The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-09-29
VIRGINIA NEWS.
From the Waller.
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.

| Correspondence OF the Richmond Dispatch.
HARRIsoSBuRa. VA, Sept. 90. 1860.
The failure of the corn crop, which bas
been the all-absorbing topic of both pro-
uNccrS and consumers, turns out to be
not so much of failure after all. Farm
ers arc busy cutting their corn. and it is
now conceded that there will be sufficient
Tor nome consumption and some to spare,
though prices win rule high for this Sec
t!on. One evil result Of the corn panic was
that our farmers sold of the greater par OF
thelr hogs, and they have been driven ut
OF the country, thus making pork SCI &c
ana high. We understand also that q .at
many sold off their stock cattle early in lhe
season, iearin. they would not be able to
winter them. They sold ut considerable
loss, and now regret their hasty action 1t
Is true the corn crop is not tiTst-rate, but it
Is not 50 low rs TO cause uneasnesS.
Considerable dissatisfaction has existed
iOr some time against the Orange, Alcxan-
dria and Manassas Railroad Company on
account Of the schedule on the Manassas
branch, the cars arriving at Harrisonburg
ut j. O'Clock ut nj ht and leaving at 2 O'Clock,
IN consequence, the travel on the road was
nearly broken up. The war has at last come
to"n end by the capitulation of the COM
pany, and the trains will, after the 1st of
O.tohcr, run through by daylight.
The question Of interest to the people of
the lower and Page valley, including the
counties Of Jefferson, Frederick, Clarke,
Warren, and Page, is the extension Of the
Cumberland Valley railroad through those
counties. That road has u charter to the
West Virginia line, between Berkeley, JEFF
terson, and Frederick, and an effort is being
made TO connect it with the Shenandoah VAL
ley Company, chartered by the last Lecis-
laturc, which has the right OF building q
road from any point OH the Virginia line TO
Salem. III Roanoke county, there connect
ing with the Virginia and Tennessee road.
The matter Is being pushed forward With
considerable energy. a meeting was held
in Charlestown on the 18th instant, at which
were representatives from all the counties
named above, and measures were adopted
for securing a survey Of the route. 4 COM
lnttee of twelve was appointed for the pur-
pose CT maturing such future action as may
be necessary. Hon. William Milncs, Jr., is
chairman Of this committee, and will meet
in HarriSOnburg on TIC 9th Of October, to-
gcthcr with the commissioners named liz The
charter Of the Shenandoah Valley railroad.
Another railroad, on paper, will hold the
annual meeting Of its stockholders in Staun-
ton in few days. This is the Valley rail-
road, the charter granting the privilege of
building aroad from lIarTisonbugtoS Salem,
crossing the Chesapeake and Ohio at Staun-
ton. Several hundred thousand dollars have
been subscribed to the capital stock Of this
road.
The warehouse Of Partiow {; Lambert was.
entered by burglars on Thursday and gooQs
70 8 considerable amount taken therefro1n.
Thefts Of all sorts are getting to be OF tre-
Cuent occurrence.
Two noted lorsc-thicves Jollct and Alley)
escaped from tie Jail at Luray, Page coun-
y, ca last Sunday night, aud stealing two
mere horses from q citizen, made good their
escape. The last heard from chem they
were making their way towards Richmond.
Joliet had just been sentenced to six years
and Alley to five years in the pcnitentiary
tor horse-stcaling.
The circuit court Of Highland commences
to-day-Judec largest presiding.
Baltimore and Alexandria have their COM
mercial agents all through the Valley, but
have not noticed 4 single one from Rich
mCnd. What is tle reason? lTEu.