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Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-06-01
From the Richm0nd Way. BEFORE re LlE::2
TuE pRNSPECr MOST GLORiOLS.

TIE PKDNPECT HDNI TLVNiVU5'
We publish below additional letters from cD'r":
poud.nts in vnriuu- portions Of the sa.". IIN iEs
pr,spec, /. bright aud cheering beyond nllrrec.'i"u
FIN, succrss Of the American ticket "a b.coE, 'ro
reach Of accident. F."urnoy, beale and Patton ~
swerp The State by at cn,, 210UD nsjority. in n...
~ t,r ,,lnriou. prospect Read Tho 81, in ch u
accounts, irs-rnon Of Virginia, mud devote d. u
two 10 tie Cause VI your country.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-06-01
From the Pittsburc Union
VIRGINIA ELECTION

The returns of the Virginia election thus far ndi.
cate TINT Mr. Wise is TO bs Governor of ia. "Uld Do
ninion" The true American pntriot will reoicr with
exceeding great Joy nj this glorious consulnmhlion-
If the fell spirit OF Know Noihingsn be rebukod in
Virginia where it- myrmd"ns were moving heaven
and earth effect triumph, then, indeed, is its exs.
:uce few Of days AMI full oi trouble. Never did ra,s
desert sinking, slip with more haste and dismay
than will ts members ly from the lodges, and hustsn
10 expose the nfamy and corruption OF the Ordsr
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-06-01
MOB OF SATURDAY YNINGHT-THESERE-
MADE To MR. WISE.

The shameless conduct of III. Know Nothing mob Of
ofths city, described in the preceding article demands
OF us more than descriptive notice Ii denand.strong
censure and severe cnstisaton. 1t was an outrage
alike base, unprOvoked and indettnslble. II revolt
ed every respectable mans sense OF decency.
Thousands of citizens and sojournsrs, au1ious 10
sec and to hear the eloquent and courageous Nir-
eiuinn who has prosratcd and crushed the monster
Know y othingsm assembled III front OF Browns
IIotcl This usse,nbuge included our oldest and mos,
respectable citizens, who desired to render honor I"
the nbs and intrepid leader OF the Virginia Dsmocra'
cv, in the great contest which has 81 triumphan;y
closed ,
tho balcony, than band Of unwashed ruf'ans, VINO
seemed organized for the occasion, commenced their
disturbances. They hurrahd, howled hoo'-d and
groaned. They drowned the speakers voice WIN
their beastly cnmors: they outraged the vast ana re-
spectabe a.sembiy that had gathered to JOIN IN me
,ributs to Mr. Wise, aua they dsgraced themselves:
They wero Know No,hing rowdieo and rufhans' anu
most fit Instruments. they were" 70 carry OUT the IN
c.ndiarv purposes of thu, an';-repubiican orher.
Such inho,ptable treatment Of distinguished
s,rrnrer witn the gate. Of their city, was an out
rare of which sarages would NOT pe gu''y' such
con,empt of the bert portion III the population pf
who were assembled IN the aVenue-buch
rt,.r disregard of law order and dscency-such low,
nnmauIv aud umannerly conduct we capnot find lau-
guace sufficiently strong, properly to characterize.
The conduct of these rutians was disgrace TO the
civ. Ii was SO felt by all deceut people II excited
universal di-gust and indignation. To the credit OF
those who had assembled TO pay wellmerited tribute
to the distinguished Virginan, and who were in force
sufficient TO have tramped the disturbing ruttans 10
their congeual gutlers nothing of retaliation was al
tempted They quiet, orderly, peaceful, aud ST.
lent.
Whether these disturbers of the public peace, and
these reckless vioators of the hospitality of the ma
tOnal metropolis, were deputed by their lodges 10
create this disturbance to insult Mr.. Wise, and 10
briug reproach upon this city, whether they sp9n
tansosy took it upon themselves, is not for us 70 10.
temno. They know better in regard to this tnsn "'
do. ,:.
II their leodess approvs and advise such d's'ur'
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LATE AND 1NIERE>IING FROM MEAIC0.

