The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-10-02
VIRGINIA NEWS.

n RUNAWAY CoUrLE-A runaway couple
from Nbcmarle county passed through this
CITY this morning, U10 the Orange, AleXan-
drla and Manassas railroad. on their return
from Washington, where they had been
married. The young lady left her fathers
house on the evening fthc 18th for neigh
hor's. to return that night; but at that
noiGhbor's her sweetheart put her in a
buggy and at II =. NJ. started for Gordons-
vile, Il distance Of fifteen miles, where the
couple got aboard Of tho freight train and
came here from here went to WaShinct on.
where the marriage took place. The groom
is twcnty-cight wears old, the bride fur
teen. She is rich, he poor; but both belong
to good iamlirs.-hlcyand,7a Gazette.
The Lynchb~"g TGrCiman finishes the
story:
Yesterday the cnr2@od father and a son.
expecting the tr,Gant pair, went down to
GGrdcI~viilo to meet them. Sure enough
they came. The father End son were furi-
Gus, rushed into the train with drawn piS-
toi@, swearing ven rcancc dire Oh the object
Of their wrath. lie, 10 escape their vision.
crouchcd down lchind seat. The Ladies
i'll the car We're drcadrully frightened. and
rushed out pcll-ncil, At length the bcll-
@crcnt pair were soften ont, hut the stern
PARENT continued 10 flourish his pistol
and threatened. j shoot any one who med
died with him. inally the excitement was
quoted by the lain moving of with the
happy but badly frightened couple. They
got OF nj Lindscy'S station. when the father
of the young man met them. The bride,
we learn, appeared to he not more than fif-
teen years old. She has q stormy beginning
on the connubial sea-
A BIO PrRcu sE-LAND AND WATER
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have purchased Cf Granville J. Kelly and
Garland and George Whcatl"y y large tract
Of land, runr;~G from Cart"r'S bridge to
Marsh run, including the W'tcr-powcr at
Whcatley's mill, on the J .ppahannock
river, for S5G, 00O.-Freicr1cb- trsyy Herald
THE HIGu BRIpGE.-Gcnor Malone has
contracted with n northern I;r.n for the
erection Of Il substantial iron bridge. to be
completed September l. $50. and to cost
$l72,GJ0. While tn" bridge is being built
the cars will run :jound on " temporary
track. The present bridge IS $50 yards long
and 1856 feet high at lis create. clcVation.-
BurkcriHe Times.
The "substantial iron bridge" over the
Mononcahela river, on the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad, cost $3.50, 600 in gold. though
it is only COO fee: long and some 10 high.
FARM SOrD.-The farm of W. r. r. Fra
ger was sold last week to Mr.. Iiardcnbcr-
ger, of New York, for e11 ,0OQ,-- Nattre
Itrg1HiGn.
We were in error last week il. saying that
Franklin NtcalnS had purchased the farm
Of james :. Campbell. William q. Crcn-
shaw was the purchascr.-NaHrc Ttrgl-
man.
GETTING WEIL.-Mr. Trumhlc, from
whose neck Dr.. VI. VI. Lewis removed IN
immense tuplor two weeks ago, has 50 far
recovered from the effects Of the severe opc-
ration that he is able 10 walk about his
room. and i making arrangements for his
departure for his home i'll Fairfax county.
-4icIandria (Ta.) Gazct!e.
The distillcry of Mr.. G. W. Cochran was
burned on Monday night last. with Il large
quantity Of apples and some twenty-five
Gallons Of apple brandy. The stills were
comparatively uniniurcd. The fire was
purely ccIcntal.-Staug'on I'1ad'c0!or.
Coon Rr>ULT-Mr. J. VI. Booker returned
from Baltimore last evening, and reports
81 ,7CO II; the total amount subscribed in that
city to the Lynchburg Agricultural and
Mechanical Society. This is splendid
result. w e lIu>i SAY uNiIdH loi bdIt!H loIC
and hurrah for the committcc.-L Utctjurg
FTgl1st0"
ARRIVAL OF FoRrIGNEEs.-A party Of ten
Scotchmon arrived here Wednesday. They
are in search Of land, and express them
selves as much pleased with what they have
seen Of the country. They are the drGM
couriers Of many more who are coming
Lynchbtuy I3y"on.
Mr. ELDER,-Thc Fredericksburg papers
call our attention to our mistake in stating
that Mr.. ELDER WAS 4 native Of Petersburg
instead of fredericksburg. We knew what
was the fact but somehow or other wrote
the wrong name.
We have received the first No. Of the
Burkcvillc Times, 1t promises 10 h" read
able paper:
The Fredericksburg Ledger is out III Il
new dress.
The first branch Of the City Council Of
Baltimore has accepted an invitation TO