The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-08-13

| Mammoh Castisx "A large number Of eitixsns
Waited the Tredegar Works yesterday, To wffDess
fhe casting Of the propsIler for the U. fF1gase
Colorado This propeller b the saDs sire Of Ghe
one noticed by us abous fhs first 81 July, and IL
entirely of composition, 27,JOU pounds: 0f bTsss
having been smelted TO cast IT, Tho scsns WAS a
interesting IN those who bad never before wit
nessed an opersfisu Of the kind and the ease and
dsxserisy with which ibe labor was pertormed, was
remarked by all present After the metal had
been poured into the mou1ds, the company were in
vited to parfake Of refreshments, served BY Mr..
Anderson. aud the success of the TredeRar WORKS
was rrore than once invoked before the crowd seF
arated
Izterrsfiag Eaterfeinmeuf---After the morning
sales OF tobacco at Shockoe warehouse yesfei.
day. MI. D. I. WILLIAMS, Commission Merchant
OF this city invited The fobsec onisfs present to par
take OF collation.. which he had prepared for
them When the company had assembled around
table on which the edibles we're spread. Mr..
Williams alluded In brief asd modest terms to the
tine character of tobacco he bad jsst disposed Of.
tor his Gu toners on the borders Of Virginia and
North Carolina and to his untiri1g abors 70 bring
that trade to Richmond. From the prices COM
manded, be felt assured that the planters would
hnd TO their interest to send their crops 10 tbjss
market, in future, where the merchants were A.
ways ready to pay the highest value for such stock
as he had dispo ID Of He felt assured that NO
other section o. country produced such tobacco
IN such profusion as our tobacconsts needed. and
while 10 was tn their interest pay well for whst
border would find 1t equally TO their interest to
select the Richmond market for their sales. He
concluded with the following happy sentiment.
which was received with warm applause and re-
peated cheers:
"The border counties OF Virginia and North
Carolina, and the Richmond Market"
When the border Planters have examined the
prices below, we think they will require no other
invitation to send their crops. in future, to the
Metropolis of the Ola Dominion, where the highest
prices, quick sales and moderate commissions are
to be met with We append list Of sales made
by Mr.. Williams yesterday:
For Henry Farmer, Esq, Of Caswell,
No. Lug, Messrs Gray's Sons % 62t.
No Leaf, w. H. Grant, Esq. &l3 25
No. do James Thomas, jr, Esq $23 so.
No. 10 do G. W. Gillian. Esq s57 IS.
No. II do Messrs. f w. De yoss e. ca. Sls so.
No l2 do Geo. w. Gillian, Esq. $3s 25
No No 10 do do do do sig %.
For Samuel Hinton, Esq, Of Caswell
No James Thomas, jr. Esq. &28 So
NO : Geo. w. Gillian, Esq. Sl1 90
No Messrs NJ. Blair e. Co 4l5 90.
For I. H. Stamps, Esq, of Pittsylvania, Va
No NO James Thomas, jr, Esq S34 90.
For horriss Pollock, jr, Esq, of Pittsylvania,
No l James Thomas, jr ESQ. ti6 so
The whole IA hbds averaging sell being the
highest sales made in Richmond, for many years,
if ever before beaten.
The Grand Jury of the County Court Of Henrco,
met yesterday and made 4 large number of pre-
sentiments ntaE esFasi,t.E
Canght-William Giles was arrested by officer
Tyler, yesterday, on charge of stealing pair Of
shoes from Thomas Isaacs, and held to bail 70 ap-
pear before the Mayor this morning