IATE AND INTERESTING EKUM NLAILV,
NEW ORLEANS, May -5.-Ibe steGm.hip o.. -,
arrived to-day from Vera Cruz, having date. o.a
the CITY nf Mexico the 18th inst. Santa Auas ha
reached MUrcha with aarge army, on h.s .aa. G..
Zamara where the Insurgents had conccntrhier,
where it was expected decisive engagement NC;
take place. letter rays In.ur. hno s'' '..
I'd iu separating Santa Aupa's 8r,ny, winch W
marching in three divisions. 4 body Of tie L:u:.
gents under Guuua Juuto Lad been defeated b. iss
Government cavalry.
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nEMnCRATICSA CSALUTE.

WIsHryaros, May 8.--Nine and half o'clock,
P. M.-The Democrats of this city, are engaged TINS
svsnino in airing a salute Of one hundred and fory.
thre. anns one for each county in Virginia. In honor
OF the success of tho party In that State.
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EAlII.RI- IL l0NDON.

DosroS, May 29.--A letter received "A ti'' :'ty
raw. tho old.s.tubli.hvI London hou,. IN ~; j O.
allan tru,lr, Mellor. s. Russell, have tsiIe! w.;E
liabilities of E5D,UDU probable Gsscts, I''. 1os ..s
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D1scorrRY--A valuable discovery OF gJpsl!n %
plaster OF paris, has recently b,en made IN ts tori:
tory Of Kansas. The bed i. situated about 40 nj !.
,h1vr For, Rlcv on Solomon's Fork. 1t has c!rrlcy
been pro.pected sufficiently TO warran, thai ~ q >.
tity it il ncxhauotbe. and in pom; ot qI4.;y' -"
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nRMOCRATIC RE,JDI(,INCo

UEMUONfIIC NEJUINlNNS.
HARRISBURG, May 9-The Democracy of thi,
place fred three times thirtssn guns lust evening, in
honor Of the result in Virginia,
TRENTON, n. j., May 2s.--The Democrats fired
one hundred guns hero this afternoon in honor of the
election of Mr. Wise,
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-06-01

Te.,.-CroruE ". NvSroRp, Sec. oi ,Ec Conslh
Ned is about 90 or IS years o age about sM ieet l2h
10 muscular and a,he,!c, weighing probably Hoous l'
pounds; is OF dark b-own color ana mas s'.'g au"
rnthar nleasani cniIurenance for GegEo May lar3N
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-06-01

THE NEW YORK DEMOCRACY REJOICING.
The following Lotile in the hew Fork Herald
shows that .he Democracy Of New York city, are to
have grand Jubilee TONIGHT in honor OF the veto
ry in Virginia!
GRAND MASS MgErIso AT TAnMAsY HALL 10
celsbrats the victory Of the Virginia Deinocracy-lo
The old "Wig g-wa,n' Illuminated. The Democracy
of the city and county Of New York requested '
ssser:b!e ut TaEmaEy Hall &C YE"l9cnT pyen!nS
May 81, lsg5 ct O'Clock, to cypress their Sratihsa
t;bi at Inc result 6f the recent political contest in !r
rinia, and to congratulate Henry 4. Wise and the
Democracy Of the Whole Union upon the signal and
giorious triumph qchieyed oyer thp combined intu!
ence Of farsticsm and Intolerance. "Qid Virginia
will never tire" HDemocracY will stand the tire :"
BY order Of .he Committee OF Arrangements.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-06-01

The New York Express was q great advocate Of
"Sam and was contdcn, of his success in Virginia.
On hearing from Virginia, however, it acknowledges
"he corn" and surrenders all hope for an indefinite
period, Of making tho smallest impression upon Eir
gnia. The Express is mistaken in one point; 'r
gina heco.aes mere Democratic, tns more rail roads
and telecrapfs extend through her broad territory.
The following are the remarks of the New York EH-
press
.The fact is Virginia has not yet heen trying Sam,
bpt ha. confounded him with :Sambo'--anI 50 has
thrasied him. The efforts Of the Democracy 10 lden-
tify the two Myths have been successful and complete
Virginia for seventy years hos voted one way; aud
will 80 vote ill rail roads into her and teegraphc
lightning strike down her political prciuIices and
passious."
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"Nc understand that some of our friends who mp
prehcnd diiicrcn. result tn the election in virginia
tr"' that which we have hitherto predicted, b!ame us
Tor leading them into supposed errors CT uhgn".;.
"We have nor only expressed, our solemn ronvic-
tlons of tie probabo result aud have correspondence
to Justify our predictions, bu, We have .GacksP our
Opinions with substantial proofs that believe whn,
predictions will not bs realized"
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-06-01
THE ELECTION.

