The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-08-17
VIRGINIA NEWS.
Ic,scr frDm Petersburg.
10, n.spnn,icncc OF The Richmond Dispatch.


PETERSBURG, August lG, 1872.
The Farmers Convention closed its session
I,I might. and adjourned TO meet in TINS city
~, The 9Th Of November next. The pro.
..-,nmc tor the evening was the delivery OF
IA address on peanuts by DR.. NJ. q. iinlt,oi
.,,,,yx county !: and notwithstanding inc
III ok looks of the skies and the hc:|!
nm which afterwards descended 'he
n,,!nr'> reputation brought out through
y ti.,. bad weather large "tehoat'e'
.,l.,adiu: a fcw ladies'. Those WI" came
,y,I no occasion 10 icrl dSal'Po'is''"'
,,.vrXri l,ilv their expectations may nave
l,..p o., the orator and ms effort. strange
l.,...,,. ihnir.h N:imlt> WCrr aciliiilI 'ohS'u-
,y,I IN maulr detail. anal the process o'
.,.,,;,. cultivation described WIN >rich'i'ic a'-
.n,,,y - mingled with these dry larii'u-
l.r. with na.lr> OF huulor. vii. ci"l'''l'c''
anal Al, ,,lnt,. that The speech was more Il
.,...g,. tt,lu any Of the convention. ne
..,Arr r,nrii,drd with an appeal to VIZ
.,i,,,> moi - desert their old mother III the
.,.ni. her distress and trial. hui /" throw
N ,!,.f,. ,,,l.., and hrart INTO the work
..,,n thea, t. do. and by faith, latlcncc, ana
persistent application accomplish thtlf own
rolihrlr : t.l,'- redemption.
Fin, ofIres. VA referred Ia committee
~. three, consisting If MrsNr>. Peter Holmes,
I,r. &. ". i4i@@-. and Major Il. l.. faGland.
TIN, ,l>ual resolutions "t thinks |" The
,.1tI,.n, for ilrir hospitality. The railroads.
nd ,l,, directors Of the Academy OF Music
r.,, ruSlti,., afforded. 10 the Speakers. Inc
,.,,,.. ETC.. were mlnplrd. In response /"
nm. resolution ct thanks Ia the chairman,
NIr. J., br}ia,-at,lr. Mh" vas temporarily III
mn. chair. mlur ala u.l.!G,ud >pcrrli ;" rcpclr
,,,,h ,.!ouII-nl beauty and refined GOOD lrrl-
IN .l> 10 !"ilina many hearers "l iiis di>ii'i-
arfi>hrd uncle.
>olhr Convention people have disappeared
ram The streets, and oar citizens llii>> !hr
,I1y tNci!rmcn! and pleasant, >orlaI inter-
,n,rr>r. II i hoped that the proceedings may
ii. Il1iitlil uI "r,rt GOOD. though il l. apl'rr-
,,,.p,lrl thnl the adiuuru,d SESSION "i III"
"-lnW November was perhaps unnecessary
ami ra, trn4 - destroy interest III the nc':'-
.;,u. which DEPENDS in SOME measure III lis
moi Lriu. 600 frequent and common.
TODAY MIS-. Ectiic Win:lirld, wife OF Key.
!. II. II. Mingled. rector "i -. raul :
Episcopal rhu,rli, peacefully hr"1thrd her
l,,!. ailrr bli,i illness. She was h'&hiI be-
h,yrd les Ill who knew her, and her loss VIII
n,,,.yrich lrst and mnurncd.
! h,, remains Of the late John q, llarvcll
we've ttcrr"i J.-dny hy the ApM'hEi't"N
Lodge. |. .. .. T.. Of which he WAS hicln-
n.r. Mr. liaryci was Il prominent mel
chant. = u"IunCr "i the linn al lihNcll y
Hubbard. amt vas highly respected.
The rain Gt> Lcru l"aN iit falling AL day
long. Il Va. Greatly needed, and has accom-
;li-hd -ryIl deal OF good.
There j. ,n Do \ mass meeting nl the on
>rr>aiiyc~ 81 l.uncnI'llr" on next c"lrt-day,
,iir SECOND Monday Ill September. for the
lullu,,>r II tMi:N IN. ihr nomination al Gree
Icy ana :;TsWr. Addresses viii hr delivered
Ly railalu Phil. Mckrnny, "t FmlnNillr
Hon. t. Is. Harris. Of MrckIrnhnr@. ant!
other ,,,lIlIar SPEAKERS.
I.ry. !. T.. liu,S"n pastor ~ the ;yrh'-
street l;u;1i>t chIlrc!,. has been conducting Il
series o. lr"irL'1rd meetings during tin"
,rtSi wrrl; ii Nj. Pleasant church, III Din
Widtir county. There have already been
tW"ut y-ri@ht arcc>S"n>.
hrGrrnlan Greeley and Brown Club here
j. one OF the most ardent and energetic or
.imzations cXtan;. Regular weekly meet
.ng- are held, and the proceedings attract
much interest
Another consignment Of 900 tons of rail
road iron Tor tie Atlantic. Mississippi ana
ohio Railroad Company has been received al
civ Pint. RUBIE ApAiE,