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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-08-10

IMMENSE 0RGAy.-The great organ placed in the
town hall at Liverpool is of the marves of
steal mechanism. 1t consists of four rows of
keys, sixty-three notes and two octayes and half
of pedals, thirty notes. There are los stops and
5000 pipes varying in length from 81 feet to three
eights of an inch, ten octaves apart. The grand
source Of wind is from two immense bellows each
having three feeders placed in the vault below the
floor of the hall These are blown by steam en-
gine, consisting of pair of osciIating cylinders
There are besides twelve other bellows, or reser-
voirs, each giving its own appropriate pressure of
air to those stops or pipes which it supplies The
pneumatic lever is applied to each Of the manuals
distinctly or separately to manual couplers. To
the pedal organ there is double set of pneumatic
levers: but the most elaborate of this power is
found in its application to the combination Of
stops--it being exhibited in compound form to
each organ Individually, and to the whole collec-
lively where by operation the player is enabled
to produce a combination of stops upon the entire
instrument at once.
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[coRREsPosDEscE OF THE RICHMOND DAILY DISPATCH 7

BLuEsT0NE,i ihEcKLESBUKG, Aug 9Th 1857.
Inc suh' while assuming his oriental shape this
morning was saluted by Heavens artillery His
beams shot through the falling rain like the gIt
terlng spears of an army of invisible giants ami
when the gentle winds shook the dark green fo
rest it seemed as if it were shedding A heavy crcr
OF diamonds. So far. this crop-making season. we
have been blessed. We have been visited Iaily h,,
the most gentle and decorous of rains coming
down as noiseless az dream, and looking AZ hoIY
the While as if the earth were kneeuC at beaven's
baptismal font. The fields everywhere look glad
and full of promise. All its constituents of tbe
vegetable Kingdom are prosperous and happy and
shedding their yernal honors upon the ennire-
Prophets are busy in prognosticating the final re-
suit Of the present hOpe-nspiring state of things
10 my mind, the indications are very good of n n
abundant yield of the "kndy fruits of the eartb -
The corn crop il undoubtedly the best ever saw
The tobacco CROP though not 10 tall as it usuallv
is at this season of the year. but young America
like, what it lacks in age, il makes I'M in annaar
ances. The oat crop has turned out unusually fine
ana as Tor the gardens, Lord bless your soul with
three inches square of streaked middinC we can
set dinner fine enough for Queen Victoria
AS have given You an account of the Crops &c
viii now endeavor to give you description of n
glorious picnic, given by the young gents of Meek
enburg to the ladies of this and the adjacent coun
ties. The place which We selected for the occasion
was situated at mineral spring about four miles
from Clarkesville, In very thick forest-the most
suitable place for picnic | ever saw. We made
arrangements for very large crowd, rs there were
hye hundred invited. BY eleven o'clock we had
three hundred persons upon the ground. and the
music striking up, the fair maidens marched upon
the platform. There were three counties repre-
sented by them, and it was impossible to say which
of the three bore off the palm for lOyeliness and
grace About two, the merry dance was interrupt
ed by the joyful news of dinner. The table was
filled with all the luxuries that an epicurean could
desire, arranged by the hands of Clarkevile's
fairest daughters" Just as We had gotten through
with the second table. the rain poured forth in tor
rl Nls
luckily for us, there house close by in which
we remained until the shower was over The rain
lasted about thirty minutes. after which 1--WE de
parted from thence to Buffalo Springs, where We
enjoyed ourselves, as well as heart could wish.
III dancing, and drinking the water, which az
usual, everybody professed to like. OBJ
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DEAfH OF MAJOR uRAHAM.--On the 9th ult Mai
Richard Graham, wealthy citizen of St. Louis coun-
ty. Mo-, died. He was a of the late Richard
Graham, of Prince William county, Va. The st.
Louis Republican says:
He was brother of George Graham, acting secre-
tsry Of War during the mnistTatlon Of President
Monroe, and subsequently, Commissioner Of tho
General Land Office; Of John Graham, fret U. 3.
District Attorney for Louisiana, Secretary OF Legar
ton To Spain, Commissioner TO the south American
Republic, and Minister Plenipotsntisry TO Brasil;
and Of Mrs. Catherine Ramsay, of the city Of Wash
ington-all now deceased
Major Graham entered the military service du-
ring the last war with Great Britain, and served
with distinction as aidde-camp on the staff of Ma
jor General Harrison; he participated In all Of the
perils and hardshps Of the Northwestern army,
and was promoted to the rank Of major for his gal
lantry and good conduct. His relations with Gen.
eral Harrison were peculiarly intimate, and he was.
during his life, the cherished and honored friend Of
his commander
The war over, Major Graham was appointed
Indian agent for the extended territory of Missou
ri, in which Office he continued until 1899. He
was also appointed by the President Of the
commissioners to establish the boundary line OF
Illinois.
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cry d MeCuiloch, was robbed Of five hundred
pounds of sugar. Total value $50 Thieves not vet
detected, although our night police su,o them in the
act. " wv
The Mechanics held another meeting tonight
INC ree negro competition discussed on all
SIDES. some believed that the movement would ne
eesSarlly include slaves. and the question thus in
Vowed would, If successful in its ISSUE prove TO be
the hrst step towards the abolition of Slavery
aereDy hangs the tdit ofthe mechanics movement
As 10 business, the same old routine was adootad
az al former meeting. In a word the business
part was second edition Of the first. The leading
men among the mechanics have hitherto held aIoof
although Tor the most part enthusiastically in favor
of it. Whether the affair will terminate IN a ,,,
RAJ explosion, or mob attack upon the black ma
chancs time, not your humble servant, must deyeI
ope. Arr,
4 LrnlAlLLlniLel,t I.c..,.ut -
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TAXING IT CooLLY.-The following is the late
woke upon John Rnll.

