The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-01-22
virginia NeHTS.

DIR. John A. Adams, q well-known phy-
stefan at Amssville, Rappahannock county,
died Thursday morning at o'clock.
AT Ripley, West Virginia, james A..
Grear was fatally stabbed by Robert T..
Mcguire in drunken quarrel.
A corps of engineers have commenced
the survey of route for branch Of the
Norfolk and Western railroad up Cripple
creek, in Wythe county, and il is probable
that the road will be built at an early day.
A large band OF gypsies arrived at Cul-
pepper last week, and spent several days in
the neighborhood, plying with character
istic activity their professional vacations.
The company consisted Of ten wagon
loads. or about fifty souls.
Charles Mitchell, youth Of some twelve
or fourteen summers, was shot In the
mouth last Monday while handling small
revolver. The ball struck an upper tooth
and rebounded. One Of his teeth was
Knocked out. The wound is painful, but
not a serious One.-Buchdndn Democrat.
Elliott NOEL, a bright little son Of Mr..
Trip NOEL, while OH visit at his unclc's,
j. l.. Clinknbeard, Of Liberty, Va, acct
dentally shot himself in the finger while
loading one Of those abominable tOy-pis-
tolls. making a painful wound. The little
fellow was terribly scared but not badly
hurt.
Mr.. james Colley, q greatly-respected
citizen OF Meadsville. died on Friday the
18th instant. He was taken sick while at
tending the Yorktown Centennial, and for
some time past had been under medical
treatment in Richmond. He was buried
sunday with Masonic honOrs.- Hdltar
Record.
The deaths OF Mr.. and Mrs. James G..
Brownlee. OF High-Bridge neighborhood,
are announced, the one occurring on the
Sd instant and the other on the 14th. They
were highly esteemed in ROckbridge and
Augusta counties. and a large number OF
children and grandchildren lament their
loss.
The Charlottesville WoOllen-Mills Com
pany have decided TO rebuild their eStah-
lishment, which was recently destroyed by
fire, as soon as practicable, on an enlarged
scale. The new building is contemplated
to accommodate double the quantity OF ma
chinery a. the old one. The amount OF
subscriptions TO stock will have much TO do
with the extent Of the new enterprise.
Some time during the Christmas week
two men who lived near IIyco, in passing
along the road, were attacked by dog.
One OF the men drew pistol to kill the
dog, but accidentally shot his companion.
Mr.. John Lowry. in the upper portion OF
his leg. The hall was not extracted, and
Mr.. Lowry died q few days ago from the
effects Of the wound.-HalJaT Record.
James T. Melton. an old citizen of Char
lottesville, died very suddenly Wednesday
night about O'Clock, at the shoeshop OF
Mr.. William b. Franks. lie was in the
eighlieth year OF his age. The Charlottes-
vile Chronicle says, in speaking OF his
death: "Old Pap" n he was Familiarity
known, volunteered in the service of the
South in the Eighth Virginia infantry in
his tifty-eighth year, served CALAMITY for
three wears. aud was never known to falter.
He was the ffer of his company, but in
every engagement he took his musket and
followed the boys to the front.
A meeting of Republicans in Lynchburg
was recently held to express the satisfac-
ton felt there by the Republicans with the
election Of G.. Il. Latham rs corporation
Judge. In speaking of it the Ne,cS says ::
"W. S. Grigsby, of Campbell, having been
called on. made a vigorous attack on Cap
tain j. II. Riyes, chairman OF the State
Republican Committee, and Isaac Bass, OF
this city, replied in Rives's behalf. The
meeting was quite boisterous, and the po-
lice had to be called on to quell the dis
turbance. The origin OF the difficulty
seems to have been desire on the part OF
one faction of the party, headed by VIII
liam Merchant (colored), to have Captain
Riyes olisted from his position as internal
revenue collector"