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Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1860-01-04
To the Be-Drugged and Poisoned Cit
Izens OF wheeling md Vicinity.

To the Be-Drugged and Poisoned Cit
liens OF Wheeling and vicinity.
You are overrun with deluge Of the vilest com
pounds in the form of alcoholic Drinks that
emanated from that pest of society the LoUoR MIXER
They sold to you luxury, Orthey dispensed
to you as Medicine, and either the effect is
the same.
There is but way to escape and that is to use
as a luxury medcament, safe and reliable stimu-
lant sold under stamp and SEAL which renders it
tain that it has not been tampered with. Such
article is
Charles London Cordial Gin,
which distilled under inspection of the British Gov
eminent, Is delicatey favored unlike any other Gn)
with some Of the valuable restorattves of the
Vegetable Kingdom, and is by far the most healthy
beverage extant
The MOST EMINENT PHYSICIANS oP EUROPE AND ATEE-
only recommend its by the hnle and heartily
but prescribe it medicine whore . Stimulant Is
required.
THE FEMALE SEX will find it not only pleasant Cor
dial but a certain relief In sunsrings OF periodical
character
ANALYTICAL CHEMISTS OF ALL RANKS pronounce it
perfectly pure and its restorative merits Incompatible
Sold only quart and pint bottles by all DQu6oEsIs
GracERs, &c
For sale in wheeling, Va, by Il. II. LOGAN CO.,
40 Main street, T. b. JOHNSTON, 176 Market ST., and
OtheTE.
EDMUND C. CHARLES, General Agent.
DEPOT, No. 10 BROADWAY, y Y.
mylT-'5gd&wllm
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1860-01-04
SPECIAL NOTICES.
AMBROTYPES FOR 10 CENTS!

At PartrIdge's Palace OF Art, No. 11sI
Main Street, East Side, few doors
above Monroe St.
Two Pictures of one person for 20 cts.
As Likenesses have been advertised to be made in
Wheeling for time past, below the regular rate'
and wishing to supply all demands will for few
days make Ambrotypes greatly reduced prices our
facilities enabling to do without discomoding
our regular customers.
WHAT WE ADVERTISE TO 10, WE WILL Do
dec2o
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1860-01-04
CITIZENS DEPOSIT BANK

CITIZENS DEPOSIT BANk,l
January I'd. 1860
TIME DIRECTORS OP THIS BANK HAVE THIS
dav declared Dividend off per cent. the cap
ital stock out Of the profits of the last six months,
payable on and after the 5th January.
jan4 JOHN X. MILLER, Cashr.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1860-01-04


JOHN r. MILLER, Cazh'r.
The undersigned, a committee appointed to exam
inc The accounts Of the Citizens Deposit Bank, do
hereby certify that the above statement is correct
J. K. DICKEN-
I. II. WILLIAMS
ian4 join f. WILSON.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1860-01-04
LIGHT CARRIAGESAND HARNESS,

osEEg> LOCATION IN TIE ATITEN-EuA
49, Iiriidins corner Market : JOAN streets
6Ti-Ss7;s. tie ''I-tonl Hun-- Wh-eiinG- Va A''aH-
hand Marriages .! superior N"rknlishil' SaIIAu
:I L. ti-fa-ti,. 4l-J W"Tk built 10 order 81
I'll. Iat.-t styI anil most improved patterns At tie
-. ,r,,-L 81 - my1S-iy
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-05-04
y ACARU. ='=='-=7--7----'-'
Z ~ The LADIES OF RICHMOND.
- Miss RLpEfst,a II CT s1IrN

