The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-09-11
virginia items.
Mr.. w. %. McCroskey has become a
editor and proprietor OF the Bristol COtt,

Professor j. C. Long, OF Crozier College,
| Pennsylvania, former pastor OF the Baptist
church in this place, was among his old
Charlottesville friends this week for few
days. Charlottesville Chronicle.
Private information from Aceomac ooun-
! ty leads us to believe that she viii give TIL,
den. Hendricks, and Douglas between nine
hundred and thousand majority. --Frede-
| ricksbas7g Star. a.~.
| The contractor OF the new Methodist
| Episcopal Church South that Is being con-
structed on Main street will in very short
/! time complete the walls Of that splendid
editice.-B Bristol Courier.
In letter written by IN intelligent gen.
tleman who resides i'm OHIO, to his father in
this county, he says that from the informa-
ton he has been able to gather, he fears that
| Ohio will go for Tilden. The writer OF the
letter Is a Republican and is a supporter OF
Hayes, as is also his father, to whom he
writes.-- Rockingham Register.
The store OF Mr.. John b. Peters, Frank
| lin county, was entered by II number OF per-
sons on the night OF the 2Sth ultimo. Mr..
| Peters was seized and blindfoldea, and he
was robbed OF $3.50 in money and large
! quantity Of goods.
| A party OF some eight or ten persons left
|
! OF kansas.-Sdlcm Conservative.
We learn that corn in this county is unu-
sualIy fine, and that tobacco is doing we'll
and promising more than half crop.
j. Walter Bowen has succeeded Colonel
W. p. Brinton Us deputy collector for the
third division. Fifth district, embracing
Nelson, Buckingham, and Fluyanna coun-
ties. Office at Orlando.-Neison County
Examiner.
Mr. Claughton having made his arrange
| signed his membership OF the State Senate,
! Hon. Lewis Mckenzie is suggested in his
place.
1t is stated positively that Mayor johnson
will not recognize the decision OF the
arbitrator, Mr.. Wattles, OH the question OF
the contest for chief engineer OF the Fire
Department., or Mr.. Leadbeater as the in
cumbent.-Aterandria Sentinel.
Plenty OF grapes and peaches in our mar
| ket. ..
Mrs. Judge White has sent to this office
specimen OF the "yard beans" raised by
herself, which are over two feet i'll length
and very nice and tender.
GRAyELLY SPRINGS BARBECUE.-ThiS bar
bccue will come off on tomorrow q week
16th instant, and promises to be one Of the
|
in the Valley during the campaign.- Var
rem Front Royal Sentinel.
The Jonathan Sheets farm OF $50 acres,
on the keaZleton road, twelve miles from
Staunton, has been sold for s41.51 per acre
to George +. Sheets.
At the Hot Springs last week young
married couple, Mr.. Haldeman and wife,
arrived from Cincinnati, the husband suffer-
IL fSa,.,
naming two days the gentleman died sud
| denly. His wife became q maniac on the
spot. Neither husband or wife were more
than twenty-five years of age.-Staunton
| indicator.
\ very alarming and fatal disease is pre-
vailing, we learn from several sources, in
Bland and Tazewell counties. The disease
is one that affects the throat, but differs ma
teriallv from diphtheria in many respects,
and generally proves fatal in three or four
days after the patient is attacked-ln some
cases less. Forty children are reported to
have died from the ravages of this disease
in enc nei@hborhood within few days.
Four lay dead in one family at one time,
having died the same night PeariS6urg
Gazette.
General Pridemore is earnestly engaged
in speaking and canyassing the district, not
losing 4 single day or single opportunity,
whilst Ex-Governor McMullin is consulting
with his friends and preparing to throw up
the sponge in as decent a manner as posi-
he. Ex-Governor McMullin is not dead by
a good deal. 1t is said he choked lawyer
IN Smyth IL few days ago during public
discussion, then denounced the whole fra
ternitv. He is the liyest old man on the
continent, and one OF the gamest. II his
abilities were equal to his persistency he
would be great man. But alas Mont
go,nery Messenger. .....
The Methodist Episcopal Church South
in Augusta county, including Staunton, has
% CONGREGATIONS. with II. church .edifices;
1882 members; 81 Sabbath schools, with
1857 scholars; and the value OF its church
property is about 5000. The Methodist
Episcopal Church North has in Augusta a
membership OF $50 whites, and has $50 Sab
bath-school scholars. 1t also has charge OF
several colored churches, making about 800
members, with about 500 Sunday-school
scholars We cannot ascertain the value OF
it's church property, but one colored church
alone-that handsome one now being erected
in Augusta street by Rev. Mr.. Steee's con-
"regation-iS valued at 100000 Staunton
| VindiCat0r. -....- ..-... ..-..
Mayor Johnson has cited Messrs. james
FoSSett, J. NJ. Buchanan, +. Z. Grimes,
and others, who were, it is claimed, elected
to fill city offices at the May election, to ap-
pear at his office tonight, and show cause
why they are not dscharging the duties OF
said offices. 1t will be recollected that the
collectorship is still pending in Council,
and that the two boards Of that body have
elected other persons to fill the rest OF the
offices. What action is contemplated by
the Mayor has not TRANSFERRED. 1t is under
stood that Mr.. Henry Herbner, claiming to
be elected chief engineer OF the fire depart
ment, was included in the citation, but his
resignation having been afterwards tender
ed he will not appear.-Ate1ancl7ia Gazette.
Mr.. Jacob Strong, the brother OF Colonel
Samuel Strong, of Washington, D. c., who
lives on the farm purchased from Captain
T. Edwin Belts ip 1874 for So, 900 by Colo
mel Strong, had two barns and granary
burned Monday, September 4th, about :
O'Clock A. NJ. One OF the barns was large
barn eighty by forty feet, three stories, with
a basement bricked up and cemented: II
was new barn, being completed about
fourteen months ago, and insured, the lnsll.
rance being now out Total loss, about
81, 900. The origin Of the fire cannot be as
certained, but is believed to be the work
of an incendiary.-I appahannoeh Inde1.
CAPTAIN T. Z. Belts, OF Northumberland
county recently sold farm Of seventy-bve
acres in that county for s., 800.
At Milton wharf, where the attempt was