The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-01-02
LOCAL MATTERS.

sion advertised by Mr.. CARRIER TO take place yes
teaday evening, cane off-or rather went OH Ill
| very grand style. 1t was a remarkably bcaufifu
| one--not surpassed by my We ever saw. M. Gar
rier Is the intrepid eronaut who took Mr.. Elliott
place without bis permission. by playing trick o.
| him. at the ascension from the Armory during I'M
| Agricultural Fair.
An immense crowd assembled to witness the as
cension near the balloon, while the house tops ant
| porchee In view were employed by .hundrehe ~
| places of observation, and on the prominent point
Of Church Hill were gathered many people, a.
anxiously watching TO see the balloon, which W.
swaying like an elephant. take Its upward cou ~ -
4 fnat "machne" as Mr.. Carrier called IL, was noi
| s,nn1ied ,si,h gas II was named "Pocahontas -
| risspelt "PocAahontas" by the maker-ano "a'
very pretty stfair-
| asant o'clock Mr.. C. assembled a little way eno
informed the crowd that it,ook money 20 MAJ \
| machins rise and unless more was euoscriooo !
I couldn't go up After going little hisneI anS
| tn rowing out few pamphlets, he came oo"h GU ~
| took on some more ballast In shape Oh tne ha
Jumps of clay abundant on the nlIt SUI" 90,
| interval elapsed, during which we nope WI :" S'
| enough subscribed remunerate bifn.
little after four he again assembled ana III ,;,,
inc off some of the dirt which he had now niue
tno much for ballast, he SHOT upwards cneeIeu ~
,a,;n, bis H 40 and raining down his panphiets.-
| He frsf went west YaJdiy a short DIS ahce
renna ed nearly statiOnary-then Ino'eu ess s o..
iy and so slowly as to be long time over luo 20
| Finally he took course httie ho "a 80, ,Ih;ch
| ~ ynnrh in the direction of Mr.. Syunor D. VIZ
| has become such popular stopping place OF par
| loonist that we wouldn't wonder II our CAh 10
| nioeon aIighted there. 1t should De caheu -
| nauts rest" We have every conhueneo ~
a,-x .nronaut and are sure, although lneApe~
y,oss 81, no has coolness and tact TO take care
| of himself If he wasn't cool in the upper All Ses
terdsy i. certainly was not the lauit VI tn .,;,
nhere for be went up to most eAsiteu po t,o
TIC lockers on guessed from one to hve mfies apo'
IT, orb We sshoud not forget TO nentlon tnaa
orrony the parophlets which were shoWered upon
the people were those valuable puoitca'iohs U III
as g Critters Spanish Mixture Aimanacs in9
hare distribution of them saved many VINO neu
80 a. Ger honrs on The wet ground from taking
c)ld ,.osoo.;,o, b..k
the RAYS of the SUM- looked like ball OF goio sos'
nendei in the air. The shades OF evening Were
foa- Gathering around as saw the car still re-
fIecting the lingering CLEANS of day, pursuing its
In to the hour of going to press, we received no
Intelligence of the descent OF Mr.. Carrier.
WING MEETING.-Pursuant to a call in
the public Journals, number of the Wings of
Henrico county met at their Court House yester-
day The meeting was called to order by CARL AND
HSxEs, ESQ on whose motion Doct. GEORGE NJ
SAVAGE appointed Chairman, and JAMES w.
LEwELLEN requested to act as Secretary
The Chairman, on taking his seat, briefly stated
the object of the meeting to be, to confer together
with reference to appointing delegates to Wing
Convention to nominate candidates tor Governor,
Lieut. Governor and Attorney General.
GARLAND HANEs, Esq then offered the following
preamble and resolutions. preiacing them with a
few pertinent remarks on the improperly OF ap-
pointing delegates, which were read by the Secre-
tary:
Whereas a meeting of the Wings of Henrico has
been called on this day and at this place. for the pur
pose of electing delegates to represent them in a
State Whig Convention: And whereas the object ct
tho tadS Convention
nstions for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and At
torney General in opposition to the DEMOCRATIC
State nominees: We portion OF the Whigs OF
HenIco, assembled in obedience to the said CALL st-
ter The natures deberstion, Resolve,
LIST. That at this time, and under existing clrcum-
srances it is inexpedient and wise to hold Wing
State Convention for any such purpose.
I'd That from all the lights before US, we 30 far as
our voice affect the action of our brother wings
throughout the State, protest against Wing State
Convention at ali; but should such Convention be
determined on and held, we urge its postponemeut
till the month of April.
Dr. Clay declared that he had favored the call of
the meeting because he felt anxious, in common
with his brother Wings, to beat Mr.. Henry A. Wise.
He was in favor of adiourning to the first Monday in
February by which time the subject of Convention
couId be thoroughly canvsssed and the Wings fthe
county have opportunity of declaring for against
d Convention. he opposed the second resolution as
uncalled for, believing that it might place the Wings
of the unity in au unpleasant attitude II their bro
Their Wings of the State should determine upon q
Convention.
Col S McRas was in favor of the first resolution.
and believing it contained | that was necessary to
express, was willing to see the second one with.
drawn.
Mr. P. W. Ralston was in favor Of passing both re-
solutions, and hoped that neither would be with
drawn.
Mr. w Keesee moved to Isy the preamble and
res buttons on the table.
The motion on being put was lost.
The reso utons then put to vote and ado pied,
with but two dissenting voices that could hear.
Or motion, the meeting then adjourned.