The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-12-23

few DAYS ago a son Of John D. foue';;
~ CraigsyiIc. was kicked by a horse ana
his skull fractured. lie II recovering.
Mr.. X. c. Murray has been appointed
manager Of the Southern Telegraph once
at Norfolk.
few nights ago Mr.. Calvin NJ. Dold'
MAYOR of Lexington, was thrown ron
wagon and his leg broken just above the
ankle.
Mfr. II. Jackson Hill, an aged and re-
srected citizen O. Halifax county, died al
his home several days ago; aged seventy
years.
Several days since little son OF Dir; w.
+. Harris, residing near llilisviiie' naa MS
thigh broken, ankle disl0cateu, anu Ills
head badly bruised by falling tree.
William Hurt, a negro who was commit
ted IN ;oiI i'm Carroll county last week Tor
theft. attempted TO escape few nights ago
nv setting fire to his quarters. The flames
were discovered and eXtinguished before
any great damage was done.
Tuesday, near New River, while Ben.
Robinson (colorcd) was crossing the track
Of tbc Norfolk and Western railroad Win
n two-horse wagon the wagon was struck
by an cxpress-train and knocked into rag
ments. and Robinson terribly mangled.
The horses were uniniurcd.
The Stanton indicator says: About
midnight Tuesday an clubhouse took fre on
the place Of Amos and Joshua Crosby. on
the Spring Hill road, five miles from Stauli-
ton. The flames spread TO their new resi-
dencc, which was totally destroyed. Loss,
81. 800. Much OF the furniture was also
destroyed.
The Culpcper Exponent follows up its
owl story with this: The latest Culpeper
curiosity is hen-cgg which was hown us
by DR.. G.. A. Splinkel on Wednesday.
The egg, except that there is no representa-
ton OF the feet, is exactly the shape OF u
duck, with curved neck, Hat bill. and we'll
proportioned bOdy-all complete. IL was
laid last Monday morning.
Ii is stated, and apparently on good au-
thorIty, SAYS the Stanton JindicdtOr, that
at the expiration of the term OF the present
Board Of Visitors to the Deaf. Dumb, and
Blind Asylum, which occurs January lst
next, Governor Cameron will "re0rgan-
ize" it by appointing, wholly or in part, a
new board. Ii is said the expected change
will change the views Of the Board, as Il
body, on several subjects.
Several days ago horrible accident oc-
CURED mt a steam saw-mill at Mr.. Frank
Flccnor's. near Abingdon. II appears that
Mr.. John Billings was standing OH the drive
wheel of the engine, oilirg some parts OF
the machinery. when the engineer. not
aware OF any danger, started the engine,
which caused the wheel to revolve very
rapidly, throwing Billings OFF. In some
manner he became entanghd in the bands,
which carried him around several times,
breaking his neck and bruising his body in
a number OF places.
From persons residing at Fairfax Court
house it is learned ny The Alexandra &C.
zette that difficulty occurred there on
Tuesday night which resulted in Judge
James Sangstcr being roughly treated and
bruised by being struck on the head with
q rock. II is said that the cause OF the diff
Guilty was a discussion about the recent
GunnelI-Raghnd trouble, and that the par
ties engaged in the affair were Messrs.
TYLER. Gunnell, SangSler, Powell, and
others. Ii is also reported that Judge
SangSter's injuries are quite serious, and
that he is now confined 10 bis bed from
their effects. lie has been removed from
Fairfax Courthouse to his home, neaI
Burke's station.
The OSserUQt0re Romano, iubilant oyei
recent English SeccsSions, says "Thus i
haines verified fbe prouhccy of the Holm