The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-09-23
Eirripia Items.

General Fitz Lee will deliver the annual
address at the Wvtheville Fair.
Judge Shumaker. OF Danyille, who was
a,arningly i'll. is improving in health.
over $50 letters of coincidence and SYM
pathv for the loss OF his daughter have been
received by Major Sutherln.
Jacob Trissel, OF Rockingham, had seve-
raj bones broken by the kick OF horse
few days ago.
William Myers, living near Leesburg, had
finger torn from his hand by a runaway
colt q few days ago.
b. the destruction by fire OF the store
house OF John Y. Bassell, near Middlebure,
there was loss amounting to $4,000.
The Supreme Court Of Appeals at Staun-
IN on Thursday rendered decisions III
lumber OF cases arising from courts in that
section Of the State.
Rev. Joel Hubbard, aged eighty-five, bap-
tied on sunday the 10th instant, near Rice
yiilc in PittSylvania county, Elijah Hunt,
l.cd ninety-three.
Mr.. James German, merchant of Liberty,
Tas recently robbed of 5000 in currency.
The thief was arrested and most OF the
money secured.
III t!lc NiIu Vi IODClI 1IoShpoa, VA
h~dford county, there is mulberry-tree
twenty-five feet in circumference, the Star
SAYS
From the frequency OF the robberies in
The neighborhood Of Danrille the Meas
he5ns to think that there is IN organized
land OF robbers about there, 81
Miss Margaret A. Bird, OF Bland county,
On the night OF the 18TH, while asleep,
jumped out OF window to the ground,
distance Of fifteen feet, without iniuring
herself much. 80. ~. 1
4 bet Of one hundred dollars has been
made by two gentlemen Of Wytheville that
i there will be twice the number of people at
4 The Fair this year than were there at The last
exhibition. ia 80 - Eit1i
The relations of Rev. r. C. Walker with
mon church, OF Augusta, hayetbeen dis
! ,olyed at his own request. Union and Loch
4 Willow churches will be united. X Mr..
Walker will turn his attention to domestic
j missions. ~ is !. = - - "
fayette McMulin says that there will be
convention of mechanics, farmers, and
iaborlng-men ut Bristol on the second Tues
uay In October, and that he will cheerfully
submit his name to them and abide their
decision. a.s;,t d. . !.
fubhc opinion in Bedford Is strong
asMnst Mr.. Charles Kidd, who is charged
WIN Deating colored girl to death. The
Iu'hcritles are somewhat apprehensiYe that
III VIII be dealt with according to Enob-laW.
On the evening OF the 9th instant Mr..
Newman Settles, OF the vicinity of Blue
y h'ugc Westinghouse, Botetourt county,
C; Gas louau dead in the road leading from
e.
captain Almy, Of the Baker brothers,
Talief hesolute, reports the beach as lite
ra''E covered with the debris OF wrecked
y t;ssets, and great anxiety is felt among the
tipping community for the returns from
n i scene OF deStruction.-Ncrt0lE Land
inc Judge OF the Circuit Court of Pittsyl-
anis la, ior the second time, set aside the
au nc OF me jury which gave A. X. Yena-
I9,oVO damages against the Richmond
rsI Danville railroad. and granted q new
~ I'd! IN the case. p 7.,l. ~. ~ 3
8Spar ,. podd Sutherland, in the employ OF
ss, 'ie q hawkins, a. their saW.mill at Par
and n'ofe, While attempting to place
," "u on the saw-mill pump, fell, and was
aN oy 1y-wheel AMI Instantly Killed.
Fl fredericksburg Neus. f7'- q ~ ",@.e3s.
sr..; helson county the chief topic OF COM
,e "''gh Is the tobacco worm and It's ray
tmnd a. ~ u stated as fact that one planter
lI Va ao2 and another 123 worms ON alsinl
erd p'S ht =. G. Thnrmond, Mt Roekdsh
h. r' INA, mas the finest and cleanest crop in
G,, ISounty. III. II. Roberts lost ss, COG
@ p" ~, Eaterprise. - - 4 .Tsssf us II
E n c, ",,ei!l.known tug-boat Governor Cur
8Slac La psS'a Bell, while lying at the Poto-
I'D Ousn.;aao Improvement Company's wharf,
EcfoekH Wo,, caught fire about halt-past 4
on.,imemd eannesday night and was entirely
me- n,es We're lost, but the s re- lad bsysiy
as towa sdssape. Nothing was saved. She! |
B,s tH b"ea lrota on the other shipping, andd
w ,ns oniy vessel destroyed. When ths9
ar Of the discovered GOV. 10 was il the forward
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