Counties from which we have heretofore published
returns, gave Mr.. Wise majority of 1851. The
following counties have sincc boen heard from
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THE RICHMOND ENQUIRER.

BY HITCHIE, PRYOR l. DCSNAVAST.
->~~~>~>~~~~~~>>~~~~~
WIN F. RrTCIIIE & ROGER A. PRYOR, EDITORS.
MORNING, MAX 81, 1855.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-06-01

DEMOCRATIC CELEBRATION IN LYNCH
BURG.
LYEcHBoRa, May ~, $ p. M.-The Democrats Of
this city are now engaged in firing two hundred guns,
glorious victory achieved by the Democracy in the
recent elections in Virginia.
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From tho Wilmington IS. G. Journal.


1t would be u useless waste Of imr a.,G 2Ta,r for
us to ATTEMPT 10 give tho various rti"rs aiG details
OF the regent election IN Virginia, slnce, hy 80 doing
We would be More apt IL confuse than tn INFORM our
readers, We content ourselves with the summing
up: The Democrats have carried their whole Stale
ticket 1t is believed that the Democrats have elect
ed every member of Congress. The Democrats have
an undOubed ina nry i'll the Legislatures in fact,
the Democrats aforesaid have swept the felG-;Gvted
their boasttul antagonists 'hors: Gv, Gnd ora.
Now, us in II" 2!iuo i!rrc i...d rlany time .inrr
then r,vIiVuS % Viz ,iiia hns rolled back the nd
vnncimg tide nt Northern aggression. All honor 10
the noble old mother of States and uf statesmen.
"SLm has nude his first grand os.ay at the South,
and with all a arts aud appliances with nll the pres
Ege OF lnvnoibilty boasling. asserted by his fol-
lowers he has been hurled back from the threshhod,
beaten, discounted aud exposed. Henry \. Wise had
to encounter tho secret Vaccinations of "Sam,' the
open going over of the Whs party to the said "Sa"
the trucuent opposition o, fath!ss l.E'.iItrS o. i!ls
own rur.-, tao n,etc eoc .tGiitil- ii the ..c York
prc.a b:oust to Lear upon Virginia, the influence Of
Northern gold and Northern missionaries; III short,
every adverse CrcuIsaICc, hnd Yet he has triumph
ed over them nl.
They were bound to heat him. Their papers,
the Richmond Penny Pos, aal lhe Washington
Organ, EneG that the secret party had seventy-:wn
Thousand sworn names nn its books, and ofcourse many
outsiders would vote for Fluurnoy. These "nen in
huckram" did not quite come up TO the scratch, did
theyl Now, our candid opinion is, that these brag-
gnr;s knew better, and deliberately deceived the pub
c--that they were playing Il braS game winch lucki-
" has been played the expense of their par
~ in Virginia. who have been persuaded by them into
snking thousands. my, hundreds of thousands upon
the ISSUE all of which they have lost.
Messrs Miller and Rayncr might ss well have slaid
at home. All their ta:ssdC clio TeIt as usual, for
, ndtning- hcE- rreciary what it was worth. We
WILL no doGbt, hear much of the sort oi boasn
in North Carolina, which trust viii 'le3eiy"
nobody. The "order' has starred on tae hhck-racE,
and will keep going backwards. a gentleman who
bal been ip the central portion Of Virginia. wrote t"
friend here short tim heinre the election i'll that
State that members were leaving the order there by
bnttalions." The snno thing s happening in this
Stute Nearly every Democrat who lad been drawn
nto the Council in Fayetteville has already left it
About two weeks ago twenty came out in one
night. The Fayetteville CaroiDian states TINT twenty
left the Council in Clinton within day after tue
discussion in that place, between Mcssrs. Reid ad
Winsuw. The same will shorty be lhs cGse here-
Virginia killed Know -NOthin.!slt in May-Norta
Carolina vii! bury it il: August so mote II he
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-06-01
From tie Ncw York Herald 80
THE VIRGINIA ELECrlON.-DEFEATO OF
THE KNOW-NOTIIlNGS-T RESULT AND


