Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-11-30
CITY ITEMS.
Important rIovemcnti


We requested TO that all the merchants Of
Richmond who engaged In the importation sale
OF foreign goods, will meet Mechanics Hail. at ~
o'clock. today TO consider the propfiety of some
cert OF action in the future direct Importation OF foreign
merchandise IF all kinds this market Il Is earnestly
hoped that there win be full attendance the occa
sion. Let man, In this crisis stand back from any
well directed effort that be made for achieving the
commercial independence Of Virginia aud of the South
Never was the quotation more applicable: "Yiryinia
s<Peets kvkRr man 20 do his daty!"
Tar ruE PAxUsKKr-Yesterday morning party
OF gentlemen proceeded excursion to the present
terminus Of the Richmond and York River Railroad by
Invitation OF the managers Of the Company The party
consisted Of the Comrs Of the Board Of Public Works and
other State officials members of the Richmond Board Of
Trade Directors and officers OF the Richmond and York
River Railroad, representatives Of the Press and others
They started from the Exchange Hotel ut 10 o'clock Ia
two omnibusses kindly loaned for the occasion by the
hessrs, Ballard, aud AFTER rapid drive to Rockets en-
baked in an elegant passenger car attached the loco
motive "Mattaponi, or, to be precise the ten
der OF tho locomotive. The deposit OF several weghty
baskets in of the car aud the presence of
corps OF familiar serving betokencd that the compa-
pany were TO be favored with something more than
pleasant jaunt the road In few the train
started and proceeded NJ a rapid until We arrived
ut the reste-work, few miles below the city. At this
point there brief stop. afford opportunity to
the Commissioners and Directors TO make inspection
Another stop occurred ut the Cbickahomny
for similar purpose and then the train ahead
irving at tho "whitc House" about halfpast o'clock
This first visit to this part OF the State and
though there nothing strikDgy picturesque or
e. In the scenery attention. We could not
be otherwise than interested by the railway Operations
In progress at this point The associations OF the place
too, awakened pleasant train Of reflection and we com.
muned with our thoughts in contrasting the past
anu the present Of this long neglected country The
tisd one OF exceeding interest him who reycrts TO
the colonial days of the old Dominion when the red man
oamed the neighboring forests hshcd in the
The white House" ia the appela,ion given to an old
family mansion situated about third mile foni
Ia. nTNN hs-l,s a.. il. Il..sr-
ky is to be erected. The only buildings at the White
House station few shautes by the railro,
company, for the accommodation of the road lborcrs
one horse tavern located here would afford living n
the proprietor IL he kept nothing more than lager
crackers and cigars After leaving the car the excur
walked to the Temporary wharf One of the party
perceiving boat moored close by jumped in follow ed
by three adventurous Of the press pushing or
the party rowed themselves to the opposite shore or
rather to the end Of the cmbankment which has been
made to shorten the length OF the proposed bridge
This embankment is several hundred wards long and
projects about half way the river 1t consists of
the sandy alluvia soil OF the ncghborng lands and to
prevent from being washed abradcd by the rair
and tides force Of workmen is engaged in a,nkng
II with sheet piling, the Southern side Just whei
the embankuicnt commences is old Indian cemetery
which one OF the boapa visited with the hope of find
ing skull but there nary skull" there exceut
deep under the surface Some distance 10 the north of
this burial place is Indian Town. small collection of
houses inhabited by descendants of the pamunLey H.
dams.
The boat party returned just in time to assist in an a,
TACK upon various edibes and drnkabss spread upon
festive board in one of the shanties aforesaid Stad
citizens became boys again. and picked away mpromp-
tu sandwiches of bread and ham, turkey or corncd
beef etc. With better relish perhaps than il they had
sat down at richly furnished table and observed all the
rules of dinner etiquette
But we can't enumeraio all that was said, seem or
done, and We >wouldnt il we could To make short,
therefore, what could easily be made long will close
inc narrative by saying that the party rccmbarked
hall past = and arrived in Richmond quarter past ,
ociock-makng the distance OF miles Ia three quar-
ters oil an hour At another time, will have some
thing to say about the road, aud the country through
which 10 passes.