The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-02-24

n Jhc Eaftre's "~ WV
rotnu courthouse.
D.>,11ln Cars, February %, 1870.
,o., 3rIc~otion from Rockhridgc to the
,S,,I rooycaiion at rowhatan Court
'''.',. r,sch,d Richmond yesterday, after
.,;,nIations along the route. inclu-
s.-'., s,:rl, ~ the mud Of one hour, during
~ n.o Ind our railroad enthusiasm not
,:.,,, Increased by having to put our
.l,rIdcrs to :he stage-whcel.
,-r;v;r- in Richmond, we had our en-
.,.,.asr, 10, little dnmpcncd By finding
800, r;.nrrond was so busy about other
.,:-.l fhat she had no time to think of the
.,,,,tion. This impression is still! fur
,t-,uci this morning by finding that
n~fs delegates Of the twenty-five ap-
med " Richmond are on the cars:
There j. delegation on from Nelson
,,.,:,,v. md others will probably come by
vsv .. LynchburE. The delegation are
r.t;ar lively talk about matters, and our
r'.I,r;d.c and Nelson people are not n
'.to ,vyr,iScd by the editorial in the
.'.[.s.G this morning. II the object Of
49,. i..-,cYtion is 10 consider road from
.;.i.,,-,l 70 Lynchhulg, then We have
.,., , fo,'s GRAND. Rockbridge has
'.,,sc;or interest in railroad from Lynch
,,...!!., Richmond. We have n deep inte-
-...;r . ra;lrond from Richmond to Clifton
y.r-, and thought we were coming TO con-
.!6- hat. If It should turn out when we
.., ?. pawlaiau that the straight shoot
.,,I:t,,r Force will not he considered, our
..,orot.oY will. ii course, not so into the
convention.
Y. lopr the road from Richmond to
,....rEr,,rr will be built but Nelson and
~o,Lbr;lsc have no present interest in the
matter. ia x
Yowha,an Station to the tourthonse-ten
.ilcs.
More tomorrow. N"'N"N'peh'
Better from Montgomery County
CHEIsTIAHsBrKG, February II, 1870,
About week ago the people were think
~ Of making garden, IA they say up
- lut TODAY we are thinking OF maanS
80. while the freeze lasts. This morning at
,o,cInrk The thermometer stood ut 30 above
-.ro. and last night was told that oil froze
T., . doctors Office. Yesterday was certainly
err at The coolest. windiest. and most dis
~rrahlr Gay> in our experience. even III
-. cold and clustering latitude. The snow
.,.lurgrly all day, and at times in binding
,,,y9u> that shut of the vision 10 less imam
rnc hundred Yards. The most Of our peo-
... had secured their supply OF Ice some
weeks ago. but those who failed can easily
Il, 90 tomorrow, as party OF Us have been
skating on Il to-day.
Cur farmers have made rapid progress III
,,ourhing for corn, and the wheat was look
inc very we'll even before tins snow.
,u,po>r that more cattle have gone from
This REGION during III" season than have
me ont since the war: ana While all the
,"rtulatur> speak Of losing money on cat
liz. VT every season seems TO arouse the
liver. and they cannot be restrained by the
recollection Of the old burn.
A>t0 politics, the whole matter has sim
,acrcd down nnw TO ottice-Sceking. and cam
Gidutc> are ar numerous rs blackberrleS.
.,nnlr NAOwcnt down TO the Legislature on
shat business HAY" returned with an M
meas amount OF useful experience, a
Widely cNi"ndrd acquaintance with our
legislators. hut very much disappointed IN
Tie SINAI, matter Of securing the office.
our Methodist brethren are much troll
l-u in anticipation Of sore trials to come
anout their house Of worship, and their
GOOD, earnest, and exemplary pastor, Rev.
SIR. Higgins. leaves Tonight tor the Confer
,un" winch meets next week III Baltimore.
20 ! ! most excellent ana worthy bFplhr!,
aud while beloved ly his own church, he
goes away with the warm">t SvmpathirS
nj affections Of Ill branches Of the on"
church.
The colored BaptiStS are havnga rousing
time al their church, and you may Judge OF
their zeal when tell YOU that fifteen were
Immersed in a branch during that snow
storm yesterday. Yours truly, H..
L. >.-Rey. UriaS Powers. OF Big Lick,
one OF the oldest ministers Il Montgomery
prc~tv,rry. died last Saturday week. tie
III no children, and it is rumorcd that his
will divides his property equally between
- widow and the Union Theological Sem
Icy # Prince Edward. | suppose III
estate must lie worth near S3o, 0O0-peri!"p:
A!nr1.