The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-06-24
THE AGRICULTURAL FAIR.


THE AGRICULTURAL FAIR.
We had designed 10 lay before our reader.
to-day, letter addressed to us by General
Richardson, relative TO his exertions as the
general agent of tn, Agricultural Society, and
the success attendant thereupon. Circum
stances, however, which we could not control
exactly TO suit our own views, have rendered
the postponement of the publication until to
morrow, absolutely indispensable. We will
therefore merely state in advance, that from q
long conversation with the General, and from
this letter, we are induced to entertain the
most cheerful views with regard to the success
of this great enterprise. General R. is fully
convinced that it will succeed, and succeed
gloriously. He himself is full of enthusiasm.
and declares that no exertion shall be wanting
on his part, to attain the full measure of sue
cess. Every where, wherever he has been, he
has met with numberless friends to the cause,
and so confident is he, that be says instead OF
loOO or 2OO0 subscribers, the Society must,
and shall have Is or $4,000. He is firmly OF
the opinion that this Cattle Show will be one Of
the most brilliant ever known in the United
States. He was as1onished, he tells US, at the
unusual number of fne cattle that he found in
all dlfeeions-.in districts, sometimes, in which
he had never dreamed that they existed, only
he supposes, because they have not had the
advantage Of being continually kept before
the public by means of the newspapers. There
is no better judge of cattle or indeed of every
thing else connected with farming than Gene.
raj Richardson.
One fact which we gathered from him dur
ing the interview alluded to, is of the greatest
consequence, and cannot fail to be subject of
congratuation to all true Virg:nians, The
improvement in the cultivation of the soil, he
says, has been increased, beyond all concep.
ton. Prepared rs he was for much that was
extraordinary, in this respect be processes to
have been utterly, but of course, most agreea.
bly,, assonished at the progress which had been
made. 1t is his opinion, as it is the opinion
of all who have been placed in condition to
understand the subject. that there never was
a country whose resources were more com.
pletely misunderstood and undervalued than
Virginia.
But we shall say no more until we publish
the letter.
The AILANTHUs TREE.-A Philadelphia
correspondent of the Washington Republic
asks whetherit is true that the Ailanthus is in
terdicted atWashington, says that it gives him
the cholera morbus every year, and that DR..
Fl. says June was Philadelphia's healthiest
month until it was introduced. OF course it
is not the healthiest now, and as it is the month
in which il blooms, we infer that the DR.. al.
tributes the increase of disease to its noxious
influence. To this the Republic replies that
it is not interdcted in the city generally, but
as interdicted in the grounds belonging to the
Government, by proviso to clause of late
appropriation bill of Congress. 1t says that
it is free from insects, at which we are not sur
prised, for what insect is poisonous enough 10
live upon the detestable nutriment il affords?
VI all the denominations in the shape of a tree
that ever existed, it is to us, who have never
seen the Bohon Upas, the most abominable.
The correspondent says, the only appropriate
place for it would be grove for Carl.
son and his followers to hold camp meeting
We agree with him from the bottom of our
hearts. We hope our council will take hint
from Congress, and not allow it to be planted
hereafter in any of the public grounds, or on
any OF the streets. Its odor is enough to turn
the stomach Of an ostrich.
HUGuENoT SPRINGs.-A train for the Hin.
guenot Springs will leave the Richmond and
Danville Depot at half past five o'clock to
morrow Saturday Evening. This arrange.
ment Will continue every Saturday during the
season at the Springs. Passengers leaving
oy tins train will reach the Springs at seven
IN the evening, and returning ge, to Ricbmond
oy nine o'clock Monday morning.
MAeNrficENr FLowER.-Mr. Morton suner-
lh'enoent OF Dir. Abernethey's famous garden ON
Gay street, sent US on Wednesday night, night.
Incoming eereus, in full bloom. 1t was the most
| superb mower we ever had the pleasure to bebold
lis diameter waa at least eight inchea, II emitted
mo'' fragrant perfume, exactly the same with !
'shlla ce'cream. We doubt whetber Ito ,,.,.h
eIu'u Ds iooha Tor size, beauty and fragrance ,nv
80. 'h Tue limits Of the city, or its sunerior
.Ay "noie ~ al 1t was truly delicious the WOW
oer' tne passing wonder of night and of :.
sone' ior at the approach of day il clo.aa ..
i'rever, as the ghost of the elder Hauls,
az tne Growing OF the cock We still. have =, j.
possession majestic in decay looking uotbos ~.
IMAM the queen OF the garden raiued. We n...'
received more delicious present. '''
| 9Ths Washington Republic. of vs.,.,s.-
says; "Mr. Hester, who was sho, by Mr. NJ"
on the 18th instant. seems to be graduallv
Ing from the effects of the wound. Justice. ca
dard and Dom, however, for prudential re..on.
prefer to delay little longer before making . : T.
vesigasion Into all the circumstances of The aff.,
In the meantime Mr. Morrison RENAME I, "a;
awaiting examination. ~ jan
n Hon. Thomas NJ. Bibighauss, a member
Congress from Pennsylvania, died On saturds,
last