The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-02-02
YIRGTNIA NEMa,

T.. C. Hughes sold his firm, lying about
five ,niles northwest ofthis place, for 81, 800.
This is considered good sale. Mr., Martin
Wisrnan was the purchaser. = ishenandodh
Herald. ,,,r. .'3tts 4 s.,
TIE SALT-PoSp MOUNTAIN TRACT or,
LAMP which was recently sold to a conn
pany of gentlemen Of Memphis for $780,.
600 contained $4,000 acres, and not $4,000
ceres, as stated in some Of the papera:
Very extensive improvements are to be
erected on the lands, such as summer resi-
dences, hotels, &c., and it is to be made one
Of the most attractive summer resorts in
the State. -ss,a- 81 ,ysr 49,
OvERHAuLsD.-Agaya festive "cuss y
by the name of Clark was arrested at Mr..
Welsh's hotel, in this place, on Monday eve
ming last, by party Of officers from Pied
mont, W. Va. He is charged with stealing
sl,50o, suit of clothes, and q gold watch,
from Mr.. Paxton, of that place, with whom
he had been boarding. The watch, clothing,
and part Of the money, were found in his
possession. This gay young rooster was 8
Jesse scout in the Valley during the war,
and as snch was well-known in this place.
He is still practicing the profession he stu
lied under Phil sheridan.-Shenandoah
Herald. "a TO
George Roberts was arrested on Saturday
night last. He had the evening before in
his possession the buggy advertised in tho
Register last September as the property of
MIR. Thomas Duke, of Richmond. He had
deposited the buggy ct the residence Of
Thomas Baird, and stated. when arrested
that he was forced by Lucien Baird to de-
liver the buggy at that point. Being una
BILE to give bail, he was sent to the Flu
wanna Jail on Monday last. We learn that
his trial will take place in Charlottesville
on Monday next, inaemuch as the buggy
was taken FROM Albemarle by Roberts. A
reward Of fifty dollars was offered by Mr..
Duke for the vehicle.-,Scottsrille REGISTER.
FATHER SM.rH.--A man calling himself
Father Smith, and representing himself to
to be Catholic priest, has been playing
sharp game through the Valley. He pre-
tended to have $4,000 in gold, which he de-
posted in Richmond, and managed by
slick tongue to "get +" sever merchants in
Harrisonburg to q considerable amount.
He also "went back on n :. McQuade, of
New Market, for some money, and stole his
wife's breastpin. He was followed to this
place by several persons, and arrested as
he was celebrating mass OF the house of
Mr.. Saurbaugh, and some Of the stolen pro.
perty recovered. Strange to say, he made
Mr.. saurbaugh believe it was mistake,
and borrowed FIVE dollars Of him. He soon
had his suspicious aroused, and following
him to Strasburg, recovered his money.
Why this scoundrel was permitted to go at
large is a mystery to us. Allowing such
swindlers to 60 unpublished is only Offering
premium for rascality. = Shenandoah
Herald.
Cutting scrape I'm Prince William.
Correspondence Of the Alexandra Gazette.
BRENTsvILLE, VA, January 29.-An I'M
fortunate difficulty occurred few days ago
between Mr.. Reuben Reid and Mr.. William
Smith, both citizens of this county, in which
the latter-named gentleman was quite
severely cut. The two, with brother of
Mr.. Reid, were surveying the land of onelor
the other Of the gentlemen, and were run
ming the line between their farms, when
some difficulty arose about the line, the lie
passed, and the personal difficulty ensued
which resulted in the cutting. The wound
ed man is in critical condition, and it is
said by some that he cannot live. The
weapon used was pocket-knife. No ar
rests as yet. The affair is deeply and gen.
orally regretted, happening as it has with
near neighbors, and men of much respecta-
bility aud worth.