Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-05-23
FOR THE ESQUiRER.1

FLYING TRIP TO WASHINGTON.
Truly was j; n flying trip in comparison 70 the old
fashioned stage coach jog with which | ~travcrscd
part Of the same route twenty wears ago. Alcm
Some years ago. Il am an old bncllelor.J
PETERSGuRG.-A Fair there, and many fai
ones. Many pretty things, but not ut Il fair price
But we expect some of the far at the odds of tcl
Thousand would be n fair bargain FOR Il miserable ole
lacheiui-"r young one either.
Observation-Disclosures. good hotcl-c!crk !,
the book otiiac would grace a ,Ir;twin. room. Wash
ing;"n Monument, pretty but diminu,iyc. Cnpi!o
square, lighted up by day with lrigh; eyes, n: nirht
with gas. Public Guard, rather awkward-don'
sun an independent Commonwealth. Cm L0uo I 4.
FEErEEIcEsnURG.-Don', like The namc-oi,
E~nglish-cspecially when near it rcposc The manc.
OF iiIr mother of Washington and the author of Ma
~ Dream. Some staunciI old Democrats liv,
thcfc-but the girls don't show thClus,lvcs-;he
must be very pretty or very ugly ones.
PoroMAc EIrEE.-Thc Baltimore, II tine boat
Every steamboat that passes Mount Vernon tolls i:
bell III honor of its former occupant. A tribute fru!
Ful:on TO Washington. But there is Il prnbabili,,
that iuturc ages may regard rs us idolatcrs--or tina
they may become 90.
WAsliSGroS CIrY.-Mcmbcrs Of Congress Ion.
ing H3cui-once IN Il while get up Il little uboli
ton excitement which hlazcs through, the couu,rv
These mcmhcrs-bu,tcrtly great mcn-cphemcra
gcniuscs--siut:erinS their hour upon The na,iona
stage. Perhaps that gawky fellow Wonder. WALKING
along fennsylrania Avenue. with the old straw hat
and with his understandings thrust too fur throu"t
hs ineNprcsslbles, may ono day succeed the best o
them, and be as well worth IS a day. National hotel
finely arranged and well conducted-rrc,tv IrisI
chambcrmaids and handy Irish walters. Washington
Monument u grand pyramid, situated too near tho
surface OF the water TO stand long.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCE
MINT OF ScIENCE.-Too long q namc-bu. som,
lonc-headcd fellows amongst them, especial,
Lieut.. Naury. an ugly, liehtwood-knot looking
lomara. Professor Dana, a graceful and digni.
rcd President. Smith, line looking Secretary. DR.
Eiwyi', good fellow. The Association, consisting oi
ABOUT a hundred, from every section of the Union
an intellectual body-vo.arics of science in this utili-
tNIlan age. They appropriately convened in tue beau
Jul Smithsonian building. Luvuter would havo re-
marked OF them tina: many possessed the brilliant,
piercing eyes of genius. And there were n few In.
dies amongst them-if not physicullv-mentnIlv fasri.
naiInS. just what angels should be.
The following are about al! the rircinians .t,ocbc3
to tho Association: ~"
Professor \. Is. Webster, F. c. A,kinso, Ron;
Hailowcll, Lient. Il. f. Astrop. DR.. NJ. j. S,ucadn ANIL
DR.. A. G. Grinnan. "No
Last year they convened at Cleveland, Ohio
Where the next meeting will take place | have MOI,
learned. Some able papers were read and will b,
published in the transactions. Our old General.
Pierce, with many others, high in Office, attended tho
meeting at Washington. iSee Globe and Uuiou.)
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