The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-04-13
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'r-'''"., ,, FROM ACCoHAC.

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.,,,rr-FAELY SErTltEMHNi-
1 y.>:'H> ' S OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
1 w. rnr,,,,,u<e-GENEHAh rkosrhkaaa r,
1 ..H--'"., ,.,,.n.. CuNVENTloN OF THE
:; N.Y. Observation-Disclosures LSS-
r''NN.. >rrTo MURDERED BY A
r, E'-''''. ~. vrxDSKER PURSUED.
,., ,,,oM,C COUNTY, A"
t>'>''' Aprit s, 1874. J
;,c. moi often hear from tins
las ,,,, ate. and OF It's many ~ AZ 10
... a. ..T -, ;hr many sttract'ehS oi .ue
H5'' -, >,t-r. III which / nave oee'' '''-
.A.>..''.. ,r,.-s. days past. ,~,,
r. ''' ,...,.5r> Of Accomac ana N'tth-
i1s 'Na q7c divided from the rest OF
sa,,",' -, -, &r2sd waters OF the ChcS',
;.r IS - o,,c among the earliest Se'lied
vr:,. '",l \.-..n,s. aud probably retsih
,@"". .4a Dominion As she WASH
"'7' a. ,.,, 49,, s>> than any other portion OF
Pr !" TN were originally called "ac.
Il. >',. .u,, constituted one al the eignt
''.'. -. Nivslnia was originally dl-
NC W .trf''
'..'',v .r,, ,,.S. the name was changed to
j.. '' .,,,,.n,. and ii 1872 the county OF
>....". ,,,!,.r, " ais name was derived from
49," ~ w.. AIS residing hcre) was cut OF.
So w. -. 40 la;lc> long and ten wide.
-. i.ace.ri with numerous creeks ana
49,. w1cA .:'o;d very fine h>h'he' oyster
- ~, ,,,, j. dead level. very easily cult
80, ~: Ga;:r productive. 1t sells rcaoi-
VICE. u: ac county, for nom S3o 10
-" $500, III, roads are magnificent, and
r>.,.,, ' very fast trotterS. have
~. ...n = Ias@y "tockawayS," {" car
~. .,,h. ,,.., IL all thcm). As they have
- i ! .aa>jde3ed nothing TO make
-. -, ~ .>,,, IN miles per hour in one Of
~. .a.ll:v Of locomotion doubtless
- ........., ,oEas..:y among the people and
.....i.y = >:flnScrS: certainty have
.,,,,.5 = e virtues Of the Old Domin-
-. -, ,,,,-r :,..y exercise anywhere than
- tie n,Gru tines wheat. corn, oats, &C.,
-, go STABLES III this county, and they
..,... mise. e i considerable extent. But
e, ...,.', arr now turning their attention
-. - Irvit< aud truck" Of every de-
.,~,,,.,r sei.a th,.y md much more pront'
Sw.a, rot4;uy> grow here in great aound
.~,. .ni O: Tx finest quality, aud 1t Is nc
,.a,nn,,lou .Ain- for a small farmer TO cleal
(, trlt = season from his potato crop. Melon,
'.-ry r such Quantities that the people mo-
,.'..~.s.abc - ICED them to their hogs anG
80. and ,..,; .ttaiu the largest size otten
vas,..in. from - % - pounds each. Pears
-..r9,>. straw ferries. and other fruits attain
"a. ,srfcc::9". and will be still more
T-5&.1Sr WEN the projected railroad
i,...a Il 10 rl!; through the entire length o
-. >ar-." Shall lie completed, and thu:
-.ys ,1rla easy communication With New
81. >o,u.. i,.,s VI the extent OF this truck
.~,,l.. b f,-Gcd from the statement tina
.~ ,i- season ;,u large vessels. besides two
,.,,i.oat>. ,ly regularly between Onancoei
-; tI.,imor.. and frequently carry, beside:
,.,ea- vegetables fruits. Sc.l AS many rs LOU
t.!,-r.> II potatoes IN one day.
All = tits me immense quantities anC
f.e gg..ltv o. the oysters and n>h OF TIE
,r aa! ocean shores, and Il will be seer
:.a: cps>c coed ;,ropie have plenty to ilvt
.. a,.d to spare. Il heard of one Skilfu
.a.;.r who -. >"l>on made $500 on th'
"..r,, ,!nad l!vEr which he caught Will
hos sud G&r.I lnG"ed. | was fully pre-
,a-tG. i-uM what | saw and heard, to be
..~T,. :se >ii'cI~:i Of one o! the most intel
a.e.- Ard rt.i.,.% citizens, that Accomac Is
I,,y. perhaps. 4" most prosperous county
L. lie state.
ur.ncych i lie largest town on "th'
>.,.r." and i .a.ily increasing IN popuia
- and pro>;c.i:v. Il is the busiest look
90 ;,.ac" when liz steamer arrives that ONT
y.."@ secs.
lt.,r iu-: a:'.udcd at Drummondtowr
a. ,&trrdiu-iy ..casaDt meeting OF tue sun
49, ,&gci Convection Of the Accomac Bap
l., A.-o,iAi on. composed OF delegates from
tG..l..l.cA.> auG sunday Schools OF the two
gyu..>.
:; ..-n congregation were in attendance
,r. .. ". Robertson. Rev. J. l.. Lodge
:..,. l.. 4. byrue, and Rev. Robert VII
.4&.,.u. rad very admirable papers Oh
- .r relation If the Pastor and the Church
- til. SUNDAY ,ehnol.' What to teach ant
bow 10 tcaca Il. - The object and aim o
;ar sunday >eu,Gl in the present age" ant
E.crfs 10 DC A,qit.ed ia the Sunday-schoo
VOL.
Tn. singing was very fine, and the discus
y - N~tc !i>iJacQ TO with apparent interes
= IL, ,cpplc. \ collection was taken VI
- t. Virginia Baptist Sunday-School ana
l. r'r E-ard.
w. !Ic,f ri tie other night at lecture
i HrancorE. io7 the benefit Of the Baptls
!r,--"Ga-- !Iud. and it being so lnclcnen
INA! ~, o.. il hichmond would have turn
60 out 10 r!"',ing OF any kind, l was yer,
IGCrn SURPRISED 10 lind good audience pre-
s.!L il.L 10 learn tia. some Of them cam
el-at or nine Inil"s lpat dark, rainy night.
:!Air Just learned Of a murder COMMITTED
q L""is'- store, IL tGi. county, on Monday
II lens lhH. s large number of negroe
Nc.r "on5rc@ated there for their Easter holl
Gay, and were drinking and carOu>iny whel
$50 ~ them. named pruc,t and Pete Lewis
"lt MO fight. Lewis seized boat oar
L"'o"-itS 10 II vAitc man named VILLAS
LanS'VTc, ma broke it over PIuctt's head
1I!> 20 tnrag.I Langford that he took
P'"c" II ;be broken oar and dealt Pete Levi
81 >"'rlc blow that he crushed bis skull
anu E'ttd him almost instantly. Lansfor(
MACE his escape 10 one Of the islands, and
la:ty was 10 pursuit Of him at our latest ad
VEG. FiAToa.
E@tier from Stanton.
iCJrrroponJcnce OF The Richmond Dispatch.l
iN'f'T!IATIuS * COLONEL J. F. STRoTEEl
!.TO T!Ig CASE OF THE CONVICT JOSEPH Will