The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-12-16
VIRGINIA. NEWS.

1,,,,,lature ought 10 take up this matter
',,5 attach heavy penalties to neglect Of
,,.,, precautions in this respect. The
IrrisIa:urc ought 10 have maniincsS enough
~ lax the miserable horde OF ours that in-
los; the whole land ont OF existence there
j. no good reason why they should
49,, there are thousand good reas.
~" ~. why they should. Fortunately,
,,hnr . human being is bitten by rabsd
a1im2l, if the proper means are used, the
ii.rqxc NAV very generally be prevented;
Irt when The irightful malaay has set In
nI Nfc has ever been saved, the doom
Gems inevitable. and the death is frightful
:, witness hcvond all description. When a
,.r>nn is bitten by any animal a physician
IIhonId always he called. Before his arrival
me wound should he as quickly aud thor
nnrhI, cieansctl with lukewarm water and
>osp rs possible. When the physician ar
r,yr> he will see that the cleansing has been
thorough. and then apply to the wound
soma efficient cauStic. after which the per-
IN " III in large majority Of cases be safe
E,: il should he remembered that the life Of
The person depends on the thorough and
,tHr.cut application of the treatment. All
ina; j. said Of the cure of hydrophobia by
"mlI stone or otherwise, is melancholy
,oo.i>hnc>s. 4 man with hytlrophobia is
hound 70 die HGrrclS0n Sentinel.
EAvAGEs OF MAD DoG.-On Saturday
,aornin: last Miss Mary Davis. q daughter
~ Mr. Wesley Davis, who resides near
>ar,!u> Springs, in this county, young
a,!v about fifteen or sixteen years of age,
was attacked and bitten by 3 supposed mad
dog. The dog belonged to neighhor
named James reynolds, who had been Bit
ten by the same dog the day previous. How
manv animals the dog has bitten it is i'm.
possible to say. He attacked Miss Davis in
her uwn house. and was shot and killed In
tho house by the lady's father while at
t,m!ting to bite other members of the fam
lis. Under the influence of Il strange SUI
pcrsttion Mr.. Reynolds and Miss Davis left
here this morning on the Manassas train for
FaUquicr county to have q mad stone ap-
y,ird 10 their wounds alexandria Ga
z"'s.
\ BOLp OUTRAGE.-On Thursday last an
unknown white man went to the house Of
Dennis Armistead (colored), living near the
College. and charged Armistead with hav-
In. stolen package of money, telling him
he had come 10 arrest him. The negro de-
MED the charge, and said that he bad no
money but four dollars, which had Just
been paid him for work done for gentle
man in the neighborhood. This the white
.coumdrel asked to be shown him, which
was done. and pretending not to be salts
fed he ordered the negro to come with
MIN q a magistrate for trial. The two then
,t.r,rt in search Of magistrate, hut had
gone hut q short distance when the rascal
I1y" leg bail. carrying off with him the
nr.ro's money. 1t is to be hoped the efforts
LIN made t. arrest him may be successful,
aH.I that he may be punished according TO
Il, dr,crts.-Lynchburg Ne,cs.
4 DEER IL DAYToS-On Saturday even
n- last the Inhabitants of the usually quiet
village Of Dayton were thrown into high
>lair of excitement by the appearance OF Il
wild deer in their midst. He came through
The farm Of Mr.. Hiram Cotfman, back of
n" town, pursued 10y dogs. He was driven
into the town, thereby causing q general
turnout Of the dcniZens-old and young,
men, women, and children-and which
were the most excited, the deer or the peo-
PIE, is yet an unsettled question. At last,
after the deer had been chased through
garden, street, and alley, he was caught,
butchered, and generously divided out
Hdrr9sonburg Commonwealth.
We learn that the roof Of Sharon Church,
IN Bland county. was blown Oft on SUNDAY
last. The congregation had just assembled
10 hear discourse from Rev. j. calvin
smith. Pre- sbyteriau clergyman, who was
to have filed his first appointment there on
that day. Fortunately no one'was hurt by
the accident. The church is very neat
brick editce, and steps will be Immediately
taken, we presume, by the good people OF
that neighborhood to put it under cover
again Wyheoil!e. Enterprise.
NEGRO WOMAN klLLED.-On Tuesday
morning 4 negro woman named Elizabeth,
from Cumberland county, in attempting to
walk across the railroad bridge across n
pomattox river at this place, fell from the
bridge, some thirty or forty feet, upon the
rocks below, and thence rolled into the
river. Her body was recovered and buried
at the expense Of the county,-FarmpiNe
Comm on,Ce0Nh.
The day for electing United States
Senator TO succeed Senator johnson has not
yet been fixed upon by the Virginia Legis-
lature. Senator Johnston's friends claim
that he already has 46 votes certain when
The election does take place, which gives
bin decidedly the inside track. We don't
zee why he should not have it.-LeeSburg
Mirror.
ACCIDENTAL SHooTING.-1t has been de-
termincd that the two boys who were &C.
"uscd Of shooting and killing the little girl
near Occoquan, Prince William county,
last tall, and who concealed themselves for
sometime afterward, are innocent, and that
the shooting was entirely accidental. The
boys are at home lFdrTentOR Sentinel.
New CoUNTY.-We hear of project for
The new county Of Meherrn, with a county
seat at Meherrin depot. We make no OPP
position, but suggest the difficulty in the
Constitution prohibiting new counties of
less than thirty miles square.-FdrmriIe
Comm on,Cedkth.
After an illness of but few weeks, MIR.
Geo Head, the venerable father of Mayor
Geo. K. and Rev. Nelson Head, died at his
residence, in this town, on Monday night,
at the advanced age of 81 years, lacking
few weeks.-LeeSburg Mirror.
Overton Spencer, young man living in
Henry county, received Il very serious in
Jury one day last week. While out birding
his gun exploded, and piece Of the barrel
striking his forehead centrally penetrated
the skull about an inch and half; when
extracted the brains came out. lie was
alive at last accounts, but fears were felt as
TO his ecovery.-DdnoiHe Register.
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The Albany Argus says that Grants last
shift was to attempt to change Schurz in
Missouri. ~
The Journal Of Microscopy says that the
liquor OF oysters, viewed under the micro
scope. shows maltitudes Of small oysters
swimming niInhly about with shells on.
The liquor also contains myriads OF animal
cuJ1 and three distinct species Of worms.