The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-07-28
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lcoRREsPoSDSScE OF THE RICHMOND DAILY prsPircn. !
M.msoS, GA, July -, 4S51.
The preliminary exercises Of the commencement
OF tho Georgia Female College," under the charge
Of the Baptist denomination, CONNIE ed on Friday
last. On sunday, this village throngcd with
visitors and friends of the College, from variuus
parts of the state, who had come witness tho in
teresting exercises. The commencement sermon
was preached by the Rev. MIR. Fitzpatrick, of Burke
county. The students underwent rigid examna-
tion by the professors and board of visitors in the
presence Of large audience, composed principally
OF the taircr portion of creation. The examination
was crcdtabc to the students, and from the per-
feet manner in which each performed her part,
showed that the able faculty had dom their
duty 10 those under their charge. The faculty
consists Of President Georgo Y. Brown Natural
Science, 2. Loud; Music. ]. K. Seals and Rev. c,
W. stevens Bellies lettres. and u complement Of
we'll qualified teachers. Great attention il paid 20
the moral training Of the young ladies in this Nii-
tuition.
Thirteen young ladies graduated. At night the
MelpoLIenean Society held its meeting, aud the
young ladies we're addressed by Col u. ". Lewis,
Of Sparta.
There was a very exciting scene occurred (which
was not III the programme) retiring from the
COLLEGE" horse, attached to q buggy, containing
lady and gentleman, took fright and came jehu
like through the throng of people and carriages:
the horse took a sudden turn and thpw the lady
aud gentleman ont. and on the b"'t place he could
vented the young lady from being instantly killed.
She escaped. however. with only few scratches
about the face and terrible scarc
The season il now favorable to the growth ss
cotton and should tho weather prove favorable the
latter part Of the seuson, there will be average
( crop. Corn ia worth To- Wheat ) ~ Meal
Sl.2j; Bacon, hog round II cents Butter Is to -
cents; kggs scarce at Is cents: Chickens Is to p
/ cents. Tho Corn crop never looked better. The
weather Is quite warm. but "" aIe hleSsci with
cool nights and a inr brepIO. Mu4JuitOes do not
trouble ua with their music and drawing" in those
diggings. L. l.. c.
| The PRINCESS RoYt's WEDDING pRBSs.-The
Princess Royal Of England il tho ''obsorvcd of
all observers" The time rolls on which istu take
! her to her new home and her new country. While
il is passing rhe In looked upon with that interest
it il natural 10 feel in those We are about to
! lose. The wedding robe in which che ia first to
hc saluted in the character of wife is progressing
| to be ready for the day on which il to he on
acted that most heart stirring and enGrossing
event
! The Princess Royal is to he married in dress of
honiton lace, her august mouher before her.
Those who know the tediou. nature Of th- manu-
tactuTe will not he surprised to hear that its cost
! Amounted to hundred and fifty pounds We
are not able to gay what is TO be thu price of the
robe now in preparation, but we happy to br
able to speak of its artistic design, which has b~en
approved we'll for taste for patriotism. Itr
! pattern il composed of our national emblems the
rose the thistle and the shamrock beautifully in-
| terspersed, and producing effects equally light.
| graceful and elegant. When it il remembered
! that every bud and flower. spray and spriG. are
oach and all formed hy tho Young lace-makcr on
! the pillow resting her knee. the amount of fe-
male labor " i'll appear stupendons. Not the most
tiny leaf or the swelling of single line Of mean
/ dcrlng stem but has cost so much of human time.
which s indeed nothinxlesp than human life.
At the same time that this exquisite and cab0-
rate work ia progressing, another robe IL alAo
Tagng tho time and thoughts of the honit0n lace
| makers. The desiXn for this second piece Of Gos-
-amrr might almost lead to tho expectation that it
intended ~ euwrap the youthful form of priI.-
Cess's bridesmaid 1t ia adorned with lilies OF the
| valley, ~ emhlematc in their purity az they are
/ graceful the delicate hanging bells nesting under
tho broad leaves, nature herself being the artist,
copied with much skill by the delicate threads.
| guided by the dexterous fingers
The wedding handkerc il also In progress.-
1t is composed of splendid border of most 81 hO-
rate workmanship, while in the ccntr" the royal
arms of England copied by tn" same process,
/ beings perfect marvel in the laco-makiuS art.
Lo"don I"I~r.