IT'S MORAl.-lMPCETANTC CRISIS.
Our frat scanty returns from the Virginia election
were delusiYe The subsequent actual hguref, us
they have come railing in upon us, have scattered
the hvpes of the new American party to the WINDS
They haye fought the bn:te appointed ns tue test oi
their nationality and their strength, and they have,
as it now appears, lnst il. There Ii yot bare posi-
biity for FiourHny, hut an equal chancc of mn in
creused mninrity for Wise. The seventy-two th"u-
saad enrolled members ofthe Virginia lodges. which,
in conjunction with :hc untsidc Wings and Demo
Gratis were to have carried the State by from hetE
to twenty thousand majority, have vunishs Into the
air IT, instead Of this promised trinmph, they are
defeated the prestige CT tLese "nyisbe invnclbles
ia brokep-~tAey arc reduced tn their starting pot-
hoir present organization does not answer its purp-
ses-fbey now stand a confused agglnmeraton OF
dis,ordant factionsfor, in falling before their hctas'
,nnol they have lost the Crnea
Wby is this How huppems il thnt tho grand ex'
nortatous of the Know, NothinsS in the Old Dominion
have becn 60 extensively dished II is e"sy to tx
Main. The numerous and suicidal attilIn'i!, OF the
Know Sothings of the North with the "holtionist'
md froe soilers especially developed in the dis
rns,ns and reasonable proceedings OF the late mig
Fer worshippinc Legislature OF Massachusetts, nave
done this business in Virginia. AS wehnve repeated.
ly urged upon this party, 1t Is now npunuo'.9
proved, that something more than war L o eN'ttInI'
nation against the Roman Catholics and tns pFIsctp
ton of foreigners by birth, and somelhnS pe;'ea,
more open, and more definite than this nys1er!"us
sthird degree" upon the slavery question:
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huve thus given my opinion Of TIE GisPu'ed
clause in te costitstiou, to which your letter refers
with SOME of tie reasons upon which it IS founded
Under other circumstances | might have advanced
this opinion with some degree Of confidence IN the
iusness Of its conclusions but cannot pretend d"
no now seeing that u contrary opinion haa recently
been rut forth, both by Mr Bocdck the present At,
tnruey General anu by Mr.. Patton whe Is IL succeed
HIM Nevertheless, the question is all important ono
and deserves iul discussion,
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-06-01

CsivERsITY or HIRGINI,.-The AlnEl ati.g',
will be delivered by Judge j, W. Broc.cHyroat. II
Thursday, the 18th Of June. From a ca;nosu" Nr.
fore US, tho number uf suien, in uurn!UIrc r. -.
an ncrea-- "f ncnr fifty per cent. ov""ih !tl ycn~
Virginia go, Alabama IS, South Caro- na %. NJ :
sissipp ~, Georgia ~, Maryland IL, LuuIsa"e !,
Missouri lO, Kentucky =, District Of C"iumb. :.
Florida e, North Carolina 5, Tennessee 3. Tez@s :,
Arknnsa.2, New York |, Psnpsyis 4nIa !, U-.y :,
Cuullecticut l.-Totul 3l4.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-06-01

AcouITI En-. Arlington charged Will TIE '1af."
of Kiyyn2s was tried in Alexandria on lp":la. ~.
before the Circuit Court, end acquitted, si.e.
brief argument vi the casethe jury b,.n1 gGi >C.y
q few minutes.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-06-01
From the Bs!rimnyc Republican,
THE VIRGINIA ELECTION-TIiEG GREAT
PAL NIl,rlRA lE rIIE DAY.

THE VIRGINIA El.ECTlON--TIE GREAT Mo-
RAJ VICTORY OF TIE DAY.
II the freenlen of any country ever had cause ln
rejoice over great achievement, it is the lovers OF
civil and religious liberty in these United States OF
America, who have cause Ia be joyful over The ~
b!ime moral victory lust gained bY tue iEvIarble lic,
,nocracy of the Old Cprn,ro orweaAh df Virginia. All
the isrs o. ths GGy were united throughout the
iangth and Breadth Of the land. The secret cabals Of
Know Nottingham piled up their money and c"nc"ct.
I'd their vile schemes. The adrnt chosen orators OF
the Order gathered from all quarters The vcnnl
press teemed with Misrepresentation Political ricke-
ry heretofore unheard Of resorted 10, all to de-
feat Henry A: Wise and the Democratic party III ~;
gna, and to build up creed destructive OF civil and
religious liberty urd q! wa with CONSTITUTIONAL
croe that aa created and advocated by the bold BAD
mon Of the country. whn arc bots npon the tnlr
name of America, thut they might arrive at power
and rule upon the principle OF those vino would rather
rule in he'll than serve in Heaven. But, thank God
they have been dirnppo.nted. Their money ml:re,
decepluns and trickery have failed
Them. The truth, which for while was enshroudes'
in gloom, now shines out in glourious Virginia the
Sebastopol Of Democracy whose frccmen have
sworn "eterngl hoGtiy To every species Of tyranny
over the mind Of man "Sic scmper tyrs"n's'
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-06-01

