. PERCUSSION.
UNIVERSITY OF yiRGINIA--On the 31st of July
next, the Faculty of this Institution will appoint
State students In the following Districts, which
will then be vacant, viz:
District |. Accomac and Northampton; q city of
Norfolk: g. Norfolk county and Princess Anne; 4.
Isle Of Wight. Mansemopd aud Surry; 5. southamp-
ton, Sussex and Greenvlle; 8. city of Petersburg
aud county of Prince George; 7. Dinwidde. Amelia
and Brunswick; IL. Pittsylvanis; IL. Halifax; 10
Henry, Patrick aud franklin; IA. Bedford; 10.
Campbell and AppomAttox; II. Hanover and Hen
rico Is. city ofRichmopd; 10 Gloucester, Mathews
and Middiesex; %. Lancaster, Northumberland,
Richmond and Westmoreland: 81. King Queen,
King William and Essex: "a Fairfax and Alexan-
dria; Is LoudouD: T. Madison, Culpeper, Orange
and Greene; g. Aibemarle; 80. Buckingham, AM
herst and Nelson; 81. jefferson aud Berkeley; 81
Hardy, Hampshire and Morgan: "a. Page and she
nandoab; AZ Russell, Scott aud Lee; II. Greenbri'
or, Fayette, Nicholas Raleigh. Braxton and Poca'
hontas 49, Harrison, Richie, Doddridge. Peasants
| and Wood; At. Wetzel, Marshall, Marion and Ty
| Ter; 49, Barbour, Upshur, Lewis, Gilmer and Ran
dolph; 49, MonoDgaiia, Preston and Taylor.
Applications for vacancies, accompanied by
proper testimonials addressed to the Chairman OF
the Faculty, should reach the University by the
25th of July. Should there be no suitable sppli,
cant from district, the vacancy will be nlled
from the State at large.
DESTRUCTION or FRuir AND VEsETADLss.-Tbe Nor
folk (va.) Herald Of yesterday, says there was
frost and thin ice In that vicinity Tuesday, and
| adds:
or course peas, beans, melons, potatoes and 9th
er early vegetables are greatly injured If not en-
tirely destroyed; and the consequent loss to the
| producers will be immense, amounting probably
| In this section TO several hundred thousand dol
lars Large fields in almost every part of Norfolk
| Princess Ammo, and other counties, carefully and
judiciously planted in vegetables for shipment Il
| the northern markets and considerably advanced
have been blasted by the effects Of the cold north
or that passed over them. and thus sadly blasting
| the hopes of the planters. Peas are In the pod
potato shoots, corn, melons, &c, are several inch
es above ground, and are doubtless cut off to the
surface, If not killed entirely.
| FORGING GOVERNMENT DRAFTs-Wm. Fuller hal
been arrested in New York, charged with forginl
| government draft for $4,000, purporting to b
drawn by James Reside and accepted by o.
Brown, treasurer of the Post Office Department.
Four drafts of similar nature have been alreah,
paid at various periods. The draft is dated Nov
i, 1884 and both Reside and Brown have sine,
ned, as mas also mr. clOley, presiuent OF paDk III
Georgia, who Fuller alleges, advanced the none!
on it at the time. With the exception of a few
years, it has been in the hands of Fuller, wht
gives no reason for not sooner presenting it fol
payment. A few days ago, a New York broker
sent it to Messrs. Riggs Co., of Washington, to-
collection, and upon being presented at the De
partment for payment, was pronounced forgery
MURpER.-On Sunday, the 18th inst, near Pal
myra, Fluvanna county, Va, man by the nam,
Nopi " 80 haataD NJ her
Richard McCary, as to cause his death. The facts
so far can learn. as follows: McCary ant
Noel had an alteration on the morning of the
18th, but separated without getting into a coils
ion, but meeting again in the evening, McCary
struck Noel over the head several times with
| heavy cane, fracturing his skull. He lay in q
state of insensibilty until Thursday night, when
| he died. McCary has been confined in prison to
await his trial for murder.-CharottesriA JetsrSo
MAN.