The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-03-02
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The BARRIERS have raised the price OF
shaving from ten 10 fifteen cents.
The exports TO Europe from the port Of
Norfolk for the month of February foot
up only 3O,656 bales.
The exports Of manufactured tobacco in
bond from Petersburg during the month
Of February aggregated 2l6,G10 pounds.
Another coiton-faciOry is 10 be cStab-
lished i'm Danvlllc. making three in all
The protector Of this latest enterprise is
Mr.. +. J. Lee. the recent purchaser Of the
Arlington Hotel.
Mr.. James r. kinnier, Of Lynchburg.
has suffered the ampuiation OF diseased
foot. The operation was performed on
Monday last in Philadelphia by Al eminent
surgeon OF that city.
The City Council OF Norfolk on Tuesday
evening adopted resolutions looking to the
purchase OF lot upon which TO erect q
pump for drainage purposes, and also de-
nouncing the changing Of the city charter
by the Legislature. There was but one
negative vote upon the latter resolution.
superintendent Agcc. Of the Richmond
and Allegheny railroad, is fast recovering
from the effects Of the injuries sustained
By him in the recent disaster near salt
petrc Cave, and on yesterday was well
enough to see several friends. In day or
two he will have sufficiently recovered, his
physicians think. TO admit OF his removal
10 Richmond.-LVchjVg AeUS.
Fredericksburg Commandery, No. I,
Knights Tcmpai, received by express
4 m
mandcrS sword and belt. The Scabbard,
blade. aud hilt are ornamcnted with ap-
propriate cmbcmS, and bears the following
Inscription: "Pre,ented 10 Fredcricks-
burg Commandcry. No. /, by De MOlay
Commandery, Boston, Mass" These are
enclosed i'm q highly-iinished walnut case.
lined with blue silk. -FrederickS6pTq star.
4 WouId-Ee Assassin.
STRANGE ACTION OF \ NAN wIIo SHOT THROUGH
MR.. BuECEBABT's WINDOW.
Mr.. Augustus Burckhart, residing about
a mile and half from town, informs u
that few nights ago about s O'Clock he
answered IN person knock at his 'front.'
door. and found there a man with his hat
pulled low over his brow, and who, decli-
ning to enter and "take seat" forced .
letter into his hands and abruptly LETT. On
sitting down 10 read the misSiye, he was
asioni,hcd at two pistol-ShotS fired in quick
succession through the window. one
charge was OF shot, the other a.ball, the lat-
tor passing near the head of his little
daughter, a vein in her left hand being cut
by the broken glass. Mrs. Burckhart.
who is in a delicate state Of health, was
greatly alarmed, ~ indeed were all the
family. for some time thereafter drcading
they knew not what fatality might come
upon them. 10 cause has been assigned
for the attack 30 tai a. we could learn, but
Mr.. Burckhart expresses determination
to prosecute the guilty parties. whoever
they may bc.-Accomdc Eastern IUgi0iaa.
Marvellous Escape from Death.
ONE Man PEECIPITATED TWENTY-EIGHT FEET
INTO 4 WELL, AND ANOTHER APPARENTLY
KILLED OUTRIGHT BY TIE DREAMING or
MACHINERY; WONDERFUL RESCUE OF THE
ONE AND RECOVERY OF THE OTHER.
An apparently irightiul accident which
happened near Waync,boro', Va, and
which furnishes very happy illustration
OF calls well that ends WELL" i narrated
by CORES pondcnt OF the Valley Virgil
pian a, follows:
"Mcssrs. Lambert ~ Brother have q well
thirty-tWo feet deep at their factory, about
one mile from Waync,bOrO'. Into this well
Mr.. John II. Whtesell, OF Fishcrsyilc,
contracted t. put "a pump; and on Wednes-
day OF last week was engaged in the work
when "A terrible accident occurred. which
very nearly resulted in the death of Mr..
Whitesell and Nj. Charles Lambert. As
Sisting Mr. Whtcscl in the work was his
son Russell Charles Lambert, and Samuel
Mitchell. When everything was ready the
lower stock fof white oak, s inches in
diameter. 2G' feet long, and weighing some
GOO pOlmd>) was raised by means of pull
levS. and the end inserted into the mouth
of the well. W hen il had been lowered
ten feet !. was fastened with Il chain 10
pole that had been placed across the well.
The puiley-rOpc> were Sllckcncd in or
der that hold could be taken higher on
the stock, thu, throwing the whole weight
ON the pole. Without the slightest warm
ing thc pole broke, one end Of it striking
Mr.. Lambert on the check and knocking
him. 10 all appearances, dead. and the stock
shot like lightning TO the bottom, carrying
Mr.. Whitc,cll with il. Young Mitchell
flew 10 the factory for assistance. and Rus
sell Whitc>cl, with uneNamplcd presence
OF mind. daltcd into the well and down
the rugged walls to drag, as he thought,
the mnglcd body OF his father from be-
meath the water. A. he descended the
wall hc called repeatedly to his father, but
no sound reached him until within a
short distance oil the bottom, when hc
heard eroun. 4 moment more and ne
came upon him, wcdged head down
ward between the Wei and stock. and
within q little more than foot OF the wa
ter. with almost supghuman strength
the youth OF only nineteen succeeded in
turning hi father, whose weight i, over
one hundred and fifty pounds, and then
bracng himself with his back against the
stock and feet on the wall, he drew him
into his lap, and by the time assistance AZ
rived at The mouth OF the well he had
reached 20 within seven or eight feet Of the
surface. Strange 70 relate, nOtWithStand-
ing the distance to which nc had fallen
(twenty-eight feet, the roughness OF the
wall. &c, Mr.. WhiteselI was conscious on
reaching the top. and with little aid walked
to the factory. which is seyenty-fye yards
from the well. Meanwhile Mr.. Lambert
had been removed 10 the factory, and had
rcgained consciousness.
Sergeant MasOn'S Trial.