The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-06-09
yirgfnia News.


A new shipyard Is being built at Alexa 2,
dria, and the work is being pushed rapidiy
forward.
Bring on another snake-story, for the
Clarke Courier has eclipsed everything
with a May shower OF minnows III tnat
county.
The army worm has made its appearance
I'm portions Of the James-River Valley
through Goochland and Fluvanna counties,
doing considerable damage to the corn
crop.
We acknowledge with pleasure an invi-
tatiOn to attend the fifth annual celebration
OF the Ruffner Institute, at Martlnsville,
Va, to be held on Friday, June goth.
A movement is on foot in Petersburg to
have the Powhatan Steamboat Company
establish direct water communication be-
tween Petersburg and Baltimore. We wish
them success.
A little child OF Mr.. Edward Dean, in
Petersburg, accidentally fell from the back
porch Of the residence, on Old street, on
Wednesday evening, distance OF some
ten or twelve feet, and was considerably
hurt.
A little daughter OF Mr.. William "A.
Rely, OF Clarke county, aged nine years,
was severely kicked by q colt one day last
week. 1t was feared at first that she was
fatally injured. but at last accounts her con-
dition was improving.
A dispute about bill presented by W.
Z. Robinson to II. L. Lee in Danville Tues
day resulted in the latter "a bar-keeper)
throwing a beer-glaSs at Robinson, who,
having drawn a pistol, fired at Lee. The
ball missed its mark. Both were arrested.
In Norfolk, on Tuesday, the Clyde SYM
dictate purchased several hundred feet OF
waterfront, extending from the naval hos
pital grounds to the mouth OF SCOTS creek,
for the purpose OF erecting depot and
wharves for the proposed Norfolk and
.Goldsboro' railroad.
Major Wilmer Mclean, who died in
Alexandria this week, is the man who lite
rally saw the beginning and end OF the late
war. II was on his farm that the battle Of
Bull Run was fought, and General Lee sur
rendered on his farm at AppomattoX, to
which he had moved with his family.
There was snow in Harrisonburg on
Monday last the 9Th OF June. The Rock
ingham Register says: ''If somebody don't
kill Vennor we shall have winter Hopping
down into the lap OF spring all summer"
Ii some Guiteau should kill him the pro-
phetic vision in the world would not be
impaired.
In the fall OF 1876 Edward Hith, in a
difficulty near Luray, struck David j..
Stricker with shovel. which resulted in
his death. Since then IIith has been fu-
gitive from Virginia, and has lived in Ohio.
where he married. Two months ago he
determined to surrender himself to the law,
but hearing he could not secure speedy
trial returned to Ohio. On Thursday last
he came back again, and waving an exam
nation was bailed by Judge Stewart in the
sum OF $1,000 for appearance at the June
term OF the court.
Mr.. Peter Reid, OF Fauquier county,
says that few days ago rs he was talking
TO friend he noticed Il little snake about Il
foot long, and before killing it he turned it
over with the muzzle OF his gun. TO his
surprise, the snake run up the gum-barrel,
and he could not get it to come out, so he
let il remain. A. lie was going home he
saw hawk flying overhead, and raised his
gun and fired at 1t. The hawk was not
hurt. but seeing the snake in the mir start
ed towards it, and caught it on the fly. Mr..
Peter Reid is brother OF n magistrate and
a church member IVdrenton Iirginida.
By agreement Of counsel the hearing Of
the preliminary Injunction in the case OF
the Birmingham Coal and Iron Company
restraining w. b. Robinson and l.. s.
Marye. trustees, for carrying out the sale
made by them OF the Mount Athos pro-
perry, in Campbell county, formerly owned
by Judge Robertson, fixed for this week
before Judge Hughes, Of the United States
Circuit Court, has been postponed till the
9th OF July. The case OF Lambie and
others against Captain Conway, OF the
schooner X. p. King, libelled at this port,
will also probably not come up until that
time.-Alerdndrid Gazette.