The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-08-23
THE BUFFALO LITHIA.
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch
a.r.. - BUFFALO LTHTA SPRINGS, J

lick Il .-..r., - BUFFALO LTrHIA SPRINGS,
,.-" August 81, 1878.
The wonderfully curative powers of these
waters are being each day attested by the
visitors here. To many it is indeed ga
fountain OF health.'' They are living epis-
ties of its great efficacy in removing many
forms or disease. The blind are not, it is
true, made TO see, nor the deaf to hear, but
the halt and lame are literally made TO walk
under its wondrous influence. Only lew
weeks since gentleman came here Whom
rheumatism had so racked that he was ut
terly unable to walk, or to sit down or to
rise up-even to move muscle gave in
tensest pain-who, after the use OF the wa
tiers for q very short time, was so far relieved.
as to be enabled to move about. Improve
ment, once begun, was so rapid that to-day
he is almost as active as he ever was, and
rejoicing in his strength.
Equally as remarkable, if not more so,
was the case Of Miss F., advertised IN your
paper very recently, / saw her this morn
ing moving over the lawn with rs much
ease, apparently, as any one on 1t. More
remarkable still. several cures OF persons
who were paraIyzed have recently been
reported, as also its efficacy in relieving
many kinds OF cutaneous disease.
The company here now is very pleasant.
It seems to be favorite resort for minis
tiers. There are now four here, and very
short time since there were nine. Amongst
the arrivals last night were Hon. Willis Z.
Bocock, OF Alabama, formerly Attorney
General OF this State, and Judge Joseph
Christian, OF the Court OF Appeals OF Vlr-
pinia. with their ladies. Judge A. d. Dick
inson, with bis family, will be here tonight:
These. with Major Elder. Of Staunton, and
| CAPTAIN Coke, Of your city. will make the
legal fraternity outnumber the preachers
now here.
The weather hercabout has been very
warm and oppressive for many days, but
our thermometers do not register as high q
degree OF temperature as l see that you
daily record in Richmond. The rains i'll
| this section OF the State have been very par
tial. One planter told me last night that
| the ground on his farm had not been wet
two inches deep since his tobacco was
planted. Another, living within few
miles, said he had not suffered for rain at
all. That, however, is the exception, Tor II
has been very dry-an old resident saying,
| "the dryest season since 1885," NotWltll-
standing this, much OF the tobacco-for
which crop this county is so famous--is
looking well, and il is conjectIred that,
DESPITE the smaller area planted, rather
more than half the usual crop will be gath
cred. Corn, too, especially on the river
bottoms, is looking well, though some high
land fields will produce nothing.
l hear but little Of the Greenback move
ment, which is said to have so large 4 fol-
lowing in this county, and aCl disposed TO
| think that they are mainly confined to the
locality near where the meeting was held.
When / hear about them talking OF the
abundance OF money that will be put
afloat, am reminded OF all anecdote lately
recited to me !: There was an old gentleman
living in one OF the border counties who
was in the habit Of making yearly visits OF
business to Weldon. 1t happened that one
of these visits occurred in the fall OF 1892
7 think, the time Of the wonderful display
OF shooting stars OF that year. On his return
his friends and neighbors were giving him
accounts OF the extraordinary phenomenon.
he listened patiently until all had got
through, when he said: BOYS, you amt
seen nothing. When / left Weldon they
was knee-dccp." So l sometimes think
that tins will be the result with most OF US.
We will never catch one more OF them than
we do now, but we will hear wonderful ac-
counts OF their being 'knce-dcep. at
other and distant points. W.