The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-07-05
VIRGINI 4 NEWS,
!. I.ester from enc Nors.her1, Neess.

VIRG1NT2s S J,
Lcsser from the Norshern Meek.
So Correspondence at lilo RIcIpnand Dispatch
FaRRHasa, RtcHMoSp iItUNTY, July 1872
! The inhabitants Of our Peninsula fre al
! this time anticipating quite n series Of Iii,
tcrest!ng events among which may he men.
toned the approaching annual session oil the
Rapmhannoek Associations, at CHAN church;
| in Northumberland county, which will com.
nience its session the hast day of duly, In
4 slant; and on the 9th of the si,ue.fT under-
stand the Rev. Or. Curry will deliver the
Grafton ut Lancaster Courthouse on, the ocss,:
sion Of tho unveiling OF the monument erected
| by. the pinisewOrthy and patriotic efforts o.
the ladies' OF Lancaster county to cOmnicmo-
rate and perpetuatc the memory of the brave
soldiers of that county who sacrificed their
| lives upon their eountry's altar in "a cause
they honestly believed to he the cause OF
honor and of patriotism. Our citizens are
participating q rare treat from DIR. Curry on
the occasion, ia 5.f y, al.
! 1t Is understood that the cornerstone OF
the above monument will be laid on. the
10Th OF july with appropriate Masonic ccrc-
monies, and that OH The 18th the COM
municants and friends of The Episcopal
! Church in Richmond county will hold u fair
in the old church cdificc, ut the village of
.Farnham Church, for tho purpose of, niising
funds to repair the building, which, sup
pose, has remained in this ancient village
from the colonial Days Of Virginia, and as
one Of the links connecting the present with
the past, our citizens generally feel an inter-
est in preserving. If substantially repaired,
|
of the past for generations to come.
| The present current or events in the North
ern Neck Of Virginia is, to rejecting minds
that arc capable of adapting themselves to
the "ncw order Of things" suspicious of
better days. Foreigners and capitalists are
beginning to see the superior natura! adyan-
| tagcs of this section of Virginia.. The fer
tility and productiycncsS Of the soil, its
proximity to some of the best markets of the
country its genial climate, its beautiful
scenery, and the social and hospitable dispo-
sifion OF tho inhabitants, all combine to rem
der it one of tho most attractive regions
south of the Potomac. - in
| At this time rare inducements are being
offered Ivy our citizens in the sale of valuable
lands, induced mainly by the lack of avail
able labor and capital. ls tj,H
! a party of gentlemen from the North has
lately visited this region for the purpose Of
viewing its;natt.rll advantages, one OF whom
q native of Denmark, purchased the estate OH
the Rappahannock known as Mildcn Hall,
consisting of six hundred acres, on which
| there Is iii excellent wharf, at which two
| steamers from Baltimore touch, each, twice q
| week besides, large, new. and conlniodious
storehouse and other valuable improvements
| This estate was purchased for the small sum
| of seUen thousand dollars, and there are
| other valuable estates in the vicinity offered
equally low. s ''.i a-sa. .2.E' r..
AS suppose it would be scarcely pardon.
| able to write Il letter for the Dispatch at this
time without saying something of politics, ]
will simply remark that your bold and out
spoken advocacy Of Mr.. Greeley since his
nomination by the Cincinnati Convention
has met with the cortlial and hearty approval
of the Conservatives Of this section. '5..'..
| Notwithstanding the. opprobrium sought
to be heaped upon his name by those melted
by interest or prejudice to. do so, many OF
our beSt-informcd citizens believe that the
philosopher of the white hat" possesses
| peculiar qualifications for the presidency il
| the present crisis of public allairs. They
believe the time has arrived when we should
have President Of the people, and not Of ;
| when he is elected upon strictly part,
grounds.
The Conservatives of this congressional
| district have bright galaxy of l,onorcC
! names presented for their consideration u,
the respective friends of cach as candidate:
for Congress. subject TO IL nominating con
vcntiOn, among whom are the Hon. Jehf
| Ciitchcr, General II. l.. Il. Bealc. and Rev
| w. ". Walker. of WcStmoreland: Hon. f.
M. Brayton. of SpotSylvania; Hon. Il. l.
| Montague. of MiddeScX; and Hon. b. B
Douglass, of King William. Here we have
the urhanc, able, aud upright Critcler; Tho
Roman lirlnuess aud virtues i'll Bcale; ant
in W. w. Walker, the brilliant and ablt
orator. whose arniur is always bSi"ht anC
ready .irt about his loius, ever Ietdy to pre-
sent 10 the foe IN unWarering front; th'
chyalrous BraXton; the able, experienced
and wcll-tried Montague; and that veteran
and soul Of chiyalry b. b. Douglass, of Kim
William. rl.,.. ;,,. .. ,..,a-
Who will obtain the high honor Of th'
nomination in this array OF talent and intel
cct will be the task Of the contemplated
convention impartialy to determine. L.
HARvIsT.-The wheat harvest Is nov
about over in this county, and tho yield i
something better than was cXpcctcua monti
ago. The river lands have produced as fin
a crop as ever was known--indeed, we hay
heard it said some fields will yield owe
: twenty bushels to the acrc-but away from
the river lands the yield will average some
thing like five or six bushels TO the acre. s.
we have been info rned.- Clarke Courier.
THH MOST or OUR FARMERS are apout through
with their wheat harvest, and Weare glad t,
hear from all quarters the most favorable nc
counts CT The yield. Although FILLING fl
, short of bat 1t should have been, the yielt
and qualitylof the grain turns out so lnIicl
better than was generally expected tina
everybody is satisfied. The fine rains of tn
past fortnight and the succeeding hot SUI
have given such III impetus TO the growing
corn That the crop promises to be much bel
ter than usual. The oats, like the wheat
: though short, arc well filled. The grass, how
ever, is Il dead Misunderstanding Mirror. d
Our farmers are generally done harvesting
The yield of wheat is much better than wa
expected 4 short time ago. Taking tn
quality into consideration, tho yield is full
equal 70 that of last year. Shenandoah Hei
AID. .s..r.-r.
4 fs'H THE TURF.
TIE GREAT RACE AT LONG BRANGH--Tlll
CONTEST BETWEEN BASsETT AND LONG
FELLOW. ss~,..ss. ..,.. !.
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