The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-12-16
Ectscr from DallTillc.
Correspondence Of the RicaInond hispatch.i
N.run1r u Hncernhnr L.. 1872.

ICorrcspondeucc of the Eica!nond Dispatch.i
DASv!LLE, Va, December Is, 1872.
Your correspondent, hcin!; sore!y afflicted
with the cuc0sMcs Scj3tcnd', rises 10 ask
permission to relieve his etching" by
SCRATCHING q few lines for your columns.
Should the communication prove dry enough
to excite thirst in your readers, commend
them to the city Of Burkerile, en- the Dan
vile railroad, yCiepcd "thc junction" which
your correspondent viewed for four hour
while en- route TO this place, and where he
found population Of about five families md
eigtt bar-rooms. There is one very neat
country church., recently built. This Is sad
commentary (thc bar-rooms, not the churchl
on our modern civilization. One preacher,
discoursing monthly, can hardly counleract
the evil influence Of eight bars dispensing
daily to bis congregation.
Danville is an exceedingly fourishinS
town, improving daily in population and
trade. Tobacco is the staple here, and the
best quality in tue world can he oht:ined
to crafty the dcprarcd tate OF those who
chew when they choose. The population OF
the place Is now about 5000, and the lnhaDl-
tants cannot be surpassed i'll Virginia ior i'll
tc!ligeuce, refinement, and hospitality. Ot
course. no other State need contend for the
supremacy in these respects. The residences
of the people display urcarUhtec:uiTil taste
and beauty than we tllNc ever secn III Il town
OF equal size; that of Major ". T. Sulher-
lin, one Of the most prosperous and enter
prising citizens Of the Old Dominion, is in
many respects the h;ndSomc,t private rcs-
dvnce we have ever seen, and It's honored
proprietor diSpen.es there Il pfincc'y hos.
pitalty. Besides the Baptist, Episcopal, and
Presbyterian churches there being one OF
each), there are two excellent Methodist
churches now building, both OF which will
be finished i'll few months. The Methodist
church OH Main street, the erection CT which
is very largely due to- the generosity of
Major SuthcrliD, will, when completed, be
one Of the ncatest and most elegant church
ediiceS in Virginia.
Considerable wind prevailed here to-day,
and fwo-story frame building was blown
down. Two men were buried beneath the
fallen timbers, but fortunately were rescued
with only few slight bruises.
4 description Of Danville without men
ton OF it, ladies would be like the play of
Hamlet with the Prince OF Denmark omit
ted from It's characters. In beauty, grace, and
amiability, they are Unsurpassed By any who
cultivate the Grccian bend The arrange.
ment Of their back-hair gives TO Il Young
man the most perfect idea Of capillary
attraction" AS wives and daughters they
are all that could be desired; as sweet
heartS-Well, our hotel accommodations are
limited, and to prevent the depopulation Of
Richmond and other places by the sudden
emigration Of all Its beauX we shall close by
simply saying the girls here understand the
whole art of counting, from the first tender
eye.glanee to the final trembling "Yes."
FEDETTE.
N. B. Danvlle papers please copy, und
friends generally invited to attend the nur-
tials without further invitation, as "cards !"
are played out-usually. There is no iDten-
ton here to make game Of the deors.