The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-05-02

Norfolk on the Morovian, passed through
mere yesterday, going West.
ROBIN ADAIR.
E.cifer from Nelson.
Correspondence OF the Richmond Dispatch.
ALTON DEr0r, May l. 1872.
We had several iroSts last week, but they
did not injurc the fruit crop AS far ms / could
learn, and if nothing happens to it there will
Dc M abundance this year. The wheat is
generally looking very well. and the farmers
anticipate IN abundant crop. the most OF
our farmers are done planting corn. We
have no! had any rain for several weeks to
do any good. and if we do not Get some soon
think the oat crop will be very short.
There is & quantity Of stealing going on in
the country. The rogues have visited many
neat and corn-houscs and gone away heavily
laden.
We have had several very warm days in
April. NELSON.
The CHESAPEAKE AND Ono RAILROAD
Whilst We are Tuning and worrying over Il
road up the valley, this mighty corporation
pursueS the "evcn tenor of lis way" silently
md surely, just upon our borders. The
Chesapeake and Ohio railroad is destined to
De one OF or greatest thoroughiareS in the
country, and bids fair to do more for Fir-
-ini;l than any other enterprise ever under
:uken in the state. Already it is throwing
out lis fcclerS and feeders in all directions il
he great West, and the time is close at hand
when the produce Of that fertile region will.
ind an outlet on our shores. All its AZ
engagements and appointments are upon i
most perfect system. Every employee OF
the company, from the highest to the lowest,
by al admirable system OF promotion, Is
fully identified With il. and is made to
st.cl himself part Of the company. Nothing
but yollnr. active. and honest men are ap'
pointed to positions. and no one Is dismissed
without fragrant derc!ction of duty. When
-, vacancy is to br TILED, Il suitable nG,n is
selected from tile list OF the employees and
promoted 10 the place. SO every one con-
ncctcd with ii is eligible to the best places,
| provided hc has the capacity and has proved
faithful in the place he held. The system
offers 4 premium to flithfllncSS and care IN
every department, and not only secures adj
ralllawcs TO the company, but safety of life
and property to those who patronize it. With
such an organization success is not doubtful.
Rochbridye citizen.
TlRE.-Ahout > o'clock yesterday after
| noon, the house corner Of SEVENTH and def
;rrson streets, owned by Mr.. Michael Boyle,
| and occupied by him rs 4 grocery and Elmiiy
| residence. was discovered to be on fire. The
alarm was given, and the fiTcmen were
promptly on the spot, and succeeded i'll check
| ing the flames before the building was en-
tirclv consumed. The damage to the build
| inc is estimated ut about S4OU, which Is fully
| covered by insurance in one of the companies
| of which Major Otey is the agent. The loss
| of Mr.. Boyle on his stock and furniture is
| small. and is also, we believe, insured. The
| lire broke out in the roof on the inside of the
house, but what caused il Mr. Boyle Is entire
~ unable 10 imagine IL there had been no IRE
IN that part OF the house during the day, and
none in part OF the building for tW" hours or
more preceding the bursting out OF the
lamcs.-Lynch1urg Ncrs.
Az ALARM OF FIRE GIVEN By a D0G.-One
night last week the house of the Misses BaX-
ter was saved by the timely alarm given by Il
dog on the premises. 1t seems that ashes
had been thrown ont during the day, ana
the fire kinded during the night, caught the
renee, and soon would have communicated
with the buildings The dog was heard to
he making an unusual noise, which was
needed by the inmates of the house, and the
lire was discovered and put out Rockdrtdge
Citizen.
4 ROMANTIC MARRlAGE.-A romantic mar
raua WAS celebrated 1T the residence Of the
Rev. Dr.. Barten, in this city, Monday even
ing. A Young English lady who had crossed
the ocean to meet her lover was united to the
man of her choice in the presence OF few
witnesses. She was one Of the passengers on
the steamer MorYian, which arrived here
Monday morning. Several months ago her
lover came TO America to seek his fortune.
Landing AT Norfolk he went on to Richmond,
where he readily obtained employment as i
stone-cutter. When he saw he had pros
pact Of steady employment he wrote to his
bctrothed bride TO come over; and she, win
that faith that only woman has, left frlendS
and home and came TO the arms OF her lover.
He had been waiting here for two weeks for
the steamer, and lost no time i'll making the
faithful trusting girl his wife. The happy
pair left for Richmond yesterday morning.
Norfolk Journal.
A HUGE Truck FARM Among the sue
crsslu truckers in the vicinity of Norfolk
are Messrs. j. X. Young, Dr., d CO., about
one and Il half miles from the centre of the
business portion Of the city. These gentle
men have now fifty acres i'll strawberries
and seven or eight acres in radishes. They
nave also large orchard of peach trees.
seventy thousand quarts of strawberries
were picked last year, and they expect TO
pick about $4,000 quarts the present sea,
son. We are informed that they employed
between 400 and 800 hands per day during
the busy season last year. Last saturoa!
they employed 175 hands, and 200 on MON
day. Mr. j. X. Young informs us that nc
| sowed 100 pounds of radist seed this spring
Norfolk Journal
A New SOURCE OF Observation-Disclosures
of coal, such us to warrant the hope OF a
large vein of an article so Indispensable TO
the comfort of man and the progress OF the
mineral and manufacturing interests OF the
country, have recently been discovered l, by
Mr., Calvin p. Short on small tract 81 iana
which he lately purchased of Major Cassell,
living about four or five miles north OF Wgthe,
Vile, and but short distance from the S 1ae
Peppers Ferry road. An agreement atws nas
Mr.. Short and DR.. I. p. Hoyt by which the
latter Is to be at the expense OF developing