The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-09-05
Virginia Items

A daily paper is to be started in Bristol
shortly.
The farmers OF Frederick and Clarke
derive Il large revenue from the sale OF
honey.
pany is now busily at work at the Gallup"
mines. in this county. HWsrHte (C01rON
countU Vuyinian.
The Rev. DR.. Samuel Rogers, OF Win
chester, who has been in Europe for some
months, is expected home soon.
Corn is very scarce in this county, and
readily brings one dollar per bushel.-HiNS-
uutc (Cd1roN county, Virgiaian. ..... B..
The cornerstone OF the Methodist Epis-
copal church South, at Strasbur@, will be
laid with Masonic honors on Thursday the
18th instant.
The session OF the Court OF Appeals at
Staunton will commence on the 10th OF
September, and causes will be heard from
the different circuits as follows: Thirteenth,
sixth, twelfth, eighteenth, fourteenth, and
fifth.
The Republicans OF this congressional
district will hold their convention in this
city on the Both Of the present month, for
the purpose OF nominating presidential
cector and Il candidate for Congress-
Lynchburg NeacS. ..
Mr.. II. 0. Claughton, Of this city, has re-
signed his position as State senator. Among
those spoken OF in connection with the
vacancy are John b. Smoot, Esq, OF this
city, and General w. FL. f. Lee and Judge
Cockerille, OF Fairfax Aterdndri Gazette.
General Harry Heth, who organized and
first commanded the famous Forty-tifth Vir-
ginia regiment, afterwards promoted to the
command of Floyd's brigade, and when the
war closed had risen to q maior-general, has
been in town for several days. WytheuiHe
Enterprise.
The salary OF the Mayor OF Petersburg, as
fixed by recent resolution OF the Common
Council, is $500 per annum more than the
salary received by the Mayor OF Richmond,
| 81 600 more per annum than the salary re-
| ceivcd by the Governor OF Rhode Island,
and 81, 200 more per annum than is received
by the Mayor OF Norfolk. The salary of the
Mayor OF Alexandria, city about the size
Of Petersburg, is $500 Petersburg
| Post.
On Tuesday evening a house upon the
farm of Mr.. TulI, near Nineveh, in this
county, in which two colored families lived,
accidentally took fire and burned to death
two children OF Oscar Buckler, aged about
four years and six months respectively.
The cause OF the fire is unknown and I'M
accountable. The unfortunate children had
been locked up by the mother while she
went to the store OF John Il. Rust, near by,
to buy box OF matches-there being no
fire or matches in the house-and when she
returned, and persons went to their rescue,
nothing was to be seen Of them but their
charrcd remains Warren Sentinel.
One C. J. Malord, colored gentleman OF
the United States mail service on the Rich
mond and Danville railroad, stalked up to
the rostrum at the Conservative speaking
last night and requested division OF time
Cas he wished to represent the Republican
troops) OF the gentlemen speaking, but was
refused. He sat down on the floor and soon
his whiskey got to fermenting and "biled"
out. He gave over and lay in maudlin
state. Police took charge OF him and re-
quested him to come to time at the Mayors
Court at this morning, when he will con-
tribute to the corporation to the tune OF -
dollars. Yes, my lord! Now, my lord, who
speaks next ?-Danuille NeacS. nj