The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-07-13
STAGE TRAVELLING.

The visitors TO the w estern Springs Will
this year find their stage fare agreeably re-
duced by the competition between the oppo-
sition stage lines beyond Staunton. The
Staunton Vindicator states that there is now
a chance for travellers to get back some of
the heavy sums formerly paid for extra bag
gage. The Staunton Spectator says that the
agents of the opposition lines travel in the
cars between Gordonsville and Staunton, and
besiege travellers for their patronage, each
undertaking the other, until the price is
brought down to next to nothing. This is a
great improvement on former times. We
hope the purses of both parties will be able
to hold out, so that much travel may be en-
joyed at their expense. They ought to carry
the public gratis, and find them besides
The grievances which the Virginia people
have suffered heretofore from stage travel
ling, are now in a fair way to be atoned-
Joted along at the rate of three miles and
half an hour, and charged prices which
prevented all men from travelling in stages
VINO were not compelled by sheer necessity,
the time has come for reprisals, and We in.
woke the community to avail themselves of
the opportunity. Let everyb body 20 to the
Springs, and have their satisfaction out of
the stages. Their time is short; the war
cannot long hold out and in few years the
iron horse will be on their heels and chase
them into the Ohio. Were we at leisure we
should take the first Central train, that we
might assist in doing justice to the stages
ELLIE OR THE HUMAN COMEDY. By
JOHN EsTEN COOKE" AS our readers
have been informed by our adv ertisiug
| columns, this new and brilliant production
OF the author of the Virginia Comedians has
been published, and may be had of Mr.. Nor
| ris, the publisher, and other bookseIlers.-
A very emphatic tribute of praise is due to
| Mr.. Morris, for the splendid manner in which
| he has brought out the book. The paper
and the Typography are superb. 1t is rare
to see an American novel printed in suoh
| style. 1t looks like book from one
| of the best London presses and, after this
| proof of what can be done by Virginians in
the book line, the author who goes to other
cbotCn w AafO WcIhS puDllSl6O, Will he
very likely in going farther to fare worse.
| The work itself will be read with WAR;,
admiration and delight by all who can an
preciate splendid genius, and an elevated
and manly moral tone. Though DEALING
with humber personages, and less exciting
scenes and events than the "Virginia
Comedians" it creates magic world ont Of
| humble materials, and exhibits the sams ra
marksble dramatic power which SO pre-emi
| Dently characterized that stirring story Wa
| shall again refer at greater length To tb;s
new literary achievement of one of the
| finest gsniuses of the day. We predict for
1t great run. Within two DAYS after ;ts
publication, nearly the whole of the frat
soltlon was exhausted, striking proof of
the authors well deserved popularity u
We trust that Mr. Cooke NAV he enoorr
aged by his brilliant success, to devote him
self to sphere in which he may place him
self at the head of American NoveIists. and
minister largely to the enjoyment and mo n,I
elevation of society, '0' ''