The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-05-29

DESPERATE ATTEMPT AT ROBBERY-ONE
MAN kILLED.--La night about dark party
offour rutiian negroes attacked the premises
of Messrs. Benjamin Bynum and /. H..
Madison, living two miles below Croatan,
on the railroad, in this county, armed to
49,, 18th with regular army muSketS and
.naTo,vers:awith the intention of robblng.
A. Madison was sitting in the piazza smok-
~ and seeing two of them turn the corner,
annroaching the door, and suspecting their
;ptentions, got up and walked hastily
through the hall into his private room to
oct his weapons. The robbers the while
ordering him to halt and surrender, and
rushing in, placed their pistols in few
inches of his head, and demanded silence
and submission. At this critical juncture
Mr.. Bynum, who had been up stairs, made
his appearance at the entrance, and hrlng,
gave one of the party death wound,
which caused them TO retreat In dlSor-
der, and Mr.. Madison following up the
retreat, and trying all the time to
discharge his pistol, which, however,
refused to operate, was shot at by the
other two, who had by this time made
their appearance in the yard. The party
then fell back TO the road, some twenty
yards, where they laid out their wounded
comrade to die, and after securing his
arms, &C., they made two regular charges
upon the house, advancing and firing UNI
der regular commands, in regular mill
tary style. The first charge was made
upon side window, and the second on an
end window, in which the house was des-
perately riddled, there being first and last
not less than thirty or forty large musket
balls fred through and through. The in
mates cxtinguished all the lights, and Sc
creted themselves in secure places, and
fortunately escaped the slightest injury OF
bodily character. The party finally left
the scene Of action, and their wounded
comrade was found dead upon the field
this morning .-Ne,obern ~. c. Times, &c.
Mr.. RIpGwAY IN WHEELING.-Mr. Ridg-
way, formerly editor OF the Wing, being in
Wheeling last week, was serenaded. He
made a speech, in which he referred TO the
past and present condition Of political
affairs; spoke of his own advocacy Of the
Union cause and his opposition to the he
iesy OF secession; said that his counsels
nad been disregarded and that the southern
STATES were now reaping the fruits OF their
error: ihey have been rendered homeless
ana destitute; thousands of their bravest
men nave been slain, and oil that remain
reduced to penury. lie thought that with
the Federal Government, the hour Of vic.
tory should be the hour of magnapimitv
He eulogized very eloquently the admins
tratiye policy of President johnson, and
exhorted oil TO rally TO its support, to
stand by and encourage the Federal Admi-
nistration. He said the people Of Virginia
had honestly renewed their allegiance to
the Government; that there lrked not in
any Of their minds the least shadow Of q
disposition to renew the conflict that they
would not rebel if they could, and they
could not if they would. lie concluded
his remarks, which were very eloquent
throughout, with the tervent wish that
the union Of States, in all its prosperity
and power, might be maintained "while
the mountains stand and rivers run"
Il is understood that the object OF Mr..
Ridgway's visit TO this State is to procure
aid for the destitute and helpless people OF
his district, and il was thought that the
serenade would afford him an opportunity
Of presenting the case Of his people
WAseHsy Register, .2sth. Ed
The Prince OF Waisssnd Duke Of Suth-
srlsnd "run with the machine" II Is said,
4 N A. 49, a., 4 ncA1u