The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-07-30

vihe. soous ~ S =, .he mail srsin. passrd hur-
al, - r,u.h fhe freiaht cars 10 osoeI % 81. 80
IS ,t.rr md forretIiog that tho "eaIoo-noese
ssood within lew Inches OF the To-, ~ Ill
self on the walk Way IN sne $1,000 the ear
~ me bonse md crush~d In fhs most SWIM nan
y. .cor - the accident was oiscovefeo, the
s,.ia vas stoppsd and the unfonussse neu 'eson
into the tavern where be linesreo 20 eass. LODI
u nj, ssIf mast 10 O'Clock. r. NJ when deseh came
- ~. rsIist Mr. Moody, being taken io'o the
s,.I ,.rr.rhed 10 the engineer. Mr. McCaDdlish,
~, he rs badly hurt. bat thss no blame al
,.chadt TO apy one Tor ihe accident His two bro.
ihers we're With him .. the TINA Cspt; Moody
TEEN years the mast ten oil which he has hiled The
most Of Conductor not only TO the entire sstisac-
lion of his employees, but to the traveihoe puouG
aIons the line, among whom ne was universei
favorite. He was about thirty nve yssIs on seo,
and by his death the Central Company has iosf one
of their most popular agents. and the traveihng
public a uo.ite attentive and accommodating OF
icer Verify. Ia the midst nf life We are Ia DEATH
Rr1uRy OF THE YoUsa GUARD.-T his
,onul.r volunteer company, commanded by Capt.
JoHN H. RICHARDSON, returnsd to the city last Sat-
nrdav afternoon after Q visit 10 the Montgomery
White Sulphur Springs. where they had been 10.
yed to spend few days BY the proprietors ct that
asrd meek 10 tbs highest terms Of their reception
and tras,msnf, a. we'll - the beautiful ceuasry.
mssni6 cent scerery and uLbounded hospitality Of
the people of Montgomery county;
The Young Guard LEFT this city fy seven strona.
last Tuelday morning.. on the DsDvills railroad,
accompanied by the Armory Band, and on arriving
Al the Junction, partook of an exceilent breskfas',
prepared with especial care TO their arrival. They
then took the Southside road and arrived At Lynch
burg at IL O'Clock. (havins passed through Farm J,
Vile at ) where they were cordially received and
kindly entertained BY macy warm friends. Atone
O'Clock, P. III the company took passage on the
Virgins and Tennessee railroad, and arrived at
the Montgomery White Sulphur Springs q hall
neat snd appropriate address BY Col. LAMBERT: OF
Philadelphia, on behalf of tbs visitors. to which
Capt. Richardson responded for himself and conn
pa6y. This ceremony being concluded, the COM
pany were shown their quarters by Thnmpson Ty-
Ter our old 10 vnsmap who spared no Ell irts to rem
der bis military friends perfectly at home.
Ga Wednesday morning, at the dress parade, the
Young Guard were drawn up 10 line and formerly
recsived by Capt. Preston, OF Montgomery, on be-
half of the proprietors OF the springs, and 10 the
presence of some six hundred visitors. to which
Can't Rich ardson replied and returned thanks for
the cordial reception they had met lib since their
arrival. The company then went through the dti
mt the tap of the drum, after which the Armory
Band delighted the large audience with some OF
their finest music one piece of which was wri. ten
by Smith, the leader, and dedicated to the Young
Guard.
o. Thursday the company parade1 twice, and al
night the Band gave Mrs. Thompson Tyler sere-
nade ,
yisit to hi h bluff the Allegheny. not far dis
tant. from which the scenery below 10 said to have
presented beautiful appearance Another detach
alent visited the Yellow Sulphur Springs, where
they met with cordial reception. And another
squad made flying trip to the Town of Christians
burg.
Saturday morning, to the regret OF all, the Young
Guard struck their tents and bid adieu to the many
warm friends they had made at the Springs and
throughout the county OF Montgomery, took seats
Ia the cars and were soon homewsrd bcund, the
members all rearetting that they were compelled
70 tear themselves from associations SO pleasant
and friends so kind. At - O'Clock the "steam
horse" brought up all standiog In the town OF
Lynchburg, when the company formed Into iine,
and by special Invitation, marched TO Mr.. George
W. Yancey's. where q superb COLLATION. awaited
them of which they partook to the entire saisfac-
ton OF the inner man AT o'clock tbs sound of the
steam whistle announced that the Southside cars
we're abou. 10 be eft, when the company were
marched to the DEPOT and being comfortably seat
ed, were soon fying along" 10 the direction OF
bome Arriving at the junction, rereshm nts were
served them In profu,ion fty Capt. G liam, after
which they embarked on the Danville cars and a,
half past seven o'clock arrived the depot Ia this
ei,y, where they we're received by detachment OF
the Fsyette Artillery, {wno gave them seve i,
sslutps frcm one of their braas pieces aud some
twenty members ofrheir own company who were
unable to accompany them on their visit.
The company. as soon as II was formed Into line
received an invitation of manager Wells of tbs
American Hotel, to par AXE Of refreshments which
as promptly accepted, and the march taken up &c
t1at place. On reaching there, they were mos,
cordily welcomed home, in few feeling and ap
pr,ata remarks by Lieut.. r Milron Cary Of the
Eagle Infantry. From the American, the Young
Guard marched to their Armorv, where collation.
awaited them, which was psrtekan OF. after which
the corps was dismissed and repaired to their re-
ohnr Il ID Al
heart at the pleasures The Young Guard had par
taken OF within the past days and all regreiipe
that circumstances had compelled them TO return
so soon to the Metropolis and their homes.
On behalf of the Young Guard, we return many
thanks to the managers and proprietor. of the
Montgomery Springs, TO their friends In FarmviIlt
and Lynchburg. to the conductors of the variou.
railroads. and to the citizens along the lioe par
,icularly those in Montgomery county, fer ths
kindness and hospitality they received Cd ,hei
trip to the Montgomery White Sulphur Springs.
RICHMOND AND DANvILLE RAILROAD
Ii will doubtless be gratifying to many of our cad
learn that the prospects of this road now ar,
very ALTERING, and that It will be completed with.
out further dslay, the company having made sue,
cute the work more vigorously than hereto
f1re. We understand that the receipts on
the road for three mnntha ending the last O
June, amounted to $a2 600: aud from the 9it
completed to within a mile and half OF DR.. C.
w Barksdale's residence In Halifax county, and
the company have on hand a efficiency of Iron to
lay the track tour miles further. We also learr
that the remainder of the iron necessary to com.
plete the road to Danvle, has been shipped, AND
the company 10 prepared TO take II out of bond a.
soon as 1t arrives here 10 addition to this the
timbers necessary for the bridge over Dan River a
Dsnvile, are now at the work shops of the com.
pany near this city and workmeu are steadily on.
gagged In dressing them ready tor use. AZ soon a,
the bridge Is got out, it will be taken on the road
to Dr.. Barksdsles farm, and there put In boats anG
carried up the river TO his plantation near Dan
VILE, so that the contractors msy put II up snG
have It 10 readiness to receive the irou as soon a,
the road II Fl nished to the river.
The residents of Danvie ssam to be In hiph spi.
ri's a, the prospects of speedy completion of the
road and for their benefit as well as for the m
advantages to be derived by our own civ. -,
hope they may not be disappointed. Richmond
fully appreciates the advantages to be derived
from q railroad connection with Danville and III.
rich section Of country around Il, and 10 anxou,
to sec this great work of internal Improvement
speedily completed.
NEAT PAVING For years past coniinua
complsinis have been made of the imperfect grad,
of the cutters 10 various streets on Shockoe I'M
but until recently little or no Efforts have bee
made to remove the cause OF complaint In mass
Ing along tbs Southside OF Broad street last Satur
day, we noticed between 1st and 81 streets hat M
A. RICYS und6r n contract with tho eit IL :.