THE GRAHAM FAMILY.-A meeting 81. r'|t o.
Rocky Point, nror county, On the 18th Of Nh, -
sxpr-sS Indignation the arquIttnl OF Jauer Graa '
charged with the murder Of his sister. The G.a r.
are odous TO the people Of Noaroe, Is ws!. 8, %
those of Greenbrier.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-06-01

GREAT SroRM.-On Wednesday afternoon, 81 .
week, tho town Of Abingdon was vis'sd by a1,r.'f
storm The rain and hail fell necessarily !"r uesr.G
three quarters OF an hour. running many gsriece
iniuring the fruit trees The garden Of The Hri;
itur of tho Nirginan, was completely crsnoya.., -ai
his house, drove tho family 10 un upps: si2ry.
damaged n good deal OF furniture. Tho Inr,a ..
stable of Mr.. Alexander findlay. wa, l!nsi t.o..
foundations, and swung across the stTest.
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JupoE J. Y. MAsoS.-rhe Paris o"rresp ,aJe". 81.
tho New York Commercial Advertiser wrlt.,
"Mr. Mason has returned 10 par.s, decided. '-'-
proved in health and perhaps may be saId - - o.,
fair way Of permanent recovery
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-06-01

COSGREssIoNAL CoNDrcroRs.--Th Officer, con
luc,inY the election Ia the several Counties 60 a =.
this tthird) Congressional District, ARE requr..~. -
meet at the Chanberlains n.iicr, in R'chI"ra g.,
on Friday, the 9th OF Juur. 1855, ut 10 o'clock.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-06-01
A BRACE OF PATENT KNOW-NoTHlSG
LAWYERS.

LAW4ERS.
In tho heat of the contest the Know-Nothings ad-
vanced tho idea that it necessary that an adopt
ed citizen should reside in Virginia t~o gears after he
wus naturased in order to enttle him to vote This
mons.rous doctrine was promptly repudlated by
Mcssrs. Bocock and Patton, tho Democratic and Know
Vo.bur no,nness for the office of Attorney General
and no, a Know-Nothing lawyer could be found in
this city to maintain the proposition. 1t WAS lett to
those .Hearned Thebans," Messrs K T. Scott OF fa"'
ouier and H. Winter Davis of Alexandra or B"t'-
more. to attempt to prescribe good voters Mr. Scott
says:
do not think there is anything in the suggestion
construction ws must postpone the right to vote Of
the minor until two years after he has attained full
age no such consequence IN 1t seems TO me, flows
from tho grammatical construction Of the sentence.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-06-01

VIRGINIA BUILT SutPs.-lhe splendid c'ig.e. th ?
Neptiucs Car, which built by Mess, Pa;@ y
Allen of Portsmouth, arrived at San frcncsc", +" t.
Is. ~ days from y. York, where che - owre'!. ID
ship Gospor also nf Portsmouth, and built t' y ..''
Z. Il A. arrived at Boston Oh the Hls May s. :
from lIyornOnl.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-06-01

ILLSrss or CAPriIy BES SHErPARD.-W" rC.r'-
to learn that Captain Sheppard who, f"r man >
has filed the post Of Inspector n: SEocshnc y c..-
house. and is among the most respected "i OH /.
zrns s now a.rningly i'll n, the residence # b. ..-
iu.law in this city. lis condition il sue. 8; C.g
ate extreme anxiety in III, mind, Of his friends,
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-08-20
ANU aEMENTs
AMUsEMENTs-
N RIG d M oND L. |. BLUE
n ENcAMPMa Nr, E
THE R. L. I. BLUES Capt JoHxNp asa
viii go into "fos, j.
ENCAMPMENT AT SLASH rn-r.

