The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-08-17
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P!uuSniuS cn-Cemeecrtes.

4 iC"rrc.rrrdence OF The Richmond Dispstch.l
MoNTGoNEEY WHITE SULPHUR SPRlNGs.l
/ Aug. 10, 1871. !
A company left Richmond on yesterday
a%!ih the confident expectation Of arriving
sAl this place OF destination at 10A L. Nj.
sWr had only encountered the dlscomtorts
s"t very dry, hot, and dusty weather till
snight, and lat SaleIn) had parted with one
IT. the chiefs Of the Dispatch office, and
PIX d ourselves for pleasant dreams, "hen,
swi;h the surprise and sadness OF an eXplo-
sion of thunder, nearly every passenger
was " brought up standing' by an uneX-
.pcctcd and most abrupt stopping OF the
Ilran; and we knew tha, 1t had encounter
std some dangerous obstacle. 1t was soon
discovered that one OF the rails had be-
home misplaced, and three cars been
Thrown of the track. The passengers
Sound that they had encountered one
III those "pcrils by lind and perils hy
pail y which would delay them long
lie. Accordingly the sieeping-cars and
s"als were soon brought into requisitiop,
esnd we had to remain stationary twelve
Snortal hours. Dayli .ht developed that the
accident was near being a serious one.
" ortunatcly the train was moving slowly.
2'nd few feet Of advance would probably
pave thrown all the cars down an embank-
3ncnt. At s a. Nj. to-day two trains were
standing and waiting for repairs at the lit
aie village Of (uppeT Big Spring. The no.
&el-keeper. in despair at his inability to
Sctd ibis hungry multitude, announced the
unpleasant TACT that he could give us no
breakfast While wandering around, a
Nery hospitable, kind.hearted, and intelll-
gent gentleman invited some OF US to his
Family breakfast; and Archibald White,
ESQ, will long live i'll the grateful memo
pies Of four hungry strangers, each Of whom
llopes that if he ever is on train which
3has the misfortune TO run off the track, 1t
pnsy be near their domicils. Long may
Pie wave J"
But after other delays, and fourteen
|EhGufs behind time, the cars brought US to
Fthls most charming and delightful spot
rXcccding in beauty OF landscape our eX-
Ipectatiups. We found here large and
happy company,
This being the day for the appointed
PLouGHING MATCH,
quite number OF farmers and others were
pa attendance. Messrs. j. Z. Cowan. Il. L.
liaskins, W. &. Knight, and T. n. Wat
|klus, with Secretary Leigh, represent the
Executive Committee OF the Virginia Agri-
cultural Society. The following practical
and sensible gentlemen consented to act as
ludges-viz: Mes2rs. w. Il. Beale, DR.. II.
|biack. w. Nee. Montague, 4. q. Lati-
Fnore, and Ii. Linkous,
Greatly to the regret Of all. only the
worthy and inevitable and public-spirited
representative OF the Virginia manufac-
turers, George Watt, Esq, was present
9TH nis ploughs. The resident superin-
l.nieIf fdfs -sf he committee Colonel Cowan)
had made great ey"rtioDs to induce several
iactorjes to sepd their pioushs for racti-
cal and perfectly far test OF the real merits
Of their e spectlYe implements. The IKE
ruiye Committee had ut the annual Fairs
in '69 and 10 been ce0sured for not giving
fuller and fairer, opportu-
nily of exhibiting their ploughs. Two
Efforts have In good faith been made 10 meet
.hrir wishes, but without success. Ihe
pubIc have right to be surprised at these
results. Other manufacturers would nave