The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-03-05
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Co-respondence of the Richmond Dispatch
Sale Of Real Estate The o. and A. K. X. B,idg.
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Co-rsspondence of the Richmond Dispatch
| Sale Of Real Estate The o. and A. K. X. B,idg
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LYNcHBURe, Va, March 4.
The property known as "City Hotel" 3
| Main street, and owned bv Wilson, Morris 4
CO., was sold on Wednesday last, at pubii
auction, for &7OO0-Sl, 900 of which was pait
| cash, and the remainder to be paid in eQ ual in
| stalmeDts Of 6, IL and - smonths-C r. Phelps
purchaser The house, after being remodeiet
| ana undergoing necessary repairs, will be re
opened by Mr. Charles Phelps, Of Liberty
| The new thoroughfare now being opened
| which will lead from the depot OF the Lynch
| burg and Alexandria Railroad will intersec
| Main street just at this Hotel, which make II
| one OF the most desirable locations in the city
The frame tenement, ~ Main street. from tins
| 81 feet and running back 66 feet, was sold The
| same day for $2,U5O.
The work on the bridge across James river
| Of the Alexandria Railroad, is propressino
| rapidly, and it is contemplated TO complete
| that portion across the largest prong by the
lst of April, provided the weather should prove
| favorable.
| 1t is rumored that penny paper. neutral in
| politics. will shortly be pm blished In this city
and TO that end. learn, preparations are bel n 8
| made. The success of such an en terprise will
at least admit of some doubt, but energy and
| perseverance, backed by the "ready down y
will accomplish almost any thing, an it is said
| that the parties who contemplate the prolpc
are literally endowed with the above, as well
as all other necessary qualifications.
Charles Wood, the young man from Bedford
| county, who was SO badly hurt some four or
| five weeks past, on the Virginia and Tennessee
| Railroad, that his life was despaired of, has
| nearly recovered. OK
| VERY SERIOUS ILLNESS OF THE ATTORNEY
| tENERAL.-We are panied to announce tha
! the condition Of Judge Black changed very
| much for the worse between niue and ten
| O'Clock this morning and messengers were dis.
| q lpH n has tp n y,hN i,iA Irg Iot
| and Miller. He is suffering violent pain iu
| the region OF the heart
| Latsr-2 +. M-Judge Black ia much easier
| at this hour, and in the opinion Of his physi-
Clans his general condition is much the same
| as on yesterday Washington star, Saturday.
| No HoPEF FOR SSTEPuENs-The Norwich (Ct
| Bulletin states that Col. John L. Wait, whu
| has just returned from Richmond, Va, width
| er be went for the purpose of securing, if pos
| slble, commutation of the sen tence of Aaron
! ID. stephens, expresses the opinion that the et-
forts made in behalf of the prisouer will be OF
no avail, and that Stephens will be executed
| according 10 the sentence OF the Court.
| BREACH OF PROMISE CAsEs.-The eldes
daughter of 4 Methodist clergyman at Natick
| Mass, has sued flour and grain dealer in
| ston, FOR breach of promise, laying her dam
| ages at Sl0GG0. A New Hampshire gentleman
| has also sued II married woman III the same
| town. tor deceiving him, by giving herself
| away to another man. He thinks he has been
injured about $1,000 worth.
| EARTHQUAKES IN SAN FRANCISCO IN ISUS -
The 18th volume of the provincial State papers
| in the archives of CalifOrniasin the Surveyor
| Generals office, shows that eIght teen shocks OF
| ear'h uake were felt at the Preside of San
| Francisco between the 2lst OF june. ists and
| the 17th July OF the same year--a period of III
days.
SUICIDE BY BoY-Ilenry Blaisdeil, aged
| II. was cOmmt ted lNll last SATURDAY. pypu
| ing, in w oodstock, VI, for some trifling Of
renee, and was found dead in his cell the fol-
lowing morning, having committed suicide by
hanging himself to the bar of his cell win
dow.
