The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-08-05
LOCAL MATTERS.


.,.. ~. rnember. of the Second Baptist Sunday
s,hoo, ,,osetber with q large number of their pa
remit. relatives and friends connected with the Bsp
g., and other denominations, assembled in the Lee
tr,,s room of the Second Baptist Church between
the hours of and Z, on Wednesday morning, for
the purpose of uniting in pleasure excursion to
Liberty Church, In Powhatan &C unity.
AT O'Clock, the company formed In line with
Smiths fine Armory Band at the head The ladies
who mustered over two hundred strong, and
among them some of the fairest damseh of our
city, came next the band In couples the girs adul,
males and boys closing the procession, which mum
beFed some six hundred persona They then
marched down Main to l4th street. and down 18th
street to the Danville cars where they were spec
Oily seated aud placed enroute for the scene of the
celebration, at and near Liberty Church. No acc
dent occurred on the way, and the only complaints
we heard uttered, came from some disconsolate
bachelors, whose efforts were unavailing to enter
the ladies' cars and who had to seloquae upon their
temporary deprivation of the smiles of the fair in
the open male cars. The train arrived at the grove
near the church about o'clock. The grove was
large and most admirably adapted to the purposes
of meeting celebration in the open air. Speed
ly the platform upon which the band and speakers
were placed Yves surrounded with benohss, and the
benches densely covered with most cheerful and
orderly sssemblage. Some four or FIVE hundred
visitors from Powhatan and the adjacent count les
were present The exercises were under the di-
reetion of the estimable superintendent of the
school, Mr. FL K Ellyson. Owing to the absence of
the conductors, the vocal music not as effective
H.
with instrumental accompaniment by the band,
hymns and songs of praise issuing from the lips of
hundreds, echoed through the mighty blossoming
woods in strains of soothing and Impressive har.
mony. After singing, DR. Howell opened the pro.
ceedings with prayer, and subsequently in the alb.
seEce of Mr. Winston, delivered q short but
pertinent address, In the course of it he referred
to the benefit of Sunday schools and to the organ.
cation of school at Liberty Church, numbering
30 scholars, and under The charge of two ladies -
The Rev gentleman warmly urged the necessity of
gentlemen coming to the aid of these ladies-gen
temen whose hearts were hks thoss of the ladies'
full Of charity, benevolence and good will He
trusted VIII n they again visited this place that they
would find large and hourishing Sunday school
fully differed with male and female te&ehers
We shall not attempt q criticism rpon his effort
suffice 1t to say we regarded it entirely insppro-
pirate TO the OCCASION and suitable to politi
cal meeting. Mr. P's language was choice, and ex
preston fair; but felt with many others that the
employment Of his talents-and we learn that he
is a young man of much promise-in discussing
some plain moral topics, bearing upon the benefits
of Sunday Schools and re igisus education, would
have been far more acceptable, appropriate and
beneficial than an exposition of the history of the
Republic and the subjects of annexation and
slavery.
The closing address was delivered by Master
Charles Pemberton, and for one SO young he is
model speaker. The address was excellent in mat
ter but it was the eloquent and impressive manner
of the youthful orator that gave to it Its peculiar
cnarm.
At the conclusion of the exercises of the grove
brief intermission followed. Then, at the tap of
the dram, under the direction of Chief Mar
shall J F Barnes and aids, the company marched
to the dining tables set out near the church The
dinner arrangements were under the entire control
of Messrs J w Burlington and Landrum, who
were assisted by Messrs Watkins, NJ Howell and G
Steele, Jr. These gentlemen did wonders, furnish
ing most ample and satisfactory repast. After
dining upwards OF thousand persons they had
several barrels, not of 'frsgments," but of good
provisions remaining.
In the afternoon, the Armory Band, under the
direction of B Smith, gave a choice instrumental
Concert.
At 5 O'Clock, the company were again re- Eeated in
the cars and on their way home arriving safely in
Richmond between and o'cockPM.
We noticed that every daily paper in the city was
represented on this excursion. We would simply
suggest not in spirit of fautfpding at ALL for the
managers of this excursion deserve great credit
for what they did accomplish but for the benefit of
managers Of any similar excursions in the future,
the reservation, whether in a front or rear car,
of comfortable seats for invited guests. To be
crowded in higgledy-piggledy, amongst benches
and boxes, In a small open freight with thirty
OF forty half-smothered males Of all ages and hu L.
mors and the hot cinders falling in clouds about
you for an hour and hall, Is certainly not very
inviting accompaniment to an excursion, least OF all
to those who 60 to describe 1t.
PREsnNTArIoN.-On Wednesday evening splen.
did service of Silver Plate was presented to Mr.
John Osborne, the able Superintendent of Trans
portation for the Richmond and Danvie Railroad,
on the occasion of his ret. ement from The employ
of the company He leaves Richmond shortly 10
take charge of railroad in Pennsylvania. 1t was
a spontaneous, liberal and heartfelt token of the
regard and respect entertained for Mr. Osborne by
the employees of the company who have witnessed
and admired his faithful discharge of duty as su
perintendent during the last three years. The
vice of plate comprised large pitcher, two COB
lets, slop bowl and salver, deliberately carved and
mounted Messrs Mitchell & Tyler furnished the ser
vice, 1t costing about $3.50 On each piece was en-
graved the words, employees ofthe Richmond and
Danv lille Railroad Company to John II Osborne Su.
perintendent transportation, July, 1853" The plate
was presented In fhe parlor of the City Hotel, In
the presence of large number of gentlemen con-
nscted with the company and of the friends of MIR
Osborne, by Mr. Lewis Z Harvey of Amelia eoun-
ty He made the following appropriate address:
MR OsBoRNE-I present to you on behalf of the
EMPLOYEES of the Richmond and Danville Railroad
this service of plate In token, and testimonial
of the high estimation in which they hold you as
| an officer and gentleman. They cannot part from
YOU without expressing their deep regret at the
severance of connexion, and the termination sof
| an intercourse from which they have derived 90
much satisfaction. For while your duty to the
company has besn uniformly discharged with ZEAL
| energy and fidelity, your intercourse Official and