The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-06-15
FRIDAY MORNING.
V IR G. IN Ia .


EARLY HAHvssrrNe.-Mr Powhstan Moncure
near Fredericksburg, commenced cutting his wheat
crop on Monday. The Virginia Herald ssys tha, !,
Is the first crop cut in that neighborhood
FOURTH OF July IN PETERSBURG. grand dav
Ia to be expected In Petersburg from the prepsrs.
s'ons making At meeting of the committee of
arrangements, Colonel ID. A. Weisiger was chosen
Marshal OF the day, with Captain c. Balm, Msor
J. T. Young and w. C.. Sutherland, ESQ, for as.
ss.ants.
FREE LEcTUREs.-Rev. A. L. Hitzelberger, Ca
tholic Minister Is to deliver series of free lee.
lures 10 Petersburg beginning with "Monastic In
situies"
WATER.--The Common Council of Petersburg
have advertised for the erection of four water cis-
terms in that CITY, 10 feet long, 10 Deep and wide
PoL1TIcAL DsMossTnArIovs Wednesday
the Democracy of Fredericksburg had procession
In honor OF the late election; and on the same day
a number of "Young Americans" parsded TIE
streets.
CAPTAIN lNGRAHAM Captain Ingrshem, of the
ST. Louis famous for his action in the Kozta affair
is az the Arlington House, 10 Richmond.
AGRICULTURAL The Rappahannock River Aga
ricuural Society through Its agent he's had an ac.
@ lesion of sixty-nine msmbers.
PROFITABLE FAIR.-The ladies of the Catholic
Church. in Norfalk, realized $4,000. by their late
fair.
NEw VOLUNTEER .CoMPANY.-Eforts are being
made to raise and perfect an American volunteer
Company Ia Norfolk.
VIRGINIAN GONE TO THE CRINEA-John Scott
Esq, OF Stafford county, left Fredericksburg on
Monday lest for Ruseia. He leaves New York for
Bremen on TO morrow, and bis object Is to pro-
cure commission in the Russian service.
TAIL RADIsH.-The editor of the Fredericks-
! burg News, has been presented with radish a
foot long and praportionately thick.
ACCIDENT On Monday one OF the workmen at
| the Portsmouth Navy Yard, fell into the hold of
| one of the new government steamers and was se'
riously injured.
ADEmccRATIc CELEBRATION took place at VIII
| isu1sburg few days since, at which Cosnahan
| Henley X. N, delivered address
FALLING OFT--The tobacco inspection in
| Lynchburg for the week ending June 10Th have
been 424 hhds, sgaps. 52s hhds for the same pc.
| riod last year.
RELIEVING DISABLED WoRKMEN.-The Nor
folk Argus says that effort is being made to get
up relief for the workmen who get injured in the
Navy Yard there. 1t thinks them entitled a. least
| 70 hslf pay
| DED,cAT1oN-The new Baptist church at Little
River, Louisa county, is to be dedicated on the Sd
| Sabbath in July.
| gentleman of Lynchburg has offered to give
s. GOO to the Valley Union Educational Society," if
| Ii is placed on firm footing.
| ,the recent meeting of the Virginia Baptist
| Association in Charlottesville, the secretary read
| report which showed the following facts: Fifty
one Missionaries had teen employed who had
supplied 62 churches and 100 preaching places-26
| of them in Eastern Virginis The Missionaries
| had baptized lOll converts, organized II Sunday
Scboois constituted seven new churches, and col
Iected on their 3lds of labor - 02622. The Board
fer conducting Missionary operations at previous
meeting had adopted resouion for raising 8 l2 >,
900 but the receipts had fallen lar short OF this sum,
and would leave no balance in the treasury after
| paying the Missionary claims.
Elder VIM. Hawkins was appointed to labor In
| Franklin county, and elder Taylor in Loudoun and
| Fairfax counties.
The number of benefciaries Of the education
| society was IT.
| the Publication and Sunday School Society
lacked So 900 carry Its operations eectusily,
! and pledges were given for It's being raised.
THE CRoPs.-Tne Weston, Lewis county Herald
| says:
From all accounts received from different por,
tiops of this county, we are afraid, that the long
continued drought he's so injured the wheat, that
there Is but little prospect that the yield will reach
an average crop. We have heard as yet but little
| complaint OF the fly"