The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-05-11
PETERsBURG. MAY Q. 1865.

From all the information obtained in5re-
gard to the fruit it appears that in some To-.
calities the peaches are killed, while in
others they are only partially injured
enough remaining, on the whole, to yield a
fair crop. This being the case, it will make
four seasons in succession that we have been
blessed with this delicious fruits most un-
usual conjuncture. From many years ex-
perience had arrived at the conclusion
that in the interior Of the country the num-
Der of fruitful compared to the unfruitful
seasons, as regards peaches, is about two to
three. But some situations are more exempt
from the effects of late frosts than others,
the more elevated being always preferable to
lower ones. have seen some places where
the blossoms were scarcely ever killed, and
others where they very seldom survived.
Proximity to large bodies Of water, as along
the margins of our rivers, is. an almost GER
tain protection and for this as well as
other reasons immigrants from the North
who design going into fruit culture should
select such positions for their operations.
While business has been pretty fair du-
ring the week, the receipts OF our most
important staple, cotton, have dwlnd1ed
down to rather fine point; and those OF
tobacco have not increased as much as was
expected. OF the former, we car, only, note
the arrival Of ff6 bales this week; ana OF
the latter, $50 hogsheads.. The total, inspec-
tions of tobacco for any one year since the
war have been nearly ia, goo hogshte a a. n
while those of the last crop are about 4,ooo
up to this time (which would seem ra' i'e'
clearly to indicate that the crop, ID 9 very
short one. IT NAV also be, said that an un-
usual nronortion isof the inferior qualities.
There Is some compensation for this, how
The renorts concerning the wheat are,
on the whole. rather, favorable. In ,conse'
ouence Of the back wardness of the season
+ does not make such show as it did this
TINA last..year but this is no Indication Of
the Ultimate result, for in no crop more
than this is early promise liable to prove
delusiye. s--as.s -.
The dearth Of local incidents Of an in
teresting character was perhaps never
greater than it is now. The local editors,
like Peter when he didn know what to do,
have gone a-ishing, betaking themselves to
the --LATEST sport in the world in preference
to working hard, fishing unsuccessfully for
4" items The most serious infractionsi Of
the law that I have heard of for several
days are robberies of hen-roosts in the
country, the rogues generally bringing their
booty to the city market, where they are
sure to be detected. The only case before
the Mayor to,day.Fwa that of o negro boy
who deliberately thrust his hand in lady
pocket and took her money while she was
making some purchases at market. Hewas
committed for arial at the June term of the
Hastings Court.
Mr.. Everett is announced to address the
citizens tonight at the court house. From
the cordial manner in which he has been
received in other southern cities, he will
doubtless attract attention here; and will,
it is hoped, succeed in waking up the dor
mant energies of Our people. u 4.a S.: