The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-09-11

| near Winchester, shipped this week ONT
hundred barrels OF his best family -four tt
the Centennial Exhibition at Philadelphia
The excnrsi0nists to Philadelphia got of
on time last Monday morning six hundred
and two visitors taking advantage Of the
low rates. From Winchester and vicinity
there were one hundred md thirty-nine,
besides some thirty others who purchased
fifteen-day tickets. IS.
The Good Teuplars ol Middletown-
through whose good efforts the sale OF red
eye0 has long since been prohibited within
the classic precincts of that Gent village
enjoyed themselves "pic-nickfng' on Sat
urday last. e 57.S. Z. y. 7 - 81
The annual religious services by our
Thinker friends were held Mt their church,
south OF Newtown, last Saturday and Sun
day. On Saturday evening their usual
Glove Feaeh" including the partaking of
lamb-soup, feet-washing, saluting each other
with the holy kiss, &C., the last-named ordi-
nance being confined to the male members
only. Their exercises were marked by
great solennity, and were attended, by
members from the adjoining counties and
the States OF Maryland and Pennsylvania
Manchester NeaeS.
We hope President Grant won't send
any trOopSt0 Virginia. The Conservatives
have reduced ballot-voting to such close
communion that they would increase their
majority by voting the soldiers. NorfotE
Day Book (RepubIican). f* -. =.
Mr.. John t. Casey, recently returned as
elected to the Office OF city sergeant, and
subsequently removed by Judge Garland,
has been appointed internal revenue gau-
ger for this (the Fifth district.-Lynchbarg
NeuS. '0.,s, ~
The United States practice-ship Constel-
.lation is now lying in Hampton Roads, hay
| ing returned from her regular summer
cruise with the cadet midshipmen. She will
return very shortly to Annapolis.
| The Juniata has been put out of commits
sion and placed in ordinary. Portsmouth
| Enterprise.
The Republicans OF this district talk OF
putting q candidate for Congress in the field.
Captain W. S. Lurty is spoken OF as the
probable nominee.
| The Changers of Rockingham will have a
demonstration in Harrisonburg Monday
| (to-day). Il,
The new Methodist church at Mt. Craw-
ford will be dedicated on Sunday the oath
instant.
The engineering corps of the Harrison
burg and Fredericksburg railroad have
passed this point, and are now nearly to the
mountains. a-t
We are glad to be able to state that the
| business OF the Valley railroad is increas-
ing, especially in passenger travel. On
Monday last not less than three hundred
passengers passed over this road.
| Mr.. James F. Lowman, of Bridgewater,
has been awarded the contract to furnish
cross-ties for the Washington, Cincinnati
and st. Louis railroad between Bridgewater
and Harrisonbug.-Ha rrisonburg Com
mon,ceaM. ..r
Dr.. Burgett declines accepting the call
rendered him by the Lexington Presbyte-
rian church. : ".'
Colonel NJ. Mcdonald has sold his farm
part Of the old Cameron estate-to DR.. G..
G. Dawson for upwards of fifty dollars per
acre. ..E
On Saturday and Sunday last minute
guns were fired from the Institute Hill as 4
mark Of respect for the memory Of faith
liam FL. Richardson. ~.
The arrangements which have been in
progress for some time to enable the corps
OF cadets to visit the Centennial Exposition
have about been completed. The corps will
leave here either the last OF September OF
1st OF October.
Plenty OF apples are on the uplands Of the
South Mountain and Blue Ridge this season.
Those sections produce very fine fruit, as
we'll rs the best OF tobacco; and the fruit
trees are more likely to escape the frost, a$
was the case this season. The accounts are
that the mountain orchards are full oil
apples-at the Ramsey farm not less than
fifteen hundred Lexington Ga
zette. 'ss ....--.. -. j..
The attendance at all Of the public
schools is larger than ut any preceding
term. ..... .. ... I ~
At meeting Of the Norfolk L. A. Blues
held last night Captain Samuel Hodges ten
dcred his resignation, which was accepted
We deeply regret to announce the deatl
Of Captain Samuel Drummond, highly
respected citizen, and one OF the oldest
members Of the Virginia Pilots Associa
! ton. The distressing event occurred at hi:
residence, No. 90 Bermuda street, last night
at Ills O'Clock, after an illness of seyera
months.
Calvin L. Gardener, the postmaster Of
Suffolk, was arrested yesterday and brought
to this city by Mr.. Isaac Myers, specia
agent OF the Post-Ofice Department, on the
charge OF embeZzlement OF post-office money
order funds. He had hearing before
United States Commissioner Barry, and was
held in the sum of $4,000 for his appearance
at the November term OF the United States
District Court. 1t appears that the accused
has been running behind his accounts FOL
several months, and when the special agent
called for settlement Ire could not produce
the amount (S1,0O0), and was unable to &C
count for its disappearance. The penalty il
a fine double the amount embezZeled or inn
prisonment not less than one OF more thar
five ears.-NorfoLt Landmark, 9th.
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