The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-05-31

| LYHcHBuR0, May g.
| To-day has been one OF those delightful days
which it would Be the pride and( aeasnre Of 4
| novelist to describe, and as q holiday occasion
mas oeen more generally observed than 10 Gus.
tomary here. Numerous fishing parties wend-
ed their way both up and down the river
many OF them after becoming tired of pisca.
toriaI sport, which is quite an easy matter
mere Where an angler gets but two bites and q
hIooie In twenty-four hours, discarded their
rods and participated in a rural repast which
nad been specially served up for the occasion
flc-nlc parties were also numerous many of
mem left the city at an early hour in the
morning, and betook themselves to some or
the many shady groves which bedeck the
mountain slopes round about the city.
roNce matters have been 1ourishing all day
", w nlskey going up bringing its victims down.
Inc grand reception-room for these subjects,
IN the upper story OF the old crank sided
weather-beaten Market House, sometimes
caiied cage, is now filled to its utmost
capacity-showing greater increase in this
department OF trade than any other. Wool.
oridge and Edmondson, the parties referred to
In communication of yesterday as having been
arrested for disorcerly conduct and attempt
70 take the life of a courtezan in a house
on 12th street, were before the Mayor this
morning. The former had partial examina.
tion, and was convicted OF the charge of shoot.
IN with intent to kill. The latter was fined
- lor disorderly conduct on the Sabbath
woodbridge will probably have to board at
government expense for some time, as this is
MS second attempt to take life by shooting
within the past two weeks. he having shot al
a man named Banton, having little or no pro.
vocation for so doing
The official returns from the election in Am.
herst county, show that A. G.. Harrison is
elected Sheriff by $40 majority J. p Cole
man, for Commonwealth's ATTORNEY. has a
majority Of 2s7. The contest for the latter of.
flee was quite spirited
The trial of J. V. Duncan. for killing q.
w. Ralne last week. was commenced at A bing-
don to-day. Public feeling is represented as
being very much against the perpetrator OF SO
foul deed. The wife of the prisoner is a,
her fathers late residence in Ioodson. it is
SAID IN an almost dis trac ted condition On the
arrest Of her husband, she walked the dis.
lance OF three miles, through the mud cleay.
ing to the misguided man, who had been the
author or so much misery. Ok
LYNCHBURG, Va, MAY 30
"A lot OF tobacco was sold here Yesterday
Tor the very high price of S25l per hundred.
The official vote for this county, Campbell
shows Frank ThOrnton's ma Ority for Sheriff
to be So There We're three candidates in the
field, who ran for this office, each getting a
very respectable vote, as follows: Thornton
III, Coniey 655, Thomhiil 6U3
At Abingdon. last Monday, J. w. Duncan
was brought before the Court and sent on to
June Court for trial. No witnesses we're ex-
amined, although several were present. Pub
lie feeling is represen ted to be strong against
him that i: is thought, in case the affair was
to be heard, that he would stand Il poor chance
to get trial before jury, as it is thought the
public would take the matter in their own
hands. o. X.