TAXING IT CoOLLY.-The following is the latest
yoke upon John Bull:
John was travelling on some Western railroad
when tremendous explosiod took place, the cars
ut the same time coming to q sudden halt The
passengers sprang up in terror, and rushed out to
acquaint themselves with the mischief-all but Mr..
Bull, who continued reading his newspaper In .
moment somebody rushed back and informed him
that the boiler had burst.
awe" muttered the Englishman.
"Yes," continued his informant, "and sixteen
persons have been killed"
"Awei" grunted the Englishman again.
"And-and' said his interlocutor, with an effort,
your own man-your servant-has been blown into
a hundred pieces"
A,oe! bring me Tie piece Uat has tye key ofmy port
IHdHteatar'
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REFRACTORY CooIIEs.-The Dutch schooner Boreas,
on her passage from Singapore TO Macao, when OF
pulo Sapata on the 10th Of May, spoke the French
ship Fernandez, from Macao TO Cuba, with Coolies,
with signals Of distress flying. The master Of the
Boreas boarded to ascertain the cause, and was In
formed that the Coolies were in a most refractory
state and had risen on the crew twice, that thir-
teen Of the coolies had in consequence been killed
That occasion the Coolies had set hre 10 the
ship, but having been forced below, they had 70 put
out the fire themselves
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NARROW EsCAp E.-Mrs. Elizabeth

Barnes, and old lady. residing with her son, Mr r
J. Barnes, near Second Baptist Church, had avery
narrow escape Of her life on Friday evening last
while lighting the gas in the house. We learn
that the old lady, after lighting the gas threw the
burning paper the floor, which set her clothes
fire, and would have burnt to death, had it not
been for one of the servants, who ran in and ex-
tingushed the flames.
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RUMoRED DEATH or SANTA ASsA.--The Indepen-
diente Spanish Journal published In New Orleans,
states, in its issue Of the 28th uit that on the do
pariure of the steamship Texas, from Vera Cruz,
rumors in circulation there that ex-president
Santa Anna had died. No particulars are given, and
the Independence adds that these runiors probably
sprung from the same source with similar ones ~
had received few days previously from Havana
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Isnt.x OrrR 1Ges--Tha Kansas Herald Of

