The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-04-18


Tn Roanoke county, on Thursday, negro
named James Ferrei was run over by
tramway-car, inficting a compound frac-
ture Of the hip.
A large bald-head eagle was killed on the
Dan river last Friday. The Danyille neg
lister says l; measured feet . inches from
tip to tip. -
Mr.. sbobert. carpenter living near De-
coouan, while at work on the new railroad
bridge at Woodbridge, Friday, fell upon
the rocks below and received serious IN
iuries to his head, and bad his leg so badly
hurt that 1t will have 10 be amputated'
On Tuesday evening a difficulty occurred
between Messrs. j. Ct. and John w. Les
ter. in which the former had his head con-
siderably cut and bruised. On "Wednesday
John w. was tried by n justice for assault
and fined. On Thursday the grand jury
found an indictment against him for felony,
and he was recognized to appear Mt the
June term OF the court.-Floyd Reporter.
THE WEsT-P0INT CADETsHP.-So close
was the contest for the Barbour West Point
cadetship between Bentley Mott, OF Lees
burg, and Harry Shepherd, OF Warenton,
that the commissioners appointed to con-
duct the examination were compelled to
make n most careful investigation OF the
papers submitted by the two young gentle
men named before giving their decision.
Bentley Mott stood "a and Harry Shepherd
81. Mott has received the appointment
Alexandria Gazette.
INrr- rfrIs ~
On last Monday at sunset about dozen
sailors from several oyster vessels in Hamp-
ton Roads, who had been up town drinking
pretty freely, started to return to their
boats At the wharf they met Fred.
Banks, a colored man, who runs a small
sloop, and inquired Of him what he would
charge to take the party to Norfolk. From
. this controversy arose, in which brick
bats, shot-guns, and capstan-bars played
a prominent part. Banks being attacked
by Captain Herbert, OF the schooner
George II. Hoyt, OF Baltimore, which
was lying at the wharf here, with a
capstan-bar, threw brick at the Cap
tain, which struck him oyerthe eye, knock
ing him senseless, and making wound
which bled profusely. The steward OF the
IIoyt then discharged a shotgun at Banks.
who ran up town. Several OF the shots
grazed his neck and the balance went
drought one Of the windows Of Messrs.
II. c. Whiting & Co.'s store, shivering four
or five panes OF glass. The officers OF the
law finally arrived and arrested several Of
the parties, the rest having escaped in their
boats. They were examined before a JUS
tice and all discharged except the steward
Of the Hoyt. Hampton Monitor.
A Terrible Mistake.
AN EXCITED NEGRO KILLS A LITTLE CHILD IN
FLOYD COUNTY WITH AN AXE-IN THE DARK
NESS HE THOUGHT SHE WAS A PANTHER.
The following is taken from the Floyd
Reporter:
A very singular and sad accident occur
red about half mile from Floyd Court
house last Friday night, resulting in the
death OF a negro girl some eight or ten
years old. The mother Of the child died
some time ago, and the girl has since been
! living with Lewis Joyce. whose wife was
her aunt. On Friday report was in cir
culation that panther had made its ap-
pearance in the neighborhood, and that
night when Lewis was retiring he placed
his axe by the side of his bed, so
rs to have it convenient in case the
panther should interrupt him. Some
| time in the night the girl got up. i'm her
sleep, as is supposed, and wandered about
the room. and in doing so aroused Lewis,
and his idea was that the panther had en-
tered the house. lie jumped up, seized his
axe, struck at what he supposed was the
panther. and heard something fall to the
floor. Upon procuring light, to his hor-
rOr he discovered that he had killed this
child. the blade OF the axe having struck
her on the lett side OF the head near the
top, and, taking out part OF the skull, let
out her brains. On Saturday Coroner Scott
held an inquest over the body, and while
the Jury returned verdict that death was
caused by the blow, yet we learn they were
satisfied that there was no criminal inten-
ton on the part of Lewis.-HOW Reporter.