The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-02-12
VIRGINIA. News.

CoCNTf-A Boy MrRpERED.-A most re-
Voting and diabolical outrage was commit
ted few days ago on Woods farm, near
hickory Ground, Norfolk county, bya ne
gro family named seguine. The facts are
The family sent negro boy In their EN-
ploy to grocery store In the neighborhood
Tor dollars worth of pork, giving the bow
o ten-dollar note to obtain the same. The
boy returned with the pork, but was minus
the nine dollars change, he stating that he
lost it on the road while coming home. En-
ragged, and believing the boy had stolen the
surplus money, Seguine bounced upon him
with horse-whip md beat him until he
crushed the collar-bone of the offending
youth and had given him on unmerciful
thrashing. Next morning the boy ayowed
his intention to have Seguine arrested, and
started for the nearest magistrate. Fear
ing the result, three or four of the Seguine
family started in pursuit of the boy, and
evertaking him on the road they took him
bodily into the nearest piece of woods, and
having first cut out his tongue by the roots
they then put an end to his horrid suffer-
ings by cutting his throat from ear to ear.
The hends then hid the body in clump of
bushes and went quietly home. {
AS "murder will out" other negroes re-
siding in the neighborhood got wind of the
affair, and started out to hunt up the body
OF the boy. They soon found it, and on
Yesterday notified Deputy Sheriff Stephens,
who, summoning jury of inquest, pro-
ceeded to the place indicated and held an
inquisition.
We learn that those of the seguine fam
lily implicated have fled, but we are unable
to gain further particulars until the return
OF Sheriff Stephens tomorrow.
The missing 50 were found in the ward
about ten yards from the house in which
the seguine family resided.-NorfoM Jour-
nal.
FIRE IN NoRFoLK.-Thc store No. Mar
ket square was partly burned Thursday. c..
W. Newton, owner Of the building, loss
partial, covered by insurance in the Mutual.
Miles and Creekmur, on the first floor, loss
total almost; insured for S., 900 in Deming's
Agency, $500 in the Richmond Fire and
Marine, and $4,000 in the Home, New
Haven. Melville Wood, loss partial, barely
covered by insurance in o. Windsor's
agency. IIaskells losses are not known,
nor his insurance, if any. A huckster oc-
cupied the basement as store-room, but
we could learn nothing in regard to his
losses or insurancc.-NorJoH Firginian.
LETTERS SroLEN.-A colored youth about
fourteen years Of age, in the employ of
Mrs. A. p. Royal, was ordered few days
since 10 the post-otfice for the mail with u
number of letters to be mailed. On his
way he broke open the letters in his posses
sion. one Of which contained money, which
he appropriated to his own use, and con-
tinued his way and obtained four letters
out of the office for Mrs. Royals family.
To make his escape good, he stole DR..
Trent's mule, and with money and letters
departed to parts unknown. 1t is supposed
that he went in the direction of Lmenburg
or Charlotte counties, but as yet no clue to
his whereabouts has been Developed
BwkcriVe Times.
4 SwINDLING IMPosTER.-On Tuesday
last an individual calling himself the Rev.
G. A. Caperton, Of Charleston, S. c., called
upon the officers of the Masonic lodge at
this place and asked assistance, as he was
out of money and wished to reach friend
at Spring Creek, Tennessee. Some suspicion
was aroused, and he obtained only the
means necessary to reach Knoxville and
the payment of his hotel bill. Instead OF
going to Knoxville he left upon the
O'Clock castcrn-b bound freight train. lie il
better posted in Masonry than many who
NAV attempt to examine him, and is well
calculated to deceive. His story is not a
very clear one. and there is no doubt of his
being an impos;cr. lie is gray-headed and
gray whiskcrcd. and tells story Of terrible
Woe.
Since writing the above we find that he
stepped ct Abingdon, told the same story,
and obtained eleven dollars. Pass hin
round. bristol Ne,rs.
TIE NORTHERN METHODIST CHURCH.
| Candy, on the 10Th ultimo, issued stupid
order that ''thc minister and members OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church at Frede'
ricksburg (what northern Methodists are
| here p and the minister and members OF
the jIethodist Episcopal Church South shal
have the right to occupy the building al
tcrnatcly," sc.
What right has Candy to order anything
in the matter fredericksburg NeocS.
His orders are no longer binding.
GERMAN EMlGRANTs.-A party Of emf
grants, direct from Germany, arrived in
the city few days ago. There are four
men and one woman in the party-all TO-
bust and fne-looking. They announce THEN
purpose of settling near Campbell Court
house for the purpose of engaging in farm
ing and the cultivation of the grape, and
state that other parties will soon join them
They were still in the city on Wednesday
night -LWchjurJ Republican.
SALES OF REAL EsTATE.-Dayid D. NJ
Diggs, land agent at Gordonsville, Va, has
cleared his books of the following property
recently:
Doctors stand at Rochelle, Madison
county, Va, belonging to T.. G. Wayland
Esq, to DR.. George 4. Sommers.
Also, village property and forty-sever
acres of land at the same place, and be-
longing to said Wayland, to Mr.. Elias Col
der, of Pennsylvania, at sos.
Also, house and lot at Louisa Courthouse,
Va. belonging to Mr.. n. 4. Terrell, OF
Charlottesville, Va, to Captain +. '. Win.
ston, of Louisa Courthouse, Va, at SCOT
cash.
Also, 100 acres of land belonging to Mr.
l.. Watson, of Greene county, Va, to MIR
Thomas Snow, of said county, at 81 400.
LAND SALE.-Mr. Abner S. Randolph's
farm Of $50 acres, in Stafford county, te
Mark Bransler, Esq, of Vermont, fol
So, notwithstanding Ne,eS.
LAND SALE.-137 acres near Treyillian's