0 ~ The LADIES OF RICHMOND.
s. 'aead re.noaMafiss Mss RkBEcCA SEMUN
~ vii aren ~ my announce To the ladies that
iyiu,lta s,"si room ths day MONDAY with
III IL BOYS 10, ~, ,Sbidren's Cinfhing. such as
As ana aJht ph tSS -, - ACQ u UEs, ,APHONs,
G'soneiv Aesefy article suitable for Il child, all
Sseaabls ,hibfotdtrsa aud made, 1, o in the rno,t
- aahds,,,.s' 'i T., 10 please the most ftstidious
pk aWFs styles EhNe' just receiVed'
y 5snSS, ssJ 4, ,t,llNKiNG. EMBRoIDERING and
s..%ai.,s, rn,,s nat,ah Eh BULLION WORK done At
y sfffffts lfff Is a' ai'ssMrLAR's GAUNTLErrs and
fs..klads of EtsiS description made to order,
ltsaalNNEf. ski irn'1A TAaiiA LA repaired.
. ss.stt artlets "a. ,ni aud shAWLS for infants.
i va q her 1ifas f'.s at Miss REBECcA nEMON'S
- csase les u.'st u'st tesideat;e, two sioars iAel.w
= a.. eA Hotel. Main ST. mv zs-3w.
'>.snfifnan. IlMEEREh" IASnf ~ M"rn TnE
sgis, RlcsiiihnnnSsEUR1 Roam. Im, Miles ne.
Fast % ID. AMI wrrUIM na
ssa stALg.@W YORK RIVER RAiLkOAD,
sa and e.a, n.s authorized 10 sell tia above
~ al s3joins liz ~ recent suIye,, Attsts
w, ssaa otls,s9 .he lands of Georse Al Savage.
vi aitsr Rasi,aaha IL within half a mile III the
ie,sl1' sogsrsd 80; The larger p0rt.on ~ the |
's and portian ofisinai AID secondary |
ssss. and i,sk -. ~ II ~ beavIiy covered with
h Nil. ss aisehttoa ..f ti.,. ~. Dysmns
s anits viii assstluiiy a called to ti.s ais,vs land.
1's 'efa9a III ~, aSpRabe, and ipuy credit sivss,
ID 'sgns ne 80. pnfehnse moReS and. II d.
4, sses 10 .,'i',of or real estate In Ricianond.
'"DDis i AyYEsssoEEY. yY g oEYs A1e.,.. ~
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-05-04

PROFESSIONAL CARDS

4 T. Ma. LEElhlN0...
D>-G. MRS. WOOL u r. Cnnnrr Ara
leecher. l32 Main street. over g. Suhe Tian = Gun
Store. sign oil the big Gun Mrs. w has Tor yeaT0
versaI s ,tIstactton
Mrs. w, viii attend those requiring her seY-
wees, At all hours, day or nis ht.
N. b.-LEECHES Tor sale. Orders from tho
country carefully packed. ap 1O-Sm
4 NOTICE To the LaDlNH.-N,..
O>A JANE A. WILLIAMS. NJ. D., has re-
moved to Broad. between lst and Foushse streets
south side, and - prepared to treat all fOfms 0k
diseases pecnliar to females and children
stetTics. .nxV1ws
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-05-04

A MARRIAGE In FAsuIosABLE L.iSE-The
marriage Of Hon. ]. L. Bouligny, of Louisi.
ana, 10 Miss Parker, OF Washington was cels
brated on Tuesday with much splsndor Pres
ideat Buchanan. Wee President Breckinridre.
Senators Douglas, ebay. Hammond and 9TH
eTs. were among the distinguished gnests. The
from New York, Boston, Albany aud other
Northsrn cities.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-05-04

me hdfsS, at New Market, near Petersburg
are 10 commence on the Sih ins t., and the week
promises 10 be an exciting one to the lovers Of
the sport Besides the usual purses and stakes
there are to be two ma tchps-one at mile bears
Tor 81 900, between Mr.. Hare's "Oysterman. ;,
ana Mr.. McDtniel's chesnut fliiy by Griffs
Eamnndson-and the other, four mile hea Is.
be'ween Oysterman aud Annette Hall for
SIuoo0 ne first of these matches is 70 come
OH on Tuesday. aud the last ON Saturday; and
We have no doubt that many of our citizens
VIII VISIT the Cockaders ON the occasi ion, 20
witness the spirited contests expec ted Io take
place.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-05-04

tS y SnS ~ y, Ii SIRt EFT. NEAR TO LEIGH
hhtf FOR SALE We are au.hoIizer
l .,sSn tat very desirable RESI- DE.NCE, located
+ .'''e' now III the occupancy of Mr.. Joseph
'lf,A' ana ado ming the residence of Nr. Benia
G.t'd, A. Ihe lot ironts 50 feet on the vast
5 =. ',n street. running back l20 feet to an ALE,
'r .T I."elh- has nine rooms. besides ample ser
nj - Iasc"h11IIiiodatlons. ana is supplied with gas
9 9 ''teI' he neIghborhooi is An excellent one
s.. & IFIe Ieh. ehttte IS Improving IN value Pos.
- ,,A wen i5t June. 1850 For terms. apply to
NY ~. hODDIN 4 aPfERSNN amrfs
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-05-04