SUIT FOR LIBEL-Gerrit Smith has com
menced suits against thr New York Demo
cratic COMMITTEE individuality, for SJ,lutA
damages. for connecting his name with Joh q
Browns RAID as one OF the aidrrs aud abe tors
| There are about 50 members of the Commi ttee
| ana Gerritt Will nett >2,5bO,UUi, or-nothing
A RARE PETITION -Ppiitions have been ad
dressed 10 TIE Legislature of ono asking
! tnem Il appoint il day OF IastlIg aud pIus VI
| 10 atone tor the sin they committed by appro.
| pr!atng SJ.U1o Tor drunkenness and debtucn- :
cry, III thar tr~atSgtven 10 rtyer legislatures o!
| kentucky and Tennessee.
| EXPENSES OF TIE SEVENTH REGIaENT.-I,
Is stated that the travelling expenses of the
New ork Seventh Reg Eiment u Washington.
| we're $3.50 s., and that The private expenses
| ot each man average about 500. This makes /;
total Of about S2u,buU.
| SALE OF A FARM.-C"l Win. S. Kemper ha,
| purchased the farm known "ClIiton,' II
! Fairfax county, Va, about three miles iron
| Alexandria, tor &y,UtU, being about iUU pei
| cent. over the amount paid by its late owner
| w. +. q Quisenbury.
| Cows POISONED BY PAINT.-Geo. W. Jen
1
| three valuable cows recently. MIR. J. had lef
| keg OF green paint standing in the yard W icl
| was licked by the cows ana caused their dea h
FORTUNATE LOITERER.-The Toronto &C
W. Leader, in acknowledging the receipt q
| papers from Mr.. Charles worth, says, f" He
| was one hour late for the Hungarian. Thal
hour saved his life.
BERMUDA POTAToEs.-rhe lack of labor
| according to The Bermudian,'' is likely 10 Sc
| riously reduce the amount of seed potatoes
planted this spring, and OF course to affect the
| ensuing crop.
| ENrICED OFg.-Rev John Miller, of Lex
| ington, Va, has just lost u female slave which
| he carried TO Phlade phia to live, the aboli
| tionists having seduced her off from her mas
| ter.
| HO! FOR Pixies PEAK-A party of twenty
| four Georghns went through Memphis oi
| their way to Pixies Peak 2,ln ult. We ob
| serve tnat emigration - setting tAAt way frOU
| various quarters.
| PAID OFF.--The Shepherdstown tVa.) Troop
who We're on duty III Charlestown Tor seyera
| weeks pas I, were discharged on Tuesday iast
! and were paid off on Wednesday. amounting
| TO 81, $40.
| LIBERAL.-The city of Portland, Me, Ia
contributed seven cents To the Washington
| Monument, since the collection boxes hay
| been placed in the post-ottice Of that 0ty.
! ANOTHER STRIKH.-The Newburypor'
| fMass) Herald unders lands that the plumb
| ers and coppersmiths OF that city are now oI
"A strike.
| VIM. &. Moore, of Orange county, Va ha
| been elected President of The Frederic Ks bu r,
and Gordons,iiie Railroad, vice Dr. j. :
| Wexford, resigned.
Dr. Bayne, the extensive peach grower IL
| Prince Georges county, Md, states tha
| crop.
| Major Gaines, paymaster of the army, diet
| AT Fort Smith, ON the isth nit, from bein,
| thrown from his buggy eight weeks pre-
| yiously.
| Gen. Whitney, the new Collector OF BostC n
| entered upon the duties of the office on the Is
| inst.
About S5C0,G01 have been subscribed in Lex
| ington, Miss, To build and put In operation
| cottoE fac tory.
| An Aquatic Theatre has been lately gotte,
up on board the United States receiving -shII
North Carolina
| Cant Alexander Garrett W ho was tor man,