The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-11-28
Le,tcr from Petersburg.
rCorrcspoudeuce Of the Richmond Dispatch
~ 1879

The Farmers Council. of the proceedings
OF tho SESSIONS Of which | SEND You 'll
report elsewhere, will probably adjourn TO.
night, The session has been very pleasant
aud harmonious, and several papers have
hccn read hy committees ard by individual
members of Interest and real valuo. such,
for instance, were the reports of the Com
rn!ttce or To'sc~o, of which Major K. l..
Raghud, Of Halifax, was chairman that OF
tie Committee on Fertilizers, Of which the
nc ccmpIishcd Judge ". Fl. Mann, Of MOTTO
way, was chairman; and the speech Of Colo
mel Daniels, Of Richmond, on finance
The views Of tos lastnaned gentleman
in favor Ct q larger and moro liberal
volume Of national currency impressed the
Convention very forcibly and laVorably, ahd
i: is safe to soy TINT the sense Of the farmers
represented in the Council is adverse TO the
policy Of contraction. More money Is inc
need and the cry. There were other papers
which dc.cryc mention, and when maze
their impressions on ths Council, Of which
we may speak hereafter.
1t is admissible to make this comment on
the sessions of the Council: that in some
respects it disappointed the expectations OF
TIE public. Perhaps its course was wiSeSl
aud best, ly>lt it did rot take hold OF many
matter, supposed TO be prime occasions o
a!icyancc among their class. For Instance,
the report Of the Committee on TrnSporta'
ton touched giusery Oh the complaint:
Of the farmers, and 1t vas room
United, aud the committee finally dis
CHARGED, and 80 10 expression Of opinion wa:
elected with respect TO the subject. As K
tho oranges, also. the Councll bad nothing
| 10 sa,. although by vote it encouraged tht
organization of "cubs" among the farmers
may say, however, after pretty free dIs
course among the members in attendance.
that they are Of the most part in favor OF
the granges aud are disposed to encourage
their extension. Though they have not Il;
yet made any united move, the farmers seem
10 be disposed towards such n policy; and
the grailgos they seOm 10 Consider the best
and most available mcans Of such III organ
| iZatiOu.
Coloucl ". P. BurwclI. Of Richmond, ha:
also taken very prominent part IL the pro
ceedipgs, and exhibited 4 thorough acqualnt
| auce With all the principal questions thai
arose for nsideratiou-notanly ID matter:
If taxation and Gnanoc, In which Coone
Burwcl! showed UNUSUAL acquaintance will
| t1e figures and The principles OF the subjects
ThIre arc to-day but few matters Oh gene
| raj news 10 eport-U'dctc5t:
The Circuit Court--Judge Neisger pre-
i1urncd till Saturday. 1t is proc
able that Oil that dav will come up the cast
OF iue city AGAINST the Petersburg Railroad
Company for taxes il the amount OF So,O00
| the payme0t Of which the company Te5ist
on the grount; Of alleged exemptions in 1t:
charter. The city will DO represented BY
Judge Ou!a and Mr.. i. L. Watkins; tb'
COMPANY by Captain John Lyon.
TIE post,officc aud custom. house were
closed today in honor OF 1T Thanksgiving
Day" No olho7 notice Was paid to the occa
SOD, spd NOS: people seemed. Indeed. to for
get il. There vii DO DO suspension Of to;
papers Tomorrow, nor anything else Of tina
Kind.
The following Is the official statement o
DO PROGRAMME Of Rev. DR.. Allan Carr(i FAY
80 Lccil;sc s0uc errors have been made rs t
tho TINES Of BIS iccureS): wednesday, De
ccmuer 10Th. lecture at The First Gaptis
church en- the SUBJECT "t!oW 10 get On II
the wo:lI." December ILL. at the Academ,
OF Music, for The Petersburg poor, on tit
Scotch oveuaDtels." December 18Th, fol
.ho ruadag s:lo1l ard Dorc2s Socetv o
Highs ret Ncth dit Episcopal church, OF
Tie " -ld> Ter IA : o.. .uuuiy uoIulut'
3:rac4i23 al i4e First Baptist church; a
ii:A., 4: Nashiug tou.&:Gcct Methodist Epis
coral c.!tl.3n. Aouua!, December 18th
n Wa.,i1g;yM-5tract Methodist EriscopI
.lurch, on Inc subject, iiind, Muscle, ant
Money"
janus jenkins, charged with cuttins
JoLM G. Mc1A", at Ford'S de!6t, some
month, 40. was brought to-day bcfo RI
Judso Wc;.i!.er, il chambers, on "rlt OF
hQ1sQs corpus. Tho case vas heard and
by,! -!Ipiet! ii $500 which was given.
TIE loisst Ja.reit'5 takes Place ;o-nor'
row.
The TURNER'S Council has 30 far collect cd
5lOS-less than one-hai! OF the amount ne
c,a,Ary 10 Gttray It's expenses.
Tie ministers Of ihe city will hold meet
ing tonight 10 decide % some measures for
The relief Ct the poor; aud the liquor
dealers also will u1eat Tonight for purpose:
CONNECTED With tLelr business.
i little son Of Captain james Eobiucti
was -ercteiv bitten to-day BY dog belong
ns 10 hls father.
! Young maD, whose namo Is not aSocr
iailcy, was badly burned yesterday at Mr.
I. Il. Stewards " tie explosion OF eau o.
carbon spirits, with when h. was attempt
ing to li-l. u tire. RoBIS ADA1K.