The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-01-07
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THURSDAY MORNING ..........-JANUARY !, 1S:
VIRGINIA NEWS,


ACCIDENT IN THEArR.-During performancs
10 the theatre at Wheeling, last Friday night, q
pistol exploded In the hands of G. A. Pratt, the
prompter. shattering his hand badly and deprising
him of his LETT forennger.
BANK OF CoaMERcE.-The stockholders of this in
stitution will hold meeting at fredericksburg
en- the 18th, and an early resSmptien is predicted
FLOUR AND TOBACCO INSPECTIONS The total num-
Der Of barrels Of lour inspected Ia Lynchburg in
the year 1857, was Is. .462. The whole number of
bogsheads of tobacco inspected at three warehouses
was $780,.
The VIRGINIA HERsLp.-This valuable family
Journal published at Fredericksburg, entered upon
the seventy ysecond year of its age, yesterday, in
new and handsome typographical suit.
TIE STAFFORD MuRpER.-The murder of VIM.
Griffin, In Stafford county, Is yet involved in mys-
terry. The Fredericksburg Herald says
We learn that man named Anderson, a resident
of Stafford, was taken up. charged with the crime
by an excited people, and hung up to a tree, from
whence he was lowered in order TO make confes-
sion. Anderson told them that $500 of the money
wonid be found in white hair trunk. at his house,
We believe under the bed, and forthwith gave ND
the key On proceeding to the point indicated, the
trunk was found, opened, but no money Ander-
son thereupon said that he believed they were
going to hang him, and that he concocted the
story; that he knew nothing Of the murder nor the
money.
1t appears that Anderson was from home on the
night OF the murder, at some distant point, which
he left on the evening of the murder, and that he
accounts Tor the intervening time between that
and the honr of his arrival home, by saying that
he got lost in the woods during that night.
Posi- OFFICE AFFAIRs.-The Postmaster General
has ordered the following:
Re-establish 0atland, Loudoun county, and
appoint f. 0. Carter postmaster. Discontinue Nc.
kinreys, Ritchie county. Change the name Of
each OF the following post Offices Crosby's Store
Aibemarle county, to 'Ivy Depot" Limestone
Station, Harrison county, to "W'iisonsbura."
appointments p. III. Slaughter, Jr, postmaster
ct King William c. H.. King William county, Va,
vice James j. Beasely. resigned Elizabeth j.
Whittle postmaster at Whittle s..Mlls Mecklenburg
county, Va, vice 4. Whittle, deceased.
RAILROAD AccIDENr.-Mr. John W. Barley, former
ly OF Frederick county, but recently employed on
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, was killed on
that road on Thursday morning last. He is sup
posed to have fallen from the train on which he
was engaged, while 1t was running, and was thrown
beneath the wheels, which nearly severed his
head from his body, and caused death instantly.
PEcULIARITIEs OF THE "HoG CHoLEaA"-The Alb
ingdon Democrat says:
Last week We were informed by very intelli-
gent gentleman in Pulaski, that a drover-s Ken
tuckian,-lost about us hogs; and that the doe.
cats and turkey buzzard that preyed on the carcas
ses we're poisoned and died. The dogs were seized
with FITS. somewhat resembling those of hydropbo-
bia, and died in very short time.