Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-12-05
srirE And CRY NrWs.

STATE AND CITY NEWS.
Tvs Bvrrra TsApE viaaIxiA Since the exte n.ion
OF the Central Railroad the 'and Of Goshen the ou,n
tiy Of Virginia made butter received In Richmond h..
ss increased so deficient are We la statistics ths. IL
impossible. Tor with any accuracy what amour,
domestic butter 10 annually brought to the CITY by an.
canal railroads. ETC.. but with the Imperfect data In our
we suppose that h }. In the nsigbborood Of
vas quite practicable for Eastern Virginia 10 become p
pendent Of the North and wcst supplies of butter
but this Independence only be achieved by t, deter
minaton OF those residing In the rural districts TO
moro extensively In tho production Of the article Sos
that the facilities Tor reaching market been multiplied
the farmers should make their daries constant source OF
revenue. Let those who posscss me.dov "a in
CREASE tho number of their kline aud lot theu all rcne
Der that good butter s article which will always And
purchaser at remunsrstve and nearly uniform price
large portion OF the butter made In Virginia l. inferior
70 that Imported from other States because the prooer
tention not paid TO lie preparation for market In many
Instances 10 10 not sufficiently compressed and tl.t,lrc
becomes rancid and unsalcsbc In a very short time w,
often wonder that there should BE- much bad and pdC
esens butter vhen Is as easy to make good article as
bad one We know that there is Ia the manufc
ture but the moas oPerd Is within the grasp Of every
one who chooses to acquire IT, Cleanness too must be
observed and sxiness discarded these are .
need not be told to Virginia housewives
seems 10 that but thing needed 10 ;y. ~.
impetus to or'.ermaking In this State, and that is Tor
some enerprising In OF the leading ipcrior
toms 20 enter systematically aud into nm. I'm,
sincss OF buying, packing aud forwsrdng mcrc.naIL,
butter to Richmond Petersburg. other convent
snt market We believe there already firm, in Staun
ton. and perhaps elsewhere engaged TO limited ..nt
Ia this trade In connection with other pursuits hut our
idea Is that tho business should DO exclusive one and
conducted with an energy and perseverance, that would
make IL pay, and yield to those embarking In IL hand.
some fortune The farmers would require but ttie urv
ns 10 mr.n the desired supplies To the packing de
pots, II sufficient Inducements presented 20 then,
To Increase the quantity Of their dairy products The To-
rests Of Virginia can furnish abundant material for tho
packages aud here express our aversion IN tbs
cumbrous, unhandy Unlocking dfashoned chu,n lilo
hrkins The very sight of them suggestive Of rancd
~ Kegs answer the purpose much better and ought by
al means TO supersede tile clumsy frkns Light pals or
un cans, containing fifteen pounds might he ,v.n
Ageousy used Within the last few years refined lard
Tor families has been packed H. pais Of portable size
anusetured cheapy, by machnery,) and thus sold ex
tensively all over the country Why NAV not the same
degree OF success attend the of butter
cd There are many consumers who would not require
or De able 70 purchase hrkiu keg of butter tb,t
would willingly buy smaller package such as we have
mentioned " '
singular fact connected with the butter trade i. tina,
the Inferior qualities OF Virginia. made are frequently
ported hence to New York, and doubt Ia man, IN,
stances, pressed doctored repacked and alter vars r
sou 70 buyers mere ~ 'Goshcn butter But we hope
not lar distant when the necessity sending
beyond the limits OF the State Tor butter or even
cheese not to speak Of thousand other commodities
VIII absolutely cease and determine" We call unon e
husoandmen throughout the State take tho subject in
To consideration aud Tor the love the old
snaoe US "he we must use butter to eat but her butter
Tx RoASoKK.-The Norfolk Herald of w.,o, .
