The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-08-28
FREDERICKSBURG, August Is, 1866.

FREDERICKSBURG, August =, 1860.
The murder of Augustus Limerick and
wife, in Stafford county, three miies iro'"
Fredericksburg, on Saturday night, mas
produced deep feeling OF ihsccu,nH
even among the least e\ctapie OF tIc
country people Of this section. foio"h'S
ouicklv the murder of young Motley on
the highway. il plainly shows that we nave
in our midst idle and vicious creatures VINO
will resort 10 the most ficndiSh eNpcdlehts
to procure what they are unwilling TO
work for. | telcgraphcd You yesterday
brief account of this murder, and at the
time | write have heard nothing calculated
70 throw further light upon this tragedy,
which was as iicndiSh as il was we'll planned
and executed. Ii is very reasonably sup
po>cd that Limerick was taken from his
house TO the place where he was murdered,
in order that, 10y being separated from his
wife, he could the more easily be induced to
disclose where his money was concealed, and
that the fears of his wife, when alone, for his
and her own safety would naturally induce
her 10 give them any information they de-
sired. Persons here saw a light, which
they now know was the burning of the
house, about O'Clock Sunday morning ;
day before ncighhors living within quar-
ter of mile discovered that anything
wrong had happened. Near the charred
remains of Mrs. Limerick was found the
barrel of a gun, which it is supposed be-
lonced TO one of the murdcrcrs, who, from
the tracks around the premises, it seems
were only two in number. They carried
of a valuable horse, the property of the
.I ;,,li do lam
making for some distant point to avoid de-
lection.
Mr.. Charles Limerick, aged twenty-five,
the ONLY child of the deceased, although
living upon farm not more than 4 half
mile of his fathers house, did not hear of
the murder until at least twelve hours after
its pcrpctration.
Both Limerick and his wife were adj
yanced in wears, and had always been tru-
gal and industrious, aud, as a conSc-
1ucncc. had ama>scd considerable money.
Their murdcrcrs, in taking their lives,
were aciuatcd it is therefore fair TO con-
cludc. Nv Il desire 10 rob them Of il.
Would that We could COLOMBO New
England v ith that class OF negroes who lin
the surrounding country especially, under
the hAnciul influence of Radical teaching,
r.
lutte and vicious. Ii, in the summer, muir
dcr> and rohberics are Of such frequent
occurrence, what may we not expect this
winter, when cold ana starvation are upon
them.
The funeral Of John Wi,hcr>poon came
off al tie Presbyterian church Yesterday
afternoon, and was attended 10y large
number of citizens. He was a Contede-
nd hnt
Ann in 1869 while taking a dispatch to
General Lee. The Rev. Mr.. Gilmcr Of the
Presbyterian church, Tabs of the Mctio-
dist, aud Maury OF the Episcopal church,
participated in the services. Although
native of South Carolina, he was a rcla-
tive OF DR.. Withcrspoon, the venerable
Princeton professor. At the request of
hi, father and mother Inc was buried here
10y the Memorial Association. They pre-
terrcd that his remains should rest in Viz
ginia, in whose defence he lost his life,
rather than in the State Of his nativity.
The law maxim, de mi,,jmiS Ter non carat,
] find, does not always govern newspaper
correspondents, aS | cannot resist the
temptation to note the fact that, like big
Richmond. We are to have a delegate to
the Philadelphia Radical Convention in
the person Of the only one, by the way, of
the eight, with whom we are cursed, who is
Il native Of Virginia. After his repre-
sentative duties are over, he has concluded
to take up his abode north Of the Potomac,
where associations are more congenial.
The action of the Philadelphia Conven-
ton, you will be happy to know, is cor
daily approved by the people of this por-
ton Of the State. All say that it could
not have done wiser than it did under the
circumstances. was pleased with your
suggestion that John l.. Mayre, Jr., our
representative, ought To go North and
speak during the coming campaign, be-
cause he is not only gifted with intel
lect and eloquence, but possesses candor
and an carncstness Of manner that could
not fail TO impress most iavorably any
audience North or South.
claim some credit that in ransacking
desk at the Ne,rS office the other day |
found a commission signed by Governor
Letcher and addressed to its editor as
Lieutenant Colonel \. A. Little" aid
de-camp, &c.; and but for this accident,
owing to his modeSty, it would have never
been known, in all human probability, that
We had another colonel among us.
The corn is suffering from the unusually
cool weather we are now having, and 1t is
even asserted that there was frost on Sa-
turday night, but if SO it was so slight that
il left no trace upon vegetation.
Baker, the murderer of young Motley,
is becoming less insolent. He is guarded
day and night. SHoCKoE.