Light CIT OG.-Under the ordinance Of the
city, if a gas iaker leaves a tenement without
paying his gas bill, his successor cannot OBJ
tain gas unless he first pays up old scores
made to protect the city against all loss but
would be more just if it required payment t
from the owner of the property, who can
readily secure il when collecting his rent
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-05-04

hENDiTloN or FuGITIvEs.-T RUNAWAY
slaves, bcionging To citizens OF FREDERICK
county, MAJ iand, were, on The lst instant
surrendered to the agents of their oyu.rs ~,
commissioner Belts, of New York city. Upon
'heir identification both of them said they
wanted io lawyer, and We're ready to 20 home
"S"in' Where, IL appears, each has wife and
children. There WAS no excItemant on ,hai
behalf, and no attempt 10 rescue them. The
commercial Advertiser says that. since TN.
actneni OF the fugitive slave law, there has
ne.er Deeh a case III that district which has
created SO little excitement or given so Iit,I.
trouble 10 otheauthorities, as this.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-05-04

Nof H,nrd.-The charge against Henry G,
Williams, "A grocer, who lives on I'd street, of
receiving two hogs and six bags Of corn,
knowing them to be stolen, was not disposed
OF by the Mayor yesterday, because OF the alb
sence of witnesses. The inves tigafion was
postponed until The llth inst, and the prisoner
admitted 10 bail.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-05-04
Correspondents ofthe Richmond Dispatch.
Accidents on the Raifroad-Bmsiness. &c.

AhNCHBUR0, "a, May =.
Last evening, between and O'Clock as Mr.
VIM BnrAs. Of Amherst county, was on mis-
way nome from this city, he very imprudentIy
attempted to ride through 4 deep cut, about
ionr miles from this place, on the Lynchbu ~
ana Alexandria Railroad, with u view to
shorten his route home; but when about half
way through. he saw the cars approaching
and Immediately discovered that he had not
time 10 retrace his steps. So he sprang from
ms morse, which he left standing on the track
Out mad hardly done SO when the engine came
up, struck and instantly killed the horse. The
tIain was stopped, and the dead horse removed
from the track but this morning. as John
Harrison, watchman on the road. passed
through the cut, he discovered that the horse
nad been replaced on the track 1t is supposed
tha', being unable to re."Ove the carcase with
out assis tance. he started up the road with a
view 10 signal the train, which was now ran.
Ioly approaching down heavy grade. From
some imperfecfion, the signal given was net
seen py tne engineer until close upon the nm
fortunate man, who, from careless ness or some
unaccouhtabie cause, stood still, and let the cars
fun m over MN, resulting in nstant death,
nus Ilttie business of any kind has been
uoihs win us for several days past in conse
quehce OF the very untavorable and disaeree
ape rainy weather, which is uncommonIy in.
o' May .. K.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-05-04
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY.

TO THE EvOTERSOF CHESTER.
- FIkl COUNTY-rbe Office of COM
MONWEALTH'S ATTORNEY for the County Of
Chesterfield be'ny vii hin the range Of INV prOfes-
sonal empoy ment. would be for that reason and
thatxeason only, an acceptable position 10 mo /
therefore accrd I" the requests Of a nmmlsar of
voters, recently expressed. and declare m, self \
candidate for the snnrases OF the people, At tho
next. at whrh time the office il 70 be filed for ths
regular term Of four years. ~
ap ll-tde C C. McRAE
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-05-04

Dan Rtce's Great ShoU is TO be here on tho
llth and 18th inst, and from its novelty will
attract thousands to see it. Friends who have
seen thls exhibition, assure us that nothing of
the kind has ever before been seen in Virginia.
ana tnat no one can see il without being in.
structed and amused In Washington and
elsewhere 1t has been literally patronized by
the best class Of citizens, and never fails to
draw immense audiences
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-05-04

