The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-02-01


FaRMvILLE. 30th January, 1875
Editors of the Dispatch: csmehere from
Richmond. Captain Flournoy ran the tram!
on the Danyille road. and Captain Lasslter
ran the Southside train. They were oosn
roiite. and collected my fare ss though taey
regretted had to pay It az much rs ava.
There was legislator on board. / lacked
him sx to bis views upon the succession .te
the Lieutenant. & oyerpor's position. DE Old
not nan out worth cent. gave him good
advice. however. l told him not to elect
member Of the Legislature or any old poliu-
cal pipe-,ayer, but to give us representative
Young Virginiap. A man like Major john
Daniel. of Lynchburg, would suit every
BODY. This is fact. -. -
A. Bnrkeville ! did not see either John
Morton or Alpheus Boiling. 1sdid see two
Ire chickens, however. / had thought the
chicken tribe long since exhausted therea.
bouts. There Is good opening at Burke
Vile for bar. Those who pursue this use;
full branch of commercial enterprise at that
station are very nice gentlemen, but very
poor judges of whiskey. ! had been there
before, and suspecHng the whIskeyl called
for gin. 1t bad '.just given out" called
for apple. brandy. Answer ditto. as l am
determined man when start, consented
to take three frgers Of whiskey. ''Straigot
or mixed:" "Mixcd;; thank you, as much
as possible; can't burt it By mixing It," i
worried it down, and my conscience has
troubled me and my stomach reproached me
ever since. held 1t down until !. reached
Farmyiiie, when reproduced it, and had it
apalyzed by chemist. This process revealed
that 1t was q dis,illation from beggars lice
and Spanish needles mixed With bad water
and tobaccoiuice. Fifteen cents 8 drink Is
the price, With Mozis Addums, will never
more "mepd our drink" at the Junction.
On the Southsde train I met prominent
bsrkeeper OF Farmvile. He knew me, and
spoke to me, but took him for a dry goods
man instead of wetgrocer. Made bis &C.
ouaintance since my arrival. Polite man ;
good whiskey; price, ten cents.
A large number Of courteous colorcd per-
Sons met me at the train st FarmVllle, many
galuting me at once with, Marse John, let
the tote your trunk fractional currency
is popular with these fellow.citizens.) ana
there stood old aunt Peggy leaning on her
cane. looking as she did some thirty years
since. She goes for me Il" by, chile, where
YOU come from? Whar is you livin' now
Bless my soul, / nursed you, and nursed
your nanny before you Well. well, we'll !
/ is always glad to see de old stock comiL'
back to de old peigbborhood! How long
YOU gwine stay ?" &C., &c. The produc.
ton of u little fractional currency was inevl-
table. A little further on encountered q
middle-aged colored gentleman, who re-
marked, "Marse John, I Is glad TO see you.
/ bin wantin' to see you for long time
How old is you? want to know, SO l can
have 1t sot down in de Bible1" "What IS
that to your" / inquired. "Don't you
know" says he, "that you and me and Miss
Jenny are all the same years chillen! We
was all bornded nigh about the same moot,
and of you tell me how ole you is, know
z,ctly how ole l is" I gratiied him, as
am still proud Of my youth. ..!.sE -
The Changers bad their district meeting
here few days since, and doubtless &C.
cnmpished much towards saving the coun-
try.
I INQUIRED of one ian old schoolmate), who
was looking little detected, how the world
served him. and he replied that two heavy
calamities had befalen him the night before
that some one bad stolen his saddle.blanket,
and his wife bad presented him with another
girl-baby the same night. =
Quite an excitement stirred the town yes.
teruay and the day before on account of the
arrival Of newy.married couple from Anne
liza, the bride being quite a good-looking
white girl (of respectable family, we are
told,) and the groom black, greasy, vicious
looking, corn.teld negro. The latter is now
reposing in Cumberland county jail. The
formers conduct is accounted for on the
grounds Of lunacy.
The religious revival which commenced
here under the preaching of DR.. Rosser is
still quietly progressing. All denominations
unite in social worship day after day, and
much good has been accomplished
Rev. H. II. Halves Zone of Rchmond's
sons) has charge Of the Presbyterian church
at this place. He is most excellent preach-
er, devoted to bis work, and vastly popular.
His abors have been greatly blessed in build.
Ing up his church.
Continued rains and execrable roads have
afflicted this portion of the moral vineyard
for some days. To-day, however, dawns
brightly. Yours, &C., JOHANNES.