The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-08-21

MECHANICS HALL.-t is to be hoped
thatthe members of the Virginia Mechanics Insti.
tue aided by the city In its corporate capacity and
by such persons as feel friendly to the success of
the enterprise will at once take steps to secure
charter and then build them handsome Hall in
some central location in which to hold their meet
ings fairs, lectures and schools. Thus far the
terprise has succeeded beyond the most sanguine
expectations of its friends. Men of every profes-
sion and calling seem willing to contribute some
thing-either money or books-towards the perma
nent establishment of the Institute and fths jour-
neymen mechanics can now be induced to come
forward and put their shoulders to the wheel sue.
cess 10 inevitable.
The Committee on the Hall have secured the
most suitable rooms In the city for public meetings
and fairs, and the establishment of school of de-
sign and library These rooms, in Mr.. J. P. Jones'
new building. The north side of Main street. be-
tween 9th and 10Th, will be ready for use In few
weeks, when the library will be opened for the &C
commodation of the members The advantages
alone, where they can peruse all the leading news.
papers in the country, will more than repay the
cost of membership. Added to this, they are to
have the advantage of lectures during the winter
months, and of the school of design, which should
induce every working man In the city and its vi
cnity to place himself in position to enjoy these
advantages at cost SO trifng that no one can re-
fuse to participate in them on the score of economy
FINE ToMAToKs.-Mr. VIM. w. Rowe,
whose garden is short distance West of the city,
sent u.s. on Saturday last, basket full of the finest
tomatoes we have ever seen. We do not mean to
be understood saying that the tomatoes alluded
to were of mammoth size, for the largest would
not exceed one pound in weight but that tho fruit
was more solid and compact, and of more deli
cate flavor than the ordinary kind of tomatoes Mr.
Rowe intends furnishing the public with plants at
the proper time. He assures US that the vines
bear regularly from the 1st of July until cut down
by FROST end that all the fruit is equal to the sample
furnished US. -------
UNHEALTHY LooATIoN-We regret to
learn that for four days past there has been great
deal of sickness, several DEATHS and vast amount
OF suffering In Henrico county near the eastern
limits of the city Several families are said to
have been Frustrated by dysenteric diseases, pro-
duced by stagnant water and other local causes );
, and for want of proper nurishment and nursing,
many deaths have occurred. At the last session
of the county court, three intelligent gentlemen
were appointed committee to look after the suf-
ferng poor in that section of the county alluded to-
and minister to their wants. Those gentlemen
performed the duty imposed upon them, and by
the sanitary measures they adopted, soon had the
pleasure of seeing health restored The lime EN-.
ployed in the ponds had good effect for the time
but az the water was not drained off, 1t has since
become impure and putrid, and the consequence is
that the disease has returned
On the suburbs OF the city, where the population
10 go dense, the people ought to take the ssubect
of health" into their own hands, and promptly
abate all nuisances having the slightest tendency
to produce disease. The remedy is with them
and they should apply it promptly, so a. to pre-.
serve their own lives.