The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-07-19
CORRESPONDENCE.
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.
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Correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch.
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y..nr. N. Y, July H.
The afternoon srssIon of this, the first day
of the Convention, was one OF peculiar MR. ',,o
est and pleasure. The people OF Troy, who,
by ts.~ way, are entertaining us win hospl-
taiity, attention and kindness not 10 pe sur
passed In any section of the country; NoisnV aa "
South, turned out, en- masse, anu hoaa'i9
crowded the house TO its utmost. Ihcy kaNe
us IA n specimen of their musicai tast", soi-
untary accompanied by the organ, when Is
n most magnificent instrument KEY. IL
Baldwin, Of this place, then offered up pray
er, after which appropriate por.lom, % '', ,ns
All the congregation, Joined in singing most
beautiful and appropriate Original hymn, W
r. +. Allen, Esq, of Troy, welcoming as 10
the homes and the hospitality OF ,,e pretnIen
here Next was the address, which was
most able. chaste and admirably written pro-
duction. The Convention will have it pub
lished. Everybody was delighted with IT.
The evercises then concluded by another
very beautiful original hymn, by Miss Doc
little also OF Troy. You can't easily imagine
the pleasant effect of this delightful meeting.
Eserybody went away highly entertained, ana
with the highest opinion OF, and their best
wishes for the Convention, the indi tiduai
members composing it,and the interests itand
they represent
The Convention will continue its sessions
during the week, and is proving, and viii
proye decidedly, the most complete success OF
all vet held. We have a delegation more than
twice rs large rs atsny previous meeting. we
number among them most of our ablest men,
and, 20 far, nothing can surpass the wisdom,
harmon and brotherly feeling displayed in
all the proceedings. Nor can l speak too
much, Mr.. Editor, in praise of the unboundett
hospitality and kind attention of the people of
this goodly city. They have anticipated
every want administered to every comfort
.,,.1 sn[ Inns ~ ga
longer boast of Virginia hospitality par excel
lence for it cannot possibly snrpass that
shown to us by the people OF Troy.
This city is a most beautiful place; its nu-
merous churches are all magnificent; its
schools, both male and female, are of the high
est order; its people cultivated and highly re-
fined with evidently much wealth and pros
pprity which they devote ~ the qualification
of their taste in the construction of their
houses and the shading of their streets with
handsome tsSes, CURTIAS.
TROY, n. y, July II, 1859
important changes were made on yesterday
in the form of the articles of the confetcra-
ton. The debate on them was spirited, but
harmonious and fraternal. The committee OF
the confederation recommended Richmond us
| the place for locating The central committee
| 1t i uutiurs TODD that on to-day the CoEyen-
| tiou may fail TO adopt the report Of the com
mittec rs Philadelphia Is supposed to have
st ong claims. anu may supcrcede Richmond
III hoilins the central committee. The Rich.
moB'i delegates will not urge the claims o.
their city. as the duties of the committee will
be very onerous, and are not 10 bc sought OF
declined. If the committee is placed with MS
| the Christian Journal (for which u large sub.
scription list was Yesterday oJta in2tl) will ht
published in Richmond fhc President, Geo
| II. Stuart, of Philadrldhia, took fce hHHdreo
| copies; the Richmond delegates subscribed fOl
one hItndied copies. There are many men il
| the Convention of great intellectual power
rr,l Il of n r Esft
| of Charleston, was delivered last evening, L
| was an eloquent effort, and spoken with mucl
| grace ofmanner. Roger Martin. Il. W Knowles
| and Ro. W. BigeloW, of Richmond, are also
| here delegates. &**
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch
| Nacci fcguiationS Sloop-o(- Var Richmond-
The Vegetable Trads--Drowned, 81.
NORFOLK, July Is, 1c59,
| BY a recent order from hoadq quarters. ali the
master workmen in the GoSPost Navy rare
! are required to enter the ward at the same time
| the hands do. This order is supposed to have
originated with the late Investigating com
| mittne and it is said does not please tn,
hcssrS'' who have been in the habit OF coming
/ and going they might choose
/ A number of hands are engaged in re-caulk
! ing the soop- of-War Richmond. She has been
| on the stocks so long that her seams had opened
| and required 10 be rc~caulked before she cOulC
! be launched,
Seven thousand packages of vegetables anc
! fruit we're shipped from this port on Saturda,
| last; OF this amount five thousand Went to New
| York. one thousand 10 PEiladrl phia and one
| thousand to Baltimore.
| Fifteen cars, loaded with apples. arrived
over the Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad OF
| Friday last.
| From returns made ny he secretary of tn,
| Hope Fire Contrary, we learn that there has
/ been u fiIra- iii this city between the LIST O
! Januory and the lst of July OF this year.
! 4 fire broke out IN Portsmouth about /.
$50, 1t,,In .,rlt h oh low
| wooden tenement owned by MIR, ". A Hal
! was consumed. 1t was insured IN TN amount
! Of s6u0. Supposed to have hcen sci on fire.
! The market st"F % i. G. Gwaltney was
! robbed, last nf&ht, of about SO worth of pro.
| vision II was broken open before the butch
! ers began 10 collect in the morning
German. named George Bohlain, was
| drowned while bathing near the Naval Ilospi
| tai yesterday. He was an experienced swim
! mer. but was the victim eff crawp HIS body
| has not been recovered, PERCUSSION.
SUNDAY MAIss.-i,,quiry having been mad,
al the General Post Office Department whether
| these who are conscientiously opposed 10 the
transmission of letters on Sunday could have
their wishes respected in this matter by direct.
ing that their letters should not he forwarded
on that day. the following communication has
been published on the subject
'PosT- OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
ApPRAIsEMENT OFFICE, June 90. 1885
Sir In answer 10 your note of the 18th
instant, have TO inform you that if letter is
placed in the post-office with the direction
upon it TO lie over on the Sabbath the post.
master ut the mailing office would no doubt
respect such direction; hut the letter being once
posted undei envelope to its address. would
nos again be until it arrived at its Gistiua.
ton, except when obliged 10 pass through a
distribution 0tiiCe.) and of COURSE any such Iii
rection would be of no avail. At distribution
offices. where the mails have 10 be handled
generally with great dispatch. ii is very doubt
tul whether such direction would be regarded
although II not overlooked, il would be proper
for the postmaster 10 obey it.
L am. very respectfully, your ob't servant.
"HoRAT1o KING.
"To --. Princeton, New Jersey"
JEWISH OFFICERS IN THE FRENCH Army
Inti i'll L. H.