The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-04-03
VIRGINIA NEWS,

WILLIAM AND MARY COLLEGE The Board OF fisi
tors Of William and Mary College will meet OF
Thursday, the 9th of May, at P. ", in the Ex
change Hotel, Richmond, for the purpose Of elect
ing Professor of History, and such studies ii
may be designated by Tho Board.
TERRIBLE OgTRAeg.--A correspondent Of the Bed
ford Deiaoerat, writing from Rocky Mount, Frank
lin comfy, states that shocking murder wa
committed near that place, about three weeks ago
under the following circumstances
man named Samuel Furguson, residing siI
miles OF this place, rose from his bed night
aud getting razor walked to the bed where hi.
wife was lying, and madea terrible cash from bel
EAR to her mouth, cutting off a piece Of her ear
aud cutting out two other teeth She cried out and
awakened one OF Furguson's brothers, who was
| sieepihg IN anotherToom, who Immediately came
IN. when the murderer went out at the door The
| other FurgersoH followed him, when the husband
went back into the house with a hoe in his hand
and beat the head Of his wife into perfect jelly
with the weapon. The murderer's brother, in-
stead of interfering to prevent the further abuse
OF the husband, ran with all the power of coward
ly desperation. The murderer was arrested, aud
- IN jail at this place awaiting his trial lie pre-
tends to be perfectly deranged since the affair." but
10 one seems disposed to believe him.
REMARKARLE C4sR-we have heretofore no.
ticed the case of kansfJrd Daniel, of Roanoke
county, who was convicted of an outrage upon his
afterwards granted trial and acquitted the
girl and her mother having acknowledged that
they swore falsely. A correspondent of the Lynch
burg Courier says:
ltis said that the joy of the innocent man was
almost beyond bounds, when he was released. lie
mourted aud shed tears for his prosecutors, and
jumped and shOutAi, and clapped his hands for joy
that he had escaped the thuuders of - punishment
which would have fillen SO heavily on the iu-
innocent. Verify it is better that pnety-nine.
who we believe to be guilty should escape, than
one innocent man to he punished. This plot orig
mated with the mother, and was agreed to by tbs
child, so that they might get the old man cut of
eway, when they proposed taking up with two
animals, in the form, but lacking tue morals of
men.
FATAL AcCDENT-We learn from the Salem Re-
gister that on the sd ult, Mr.. Moab Beckner, Of
Roanoke county. while engaged in striking down
tobacco in his tobacco house, fell from the fourth
tier of cross logs. and so badly injured as to
cause his death on the 10Th.
Sons OF TEMPERANcg.-The anniversary celebra-
ton of Petersburg Division, on Tuesday night
next, promises to he grand affair. There will be
a dinner, procession and an address by A. ".
Gormans Esq the talented editor of the spirit Of
the Age A large delegation from Richmosd will
participate.
The FIRE IN DoDDRIDGE CoUNTT--The Parkers-
burg News furnishes the particulars of the dsss-
trous firein West Union, Doddridge county, on the
night OF the 25th uIt:
At about II o'clock the upper part Of DR.. L. X.
Charters house discovered to be on fire, and
In few minutes the whole building was in flames.
The hotel aud storeroom of Mr.. James N. Foley
soon caught, and afterwards the residences of DIR.
Walker, Joseph Duty aud Calvin Do;son, the sad.
dler shop of Lewis Harness, and two other small
houses and thee stableo. all of which were entire
ly consumed. Mr. Foley's loss is estimated at from
i've to six thousan nd dollars Dr. Charters at about
three thousand, G. J. Stewards. who owned the
house occupied by DR.. Walker at eighteen hundred.
Lewis Harness at three hundred, and the others
at various sums, the whole amounting to twelve
or fifteen Thousand dollars, on all of which there
was no insurance. The fire is supposed TO be the
result of accident
MURDER IN THE SECOND DEGEEE.-Cook charged
with killing Mr.. Lawrence in February last, was
tried in the Circuit Court of Warren county, last
week, and convicted Of murder in the second de-
gree. Punishment-tiye years in the pententia-
ry.
"JEFFERsoN GUARDS is the name of military
company Just organized at Charlestown The roll
numbers ity-six men.
D.NvnLE ITEMs.-The following are from the
Danville Register of Thursday:
The r. & d. Railroad Company constructing
new anu S-tit'lt bH Tue ppPoSile sue Oh
the river The used is too short for some
of the engines on the road.
A parcel of Iugs sold on the street Yesterday at
So per cwt. Most of the tobacco coming in is
very common. the prices ranging from four TO six
dollars per hundred. for lugs.
The Wheat cropis said to be looking very well in
tins vicinity. though suffering some ust now, from
want of rain.
Sir. john X. Price has been elected director in
the panyilIe Savings Bank, ia place of DR.. 4. d.
Withers, resigned.
CONVENTION OF ELDERS AND DEtCoNs.-In accoT-
dance with previous notice this body, composed OF
"a large number of members from different parts oi
the State convened last evening in the High Street
Presbyterian Church, aud was duly organized. The
Rev. A. W. Miller, of the Tabb Street Church,
preached suitable sermon on the occasion.
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