The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-09-07

UNSURPASSED crops that have, we may say
cumbete ed the Garth. 1t is grand year lof
the farmer. and it can be no less tor the STa-
zjer, Aud as their success lnSures that VI
the manufacturer We may look FOR season
If fairs that has bad no parallel at least since
the war.
A Good Man-Examples in Commerce.
The a,aiil OF The late JAMES DUNLOP DrihS'
10 mind interesting "reminiscences, WINCH
my be cdiryiGg, and which are highly INFER
estip~ certaiHlv tc all citizens beyond the
Middle are Of lie. JAMES DUNLOP was an
cygmple in the highest virtues OF commercial
as 1e was in these Of social life. de was
the very soul of horor. He could not pos
.i',Ig he a party to a transaction OF even doubt
ful character. Commerce could cot be dis
| credited or tainted by any act OF hs. I'm
ob:rusivc, even shrinking from any position
that brought him into prominence, he yet
stood with firmness invircibc in resistance
to everything that was inconsistent with the
| hi-he,t commercial honor ard the purcst
| morsls of social life. In bis death society
loses Il living example Of purity and virtue
that was Invaluable, and "hose prolougation
for the good OF that rising generation which
is 50 soon to assume all the >ponsioilitieS Of
life was mater OF public interest.
We point to Mr. DuHLoP's life with
e>pecil earncstGcSs ut time when cor
ruotinu stalks boldly Though the land
and when commercial integrity has by
cll>tom fallen so low that men are
taken by tie hani who have committed
acl> to which dcIth itself would have been
preferred By MIR. DusLor He preserved in
business thut fairness and honesty which was
so completely in harmony with the gentle
| ncs., charity, ard affection Of his private
life.
Bat with this we have not so much to DO.
We to. up the zen to pay tribute to COM
me;uial worth ut time when so much dis
tres and 50 much calamity are spread abroad
in the land from The disregard Of commercial
honor, which has become so very com
mon.
The house Of DUNLOP. ioscUgE & Co.
was vigorou. Tree, which spraDy from the
root 81 the highly respectable old firm OF
DUNLOP & Otis. II 1892 that old tirD,
which had maintained a spotlcss reputation
for long Yeas, was doing quiet and sue
ccssful business as auctionccrs ard colnail>-
siop-mclchants. About 1880 the house Of
MoSCuRE, Robson q pLEASANTs failed.
The senior partner was HEHRY W. M0SCCRE.
very cu!egprising young gentleman, WHO
was the active man ct the concern. Dir.
ROBINSON. Of the frD, was The late joins
RoBNsoN. the clerk Of the Superior Court
iloHcuRE, and EDwIN RoBltsoS, three very re-
pIarkablc .ptil---so very rclDaI kabe that it
has been sid that probably no other man in
Virginia could be remembered rs the father
OF three nicn 50 distinguished for talents and
energy. Mr.. PLEaSAGTs, the third partner, was
| FREDERICK PLEAsANTs, Il worthy gentleman,
who was bother Of the late ARCHIBALD
| PLEAsANTs, wcll.known as president OF the
Virginia Marine and Fire Insurance Com
pany. The future left hir. MoSCURE, man
OF ceaseless activity and enterprise, like
| tiger in a cuge. In searching about
for chanel for bis irfepressble en-
ergies he selected the house of DUNLOP
& OTIS, whose caution had kept their
business in restraint, and whose capital
was so excessively large compared with
their transactions. [How unlike these
times, when the very opposite is so often
the easel Assisted to liberal capital, he
was admitted to an interest in the firm,
and his enterp! isc soon made is impression.
Soon afterwards the venerable NATHASlAL
DuSLoP died, and his nephews, JAMES LUS-
Eop and THOMAS W. McCANCE, succeeded to
his interest. ASA OTIs, then advanced in
lie, retired and went to reside in New
London, Conn, where he is, We understand,
still living, upwards Of eighty years Of age.
The new firm commenced career Of sue
cess very renal kuDle. MIR. MoNCCRE was
full Of activity aud enterprise. His partners
were brought up in the school of strict COM
mercial honor and prudence, and knew we'll
how TO keep within the rules Of safety amidst
the temptations to adventure. We mean not
to ref CT on the memory Of Mr. MoNcURE.
He was man Of the stricteSt integrity as
we'll rs most enterprisirg spirit. He at once
was entrusted with The interests Of the house
in the sugar growing districts, and showed
bis activity and judgment by the rapid in
crease of the business Of bis firm.
The co-partner>hip was formed in about
1884. In 1887 came fearful crash, which
fell heavily upon Riclmond. Besides being
4 general sufferer she was the victim Of spe-
ciaI adversely. There was then in New York
the house of JosSpHs, which went from
Richmond. 1t had made u great dea! Of mo-
ney, and entered largely 10 speculation. It's
good name here led to kind Of kiting that
fell heavily on Richmond merchants. The
drafts of the JosEPus we're endorsed for a
commission aud discounted here freely. No.
| body seems to have suspected them. When
the crash came, some OF the Leading houses
were caught upon larg+ amounts of this kited
paper. The late JOSEPH MARX, the GwArH-
MEYs, LANCASTER, DESBY Il Co., JOHN II. Eu.
STAGE, aud Others, were heavily involved. The
GwATHMEYs, most excellent gentlemen, never
did fairly recover from their misfortune. LAM
CASTER, DENNY & Co. mad led the business OF
aucsIoneers 10 the grocery trade. They
would display at one sale hun dreds OF bar.
rels OF sugar, molasses, and other articles in
the grocery line. They, too, were crippled