Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-06-09
CITY AND Stair NEWS.

proprietor Of the Exchange Hotel and Baiiar
House, has just completed a number OF improve
rnent5 which render his establishment as complete
convenient and comfortable as any in the country
The ladies' dining room has been enlarged ana naho
.omely tre-coed the walls aud ceiling OF other par.
| Vt the establishments newly painted, the pnssaEe
and stairs covered with handsome oil cloth, I'M
suspension bridge or corridor, connecting the 1--WE
houses finished the parlors and chambers FURNISHED
| with new furniture where Needed and Otner riliio
improvements made, which We need not mention:
| The corridor across Franklin Street ia slXty-eign
feet long fifteen feet broad, aud about thirty or iortl
feet above tic street. is Of ron bat covered in WIN
pine, the ceilings rescoed the floor covered WIN OF
CLOTH and illuminated by three handsome chandeliers
IL is an attractive and useful addition, and furnishes
| the guests a promenade on Summer evenings, whicl
cannot be surpassed. Altogether, it is tasteful ano
| beautiful addition to the establishment.
| Mr. Ballard has spared no expense to make his note
equal TO any in the country Inc Exchange cos
si6O 900, the Ballard House SlOO,D0O, and the turnl
rur4 at both houses cost SloO,OoO grand total o
$4,000. One readily conceive his. who look.
| INTO The apartments in tho two houses They are al
neatly and many Of them elegantly furnished, and
| ths seven new parors in the Ballard House, are un
| surpassed by similar suite OF rooms anywhere
| Everything here Is IN good taste.
The two houses contain more than three hundred
rooms and are capable of accommodating more than
one thousand guests, indeed, much larger number
have been entertained, when the city Was thronged
|
and fftv feet on Franklin street, and four hundred
feet On Fourteenth street including the CORRIDOR
Besides these already mentioned, there is connected
with the establishment, gentlemen and ladies' ordl
nary, two barbers shops, bath house, bar, billiard
room, supplied with three tabes an excellant resfau.
rant conducted the European plan an extensive
stable APPENDED stud Of horses and superb coaches.
Over this establishment John p. Ballard, Esq,
appropriately dubbed the Napoleon Of landlords
presdes, aided by his brother as general superinten
,I< l,,;,,
gers aud m army of servants, maids porters cooks,
etc. numbering in all about 2UU persons. These
ssrants, numerous AS they are, would be wholly in
sufficient, but tor the system and order which reigns
| in every department. 1t ia admirable Every man
knows his exact duty and everything moves with
the smoothness and regularity OF clockwork This
s the secret Of the universal satisfaction given to the
guests Of the establishment.
At no former period of his career has the enterpri
sing proprietor Of this establishment been 80 we'll pre-.
pared to accommodate the travelling public rs now.
He will not be content TO let We'll enough alone while
II can be made better, and 60 he ia projecting
something Tor the comfort and convenience of the
pubIic. The table, altogether, is the beet have
ever known in public house; and in every respect
we are OF opinion that no superior house can be found
in this country. Such, We know, has long been the
popular estimate OF the house. evinced by the
crowds that have sought entertainment there; and its
fame increases every year. Ballard deserves the
success he has won. Generous, liberal and enterpri
sing his guests find the marks of these qualities in all
tina, he does for their accommodation and their NUN
Der il continually increasing. His establishment is
emphaically tbs hotel OF the city, and of the South
where travellers most do congregate. May it continue
| 10 receive the patronage II 80 richly deserves.
| BAPTIST ASSrvERsAH JusE 4IH
MoRSIxG SESSION General Association
velrd III the FIRST Baptist Church al ~ CLOCK, Dr.
Jetrr IL the chair.
The exercises we're opened with reading Of scrip
lures and sngiug-afier which, prayer was offered
by Rev. Cornelius Tyres, of Powhaten. Opporun-
~ being given, the names OF delegates We're en-
rolled.
rhe following were elected officers of the Associa
ton:
Presidrat.-R-v j. d. Jeter, d. D. of Richmond
Vice Presidsnis.-Rev. Thomas Hume. Of Pnrts-
mouth Josiah Dabbs, Esq, of Halifax; Rev. G..
George, Of Cuip per; Rev. K. b. G. Howell, OF Rich
mOnd.
Secretary. Alexander Pope Abel, Of Charottes.
vile.
Treasurer.-ThomasJ j. Starke.
the President on taking the chair made some eo.
qurnt aud appropriate remarks.
The rules of decorum were read by the clerk.
On motion Of Rev. J. B. Taylor, Editors and Re.
porrers invited to occupy suitable seats on the
stand.
The President appointed the following Commit
teea:
On observation-disclosures Hume, w. Buoy S. p.
fluff Sydnor and J. b. Taylor, jr.
