The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-07-21

name Hon. Samuel e.. staples, who has rem
dered valuable services 90 The bench and IN
the halls Of legislatIou. DIR. Staples mar
rled MISS Deiarnette, OF Caroline. Colo
mel John u. Penn Is a resident here. Colo
mel Penn lost o leg at the battle OF Boones-
boro, Is eminent as alawyer, served faitb-
fully Ia The Legislature, and made gallant
fight against Senator J. 4. Stqyall. Judge
Lybrook IL ~ man Of wealth, has beauii-
fuI and beautifully situated residence near
the village. and is still a Readiuster.
Judge Staples Gas people still call Dim)
iives jn the house built by his grandfather,
Major gtanles, who served under Generai
Greene in the North Carolina and South
Carolina campaigns. The house was bnllt
I'm l79I, and the fourth generation OF Ola.
pleses are now living In IL. AS noted tnat
narfs OF the main body OF the house was OF
rock. he informed me that bis grandfather
was six months in hauling together tDe
rock that had been worked up 10 building
suffering from lrought!" said | to one
~ the farmers. eyes; we have not bad q
soaking rain since the first Of April"
1Mnch tobacco planled?" "Not one
fourth OF crop" "Haye people sold
much Of last years crop?" mot more
than ono third OF It. Waiting for prices to
rise., Are they able 10 bold it?" q" They
are doing their best to make out without
selling" CHOW was the wheatf ?" |" NOT
much straw, excellent grain, and fair
yield.D "What's the prospect for corn ~
+" Not suffering very much as yet. You can
bny thousands Of bushels at sixty cents
% How do hands work." "Hirefngs un-
reliable generally. Some OF US put In lanos
and teams against labor, and 90 shares WIN
the hands" -r.,
patrick county, 1t is said, has equalled
Rediord county, or Louisa, or LynchOurg
city. in giving birth TO great men. she
heats Pittsvlyania in mineral wealth. III Is
said that The Barksdales have leased their
iron lands In this county for nlnety'nlne
wears 10 northern company at very com
Portable figures. The supply officers OF the
Confederacy used TO haul much iron from
this county. Lead is also abundant, and L
am informed by Judge LybrOok that Tor
many wears the huntsmen OF a certain sec
tion of the county have been making pail
and shot for themselves from the ore. Sill
yer. also, has been found, and In some
nlaces pure silver has been picked from the
creyices Of the rocks. Gold has also been
found. About this time next year the DtS'
patch may be running broad.gauge adVer-
tisemeut of Patrick springs, arrangements
having been made for the erection OF an
" establishment" at this once celebrated
but now neglected watering place.
Game is not now very abundant, but old
men tell Of many battles with the bear and
the buck. One OF the citizens says that IN
one case he jumped into pond after a
buck which he had wounded. and caught
him by the horns, and then they had 1t
under and over for many minutes, the buck
endeayoring to get a chance to strike him
with his hoofs, and be was just about TO let
the buck 90 FROM exhaustion when one OF
his felow-huntsmen came TO the rescue.
But if YOU will take of your shoes and
socks, roll up your pants. and 90 along up
the creeks, pitching a fy-hook here and
there, you can in an hour or so bill good
basket with specked trou!-game fellows
that would make breakfast for queen
bouncing, piunging fellows.
The caravan of which have spoken was
on its way TO the Blue Ridge Baptist ASsO'
citation, The usual subjects were discussed
during the session OF the Association, and
DR.. Hatcher and Messrs. Holmes and
Pitcher were heard with evident pleasure
by the audiences. DR.. Hatcher preached
the dedication sermon on " The Wealth OF
the Christian" Mr.. Pitcher preached on
the parable Of the talents. Mr.. HOIme:
lectured on his travels in the East and
preached on 8" The Coming Of the
BRIDEGROOM" Sermons were preached
by Rev. T. c. Goggin, of Bedford,
and Rev. j.. Judson Taylor. That OF Mr..
Goggin did not hear; that Of Mr.. Taylor
was from the text "Tbe kingdom OF God
cometh not with observation" and com
ailments were freely bestowed upon The
Young orator. The caravan party did Goi
hear the Introductory, which was preached
by Rev. r. Il, Taylor. In his speech on
"Colportage" Mr.. Pitcher carried bis
point, and arrangements were at once made
for the employment Of Rev. Il. r. Taylor
as colporter. In the addresses made by Dr.
Hatcher and Mr.. Holmes, as messengers
from the General Association great earnest
ness was manifested, and the Association,
by resolution, made an appropriate expires
sion OF sorrow for omissions and short
cOmings, and Of determination to do better
| find that | omitted 10 say that Rev. Il. +
Carney preached on the FIRST night OF the
sessionLsubject, "The Consultations Of the
Gospel -" sermon easy TO listen TO-"
Arrangements had been made for the at
tendance Of Mr.. Massey upon the session Of
the Association and political speech from
him to-day. A buggy had been sent tC
Christiansburg for him, but the message
came that one OF his children was sick, anC
that he could not, therefore, attend.
An expression of opinion favorable to the
position OF the Henry county Democrats /:
generally given bere-namely, an abolition
Of the capltation.taX and the adoption Of
the system OF voting uiUd U0ce. 1t was
thought last fall that Judge LybrOok was
returning TO pure Democracy, but am told
that be says that he heard from "the Boss
and that he voted the 7thof July ticket ant
is now for coalition. On the other hand
am Informed that the chairman OF the Re
adjusler committee Of the county will moi
vote for Lewis, and that Lewis's name viii
cost the ticket five hundred votes in each o.
the counties OF Patrick, Carroll, and Floyd
ALPHA.