The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-10-13

Correspondence of The Richmond Dispatch

|
WyTHtvILLE, VA, October II, 1871.
| 4 threatening day has developed into a
| dismal rain. The faces Of the thousand
visitors grow long rs the trottiuc-traek
| grows heavy. Iet the day has passed away
| with great GCl0t, even though the rain dis
l appointS tbs joyous expectations Of the
| thron3> who have come up to the grea.
Fair.
| An exhibitor who has visited all the fairs.
/ and has dealt in fine blooded cattle, SAYS
| that no such show Of fine and pure stock
has ever been made III this country. And
even Epgl>hmcn who were upon the
! grounds said that no such exhibition had
| they ever seen even in "Old England"
The first day is always appropriated to the
exhibition of cattle, blo1dcd and grade,
! out The continued and heavy rains have
interrupted 1.-the exhibition Of the day.
We note the following entries and pre-
miupls for hi oded stock:
Bulls. four years and over, four entries ::
First prclulum, Joe Johnson, owned by
II. <. kcut, Pulaski county. Nn. {; second
premium. Second Earl Of oxford, owned
ht j. [. Cuwan, montgomery county, Va.
iprCc years and over First premium,
AadIcal, owned by Major james NJ. Byars,
Washington county, Va: second premium,
! Dexter, owned ~ Juhu T.. Savers. Sr.,
'
| ii;c entries First premium, Father Ahra-
| tam, owned hv =. L. Coffin, Muiskirk.
| fti. : S.coud premium, Star Duke, Owned
| hy +. GraySon, BLAND county, Va. One
| >cll and over. i've entries First premium.
Nmtn Duke Of Louuoun, owned by Colonel
| {. =. Smith, Russell county, Va; second
! premium. Stnncwall jackson. owned by $.
! ", Fulton, GraySon county, Va.
| Calves, twelve entries (Spendid show) ::
7 q Il
| j. i. savers. ST.. Wythc county. Va. Sc
| cond premium, Fourth Duke of Ononda-
qua. owned hy G. W. Palmer. Smyth coun-
tty, Va.
| b. sides these premium! bnll> we would
| i'll ngiun the following very fine animals:
OF first cias-. Ualc's Duke of Airdue, CUc-
| pcnhaver's Bob Ridley; OF second class,
| toliin's Sixth Earl Of oxford, d. :. Poircc's
Bourbon Duke, Major William ". Bent
| ley's X. l.. Lee ot fourth class, Two AMI
mails owned by Hale and j. L. Savers, ST.,
| 1.-THE names or which your correspondent
| did not get ) and Turk, owned by +. Gray
| son.
Bioodcd COWS, four years and over. nine
| entries. Magnificent exhibition Five Of
| these animals were shown by Mr.. Coffin, OF
| Maryland two by Mr.. Palmer, of Snyth,
aud TWO by Nj. j. Il. Savers, Sr., of Wythe.
1t WAS while the judges were evidently
hcSitating III awarding the premiums that
Old Engllnd was heard TO bear her tcsti-
mnny. as referred to above.
First premium, Masterpiece, owned by
c. +. Coffin, Muiykirk, Nd. second pre-
| m I'm, RoHcna. owned by &. L. Coffin.
Muirkirk, Md.
| Three years and over, five entries: First
premium, Mile Second, owned by q. W.
Palmer. Smyth county, Va; second pre-
MUM, Garnet, owned bg ID. G, Kent. III
laslli county, Va.
| In our chroniclino the extraordinary Sue
cess Of the exhibition to-day We had almost
| forgotten to note tho exceedingly graceful
ard appropriate address of welcome and
CONGRATULATIONS delivered 10y David ;.
Pierce, ESD, Of Wythyille, one Of the most
brilliant Of the attorneys oil southwest
Virginia. IL.
NORFOLK AND GREAT WESTERN RAIL.
Observation-Disclosures has been received
which leads us to infer that the ncS1tla-
tons concerning the Norfolk and Great
Western railroad have been at last brought
| TO sue cesslul conclusion. On saturday
| Colonel Flournov, the president OF the conf
nany. sent telegram from New York to
Mr.. galley, the treasurer, at Danville, lndl-
eating that the contract had been closed,
and instructlng him TO call meeting OF the
Stockholders Of the company ana Oh the
directory at the office in this place on the
10Th OF october. We, of course, can Only
surmise the object OF this meeting. Nesup-
nose it is desired inst the negotiations maze
| by the President shall be confirmed by the
directors and stockholders.
OF the details Of the contract we haVe
heard nothing. Colonel Flournoy has judi
cjously kent the whole matter to himself
until the proper time shall arrive for The
| proceeding TO be made public. la few
la,s. DOUBTLESS, those Interested in this lm-
poltnut project will be apprised OF the
character of the arrangement entered INTO,
which we trust will not only prove satl>-
factory to all concerned, but insure the
rarIy commencement Of the work OIL TIC
| line OF the road -DanUiHe Register.
II is ,ynccted that the railroad from
Greensboro to Salem (abouL thirty niles
" Ii be completed by the 1st Of July,
1872. The RlctmoEu and Dauvilie Com
many. who Lately made 4 contract for The
work. agreed 10 pay the debts OF the COM
many and Law down the rails. the grading
being about finished.-UanuHe Register,
TIE RICHMOND NoAINEEs.--For the SEN
atoriaI district Of Richmond city ana Her
rico we have the names Of Colonel Thomas
II. Wynpr, Colonel j. X. Connolly, ana a.
~. Holllu3N. 4 OT TIC AloueC w A'''I9.'
lion. Il. Il. Daniel, cld1 ttna ct UeneTd6,tc
nomcn, heads the list, of whom the DIS.
patch lilly remarks: g He was among the
foremost men in Virginia when she boasted
much OF her learned and talented and hon
orcd sons" w. S. Gilman. from whom our
people had the pleasure Of hearing a capt.
tai speech in The Walker campaign, is also
on the ticket, having been comphmentcd
with unanimous nomination on tue first
ballot. Lovenstein. Dooley, and Brown
comulete the Richmond lst--ali good men
and true.- Winchester Times.
NoM1sATIoS OF Il. I. DANIEL, ESQ
.Ju,ipe Meredith having declined to accept
| The nomination for the House OF Delegates
| from richmond, for the reason that ne held
the office Of comnonwea Ids,a Aatgsdsy LAST st
Thursday and supplied the vacancy In the
ticket by the unanimous nomination OF r;
T. Daniel Esq. A better selection coulu
! not have been made. no name Is o'''s'