The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-08-26
DAILY DISPATCH.
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THE JACKSON RIVER ExCURSIONIsTS,
OF THE RICHMOND DAILY DISPATCH J

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x., STAuSToS Aug 9th 1887
We have progressed thus FAR ans - -ssn Io9I.
,., eu at the American and ssyirginia,, us,ai
H. 60 We are ieasting on those luxuries oply =,
Te Whe -, =, tne mountain hotels of Old Virg;n;;a
leaving Richmond this marning a. haiss." =
o'clock, IN an extra train of six coach .a ~ past :
a. Charge of Capt. DoDaMEAp who is ono s nv
the ra;i u ~ managers of the country. our ride on
ha;ghtan5 Vas As delightful as heart could wish
M neishtshed by the enchanting music of the ,,f.n'
pino. and abundantly diversified Inv rich ;1a
.Pe9 VII, ana profusion of '.edibIes, and cbi
,,n"tus' when were lavishly dealt out nv uan,
hiinseIf as ,.ba Doiho, who is never SO happy
others. 'Ao 'oiiAorts oi life to
N is nen the iron horse" began to chanp his hit.
nno sae signal bell to toll the hour for startipp
pasaeu hastiy through the coaches To ascati - : :
now the metropolis would be representsd a,la
iohhd that Mayor Mayo, and Alderman sadie ~,
the court; Messrs. Saunders, Roddsv n;n,n,a,,, "
mn dlazeorook, Haskins, Milspaugh Gretter and
Hfeahor, OF the City Council; August and Pan
doiph, OF the bar; Gill, the City Engineer. Ratas
the Superintendent Of Streets Ralston. The a.
slstant Chamberlain: Dunniyant of the Fnonirar
thompson, of the Literary Messenger, Harrison. OF
the American; and Drs. John Dove and Wellford
OF the medical fraternity besides as core or more
merchants were present, to take part in the cele.
br3tion. The State too. had its delegates on hand
Among them noticed A. Il. Holiday of the Board
ol iubilc Works; Col. st. George Tucker, Clerk
of the House of Delegates; Parker of the Land
Offce De Witt, Secretary of the Board of Public
works; Auditor MoncUre, and others Stopping MT
The various depots on our route, we continued to
pick up the disnitaries of the land who were scat
1efeu along the entire length Of the ine and help
ed 10 swell the cavalcade Of pleasure seekers to the
number of one hundred and TWENTY-FIVE ere We
arrived at charlottesville
On reaching "Millwood Tunnel" which bv the
way. is surrounded by lovely scenery, and must be
an agreeable and retired resort for the ouiet seeker
Of hcaith-we came to IA halt and had to remain
there until some of the powerful engines empIoyed
on the mountain track, came to our assistance
Ihree OF them were attached to our coaches and
dragged us Ger that rugged steep in safety giving
us an opportunity of observing some of the wild
est and most snblimely beautiful scenery that our
eyes ever beheld ----.-.=s-- '..o-.
II did not know the continual press upon YOUR
columns, 1T would afford me pleasure to give you
my impressions Iron horses" Duff.d md
snorted and bore their heavy burthens along the
wlndliig read gradually creeping up the ascent
like huge serpent cOiling around its prey till tb
giddy helSht was reached and we were about to de-
Scend the western slope: but as know Won have
not the room for such reflections ! can only saw Ia
your readers, come and see for yourselves and Won
Will then eZclaim, not half the thrilling bean
Ties OF TINS Edcn has been told For the successful
working Of this portion of the road the comnonv
is mainly indebted to Mr.. GEORGE NETHERLANDS the
superintendent quiet, modest, unobtrusiye gen
tleman, who by his skill and energy have thus far
guarded against all accidents. and secured to the
pubic safe highway for travel and the transpor-
tation of produce.
have already told you that many of us were
quartered IN the American. and that we are "ip
clover" Since supper a strong delegation. headed
oy apt Dodalnead, the Mayor, Dimmock the Pres
iirnt Of the Council friend Bates and all CONNIE
slHg apart, have started out with the Ar,u0rv
Band, ~ glee club and the iuimitable John Stith
to serenade the leading men of the town and now
as write at very late hour, the concord of
sweet sounds that harmoniUusIy flow from smith.
siVtry bugie, are being waited -.oer the hills ana
hi away 10 the delight of the denizens of this
pleasant little town, many Of whom have shaken
0tf the clutches of the drowsy god.
have yet said nothing of the croDs aIone, ths
road-a famous theme for letter writers nj flis
season OF the yeSr-and shall only say that in por-
tions Of Hanover, Louisa aud Albermarle the corn
looks very much like it had been seeded late tbi@
summer so as 10 be ready for an early cron neAt
year, while i'll other portions of the counties named
the crops are very promising. Whether the season
has been partial one, OF the lands are poor ann
unable TO say. The same remarks will apply TO thu,
growing tobacco, hundreds of patches of which
line the road from your city to this place
We leave here tomorrow morning for .Tackson-s
tlYer from which place, barring mishap, YOU
shnli hear from HE again. 1t is estimated that
Boo invited guests Will start On the cars from,
etaunton to the barbrcue, and among them are
MesSrS. VIM. J. Robinson of Charlottesville Iiar-
man. of StauntOn, Col. Fontaine and others The
non-arryal Of the Governor has been sad dis
appointment to ALL but as Wm II. Mcfarland
Esq. ls expected to join i'll the celebration a good
sensible talk will be given the 'Alleghauies' in
in response TO the speeches expected of Gen Layne
and his mOuntaineer orators.
A slight accident occurred tonight in front of
the Virginia Hotel which well nigh proved a Sc
riOus one. While the Armory Band were giving n
serenade from the second story portico of tina,
house, hundreds of boys of all ages forming an au-
dience in the highway baggage wagon driver
came dashing along with his team at rapid rate
and bolting through the crowd drove over a lad
named SMITH CATY, son of the contractor of .Catys
tunnel" knocking him down. the wheels passing
over his legs, and heavy trunk falling upon his
head, but doing him no serious injury. Doc