The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-01-26
VIRGINIA sTEsss. :

In riding through the county last week we
found that an unusually large amount Of
wheat had been put In the ground Nearly
lall of 1t LOOKS well, and we will probably
| have tho largest crop ever raised In, Bote.
tourt next year. Herald "a g. y, - -
+sa The, Rev. J. i, M, Curry, IT, iRiehmcnd,
preached to a large audience, morning and
evening, at. the Freemason-street Baptist
church on yesterday. = His efforts. gave
great satisfaction to his hearers, and both
eermona were able, eloquent, and instruc-
tive .--a TX. JoatTndh 25th.) BE assyi5
srmL THEY GoME The tide of immi-
grafton is drifting rapidly towards our city.
During the past week number,of gentle
men m from the North have visited Norfolk
for the purpose of purchasing city property
and trucking farms, and this amount of busi-
ness done By our real estate agents would
foot up most handsomely.-NorJolt Jour
nal. -
f. HIGHWAY ROBBERY AND MuRDER.--On
Thursday, while Mr.. Cornelius Hays was
proceeding tohis home, lin Norfolk county,
and had arrived at localityon the Suffolk
road Anewn as Smoky Town, he was set
upon and brutaily assaulted by three negro
highwaymeu. Mr. Hays was knocked from
hiscar,, hrutally best until hewas senseless,
and alter robbing his person the fends fed
AMI lett the unfortunate man lying in the
road. Mr.. Hays was found, and conveyed
to his residence, and on the night Of the
same day he expired. "a The murdered man
was aged about thirty, and We are informed
leaves family well provided fol. --Norfolk
\ Virginian. ,-.,.-..- ~, .,..,,a7 tea'z sss$&
FIRE IN NoRFoLK.-This morning about
] O'Clock fire broke out in the three-story
brick building OF Church. street recently
erected by Charles 4. Smith and occupied
by Messrs. Burrow s. White as drug store.
The dwelling above was in the occupancy
of Mr.. Fogarty, news-dealer, and we learn
that the entire furniture, &c., therein was
destroyed, the family having only time to
save themselves from the flames, which
made such rapid Roadway. Messrs. Bur-
row s Whites stock was totally destroyed,
and we fear their loss is quite heavy. They
were insured to the amount of 81 500 in
the Liverpool and London and Globe In
surance Company and 500 in Deming's
agency. The building is Jtal loss, which
was insured for $500. The wooden build
ing just opposite Of Mehegan's, on the east
side of the street, caught from the burning
house, but was soon extinguished. 1t is oc-
cupied by John J. Tompkins as o furniture
and undertaker's shop. The loss to Mr..
Tompkins is supposed to be slight-princl-
pany by water.-Nortolk Virginian, 25h.
PosroFr1cE AFrA1Rs.-The Postmaster
General has designated the Office at Orange
Courthouse, Va, as separating Office, and
the postmaster is allowed at the rate of $500
per annum for clerical assistance from Jan
uary l, 1863. 4 .M.. .,.-re
The wheat crop is looking splendidly
throughout the entire Valley, showing the
good results arising from the liberal use Of
fertilizers. The prospect for q heavy crop
one that will 60 far towards helping our
State out of her present pecuniary diff
culty-is very fattering. -Shenandoah He
raid. -
Last week Mr.. Edmund Irving sold 8
tract Of land containing ten acres, and
lying some fifteen miles from Lynchburg,
near the Salem turnpike, to Mr.. John
Irvine for t,oo thousand dollars in cash.
The land so sold has no special water
facilities or mineral wealth, but is meadow
land of splendid fertility, and was sold at
the high price stated for no other considera-
ton except its capacity of production
Lynch5erg Republican.