The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-08-04

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people, 10 to cost the city 10000 and the supply Of
water Is estimated at 500 900 gallons per day
FREiGHT Losr-oo the steamer Kentucky
| Home, which was sunk and four of her crew
drowned, Monday, near Cincinnati, there was
quantity of freight for Wheeling.
| OLD FLouR--The ALI xandria Gazette has been
| showna sample Of Hsxalfs Flour. manufactured
| 10 Richmond In 1892 which was shipped In that
year to Buenos Ayres sold there, and this sample
| retained, brought back to this country, and pre-
| served. The f1ur 10 of good color, and only
slightly sour II 10 the oldest four it ever saw END
It's looks at least 1t has been kept by gentleman
living 10 the neiehborhood of Alexandris, who was
| supercsrgo of the vessel In which the shipment
! was made 10 1892 s,fa5 @ +'
| EXTRAORDINARY LEAP.-As the steamer Alice
c. Price was coming out of Cone river, on her
trip up to Alexaudria on "wednesday, horse
| mackerel lcaped from the water and fell on the
| hurricane deck of the steamer, a distance Of Six
teen feet above the water The fish was taken and
| carried to Alexandria.
| HEAVY RAIN.-There was a heavy rain in Alex
| andria Thursday. The cutters overhowed, ana
| collars were threatened with inundation.
| CAMP MEErING.-A Methodist camp meeting
commenced Thursdsy on the land OF Colonel VIM.
Minor, In Fairfax county. large number OF
persons were on the ground. 81
/ DELAY.-The Alexandria Gazette learns that the
| frequency of rains lately, has prevented many
farmers In Fairfax county from getting out their
wheat, and 1t hears of many instances OF wheat
sprouting In the shock. Most of the wheat carried
into Alexandria was 20 damp, as materially to In,
| jure the SALE s .., .--.s
REsrGNED.-Cbarles Elicit, jr. from I'll health,
has been compelled to resign the post of Chief
Engineer of the Virginia Central Railroad.
SPRINGS Accounts from nearly all the Virginia
Springs state that they are we'll patronised this
season The White Sulphur, Capon, and Fauquler
White Sulphur have large companies, and the vis-
tors to these Springs are all having good time.
| BANNER PREeENTATIoN.-On the 11th ultlmo,
| the presentation of banner by the Spartan
Band" of Richmond to the Democracy of Chess
| teIfed, came off at the half way house. Hon.
John s. Caskie and James II. Cox, OF that county,
received it, A dinner followed the affair. The
BANNER was gotten up by Miss Mcdonald, of
Richmond, and the painting and lettering done by
Mr. Richards, of the same place.
On one eide painted on white silk, were the arms
of Virginia, with the motto 'Sic semper Tyrannis,
surrounded by beautiful SCROLL Above the scroll
was inacribed In letters ofEold "Civil Liberty p
aud underneath the words "Reiigious Freedom" !"
| the whole draped with tri.colored silk, re d.,
| white and blue, and surmounted by an golden ca.
! gle, with out.stretched wings The banner was
banner In golden letters on blue silk with the in-
| scription, "Democracy-24th May le55-The Ban
| ner county telfeld-ThirdC Congressions dis
| trics. Presented by the Spartan Band of Rich
| nond"
| New WHEAT.-The first new wheat received at
the Guyandotte (CabelD mile, arrived there on
| the 26:h ult.
Buren and Colonel Van Buren, sons of ex-Presi
| dent Van Buren,, arrived In Charlottesville from
Richmond, Monday, en- route for the Springs
| DAILY MAIL.-A petition, numerously signed,
has been ent to the Postmaster General for daily
| mail between Charlottesville and Scottsvie.