COMPLIMENT TO THE TRAINERS OF HEENAN.
PorteI's Spirit OF the Times says, the friends
OF Heenan in New York have determined 10
present Jack Mcdonald with a splendid trot-
'ing pony, wagon, aud harness, Tor his KIND
services To the Boy. If he does not come to
tals country, the testimonial Will be shIpued
10 HIM. Subscription lists TO procure suitable
testimonials for both Mcdonald and Cusjck
nave also been opened At Phiiadelph and
New York.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-05-04

A Slow RUN.-There has been for , x,.aa1
past a run upon the Tecumseh tOnio) Bank.
Holders OF bills. 10 the amount OF ,buut fan
thousand dollars, have beset the doors of the
insli'ution nut rs the notes are redeemed in
specie, and the only coin used in Huuiurtinn
are IlNe cent pieces, IL may be readily Under
stood that but little progress is made in the
work. During the forenoon of Tuesday last
1t Is said that the holpls in the Diace o.t mora
money IMAM the bill-hoiders, although, ii tht.
latter wait long enough, they viii set their
Ell tire claims.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-05-04

Attempt at House Breaking-A daring effort
was made last Tuesday night TO force an en-
trance into the lumber house Of Messrs Jones
X Co, on Dock street, bat proved unsuccess-
full. We understand thar the thieves actually
succeeded in breaking three strong locks, but
failed to force an inner door. which was
barred and boiled in the most secure manner
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-05-04

Young Wand rer.-At a late hour last Wed
nesday night the watchmen arres ted and
Gagged lad named Patrick Cunningham who
was wandering about the Streets and said he
had no place to stay. The Mayor, very pro-
periy determined to send him to the Over.
seers of the Poor, to be put to work, as he has
no mother, and has already been in Jail once
or twice for associating with bad bows. and
stealing.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-05-04
OPENING or STRING of
SPRING MILLINERY.

~ MRS DAVIS & SISTER. 2I& Broad SlEs5
- between sih and sth, North SIDE have Iust
s,ys1 a .aTge and varied assortment of
SPRING MILLINERY,
.A-.ong al the latest stt les, To which We invite
90. etfsrtiaB of the Ladies'. Also. n large assort
~ rS 81 Chl!dren's GOODS.
=. We ~il open our SPRING STYLES On
n = IN - StA J.. fnS itN INST. an 2-ty
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-05-04
WHITE ANDHLACX

= - -. - |" y y y = n A ]. ! p F. a L |.
-. :. II NuS This WATERING PTAi,E
y. .e "pen i"r the reception of visitors ON the
- %. Sdne IL IS situated on the l,as aad IN
p. rt'f q ~, iFFf"l" arf I-RGcsS,s RaffTOni.
i.. ai "hich depot an UNNi 81 : wall ;slua,s I've
iaaa vaitins. on 'he arrival III tne cars to con
5s, tlssrngers ~ the Sprlnxs
-se WHITE and RlACK SULpHIrH
~, thN nave enrcted numerous cures The
WHITE : LtH t IL. aEEFay ated cases of I,s
,',s '-seiipu@ ahectlou q: the Liver. ktaneys and
.'dsr. General Debility. anf especially diseases
. As Nervous system, AVID those diseases re
I % females the BLACK SULPHUR ali
.r ,ni diseases al the SaIn. aggravated cases of
-.rsF. ana otheF efuptlons OF the SKIN
~. ACCOMMODATION are ecual to anv .,
.gaad ~ the mountains ot VIrsInia ana the
tF.F ami ATTEh DANTS Of the most sat,e
h-an chtfAc'er, to2ethcr with a fine Is AND or
,.l, 'Ld Yer, other attraction usually fnund
f'17f-casS " / fRlNS PLACES--as to All of
yar7 We i'c leave IN refer to the larse nuHiber
t PERSONS who have heretofore visited the nj acc
# fI3-d5n J. a. HEFELFlNGER Prnn'r
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-05-04

