The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-06-01
LOCAL mATTEKs.


csALISo sHsHP.--A negro slave, named
Dan,ei, the property Of Mrs. Mary Pickett. ~.
srrsigned before the Mayor yesterday. 10 snswss
sn sne rnsrge o. stealing three lambs from some per
:. ,sna and bad pass from his overeer. Mr. Hohsrs
n =. S,ms, tocome TO town and sell lot Of chiekens
~ y his way no entered some sheen fold earsursd
~ and putting them in his cart started
he offered T. Ip,, pmfcasssr on getting TO Rockets,
irto ~ s'as = agreed 70 take IS, and took them
III ,sso Mr. s.s house. Suspectipg sometime wrans
an, ior his pass, aud finding that he was
ou.y sul lao,hed 10 sell chickens made him mt m.
woody quadrupeds into his cart acain NJ ,,ar
came up town, found officer Seal removed az &C.
70 MIN, ana the two went irl search ot sha ,'s
lucy iouuu n,m and his team at the second market.
pus me lambs had been disposed Of T,aats,
stated that he had taken them into tbs ola AZ
ana turned them loose, but the officer wa. M, A.;
posed TO believe the statement. NOT tx,thstsrs
10, ing the fact that he could find them nowhers.I
Inis same negro was before the Recorder and yu,
shed few months since for stealing threa he ~
wheat. The Mayor ordered him the lash to the en-
tent OF the law. The oyerseer Of Turkey Islard
would do we'll to select some other marketmaD' II
ne ooes NOT wisn TO have every movable on the
place stolen and sold.
AT MEETING of the Executive Com.
mittee OF the Virginia Central Agricultural socie
ty, held in Richmond on the 9th ult the secreta
ry read the following letter from Alexander Waite.
accompanying 45l different kinds of seed, and
handed is to the Virginia Central Agricultural So.
ciety. with view to the adoption of some plan of
interchange as suggested by Mons vattemare:
AsENeE cENTRALE DIES EcHAsGEs ISrsRNArIosAusE, 80
RUE DE oLIoHy.
PARIS, April %, 1855
His Ercellency HENRY A. WISE,
Governor Of Tlrotasa.
Dear Sir:-T have the honor of addressiuv To
your Exceleucy the enclosed list of 451 different
specimens OF seeds, composed as follows, viz rs
specimens of seeds of trees, shrubs and other
plants, growing naturally or cultivated in the AT
rican provinces Of Algiers, selected at my request
by ordsr Of Field Marshal Valiant, Minister of War
for the purpose OF being presented to Virginia
then 3S6 specimens Of the newest and most useful
plants, Qrom every lattude) cultivated at the Bo-
tanical garden here. This collection was prepared
by the professors and curators of the Museum of
Natural History for the same destination.
In placing these at my disposal, both the Minis
ter and curators manifested the greatest desire of
seeing exchanges Of this nature established upon
the same footing as those of books providing thus
at the same time the intellectual and material
wants OF human life: hence they are wishing for
seeds OF your forest trees, shrubs plants, &C.. in
word they want to obtain specimens of the animal
and vegetable Kingdoms of Virginia.
Would it not be possible for he Agricultureal So
ciety OF virginia To take charge of foT ming stock
to carry on the exchanges, by collecting annually
all Kinds OF seeds, aud particularly II tre.s
enable the Society to open relations OF exchanges
With corresponding establishments in the several
countries of the world? Not only tie returns
would be profitable at home, but the exchanges
would give opportunities of spreading in every Dir
rection the specimens of the great territorial re-
sourc 8 Of Virginia.
Meanwhile, should you be desirous of procuring
other Seeds plants, ROOTS cuttings Of vines, &c !,
cultivated at the imperial garden of the Luxem.
burg, the botaaica gardens &C., all that is to be
done is to inform me of your wants and from my
knowledge of the favorable dispositions felt every
where in behalf of our system of exchanges, can
almost assure you that you will receive the desired
objects Immediately
Independent Of the Annual Agricultural aud
horticultural exhibitions he in Paris and to
which all are invited, French and foreigners, the
Imperial Society of acciImatatiou awards Annually
gold and silver medals to iarners agrcuIturists or
norticulturists, for the Introduction, cultivation,
or the improvement of plants, aud cereals, for
the domesticatDg OF useful animals, for the use
OF new Implements in ag iculture, &c, snd for
which rewards all are invited 10 compete. l am
particularly requested by the President of that
society to express how happy they would be to
inscribe the name of Virginians amongst the COM
petitors in this great arena, where every one is
cooperating in theprogress of agricultural and
the general welfare OF mankind
report prepared by special committee of iH-
vestigato0, solicited from among the members OF
She'Agricuitural Society as practised in Europe,
upon the services rendered by Virginia to agricul
lure, tfausHitteu DeI0re the emu OF November next,
10 the Society, would be sufficient to secure TO the
meritoIious the rewards due to the speciality aud
Importance of their labors.
Relying with full confidence in your Excelien-
cy's patriotism and State pride, l trust that you
will succeed in inducing the formation of such
committee will enable the Society of Acclama.
tion to proclaim 81 their next general public meet
ing of January, 1859, the noble efforts made in
Virginia for the pe. pose of agriculture, hofticui
ture and the general welfare of the people; and
your Exceilency may rest assured that nothing
will be spared on my part TO have full Justice
paid to your noble and most liberal Common
wealth.
Please to receive the assurance of my grateful
acknowledgements for all your kindness to me
as we'll as of my devotion in the faithful accom-
plishmeut of my duties as the honored agent OF
Virginia.
i am, with profound respect,
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