Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-07-18
STATE AEHAIRS.

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Han Of the u 3 Marine Corps which took place In M.
eity AFTER lingering lneSs about half past two a'a
wednesday morning lie had attained the ago Of l. was
vourssous and accomplished gentleman and had rervcl
VI ms Oofps with honor and useulness rcspect. nv H.
orother officers and esteemed by the community
nc was buried yesterday afternoon with tho military hon.
o's appropriate to his rank.-Norfoik Beaeos
tbs CRors.-Thc wheat harvest being now ox.r -.
arc enabled to say that the crop In Frederick and the d
joining Counties Is full the loss on somc farm, A.,
s ny an being less serious than was antic.
anu hr from sufficient TO affect the general resu
me wheat rpened very rapidly and those who had .ry
ing. ~ s"A''er
In Shenandoah, the Tenth Legion saws:
THE crop Il much heavier one than wa. .,,;;,.. :,
lew weeks ago. Ii is rue in many instances The ,,
sown wheat and particularly the smooth yarie,ie. 80
very much injured; yet the crop as whole taking into
@ s .he superior quality Of the grain viii no,
TAI lar short OF an average one.
Tho Martinsbury Republican states that .the c,on NJ M
quality. " superior
The Romney Intelligcncer thus speaks for Hamp-
shire:
Aong inc Branch in this county, the wheat crop is
esinso! sood, and the other portions of tho county
we oehe'e much more plentiful crop has been renped
'nan was hoped for early in the Spring"
Tue corn though IL has suffered severely from the v.nt
o' ram Is very capable of resuscitaon Several showers
on sunday last and very fine Que during the same n,h,
nave broken np-we hope fnally--the long drousht-
Winchester Pirginidn.
m i"s ORGANIZATION CoNrLrrE.-At a meeting of tho
boardoi Directors Of the Frederick bur, and Eoons
VILE Railroad ON Tuesday last Alex Worr.II "a w.
elected To the post Of Chief Engineer
'onn caldwell ESQ, was elected to the Office of Secre
tary and Treasurer OF the Board
The organization being complc,e NO may oxn., a.
WIN 70 DC prosecuted with vigor Mr. worrell has fine
reputation AS an Eagineer and is personally known to
many OF our citizens, having superintendent he cons,
ton Of the Railroad from this place 10 Icn; 60,
manner crcditable to himself and satisfactory IN bs con-
p'ny-fTe'friek'JHrg Herald
AN UNCONSTITUTIONAL TAx-The Town Council nass.d
a ;.e m rIiaay evening last, directing that tho Tax
On Licenses paid by lawyers Physicians aud Dentists for
e year 1882 should be refunded This il in accordance
WIN uecision recenty made w Judge Lomax that such
taxes are unconsttutional-B
l:iekRNL ooNrRnrr oS-We understand the Missionary
society, connected with the Washington street NJ y
Ceuch OF this city, have contributed towards the supnor
assions this year, nearly $1,000 The editor of the
nrsuIn Advocate, at Richmond, states that they are
ahead OF every thing else in his section and in ,bs
case Viey have gone ahead of themselves They have
done so nob; and theirberaty speaks so well for them
a' .ne edor OF the Advocate feels relieved of all occa
son 10 ay word in praise of their large hearted Chr.
tan zeal 10 send the gospel to 'he regions beyon Pr
Express {"
me hiG"EST PRIcE rEr.-A HID Of Tobacco was sold
our market yesterday by Mr. D. f. franklin Of this
tobacco was purchased by Mr.. VIM II RooLer ~ d. 80
'actnred Tor his New Orleans customers IT,;
giRidn lIh y -"
DEMAND ToR WuEAr.-Therc is at present heavy de-
tn marLe
will meet with ready sale at good prices we iny;,s
Tue attention OF North Carolina friends TO the fact tb,t
' week two Ssrsoes arrived here for which lose were
Snereu oHt which were carried to Baltimore and only
Drought lO0alu6c Had there been vessel ready TO
II atohoe loo. would have been given here This sne,k
very wen Tor our rising prospects and should attract the
attention oiaimers-Nortoik Beacon of lsh
MOVEMENTS oF rhE PErsipESr.-we learn from Mr.
