The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-10-27

1 =. "fPi's suiapie for southern RAISING $40, Josep
| Shton a Sons, Henrieo; for largest variety q
pears. -. same: greatest number of choice yarie
nes OF different kinds of fruit, $40 same best an.
largest collection of apple trees, suitable for South
elh raising, SlU, same; best pear tre5 s. SO same
best peach trees, $40 same: best strawberry vincs
. James Ayres, of Petersburg; best raspberry
| 81 same. Io' fsPDAAy'
| Ffo~es-Greatest variety Of roses, - Mrs. Jas
Ayers; best floral ornament, s., same; largest va
| riety green house plants 81 same. hoonet a So :
| pesctndles-Best turnips and beets. 81 Nth,
Andrews, Chesterfield; CARROTS, 80. T H' Rosser
Dinwidflic; egg plants, 81, T. Gentry. Pri,c,
| George parsnips, 81, T. H. Resser Dinwidiic
onions, g, l.. Bailey Fairfax; Irish potatoes. -
Mrs. Samuel Scott, Nottoway: sweet potatoes
| * IT, bailey, Prince Geo.. SQUASH 81, B p Har
| r.son, Chesterfield; turnips. 80, r. F. Straebap
Dinwiddie celery, -, Lewis Aabry
| aSItcnnarat Prodnctions.-Best bushel corn in
tiie ear ~ j. Z. Crutchfield, Brunswick: best do
SEED wheat, 80, Lewis Simonsen. Cbesterf;eld
pest DO: clear oats, 81, ]. C. Crutchtield. best
%: onckwheat, 50, same; best timothy seed, 30
WIN d. o. Cnurch d Bro Petersburg; best clover
seed, "a same; three largest pumpkins. f,eo
Bailey, Prince George; best sample of tabaeeo ~
not less than one hogshead, drawn by an insnector
and raised and sold the south side of Iames
hlver, to be accompanied with full description of
Brunswick
Misceitaneous.-Best set of carriage harness Of
domestic manufacture $40, VIM T.. Stewart Pc.
tersonrg; best buggy OF domestic manufacture 80
same; best wagon OF domestic manufacture f. r.
Dclany, Roanoke; best specimen shoes So same.
greatest variety brosans $5, Heath g. Hobson.
greatest variety edge tools, s., Uriah Wells. Pc,
tersburg.
Pouttry.-Best pair male and female Brabmip
Pootra fowls, 81 Mr.. Hudson; do. Imperial China
fowls 81, same; white Shanghai 81 Mr. Boiling
Calcutta fowls. 81, Mr.. Hudson; greatest variety
Asiatic fowls, S.. Mr.. Hudson
came Forts-Best pair male and female Suma
ira pheasant game, 81, r. f. Epps do Ebon game
81, Mr.. Turpin; do. Albion, 81 same; do Mexican
game 81. same; Va and n G. game 81 Mr.. Hr,L
SON. greatest variety game fowls, s., same
l"rheys-Top,knott turkey, So, J. G. Turpin; ST.
belian turkey, S. same; wild turkey 81 Mr.. lind
son; greatest variety of turkeys, So J. G.. Turpin.
Gecss-Best pair Hong Kong, 50, Turpin; Po-
land, S3 same Bremen 81, H. f. Cooke; Wild
50, Turpm; best variety, 81, Tur,in
Gaineas-Best pair common Guinea fowls. 81
Turpin.
Pea Fo'cls.-Best collection pcs. :owls, s., Mrs
Ennis.
Pigeons and Birds.-Best collcctio pi icons and
birds, Sl6, Hudson.
- R05bHS-Best pair Iop-earad go gIufson . beet
collection bantams, s., Hudson; gr,,t,s 1t variety
exhibited, $50 Turpin 2d best variety, $40, Hud-
son.
The following are premiums awarded at the di-
rectlon OF the committees: Langhorne, of Lynch.
burg, and Ferguson of the same place, $40 each
for manufactured tobacco; L. p. Marrow Chris.
tansburg, for plated stirrups bride, bits &c; w
+. Stewart, of Petersburg for one saddle; j. w
Lester, OI IplerSDufS, 1Of one log wagon Henry
b. Price, of Montgomery, pr. corn mill stones; j.
b. GaddcSs of Lynchburg. diploma for marble
work; Mrs. H. r. Calvert for embroidery, ed pre-
lnism; Mrs. j. a. Perkins, Halifax, Va, embroide
ry in silk, LIST premium; Mrs A. Wilson Peters
burg do, I'd premium
Mrs y. f. Mosby, Granville, n. c.. domestic en-
brodery, lst premium; Mrs. S. A. Deems Peters
burg, do, I'd premium; Miss J. Womack, Petersburg
and Mrs. Cabell, Powhatan, divided premiums, for
netting and victorine; Mrs. NJ. II. Turner, Peters
burg calico quilt, lst premium; Mrs f. Underhill,
do, ID premium; Mrs. Il. Scott, Nottoway LIST pro-
MUM, for best white counterpaine Mrs Geo Bal
ley, Dinwidde, for yarn; a young lady of Prince
George, for linen shirt; Miss A. jenkins, Pc
tersburg, chid's dress, 81; a lady of Petersburg,
silk stockings. 81; Miss o. d. A. Jackson, Peters
burg, cotton, 81
Miss NJ Smith, Brunswick, worsted pants 81
Mrs 7. A Dobbins, Petersburg, case of shell work
a premium; Miss f. d. Furt, Petersburg, tapestry
Miss NJ f. Davis, Petersburg, childrens clothing
s.; Miss Wallace, blind lady of Nottoway, for
socks, 81; w. w. Hobson of Porhatan, a reel So;
Miss French Petersburg and two other young la
dies, for rocco work, divided premium
f. l.. Lumsford, Petersburg, for hickory root
chair; Miss Gadding, Dnwiddie for wax x-work 81;
Miss Nixon, Harper Ferry, embroidery for cloak;
Mrs. NJ. A. Southall, Petersburg, fancy basket, 81;
Mrs S. A. Deems, worsted flowers, &c. Mrs ii. A.
Carn, Petersburg, for best bonnet: copy Daily Ex-
press of Petersburg, in satn much admired; Mrs.
r. r. Jones of Brunswick, hearth-rug, s.; Mrs f. G.
Burton of Henrico, home made ladies' Shoes So;
Misses Halsey and Miss j. Ligon, head dress.
The committee mention as worthy of notice, the
fire screen of +, b. Field, of Warwick, and several
other articles on exhibition.
The ploughing match took place at - o'clock, on
the modelfarm. There no dyanometer, so the
premium to the best plough forwork actually done,
which was to have been tested by the dyanometer,
was not awarde The first premium of $40 for
ploughng was divided between VIM. B. Church, of
Petersburg, and Anthony, colored man, employed
on the farm. The 2d premiums of s. for
ploughing was awarded to Hartwell, colored
men, employed on the farm.
Captains Richardson, of the Young Guard, and
Munford of the Eagle Infantry were here to-day,
to invite the Cadets to Richmond on behalf of the
volunteers of Richmond. The invitation cannot
probably be accepted the Cadets have fixed on
Monday to leave for home, and the citizens of
Lynchburg are to give them dinner they pass
through