The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-11-06

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CORRESPONDENTS OF THE RICHMOND DAILY DISPATCH
NORFOLK, Nov. 8, 1857.
As the period approaches the excitement regard
ing the Fair approaches its eliminating point |
Our people all aog in their determination to be
a little ahead oil any similar effort In the two
States There Is scarcely question that, weather
Irapitious, we shall have n superior fair We have
returns from the country, which indicate the pro
mise OF some :ery superior cattle swine, &C Inc
hnrse show will be grand. especially II billy NC
Donald brings his stud here, as is expected. Mr.
Med. has probably fne stable "a any prlva
gentleman 10 the Union. Among his horses, ne
four pairs of magnificent trottiug matches, each
pair Of which said to make their mile under
two-fifty Two OF them cost him over five thou
sand dollars each. But the GROWING glory oil his
sable IL a pair OF genuine Arab mares of this falls
importation, a sight of whom would put Lewellen
in eystacies. They are attended by an Arab groom
in full costume, who was said to be the most strik-
Ing parsonage on the baltimore FAIR Grounds, es-
pecially if you got within striking distauce-he be-
ing savage as his charges are beautiful One of
tue mares is put through the eyeintions OF her
native country, lcapng, running, stopping short,
and whirling like cat upon her heels in wonder
full style.
Next to the fine cattle. horses, &c, comes the
presentation Of q beautiful stand of Colors, by the
cpcats Of Norfolk to the Regiment of Portsmouth
Volunteers, which will turn out in full force and
feather to receive it. The regiment embraces some
| eight or ten finely uniformed and equipped COM
panies, under Col. Walton, formerly of your city.
| They will be escorted to the ground by the mill
tary and firemen of our city, the whole forming
military display uneqnalled in this section fer
many years. The celebrated Old Point band will
be adjunct of the occasion. There Is some pros
pect of getting opera, which Will aid the ex-
ceent theatrical company of the Varieties, in WIFI
| ling away the might season" to our guests.
The q. s. Court Judge Iialyburtou,) is in ses-
sion Young Cowin yesterday plead guilty to tie
cf,a aort, f,f
! Portsmouth, but has not yet been sentenced.
| observe among the jurors, Messrs. Hugh VI. Fry,
Jr. Mr.. Pierce. Dir. Mayo and others Of your city
who are rejoicing under the special and most pa
| ternGl care of Henry Myers-a fact which should
| quiet any apprehensious on the part OF their
| friends, 10 their well being
| Mrs D. p. Bowers of Philadelphia. is starring at
| the Varieties. She draws Il am sorry to say for
| she is a actress but sorry houses Signor
BlitZ, is in town with his tricks, COMPUTATIONS aud
! learned canarirs. "Kaiie Estele' has company
/ i'll Portsmouth and doing well. Murdoch drew
splendid houses throughout the whsle OF last week
Mr.. CaprelI one of the lessees of the Varieties is
! in Savannah negotiating for a removal to that city.
Harry Thompson, drol as ever, is here still.
| The latest wonder here, was the passing away
| of both q Saturday and Sunday night, without
fire. but the rowdies have partially made mp for It
by setting Stewards dry goods store treon Tues
day night, which was extinguished i'll a few mo
ments, and getting up false alarm on last night
| Great rowdies are ours! AU kEV"iR'
THE suy-The editor of the Fayetteville North
| Caroinian tells the following amusing incident in
| his experience:
| We we're teaching an 'academary' down i'll the
wire grass country of South Geor gia after We
/ left colicgc-and among the higher branches
taught in that classification" were the Rudlhthts
| of Astronomy. to which advanced text book we
had introduced a class OF sand hill boys and gopher
! trapping girls. ranging in age from fourteen -
twenty years. A few rotations, confined primer
| palIyto corrections Of mutllated prohuhcidtlohf,
/ : IL 4 1.g,l1 s.,- n
| les" PLANES" &c-and We made to the ADVANCED
| casS' the Stai Ting and Incredible announcement
that the sun did not rise and set daily that the rev
sution of the earth its axis made night and day.
| Ne &c There were few open couutenanceS Ill
! t a gaping. wonder stricken class about then.
aext morning we were waited on 10y grave,
sae looking patron of ours, vino, with some aspect
| itypf counteRance and, as we imagined, contenp
/ tunus severity If expression, thus delivered him
! self:
| We've emply'd We here to arn our young 'uns
| laiat we!' u assehted 20 the proposition.
We'll" continued he what's all this risey-
| rlarole and stroDamy and stuff about the not
scttin' and risn, and the yeath turnin upside
down of a night and sch like infdd talk yeV
ben fpolin' the SkGllarls with Now, thought
we. for triumph of science, lighting up Of this
benghted nitrstgndiGg. Inviting him into the
academy" we proceeded to draw diagram upon
the black board, for the purpose of lllnstratOu.-
:. Now. said We, the sun is ninety five million.
Of miles from the earth AID - stop, cried he
chow do you know that? Who's ben thar to
measure it? What surveyors ever drug his chain
over that route? faint So" In vain we assured
him that scientific meD had demonstrated it, phi
Iosophers proved it beyond a doubt, and that all
the learned and eminent men in the world admit
ted and believed it.
They dent know nothin' about it," was his
.dognatic response" not bit moren DO. and
they've never ben any closter to the sun than l
heV. Its agin reason sense and scripter, TO say
that the sun don't rise and set-tJr thars text,
which tnahhe you've seed, if you read the bi-
BILE W hich KANT scacely believe you ever did read
it, sayin' from the risn of the to the guin'
goin down tharof'-and see here, young man. if
Won KANT teech the children sOmethin' better'n
SIGH fool talk and iufiid argument, you mout
well look out for Dooy settlement, whar Their
amt no churches and the folks never heerd o the
bible We caved, wiped out the diagram with
our left coat tail, bowed out indignant patron,
AID the next mornin' the "stronamy" class
advanced, to Peter parleys geography, and the sun
permitted TO rise and set usual There's every
thing in admitting and denying the premises.
New CoEy.-Thc first cargo-l7 600 bushels-of
new corn, arrived at Norfolk, Va, Tuesday, and
sold at $erPnty-,Ir0 cents per buShel.
FATAL ATFIAY.-On the p :.lt, two men, res
ilents of North Carolina named VIM. Fletcher and