The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-04-05
Virginia News.

A cutting affray on board one OF the
dredges in Norfolk harbor on Monday is
rennrted. The offender is at large.
Samuel b. Witt, Commonwealth attor-
ney OF Richmond. The Roanoke NelrS says,
viii deliver the address before the literary
societies OF IIoIlins Institute on the nth OF
June.
Last Saturday night about II O'Clock q
barn belonging to Mr.. James Day, who re-
sides about three miles from Roanoke, on
the Caye-Spring road, was destroyed by
fire. The barn contained three horses, one
cow. Jersey wagon, and large quantity
OF farming implements, all Of which were
destroyed except one horse and the COW,
both OF which were badly burnt. The
loss is partially covered by insurance. The
fire il supposed to be the work Of an in
cendiary. -R0an0L'e Ne,rS.
DIR. W. l.. Vaughn, OF Amherst Court
house, Va, was suffering from violent
attack Of toothache and neuralgia. and went
into Mr.. L. A. BlIrk's and tried to pull out
the tooth. After some time he sent for Dr..
Taliaferro, and, having taken large quanti-
ties OF morphia, which failed to relieve
him, he took chloroform and laid down. A
short time afterwards he was found to he
dead He had had attacks of disease OF
the heart, and il is believed the remedies
for the pain produced his death. He was
popular physician, and had a large and
liboricus practice.
ARSON AND ROBBERY N.PITTsYf.yANIA.-
The residence OF Mr.. William Pollok,
about three miles north of Mount Cross, in
this county, was entirely consumed by fire
Sunday night, together with all its con-
tents. II seems that Mr.. Pollok's family
were away on visit to Halifax county.
and Sunday he spent the day himself with
his father, returning about O'Clock that
night. On approaching his house he per-
reived light within, and on coming nearer
he discovered two men in his yard in the
act Of breaking open trunk. He went
back for arms and assistance, and when he
returned he found his house entirely con-
sumed by Are. He had in the house $lS5
in money besides his furniture, clothing,
&C., all OF which he has lost either by the
fire or by robbery prior to it. No clue 70
the incendiaries has been obtained and
none by which to identify the two men
seen in the yard opening the trunk. There
was no insurance either on the house or
contents. - DanuiUe REGISTER.
Sur AGAINST THE NORFOLK AND WEST
ERS.--Superintendent Frank Huger and
Mr.. Ed. N. Eubank, ticket clerk in the
superintendent Office, left yesterday morn
ing for Nottoway Courthouse to testify in
certain suits against the Norfolk and West
ern Railroad Company. 1t will be re
called that Mr.. s. Baxter Harvey, OF this
city, chartered an excursion train the 4th
OF July last TO run from Lynchburg to
Norfolk and return. Tickets were issued
emitting the holder to return on any train
within six days. Mr.. H. G. Nelson, OF this
city, Was one OF the excursionists, and
went all the way TO Norfolk; there he took
the James-riyer route to Richmond and
went overland TO Petersburg. where he
boarded the train for Lypchburg. On pre-
sentlng his ticket to the conductor the LAT.
ter refused to take 1t up, assigning as a
reason that he had been instructed not 10
receive excursion tickets from holders who
had not made the whole trip To Norfolk
and return vid the Norfolk and Western
road. Mr.. Nelson was put of the train at
Burkeville, but aftcrward got on and paid
his fare to Lynchburg; and he now brings
suit against the railroad company for the
indignity he claims TO have suffered, laying
damages at $3.50. -
The second suit Is by another Lynch
burger, who got of the train at Peters
burg. and, like Nelson, was made to pay
full return fare. These are simply test
suits. there being twentysodd other excur-
sionists who wero caught in the same pre-
iicament. .tff
Captain Phil. Mckinney and Fitzgerald
Irvine, OF Farmyille. represent the plain
iffs. while Messrs. Kirkpatrick Il Black
ord, Of Lynchburg, and George 8. Ber-
lard, OF Petersburg, counsel for the rail-
Dad, viii look after the company's interests.
Iynchbarg hesrs.