The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-03-25
I II 4 DISPATCH III.
THURSDAY MORNING. MARCH >, ,sss
VIRGINIA NEWS.


RsSn,tpH Macon CoilaaR.-Tho chair of Natural
Sciences in this College, now temporarily l,lled
ey Mr.. Lupton-prosessor elect at Greensboro
University, Aiabama.--wii be vacant In June next.
at which time a selection will be made.
CoIoSigsrToN SoaKry--The collections for tia
colonization Society of Virginia, from the 1st Of
February, 1857, TO the LIST of February, 1858.
amounted to s2i3.5a.
BuSotARy.--A German aasaed Joseph T. Walter
has been arrested In SpottsyIsania county. for
breaking into Archibald Armstrong; house and
stealing large variety Of goods.
ARsoS--A youth named John Limerick is under
arrest at fredericksburg, charged with firing
house occupied by Mrs. Hicks.
THS llsRNroN TEsTiMoSrAL.--A special messenger
has been sent to Washington 10 present to tho
widow OF Commander Herndon a copy of the re-
solutions, beautifully written on parchment re-
Gently passed by Ahe General Assembly of Virginia
The gold medal to be prepared in accordance with
the resolutions, will cost, it is said some live hun
dred dollars.
FrsS AT SHaSASnALE SPaIxfs-The large and
commodious hotel buildings at Shan zondala
Springs we're totally destroyed by fire on Satur-
DAY morning last. The fire originated from burn
ing chimney The Charlestown Spirit estimates the
company's loss at four to five thousand dollars
DEpIcauoS.-The new Methodist Episcopal
church at Charlestown was dedicated last Sunday
BANK PRESIDENT ELEcrxD.-John Moler, ESQ., has
been elected President of the Valley Bank at
Charlestown.
SALE OF LiSD.-A farm belonging to Mr.. Chesley
Kinney in Augusta county, WAS sold on Thursday
last to Mr.. Robert Harnsberger, at $40 per acre.
The tract contained 375 acres.
UNIVERSITY OF FIRGTNIA-It is an entire mistake
tas suggested) that the sickness at the Uniyer
sity Of Virginia partakes in any of its symptoms
Of the nature of the disease at the National Hotel
| in Washington, year ago. The epidemic at the
| University il typhoid fever, clear and unmstake-
able. This disease, as an epidemic is not uneom-
| mon in the most saiubri0us localities.
| If the sickness abates and exercises are resum-
| ed tins session, the Annual Commencement will
take place on the 26th of July. Heretofore it has
/ been the 10Th of June.
The GOVERNORS MILITARY srArF.-The Freder-
! icksburg Herald alluies to the omission of any
specal notice of the Governors Aids, who took
prominent part in the pageant on the 22d Of Feb
| ruary, aud supplies the hiatus as follows:
| The staff of Gov. Wise consisted of General VIM
Richardson. Adjutaut General, and the Senior Aid
| de-Camp. Col. = Bassett French, who rode with
! His Exceeucy in his carriage. The following
Aids were also in attendance, in fall Cavalry uui-
torm aud handsomely mounted: Colonies Chas
tain White, Lewis W. Washington, John Tayloe
| A. d. Dickinson, George Hairstou, and S. T. Bay
ley.
SESTExcg CoNauTED.--tiov Wise has COMMITTED
the sentence Of death which had been passed upon
the negro boys. Morris and Uavv, for burning the
factory of Vim. u. Miller, ESD, in Lynehburg. to
transportation.
TREASURE FoUsD-The Staunton Spector saws
On Fri6ay last MIR. John Peer had negro man
employed ploughing up his garden-lot, attached to
| the house formerly occupied by Mr.. Wm. Coleman.
who it will be recollected, murdered in 1853
| in this place While engaged in the work the
plough struck against something, which upon ex
animation was found to be II crock containing gold
| aud silver coin to the amount of 1924 y. Wheth-
| or the money was buried by poor Coleman or by
some former occupant of the premises, can only
| be a matter OF conjecture. We understand Mr..
| Peer will place the treasure in the hands OF the
town authorities for their disposal, there would
seem to be strong probability that it belonged 70
| Coleman.
4 HEROIC ACT.-Upon the occasion of taking the
vote on the appropriation bills in the House OF
Delegates on Saturday last, there was not one to
spare. and in order to secure the constitutional
humber, a sick member. Mr.. Allen of Giles had to
be carried from his bed wrapped in blankets and
seated in his chair. Notwithstanding the peril he
encountered by thus exposing himself in his fee
bie condition, he continued in his seat until par
liamentary strategy had been exhausted and all
| the bills passed. Then, in state of utter exhaus-
tion as we are informed he was carried TO the
| room Of the clerk where he lay for some time be-
| fore he could recover strength to be conveyed to
his carriage, and thence again 10 the bed frcnl
| which he had arisen only in obedience to an EN-.
| larged patriotism which prompted him. at the inn
minent hazard of life to forget self aud think on
iy of the interests OF his State.
Those who are convinced of the Importance OF
some of the bills adopted on Saturday last and re
| member that they conid not have passed without
Mr. Aliens vote, will be prepared to estimate his
| services at their proper value. Such representa-
tives are entitled to all prase-Lyacdbt0y Idyi,i-