The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-05-07
VIRGINIA..

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nDkST.-on wednesday last, an Irishmsn
M. f.., - s. A' = - /" nse1ns' mao ono =.
oF s"o iohets anu "s.1e ll'' "
iHk FAM IN WHEHLrsc.-Preparations are be,
!. ~ on'o '.lmers 70 the aosence OF afair
"a. = Az. y 'a .'aeaes ior exniDhioo % tne
-. " " n'oo'iDg "nicn 'akes place In September
a ft
sKNAT1.-Fleet w. Smith. II the nominee of tha
American n.r,v of ~. 1s.. .,-.-,.. - !. 60.
s..-.- -sf'S -. :. s"e A''u o''s1e', "1 sne ossao
seastc' ,s wss
TowN HAIL--In I.,h.-.r n p.I,,,.a -
In.ti,n,s I. So .-".".y' ~ = yos's 7.
m.m Deing erected, which contains town
cloct !, n. ....~,. Ane'e wiz % 'o"n
r...-.~'' Lss rste1za -
-. ~ me ciarkesville Tobacco Plant,
=, ~. :. -e Aooscco crop says tnas tne pianss
suce. r'-'-' : '''''' .'.4 1A's 'pp'.l-
"Tbev
sparse In the beds. our informsnss ,finE tSas
the tohenp.n plopMous seasons thst could ba desired
If the season should be dry and unfs s.orsbIs half
Jp ana VII NOT be realized. owing to the scarcity
~ .uAe.' o' p'ants IS
SALE OF ToBAcCo.-Six hossheads of tobacco
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OF Sl3 so per hundred.
p,.,,, 80
-. BEAUTY oIAkkT.-Insre - street In Clarkes-
of ~. d.. ,t.ra go 1 ~ prs'y mat the editor
cor-.. :. 80. s.I .a,,' ~. neAuH e'lees VI
--- f'A'us 'uA ~ sAssa
oAoss IN hALIFAx.-Ine Peoples Advocate,
pubitshed at Halifax C. H., speaks thus of tho
prospect of ibe crons thara.
uTh. ,,.o., ,..,lr =
we'll os,: " o,,Ia tatn ~ c1ne
the circumzsnces, and clover and Al kinds Of veg
essuon su pushing forward with great rapidly. The
the chi,chhm VIII nouo1'ess ss J "s.J l.n,. MuTr y
So there is eysry reason TO be encouraaed. and to
look forward, confidently, to better timea"
PoI1rrcs-On Wednesdav Iast Mr.. N. C.. Cla,-
hor,a t.u.-
.o' .PoAs naiiaA' v. nn a"u "~' 'oio"se
by Mr.. Wood Bouldin of Richmond, who avowed
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suLPHuR.-A sulphur spring. highly impregna-
ted, has been discovered on the land of g. A. Nor.
gan & c.. at Mt. Laurel. Halifsx county.
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WHEAT CRoP IN PIrTsYLvANIA.-The Danville
Register sneal;no of tho vhe., cron. l.; ,h., vc,r,
;, ..., 80
~ a' 'uoy arc no' - prom"'ng ~ IN pre-
weather.
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,fo,naori of p;.na W. a Anf1 % yie. VI ~. >
esnno;n.aS , YIN. c0.lsy' ~ nss Deen
Ws.h;no,on .;ea tue W.o n.'n AuuIof ohiee'
ohD Doco"hNI.-lne folowlng IL an exsrac'
from 'ne journal OF tae virginia house Deiegates
u NV. i'In i"o.
"On the 18th OF November, 1778, James Ramsey
petitions to the Virginia Legislature, alledgipg
himself discovsrer and inventor of machines and
engines to propel boats by steam, and praying for
repeal OF the law In favor OF John Fitch"
INTERESTING Rrr,cs To y,pe,.,.-The eauo,
AZ eo"ot
oi tne virginia Free fress, mas paid visit to
"Bel Air" the residence of L. w. Washington, in
Jeffarson and seen oood MANY art;c,es ovvned h,
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uooIso " ashihg'on, ouiing MS hie. nesays'
we were hrst shown sword, and found On the
parchment label thereto attached, "Presented to
General Washington by Frederick the Great oil
z, prus;ia," with the complimentary address "From
raj IN the World" This sword was worn by Ge.
neral Washington as his dress sword &when delv.
ering his messages to Congress. 1t was chosen by
his Oldest nephew and executor, Colonel William
Angusiine Aug washington, On accordance with The
ehoice of his sword. vide t;snsrsi Wasb;ne,on'.
will,) and by him bequeathed 10 1910 to his SON,
by him to bis onlv son r. Msahns,on iO ,s5a Az
This sword is OF exquisite fiuish-being straight
Ispier with the highest polished steel hiit and now
it has the appearance of being perfectly new, Il
having been always kept with particular care.
he also saw pocket knife OF WashingtoA's, hav.
ns ous. .seo on tue nano'e oen' uofge "asn-
s,' ~
| tape line on the sword beif AZ worn bv GEN. w.
and found II to measure 40 inches-showing that
soaa Naes aetoa .. 6.SoapuIence, snete wa manly
Of rare and peculiar interest n consisted Of =
| mahogany box containing a surveyors compass
friend Of Bsn;amin FrsnEI;n aIsn Is,s,. ~
one used during the Revolutionary War az a gun
ners level the other for adjusting tho Surveyors
81, ,Ss complssS
very fine order and two surveyors chsins. to-
| gether with the wooden pins used with the same =
% aaSa We sAamined piTo, zone o. pair present.
him during the Revolutionary War, from whom Il
descended 70 his nephew Judge Bushrod Washing
Col Gsoro. W..s,s.so, ia ~ ~, =, "o
| L. W. Washington, in 1854" -
| The possessor of these relies IL the son of Col
| W. ssn'ns'on, nepne" OF tne II amer OF nj
| COUNTY, 80 es ssases