The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-03-23
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\ series of meetings, conducted BY Rev.
Mr.. Bishop, Presiding Elder Dickie, and
other ministers of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, has closed at this place. Some in
terest on the subject of religion has been
shown, and some conversions reported.
Business is dull, owing to the general dis
trust among men. There is talk abont the
slow action Of our Legislature, and the
creditor class " will suffer severely if
homestead, stay laws, and other noxious
measures, continue to emharrass them. The
general opinion of good men here is against
all such measures.
Farmers are we'll on with their spring
ploughing, and n considerable area of land
will be planted in corn.
Labor is plenty as few of the negroes are
going South. Land is at s;and-still in
valuc-tcndency downwarrlS. The II per
cent. clause is causing buyers to hold back
their money for leaning.
Daring last week we had severe weather,
but now it is warm. The wheat in some
places is looking we'll.
The Presbytcry Of Abingdon meets near
here (at New Dublin chuych) Oh the 18th
Of April. ANCuS.
ATTEMPT 10 FIRE OTTER BRIDGE-A
FIENpiSH SCHEME PREVENT D.-The
freight trains Of the Virginia and Tonnes
see railroad which lett the Lynchburg depot
yesterday morning on reaching the long
bridge over Little Otter creek, in Bedford
county, found that the structure was on
fire. The trains were stopped, and the
flames, which were just beginning to burn
at one extremity Of the bridge, were, after
considerable exertion, cXtingushcd. There
were evidences that the fire was incendiary
in its orl gin, and had been built with the
wicked and wonton purpose of destroying
| the bridge, and maybe Of sacrificing the
lives of all on board the several trains
| which pass across X ut that early hour
| Lyocijurg FepujIican.
PROBABLY FATAL ACCIDENT. Mr.. Will
liam Bishop, on Saturday last, at Fenley's
saw-lniil, in Chesterfield county, some few
miles this side Of Richmond, was seated
upon large 10. which was being fed to the
circular saw, Intending ut the proper mo-
ment to move out Of the way of the saw :;
but, unfortunately, he had wrongly calcu-
lated the speed Of the car upon which the
log was placed. After passing the saw, the
car moved back 80 quickly that Mr.. Bishop
was struck by the teeth Of the saw and
very badly cut across the small Of the back
When examined, the wound was found to
he of Il very dangerous nature, the intes-
tines having been injured in one or more
places. Medical aid was ut once summoned,
aud everything possible was done for the
sufferer. His condition is regarded as
misunderstanding Mler.
PLAsTER.-The Wytheyille Dispotch re-
ports rich and valuable discoyery Of plas-
ter upon the farm of Mr.. Joseph II. Wassum,
near Mount Airy depot.
Hon. James c. Taylor, Attorney-General
for the State of Virginia, passed through
this city Sunday Oh his way home to Chris
tiansburg. We learn that Mr.. Taylor, in
conversation with gentlemen whom he met
at the depot, expressed his opinion that the
question of the constitutionality of the ell
aiding act Of the Legislature could not be
legally and rishtfully udjudicutcd in the
United States courts, but belonged to the
jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of APP
pcals of Virginia. Mr. Taylor said that
this opinion was supported and shared by
the ablest legal minds Of the State.-Lynch-
tug Repu6licQn.
1t needed no lawyer to give this opinion.
Messrs. Editors,-I think you can find
something in Professor John Is. Minors
Criminal Law Abstract, page 80, heading 2,
/" Treason Us, Virginia" ct seq, which
will make Chahoon vince unless it be that
hc has kicked against the pricks " so long
us to have become impenetrdbte. J. NJ.
Our correspondent IL mistaken. The law
is all on our side. Chahoon relies not upon
Law, but upon bayonets.
CAPTURED AT LAsT.-Monroe Adams inc
gro), who stabbed the sheriff of Appomat-
fox on the 18th of February last, and
made his escape from custody, was arrested
i'll this city yesterday .-Lynchbu'g Ne1cs.
Sunday evening boy WAS killed by the
passenger train of the Orange road bound
for Lynchbnrg. He was asleep. His name
was Albert.
To THE RICHMOND DISPATCH. Why is it
that the Richmond Dispatch will persist in
calling this paper the Petersburg Exprsss7