The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-11-02

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Church last night pursuant to adjournment Presi-
lent Cooke resliIuing the chair. The Secretary
being absent, Mr.. Noland was requested to act
TN calling the meeting to order, the following
resolution offered by Mr.. C. Mason, was then taken
up and adopted: t.as 81
Resolved. That from and after the adoption of
tns resolution no member Of this Society shall be
showed to speak more than once on any one sub
!ect, and not longer than ten minutes at time
less with the unanimous consent of the members
present II T
Mr.. X. w. n Noland offered the following reso.
iution, which was adopted:
Resolved That in the elections Of officers to be
made tonight debate upon the nomina tions
shall be considered rs in order
MIR. Stewart, of Fairfax, moved to reconsider
tne vote by which the new constitution was
adopted
MIR. $. not having voted in the affirmative on the
passage of the constitution, his motion was ruled
to be out of order by the PI esdent
Mr. Stewart moved to pass by the order Of the
gay, thc election of offieers) for the present and
the question being taken it was lost.
g Mr Edmund Ruffn Jr, moved to proceed to the
e'eeton OF officers at once, and the question being
put was carried in the affirmative
Mr. Edmund Ruffn Jr., then nominated for the
presidency Mr.. WILLoUGHBY NEWTON, of Wes:-
moreland
DIR. X. Woods nominated PHILIP ST GEORGE
COOKE as President
Mr. Cooke peremptorily declined to serve if elect,
ed.
Mr.. LEWIS E. HARvIE was next nominated but
declined the use of his name.
Mr. Vincent Witcher urged the President to al
low the use of his name, but he again declined to
do so, and trusted the Society would proceed quiet
ly and calmly to elect an officer to fill his stead
MIR G w. Bassett nominated VIM c. RIvEs,
Esq, of Albemarle
Mr.. Noland moved that the Societv elect all the
present officers for one year longer, and put the
question, which the President decided was voted
down.
On motion, VINCENT WIrcHER, ESD, was called
to the Chair
MIR. Ruffn Withdrew the name of Mr. Newton
Mr holland renewed his motion, that all the pre-
sent officers be Reelected for twelve months; and
the question being put ii was carried in the affirm
atlve SO that that tic officers for the present year
Presiden'--Fhip S.. George Cooke of Powhatan.
ttce PresfdcntS--GdriuGd Ruftin, ST., of Hano-
yer; LOWS +. TarYie. OF Amelia; Willoughby
Newton, ct WestIuoreiand Thomas L. Preston,
ashlnet' II john Z. EiinuHds, CT Halifax Sam
uel r. Christian, OF Augusta and George w
Summers, If Kanawha.
Efecatio Coma t:ee--yvilliam Boulware of King
and Queel; William c. Oyerton, of Hanover;
William II Richardson, o. Hcnrico; Richard Jrby
of Motto" ay T. Johnson Barbour of Orange;
William G Crenshaw, of Richmond r. H. Dua-
NY of Lordoun; Hugh II. Nielsen, of Clarke w
NJ Ra'foro, OF Bedford and L. G.. Ruffin, of Chcs-
teriield
Secretary and 7}yasurr-Charles B. Williams. Of
Richmond.
On motion of DIR Atkinson the meeting then ae.
journed.
Interesting Metiag-After the adjournment of
the Agricultural Society last night, the members
were called to order and entertained for hour
two, by interesting instructive and amusing
speeches from Messrs. William Gimer Littlctom
Tazewell, and Garnett of Westmorcland. the latter
gentleman relating some valuable experiments he
had made with plaster and guanO on his wheat
coru and grass crops, by which he has been en-
abled to make seven and eight barrels of corn to
the acre, where formerly the produce did not ex
ceed five bushels.
The field ON which these experiments were
made was red land, which plaster was an ex-
cellent fcrtiliser. Ca poor place which he lad
purchased for $4,000 as homestead, to expert
ment upon he could now sell three thousand bush.
els of whcst froua, annually. He appIied the
guano to the broadcast with the hand and
found that it proved permanent fcrtiliser to the
land.
Sharp PracticT.-We learn that at private
boarding g-housc in the neiglborhood of Broad
street, on Monday about fifty visitors to the fair
set down to the table. On "Wednesday last there
were but thirty, and not of the absentees had
settled for their board. This may be considered a
pretty SHARP practice and boarding house keepers
should be on the lock nut for such swndlers.
Nelo Churca IN Manchester.--On Sunday last at q
meeting held III The African Baptist Church, the
sum of 500 was subscribed towards building a
Baptist church in Manchester The meeting was
addressed by Reys Jeter Burrows and Poindextcr
The church is to be brick ediiice, and will cost
5000, of which $500, including the $40O above
mentioned, has been collected The Baptists Of
Manchester appeal to their brethren in this city for
aid, and it is to be hoped the appeal will not pass
unhcCded.
The agricultural Fair Grounds were again crowd
ed with visitors, yesterday, most of them being
strangers, to see tho wonderful sights there pre-
sented to their view. Strange as it may appear to
some, the horse lot and the race course on which
fast tr0tters' were made to show their speed
seemed to be the grand attraction to the masses
who closed in the circle three or four deep and
there remained until forced to leave by exhaustion
and hunger.
To-day the reports of the Judges will be read
from the stand, where all who desire can hear to
whom the various premiums have been awarded
After this Mr. A. r. BoTELER will deliver the clos
ing address AT night the society will meet in the
African Church for the transaction of business If
the weather proves favorable, we have no doubt
the gathering the fair grounds will be even lar
ger than on Wednesday,
!Seriaus.y Iaj,s,ed--We understand that William
A. Wright, the owner of the street omnbuses, was
attacked near the fair grounds yesterday by Thorn
Us Duke and cruelty beaten with cane. As the
cause of the difficulty will be developed before the
Mayor. shall give publicity to rulnors until
after that time. -....+-.F Fsf-, r
Portsmouth Orphaas-These little children, by
invitation, yesterday, visited the State Agrcul-
tural Fair and the Mechanics Fair. They excited
the deep interest of the large crowds at both places
| They were attenaed by Mr. Bagby, superinten-
| dent, and Mr. Ii. Myers MIR. Wright, the proprie-
tor OF the omnibus line in the city, very kindly sent
| out three Omnibuses TO convey them to these
places They were in high glee with the ride and
| the things they SAW. - He.s.+.
| That Muska which presented to the l. L.
Blues of this city by the National Guard, of Phila
| delphia and which has attracted universal atten
| item is now on exhibition at the Fair of the Me
| chanics' Insttute where all who desire to do sc
can see it. We venture the assertion that it is by
far the most beautiful article of its kind seer
| in Virginia. ..s
Large Acoras-If tall oaks from lille acorn,
gron, we should like to know what sort of tree
might be expected to spring forth from the planting
| of one of tho mammoth acorns, now ON exhibition
! at the Fair Of the Mechanics Institute. Thes'
nuts Were brought from the mountains OF Virginia
| few weeks since, by Mr.. Is. r. Tinsiey OF Rich
mond, and may now be seen in the hall over th'
| first market.
| "Kossuth" the celebrated trotting stallion will
at the request of large number of persons froil
all sections Of the STATE, be exhibited on the trot
ting course at the Fair Grounds, at halfpast 1
o'clock to-day.
| Reformation Day-Wettnesday was observed b.
Christians of the Lutheran persuasion as "RefoI
| nation Day." being the anniversary Of the da.
| ,yh; Tllth Had