Order Of Business.-Messrs. Burrows, Watknson,
Broaddus. Mcdonald, Ryland Gwaihmey.
On motion. il was resolved thai from day TO day,
the Association meet al 9 A NJ, adjourn At Z. u;
meet At 4 VI, adjourn at z NJ Mins;ering breih-
rem aud Delegates from corresponding bodies were III.
vitrd 10 report themselves and participate in the de
liberaons OF the meeting Among these VIZ noticed
Rev A. T.. Dayton of Tennessee; Revd's George Is.
Taylor and Franklin Wilson, Of Balrimorr Rev. NJ.
T. Sumner aud Rev Thomas Prchard OF North Car.
DINA.
The Association adjourned q, o'clock with prayer
by Rev. T.. T.. Biting.
EVENING SESSION.
The Association NET al O'Clock, pursuant to adj
iourDmen', DR.. Jeter in the chair
Prayer by the Rev DR.. Broaddas of Fredericksburg.
The committee on Order OF Exercises reported
through their chairman, DR. Burrows The nineteenth
annual report Of the Virginia Baptist Sunday School
and Publication Society was read by its Correspond
ing Secretary, DR. Gwathmey-rhis report was deep.
" Interesting, and elected able and eloquent address
rs from Row M.ssrs. Manly, Poindexler, Burrows,
Fisher, Dayton, billiard and Broaddus
The hour having arrived, the Association adjourned
with prayer by Rev. L. 5 Lee.
BAPTIST AsNIvERsARIEs-SEcoSD DAY-Friday
morning, June >, 1857.
The Association convened at the First Baptist
Church at o'clock, according to adjournment, Dr..
Jeter in the Chair.
Prayer by the Rev. r. w. Greer of Loudoun.
The report 0t the Bbla Board was read by the
Rev. T. G. Jones, of Norfolk, and accepted. The
report represents the receipts for the year as very
limited.
Rev. A. e. Dayton, of Nashville author Of "Theo
doss Ernest, addressed the Convention at consider
able length in behalf OF the Board.
Rev. Mr.. Dayton was followed by Rev. James Fife
of Charlottesville in some exceedingly pertinent re.
marks in connection with the report.
Rev. George Pearcy. returned missionary from
China, and Rev Mr.. Read from New Mexico, follow
ed on the same subject. The latter gentleman gave
some interesting facts in relation TO his abors 10 New
Mexico, exhibiting degree OF ignorance almost in
credible, not more than one in five hundred being
III h1n End
than half dozen in the whole territory.
Rev. DR.. Burrows, Of Richmond, offered the fol-
lowing resolutions:
"Whereas the American Tract Society, has by its
Constitution limited its issues to such as are calcu
lated TO receive the appreciation of all Evangelical
Christians; and whereas, resolutions adopted at the
recent anniversaries of the Society, look TO the pub
LEGATION of tracts or reatises the subject OF slavery
and whereas: the subject of slavery, like that OF Ma.
sonry, Church Government, Iufant Baptism etc.. ia
relation to which Evangelical Christians do not
agree; therefore,
"Resolved. That IA "Evangelcal Christians" we
do not approve OF the publication of any tract or
TREATISE by the American Tract Society on the sub.
ect Of slavery, either favorable unfavorable 10 the
institutions that We deem the Society estopped by s
own constitutional provisions from using such publ
cation aud that from the time at which such publica-
tons issued We can regard that Society simply ns
sectional and not as national institution whose Is
sues are calculated to receive the appreciation Of
oil Evangelical Christians"
On motion of Rev NJ PoindeIter. the resolution
referred to a committee of five.
The hour OF on9 o'clock having arrived the Az
ISOLATION adjourned after prayer by Rev. Mr.. Bayn
ham.
The Association re.sssembed at 4 o'clock, and
was opened with prayer by the Rev. VIM. Wilson OF
Baltimore.
The President announced the following gentlemen
the COMMITTEES the resolution offered this morn.
ing by Rev DR. Burrows, in relation 10 the recent ac
ton Of the AmsrGan Tract Society, viz:
Rev Messrs X II Bagby + G Keen, w IL Kirk,
Isaac Tinsley end rno- Haynes.
The committee appointed To nominate Boards
made the following report, which was adopted:
STATE Mission Boord-Jas Taylor. President; w
A Baynbam lot Vice President VIM Fisher, ID
Vice Presidenfi u X EIlyson, Corresponding Secre-
tary; Joel Watkins. Recording Secretary; J Is
Wood, Treasurer A NJ Bailey, Auditor. Other Ma
nagers--J e Stansrd, WIN N Young, WIN Sands, E