ON THURSDAY, l6th ATcrsr
Tor Elk Days during which time the foil.L.
sfatnme Will os observed for the eutart,irs,'A
visitors, and as the Cottsgs and 3ronnJ..
oer the eontrol of the Blues during tbs Nss
msnt, no improper person will be permitsa aaes1s
The COMPANY will leave By a s,s.i.gi % y, .a'a
Thursday, the 1911 inst az o'closk p, NJ staae
Honorary Members and other guests an, su'ha,
to unite with them. ei7ssa
On FRIDAY Ev ENING, the l7tb in,, -,
BALL will be give n H''r aeSt
On SATURDAY evening the 18th Inst
CONCERT BY THE ARMORY RAW 1oisd
mencing at 81 o'clock-a programme Of wh,. soa'
be issued in due time "Sa vi
On Monday, the goth inst. the sseons ns,.,
bALL will be given. to which thu .sps,.nSsNu
Greys" Capt JOSEPH V. scoTT, have bsso i,,;i
The Honorary Corps Of Petersburg ArtiIlsrv 80 ~
oeen invited and expected to participate win n.
Blues In their eucampment. Iva
Gentlemen purchasing tickets to the Bail, Mill
the same time, leave the name of thu Ladv a, ~
dies, they wish to invite, with the mambs, os ~
committee of whom the ticket /, purcba..S :" "a
Cards of admission to tbs Balls ONE DOTJI,
(tohich does not include the Railroad fare aud .,n =
obtained In the city of the Honorary msmb,r. en-
WIN. Y. Sheppard, Capt. Geo. II Tomssin,, MI,
"a U Dudley, John F. Regnault, Major lama, y
aTlor, III enr7 Duesberry, aud Alexander Row.
Church Hill,) and at the COTTAGE of Quarts, N,
ter Thomas Dodomesd. Corporsls Mcdonnell A.,
Maule, and Privstes VIM. L. Montague and 4 4
Jacobs ~ - y
w Cotillion Music by the Armory Band.
The Trains will run as follows:
W TRAINS at st and 81 O'Clock, A. NJ, and nd
DOWN TRAINS at and 7. O'Clock. A. M .uils
81 and llt O'Clock, P. M. COMMITTEE'
an I4-6t A
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-08-20
AN ALUM SPRING.

Our contemporary of the Lynchburg Vir-
ginian felicitates himself and the good peo-
pie Of Lynchburg, on the discovery, in the
outskirts of that city, of mineral spring, a
genuine mineral spring, an Alum Spring
in other words "a Spring that is Spring -
His description of this new fountain of health
makes our mouth pucker. He confesses his
pride and gratifcat ion, his triumph and ex
ultation over what he calls the less fortunate
cities OF Richmond and Petersburg, which he
takes it for granted are not. blessed with any
such medicinal waters. He does us great in
Justice. We don't know how the case stands
with Petersburg, but we dc know that Rich.
mond can boast of Spring On Church Hill,
of about as decided and disagreeable alum
water, as any one who is fond of such decoc-
tons can desire. We make no fuss about
such small matters as min eral spring, for
the reason that we have mineral river, at
our doors, yellow as gold, and which is i'm
pregnated with every variety of ore, mine
raj and earth, to be found between this point
and its source in the mountains.
The Lynchburg Virginian processes to
sympathise with those of US who belong to
the Cant Getaway Club in Richmond -
His sympathies are entirely unnecessary, as
We could convince him, if he were on the
spot. Let him rather pity the sorrows OF
those who depart. The idea of any per.
son leaving Richmond for the purpose of
drinking nasty water in the mountains is per
fectly preposterous. Every man who pays
ten dollars year to the Water Works can
get as much as he wants at his own door
The White Sulphur, the Red, Green, Grey,
Salt, Pink, Blue, Olive, Black, Brown, Vel.
low. and all other Sulphurs combined, can
not equal the atrocious beverage which is
daily furnished the citizens of Richmond
from the river James, without involving the
necessity of travelling farther than the hy-
drant in he back yard. 1t is so much more
hideOus than alum, that quantity of alum
dropped into it, actually improve its quail
ity.
Can't get away to the Springs indeed -
Why should we want to get away when we
have river that is meat and drink to us?