The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-03-25
Virginia News.


crowded with visitors.
John II. Angiin has been commissioned
postmaster at Penn's store, Patrick coun-
ty, Va.
On account OF sickness Judge Dickinson
was unable to 90 10 Charlotte To hold his
court. The Judge win hold special term
in next June.
The United states tugs Standish and
MayfOwer. now at Norfolk, Va, have been
ordered 10 proceed 10 Annapolis, Nd, 10
take the cadet engineers OH their summer
cruise.
The following Virgin:ans have recently
had patents granted them: ". Ii. farrara,
W. !. Clanahan, and j. Eilles, Mt. Jackson,
car-coupling; 4. NJ. Lackey, Brownsburg,
cutter-bar for mowers and reapers.
Monday night dogs killed FIVE fine bucks
on Mr.. \. II. McCue's farm aud seven
ewes on Dr. Hangers place, Some Of
these sheep We saw Mr.. McCue buy at 4
high price at the Meem sale. II Is Just too
bad. -StGuHtOn Iindicdtor.
Fishermen are now busy with their shad-
nets, and the river is dotted with fish
boats. This Is likely 10 be a good season
for shad. for fishermen say they are more
plentiful on alternate years. and the last
was poor season.-JameS Ricer Herald.
On wednesday night last the ticket
Office and recepti0n-rOOm Of the Richmond
and panyille railroad at Greensboro
caught fire from the explosion OF kero-
I sene lamp. but the fire was eXtinguished
bv a stream from the injector Of = locomo-
tive. Damage about $50.
The excursion steamer Mary Washington
was sold in Alexandria Oh Thursday. III
front Of the custom-house. by Mr.. ;. Fer
guson Beach. trustee. 10 Captain John c.
( Graham, for $500. The Mary Washing
ton. owned by the Upper Potomac steanl-
boat Company, was built in 1874 at cost
OF SIS eco.
Mention was made at the time Of the
riot0us conduct Of some drunken negroes
who fred into . train on the Chesapeake
and Ohio railroad, in Fayettc county, the
latter part Of last month. Ii Is now grati-
iving 10 state that one OF them. the leader,
Hiram Campbell, mas been sent 10 the peni-
Tertiary for one year and The others SEN
fenced 10 thirty DAYS in Jail.
The annual report Of the Institution for
the Education OF the Deaf, Dumb and
Blind at StauntOn for the fiscal year ending
September 30. 1881, shows that the whole
number OF pupils present during the year
was 1873, OF whom 81 were muteS and Al
were blind. During the session there was
n considerable amount OF sickness, and
three deaths occurred. The net balance IN
favor OF the institution was sl,33j.14.
4 BOLp BURGLAR WITH 4 LADDER.-FrOm
the following. taken from the Clarke Coo-
rier, il would seem that they have great
VILLAIN i'm the neighbOrhOod Of Berryyille :
One night last week the curtains hung at a
.econd-story window on the east side OF
Mr.. Il. NiccWaner's residence were 20
much disturbed A. to excite the alarm OF
two young ladies sleeping In the room, and
they aroused that gentleman's wife, WHO,
on going 10 the window, found II raised.
and a ladder reaching 10 it from the out
side, on which the form OF man was seen.
Mr.. Nicewaner was called, but when he
got TO tie window the midnight marauder
had disappeared.
The same night window was forced
open ut Mrs. Hummcr'S, who kecp- the
toll-gate a half mile from town, on the turn
pike road leading 70 Charlestown. and q
man was discovered climbing into the
room. when the inmates screamed and
aroused Mr.. George Nicewaner, who lives
near by. He promptly went to the rescue
OF the ladies, when the burglar took swift
leave, and disappeared in the darkness.
\ SUIT FOR SLANDER N AUGUSTA
/ COUyTY.--The Circuit Court was occupied
for several days during last week and TINS
twith 4 trial Of suit for slander-a novel
/ cause OF action in this section. The partl-
cularS Of the case a. adduced on the trial
were about a. follows: As agent Tor the
| Grader wheat fan, Mr.. W. II. Wolfe sold
| To Sir. Robert J. Harris one OF the fans
/ The agreed price was S32.5O, Whlch Wa'
| ~ 30 less than the regular price. Harfl'
was 10 rive "A note for the amount stipulated
/ The notes used by Wolfe were all printed
land called for SO. Harris. by hls son
signed one Of these notes, and then dis
covering that it called for $3.50 more than
he had agreed to pay, tore 1t up
! Wolfe then suggested that the nOt'
for sal be given with nm endorse
mcnt OF $3.50 ON the back. Thr
was agreed 10. when the note fell due ii
hank il was presented 10 Harris, aud found
( TO be for the original amount, SD, without
anv endorsement. Harris refused TO paw IT.
claiming that il was forgery, and roundll
denounced Wolfe. The latter contended
that the failure 20 endorse the credit ol
81. 50 was an oversight. That il had been
placed on the first note, which Harris de-
stroyed. but that through inadvertence il
had been omitted from the second. H'
WIS perfectly willing TO allow the credit
This, however, did not satisfy Harris, who
persisted in giving utterance to his belief
that the note was forgery, whereupou
Wolfe sued him for SANDER, claiming s.. .00C
damages. The jury brought in verdict
for the plaintiff. laying the damages at ont
cent and COSTS Valley Vrginion.