The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-10-29

The committee repaired 70 tus onco "
Nessrs. Flournoy B Darlington, followed
nv An ,mmense throng, all eager 70 near
tSe re.ult az the examination OF samples.
There had been special committee OF
$50 gentlemen appointed to receive speci-
mans and mark them, who managed the
,shnlc affair so dexterously that the com
,ni,tee to award the prize could NOT FORM
the slightest idea to whom the samples oe,
ionecd, consequently II was conducted
with the utmost fairness, as will be seen
from the result that it met with the entire
approyal of the whole assembly, notwith-
siand,np the immense number Of samples
ON exhibition. There was no hesitation
upon the part Of the committee In award
inr the prize to No. 10, raised by Mr..
William J. Brown, who, "a, pdssant, had
borne himself most calamity on many .
hotly.contested field, and surrendered
while shedding tears, with musket in hand,
with that valiant and ever-glorious little
band of Lees at Appomattox. Like Gin
cinnatus Of old, he has on admirable
aptitude for both fighting and filling the
soil. This is specimen OF young men
upon whom this section must rely to de-
yelop its agricultural resources and to
give the county that position and influence
She once enjoyed. Mr.. Williams had prom
Used himself the pleasure Of presenting the
cup. but in this he was sadly disappointed!
for il was taken from him Uiet drn1tS and
carried to Mr.. Medley, the presiding JUS.
tice of the court, who In very happy IT.
tie speech presented the prize. At tins
iuncture Mr.. Williams also made some re-
marks encouraging the culture OF tne 70
bacco, and promised as stimulus Tor tht
production of it, three prizes, to be CLASH
fed as follows: For the first finest yellow
tobacco, a silver cup valued at fifty dol
lars: for the second, similar cup valued
at thirty dollars and for the third, like
article of the value of twenty dollars. NOW
this is a handsome reward proffered, ant
one calculated to produce no little emula
ton in tho skill and industry of our farmer
for the growth of 1867.
| II may not be out of place to mention
the names Of the nearest competitors 10
the cup, which give as follows: James M
Moore. Obediah Farmer, Smith Brandon
James Z. Farmer, and w. L. Ballow. Tn
samples offered by the above gentlemen
were indeed lovely. 1t would have bee
hard TO decide, in the absence of Nc
10. who was entitled to the cup, thong
the one of Mr.. Moore met with mos
favor.
Mr.. Williams promised to appropriat
one day to each of these crops at the nc
bacco Exchange in Richmond, next sum
mer, when it will be seasonable for WORK
ing this kind of tobacco. His name ma
become a household word in this and cor
tiguous counties.
Some of the chivalry of the county ha
a tournament here last week, which passe
off with much fclat. There was fin
band from your city present, and acquitte
itself with much credit. The riding wa
good. Mr.. Vaughan was the first success
full knight, and crowned young lady frol
distant county queen Of love and beauty
The second knight was Mr.. John w. Gu
Inns. Mr.. Price, / believe, was the onl
knight who crowned the lady of his choice
Dancing was kept up until late hour
night, and the utmost harmony and hilarit
reigned through the entire hall.
Farmers are generally backward in seet
ing their wheat, and owing to the gres
scarcity of it there will be but little SOW!
The corn crop is an inferior one through
out the county it suffered greatly for raj
during the summer.
The tobacco crop will not be so heavy
. at first anticipated, attributable to the lat
heavy rains. There is q mucilaginous sui
stance that exudes from and forms upe
the stalk of the tobacco, which if washe
: off by heavy rains and cut in this state II
tobacco loses much of its richness al
fragrance. In closing, allow me to sugge
,, that YOU call on Mr.. Williams and vie
l the fine specimens carried down by hir
No. 10 looked to me more like gold Il
than anything l can think of. Some
!. this in a meerschaum would make Il
: Sultan of Turkey smile, and love old Hal
1 fax. CLAUDE.