The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-05-11
ALL OVER THE STATE.
STANTON.


MAY 8, 1884.
Mr.. Horace Wallace, one of the carpen-
tiers engaged in tearing down Wilkes's old
furniture warehouse, IN Main street, the
first building used for the deaf, dumb, and
Billed, made a good find yesterday. In a
crevice between the stones OF the founda-
ton he discovered an old pewter dipper,
In which was gold, silver, and copper
coin 10 the amount OF S43. The money
was wrapped up in a half-sheet OF the
ChriStidn Advocate and journal, Of the
date of November %, 1861. A 800 gold
piece bears the date 1861, being the most re-
cent date OF any Of the coin. There are
two half-eagles and two 80 gold-pieces, a
coin now rarely seen; also several old
Spanish silver dollars OF 1902 and 1917, and
a handful OF coppers, the Oldest OF which
Is dated 172S. The newspaper was a
northern religious journal, and among
other war and political items with which
its columns are so unsuitably filled are the
following:
THE JEFF. DAVIS M~EsSAGE.-The Confederate
Cong ess met at Richmond on the 18th Instant,
but as they were without u quorum nothing has as
yei been heard from them. But not so Mr.: Jeff.
Davis. He Is not thus to be suppressed. He can
make messages and furnish braggadOcia and mag
nilOquent falschood, Congress or no Congress
/ therefore We have his message, opening with a
laudaiiOn of the successes of the Confederate"
arms and q depreciation OF the Federal campaign.
The war is represented as promoting prosperity
among the industries Of the south. The condition
of the rebel mail service is deplOTed, a!.d a speedy
Improvement hoped for. The opening OF q new
central route OF railroad through the oohltaeraoe
states, by connecting the ROADS terminating ~
DsnVtlle, Va, and Greensboro, \. e. Is snggested
as a military necessity; me messaYei a was 20 o or
Slidell and Mason, denOuncing he act as an out
rageous violation of the law or nations, ana de-
clares the separation of tne South TO be forever
irreversible.
SLiDELL AND MASON AT FORT W~ARREN.-The
name Of The first and one of The dearest martyrs
| Of the Revolution l. yet potent in the fortress that
now enviTons the arch rebels ana many OF thelr
1 deluded followers. The glorious old san J.clnto
landed Messrs. Slldell aud Mason and suites al Fort
Warren in Boston harbOr early on SUNDAY morn
ing last, and then anchored at the naVy.yaru.
Commodore Wilkes Is now ENJOYING the hearty
| Inequalities Of the citizens of Boston.
The press has made much comment ON the cap
ture, and some of the Canada papers complain
while Others acdniesce.
Judge Mclaughlin is holding his court
here, the session having commenced Mon
day. Among the cases Of interest on the
docket is one taken up yesterday-Thacker
rs. The Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Company. Thacker was "A year or more ago
Knocked off of a railroad bridge in Staun-
ton by a passing train, having his leg
broken and his head and face injured.
Damages to the amount OF $4,000 are
cloiiaed. Mr.. ii. st. q. Tucker represent
ed plaintiff, and Messrs. X. l.. Parish, OF
Coyington, aud Henry G. Wickham, OF
Richmond, the defendants.
Another suit for $4,000 damages IS that
of Hutcheson'S executors Us. The Chesa-
peake and Ohio Railroad Company. Hutch
eson in trying to couple some cars at
Waynesboro' had his head crushed by the
ends OF some railroad iron on the cars ana
was killed. The counsel are Shelley "
Bumgardner for plaintiffs, and Wlckham
~ Cochran for defendants.
A gentleman here who was the other
dav a passenger on a Richmond and Allie
glany train relates a remarkable instance
OF herolsm in a negro girl. The tram was
running at full speed down a grade some
four miles below Clifton Forge, when'
upon rounding a curve, the engineer saw
directly ahead two children-a small whlte
child, five or six years old, accompanied
by a colored girl about twelve. The COZ
ored girl jumped off the track at once
evidently expecting the little one TO loi-
low: but seeing it did not, although the
train was just upon them, she ran back ana
had seized the little one in her arms When
the engine struck them. throwing the CIR
some distance from the track and draggm1
the other a short distance by It's clothing'
which became entangled in the Wneels'
Upon the train backing to the spot tht
children were both picked up lnsenslDle,
but soon recovered their breath ana crleo
Justify. They were badly cut and Drulseu'
but neither was considered seriously IN
jured.
Among several substantial improvements
in Staunton is a large b~rick-and-tln addi'
ton that is being built to the Masonic
building on Main street. The frontage ol
the Improvement is lightweight feet, run
nin,, hack eighty feet. One section, con
sisting of a store and upper rooms, be
IooUs TO the Masons: the others, two store
md INNER stories, to Gooch, Hoge IL Co,
When completed this will be one OF the
bandsomest blocks in the town. The Ma
sonir building will be perhaps the mos
valuable property ip the state owned ny
any one lodge. The rents VIII amount II
/ 81, 200 annually.
City-Treasurer CAROLS annual rep0r
, shows as the receipts OF last year S64,63l
disbursements, S64.416, Of which $40, 10;
Z is interest on the bonded debt, $4,000 FOL
The redemrtion OF city bonds, and S4,9Sl
for the sinking fund.
MFR. NJ. Dinneen. the efficient superln
3 tenden. of city water-wOrks, the rather o.
? Contain Dinneen, of Richmond, haVlns
been offered his old post of engineer at th'
Western Lunatic Asylum. rendered 10 TN
, Cjtv Council Tuesday night his res'gna
tion. which the Council refused 10 accepi
Mr. Dinneen afterwards withdrew his re
sionation, His report showed that ther'
! ore over twelve miles OF water-plpe I'D th'
I, city. and that during the year 225,ol3,06'
l Gallons OF water had been pumped AM
$40, 100 pounds OF coal IN
water tax for the year amounts 10 Sli'oio
, DIR. j. II. Fultz rendered his resignation
: os citv nhysician, and two ballots resultlni
in a tie-yote between Drs. Charles Z. Phil
iinS and Holm w. Harris, the election wa
, n~ostponed until next meeting.
! I The urinary election to be held on IN,
1 1etb il growing very interesting. MI. !,
; richardson has withdrawn from TN
7 contest for the mayoralty i'll the primary
and will run independent. Mr.. I. "A
Gordon is the only candidate before TN
Urinary for that position, and VIII receive
= = I,rge vote. The principal interest aitacne'
, % tho contest between Messrs. III. ~. u
/ Tncker and Edward Echols, both good Dem
2 ocrots who will submit their Claims 10 I'LL
Dr;marv Mr.. John w. Todd, formerly .
yo,r city. and for many years au act,.'
:, and efficient member OF the Guy oounc,
: declines a denomination, but Is oedus
. strongly urged by many Iriehu - 70 CrovIe
; 10y that action. Mr.. John ,. Cro"ie
! Who has served in the City Couhch s'
: years. also declines denomination.
! ; Tbe crop OF wheat IN Augusta anu
, throughout the Valley, as far as heard iiom
, i lacking remarkably we'll petter .nn,
for years. The fruit crop is also unusuan;
- and the outlook for corn, oats