Sundries.
--A somewhat singular occurrence took place yesterday on the
Yankee flag of truce boat at
City Point. One of the paroled Confederate prisoners, named
Jno. McCutchin, a Missourian, who had been in prison for over a year, expressed his joy at once more putting his foot on Southern soil.
This was overheard by one of the guard, who abused and cursed McCutchin at a great rate, and ended the scene by spitting in his face.
McCutchin there upon drew a knife and thrust it into the body of the guard repeatedly, the last out taking effect in the mouth, and making a cut across the face past the ear. While an alarm was being raised, McCutchin ran off the boat and took to the woods, where he was apprehended by our pickets.
The Yankee Captain demanded his surrender, but
Mr. Ould,
Commissioner for the
Exchange of Prisoners, sent McCutchin to
Richmond, to the military prison for safe-keeping.
The following were placed in Castle Thunder yesterday: Marcus Dabs, comply K., 18th Louisiana for persuading men to desert to the enemy; two deserters from the Abolition army, and
John Fitzpatrick, of company A, 10th Virginia cavalry, condemned to wear a ball and chain for six months for desertion.
Three hundred and eighteen Yankees, civilians and soldiers, were sent off yesterday morning from this city via flag of truce to
City Point.
A boiler explosion took place on Friday last at the saw mill of
Mr. P. N. Graham, in
Louisa co., by which the fireman, a negro, and
a Mr. Thomason, who was running the saw, were instantly killed.
The roof of the building was blown off and the timber lying about was scattered by the force of the explosion.
The accident is supposed to have been caused by the carelessness of the negro fireman in not keeping a sufficient quantity of water in the boiler.
