The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-02-10
PRINCE EDWARD.

FARMvILLE COAL MGNES-SCNAC MILL
BUCKINGHAM GOLD MINES-WmTE hurley
AND COTTON-HITCH ~ THE HENKEL BILL
LECTURE-GE KNOWLEDGE.
Correspondence of the Richmond Displtch.l
FARMvILLE, February :, 1881.
1t is rumOred on Change to-day that
f0ur-mOntbs' option sale has been made OF
the FarmvIllc coal mines at satisfactory
figures. The higbcOntracting parties were
the very worthy president, J. Il. Wilson, OF
The coal company, and MessrS. Whitehead
a Dunlap, OF Amherst. These Last gentle
men are reported to represent themselves
and other very large mineral firms at home
aud abroad. They will within the four
months, it il understood, send Il scientific
expert TO make explorations and eXdmina-
tons. II at the end OF the option the sale
il perfected, a large force will be put to
work in raising coal. We notice very hon.
Orable mention made 10y some OF your con-
tempOrarics, and notably by the amherst
Ne,c Era, Of the enterprise OF these gentle
men and of the success attending their iron
operations on and near James river. Their
advent to Farmvlle will be hailed with no
ordinary amount OF qualification.
A new sumac.mill, run by >team-pOwer
from new engine TO be bought, il i un-
dclstoOd, will be in operation in time for
the coming season.
The introduction OF new and large
steam.cuglne at the Buckingham gold.
mines, with additions OF new buildings for
operatives and for other uses OF the com
pany, indicate confidence in increased reve.
nues from their much-enlarged operations.
A street rUmOr is current that 4 aIfintercsf
IN these gold mines has been recently sold in
England.
The White Burley tobacco and the cotton
boom is felt TO limited extent by some OF
our progressive planters, though they
hasten slowly" in enblrking III doubtful
experiments requiring expenditure Of mo-
ney.
regret 10 learn that laX.rccciyable school.
warrants are in market. The teachers OF
public free schools and their friend, had
hoped that the Henke act would give cash
valuation to these wCll.earnod warrants for
valuable public services. | is now under
stood that the new "hItch" in the expected
smooth sailing OF these orders comes in this
wise: Instructions come from Headquarters
that county treaSuTcrs must pay only money
actually in hand, collected from school taxes.
After the collections before 1st December
are exhausted teachers must wait till June,
or till the treasurer can collect To be sure
these warrants can be sold to and used by
taxpayers, if such purchasers can DC found.
II is to be regretted that these thin-s are so.
TIE truth Is, that the State ought, IN eXecu-
ton OF The constitutional provisions, not TO
have put the public free-schOOl system in
operation Til a years revenue had been col
lccted ahead. The system went into opera.
ton at an earlier period than 1876, the time
required by the Constitution.
VIII the Dispatch allow me to reproduce
here brief extract from one OF sydney
Smiths admirable moral-philo>ophy lee.
turesi eli" laid the wise and witty
prela,e, "any young man has embarked his
life in pursuit OF knowledge, let him 90 on
without doubling or fearing The eyent-zlet
him not be intimidated by the cherries be-
cummings OF knowledge, by the darkness
from which she springs, by the difficulties
which hover around her, by the want and
sorrow which sometimes journey in her
train; but ever let him follow her as the
angel that guards him, and as the genius OF
his life. She will bring him out at last into
the light OF day, aud exhibit him to the
world comprehensive in requirement, fertile
IN resources, rich III Imagination, strong in
reasoning, prudent and powerful above his
fellows in all the relations and IN all the
offices Of life." SCHMIDT.