The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-04-25

hlCHMoND AND DANVILLF RAILROAD -
| LLE-CHATHAM-IT INHABITANTS
| THE LADIES' Cs-THE DIS
| PATCH, &C.
| AT HOME, April 2lst, 1855.
| bear D'spdtch Having recently maid a visit to
the South side OF the State Il NAV M, nrova MIN
eeiiesung ig 70 your many readers, to hear what is
| soihg on IN that region and TO learn soua.hinp
OF It's resources Pittsyvania the Iaraest ond rnos1
populous county In the State occunies the cbisf
porloh OF this, The great tobacco raising section
uu produces tne hnest tobacco in the Union +; the
- ,tho, an1 not exhausted by the continuous
crop Grain Is beginning to be raised in aide.
rAOle abundance, since IL has fourd market
through the Richmond and Danyire r abroad snd
never can the people of this region be qrs,enl
TIousn T, 10 the gifted and lsmented Whitmell P
uhstail Tor his unring efforts for the ad vance,
mant OF their interests and the welfare of the
"uole otste In the construction of this road He
80 uucesslngy in procuring funds for il ls com
pou'u ana nad he lived, doubtless the iron
uorse would now be running into Dauyjlle the mn
per terminus. He needs no monument 10 perpetn.
ate DIS memory. He lives in bis works and In the
nearts OF the noble sons of Virginia. and NAV they
ever initiate his example iu thus lahoring f0r ,bs
good oil their native State
DanVllie on Dan river, is the largest town In the
county, andis rapidly increasing In population and
new buildings are continually rearing To SUNNY
tue oehsho Tor " house room," and, at no distant
day. 1t will be the largest town in this mart of the
state Chatham, the county seat-a neat prettv
V'tsge-ls about 20 miles from Danville on the
road leaalng TO Lynchburg. 1t contains three
churcheS, three stores the court house recently
erected at cost of $I2 000-about 25O inhabitants
ana TWO large and well kept hotels and the public
VIII md our friends of the Hotel de Simmons
agreeable and accommodating landlords who keep
thelr table furnished with the best the season can
anord; or, few steps lower down, they will
mud our equally agreeable host " In our COSY
friend Carter, or Jimmy" as he is Familiarity
known large tobacco factory, three stories high,
mas recently been erected by the enterprising own
ers, RagsdaIe, Darlington & Miller, who can fur
rlof article. The hospitality of the citizens of
Chatham is well known, and deserves the highest
esteem Never yet has a person remained there a
few days that did not leave with regret
Education ia subject of great Interest among
them' though we can't admire their disposition to
multiply schools from sectarian views "a house
divided against itself must fall" They have seye-
raj female schools, under the care of highly COM
petent instructors, and one male academy And
last though-no least, the ladies are the chief at
traction to ung men in search of "better-half"
They are intelligent kind, interesting, and possess
all those sweet attractions and feminine graces
that III woman to be the companion and solace of
man.
Ine most exciting topic of conversation here Is
the Know Nothings, who have recently nominated
very strong ticket for the State Senate and House
OF Delegates
The Dispatch is weekly received and arxiousIy
perused Tor the news and if through some careless.
-cussomed time, great is the disappointment among
your subscribers and everything goes wrong until
the next mail and Dispatch are received.
YOuTa