INDIAN 0UfRAGEs--The Kansas Herald Of free
dom of the Sd inst. states that Governor Walker
had received adviees from the commandsnt ei ,oi.
Riley, that large force Of Cheyenne indians nsa
reached that station and that an attack was nouIy
risoned by only half 4 company of infantry The
Indians had driven in the settlers, and committso
several murders In sight Of the fort. Gov maIser M
Immediately cent Col Cook, with all the ioree unaef
his command, 10 Their assistance
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A CURIOUS spEcIMES.-Recently a COW belonging
10 Il farmer named Kohler, some distance beyond
Bath, Lehigh county, Pa, gave birth to a curious
amslgam specimen of calf and sheep. The entire
body TO the neck is typical OF the sheep and is CO.
vered with r coat of long black wool, and the neck
and head is naturally hgurative Of the calf, and
covered with smooth hair. The 'crltter is about
six weeks old. fully developed, and healthy.
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SELF-PUNIsHMENT.- Saturday af-
ternoon, negro woman, named Sylvia, the pro-
perty of Mr.. Gathright, detected in stealing
money from one of Mr. Irving's boarders, and by
way of furnishing herself for the offence, took an
old axe, laid her left arm on the pavement of 18th
street, and beat and bruised it till it swelled up
sufnciently large for two such limbs.
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MORE VESSELS FOR THE RICHMOND

MORE VESSELS FOR THE RICHMOND
FRApE.-We have almost constant manifestations
of the enterprise of citizens in the addition OF
vessels to their various lines. At the yard Of j. J
Abrahams, in Baltimore, there are now two yesseIs
on the stocks, built for owners in Richmond One
bark of $40 tons, is being built for MIR. j. j. Cur
RE and others, intended for tho South American
trade She is l22 feet long, IS feet BEAM and her
depth of hold is II feet. The keel Of the other a
bark of about 400 tons, is just laid. She is being
built for Messrs. David William Currie and Is in
tended to run between Richmond and New York.
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FouNDLING.-On Saturday night last, a

N '1uVuT my HISIIU Iu5U, II
negro woman named NICY, living at the head of the
oa5ln, when about to leave her house with lot of
clothes saw something lying at her door, and stoop-
ing to ascertain what it was, found it to be a living
female chidabout three days old. The old woman
took the little stranger in, and found with it note
processes to know nothing about the mother of the
infant, or how it came to be lying at her door The
Mayor, doubt, will have it sent to the Poor House
to be taken care Of.
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FEMALE SQUALL.-Sarah Vest, an occa-
siOnal tenant Of the poor house, appeared before
the Mayor last Saturday, TO answer the charge Of
assaulting and threatening Elizabeth Myers, but
as no blows had passed, and the complainant was
no less at fault than the defendant, they both
ordered home
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SWANS DIssoLyfsG VIEWS. an exbibi-

SWANS DIssoLvING VIEWS, an exhibi-
tion of no ordinary interest may be tonight
Metropolitan Hall. All the pieces are said to be
fine, but the comic ones very amusing to look
upon As there is no other place at which to spend
an idle hour, We suppose the Metropolitan will be
crowded this evening by those who admire rare
scenes and artistic skill.
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BAD TRADE.-Michael Walls bought a
lot of chickens the Basin last Friday, aud offer
ed them for sale at the market last Saturday, bat
before he could attract customers enough 70 buy
him out, the Clerk Of the first market seized his
poultry, and the Mayor conlscated ii to the city.
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POPULAR REsoRTs.-Crowds of persons
left this city yesterday morning to spend the day
at Ashland where they could attend church and
lage.
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The U. S. GRAND jury, on Saturday
last found two more true bills against William T.
Wash, for forging papers TO obtain bounty land
warrants.
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Acor1rrsp--Henry Beck. young German, wAs
tried in New York Friday, for attempting 70 poson
Mir. and Mrs Gresko, by putting arsenic in tnsh
fsod. and acquitted on the ground Of insanity.
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LUCKY EscAPE.-We have received a letter from
Pine Level, n. c., giving an account Of dreadful
accident which happened at the distilery OF Messrs
Nathans Il Dibble's in johnson county. 1t seems
that while the stiller taking of the cap of a
turpentine still. he stumbled and pitched head
foremost in the hot rosin, aud then, without any
assistance jumped out. The man still alive
on the 4th inst. and is expected to recover WI
DliRgtoL Herald
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HOUSE BREAKING.-A free negro, known
as Charles Green, is in the cage awaiting an ex
animation ON the charge of breaking into Ben
pantaloons and watch
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THE STATE GUARD paraded last Satur-
day morning and escorted to the grave the remains
of one of their members-Corporal Roney-who
was taken suddenly i'll last Thursday night, aud
died the next morning.
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No PAPERs.-Charles II. Freeman, a
Caroline free negro, has been sent to JAIL in default
Of his register.
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CAUGHT.-Charlott Coleman, n free wo-
man, and Lucy, a slave, were punished by order of
the Mayor last Saturday, for depositing nuisances
on the margin Of the river.
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SELF-DEsTRUcrIoN.-Henry Jordan took
quantity of laudanum last Friday, and died from
its effects that afternoon. He was resident of
Oregon Hill, and was of intemperate habits
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THAT BLESSED BABY!-Mrs. Cunningham contin-
ues to be much grieved at the inhuman treatment
alleged to have been received. She wept much this
morning, exclaiming, They've got Harveys dear
little pet of daughter, and will not bring her
back" sad very-and they were preparing the
documents this morning to send the mother of this
delusion to the Toombs.-N. L. Mirror.
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DEAF AND DUMB.-John w. Burke, a
deaf and dumb man, from Norfolk, was committed
to Jail last Saturday morning for being drunk aud
asleep in the street the night before.
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Iosr sxp Povsp.-Mr Alfred Berson, Of enAr
iottesvilie, Va In returning from the sPrinss -
says ago lost his pocket book, containing 49,.
IN sseoyer;nv his loss he took the back track snS
was lucky enough to ana is@-.N- 4
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LET OFF.-John Kennedy, charged with
being drunk and asleep in the street last Friday
night, was discharged by the Mayor, on promise to
keep sober in future.
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STORM IN FLoRIDA.-We learn from the Wakulla
(Fa) Times, that very destructive tornado passed
over portion of Jefferson county, in that State,
between Waukeenah and Monticello doing great
damage to thecrops in its path. The crops of throe
plantations were destroyed, and IL was feared that
others had suffered much. The path of the tor
nado was about quarter of mile wide, but its
extent has not yet been ascertained. Trees were
twisted off-some near the roots, others near the
tops-some of which were carried to distance Of
thirty or forty feet.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-08-10

