The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-07-01

.,.,.,;ns of the road. HE however takes
ss...;on TO say that although interested in
-. work. his company has other and more
r,...iug obligations to meet and proposes TO
~ \ subscription of three ifths on the part Of
the State. This is pretty plain animation
,ha, the Alexandra company will not do any
| thing towards building the road. The stock
holders OF the Richmond, Fredericksburg and
Potomac road, after reading the correspon.
dence, resolved to refer the matter 10 the Presi-
dent and Directors, with authority to call a
special meeting of stoc kholders il they deem
proper to submit any proposition for their &C.
ton. We hope they will take active mea-
sures to secure the construction Of the road
Independent of the Alexandra company.
The annual report informs the Stockholders
that suit has been Instituted against the Cen.
trail Railroad, to prevent the use OF that roao
for the transportation of travellers, under an
alleged exclusive privilege claimed to have
been conferred on the Richmond Fredericks'
burg and Potomac Railroad in its charter be-
tween this city and Washington.l
EDWIN ROBINSON was UNANIMOUSLY re'
elected President, and Nicholas Mills, James
Bosher. Gustavus A. Myers, and George w.
Munford were unanimously elected Directors
on the part of the stockholders, and John 8.
Caskie was announced as Director on the part
of the Commonwealth. Messrs. Joseph M.
Sheppard, Thomas b. Anderson, Ed. 7. Nor.
rs. Henry L. Brooke and Writ Robinson were
appointed the annual Committee of ExaminaS
ton, under the resolution adopted at the meet.
ing of the Stockholders in 1887.
After some other unimportant business the
meeting adjourned.
"HALF YARD OF MeLAssEs AND Gun.
GER-cAKE!"-We received the other day from
Keysvile, by the Danvile Railroad, a magni
fcent square ginger cake, one foot long, eight
inches broad, and about two inches thick
The gentleman who sent us this grand present
was. of course, too modest to let his name be
known, but we found tout, as we do other less
important secrets, thong we do not intend to
betray him. As there may be some curiosity
to know the quality of the cake, we take this
method of informing the public that it was of
the variety known as court cakes. This varie'
ty is special favorite with US; go much so,
that we would not, in general, exchange cake
of the kind for all The queen cake, wedding
cake, orfother abominabe compounds of eggs,
-four and sugar that were ever invented to give
people the dyspepsia. So we made short work
of it, the rather that we feared certain limb
of the law, who lives in our neighborhood, and
is so fond of "gungers" that he brings home
handkerchief full from every Chesterfield
court, might get sight of it. We are glad to
see they have not lost the art of baking the old
fashion ginger cake in Charlotte. We have
always fancied there was something like his
torical association connected with it. II has
a revolutionary look about it. Well, as we
can make no other return for the politeness of
our Keysville friend, we mean TO pay his town
another visit before long, We shall give due
notice, SO our host may have the old horse
and his rider brought out once more. We
must have another look at "them withers. -
There is not such pair Of natural curiosities
in the world. They beat the giraffe all hollow
a md we rather ,hinksyou might throw in uni
corn for a make-weight. 1t is hard tojudge
between the two; but, together, they beat crea-
ton and no mistake.