neHnoiiS, the proprietor q. the Hygea Hotel that
PRESIDENT Pierce and suite will visit Old Point Comfort In
spolt ten days lie will return Washington from his
Sother tour remain there few days. aud take the u
states steamer Engineer Lieut. Olmstead COMMANDING
expressly ordered for the occasion for this
Watering place. He will than probable be the pnest
Commodore Breese on his visit the Gosport Navy
iari The steamer Engineer is await his orders. will
convey him and family periodical excursions out 20 sea
and wherever she may be oriered.-Nor Irous
RAIN RAIN AT last, after nearly seven weeks Of
not anu dry weather almost unprecedented we NAV
uSe our readers that the drought in this section at least
az an end. Ga "Wednesday night after our ast nanar b.d
gone to press, we had delightful and invigoratinr
shower, and on SUNDAY evening and Monday night wa
we're favored with most abundant rains The chance in
the weather Is welcome and refreshing lini1si,
new life and yor all around and mparng TO the face Of
nature cheering and lively aspect Sincerely we do trus
a the rains have been general and that their sautary
ELECTS may be- and leftover wide extent of country
FdyTnUiHc Journal of lih.
STEAM MILL.-Messrs. Welsh and Legg's Touring mill
Oh Market street. VIII soon he ready for its machinery IL
most substantial building four stories high covered
WIN what Is called grave! roof composed of felt gravel
anu pca, mode OF protection against the weather and
security from fire. which gives great satisfaction in tho
west Messrs. Welsh X Legg, we understand will he
able to receive wheat their mill in two or three eeks
- Winchester Tirgi,riaH.
HOUSE, BuRSED.-The house of Samuel Ham,ne, Fan
Cow Creek Peasants county, destroyed by FIRE on
the 25th ut Ii was aame house, and caught in the
rooi from spark, 1t was consumed before all the goods
could be removed Loss about sl5OO-no insurance.
This ia the second house that gentleman lost by
Wheeling ArtelIigeneer.
BIErH Place Henry CLAY FOR SALy-Tbe farm
known CLAY Spring in Hanover county Virginia and
upon which tue orator and statesman Henry CLAW was
BORN offered for sale by its present owner Mr William
r. Dlbney.
The Glyandotte Herald states that some Inv
e steamer possaner were'ear being drowned Saturday
week. ss they were landing that place Thev were out
In leaking boat which sunk before reached the shore
aud the passengers only saved by tho timely asss
ancerendeed from the shore The passenger when bev
discovered the leaky condition Of the boat
regain the steamer but the mate with pole aud an oath
showed them eli.
TnE GALE-0n Sunday last, this place was visited by
violent storm OF wind rain and hail. One shop blown
and some other damage done in town, while in the coun
try crops fences and timber suffered immensely The
rain much needed and has probably more than
pensated Tor the damage done by wind and hal.-Pdr
kersbhrg Gdzeiie Of 9h.
SnEEP Raising VRGISIAIt is stated that there has
been large number Of Sheep brought oudoun coun
~, Va this year. than for several years past and that
there arc now about 10000 fine wool sheep in Fairfax
county, which number is being constantly increased i
The great demand for wool has Induced many OF the yr
GINA farmers TO pay than usual attention to sheep
grazing
On Thursday last, the county of Prince George
gave the use Of the old road to the jerusalem plank road
company ana we presume that that company will take
immediate steps 10 have their road commenced The
vote for the plank road l3-that against it T. We
learn that the Sussex county court its meeting de-
eided in the same This oil mpedments
10 the work
WEsTERS NrRGINIA.-A this region il rapidly filing I'D
The tide OF mm grafton ia pouring in from all quarters
Few have any adequate conception Of the extent or char
acter OF this incoming Hitherto, scattering we're our
settlements and small the companies Of new comers
that most a them found possessions and habaons along
the margins Of rivers and Lesser streams 30 now The
loTands pretty well fIed-too much crowded for
comfort to the hardy pioneer who fee the denser neigh
borhood and seek homes upon the upands thus peo
ping large tracts Of country which have long lain waste
the domain Of the deer and other wild
burg Gdzsffc
THE CRoPs.-The wheat harvest Il ended aud the e1-
pecatons Of the husbandman more than realized
The quantity H. glad TO learn fully equal to that Of
last year. aud the quality first rate. The prospect for