ANCIENT PIiToL.-The editor of the Charottes-
vile Jcersonian has in his possession pistol th
was dug up three feet beneath the surface of the
| earth, at Camp Holly some AZ years since. IL is
| owned by Lieutenant Governor Leeke, whose fa-
ther purchased 1t from man at Camp Holly in
| 1912.
| BLUE RIDGE TUNNKL.-The eastern tunnel on
| the Blue Ridge Rail Road has been cut 1855 feet;
| it Is 16 feet wide, and 81 feet high The whole Is
| of solid rock; the western tunnel has been cut
l704 feet; the work In this end of the tunnel has
been more difficult TO PERFORM than that in the cas-
| tern tunnel owing to the cavng in of the earth,
| and the large streams of water encountered there
been arched with bricks During the last month
| n feet have been cut In both tunnels, leaving
1000 feet to fnsh when daylight will shine through
the Blue Ridge, The intermediate or Reiley's 'un-
mel Is progressing, but it Is most difficult job to
| finish; lately there was a caving Ia of the earth
from the top OF the tunnel and extreme caution Is
| necessary here, as the workmen are liable at any
moment to be killed by the frequent cavtng In up
| on them, of large masses of rock and earth.
RKLIGIoUs.-Rev VIM. Love, of Richmond Is
announced to preach at Free Uoion Church, Abe
marie, on to-day and-tomorrow. .
YOUNG GUARD-The Christiansburg STAR speak
Ing of the Young Guard at the Montgomery White
| Sulphur Springs says They are we'll drilled, and
performed upon duty the part of soldiers very we'll.
| The Armory Band was also there and gsvs to the
| delight oi the crowd some very fine and elegant
| pieces
| RAILROAD CONVENTIONAL convention of repre-
sentatives from the various counties and towns in
terested In the completion of the Alexandria Lou.
Hau roll Ia To he bald a
second Wednesday In October, to take into consid-
Grafton making additional subscription to lis stock
MONUMENT TO DANIEL MoRGAN.-The continen.
| tai Guard of Winchester have appointed commit
| tee to collect money for the erection of monu
ment over the remains of Daniel Morgan. On the
next Fourth of Juiy-the calculation Of the compa-
| ny is-Morgans remains will be removed, with an
address, procession, &c. All the volunteer compa.
| nies of Virginia will be invited
CLosED-The Shannondale Springs are closed
| GONG IT SrRoNa.-The Romney (Hampshire)
Argus says there are rye stalks In that county be.
Winchester Virginisn goes back at the Argus aad
eys that near the Cspon Springs, 1t has seen Gu.
Gu uber plants fifty feet high.
svENrIoN.-Mr. B. N. Carpenter of Alexandra,
has Invented coupling for cars, which will pre-.
clude the necessity of any body going between the
cars In situations of danger, the hinder cars Can
be i'm nediatey detached, and In case of the up
setting of any car will become detached from iti
fellows
MAIL FAcILITY.-Adams & Co.'S Express Com
pany sch night take about fifty letters from Fred.
ericksb urg for the North, by way of the r. F. and
Potoma Railroad.
Quick WoRK.-A farmer In the neighborhood o
Frederic ksburg, commenced the delivery of whea
there " or two since and riding by In hou
or two .,fferwards, saw II ground, bsrreled ant
standing n the wharf, ready for shipment
BURGLA RT-The shop of Mr.. Ritter, shoemake
10 Whseli rg was broken open Saturday night. an.
consider able quantity of goods taken out.
STRANGE PHENOMENAL swarm of flying In
| sects passed up creek near Wheeling last week
| They weru perfectly white, and the swarm presen,
| ed the app earance of q snow driit.
VRGIsIA GoLp.-The State Hill Gold Mines, Il
| Louisa, In the month of July. have yielded $3.50
The expe use of carrying them on Is $500, requiring
| the servic 30 of l6 negroes and white men.
| IMPROVED FARM-Dr. John j. Gravats, near Por
Royal, Caroline county. having purchased q farm
| of 300 acres known az Rappahannock land, set &
work cultivating it, striking out from the old mod
offarming, The result 10 that his crops of wheat
i've times as large when he first took possession
| of the farm. He made on one acre seventy bushel
of that description of grain. 1t was so luxurious