The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-09-27

cident to the season.
It is expected that the trains will COM
mence running through on the Virginia
Midland road to-day.
Mr.. William E. Cochran, young married
man and citizen Of Lynchburg, has been
! pronounced insane.
Fourteen sheep belonging to Mr.. Pow.
Moncure, OF Stafford, were drowned Sunday
in Potomac river. .....
The residence OF Mr.. G. W. Price, on
Court street, Lynchburg, has been pur-
chased by John NJ. Miller, Esq, for $4,000.
The Wytheville Enterprise says four OF
the railroad bridges were washed away on
the line between Christiansburg and Salem.
The colored Methodists Of Abingdon will
shortly erect framed church on Main street
Just west of the Academy Of Visitation.
The rains in Montgomery county have
been very heavy, and a great deal Of damage
has been done by washing Of land and de-
struction Of fences, sc.
The Finance Committee OF the Frede-
ricksburg Council report that s22,75O will
be necessary to carry the city through the
present fiscal year. sr-..~ g..,. viii. ...tr
George w. Cannon is appointed postmas-
ter at Rock Mills, Rappahannock county,
Va, uice William G. Johnson, resigned.
John G. Porter is appointed postmaster at
Ncersville, Loudoun county, Va, uice John
Price, removed. 81 L.
On Sunday at Fredericksburg the Kappa
hammock rose seventeen feet above high
tide. The Falmouth bridge (Ficklin's) was
damaged to the amount OF 5000. The ware
house of the steamboat company was sub
merged and considerable quantity OF sea-
fowl guano damaged. 'aaa 80 ,
Before the United States Court at Lynch
burg, in the case Of the United States
against Booker Smith, indicted for viola.
ton Of the internal revenue laws, the jury
brought in verdict Of guilty. The defen-
dant is held in custody until his applica-
ton for pardon can be considered.
Rev. DR.. D. r. Bittle, president Of Roam
oke College. died suddenly at 8 o'clock
Monday. DR.. Bittle was an eminent min
lister Of the Lutheran Church, and was well
known throughout Virginia, Maryland, and
Pennsylvania. Under his energetic man.
agement Roanoke College had attained great
prosperity, and his death is a great loss to
the institution. II :.
Old uncle Jimmy Barrett, a native Of the
Emerald Isle, now in his ninety-ninth year,
is the most enthusiastic Tildenite, and pro-
badly the oldest Democrat in Virginia. He
recently took up his Hickory jackson walk
ing-stick and footed it from Tazewell Court
house to Wytheville, distance of forty
miles, to take part in the political demon
stration which occurred here on the 18th
instant. WytheuiNe Enterprise
Lewis Willis, the splendid bareback rider
OF Robinson's circus, who was made to pay
S52.25, tine and cost, at Raleigh, for at
tempting to pick the pocket Of Ishan Hor-
ton, was arrested and sent to Jail at Fayette-
vile for assault upon man with 0 deadly
weapon. .a~- l IL 4.:rf
AT the. Louisville, KY, races yesterday
the Observation-Disclosures dash for gentle-
mems cup. was won by Thomas Todd, Of
Louisville, who rode Phillis-time, 200.
The Louisville Hotel stakes, mile heats, for
three-year olds, was won by Largentine
time, 1:44, y1:464, and 1:462. i The one-and-
a-u,,arter-miie dash, for all ages, was dead
heat between Whisper and Seige-time,
2:11: and on second run was won by Whis-
per in 2:13. The Sanford stake, for two
year-old colts and FLIES, was won by Belle
of the Meade IN 1:44}. 'atn ''s' '.'" p. I, -
IdaLewis now has the charge Of the Lime
Rock lighthouse, and lives there with her
mother and her dogs. She has not much re-
gard for the tyrant sex, although she has
saved many from drowning. When compll-
mented upon the walls Of her house, winch
she tinted herself, she said: !" The Govern
mcnt gives us men to do this, but we'd have
to board them, and I'd rather do anything
in the world than have men IN the light
house; like dogs better" And she patted
affectionately an immense NeWfoundland
and glanced lovingly at her pet terrier.
CAPTAIN Clinton Smith, Of the schooner
Hattie T.. Fuller, from Brunswick, Ca,
with lumber, died at quarantine at Baltl-
more on Sunday at noon Of yelloW-fever,
which prevails Of Brunswick The remains
were buried Monday morning in the Marine
Hospital cemetery. The schooner left
Brunswick on the 10th, and reached Balti-
more quarantine last Sun day morning. All
of the others on board are reported well.
The captain was thirty years old, and be-
longed to Tuckahoe, N. D., where his fami-
~ OF wife and two children reside. sf'fsftI
A trial trip was made Monday night OF
the steam motor, the car recently obtained
by the Baltimore Citizens Passenger rails
way for use upon! their road to dos away
with horses. The cal. ran satisfactorily ex-I
cept that some difficulty was experienced in
turning the short curves. =; On the return
trip it required two or three efforts to round
the corner Of North and Fayette Streets
The car made consid erable noise, especially
on the upgrade, and emitted rather more!
smoke than was agreeable. t;.5f aa}2a !. !,
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