Our CaUxTRYS PRoDrCTs.-The estiugtc. # the
agricultural products of the United States for tis
year 1858. have been furnished in y official aga
from the Patent Office. They cannot be- regarded
strictly correct, but they are nearly pos-g-
BILE. The crop of Indian corn for the yrSr IL 81
mated III value ut S3tO.000,oO0. whereas the whrsl
crop is estimated at only S24I.50D.~ O. The Gotten
crop is estimated At Sl3b 000.ecu; while the hay pd
fodder crop il estimated at slG0OU0.oOO The ~
gregate for 1857 Will doubt prove much larger
Should untowsrd event take place. the CT - for
the present year will prove greater than any
form sr OCCisiOn and the effect will be bene risi
not only 10 the farmer. but to the merchant. the
manufacturer, the store keeper, and especially to
the mechanic, the dHy IaLorcr. and the thousands
who eat bread by the sweat of the brow-Bah.
inner.
"DR. DARWIN informs us that the why the
BORON Of beautiful woman is an object OF such
peculiar delight arises from hence-that all our
first plcasurablr sensations of warmth, sustenaNCe
aud reposc derived from this interesting source
- Boston I6st.
DR.. Darwin's theory vas considered very sati.-
factory till tough. hard hrained, practical Scotch
metal hysCian suggested whether the same scnsa-
tions Of delight would he produced i'll one who i'll
his infancy had been ''nurs"d with Il bottle. This
COMPOUNDED the doctor, and upset his theory.
CHARLES DICKENS AND The QUEHN-Iti is said that
having been summoned by Her Majesty to appear
at Windcpr Castle and enact with the corps ot lite
rary ThesPians tho new play Of Nilkie Collins, Of
the Frozen Deep Chas. Dickens replied, that he
ready to do 40. if the Queen was willing to rc-
ceive himself and companions rs guests, the
footing with Other visitors to the Castle but
that he declined to go under any other crCun-
stances Well done for the author of American
Notes who was suspected of having abused the
United States. that he might make favor with those
privileged mortals whose names recorded i'll
Dohrett.
MORMON DoCTRIsB.--'I would not be afraid to
promise man who il sixty years of age, if he will
take the counsel Of Br. Brigham and his brethren
that he will renew his age. | have noticed that
man who has but wife, and is inclined to that
doctrine soon begins to wither and dry up, while
man who goes into plurality looks fresh, young and
sprightly. Why Is this! Because God loves that
man, and because he honors his work and word
Some Of you may not believe this, but | also know
it. For man of God to ho confined TO one woman
is small business: for il is AZ much as we can do
and do not know what we should do if We had only
one wife apiece. .'-Hstcr {. KimbaH.
SINGULAR PREAK oP LIqHrSISa-During the than
der storm Thursday afternoon, fash of light
ming struck the gable of the house of Mr.. J. l..
Simmons Bergen Point \. j., carried off the whole
westerly side of the house. and threw il n distance
Of 10 yards. Singular TO say that large mirror
in the second story, carried of in the wreck. war
mimi except by small perforaton, perfectly
round, and about the size Of quarter of dollar.
and which apparently might hav been made ~
large bullet The house WAS damaged to the
amount Of about S30O-N. y. Mirror.
RACE BETWEEN The Man AND iioEsE.-Mr. G. l.
Curtis. tho pedestrian, who Is performing the tx
trSo. binary feat of walking thousand halt milce in
q thous and halt hours, had n race with n horse Mt
Woodland Park, on Saturday evening last, lie had
staked alo0 that hc would walk round tho coursc
(Which is hundred yards less than half mile
once, and beat n horse which was required to trot
or run around the track three times Curtis won
the heat-haying walked round the course In 3l7
while the horse trotted three times round In 3:I;
Good time for both man and horse Quincy Her
aid
STAGE VS.. RAILRoAp.-The Brunswick (Mel Tele
graph. in some reminiscence of former days, says
that when the stage daily between that town
and Portland, the fare was one dollar, and the
passengers wero taken up and left wherever de-
sired. Now the price OF a railroad ticket for the
same route is ninety cents, and if one has baggage
and is obliged 10 employ hack at both ends of the
route, the fare amounts TO g 40.
INCREASE IN DELuSE MANUFIcTURE.-The Man
chester, y. H., American learns that while other
manufacturing companies ill that place are redu-
cling their operations, the Manchester Mills not