The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-08-12
virginia News.

aqueous byasee received severe bit
from venomous snake while working on
farm near Lynchburg last Wednesday.
Mr.. Malcolm st. Clair, who resides nea
snake creek, In Carroll county, had one o
his legs broken by the kick of a horse or
Monday evening last.
A soda fountain exploded In Lynchburl
on wednesday while Mr.. Rucker was draw
ing glass OF soda. He was struck upor
The neck by flying fragments and painfully
but not seriously hurt.
Mr.. Walter Painter, aged TWENTY-FIVE
years, was drowned in Cripple creek, al
Brown Hill ford, Carroll county, on Fri
day evening last. The creek was very
much swollen by the recent rains, and he
and his horse were swept away by the rapid
current. At last accounts his body had
not been recovered.
Robert l.. Marston, OF Shenandoah coum.
ty, was suflocated and died on Tuesday last
while assisting hands who were digging q
well on the farm OF Mr.. l.. Walton. The
years OF age. He was a sprighty and prom
Using youth, and his sudden death is a sad
affection 10 his bercaved parents.
Mr. John w. OFT. formerly Of Shenan-
doah county, but now Of Augusta county,
met with serious accident a few days ago.
He was hauling logs, and in going down a
hill attempted to draw the break. On ac-
count OF some water in the road bis foot
slipped, and the wagon passed over his
leg, breaking it short distance below the
knee.
Ed. II. Dick and G.. A. Benter, OF Wheel
ing, w. Va, while on recent visit in the
vicinity OF Harper's Ferry discovered the
entrance OF a cave the existence OF which
had been known before. but which had
never been explored. 1t was on the farm
OF Rudolph Rau, back OF IIarpers Ferry,
and within short distance OF the Balii-
more and Ohio track, on a prominence
known as Prospect Hill. Messrs. Dick and
Benter, in company with two OF Mr.. Rau's
sons, explored the cave, and report that it
fairly equals, il 1t does not surpass, either
the Mammoth Cave OF Kentucky or that Of
Luray.
Thursday night as freight train on the
Chesapeake and Ohio railroad was APP
preaching Charlottesville a man who, it Is
supposed, was stealing ride was struck
by the bridge and knocked between the
cars. The train passed over his arm, cut
ting it off near the shoulder. \ physician
was summoned, who upon his arrival at
tempted TO tie up the lacerated arteries.
but they had contracted 50 much he could
not get at them. 1t is reported that the
man cannot live.
Recently while Mrs. John KILLER, who
lives at Springfield, in Page county, was
sitting at her room window, her husband
being absent, negro man walked up TO
the win low and demanded something TO
eat. Mrs. Kibler got up and got 4 loaf OF
brcrd, and was going TO cut off some for
him. He told her 10 give it all to him.
She told him il was all the bread baked in
the house, and she could not do it. He
told her il was id lie, and rushing
against the door, broke it open, and threw
a stick at her.
Mr.. Harrison Fur, an aged man living
on the farm OF Mr.. Isaac Helper, Middle
River, met with a painful accident last
week. While building hayslack he fell
from the top, and his thigh striking Il
pointed fence stake, penetrated through it.
He was held in that position for some iif-
teen or twenty minutes until assistance
came. The wound is severe, but not con-
sldcrcd daiScfous.- uHey T9WidH.
CROPS IN ACC0MAC, VA.-This has been q
year OF unusual prosperity to the farmers
OF this county. The Irish potato crop
was nearly all marketed Lcfore the decline
at prices ranging from 81 to s. per barrel.
This and the sweet potato crop bring more
money to our county than is realized from
all other crops combined. Indeed, we can
verify the statement that with lis "potato
is king" There have been few barrels
OF sweets shipped TO the Baltimore market
this season, which sold for from 50 TO IS
per barrel. The wheat crop probably was
never so good before; not only has the
yield been large, but the quality is superior,
some of it weighing siXty-SiX pounds per
bushcl. Recent rains have revived the
whitening corn wonderfully, and an average
crop may yet be realized. Fredericksburg
NelcS.