The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-06-18
Virginia News.

Virginia news.
Mr.. Leo p. Wheat gave concert at Front
Royal on Friday evening.
The post-oflice at Legg, Wise county,
has been discontinued. The mail goes 10
Big Stone Gap.
| Mr.. J. r. West, valued and highly
respected citizen Of Southampton county.
died at his residence, in Jerusalem, on the
Sth instant.
The house OF Mrs. Matthew Fry, near
Natural Bridge. was burned one night last
week, together with most OF the household
furniture.
The wheat harvest, which has begun in
many portions of the State, shows that the
crop is the finest grown in Virginia for
years.
Last week thief entered the residence
of Mr.. Fultz, near Midway, Nelson county,
by lifting the lower window, and from
desk stole $500.
\ corps of engineers has been organized
for the extension of the Washington and
Western railroad Date Washington and
Ohio from its present terminus TO " IN
chester, and will begin work Monday.
Hon. J. II. Tucker will deliver the adj
dress before the Randolph Society at Nor
wood High School on Tuesday, and Cap
| tain Camm PattesOn at the final on Wednes-
day.
The funeral OF Dock Wright, the negro
who was hung al PittSylyania on the 3lSt
Of March, was preached in the presence OF
an immense crowd near Bcrger'S store on
Sunday last by the Rev. Garland Dodd.
The Golden Light Lodge Of Good Tenn
mars. i'm Alexandria. introduced 4 resolu-
! ton not TO patrOnize grocery-stores where
intoxicating liquors are sold. Temperance
people say it is not prohibitory, but simply
recommendatory, in its character. The
resolution was tabled.
In the Circuit Court Of Augusta last
week the suit OF the Virginia Mining and
Improvement Company Us. Click, in which
a large quantity OF land was involved, was
decided in favor OF the plaintiff. The land
is a portion OF the Hollins survey.
Mr.. Milton Miller, when on his way from
church last sunday, was thrown by Vi
cious young horse near Timberyille, Rock
ingham county, and suffered conclusion
OF the brain. lie was found in the road in
an unconscious condition.
The little green insect the dphiS GuenG
has been doing much damage to the cereal
crops in many parts OF the State. The
army-worm has appeared in Augusta. Rock
ingham. Culpeper, Orange, and other cOun-
ties, making sad rayagcs upon the growing
crops.
On Wednesday last the dead body OF a
colOred man was found ut the loot Of North
Mountain by Mr.. Miller while on his way
to Lexington. 1t is supposed he had been
murdered and robbed, rs he was shot in
the back OF the head; was well dressed,
and was lying upon the side OF the road.
There are now in Wythe and Pulaski
counties fifteen blast furnaces engaged in
the making Of cold-blast charcoal iron.
The iron made is admitted to be equal III
quality to any made in the United States,
and is used almost exclusively for railroad
car-wheels.
Chap. Hall, captain OF q pungy-boat lying
at Alexandria, had a severe fall on Thurs
day. He climbed the mast to disentange
some OF the rigging, and strapped himself
to the top. Finishing his work. in an alb
sent-minded moment he used both OF his
hands to unstrap himself, and OF course
fell to the deck. He sustained painful but
not serious injuries.
O. Reierson, Esq, the best posted man
on grapes and wine this side OF the POto-
mae, says: There are now five hundred
acres OF land in Albemarle covered with
grape-vnes in full bearing. Two hundred
acres more are in vines at different stage,
OF advancement, and it is estimated that the
plant this fall will bring the total acreage
of vineyards up to one thousand acres
Grape-growing is rapidly becoming one o.
the leading industries OF the county.
1 SoN OF FAMOUS FATHER.-Last weel
r the deai-mute son OF one OF the famous
: Siamese twins, a graduate Of the Nortf
I. Carolina Institution, visited the Deaf
| Dumb, and Blind Institution here. Tn,
a Goodson Gazette says: she is very good
5 looking young fellow, albeit his complexion
@ has somewhat OF the Samese tint. III,
seems to be very bright and well educated
! and is particularly graceful sign-maker'
G StauntOn VindicdtOr.
, A PRISONER ESCAPES on AN OFFICER,
HoRSE.-Last week George Glenn, charged
with a misdemeanor, was sent to Jail her,
by Justice Edward Williams in the custody
of Mr.. W. A. Barker, special constable
! When within mile of this place Glenn
!, complained OF being foot-sore and unabl,
to walk, and the constable dismounted anC
: put the prisoner on his horse, he walking
: in front. Taking advantage Of a turn ii
the road near Mrs. Ragsdale's, Glenn
!, wheeled suddenly and made his escape OF
= the constable's horse, and has not beer
Z heard from since. The horse was founC
|; hitched to telegraph-pole near Tight
I Squeeze. -PutSyludnid Tribune.