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The Daily Dispatch: February 15, 1861., [Electronic resource]

expenses incurred by holding the present session of the General Assembly and State Convention. --The meeting hereafter was fixed at 11 o'clock A. M. An invitation was extended to the members of the Convention to occupy the privileged seats in the hall of the House. A number of resolutions were offered, viz: Of extending the time of the payment of the revenue by the Sheriffs due March 15th; of increasing the minimum rate of compensation to teachers of indigent children to ten cents per day, and of authorizing County Courts to fix and regulate annually the rates of Ordinary keepers in the Commonwealth. Among the petitions was one for a more perfect organization of the militia of the State. The Governor sent in a message relative to the State muskets sold J. R. Anderson & Co., by which it appears that 8,000 have been delivered, and 45,988 are still in possession of the State. A committee reported against allowing the Wise Dragoons to arm with a less number than now required by law.

Serenade to Hon. Henry A. Wise. Ex-Governor Wise arrived last evening by the Norfolk steamer, and proceeded to the Exchange Hotel, and thence to the Richmond House. As soon as his arrival became known, a portion of his friends procured the FirEx-Governor Wise arrived last evening by the Norfolk steamer, and proceeded to the Exchange Hotel, and thence to the Richmond House. As soon as his arrival became known, a portion of his friends procured the First Regiment Band and gave him a serenade. A very large crowd assembled, and Mr. Wise responded to the determined call made upon him for a speech. He said the Convention ought to have been organized the first day before sundown. He would not then gMr. Wise responded to the determined call made upon him for a speech. He said the Convention ought to have been organized the first day before sundown. He would not then give his views as to what the Convention should do, but would express them before that body. The South having kept the faith of her fathers, he would not desert her, but would fight the Black Republicans in her defence.--He would not ay the destiny oe submission would result in nothing but ruin and disaster. We do not pretend to give more than a meagre outline of Mr. Wise's remarks, as we had no facilities for reporting, and only write from memory. He was repeatedly applauded by the crowd.

buildings are all jammed in together. It is impossible to approximate the amount of loss or damage, but it must be very great. The water is rising very rapidly, indicating that the ice has dammed up below. We have anticipations now of as great a freshet as occurred in 1857. The telegraph lines between here and Troy are all down. Nashua, N. H., Feb. 13. --The thaw has caused a freshet in the Sonhegan river, piling ice and water to a great depth on the railroad track between here and Wilton, stopping the passage of all trains. Honesdale, Pa.,Feb. 13. --The dam of a large reservoir on Carleybrook, owned by the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company, broke away this morning, destroying in its course a large saw mill and tannery, owned by Henry & Bunnell, together with a glass and bottle factory and other buildings, owned by J. M. Brookfield. Serious damage has also been done to the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company in this vicinity. The loss is not known. Easton, Pa.,F

Mercer, nominated Benjamin R. Linkous, of Raleigh. Mr. Critcher, of Richmond county, nominated James R. Fisher, of Richmond city. Mr. Johnson, of Richmond, nominated Samuel H. Jeter, of that city. Mr. Carlile, of Harrison, nominated Chas. Lewis, of that county. Mr. Flournoy, of Halifax, nominated Chas. Kent, of Pittsylvania. Mr. Morton nominated Mr. Routt, of Greene. Mr. Scott, of Powhatan, nominated John F. Simpson, of that county. Mr. Bouldin nominated Wm. D. Wills, of Charlotte. Mr. Wickham nominated Francis P. Sutton, of Henrico. No other nominations being made, the vote was taken with the following result: Linkous, 45; Lewis, 29; Jeter, 26. All others 35. There being no election, the rules were suspended, on motion, and a resolution was adopted to drop all but the three highest candidates. The names of the three highest were then announced: Samuel H. Jeter, Chas. Lewis and Benj. R. Linkous — and the second ballot resulted: Li