The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-08-28
VIRGINIA Briefs.

The Staunton LODGE Of Knights Of
Pythias has surrendered its charter to the
Grand Lodge Of the State.
The post-oftice at Deep Creek, Norfolk
county, Va. is discontinued for want OF
candidate. The papers should go to Nor
folk.
4 Young man named Carver, living near
Winchester, was assaulted and badly cut by
Il negro named Josiah Powell Il few days
ago.
The Charlestown Academy has lately
elected as one of its professors Mr.. w. G..
Lee, son of Carter Lee, OF Powhatan, and
nephew Of General Lee.
The d" Old Dominion clearinghouse Of
MIR. Franz Ochm, in Winchester, was enter
ed by burglars on last Saturday night and
goods to the amount OF $500 or s400 carried
away.
The sum of IS, 2O5 was expended for free
schools in Fredericksburg during the last
scholastic year. Last year the corporation
gave $4,000 to the cause. For the present
school year the School Board report as I'M
provided for about S4,100, after the States
aid is given.-Stdr.
Bath county must be going back to a
primitive condition. There is not a crim-
nal case on the court docket, and not a
prisoner in Jail. =, She has poor-house, but
only one pauper, and the pauper farm,
together with its one pauper, is rented out,
from which q revenue to the county Is ue-
rived.-Le1ingto1s Gazette.
There was in this city yesterday an old
man from Franklin county, named Wis.,
eicbty-one wears old, and who had never
seen a railroad or train Of cars before IN
all his life. He was 4 man OF intelligence,
having taught school the greater part OF MS
time. and two OF the most prominent manu-
fact,lrcrs Of Danville learned the alphabet
in his school-room.-Da nUllte NeleS.
During the time of the Convention at
FIoyd Courthouse three editors were III the
office of the Patriot of that place, when
two ladies stepped in with dried fruit Tor
sale. One of the editors remarked to her
that thew only kept one thing for sale there
and that was acknowledge" She very quick
" replied to him, "That was your Dllsl-
ness in here, rcckon-you want to buy
some, don't you?" Laugh.
The trustees OF Washington and Lee
University, at Lexington, arc having II re-
paired. 1t will have new coat OF pant.
The large doric pillars will be no longer
white. the dornlitorics changed, the mann
entrance remodelled, a new pavement lald
along the front Of the building, anu q gen
cral brightning up of the whole establish
ment that will make it hardly recognizable
bv the returned students. this fall.-Stdan-
ton Vindicator. --.~.
By direction of Attorney-General TAFT
the sentence in the case OF K. S. Parks, eX-
commonwealth attorney OF Page county,
now in Jail here, who was convicted OF
forgery at the May term OF the United
States Court, has been further suspended
until October 10th, the first day OF the next
term OF the United States Court at TINS
place. At that time it is probable the case
will be reopcned, with instructings from
the Acknowledgement as to rulings. -HaTTl-
son6urg Otd Commo n,cealM.
Charges having been made affecting the
moral character OF Rev. Il. l.. Plummer,
pastor OF the colored Baptist church ut Lees
burg, committee of ministers and deacons
from this city went to Leesburg last night
to investigate the charges, but the sable
Beeeher declined to submit to any inyesti-
CATION. From information received here
this evening, however, it is supposed that
he will be compelled to yacate his present
position by the church congregation.-Atez-
undriG Gazette.