The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-04-04

inches in diameter, while the stove pipe was
FIVE or six. This piece of work being accom-
plished, we all got aboard, and slowly recon.
menced our journey. The captain placed the
=, piece of sheet iron the top Of the stove, and
on that, right over the hole he had cut, he
placed the stove pipe, and then he built fire.
No sooner had he started it than the smoke be-
gan to pour out in the car, the hole he had
made being nothing like large enough. The
old General seemed most anxious of all for the
hre, and sat close to the stove advising with
the captain as to the best mode of accomplish
ing the object. He encouraged him by telling
him It would burn presently, and then it would
draw But there was no use the more they
labored the more the smoke poured out and
finally all but the Texas Senator were driven
out OF the car-some TO the platform and some
to the mail car-for We had only .one passen.
ger car. 1t was indeed amusing to see him
sitting over the smoking stove, trying to en-
courage the captain and the fire, and the smoke
rushing in currents about his burly figure. At
lastlh exclaimed "Well, well, captain, it will
not do--I could stand the smoke for the sake
of the FIRE; for have stood more in the cane
gers out, so let's put out the fire." The cap
tain, with the resignation of a martyr depicted
, in his face, hurried Off anything could be
hurried in such a slothful concern-and bro't
in can of water, which he might easily have
drawn from some we'll on the wayside and
y overtaken US. This water he threw into the
y stove, and out came gas and ashes at every
| nj oIJ loo
!. You would suppose that he would have
q jumped up and retreated. He did no such
r. thing He took it all as he had taken every
e thing, patiently and after the smoke cleared
l., away a little, he took out his handkerchief and
~ very deliberately brushed the ashes off, AS
:. the passengers returned, laughing at the ex
II ceedingly grotesque scene, he joined them, re.
marking, "Well, gentlemen, I've seen worse
p times in the cane brakes!" Thus ended all
II hope of fire, and we sat about making our.
- selves as comfortable as we could.
1. The broken down train captain, who had liz
n tie TO do in the way of calling for tickets took
,r nap In little while GrHbbs, the engineer.
e sent in distressing message that he was una.
e BILE TO stand longer at the poor little engine
q tain must come and relieve him. This that
,r obliging and meek officer did, and more than
At once did he do this kind act for Grubbs before
It we reached Raleigh.
ct 1t raued, hailed and showed, by turns, and
- we travelled at our own speed. One regret
le was, that the bad weather kept the populace
J within doors, and We were unable to exchange
e salutations with them, tell the news, and ad.
n dress to them that important inquiry into agri
n culture, show is craps?" All. this would have
!. helped very much to relieve US from the tedi
J.. um of the journey
,, We dare say there never was more cheer
e. full party under similar difficulties. Old San
Jacinto did great deal to keep up the life and
l. spirit of the discomforted passengers. His
2. conduct very much elevated him in our csti
v nation, and induced us TO regard him as BET
- ter man than the world took him to be.
IF Our journey was continued on to Raleigh,
which we reached at late hour of the day,
Il under the same general difficulties and discom.
r forts that have already been described in this
s. truthful history. The saow fell quite heavily
n before getting there, and the last ascending
0 grade could not be accomplished until the pas
'i scngers had not only gotten out, but had actu.
f. ally given the train shove ahead. There, as
n elsewhere, the train had more than once to
= back TO the foot of the grade, wait for head
e of steam, and take a running start!
t Never were men more happy than were the
d passengers of that memorable journey when
i they entered the hotel at Raleigh, and were,
d fatigued and hungry, introduced to his excel
r lent board, by Col. YARBRoUGH.
: Fortunate it was that there were descending
n as well as rising grades on the road. Our pro-
d gress on the rising grade was strikingIy like
n that of a funeral processon-descending, il
i was little more lively more like the car
riages returning from the funeral. We print
|, our experience, as above, the more cheerfuly,
t now that the old North State lone of the most
sterling of the old Thirteen) is about to obter.
ate entirely the reproaoh of the road in its di.
. lapidated state, by putting. its place one en-
tireiy in keeping with the spirit the age.
e j.. w. L. DANIEL, of Miledgeville, was
y seriously injured on the 23rd ult. He was
standing on a bridge which fell from the
weight OF a. wagon that was crossing it. His
Leg was broken by the wagon. A mule of the
team attached to the wagon was killed.
- Two Irishmen on the Columbus and
Fort Valley Railroad, Georgia, were killed by
!. the caving in of an cmbankment on the 25th
| ultimO.
4 THE SWEARING IN OF THE VICE PRESIDENT.
n 1t appears now that the cores spondent of the
& New Orleans Picayune, who described the
y ceremony of swearing Vice President KING.
n was mistaken, and that he was not at the time
Il sworn at all. The New York Times contains
: letter dated Havana, March 22d, which saws:
d "rhe Hon. George w. Jones arrived here
4 in the Empire City, and has taken quarters at
Mrs. Brewers Hotel Cubano. He leaves for
3 Matanzas with Judge Sharkey, on Wednes.
!, day, to administer the oath of office to Mr.
f King, and returns TO Havana in time TO take
the steamer Black Warrior for Moble."
DN-Ew.