STEADY.-Albert, slave to E. F. Ragland
l. Co., WAS reported to the Mayor for rapid driving
in the street, and ordered TO be fogged.
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EDUCATION.
~ P. CRUNp,-s,' pN =
Mrs. AND MISS MINORS BOARD.

~ ING ANDDAY SCHOOL 1x THE C,-y M ~,
49,, ne thlfd session of this institution will com
June. las ' ~ N'''' INC 'Suth
. IN THIS school will I've taught all the branches of
hhished education. Including the Latin and WoJar"
languages, together with Music uron The piana
also be- given. i ''"'iI VIII
procured. nave peeh
attention will be paid to the proper training and
sSiceIneh. ot The young ladies intrusted To- their
hTled by every means In their power p''
M ss,hoe successorfto the we'll known and ostaL
dsiied hlhWay Seminary, has been in successfnl on
Grafton - IN klthmond, for nearly two YEAR, and tic
rlb'fS teitr with confidence 10 II. nstrous 1r
To ito I.SfIts. =" ieietehce
IERNs--About the same as heretnf,re Po- than,
ana otAcr Particulars, Feferfu " ~
- Mrs.. JEFFERSON MINOR
"u '--daNcJm Miss ADA B. MINOR
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LOCKED UP.-John DUNN was arrested
and Gagged yesterday by officers Seal and Perrin,
for beating and threatening to kill his wife,
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-08-10

OS HHDS Prime Bacon Sides; 10 do.
~ do Bacon Shoulders. receiving this morning
WOMBLE & CLAIBORNE,
au No. ii Pearl street.
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Tgx ExPaEss RoBREky AT QUINCY ILL--Ths Quin-
oy Whig states '.about 2,ooo Of the money stolen
nom the American Express Office on Friday night,
has been recovered
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FoRGIvEN.-A negro boy, known as God
frey Roberts, from the county of Henrico, was
Gagged for want of register, but on promising to
get one Immediately, was released from prison.
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HEINRICH SCHNEIDEl

Persons desiring to enter pupils can leave their
names AT the School Rooms, where Miss c. will meet
them at any hour they may appoint.
1p-,iyNl (2toyv
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EDUCATION.

