The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-08-01
PROCEEDINGS or THE EXECUTIVE CdM
MITTEE OF THE VIRGINIA STATE AGhI
CULTURAL SOCIETY. g2sl'7 a1

PROCEEDINGS or THE EXECUTIVE CdM
MITTEE OF THE VIRGINIA STATE 1Gki.
CULTURAL SOCIETY. sksa g
ExcHAnox HORN, 2ssh July.
Ihe Committee met, pursuant 10 adjournmenE-
present: nsasrs. Cooke. President; +. Ruin, sr.,
Vice President; Williamr, Jones, Overton, Chris.
usu, Creushaw, and F. G. Ruflu.
On the m0tion Of r. G.. Ruldn, II was
Resolved, unanimously, That ID the lameuted
death OF Gen. BEnNAaD PErT0N of Albemsrls, late
Of the Virginia State Agricultural sociefy deplJrs
the loss OF public spirited and usefui rnem6er Of
the farming community, and friend % whoss solid
virtues they bear willing testimony
The Secretary then made his usual verbal report
OF what had been done since the last meeting.
On motion Of Mr.. Williams, e was
RESOLVED, That, 10 consideration of the fact that
ne was not authorized TO accept compensation In a
to bestow suitable testimonial on Mr. GrLI, the
Engineer OF the city of Richmond. 10 acknowledse-
menI OF the services rendered BY him to the State
Society last fall. q
On motion Of Mr. Crenshaw, Il was s.
Resolved, That the President be requested to have
suitable banner prepared for 'the banner county,
- provided for by the resolution Of the socisty at
~ " y a1 meeting, directing "that hammer b given
meeting, have contributed to Il the larxest amount
OF money ia proportion TO population"
The Secretary having resd q letter from Mr.. n
rrancss Cabei OF Nelson, In regard to the collec-
Virginia, for exhibition at the next annual Pair of
the Virginia State Agricultural Society, It was
Resolved, on the motion Of Mr.. Jones, That the
pan o. mr.; Cabell meets the appreciation Of the
tion. - ...'' ~ '.'' ''s' so'''s
After sundry other business, The Committee the
adjourned At III p. NJ to meet again at O'Clock
the next morning. ! :,
5.sss.e EXCHANGE HOTEL, 26th Julv.i E
Inc committee met pursuant to adjournment -
rresent, tne same gentlemen as yesterday, except
The Treasurer made his usual report. which. nm
der resolution of Mr.. Williams, adopted at anoth
er stage of the proceedings, was ordered to be pub
lished together with statement appended showing
.he whole amount u fund. pledged to the Society,
the sums paid under such pledges, and generally
the sources from which the receipts have been de.
rived; and also discriminate between the peruIa.
nent fund and the contingent fund Of the Society.
This report will be published as soon as it can Be
On motion of Mr.. E. Rufin, Resolved, That mem.
bers shall have free admttance to the air Grounds
on exhibiting either certificate of life membership
or the receipt for payment of the contribution for
the current year. II, however, any member NAV
prefer to purchases badge, the exhibition thereof
shall serve as evidence of his membership in lieu
OF the documents above referred to- And that the
badges shall be OF different colors for life and an
nual members, the former to have the words II lie
r
MI. +. IT, Ruftin, on the part of the committee,
instructed to complete the appointment of Judges
OF Premiums, reported that the committee had dis
charged tnat duty and was ready to report. The
reading OF said report was dispensed with, but 1t
was adopted, and the committee discharged from
the further consideration of the subject
The Secretary was then instructed to have the
List puoiished in pamphlet form, along with the
regulations recommended by the COMMITTEES of Ar.
rangements, and to have ready for distribution bv
the first of September next az many copies thereof
as there were of the Schedule of Premiums.
After transactlng sundry other business the com.
mittee then adjourned to meet again al the Elk.
change Hotel, on Tuesday the 26th day of Septem.
Der, at 6 l-2 clock, P. NJ.
THE YOUNG LADY IN QUAKER CosruME.-We
have heretofore alluded to the operations of "cou
fidence female in Baltimore, and her subseouent
arrest in New York. The New York Express mar
rates her exploits az follows:
What as much as anything else inspired the
Southern people OF her acquaintance that she was
every thing she represented herself was the fact
that when first she stopped at Barnum's, a packaae
alleged to contain $40 900 in bank bills was hand
ed to the bookkeeper, with Instructions to lock il
up in the safe, and If not secure there to deposit
it in one OF the banks This alone was sufficient to
introduce her to the ''best society,"" and to secure
every necessary attention. Besides this there was
bit of romance connected with her presence in
Baltimore. She was dressed in full Quaker cos.
tune, ana represented tnat she had escaped from
New Lebanon, N. Y, for the purpose of forming
matrimonial alliance with the man of her choice.
whom she said she expected to join her as soon as
he could escape from his eagle eyed old uncle and
the bondage s Of his tribe. he ghe lover) being a
Quaker Thus things went swimming on till Miss
Bushnell had helped herself in an extravagapt
manner to of the richest wardrobes to be found
in the State of Maryland, and that too without cost
ing her but trihe, when she took French leave
and came to New York tits scarcely necessary to
say, that the $4,000 package deposited by our he
roine. on opening, proved to contain nothing but
worthless papers, skifully arranged to repro
sent bank bills That circumstance, together with
her honest Quaker appearance and pleasing ad-
dress, has brought her more prominently before
the public than other mode she could have adopted
She is still detained In the city awaiting further or
ders from the authorities at Baltimore Miss Bush.
nell 10 passably fair, but not handsome, and evil
IDENTIFY feels that her late course has not added fresh
laurels to her fame She represents herself as but
10 years of age, and native of England. :
Capt Leonard has received a felegraphic dis
patch from Baltimore. saying, "Let her go, and sin
no more" ,
IMPORTS AT New YoRK.-The imports of dry
goods at the port of New York In the month of
July, amount but 81 397 H. against sl2 05s 447
in the same month of 1853. The amount drawn
from warehouse is $s,267 23s against s12 942, III
in July, 1853. A correspondent remarks that even
with this reduction there is yet too large an influx
of dry goods on the market, which is very much
overstocked. Il
Mormouisun Ia said to be making yerv great pro-