Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-09-24
VIRGINIA ITEMS

90 NirviNiA ITEMS
Ihh aoeinkM on fas sourHsibE--rbe aeclden, on
this road last wednesday, Of mors serious char
aeter than We had supposed the fact that no greater
injury was done TO the passengers il p,aryelous The
ln'ehgsnSer gives the following of
II: The regular Mall train from this city to Tarmyle
en the Junction aer breakfast the crowd from Peters
burg to The Convention having been largely
nunos5s OF delegates and others the whole number
Aong not being less perhaps than so persons Nothing
TRANSFERRED until We had travelled about three miles when
all oil sudden shock and n perfect stand still Was
81 ~. y! ~, on ooa,u In moment the attention
overthrow of the Engine Tender and ,hre second
passenger cars Persons were wildly running 20 the
NrsvA eNpeeunS 70 hnd numbers killed, but strange
say no one was killed. although six persons were in one
OF the coaches smoking otherwise emploved Mt the
time OF the accident; all Of whom cscaped as II by mir
ae', Su, m0s' OF all oil them bruised aud badly
scratched The manner In which the Engine Tender
and coaches were thrown together becrars ccrp,ion
Mr. Bird the superintendent of the road who
N" ns "reek says that In all of his railroad peri
ehces such Siash up never before met his eve The
road itself for twenty thirty yards was completely tori,
up s's iron and everything The cars ran into each
1ener anu remained wedged together, bound 10y ten
Thousand sphntcrs aud fragments and the Engine was
found not less than fifteen yards from the railroad trck
we again repeat that in reviewing this brcakage We are
n oy' ~ "onuer no" IL was that no killed The
IonoMhg persons were slightly woundei-w T. Peter
son, X. Stone, JAS Luiscy Charlie. Irving rcuem,,,
IRON Mississippi, Mr. JAS Murphy the Engineer and IN.
fireman who was negro The occurrence took place At
Dckinsons crossing, eleven miles from Farmvillc The
passengers remained at that place from A. NJ until
l.2 ~, when special train reached them from Farm
vile. having been teegraphed for
Mr.. Murphy the engineer cyinced nresepee of mind
and devotion TO the multitude he was intrus,.l with
Truly honorable, brave and priiseworhy Seeing that
the run OIL was irresistible, he ordered the fireman to
save his lite by jumping Off while he remained Mt his
post, and partially succeeded in reversing the engine rs
Il was making its fearful leap Nor did he then forsak.
his place although terribly bruised by the plunge of the
locomotive but continued the platform never leRy.
ing II nnnl ever steam cock opened and all the fire
eSunguished. This deserves mead of praise Great
er than that bestowed upon conqucror. Nor did the
passengers fail to award him credit and a thousand
thanks for his noble and uncr
tue trying and mornentous circumstances
fos rue fE>irENrIAEr. A woman named Biddy
welsh has been sentenced to the Pcntentary for one
year, by the County Court of Ohio.
SHOOTING AFFRAY-On Wednesday the ,t,b ;,.
saws the DauVhle Register, rather unfortunate SHOOTING
ARRAY took place at Sandy Level in Pttsyvania county
IN which pistols were freely employed aud number of
snots exchanged; though mortal wounds were riyen
Inc diihcuy seems to have grown out of suit In Cont
and the principals in the combat were one of the u,r,i
10 'hS snlt anu witness in the case viz James Glenn
ems and w T. Gilbert. The rencoutre commenced wb
the latter gentleman giving in his deposition in ,b
case TO which the former is party During the melee
Two other by-.tanders, Mr.. Clemens aud Mr. Gilbert
friends and relatives of the principals participated i'm the
hight and joined in the shooting We have heard v,r;
statements of the affair but forbear TO publish anv y.
SION OF Tor the present. This much however can lie
said positively: all four OF the above named conhatant
were shot-he two principals seriously one receiy
ing severe wound in the side the other in the thigh
Ten shots fired, four of which only took sn, and
tue oHstahders were frequently placed in imminent peril
DEArH or Az ES-VIEGNIAN EpiroR-We r,pre, IN
learn the death of Mr. J. Gal,n Paxton formerly Ed
tor of the Lynchburg Republican He died few DAYS
ago at the residence Of his brother in Mississippi Mr.
Paxton took charge Of the Repnbliran in nr,o,,tr
1852, aud conducted it until 1886 in, connection viii
Charles Irving, Esq He graduate of the Virginia
Military Institute was young gentleman of sense and
character and has left large circle of relatives ami
friends TO mourn his early death.
TonACCO INSPECTIoN-Tbe D,rv;us T-,ns.-:., - |
The establishment OF tobacco inspection At Danylle
Virginia. >'
ELycrED PREsrDENr.-Hon. John 5. Garlic has becr |
elected President OF the Merchants and Farmer' RAM
1t Clarkshurg, va.
CATTLE N fAUeUIFE.-One or two droves OF stock |
cattle have arrived in fauquer. One sale is reported of
1 small drove, at about cents per pound gross
BrESr To DEATH--ln Po,ahontas county. Va. ON |
Nondsy last little daughter OF Mr. Seldon eleven y,a
Of age, upset candle and fire her dress She ran
screaming out of the house but was so badly burned he
fore she reached ncighbors that she died the ne, day
DEATH oF A wELL-yNowS VIRGINIAN-Dr Edward |
II. Barton, native OF Virginia but aitcry a resident NJ
Columbia g. where lie had married died in that city
On Monday last.
PEoFESSoR ELEcTID-The Central PRESBYTERIAN ststes
hat the Union Theological Seminary in Virginia h,v.
unanimously elected Rev Thos T.. Peek, pastor of the
Central Presby Church in Baltimore TO the vacant
iE9tSf1TSbP IN that Seminary. The Baltimore Patriot
- ., m'Dhir urnhaha that Mr Peck may accent
StNr ON-Ihc case of James X. Cheatham cb.r,aJ |
with maciously and unlawfuly shooting Geoy.,a Need
slave, the property of Sarah f. Moody Win intent ~
XII was before the county Court of Chesterfield We'd
lesday The sent TO the Circuit Conf and ~
prisoner admitted to bail in the sum of $500
JUnGE GHoLSON-Thc gentlemen of the Bar WIN have |
been in attendance Dnwiddie Court speak in th |
hshes, terms OF the manner in which Judge Gholson
wears his hOnors
Sentence PASsED.-In the Circuit Court in ses.;o, i;
ortsmouh the counsel for Grant and Foster convicted
II Arson, submitted Tuesday motions for new trials
'ut Ia DON cases they were overrulcd by the Court
,hich then pronounced the Of the law Frnnc
w. Grant TO ten years, and James Foster to 1--WE years in
he pehitcntary. ~ "