nLNEl SCHOOL. The second session
" Of this tchopl will commence ON the FIRST MON
DAY in tstcHber Nas. and close on the last Friday
July. 1855 including a.Sacation oi four weeks -
TA- -,hua u stuJiud ia peculiarly retired and de-
sirgl." uejghuurh"sd, about four miles north of
EIshu,euj, "a. IioII,co county. The object Of the
school = oprvrate students for tAe Junior classes at
College, tbc practical duties uf life. The Latin
Grc.k ami French islguSEe, with Mathematics Ma
tuyal Philosophy &c. &c, wh i,c taught Six or
.ixht boardcgs cal I've accommodated at the snhscri
lers and IL the neiRhlolhood, at $40 per term Of
feu months.
English tuition $er, Languages. each Sl0
FJr turjhNr particulars a,idress
JOSIAH u. SMITH,
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bbOAFE FkUM UEAIH,-
We learn that MIR. J. L. Macdonough's son. whose
injuries we noticed in last Monday mornings
paper is steadily improving and that the chances
OF his recovery are greatly in his favor 1t will
be remembered that the little fellow aged nine
years fell from tho third story window of his faith
ers residence, distance of forty feet striking his
heal against the brick pavement. With the ex-
ception of slight bruise of his thighs, no
injury on the rest of the body was to be seen the
head receiving the entire force of the fall. We un.
derstand that fracture of the skull, extending
about seven inches, discovered on the first ex-
animation, but symptoms Of more alarming char
acter speedily manifested themselves, indicating
serious injury to the brain. The physicians in at
tendance, Drs. &. GAvINzEL and VI. A. RUST, were
assiduous in their attentions to their patient
for two days and nights when the indications be
came more favorable and gave room to hope. A
week of painful anxiety has passed. and it is graf
Tying to say that he is out OF danger, and if no un
forseen accident occurs will soon be restored r.
health.
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DRUNK.-Michael Docod was Gagged yes
teray for being drunk and disorderiy in the street
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SELECT CLASSICAL AND NJ ATH E

- NAUTICAL. SCIIOOL.-Prof. II. J. CHRISTIAN
having recently resigned the chair Of Greek in Rich
pohd COLLEGE proposes to open. the lst Of Octo-
h"T next Select Classical and Mathematical School
IA this city During his long experience rs teacher
he mas been constantly impressed with the want of
college, the active duties OF life Hs theref;,Tr
proposes to admit only as many pupils a. he can
teach. ana devote himself with untirinX energy to
making thorough scholars in the strctest scrse of
the term. In future advertisement he will give no.
tce Of the terms and location Of the school. Auy
communication addr"sse! 10 him. through the Rich
n"ud Post Office, will bo promptly attended to-
am an /
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SCHOOL FOR GIRLs.-COSMELIA

D@nd THAMSIN JANNEY intend opening school
oi RlF. on Broad street between 18th and 18TH the
Isl oi 9Th month (Septeuber.)
The various branccs OF the English language will
~ taught. including Algebra and Geometry; also.
earh week viii he devoted to needc-work.
Terms: For Primary Glass per quarter of ten
weeks, -; more advanced Glasses s.: Drawing and
Painting, each 81.
EfsKEScEs-Aiicajah Bates and Philip b. Price
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Scarcity of fNews-Robbe ry-Mesting
Of Mechanics
CORRESPONDENCE OF THE RICHMOND DAILY pISpArcHl

PETERSBURG, Aug. 9th.
Let us blot out the memory Of the three days
past. Let imagine that Petersburg for the time
being Was ae@sicaVy bankrupt. Nothing has oc-
earred. The only items of any interest to-day are
At two O'clock this morning, the store house al
Joining the extensive tobacco factory Of - MeEn
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DEMOYAL.-Dr. PLUME has remored

DEMOVAL.-Dr. PLUME has removed
IL his office TO the third house, South of Trinity
Church. South side and about one hundred yards be
low the Exchange Hotel Dr. p continues to treat all
syphlitic and gouorrhoal complaints and having had
much practice in this line, atteTs himself that he
give very general satisfaction. call from those in
tcrested Is solicited.
Dr. 7. also makes and vends of the best restera
tiyes Chemical Extract of French Flowers for
stitutonal weak ness, ever offered to the public.
DR.. p. may be consulted contidentiay by letter,
otherwise. Medicines securely packed and sent to
der, in almost any direction.
Office hours from A. NJ, till A. NJ. Franklin
Get near the Exchange Hotel. Richmond city, Va