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Runaway Negro. --Ranaway from the service of the Virginia & Tennessee Railroad Company, in June last, a slave named Abraham. He is about 35 years of age, 6 feet high, and of a dark brown color, usually wears a handkerchief on his bead, and has a scar on his forehead or face. Abraham belongs to Capt. John Buford, of Bedford county, and it is supposed that he is now about Richmond, or at one of the volunteer encampments. A liberal reward will be paid for him. E. H. Gill, Gen'l Sup't Va. & Tenn. Railroad. Lynchburg, July 10, 1861. jy 10--1m
Wheat. --A gentleman from Bedford county, Va., states that the wheat crop in that section of the country is the largest ever harvested. It is thought that Bedford alone will be able to supply the whole of Eastern Virginia. It has been offered at 75 cents per bushel.