The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-09-10
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s@arespondence Of the R'ca'sona p.spa,Ss,i
William Wrenn, an engineer OF 8
NJ freight train on the Chesapeake
oes oeio was brought down YESTERDAY
$50 V ~ 70 his home, IN West End, badly
Rein lie was standing on a side track
iW-.s,1SSsmSon's sbont 5 O'Clock IN TIE morn
aNt"Snng tie cars OF his train when an
ipg eo ZEN upon him. the pilot catching his
tnslu, $roshing the snkle-boneS terribly.
kg s.us;nc here the sufferer was met by
On iScse.on, The company's surgeon, and
DH Zion Of the leg was At once decided
AMI" The operation was performed by
pchson. assisted by Drs. Reese and
Wsyl. -. woeL Charles Johnson q
man, was passing along the track OF
C6esseeake and Ohio, about two miles
w. =, mi, place, when some hands who
W rorklng set OF 4 blast, and a piece Of
w. .tone struck bin on the arm, frac-
iui'as No annual meeting Of The Augusta
Campany held at their hall Monday
In.,n NJ. n. Cox was elected first com
Ssr and +. +. Grove second com
mrSe,. with I. j.. CTOwder, secretary ;
NcNabb, assistant secretary, and
60 A. Hutchison, treasurer; and J. b.
Ss.' Sss recommended TO the City COun-
:, tor chief engineer OF the Fire Depart
hg Tss Teachers Institute Of Augusta coun-
- numbering about sixty teachers, held an
SS,srSsfipe session OF two days in this city
lt,,3ay and Tuesday. Captain Charles
S,sftsn. county superintendent. presided.
V1mong The teachers who engaged IN the de-
e.. we're Messrs. Calhoun, Pierce. Houff,
:, Fry. Booker, Towbermau, Tapscott,
p.rr 'eoloredl, Hulyy, Or. Hamilton, city
lnnerintendeni, and Professor Newell, Of
w,ryland. The session concluded with a
~,pgratulstory, interesting address from.
Cpialu Gfatisn.
l,ter from Lexington, Va, saws the
o,c,i anxiety felt there on the subject OF
Inc completion Of the Valley railroad had
bssr somewhat relieved by the late action
n Mr.. Garrett in signing the contract to
s5 in the construction Of the road from
S.sun,on to that place. The arrangement
Se1 10 been made with the Richmond and
Nlerhany Railroad Company with regard
n tbe connection at Lexington, and signed
bv Mr.. French and Mr.. Garrett. The Board
II supervisors Of R0ckbridge, however,
a. meeting saturday rescinded the order
which they had previously made for issuing
The county bonds for one bali Of the unpaid
subscription (Sl05, 000) to the Valley road,
and also ordered an abatement OF the rail-
road tax for this year, but VIII still comply
with the contrsct OF the county il the work
on The Valley road i resumed in good faith.
Last week the degs broke in upon the
fine flock Of sheep belonging 10 Mr.. Lewis
HarmaB. OF this county, killing twelve and
wounding sixteen.
Mr. Edwin F. Surber, lately with the
Hawks Nest Coal Company, West Nir-
giais. b8s been appointed deputy by Cap
tain Samuel Paul, county treasurer, in the
place Of his son, the late John Paul, Esq,
whose sudden death at the Warm Springs
was reported a few weeks ago in the Dis
patch.
A FATHER ~ SEARCH OF HIS DAUGHTER
DELEGATES TO The METHODIST EPISCOPAL
DISTRICT CONFERENCE AT FREDERICKS.
REORGANIZATION OF COUNCIL or
CHOSEN FRIENDs-THE VALLEY MILITARY
PREPARING o YORKTOWN, &C.
Correspondence Of The ichmODd Dispatch.I
SEPTEMBER 8, 1881.
Mr. George T. Davis, OF Albemsrle coUn-
II. bias been IN Augusta searching for his
missing daughter Mary. she disappeared
from her fathers home in company with a
mau named John Desper, and started on
foot with him, walking on the railroad
westward. The girl is represented SIS OF
rather slight figure, light bair, and blue
eyes, and fourteen years old. She wore o
calico dress, somewhat faded. Des-
per has been employed On the Shenandoah
Valley railroad, but Mr. Davis knows moth
ing about bin.
The District Conference OF the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church South. which met at
BridSewateI, elected the following dele
gales 10 the Annual Conference, which meets
Fredericksburg in March mex john
W. +. Allimong, Moses Walton, j. K.
Harnsbarger, and james w. Newton. Al
j. p. Houck, Lewis Whitmore,
J. KOiner. and Charles w. Hunter.
Last Friday night a council Of the order
Of Chosen Friends was Instituted in this
by Past Chief Councillor L. B. Branch,
Of Petersburg, and will be known as Stone
wall Council. The following officers were
Past Chief Councillor, NJ. b.
Chief Councillor, f. NJ. Cush-
ing; Nice-COuncillOT, j. NJ. Lickliter; Re
NNANfif D. bs Il iQAft ibAuNANAf Os W.
Waddy; Treasurer, j. +. Rollins; Prelate,
J. n. Hanger; Marshal, w. n. Shepherd
Warden, C.. a. Richardson Guard. NJ. b..
Smart; Sentry, j.. n. Woodward; and
Medical Examiner, DIR. j. NJ. Hanger.
]. S. Crawford, Esq, proprietor OF the
Cold Sulphur springs, has leasedthe Ameri-
can Hotel, Of this city, and will take posses
on the 18th instant.
Hon. John GOode and Hon. John X.
are announced to speak in stanton,
by invitation Of the COnservative-Dem
cratic Club here Saturday The lTth instant.
Last saturday the commanding officers OF
The First Virginia brigade had an interview
81 The War Department in Washington with
the Secretary OF War and other officials OF
the Department relating to their attendance
the Yorktown Centennial. General FItz-
hugh Lee. Colonel William l.. Bumgardner,
OF The Second Virginia regiment, Colonel
W eftenbgAer, Of the Third, and Major
smith. Of the Third, were present and had
most satisfactory interview. Tents were
secured for 1900 men, who Will also be fur.
hlshed with fuel, straw, and water, and
When they reach the grounds will End the
camp pitched and everything IN readiness.
be esmp will be policed by the regulars.
Ihe second regiment expects 10 90 through
hIesmUEd en- route TO Yorktown. PENN.