The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-07-30

49, H-l
Nh" w.rEH-pOWER-N COLLEGE
,,.IEi~-poLlTICAL { X Ups
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. MEETINGS.
...,.,.onicucc al the Richmond nisratchl
FARMvnLLr, july %. 1873.
.r;n from Roanoke county to this place
,t. ordinarily but few points OF III
nuf | found il on saturday unusually
..ri The rain had cooird the amoS-
,[ and tho clrcanl coaches. smooth.run-
,..onh pleasant company, soon made us
~. ~, ,xrrrahlr breakfast for which we
,.ri our dollar
',t As,poma1rox depot our train was
.~,.j y, about three hundred and fifty
.,is,-.yhnol felix from the Liberty, New
,.n ,oa Courthouse sunday schools on an
',r>irn a. High bridge. the 'ranSpor,a-
, -, n,inr kindly furnished hy General Ma
49,. rr., nf charge. \ mCrricr, happier set
- ,-,r,l, yrr>. and could not resist the
,..,reitGn " accepting their kind invita-
,.n and .ninc to Join their delightful pic
,j}tran elegant dinner. spread under
~. ,ltr oaks. Hon. Thomas ). Bocock was
al r,.;. and made a graceful and earnest
..,,, IN The. course of which he paid a
4,,nr commitment IL General Malone,
,.., nr >al,t. had JauScd III the busy whirl
-,...,iur duties aud ordered the prepare
" r these coaches that these sunday
.r children might ENJOY this delightful
.n,>sen and picnic. There were ais" a
..y, remarks hv Il Richmond minister pre-
,r, Eut the chirl enjoyment TO the mite
Ks ,rc>,ut WAS the privilege "i roaming
.rr.r,' p The GROVES. gazing on the High
r..ti q. and "ridn.. on III" ears.
r,.uuiu., on The up train, made my
....,,.,i ,n the town OF Farmviilc. They
.... Tor This pretty little town 200 III
..-,tui, hui il covers ground sufficient Tor
.....a Iar1cr population, and contains some
.... attractive dwellings. with their large
..nl, and PRETTY gardens attached.
@..,n\ilir j. seventy miles southwest OF
i...aryr,,a At the head of hatieau navigation
.. tn,. Attenuation. Ii l. one OF the older
ANS %. IN, state. having been established
. r,,,> rn TN, property rt judith Randolph.
7. the Idrn tame il drew trade from Halt
.< IvurniHlr.. Charlotte. Nottowav. aud
,.,i nl ,mi,hrll WAS the fourth tobacco
..',Ll in ,r.iua, and employed about
....1 nf'..tJlX, each Of live 10 seven tons
.u,Fr IN IL constant trade with Peters.
.,a. I'm !s4a il had ten tobacco factories
,.t ,w1 Warehouses. Now il has twenty
u.. .,.hl,n factories. though two ware
....,> seem still enough 10 meet the wants
..,n, trade. The battcauX now rarely navi'
49,, ;Ar river. a the people find it more
..a}rni.nt tn >hip by " Billy Mahone'> fast
,f... Ii linz" albeit they sometimes grumblt
..,r,i.,t>arc higher than they could wish
tn. warcl.poWcr at farmvllc is very tine
.u.t ,l,. -No >aw.miii>. planning and turning
...H :lri lar.n flour-mil are hut the nuclcu:
.,,n..Hlr,j> and spindle> that it ought t
...
IT.. n,,,,l. seem very much interested il
,n..r.u ,.honl for Urls which IS to be open
49, n..r. IN rhe fall. under the presidency o
r,,. r,lI Whitehead. late OF the MurtreeS
....' r,,nelr COLLEGE. The citizens hay,
,.,r.tr,.rf ,,,nnotlintl> and very hand>om,
t.a.n.,. which they propose to turn over
:. r.r Virginia Conference, on condition
..t .l,y will maintain Il ir>t-caSS college
80. ,1,. ,i,ra,lnn ui Young ladir>. II i
..,rt.,,,l,. believed That under the able
...,....,n.,n; nf nr, Whitehead and his AZ.
,.iL,G,. ,h,. ,u,rrnris, will prove 4
..,l.,. ,i,r,,,.-,
nn,,l,,. and Prime, Edward county are
...,-, hom.I",>Iv under negro rule. Pas
.,,r-.rn. II the culorcd churches last night
..H .,ariu- some one rant,ng away,a friend
u.aark,d. THAT j. Ial. Branch. who vii
,ralrthN, ~, orr next representative in the
l..i.a,,ur,," And was told that the noto
.a.l. Yankee Allan" who is now Com
n...y.,lri,.- attorney. i, likely to he tn,