The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-03-30
VIRGINIA NEWS.

VIRGINIA NEWS
DEATH OF The WEALTHrEsT NAN IN
VIRGINIA. The Lynchburg Virginian says !:
Gan event which has been expected for
several days occurred on Saturday morn
ing, in the death of Mr.. Samuel Miller, at
his residence, near the city.
"Mr. Miller was native Of Albemarle
county, Va, where he was born in the year
years OF age. He was Of humble origin,
and had but few early advantages. Early
in life he came TO this city and secured q
situation as clerk in the store OF Mr.. Ben
jamin Perkins, then prominent merchant
Of the place. F@i.
From this business Mr.. Miller entered
on life of trade and speculation on his
own account, to which he adhered up to
within short period previous to his death.
His first ventures were in tobacco, and he
continued to deal largely in that article.
To it he was probably indebted for the
great bulk Of his enormous wealth.
SIN 1929 Mr.. Miller's health failed him,
and he retired to his country-sest, four
miles from the city, where he has continued
to reside ever since. BE has lived there
entirely alone, with the exception Of few
servants.
"He leaves will, but what are it's pro-
visions is not yet known. Two Of his be-
quests have been made known, but they
are simple transfers Of stocks, and are out
side Of his will. They are, first, about
1880 for the establishment Of female
orphan asylum at this city; and, second ,
100000 for the endowment Of chair of
agriculture at the University Of Virginia.
"Beyond these donations nothing is
known. 1t is believed, however, by those
most familiar with his views that Lynch
burg will share largely in his benefits.
What Mr.. Miller's actual wealth is it is
impossible to say, but it is thought that it
will not fall much, if any, under three mil
lions. He has no family, snd only some
distant relatives, and it is supposed that
this great accumulation of wealth will 60
to charities and public enterprises"
ga Memoir of the Assassination of Henry
Rives Pollard. Prepared by his brother,
Edward A. Pollard - is the title of pam
phlet which has just appeared in Lynch
burg.
1t is stated that Mr.. John J. Purvis, lately
appointed clerk of the county court of
Campbell, will take the oath Of Office and
transfer oil the duties Of the Office to Colo
mel John D. Alexander, the late incumbent.
Lynchburg Republican.
The circus, which left here under some
thing Of cloud, was even more unfortu-
nate in Bristol. In fact, we are told that ii
played out entirely in that place. Every
body got drunk, not more than hundred
people attended the exhibition, and several
sharp fights between the circus people were
occasions of great scandal and lsmenta-
tion.-Lynchburg Republican.
Two women have been elected members
of school committee in West Concord
New Hampshire.
The case Of James Fisk, Jr., Us. The
Union Pacific Railroad has been removed
to the United States Circuit Court.
General Sheridan has assumed command
of the Military Division of the Missouri,
with headquarters OF Chicago.
The difference between Grant and the
Radicals seems one of law. What Grant
objects to is the Radical tenure-of-ofice law.
What the Radicals object to 10 Grants bro
n-law.-C Chicago Times.
The Friend publishes statistics to show
that the Friends in Pennsylvania are de-
creasing in numbers. Since 1880 but five
new meetings have been established, while
thirty-seven have been abandoned.
A negro woman forty-two years Of age.
living seventeen miles from Athens, Ala,
gave birth to twins on the 18th instant-one
n white infant, and the other as black az the
ace of spades.
It is stated that the Erie Railway Com
pany has entered into contract with the
Michigan Southern Railroad Company tc
build road from Akron, Ohio, to Toledo
This arrangement gives the Erie road
broad gauge through to Chicago.
NEWS FROM RICHMOND MAN.-During
the absence of the Attorney General from
the city John L. C. Banner, Esq, the Re-
porter Of the Supreme Court, will discharge
the duties of that ofice.-Montgomer J
(Ala.) Advertiser.
We greatly regret to learn through gen.
tleman of this city, who recently visited
Mr.. Stanton, that the ex-Secretary's health
is in o worse condition than is generally be-
lieved. His system is in very weak state
and go feeble has he become that he is una
BILE to leave his room. He converses with
great difficulty with the few visitors whe
are admitted, on account of painful cough
which greatly annoys him. = Columbus
Journal.
A distinguished statesman, lately re
called to public life after an absence O.
twelve years, said to me, not long since
"Those southern fellows were very unrea
sonable and troublesome, but they woult
not steal" ..
The Government now is run on stealings
and fraud rots its foundations.
The southern soldiers marched withou
pay, and fought with poor food, and slep
without tents, and sometimes without blank
cts.
Every soldier of the Federal Government
cost us million, through the frauds of con
tractors and the stealings of ofhcials.-Doi
Piatt.
The success of Rev. Hiram Moore, thu
southern Methodist minister in charge o
MERGERS and Green Bottom churches, il
this and Cabell counties, is most striking
example of what " time, patience, and per
severance" coupled with Christian grac
and bearing, will accomplish. 1t is scsrcel,
two years ago since his life was threatene'
if he attempted to hold divine service il
MERGERS Bottom. Now the prejudice
against the denomination which he repre-
sents has nearly, if not entirely, died out
and within the last two months he has hat
over seventy accessions to his church
some of whom were among his former per
secutors.-Mason County Journal (Wes
Virginia). "