The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-06-11
VIRGINIA.


'EaEMT DrpDLKR LoosE.-In Petersburg for
the past week, there has been Young man claim.
'asao % . young Divine ont of employment and
fA"A'ous 20 get ds in Tennessee He
possessed fair winning speech, pale sentimental
coansenance and very soft white hands. Some
Times he represented himself az husband and
the father Of two babes.
To some maiden ladies' he wss a ycups vidov.,
and Ill health for HI, depsrted .anns s .ra ts,
very nntowardly ''hard.up"
"A a. richmond, says tho Express from which we
et tnese fscs 1t seems he ngraiiated himself with
lnhuoAnns and virtuous zeal into the boarding house
| OF worthy lady, and then took the weight of ali
5aor%.s paying particular attention to the lady
ooo,Gers. ifseems he spent three weeks in that Ne
boarding house, and used to sing religious son
~,.a some OF the ladies' to one of whom, who was
ycourteous, attended her to meetings and Qrosr al
WI her In spirit to such extent that mstrino-
sse eonsidered to be the natural consequence.
a. tne soove house. the vcung divine gave his
so nicely that be from ahs sboys S,
ny, hi ne should receive funds from his father in
Aaosma. Anchises father in Alabams u ssd to grow
9nahtt'es OF sotton. and owned negroes innumera
Yesterday the above lady came over to Petsr,bars
~ 700. after the gentleman who had made unusual
upon heart long since given up by Gu.
70 Wnou, she of Richmond had given him letter of
istrcductior. and found that upon the strength OF
aa. Ter Anchfsss had managed to borrow $40 just
| for few hours"
QUALIFICATIONS FOR AN APpRENTIcE.-The edi-
tor OF the Culpeper Observer, advertising for two
apprentices says:
| boys that are In the habit of smoking seears or
| carrying watch. will not be taken We want good
boys, Who will attend church, sabbath school. and
are not apt to be spoilt when they ge genteel suit
OF clothes upon their backs"
MASONIC "A chapter of the Royal Archmasops
mas been Instituted at Guyandotte, Cabell county.
WESTERN VIRGINIA METHODIST CoNPEaENcE.-
| This body adjourned at Wheeling on Wednesday
last after voting thanks TO the citizens for their
hospitality, and fixing the next Conference for the
2d Wednesday in May, 1856 Appointments-Mor.
gantown District G. Martin, P E; Clarksburg
District u. Batteile, P E; R. A. Arthur, Principal
N w. " Academy Mr. Titehnen Tract Agent
wheeling District, w. Lynch, P E; North Street
| Church. B. Ison, Chapline Street Church. 8. r.
| Dawson; Parkersburg District, J. L. Erwin. E
Charleston District, J. L. Clark, P E; Guyandotte
District, J. W. Roger, P E. Cyrus Moorey and s.
Craig transferred to Iowa Conference, and II. @
Adams tranferred to Ohio Conference.
SCARCITY OF BREAD.-The Halifax county Peo.
piss Advocate says that In the northern part of
that county there Is great scarcity of breadstufs
| and many poor families are entirely without it,
One of the wealthy farmers there.is selling II to
such on long Credits and refusing to sell to those
who are able to send to distance for it,
| TOBACCO The Danville Register says that large
quantities Of loose tobacco have arrived there du
ring the past week.
| VIRGINIA CaoPs-The Peoples Advocate, Hais
fax county, says:
We have had, since our last issue, a magnificent
spell ofrain Commencing on Thursday afternoon,
of last weak 1t rained with but little
for hours 1t fell gently too SO that
OF 1t was lost The result is that the crops of every
Wheat is filling and turning in the faest possible
style. Corn is growing with perfect rush and to.
hundred fold, ana the yield will probably be sbund
ant; especially if we have another rain, which now
promises very fairly. Vegetables becoming
| plentiful, and there will be an ample supply Of
| fruit.
We have encouraging accounts of the experiment
in raising wipter oats In this county. On the farms
os Dr. Averett, n s. Flournoy, and R. Thornton ir
| they have stood the winter and drought well, and
now promise an abundant harvest They were
| The Danvills Republican says:
During the past week heavy and continuous rains
have fallen in this section of the country. The
hopes of our farmers, heretofore much depressed,
| pect of large crops
DARING EscAPE.-On Thursday last runaway
| negro was arrested at City Point. and being plssed
| In box car the door was locked, and the train
| started for Petersburg. On the way the fellow
managed to break the lock and while the train was
| going at the rate of 80 miles an hour leaped out
| and escaped.
ScARcE.-Vegetsbles and fruit are rather high
| In Petersburg, at present.
| DEMOCRATIC PRocEssIoN.-The Democrats OF
| Petersburg had procession adorned with transpa
rencies Friday night.
| CASE DEcrDED-The Circuit Court of Culpeper
Hon. Judge Field presiding, has decided the case Of
Buekner rs Gibson, administrator, In favor of the
defendant The opinion of the Court was, tha,
| the assignee had not used due diligence in the pro-
seculion of his suit TO judgment and execution and
| therefore had lost his recourse against the as
signor.
BARNUM's BABY SHOW The third day of Bar
| NUNS Baby Show In New York, found the women
| of that city as crszy as ever the subject
Though the morning opened with rain falling YET
the immense building was crowded in few hours /;
and at / O'Clock 1t was announced that no more
tickets would be sold for that day. The Herald
ssys that the women crowded n so, that the police
were forced to join hands, and thus keep them
much as the first two days found them. The chill
dren perhaps. looked little more wilted than the
day before, and they were bored, pulled, end
p ,nched to death by their irreverent and unman-
| nerly visitors. Much sympathy was expressed by
many sensible people for the babies they were
often subjected to petty anDoyances, very distress
sing and not very decent
In the upper gallery fluent gentleman with red
hair was showing up ths prize babies This" said
| he, ais the prize boy (SsBsaticn) He is IN
Am, ricsn boy, he 10. This important fact re.
ceved in siience) He is of Sans boys Faint
| applause) His mother brought him up-she didn't
leave him in the of domestic She wanted to
prove that children could be brought up in the city
as we'll az in the country-and she's doneit (The
audience seemed think he had done it y Now,
laeiss ard gentlemen, there was number of people
here yesterday ho resolved to give present TO IL
prettiest gill here. Councilman Vida modest
man made the presentation; and here she is (show
ing u little fat faced girl, with profusion of yell
low rinslets Here's the babies that took the second
/ and third prizes (hoIdipg up two specimens;) they
sre from Long Island and what do you think Of em?
| If you want to the Al-bi-7o or the giant wo-
| man, or the bearded lady, they're all mp stairs'
| About 3 O'Clock, Mrs. Fowler, q pretty young
woman, delivered an address, defending the baby
show as national benefit, and coming down pretty