The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-03-05

T.. q, Irvine, OF Lynchbmg, received
patept l,,t week for trademark.

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Wednesday after n sudden Illness.
Mr. John T.. Divine, former engine
driver on the Chesapeake and Ohio raj
way, who died In Huntington on Sunda
last, lived In stanton, where he leaves
young wife.
The citizens OF Augusta want their pres
ent road system readjusted. y large pub
lie meeting was held at the Courthouse oil
Monday, at which the old township system
was advocated, but no action taken.
Mr.. Melville TInsley, who was seycrel.
injured by the explosion Of the boiler IL
his brothers saw-mill in the lower part o
Prince George county, Is reported to b.
improving.
Bishop white will administer confirm
alton i'm Christ church, In Alexandria
on Saturday night, March 18th, ard in st
Paul's aud Grace churches and at tht
Theological Seminary on Sunday the 18th
United States District Attorney L. l.
Lewis Is i'm Westmoreland county cxamin'
ing the title to the land upon which d
monument 10 General Washington Is to be
erected by the Government.
Rev. Thomas VI. Boyd will leave Staun.
ton next week for his new charge, the
First Presbyterian church at Savannah,
Ga. lie preached his farewell sermon to
his congregation at Mount Horeb church
on Sunday.
Mr.. Jacob IIinkle. the basket-maker, OF
this county, while out hunting recently
discovered deer near the brink 81 high
cliff OF rocks. Mr.. Ilinkle advanced, when
the deer lcaped over the Cliff and was
killed. Aiieghany Tribune.
The giant Charles Drummond, a col
ored day-laborcr ut OnancOck, is in his
nineteenth year. He measures six feet
eight inches in height, weighs 234 pounds,
and wears shoes sixteen inches in length.
His principal diet since boyhood has been
sweet potatoes.
Captain Rivcs denies having advised Re-
publicans against coalition with any party
"unleSS Mey receire adequate Tcwdrd for
services rendered." in his recent speech at
Lynchburg, but claims that he made use OF
the expression sunless you are 10 secure
measures OF legislation"
In Nexandria recently Ella Kelley,
while at play In the yard Of the residence
Of her grandmother, on Fairfax street,
near the corner OF Wilkes, unearthed u
package containing exactly $50, which Is
believed TO have been buried there by the
late Captain John Kelley.
Mr.. Washington Blythe, who was strick-
en- with paralysis some weeks ago, died at
his residence, in Alexandria, OH Thurs
day night. Deceased was chief engineer
Of the Loudon and Hampshire railroad
FOR number Of years, after which he was
elected city surveyor, which office he held
ior number OF year..
Mr.. Joseph slayton, of Danyille, who
hid become very low-spirited aud in bad
health since the removal OF his wife TO the
insane asylum at Williamsburg some weeks
40, was missed by his friends during the
'arly part of last week. Last Thursday
he door OF his house was forced open and
'layton found dead upon his bed.
a letter received here this morning. says
he Alexandria Gazette OF the I'd, stated
hat the money 10 pay the $4,000 Wash
ngton and Ohio railroad check would be
II the city to-day. The check had not been
,aid up 10 3 O'Clock this afternoon, and the
line allowed the b., G. and W. Railroad
company in which to pay the check cX-
,ircs tomorrow.
Mr.. Oliver Beirnc, Of Monroe county,
y. Va, the residuary legatee OF John
Burnside, the New Orleans millionaire,
vas paralyzed in that city few days ago.
Mr.. Beirne j. well known in Virginia,
where ne has many relatives and friends,
who will regret to hear OF his serious i'll
Jess. He i a near relative OF Mr.. Richard
}eiine, proprietor and editor OF the Rich
nond State.
Mrs. Willie II. Jnncy, wife OF Mahlon
4. Janney, Esq, died in Alexandria on
at the residence OF her husband,
upper end OF King street, after long and
)ainiul illness. Mrs. Janney, who was
of the lato Commodore
IamiesOn, Of the United States navy, was
most estimablc lady, and her death viii
&c sincerely regretted by a large circle OF
Gazette.
We have seen private letter from Gov
.rnor Holiday, in which liz states that he
lad finished his visit to Cuba and Mexico
md was just leaving New Orleans on the
tcamer X. Il. Lee for st. Louis, from
which point he will go ria the Southern
Pacific railroad TO san Francisco, and
hence by steamer to the Sandwich Islands.
From there he would return home lei
,urely.- Stanton indicator.
Amos Hinton, faithful old colorcd man,
Who reached the age Of one hundred and
On, died not long ago at the residence OF
'ir. Il. VI. McCreary. in Caswell. He once
lloughed the land now occupied by the
trcctS OF Yanccyville. Before the war he
belonged to Mr.. McCreary's wife's father
During recent years he was taken care Of
" Mr.. McCreary and his wife, and treated
n the tenderest manner. This shows there
vas real friendship between the master and
he slave.-DdncUie Times.
Tuesday evening wagon attended by
several guards brought to Staunton a re-
pectable farmer of Augusta to be admitted
o the lunatic asylum. He had become III
ane on the subject OF the undeveloped re-
sources OF Virginia land, and imagined
hat on his farm there We're hid immense
deposits of fertilizers, minerals, and the
precious ores. He had become maniac,
md his rawlings attracted large crowd
around the wagon. He was received at
he asylum after commitment was made
,ut. -StauntoR indicator.
The passenger train going east last Sum
Law night at the Covington depot ran into
.wo ''iimmies y and knocked them from
he track and down an embankment. They
lad been left on side-track, hut too near
he main line TO admit OF its use. The
tides OF the baggage. and mail-car and one
were considerably dam
,Sed, and the cab was knocked from the
,ngine. Lon. Alley was engineer, and
escaped, but the fireman, Mr.. Trainer, re-
,eived serious injuries. The officials are
the matter, and will discharge
Inc parties through whose carelessness the
accident occurred. Aileghdny Tribune.
On Wednesday Mr.. Henry w. Edwards,
81 Stafford, while attempting 10 ford Poto-