The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-04-17
LOCAL MATTERS.

Iledssrs Pareies are becorasuv ycore ana $780,,
IN s... m among our ctizens rs facilities for ar
day mornin. ,ns ,ne counffy are Increased On Tues
among them Miss Al r. ths | ~. .s's scss.es SsaI :
.nd other members Of the A.. ....,.
hss,..,s !y.g myng trip down jana r;vsr ~ IN,
for the occasion sr e Calypso" kindly rendered
and more delightful isnns .s,;i AT. a W:
pesa uosnec oy pleasure seekers ! Tha. -. ase
IeI. ~ moorings In the dock about as,.ss eAmes
r nroasP ~ ane ship locks into the river .ds
: Iapiu run 20 hiees creek, where The c..N a.ae
was put ashore and spent few hours 4. sgOmpany
ting sport OF angling Having procr.sa sue exca-
tne perch and other fish as would fasst = many
gIment ct hungry soldiers. and being n-o,.:ass ls
with all the necessaries fer an exeeiistt tfosioeo
repast, the company again boarded the ar. p.c nlc
and were deposited az wilton Spring. -, Psp -
north side of the river where fire was Lin,,as
under pleasant shade, and J. j. acting as ch;as
COOK on the occasion, a dinner was prepared that
would have tempted the appetite the gods. We
don't mean to be understood as saying that tha
ladies fed heartily upon fish and bread, for that
would sound vulgar to fashionable ears-but we
90 say that many well Drowned perch dis.
appeared from . table, around which were none
other than themseives--and that they seemed to
ENJOY the feast far more than If served in fashions
Die STYLE and surrounded by forms and cererno.
Mes tnat cramp the appetite, destroy health and
produce disease. sa ef5sis
Having enjoyed the country air and MAGNIFICENT
scenery as long as possible the party once =, ,ora
embarked ON the steamer and soon thereafter
nomewaro oound Once fairly under way the
excurslonists assembled in the cabin and ysh;Ied
away the time by songs and anecdote until retfinc
within sight OF the city, when the startling rv ~
man overboardF' rung through the cabin and for
second produced intense excitement As mn =
ter OF course1he engine was Immediately stonnrd
and soon thereafter a young gentleman. who had
been on an exploring expedition to the bottom Of
the James, made his appearance at the cabin door
as wet as drowned rat, but as lively as a cricket
He had been seeking adventure with a small boat
in tow, and found it by an unexpected plunge into
the bosom of the river. 2sss @s
AT o'clock the excursionists reached Rockets
after spending q most pleasant and agreeable day;
the lades-nearly all of whom were strangers IN
the city-beng more than delighted with the bean.
tiful country through which they had passed and
the Kindness shown them by all they met: and the
gentlemen with having been honored with the nro.
lection OF the angelic beings who composed the
life and soul of that delightful trip
The Calypso" is just the boat for fishing par
lies 10 ENJOY themselves upon; and as she is per.
fectiy safe and handsomely fitted out, we hone 10
hear OF her making many such trips the present
season t5esf1s IL - r1>'-'
Mechanics Mstitute.-At the annual meeting for
the election of officers of the Virginia Mechanics,
Institute, held at the hall over Booths store last
Monday night, the following persons were chosen
for the present year:
President-John A. Belvin
pice Presidents-Thomas Sampson and William
Forbes
Recording Secretary-James w. Lewellen
Corresponding Secretdry-Thomas H. Wynne
IreGsurer-Samuel p Mitchell
Amda0r-A. M. Bailey