The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-02-19
VIRGINIA NEWS.

su,..ns-A man named Trout, a mackinist by
trade. lately rom Baltimore, committed suicide In
Alexandria, on Wednesday, by taking iaudapum.
m. ,eft letter stating that domestic difficulties
had driven him to tho commission Of the at.
Mmrr.ar--Lt VIM. y. Mallory, has beea elected
Captain of the Monticello Guard, Charlottesville,
n place OF Capt. George Norris, resigned. The
company will start for Richmond tomorrow (sst.
urday) morning.
"CH.RIorrEsvuLx EXPONENT" John n. Gilnler.
Esq, proposes to publish Democratic paper, with
this title, at Charlottesville.
Mapa Full CONFESSION We have becn inform
ed that Jesse Crockett has made full confession
Of the late brutal murder committed by him Mt
Aqua. Since his arrest, several articles Of cloth
ing have been discovered, which. with the cont'h-
gent circumstances, we're sufficient to convict him.
Some days since, Capt. Ledbctter discovered three
| silk handkerchief left by the murderer at his
place of stopping in this city, which are supposed
| 10 have been the property Of Grifiu.-Sosth SIDE
| Dem.
Mr. EVERETT 1t Is probable that Mr.. Everett
will deliver his address on the character Of Wash
| ington, in fredericksburg at an early day.
Dram OF A VENERABLE CIrlzES.-Mr John Kin
nier; an old citizen and most respected merchant,
died at his residence in Lynehburg on the 18th
instant. lilo was native of ireland.
RsatyworxcEs OF TaADE-The Lynchburg Tir-
ginian copies the following from paper published
October sd, 1877:
''There has been Inspected at this plase. from
lst October, 1916 to lst October, 1877 lois hhds
Of Tobacco, averaging $3.50 per hid, Sl,3l53to
averaging 900. 6G9iO
Total s1,3s42so
The paper of the succeeding week contained the
following:
! In the last weeks paper We gave the amount OF
exports In the single article of Tobacco, which
| amou nted 10 one million three hundred and eigh-
| ty-four thousand two hundred and eighty dollars
| This week we have made calculation of the
amount Of the exports of Flour, Butter, &c, which
amounts to eight hundred thousand dollars and
| upwards"
TEE WATER LrNE.-An enthusiastic meeting rela-
tive to the great Virginia water line was held on
Wednesday last at the Merchants and Mechanics
| Exchange, in Norfolk. Col. Biggs presiding.
| Spirited aud appropriate addresses we're dev-
| cred, resolutions passed, committees appointed,
| and other measures taken that are we'll calcu-
! lated to benefit and advance this very important
! scheme.
| Lieut.. General Winfield Scott and Lieut.. Colonel
| G. w. Lay, L. S. Army, came up from Old Point,
| Wednesday afternoon, in the steamer Coffee; and
| took lodgings at the National Hotel, Norfolk.
The Portsmouth Transcript says that It is the
PORTSMOUTH hSRlueut VINO 10 WISH htu-
mond on the I'D inst. Norfolk has no regiment.
PIRE IN FARMyILLE-A stable and carriage house.
belonging to DR.. 4. c. Peters. In Farmviiie, were
CONSUMED by fire on Wednesday last.
BADLY BURNED.--A young girl named Warfeld,
residing in Wheeling, WAS very badly burned by
the ignition of her clothing from candle, last
Friday night.
SERIOUS AocIpENT-Mr. Benjamin TominsoD, OF
Chsrlestown was badly injured last week by the
| falling of ssw-log upon ms foot.
ARREsr.-A man, hailng from Hartford, Conn,
has been arrested at Montross. Westmoreland
county, for tampering with negroes