The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-03-24
AFFAIRS IN VIRGINIA,

| FRUIT. exchanges in oil portions O
the country speak favorably Of the PROS
poet for fruit this year. The cold weathe,
late in the season has prevented too early
rise Of the sap and the trees look healthy
alexandria Gazette.
WHEATON, course II Is entirely TOT
early to make any predictions about the
| wheat crop, but we may state that the grow,
Ing wheat in this section Of country at this
/, time looks to BIO in thrifty condition.
Alexandria Gazette.
Colonel John 8. Mosby, we learn, has
recently purchased farm in the neigbbor.
hood of Liberty, Bedford county, and will
make it his future home. Colonel Mosby's
father, with his family, already residee
there.-Lynchburg Republican.
EPISCOPAL cosvocATIoS. Protestant
Episcopal Conyocation for Southwestern
Virginia will meet in this city on Wednes.
day the 3lst day Of March, and will pro-
baby continue in session several days. A
large number Of distinguished ministers
will be in MISUNDERSTANDING Ne,os.
LAND sALE.-David D. NJ. Digges, land
agent at Gordonsville, Va, has just sold
Captain William T. Sims's home farm, in
Greene county, Va, containing l9l acres,
to MIR. Jesse r. Pennington, of Pennsylva-
mia, for thirty dollars per acre. He buys
the wheat and cat crops, and takes posses
sion on the 1st Of April next. Mr.. Pen
nington brings his wife and sic sons.
ALExANDRIA.-That the future of Alex
andria would be bright and prosperous has
always been maintained by this paper.
Perhaps to morrow these columns will an
nounce the completion Of arrangements by
which one of the Gazette's prophecies will
be fulfilled, and long stride made toward
the perfect fruition Of all Of them.-Ale1-
andria Gazette.
An UNFORTUNATE STRANGER.-A man in
feeble health, and in very destitute circum-
stances, arrived in this city yesterday, and
at his request was kindly taken in and
his urgent wants supplied by MIR. c. G.
Wells. During the night the stranger was
taken worse, and is now unable to move,
and cannot give either his name or that Of
his former residence.-Alerandria Gazette,
Gath.
FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS OF GOLD IN A
BUsHEL OF DIRT.-The Greenwood gold
mine, adjoining the Vaucluse tract, just
above the Spotsylvania line, has been noted
in the past for its rich pocket deposits. 1t
was bought by Mr.. Smart, Of New York,
last year, for little over $4,000. Last
week $500 worth of gold was taken from
about 100 pounds of dirt.-Fredericksburg
Herald. ..E.
The NEW JUDGE.-Judge Willoughby is
from New York, was lieutenant-colonel
in regiment from that State during the
war, and was wounded at Charlottesville.
On retiring from the service he settled in
this city, and for the last two or three years
this county. He is represented by mem
bers of the legal profession as gentleman
of affable manners, and one with whom il
is agreeable to transact business. -Aleran.
driG Gazette.
BALDwIN's AMHERST SLATE LANDS
About twenty miles above Lynchburg c. G.
Baldwin, Esq, of Rockbridge, owns, pro-
baby, the largest deposit Of slate in the
world. 1t is an almost solid slate noun
tain, situated three miles from the canal,
and of easy access. There are 1850 acres
in the tract, which also contains iron ore
We are pleased to learn that o company is
in process Of organization to fully develope
this valuable mine, and thereby add to the
wealth of the State.-Ly1,chburg Neacs.
SALE OF MINERAL LANDS IN RoCKBRIDGE.
The Iron and Silica property, about 5000
acres, one mile above the mouth of North
river, has been sold to Vanderbilt, Ander-
son, and other directors of the Westham
Iron Works Company, for $4,000, equiva,
lent to cash. 1t was purchased three years
ago for $4,000. 1t is estimated by 9
scientific gentleman sent on for the
purpose that the lands contain 100000
tons of iron ore of the very best quality
We understand large addition will be
made to the force already ct work.-Lyach
burg NeloS.
"DowN SOUTH" BETTER THAN "OU1
Mr.. Ira Turney's farm, in THU
county, containing 1856 acres, has beer
bought by Messrs. Noyes Dye and Emmett
E. Rollins, of New York, for $500. The
farm belonging to the estate of Lawrence
Battaile, deceased, in Caroline county, hal
been sold to northern party, as also TIVE
other farms in the same county to othel
parties from the North. Washington Post
of New York, has bought lot belonging tc
Mrs. Ann II. Daingerfeld. in the lower END
of town, Main street, for S!25. These sale
oil 20 to show that the tide Of emigration
is directed this way, and that before fv'
years there will be the same general move
ment toward the South that there used t.
| be "out West"
The West is fast becoming tributary it
self to southern emigration. Half dozel
or more families have removed to our coun
ty within the last year from Wisconsin, ant
other States are adding weekly their quotas
Fredericksburg Herald.
"FoREsT HILL" DESTROYED BY FIRE
We are deeply panied to learn that the re
sidence Of Mrs. Jane Marye, (consort of tn
late John L. Marye, sr.,l at Hamilton
Crossing, in this county, Yves destroyed b.
fire on Friday last about l O'Clock, togethe
with all her household furniture, sc. Thu
fire is believed to have been the work Of 81
incendiary, and broke out in lock-roon
in the cellar, in which there had been n
fire. A brand is supposed to have beef
thrown from the outside through the barret
window, or the room broken into and fired
When discovered, the fire had made sucl
progress that no one could visit the cellar
Mrs. Page, who was living with her sister
lost all her clothing, also. Two trunks an
two beds were oil that were saved belong
ing to Mrs. Marye, whose loss is estimated
at $4,000, on which there was no insurance
Mr.. Embrey, who lived in wing Of tn
house, was able to save most of his house
hold goods. Almost every soldier in Gen
eral Lees army will reoollect the hospita
BILE white house at Hamilton's Crossing
noint around which our army lay for seve