The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-10-31

| For best do, heavy woolen lean. 40 !. a. -
| M; p hpatteson; buckingham. 49, aiis. James
! land. A'"aan Sesy, Cumber-
For best piece lnsey, not less than yard. Wow.
Dy hand, I; Mrs. X. II. Allan, Lunenburg VS. "uyeh
| land. heia'h seay, cumber-
Class H.
| For best fine long yarn hose, %; Mrs. Nan.r
For best fine long cotton hose, 3; Mrs Mark Tav.
n P,r best silk hose, homemade silk. s; Mrs.Jc
For bes, specimen homemade wine, 5; Mrs. n r
| For best homemade bread, :; Mrs VIM. Rahi,.,.
| and Mrs. J; q. Winn, Richmond, $50 each.
nor fof best heme'made pound cake, 3; Mrs. William
For best homemade sponge cake, 3; Mrs DIR. Lyme
| Henrico. ''
For best varieties homemade pickles 3; aIrs.R.F.
! Stubbs Henrieo.
For best DO preserves. 3; Mrs. X. II. Duke, Rich
mond
For best do. fruit jelly, :; Mrs William Willis.
For best sample homemade soap 5; Mrs f. r
| Slower, Fau1uier.
| CLASS III-Lddies Ornamental and Fancy P1rk
For best specimen embroidery, SIS; Miss Maria
For seconi best, &; Mrs Sarah Scott, Dinwiddie
For best specimen of worsted work. s; Miss X T
For second best, Q; Miss Whittemore exhibited by
Mr Green
For best specimen of crochet work, 8; Mrs Sem
mes, Richmond.
For second best, 6; Miss Maria Cook Richmond.
For best specimen of wax-work, s; Miss Tnr-
pin, Richmond.
For second best, 6; Miss Lucy Crouch Richmond.
For best specimen ornamental leather work, s.;
Miss Ella Dimmocs, Richmond;
Eor second best, 6; Mrs Chas paleski, llenrico.
For best specimen of block work, s; Miss Susan
Stott. Amelia.
For best specimen of knitting, S; Mrs Bernard,
For second best, 6; Mrs Page. Richmond.
For "'st specimen of netting, s; Nils Voolfolk,
Caroline.
For second hest, e. Miss Gray, Caroline
The most extensive variety OF usefai, ornamental
ard fancy work, not excluding articles which may
have had preminmS awarded them under any Of the
above specifications, 10; Mrs ID White, PIttsylya-
mia.
tionary premiums: To Miss Sally Lambert, Rich
mon1, for embroidered dress Mrs Semmes, Rich
Rucknham. knit vest; Mrs Lewis Bailey, Fairfax
dried grapes; Miss liolingswortb, Frederick white
quilt.
CLASS I-D0mestic Mqnufictugs
The Committee on Domestic Manufactures, branch
No. {, Specification Nos. $50 and ISL have to report
that various samples # family flour presented
to them for examination. all Of which seemed to be
well ground and botea aud of good quality, hut
they were unsnimous in the opinion that the barrel
nlrked II, exhibited by Eubank & Bros. Richmond
was the best-they Therefore awarded the premium
to No II as the best -four made from white wheat
No u, exhibited by Dunlop Moncure Il Co. from
the color they presume had some red wheat in it
md they pronounced tins the best sample with red
wheat X SoMERVILLE, Chrn, Com
For best manufactured tobacco only one sample
exhibited which the committee considered worthy of
For the best shot horse. ns.fF 5; Mckinney Smith.
For the best horse Shoe, 3; 2 UDeii, Richmond
For the greatest variety of coarse strong and
cheap:shoes, Certificate of Merit; Maurice, Rich
For best aud cheapest wool hats Certificate eff Me
rit: Richard Moore, Richmt nd.
For btst collection OF coarse woollen fabrics for
farm purposes.
Class s.
For best Plantation Hamper or Basket, o, J. G.
The committee recommend worthy of discre-
tionary premiums, samples OF Chinese sugar Cane
". Harris, OF Louisa. JOS. Sinton / sons, Hen
rico, and X Turner Of Caroline two specimens frs;
mentioned being considered best, and the others but
little inferior.
The committee also deem the following worthy of
premiums Selfleading Rifles and Pistols exhibited
Chair, styled "Ventilator' by David Kahnweiier, OF
W. MilmmgtGn hr t A r. 81 Brandy 10 years and s years
ters by +. Baker, of Richmond.
BRANCH TX.
CLASS 2.
The committee award premium of $50 to Ed
mund Ruin, of Hanover, for the best drained farm
and premium of $50 to s. s. Bradford, of Culpeper
for the drainage of his farm.
DISCRETIONARY PREMIUMS.
For Morrison's Reaper, SlO-Sampson Il Pse, Rich
For Plough for opening corn rows, s5-A. P. Routt
For Embroidered Dress, s5-Miss Sallie Lambert
Richmond.
BRANCH Y.
Premiums altered by H'dir6}ual Donors.
The Committee on General Utility report that they
have made the following awards at the request Of
Hon. VIM G. Riyas:
A premium of s2O for year old colt, by Emperor.
to Richard sampson,
A,premium Of So for Cleveland colt, year old,
by Emperor. TO X. III DulaBey.
They beg leave t. say that Nj. Vim. p. Stroher,
of Richmond, failed TO bring his Meiora before
the committee in due time for a premium. The com
mittec take pleasure i'll ing that theg regard her
as extraordinary fine animal AMI deserving of es
prcial notice.
The committee think il incumbent on them to call
attention TO Mr.. j. p Billiards. extraordinary fine
display of horses and onnbu5es. and wish it was in
their power tO reward him for his enterprise.
All of which is respectfully submitted,
JOHN A. SELDEN, for the Com.