The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-02-01
VIRGINIA NEWS.

JOHN w. JoHNsToH.-The reelection OF
this gentleman Is due to him and due to
Southwestern Virginia, and we are pleased
to learn from private and reliable sources
that both are likely to have their due at the
hands of the present Legislature. Judge
Johnston's senatorial life has been devoted
to the interests of his State, materially,
pecuniarily, and politically. While he
has been consistent Conservative, and es-
chewing everything tainted with Radical
ism, he has not rendered himself obnoxious
by thrusling himself forward in useless de-
bates, and thus injured his influence with
those upon whom he had to rely to accom-
plish his praiseworthy objects; looking
to the protection Of his constituents from
an enormous and unjust taxation in di-
recting attention to Virginia's great water
line, the extension of her internal improve
ments, the development Of her great NINE
raj wealth, the payment to her of money
advanced to the General Government, and
securing the blessings Of q general fund Tor
educational purposes. These are reasons,
among many, why he should be rehonored
in March. His defeat would be quasi en-
dorsement of the imbecile and corrupt
Lewis, who has announced that he will here
after represent only the Radical party,
and not the people of Virginia. His defeat
would be shame and disgrace upon the
Virginia Legislature, and exhibits species
of ingatitude heretofore foreign and un.
known to Virginia legislators. Virginia
has always retained her faithful and eff
cient public servants. She has delighted in
having them because they were an honor
to her, and gave her a predomnating in.
fluence in her national councils-hence she
is called the "mother of States and states
men.-Peartsburg Gazette.
RAILROAD ACCIDENT.-The passenger
train on the Southside railroad met with an
accident yesterday evening near Appomat-
toX depot, which came near resulting serl-
ously. An axle under the second-class
coach broke near the wheel, which ran in
side the track under the car and tore off the
breaks on the balance of the train, bent the
axle of the rear coach, and otherwise in
jured it, so that it was deemed unsafe to
take the train further. The passengers,
however, were brought up on the baggage
car, and succeeded in making connection
with the western train.-Lynchburg Tar-
gantdn.
D1sCoNTINUED.-Office at Waranancoke,
King William county; papers now to
Ayletts.
appointments Christoph C.. Edwards,
postmaster at STry courthouse, Surry
county. vice B. 7. Ryland, resigned; John
Fl. Clark, POSTMASTER at Broad Run station,
Fauuuier county, vice n. B. Hanson, re-
signed: Benjamin F. Burke, postmaster ut
Prince Edward courthouse. Prince Ed
ward county, vice II. w. freeman. re-
moved.
REv1vAL.-Interesting revival meetings
have been held in the Methodist Episcopal
Church South of this place for the past two
weeks, conducted by the pastor, Rev. IL.
Fl. Kennedy. A number of penltents nave
been at the altar every night, and there
have been about thirty-fve conversions.
There were about thirty added to the church
on last Sunday.-Staatlton Spectator.
Information reached here from Provi-
dence, r. l., that Burnham WardWell,
once one of the most conspicuous Repub-
licans of this city, and generally be-
licved to have been 4 little demented, has
lost his mind completely. -RtChmond let
ter-Petersburg Ind@r.
There have been siXty-odd conversions at
the Court-street Church revival, and thirty
eight admissions to membership of the
church. DR.. Rosser is still laboring with
his accustomed zeal, ability, and success
LynchJug Frgin'an.
On Wednesday night last a Lodge of the
Order of the Knights Of Pytblas was organ
lied in this place [by David Mitteldorfer and
Julius Straus, Of Richmond. - Staunton
Spectator.
Rev. DR.. Minnigerode delivered an adj
dress to Sunday-school children in Lynch
burg on Sunday.