The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-08-19
LOCAL MATrrRa

bty leave here this evening at o.cIock -,
lower James river. she Is to be towed by ons
| of the sieamrtugs as far AS slower Branfion ),
| Mrs. HarrisoG's farm, where her crew expect
/ TO spend q portion of Saturday From fher.
she will sail to Old Point, thence to Baiti.
more thence to phiiadeiphia, and thence to
! now say how long she will stop at any nlaca
or when she will clear from any port.
When the Messrs. Butler, Doyle and Bland
ing first landed on ''old virginia-s shore ;, thsv
| expec ted to spend a day or two in auiet,v ex,
amining the Washington statue, looking abon,
| the city, shaking hands with q few friends
| and then sailing for some other port; but in
| stead of being allowed to do So they had viz
! lent hands laid upon them by the knights
| Templar, and, from that moment to this hare
| been watched and guarded as strictly nc n
| mother would darling infant when at play
near q precipice.
| On the night of their arrival. these pentIa-
men were feasted and petted as long as nature
could resist the influence of the drowsy rod =
| Monday, visiting and hand shaking and toast
| ing and feasting made up the day Tuesday
and Wednesday were but a repetition of Mon.
day, and yet the Sir Knights seemed only he.
ginning to show their hospitality to those
brethren HON Pror rtdeace had so unex ppc tediy
| cast amongst us.
Yesterday the Richmond L. /. Blues invited
the visitors to their armory. to break hread
with that gallant band of citizen soldiers. and
the invitation was accepted
AT II O'Clock we visited the armorv and
found the tables groaning beneath the load of
fruits, meats, etc.. which had been prepared
for the occasion. That famous bowl" of
which we have often written occuuied n
prominent position on q centre table and con-
tained, besides ice and water and sugar and
mint, certain extract of grape for which
France is celebrated. Near this stood the Sill
ser Water-cooler, and on another table WAS a
vessel Of lemonade, which, though very nice
had fewer admirers than another beverage
In the back ground scores of "siIyer heads ;,
were TO he seen standing four Deep as if await
ing an attack; While around the room were
hanging the trophies and keepsakes of the
corps, the history of each of which is ALWAYS
interesting to stranger visitor
About half-past twelve O'Clock, the guests.
accompanied by body guard of Sir Knights
entered the reception room of the "RI1es ;,
and were introduced to such of the Honorary
and active members as We're present brief
moment being allowed for social conversation.
they were tnen escorted iato the main armory
where Lieut.. MAULE. in few appronriate rs
marks, welcomed them to the capital of the
Old Dominion, and to the almory OF the RIues
concluding with the order to charge right and
ielt upon all that was placed before Them
Like gallant Knights, the order was nromDtIy
executed, and Blues and Templars We'd with
each other IN their treque charges some
times cutting on wing or moving down the
centre OF the column Of edibies, but scarcely
would the enemy disappear before new squads
of fruits and meats would close up the breach.
and temptingly invite "A renewed Charge
Nhlie IN the height of the feast, it was
nounced that JAMES HUTCHINSON, Esq, of
Providence, Commander of Grand Encamp-
ment of Rhode Island and Massachusetts, and
Past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of
Rhode Island, was in the city on business, and
detachment of Knights were at once dis
patched for him. Soon after, Mr.. II. was
brought in, and invited to eat, drink and be
merry,
At3 3oclocl, P. NJ, the visitors were invited
to the Columbian Hotel to partake of a din
ner, which invitation they were compelled TO
accept. The remainder of the evening was
spent in visiting and sightseeing, and this
morning they to be escorted to old Han
over, to partake of q ''brunswick Stew and
enjoy the comforts of q country home.
The eNcurslonists intended TO sail last night,
and had made their arrangements to do so,
but their friends would not hear of their de-
parting at that time. As we have already
said, they have determined to sail this even
ing, provided they can make good their
escape from those who hold them in custody.
That their friends at home may form an idea
OF the haTdshlps through which these weary
pilgrims are passing, we may be permitted to
add chat they We're entertained in princely
style at the residence OF Writ Robinson, Esq,
on Tuesday evening last, since which time
Mrs. ROBINSON has presented Sir knight
DOYLE, the chaplain of the yacht +" HaswelI,'
4 beautiful floral cross. accompanied by the
following lines
May the Christian Cross, thus verdantly
With cvergreens entwned,
And flowers of Faith in imagery,
With earta's emblems combined;
S
For deeds excelsior.
And the blest Mystic Tie impart,
10y here and evermore;
I'LL each good act. lIiumIned and bright,
Hallowed shall SHINE meath the Great Light"
Presentation Of a CaHs.-At the close of the
en- tertainment in the Blues armory yesterday.
the company were ordered to fall into line
and this being done, Lieut. Maule took DAN
lei L. GARNER, Esq, of Henrieo county, by
the arm, led him 10 the centre OF the line, and
informed him that the corps had a gift in store
which would be presented to him.
JAMES A. SCoTT, Esq, on behalf of the
Blues, then stepped forward, cane in hand
and delivered the following appropriate ad-
dress:
Mr. GARDNER-Unexpe to myself. have
been called upon to discharge pleasing duty
which, under other circumstances, 1 should
decline; but here in the presence of strangers
though but an humble member, am unwii-
ling that they should think Blue could be
found who refused to obey the commands OF
his superior officer.
On the 4th of July last the Blues were en-
camped upon your possessions, and TO your
liberality they We're very much indebted for
the comforts and pleasures of that OCCASION
Though not with them in person. my heart
was there, and with them l cordially join in
thanking you for the many obligations under
which you then placed us. As small token
of our appreciation, l now present you in the
name of the Blues with this beautiful cane
and trust you will receive it, sir, as coming
Mr.. GARDNER responded by saying that he
had appeared to answer charges which he had
hpen legally notified would be made against
him to-day and that not knowing what they
Were, or what punishment he might expect, he
had felt very much like taking to the bushes, y
after leaving home, instead OF appearing TO
stand a trial Nothing but conscious inno-
cence of intentional offence had neryed him TO
stand a trial and now that he was here, to be
met with such unexpected kindness, he was
overwhelmed and knew not what TO say. The
visit of the Blues had more than repaid him
for what little he had been able to do towards
making them comfortable in their camps aud
he would be glad to have those visits frequent
ly made. What, then, could he say on receiv-
ing such an unexpected pTesent-one so appro-
priate-so admirably calculated to support his
physical liabilities. (Mr G. is lame) He
could only promise to cherish it as a rreeious
souvenir, and for it, Us we'll as for the remem-
brance of him, he must be allowed to offer his
heartfelt thankfulness.
Three cheers and tiger Were then given for
Daniel L. Gardner.
The cane is q beautiful rosewood one the
head an ivory cannon, with n gold band, on
which is inscribed presented to Daniel f.
Gardner by the l.. 1. Blues, July 18th, 1882
Effects nf an 4ccidsaf-Tweiye or fifteen
| months ago we noticed accident at Coles
barrel factory, on the south side of the Dock
by which WILLIAM VEITcH, one of the work
men, was caught in the machinery, and had
| the bones of his left ARM between the elbow
and the wrist, terribly crushed. The unfor-
| tunate man was then taken to the Richmond
Medical College, where the physicians, by
skiilfnl treatment. cured him without resort
| ing to amputntion but from that day to this
| his arm has been useless. MIR. Veitch was en-
deavoring, yesterday. to get a permit TO the
Poor-House of Henrico county, in order TO
| have his arm operated upon. Where the frac-
| ture oec1fred, the bone seems to have crum-
| bied into pieces and worked out leaving n
| vacancy of an inch or two between the two