says; The u s. steam rgate Roanoke the sixth of the
new steamers was taken the dry dock few d,v. .go
anu moored along the wharf in the Yard. We lad In,
pleasure OF visiting this noble ship the OCCASION and
Witnessed trial OF steam her supendous
The trial was made under the inspection of r. M,,i
esq, Engineer in chief from Washington. w w Wo,J
q' oh'ei Engineer Of the Gospor Navy Yard his Ass,
ant Mr. Philip +. Mars, the designer aud craftsmen Of
tue hachnery-and Samuel 4. Hart, ESQ Naval Con
structor, under whose superintendent she was buta
factory. - FN"' SAWS
The machinery Of the Roanoke was built Mt the Rich
mond Tedegar Works. The trunk engines arc 70 Ice,
nuer WIN three eet stroke the boilers Msrtns pat
tern which works with the greatest precision and ,si.
steam IN natural draft with antarctic coal In forty five
minutes So steady is her machinery when in opcraon
the stern OF the ship. s "
There Is not magnificent and powerful steamer in
the Navy than the Roanoke aud her
Out rsneets the greatest credit upon all who had aud in
or 25 days :" ~
LARGE SALE or NEoRoEs.-The editor Of the Peters.
burg Inteigeneer, writing from Weldon " c. I'd inst
says:
To-day was the appointed time for the sale at Halifax
o. ls largest number OF negroes that perhaps
ever offered at one time, wit three hundred They
are the property OF Thomas Devereur ESD the
iegatee OF tho famous Pollock Estate The amount of
M Dsereahs negro property may be judged of from the
ac that alter these three hundred d. he will still
DO In the possession OF more than three hundred 1
oouot the sale takes place to-day (although good many
arpa In
nave congregated at Halifax the weather is too bad
Tor outdoor bidding, and the will probably be TOO
great for the salc TO take place in any room in uaIia.
Inc Court House possibly may be used.
ELorEMESr.-The Petersburg Express saws that Jsmes
AcCauy, man Of family whose wife has for some time
past been living with relations beyond the city Of Rich
mond, on account of i'll treatment from her husband M
came enamored of one Mrs Susan Andrews of Plum
street, widow Of In tho society OF that loca
w. vd taking advantage Of ardent moment de-
canped or wednesday morning. with Tor parts known
to themselves alone McCauy has been before the Mayor
Of Petersburg occasions for marcatup his
wife and was left by her that account She left in his
charge several interesting children whom no some DAYS
ago carried to the neghborhood Of her there
dropped them that they might find their mother aad re-
turned to his lady love. Tho parties are fortunately not
from the onnish circles.
AAroas CouRr.-Yesterday we found but one prisoner
10 the box, viz Bardey Saye Of Dr. L. Flood arrested
Tor crossing the boat "Unce Sam" whst the
Ter was IN the act OF guaging the same II was proved
that Bardey has been Tor the past ten
aud was az familiar with the law the James River and
kanawha Company as those appointed to enforce them
Alter brei investigation the offender was ordered below
10 be punished
FoR LIBrRiAThe Dispatch states that eighty negroes
most Of them emanepated by the viii the late James
Terri OF Abemare arrived In this city by the Central
cars, on wednesday, their Liberia These ne.
groes are under the care OF Frank X Nelson ESQ., and
left Tor Norfolk yesterday morning board the Curtis
feck Mr. Terl made ample provisions to send them 10
their new home, and to locate them comfortably.
RIorous--An ARRAY occurred in Petersburg on last
Thursday nghtn which several parties we're more or less
injured: After TIE fight some Of the combltants COM
menced stoning the United States Hotel throwing mis-
SHE'S through the windows to the serious annoyance and
oangef o. he inmates Arrests have been made aud the
affair will undergo Judicial investigation
RUNNING rHE INSPECTION LAws.-The schr. Caroline
Holmes, from GeorgetownD O., for York, Tuesday re-
tho Ia ,d.;.
and set ea The Inspector procured steamer and over
hauling the shooner carried her back to Alexandria,
The Captain arrested and held TO bail 10 answer the
offence.
FiRKs.-On Wednesday night the floor OF the Peters
burg railroad bridge, just the centre piers igncd
IRON the sparks or cinders which had fallen from the fire
boz Of locomotive is supposed. The flames being
dlscOveIel ln time annelIY cxIinn,sh.d Nr.Lnr