The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-02-28
Vir.tuia News.

Virginia News.
Joseph III. Watson, for forty years we'll
known jcweller OF Warrenton, Va, died
Saturday night.
John Hcnchie. a young man employed on
the New River railroad lost his footing
and fell down. the cliffs, a distance OF ten
or fifteen feet, Thursday morning, and is
reported badly hurt.
Charles Jones. who shot and killed Henry
Crockett some time since in this county.
had his second trial last week. He was
found guilty OF murder in the second de-
gree and his term fixed at eighteen years
in the pcnitentinry. Charley was remanded
TO iail. but made his escape, with two
others. on Sunday night. There are per-
sons who wouldn't arrest him ii they
could WWheuille Dispatch.
Mr.. Joseph Weber met with a very
painful accident last Saturday. He was
driving a horsepower of a threshing-ma-
chine attached to cutiing-machinc, be-
longing 10 Mr.. James A. GarSt, when he
fell from the platform among the wheels
below. lis right foot was 20 terribly
crushed that amputatiOn was necessary to
save his life.-.S0lem Register.
John N. Hall, who shot and killed James
Il. Akcrs on the 10Th Of November last,
and whom the officers OF the county have
hitherto been unable TO arrest, voluntarily
surrendered himself t. Justice j. III. Silvers
on Thursday morning last, and waving
examination, was committed to Jail. He
will probably be tried for murder at the
March term of the County Court. Mont
q6mery Messenger.
A foul murder is reported TO have been
committed in Southampton county last Fri
day night, the victim being Samuel Hill, q
ouack doctor. When found Hill was in
bis night clothes, laying in ditch near his
house. There was bullet hole in the back
OF nj. neck, another in the back, and an
abrasion OF the skin on the forehead rs il
caused by blow Of heavy cLdgel. The
house in which Hill lived was found
burned to the ground. Some days previous
to the murder Il colored patient for whom
Hill had prescribed died. 1t was charged
that he had been poisoned by Hill, and the
suppoSition now is that the Doctor was
murdered by the dead mans friends.
SUICIDE OF YOUNG LADY.-On last
Thursday morning Miss Mary Richardson
was found dead having committed suicide
| by hanging herself. She was q daughter OF
Mr. Alexandria Richardson. who lives near
| Big Spring, in this county. Miss Richard
| son, il seems, had gone to the children OF
| her sister and kissed them, and then went
! to tlIe tobacco barn, where preparations fol
washing had been made, tied her skirts NJ
as il to proceed with the washing. After
wards she was missed, and on search being
made was found hanging dead by Il rope in
the barn. She had placed tobacco sticks
across the beams, tied a rope to this andhe
neck, and then gave herself fall OF some
four feet. The cause is mystery yet An
solved. Montgomery Messenger.
CAPTURED OYSTERS SODA letter 10 til,
Norfolk Landmarks from Mathews Court
house says:
awe still hold all the prisoners Sixty
under guard. Expect the county Judge t
grant bail to all those who can give it in ;
few days. BY order OF Justice Court, anC
by consent OF the captains Of the vessels
the oysters on board were sold by Sands
Smith, sheriff, on yesterday, near Cricket
Hill, at the following prices
"Schooner Alice and ANA, 900 bushels a
le cents, to J. ii. Landon, Eastern Shore
schooner Hamburg, 12j bushels at Is cents
to j. ii. Landon, Eastern Shore; schooner
j. c., 800 bushels at 13y cents, TO j. Ii
Landon, Eastern Shore; schooner Coswell
400 bushels at 81 cents, TO Captain Thurs
ton. Of this county; schooner Philip Kirk
wood, LOO bushels at 81 cents, to Thoma.
Manhurst, of this county; schooner Ia
sion. 225 bushels at "a cents, TO j. II. Ian
don, Eastern Shora, Virginia"
NEWPORT NEWS ITEMs.-The following
are from the Hampton Monitor:
The timber for the coal trestlc is al
framed, and will soon be raised on the pier
The steam eXcavator gang will soon be
obliged to work fifteen hours per day tC
! get the cut through for the elevator track
in the required time, but Chief McCarty,
OF the eXcaNator, says the boys will not
mind the extra hours. as they will get paid
forit.
Secretary Robins is very busy getting w
schedules OF lumber, rails, cross-ties, &c.
Superintendent Liyezey informs lis that
the Land Company intend to build q
straight carriage-road as far as their pro-
perry extends in the direction OF Hamp-
ton, which will bring it within three miles
Of Hampton, and it is hoped the Hampton
people will extend the road into their town.
BOLD ROBBERY.-On Wednesday night
last robbery was committed at the house
OF Martin L. Penn, who lives about one
mile east OF this place. II seems that about
10 or IL O'Clock an entry was made into the
east room by cutting through the window
blinds, and then unlocking the same the
sash was raised and the burglars effected
IN entrance. One, ii is supposed. stood
guard while two entered and took two
large trunks containing clothing and
iewelry. They were discovered and
pursued so closely that they were CON-
PEELED to drop one OF the trunks. They
made good their escape with the other, and
after getting to convenient distance cut
the lock with a cold-chisel, and took out
several articles OF clothing belonging to II.
X. Penn aud some jewciry, the exact
amount we have not been able to ascer-
tain. This is the bolde,t outrage OF the
kind that ever has been perpetrated in this
community. As yet no clue has been dis
covered TO the robbers. -Martinsviiie Her