The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-01-13
VIRGINIA NEWS.

| THE TRAGEDY IN BEDFoRD-DETAILs.-
| Young johnson had q favorite dog, which
| had been mistreated, and suSpcctlns Df.
| Roberts as the guilty party, he went yes
| terday to see him about it. DR.. X. denied
mistreating the dog. but LETT the impression
| that some OF his friends had done so, ana as
| the act complained of was done in DR.. 10
berts's office, MIR. johnson told him he
would be held responsible for it unless he
| furnished the name Of the guilty person.
| MIR. johnson then pulled out Il cowhlde ana
ATTEMPTED to make Use of 1t on the person
Of DR.. r., when the latter drewa pistol and
! fred upon his asSailunt, but the ball failed
to take effect. Mr.. johnson then drew his
pistol and returned the fire, the ball from
| which took effect in a vital part and killed
DR.. r. instantly. The unfortunate affair
created great excitement among the citi-
zens, the parties to it being among the most
respectable in the community, and but Il
short time previous on the best OF TERMS
Lynchburg Repu61c0n.
A telegram in the same paper says:
Mr.. Johnson approached Dr. Roberts, in
front of Phelps's Hotel. about O'Clock to-
day, and accused him of cruelty to his dog.
A short conversation was then had between
them. when johnson told DR.. r. that he
would hold him accountable, ut the same
time raising in his left hand a riding whip
or cowhide. Roberts then drew pistol,
which was quickly followed by johnson
also drawing one. Two shots were fired by
each party, neither of DR.. Roberts's taking
effect. Johnson's first shot penetrated DR..
Roberts body in the region OF the heart
and the second in the abdomen, from the
effects Of which he died in Il few minutes.
70 NJ
depot on Tuesday, caused by the crowd Of
colored hands awaiting transportation to
the work on the Chesapeake and Ohio rail-
road. When the train arrived it was found
10 be crowded to overlooking with hands
going to the same destination that had
gotten on at the lower depots. There was
a scramble to get into the cars, and Il great
many were left behind. Lar. numbers are
going from this and other mites along
the line of the road, many Of them being
under contract with Messrs. Randolph &
Co. r. II. Omohundro, Esq, of that firm,
starts west in i few days, and will carry adj
ditional reinforcements.
These gentlemen are evidently going to
carry on IN energetic winter campaign, and
don't intend to wait for warm weather be-
fore going to work. Charlottesville Croni-
Gle.
That looks like business.
REMARKABLE REvIvAL.-Rey. A. E. Dick
inson, of Richmond, is preaching twice
every day at the Baptist Church in this city
to large congregations. Scores of persons
present themselves at the altar asking for
pray ers. On Tuesday night, after preach
inr q sermon on the ability of Christ to save
sinners, Rev. Mr.. Dickinson requested all
who were willing to accept Christ to come
e.,,,,c3 RI friva him tha;r hand Not lacy
than fit.v persons accepted the invitation.
| The work seems to reach every class of the
community, and seems to be increasing
every day.-Ly.qchbuy Ne,cs.
Rumors are current to-day, and have
| been for some time past, that certain par
| ties, having a certain political object in
| view, are preparing to start a new daily pa
| per in this city. The object to be accom-
plished must he novel one indeed II none
| of the existing papers are in sympathy with
| it, and if any Of them were, it would not
| be necessary to start an organ.-R1chn1ond
| MISUNDERSTANDING linden.
| Coon News IF TRUE.-We learn from
| Cumberland that Frank Beuter, the clerk
elect, the Radical carpet.bageer, who is SO
odous to the people of the county-has
failed to qualify, being unable to give Sc
! V,
old clerk-faithful, efficient, and honored-
has been notified Of appointment to the
Objectionable Commonwealth.
The assertion that Mr.. Cochran 81 close
" connected by marriage, il not by blood,
With Senator Lewis" is entirely unbound.
ed, He is not connected to that gentleman
in any way whatever.-VaHey Virganion.
The cattle trade Of Southwestern Eir.
ginia during 1870 amounted to nearly two
million dollars-an increase of nearly one
million dollars over the trade of the pre-
vious year.
The Southern Patriot is to be the name
of newspaper to be issued next week by
Governor McMullin and A. a. Banks, Esq,
at Marion, Va WIytheuille Enterprise.
Recently DR.. H. A. Fenabe and MIR.
Thomas Hawkins have died suddenly at
Prospect depot Of heart disease.