HORRIBLE TRAGEDY IN NEW JERSEY
Woman and Fonr Children Burned TO Death.-On
Monday afternoon, about five O'Clock a build
ing IN Orange, N. j., was destroyed by fire, and
a woman and three children perished in the
flames. Another child was SO badly burned
that It died shortly after being rescued
Ihe building was occupied by Jonathan Hobs,
blacksmith, who had his shop IN the first floor
ana occupied the upper part rs Il dwelling
lne hre caught near the stairway thus cut
tlng on retreat from above although the
second noor was not over eight ieet from the
ground Mrs. Hobs had recently been con-
lined with twins, and she, with the infants
ana one other child, persisted tetore assis tance
could reach them. Another child Il daughter
OF Patrick Bnrke. about 10 years old who hap
pened To be iii the room At the time. was also
so severely burned that she died in about two
honrs after. This girl stated, after being res
cned, that Hobs, who was shoeing horses at the
time, Set fire TO Il pile OF shavingS near the
stairway and then loc ked the door and ran
away. Others say that the fire caught nv
sparks from the anvil Hobs was in Newark
n. j., last evening, stating that his wife and
SIX children had been burned to death in
Orange, before he could have known the mar
ticulars OF the affair. Officers have been dis
pa tcied in search of Hobs, and they will
obabiy succeed in capturing him.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-05-04

A MURDEREsS CONvICTED.-In the De kalb
Circnlt Cour; OF Indiana, last week, a Mrs
Elizabeth Knapp was convicted of numbering
her husband and sentenced for lite TO the pen.
ltehtiary They had been married for a ne
riod of upward of fifty wears
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-05-04

Lritiag B,H.-The programme of Ell tertaiu-
inents at the Theatre Tonight is varied aLd
Interesting. Mr. Chanfrau, The star OF the
evening is announced for six charac ,ers, ia
eacn Oh wn!cn he Is said to beexcelient. First
on the bill is the EXTRAVAGANZA of Vuri-
cites, which is full of interest ting and anus
ing changes. Next is the local drama of
a Glance az New York, in which Chanfrau
plays leading part. And last, is the nauti-
cal drama of the Ocean Child, or the Wife,
Mother and Maniac-a drama said to lie fun
OF good points-and which will be cast in the
full strength Of the company
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-05-04

Da. RopxRr HuxrxH. os Naw YORK.-Ous
the coNmaaipstloa whch we pu1lisAe1 In yester-
dAl nispateh. f!um ~ psa q t4i4 1ASsaolAa. -
Diseases IT the Thsoat and Lnngs. 10 NJ, AUM-
TkR's letter On CAfAkaH, which appeAyS il our
t!cuias Attentions IL oar .ftisaas Who sulor f5eu
ssss aNsaSesosf N s.A a.s,daeas aala4y. leMip1ie0
" 1leAmoaA within . iew days..
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-05-04

HIGH WoRDs.-To explain the facilities of
travel which mark The age, an Engishman
saio mat during the present year he had eaten
sandwich on the top of the great pyramid in
Egypt, drank the heal h of q ueen Vic torja ON
the verge OF tho crater OF Vesuvius. and becn
rather sharply scoided by his wife onIthe sum
nit of Mont Blanc!
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-05-04

The New York Observer states that the
Presby terian Board of Domes tic Missions will
report this year an Increase of more than 800
900, and the Board of Foreign Missions a stii,
further Increase or upwards OF $50. 900 over the
Income of The previous year.
r. r. Neal. II native OF Kanawha county. Va.
mas been appointed Attorney General of Ari.
zona territory.
There are in North America 500, 600 French
inhabitants, viz: 4oU,0U0 in the United States
and $4,000 IN British America
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-05-04

THE PRINCE OF WALES MovEMENTs-The
Montreal Gazette Of the Both nit, says that he
date of the departure of the Prince of Wales
from England to this continent will be the
18th OF July, with a fleet Us Lefore published
His first port ON this side of the Atlantic will
be ST. Johns, Newfoundland. Thence he will
proceed To Halifax; and thence cross over the
country aud visit st. John, N. H., and Freder.
ickton. III practicable hs will thence cross
over To Shediac, where his feet will 20 round
to meet him, and proceed up tie river to Il ae-
bee. II he finds difficulty in getting to Sheaiac
he may cross 10 Portland and come over the
Grand Trunk railway 10 oehec or Montreal
From this he will 60 TO Kingston, aud thence
10 Ottawa. From Ottawa t0 Toronto; theucs
across tho lake to the Iaiis and back by rail to
Tia milton. he will 20 u Snrnia 70 see the
Grand Trunk works there. and travel over the
western States isrog. Go 10 Washington and
be tbs guest OF the Presidents thence visit the
Atlantic cities and have his feet meet him at
or, probably, IL he comes by Port
land, his Departure may b from Z uehec. and
b. may take the 0raad Trunk from Portland
nft~r tbs completion OF his tour IN the United
States,
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-05-04

