The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-03-26

Chairman. wac burned to death near Ma
nassas ON Th,lrsdav last, her clothes having
accidentally caught fire while engaged III
burning brush.
A party Of colorcd fisherman caught in
MI. Landing creek last week over one
thousand pounds Of club fish NJ Two halliS,
which were shipped to Baltimore rae
rdtsr fader.
John r. Coyin. mail agent on the var,
renton branch OF the virginia hiulann
railroad. has been directed 70 turn over mr.
office to John Franey (colored). Gown
was one u nIosby's appointments.-one-
ndndoah Valley
A stray shot wa fired into the Norfolk
! landmark, counting-room on Wednesday
night, passed through picture OF Senator
". II. Vance. and embedded itself IN the
wall. No one heard the shot, and the whole
matter IL enveloped in mystery.
W. u. Frazer, Of Pulaski county, cut
an immense poplar tree OH his land one day
last week. ii measured feet inches in
diameter, and was Of sufficient length to
/ be cut into ten good saw-ogs, which, when
cut into lumber, turned out 2,l9i feet Of
frst-rate quality.
! An old man named Martin, who lived at
/ Browntown, in Warren county. Va, was
! found one day last week in milldam near
| that place dead. Upon examination ii was
! found that his neck was broken and his
head crushed. They il suspicion that hc
was murdered and thrown III the dam to
cover up the tracks OF his murderers.-
Page Ne,cs.
/ Mr.. Regina Cop'nhavcr, Of Slrasburg.
/ shot herself last "wednesday. A pistol had
| been used by her son-in-law. and placed III
the room into which Mrs. Copenhaver en-
tered. In few minutes Shot was heard,
and Mrs.. Copenhaver was found shot
through the heart. Her friends think that
/ the pistol fell down, and that the sudden
/ Jar caused the explosion. There being no
one III The room but herself, and sho hav-
ing been suddenly Killed, the exact par
| ticuars of the tragedy viii never bc known.
/ H'OodstocL Heruld, March 22d.
on the night OF March -, 1Ss2. Rev. J.
&. Bcnnick departed this life at The resi-
dencc OF his mothcr-in-law. the late Mrs.
I Peter Wise. lie was AGED about ioriy-totU
wears. His funeral took place on Friday
/ the 9th instant at II O'Clock y. VI. rom
/ Emmanuel church, New Market, Va
/ Shenandoah Idl'ey.
PaulJennings, alias William Smith. alias
John Hampton, was tried in The County
/ Court at Chatham "Wednesday on two IN
dictmeuts for forgery. found guilty in both,
and his Term Of imprisonment = in one
case fixed at two YEAR. and the other at
nine ycarS. AS no hos been in the prni-
! fcniisry twice before this. he will now be
sentenced TO additional imprisonment for
! l., T.. Ia. " a forced
the name Of J. II. owen on an order to j..
X. Lockoit. at Withheld. for SO in goods
and moncy.-Ddnrlllc ReliStcr.
4 painful occurrence happened at thc
house OF Mr.. b. Bowman, between Dayton
and Ilarri>onlurc. during the past week.
We learn that y family OF the Mcssr-.
Waggic's, from Pcndlcton county, West
Va. had sold out their possessions in West
/ Virginia and had started FOR one OF the
western States, purposing to take the ears
at HarriSonburg. Landing at Mr.. Bow
mans, who was an acquaintance OF the
family, they remained over night. When
called to supper the elder Mr. Maggie,
aged over seventy years. fell down stair
way and was so seriously hurt that he died
from the effects Of the fall in few day.
afterwards. -Bridge,cater Journn.
The Charlottesville Chronicle saws the
description OF Rhodes, the Massie mur-
dcrer now at large, given in the advertise
mcnt of the Governor is detective. GEN
! tlcman who knows him we'll says that his
mou,tache j. light, but his hair is OF chest
nut color. lie has a scar over his left eye.
which is slightly colored, and in conver>a-
| ton his brow j. contracted. showing wrin-
/ kIes obliduely towards the nose. This Pc
/ culiarity is very noticeable.
/ In addition TO the above marks we mcn-
/ ton further that he j. about six feet IN
height; weight, iGj 10 17j pounds; and
has blue cye4. When last seen he bad on
! black cutaway coat. and vest 10 match, The
material OF coat and vest having dark
brown stripes running through n: black
pants, blue hat with cord aroundii; white
shirt. size 10; common boots with blue
tops; all new.
BITTEN BY 4 BEAR.-Mr. Arnold Ne,hcN,
" no lives near the Madison line, in this
county. was badly bitten hy pet bear one
[ d1v last week. IT seems that he has two
,argc ret bears which have been supposed
10 be entirely harmless, but one morning
last week be attempted to whip one OF them
for some slight offence, which treatment
the bear resented. and made an attack upon
hi, master, wounding him severely IN thr
ankle. We are glad to say Mr.. Nethcrs is
considerably better, and Will soon be- out
again.-B'ac Ridge Lch0.
\ Boy KILLS 4 CATANoUNT WITH a
STONE.-Last Friday. March l., 1872.
William Newton, aged fifteen years, son OF
John Binica. living several miles north
east Of this place, Killed . very large ca'a-
mount. two and n hall feet long. with
stone. William was gathering "grcen,,"
when his ii;tlc dog scared up the cata-
mount. AZ which he threw stones. The
catamomt seized hold o. William pant.
tearing them; but hc was equal 10 the oc-
casion. Nothing daunted; the sand wa,
there. He aimed Tor the eye. The stone
was fatally dealt. The scratch "gayc up
the ghost" Tho little fellow brought the
carcass 10 town in triumph. Mr.. Frank
Rupert, OF this place, bought and viii
taXidermitize II. II was the largest We
lever saw.-Shnapdodt Valley
\ CONVICTED MrEDERER-IiIs A1TENPr
tT EsCAPE-lIls EXECrToN.-On Wcdnes-
day evening lat, when Mr.. Il. :. White,
Mr.. Carter Collie, and others went into the
Jail 10 secure john Ilamptian 70 tle floor.
Mr.. Collie proposed that they should 80
into the eel OF Dock Wright, the convict
ed murderer, 10 ascertain whether or not
hi- fastcnings were secure. Upon exam
ination il Vas found that the bolt which
fastened the cuff 10 his leg had beer gotten
loose, and Dock could umchain himself ut
pleasure, and hid been working at the bars
Of the Jail. The boltabove alluded 10 Wa,
tightly screwed into nut and then brad
ded. Dock had taken pieces Of glass and
cut oil the braided portion OF the bolt,
ard with the long link in his chain. which