The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-11-03
rncar, MATTERS.

LOCAL MATTERS.
Tur RrpoKr of the Agricultural Com
,,,;ss;nrer Mr.. +. RUFfIE, which we have
baan compelled to postpone to this time, may
he found on the fourth page of this morn
| ing's Dispatch.
STATE AGRICULTURAL SocIETY.-The
Society met again ct the African Church last night
There was . large attendance and the interest In
tbs cause seemed rather to increase than diminish
Thr treasurer, Mr.. w. g CREHsHAw, reported
the amount paid In BY different counties, amount
ing In the aggregate to about ESQ, 600.
Mr.. NEWTON, on behalf of Mr. Baylor, of Essex,
rendered to the Society $3.50
Col SMITH, of Virginia Military institute, an
nounced himself ready to pay over the amount OF
$500 pledged by Major Gilman for the Institute.
On motion OF Mr. EDMUND RuFFrN, amended by
Mr.. McPhai of Charlotte,
Resolved, That a second Banner shall be prepar.
ed and awarded by the Executive COMMITTEES at
the annual general meeting and Fair OF 1855,
to the county which shall have contributed to
the State Agricultural Society up to that time. the
greatest amount of money in subscriptions and do
nations in proportion to population, including all
such payments previously made by or from each
county.
Mr.. MINOR of Albemarle moved preamble and
resolutions for the appointment of committee to
confer with the authorizes of the University and
the Virginia Military Institute, about the terms and
conditions of establishing at one or both of them
professorship of Agriculture; and also to ascertain
whether 1t be practicable to make an arrangement
with those Institutions whereby one student from
every Senatorial district of the State may be adj
mned gratutously to the lectures of other profess
sors while attending the lectures on Agriculture.
debate ensued, in which the proposition was
| sustained by Messrs. Minor, mcfarland, holland OF
Albemarle, and Baldwin of Staunton, and opposed
/ by Messrs. Fontaine of King William, Thos Branch
of Petersburg, Edmund Rufin, and DR.. Venable
| Of Mecklenburg.
! The resolution vas then adopted
| On motion of Mr.. GARRETT OF York. the resou
| ton was referred to a.Committee of Thirteen one
| from each Congressional District
After some unimportant conversational remarks
| about matters not then under consideration
| The Society adjourned.
PARADE OF THE r. A. R. R.'s.-This ia
NOUS company paraded yesterday afternoon, 10
the great amusement of the public The variety OF
uniforms entirely exceeds our power of descrip-
tion. After grand parade through the Streets pre-
coded by the Cornet Band. they rode to lot near
| the Fair Grounds, where the tournament 'went Off
| with much pomp and ceremony. The novel scene
was witnessed by thousands of spectators, and
their constant laughter bore evidence to the sue
| cess OF the nondessript knights who risked their
| lives in the sanguinary combat. This over, the
Rough and Ready Rangers filed OFF in triumphal
procession, carrying with them all the dead and
wounded, the vctors and the vanquished and ne xt
halted at the Armor-, whittier they had been invi-
| ted to witness Mr.. Elliott's balloon ascension.
THE BALLOON AsCKNsIoN.-This was witnessed
| by larger assernbAge than we ever before saw ;
chiefly, however, outside the Armory. There was,
notwithstanding, air attendance within, and we
hope the projectors of the exhibition were repaid
for their trouble, labor and expense. The hills,
housetops BRIDGES and every other eligible spot in
the vicinity OF the A,mory, were crowded with an
innate nature, of every ,ge, color and condition
Shortly after ocDck, when everything was in
readiness, young man who had been assisting Mr.
Elliott, and whose name we understood to be Car
rier, asked the privilege of making brief ascent
held by cords. To tits Mr.. Elliott assented-and
the young man got no the car and rose above the
heads of the multitude; when to the establishment
of every spectator he cut the cords which held
the balloon to earth, aud sailed Off rapidly towards
the sky. The disapp6 intment of Mr.. Elliott who
was anticipating magnificent aerial voyage. so af
ected him that he fain.ed and we thought the spec
tators generally regretted the circumstance To
the credit OF the perso1 who went up, however we
will say that he exhibited much courage, and way
ed his flags manfully he 1oated off into ETHEREAL
| regions but something more than mere animal
courage Is wanting to make an aeronaut, and it was
the opinion OF most people that he would meet
with some mishap. A any rate, if he gets safely
back to terra rma, it il to be hoped he will con-
clude to remain there and leave balloonipg to men
| of skill and experience
The balloon ascended considerable height and
the evening being very :lear, visible to specta-
| tors until 1t became me speck in the distance
The Rough and Ready Rangers were present and
created much Amusement. After the ascension, they
fled OH and made their way to their rendezvous
| where they were dismissed by the commander-in.
| chief.
P.s: We have learned, n nce writing the above,
that Mr.. Carrier descended safely on the farm of MT
Ed. sydnor. the same plac, on which Messrs Mitch
| ell and Elliott descended fore
We are desired to say, D a pecunary sense. the
ascension was amply remu ,eratve, but Prof Elliott
suffered so much from wig he styles the treachery
of Carrier, to compel friends to call in two
physicians last evening.
The BANNER CoUNTt -Yesterday morn
ing the bsnner tatiop Nook place at the Fair
Grounds, before large and fghly intelligent aodi-
ence. At meeting of the Agricultural Society last
year. when the most praise a thy efforts were being
| made to raise a permanent for the Society it
was resolved to present hs asome banner to that
| county which would contrbd the largest amount
of money to the good cause, proportion to the
Der of Inhabitants. President locke, taking the
stand made neat and appro late speech, and then
presented the banner to the d lnty of Powhatan as
the successful competitor.
On one side of the bannerls inscribed ''Virginis
State Agricultural Society. 0lowledgs ia power
This inscription ia upon rely ound, with blue Dor
der and white fringe, having golden scroll around
it, representing corn in 4ety of conditions and
stalks of wheat On the reverse side is inscribed
| the words mo county. Res dat Qui otto dat
1854: On similar ground and with the scroll as
on the first side.
| The banner is really aaasome and appropriate
one, and as 1t has been fairi won by Powhatan we
have no doubt her people w1 show their apurecia-
ton of it by spsrng efog sustain the Society
and to advance the cause ofY .griculture.
At the conclusion of the esentation address the
Armory Band played severs vely airs and then the
vast multitude scattered Or the grounds to fes
their eyes the many bAautiful as well as useful
things which filled the vari tents to oveIfowine
BARREL MAcHINE. We noticed at the
Mechanics Fair Room vel erday afternoon, speci-
mems of slaves for -four ba0 e. made by machinery
at the mandatory of Mesy !. Weed L. Howe cor
of 1lth and Byrd streeA where the entire work
of barrel making, except Cutting on thu hoops, is
completed by maehinery.y The proprietors of this
establishment, we have nc doubt, would take plea
sure in showing their labor-aving machinery to such
persons from the country a. may call upon them du.
ring this week, and we asssIe our readers that the
sight is really worth enjoy ng. From the time the
tree felled until the baels prepared for use
every particle of the labor except hopping, is com.
pleted by machinery
PLOueHrso MATCH. The trial of ploughs
and the ploughing match, i Mr.. Rutherfoods lot.
near the Fair grounds, yes day morning, was one
OF the most interesting occas as of the week to the
farming community. We indeed a team of four
mich cows drawing aplougl after them, and work
ing as steadily as well brokaaxen