CfsfERMEN JuBILANT.-The prowess of
'ohl T. ieenah In his contest with Tom Say =
efs mas been hailed by the oystermen OF Phiia-
ueIpnit WIN every demonstration OF delight.
oh MONDAY they gayly dressed all their craft
AT Spruce street wharf in colors ensigus and
other decorations significant of victory.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-05-04

DEATH Al DINNER TABLE-Stephen M
~ naroie, senior landlord of the Elm House in
Portland, Me-, died very suddenly on Thurs
DAY. He was seated at the dinner table when
In the act of passing some dessert to u friend
near, his head inclined towards his wife at his
SIDE, and falling upon her shoulder he expired
without i struggle.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-05-04
Correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch.
'"fTeSf"s he'stons Ssrrices-High Prices fe,
Land, SC.


MiDDLEBURG, LoUDoN Co, VA..>
May 1st, 1860. {
Las sunday was great day with the rrli.
eious community in this vicinity. Mr. John
TieAet', an infuen tial and highly Respectable
gentleman, was solemnly set apart to the work
OF me ministry i'll connection with the Ban
atst Church On the same occasion two dea-
cons were ordained. Rev. A. + dickinson
p!eaehed Rev. W. S. Ryiand presented the
% Iiole. Rev G. w. Harris delivered the
Charge. Rev w. ID. Thomas presented the
right hand of fellowship and Rev. g. G. Bit.
,ans, Ing oneled the ordaining prayer. In the af.
leihooh mass meeting was held in behalf of
.olPolteurage, and $50 raised, which was al
terwards increased TO Siiu ~ GA
HIght Deiore last we mad a severe frost and
i1ars are entertained that the fruit IS aIl
hiiien. IL Is now raining, and the farmers feel
much encouraged, rs they have been SUFFERING
1or some time foi rain. The crops in All this
region have failed for several years and there
Is great scarcity ofprovisions Ccnseouent
y the price of breads tutf is high, and the far.
mers are com planning OF 'hard times ;, though
the price OF land has not been reduced Some
SAFES nave been made ut 500 and $40 per acre
a lot near this village sold the other dav for
$500 per acre.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-05-04

EARTHoUAKE.--The Athens (Tehu) Post
states that on Tuesday Dight about O'Clock.
severe shock OF an earthquake was felt at
that place The shock, which was preceded
Dy heavy Earring sound, lasted some five
seconds. The wave or motion, was from a
lt,ie west OF south. The shock was percep-
IDle to people on the street as we'll as in doors
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-05-04

"a 1oUNG GIRL HANGING ii ERsEL ELF-On
ednesday night last Miss DeIiah Vanduyar
aoeu seventeen years, whose mother, q widow.
resides about two miles north of Ia I,,aira'
Scottcounty, Iowa, was found hanging by the
meek, DEAD, IN Il stable near the house 1t an
pears that there was singing class in the
heiSH pornood on that evening, and her bro ther
anu Sis ter attended it, She left the house and
her mother supposed she had gone also. Upon
the return OF the family from the school her
"nseiice oeihS made known to her no her
seaIcn was made and her body found Us abo, =
aescfibed Disappointed affection is SAID 10
nave been the cause of her com mittiuy The ac; /;
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-05-04

Creating a Stir.-The en- nforcement of the rev =
enue law has driven from the market places
all vendors of foreign fruits, and will proba i.
biy put 10 hight such dealers as sell potatoes
and other vegetables brought from Northern
States. Indeed We are not sure that it does
not design 10 break up all sorts of huckster-
ing III the necessaries OF life, and 10 put res
me trade OF pediars. The Commissioners of
the Revenue and other officers ought to see
that the law is complied with, or report and
have prosecuted all offenders against ii.