The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-12-30


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Ne.reIx, Dec n. 1881.
Among those who arrived In TIE nig-of.
truce stesmsr thai came Up rom n Ul6 rcl hn
was taken prisoner at Harper's Ferry In Dc
tober He was formerly connected with the
New Or,eans Pseaynne. ne was oxcnnnGeo
for another CLERGYMAN nams s snrssd. ~u"
forces At Manassas.
Last nigh. brick dwelling house. nearly
new, situated on Cunt erland street, was &C.
stroyed by fire. As the house was unoccu-
pied 1t wa. no doubt set on IRE. The ars-
men prevent the spread OF the tines
among some frame build;p g In the neignbor.
hood. TIA burnt building was owned Dy
Mrs. Carnes.
The weather to-day IL cold enough for the
season. The sky il clear and breese 10
blowing from northwest. Ihey VINO are nos
now prepared for winter Will prooaoiy
quicken their eNorts, az the present ensnSe
shows that those who have predicted oon-
,inuation Of mild weather are probably mis-
aiken in their calculations.
Tbs enterprizing proprietor CT inc Des boos
announces his In tention to issue fuli sized
sheet about the first OF the year.
Col. NJ. Flyers, H. u. Nd. Vice.Consul OF
this city, very properly calls q meetng OF al
British sub -cIs an those connected Dy pa.
rentag with the dominions Of Queen Victo-
ria, fer the purpose OF expressing their ~ :
patay in the recent domestic eth ctton OF Hsf
Maj y In the dea III of Prince Albert.
| Of the death Of Lieut.. J. W. Kinssy, OF The
Lenoir Braves, No nth Carolina volunteers.
| He died at Fort Warren, OF typhoid FEVER,
| aged about twenty. He was among the pri'
soners taken At II Uterus. The folio wing e4-
| tract OF Il notice OF his death. will be graufy
| ing TO his friends; ''It was his custom to at.
tend devotional exercises twice Gay, ana
| was regularly an attendant on public wor-
| ship on the Sabbath. He was remarkable
| for the euietness, though ifulness, and at the
| same time, tho Cheertuinsss OF his deport-
| ment."
| Ourm market is we'll supplied to-day with
| the usual articles required for house hold
| consumption, which are sold at high prices
| 10 ready buyers. Among the articles tina
are very high here, apples Eay Do 10 or =
| toned as specially elevated. FAR Gcaii-
| ty sell az high Oh % per barrel, and re-
| tail st from 3 TO 8 cts. each. 1t Is believed by
| many persons Of good Judgment ana az.
per- sncs, til a: this u holesoIne, nutritious and
| almost indispensable fruit can BE produced
| in plentiful quantities and Cf Superior
quality in this ton as well as elsewhere.
| 1he soil and climate are quite we'll adapted
| winter varieties. as we should not depend
hereafter upon New York, New Jersey, anc
| Pennsylvania for apples, land ten thousand
| other things that can be produced in our OWE
| country the attention of farmers should bt
| directed to this useful product, so that our
| n .r1es may always be bountifully supplied
| pples we must have, at almost any price
! on account OF their great value as an article
Of almost daily use.
It is found that peaches and pears as vel
| So apples, grow well here; and although
many farmers have orchards Of considers bl,
ara not received, IS formerly, 1t is hoped
that the raising OF fruit especially for win
ter uss, will become far more common and
extensive il our State than at present.