The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-06-21

VOL. XVIL-NO. las.
RirbIulla''nljn d 8ispatfb,
noRaIsd JUNE 81. .l'a ,sss.
: The virsinia apelnes.. s..s.
The season for The AisAt to She mountains
lnd seaside y this ysar unusually nAekvsrd
owing 70 the fsw hot days that have uatil re-
sently occurred the present meath. We have
not felt that annual warming mp In June
which iaspifes IL dallest fancy with poetic
magfnAtions Of delightfui shades and swest
waters amiAst monnsatn glsas, where the
wsasteA aad feeble may rest and recover
ltrsugth and health. Thus Jane has been
traitor to ths propristors Of sprines and baths
and ssa-stde hotels, and has most 1a1eelingiy
the very short period which, under
most favorable circumstances, 10 vouchsafed
10 them BY the seasons. Per diem, and per
week, and "per month Of four weeks. !" at the
Springs, can hardly this year extend over Al
much time as usual; but, then. il the number
Of guests shalt b increased, the landlords may
b indemnifed for the injury inflicted by .
summer month. .....
A term OF most prosperous years has great
~ ineraased the individual wealth Of tho
country; and there 10 very large addition
nade:to the numbers who are able 70 leave
homo and luxuriate In summer smidst the re-
freshing scenes of mountain retreats. Nor ID
there any diminution of the number Of
those who. not having the means, are yet de-
termined to mingle with the fashionable throng
and have the assurance and the tact to crafty
themselves In this way in spite Of fortune-
Indeed, the boldness and spirit with which
they achieve their social glory without means
entitle them to the general admiration. The
poverty Of their own fisc is not only shielded
from suspicion but they are among the hap
piest and jolliest Of the multitude, often con-
irving to be considered themselves million
aires aud looking with condescension upon
your men Of hundred thousand or two! A
well-known wit Of this locality once pro-
nounced as tho greatest man in his line, Z
friend Of his who, he said, kept hotel with.
out money and without credit! Very lttIl
inferior, in dignity, 10 the individual who, il
these high times. penniless and untrusted 81
home, can become q notability at the Springs
and maintain the porte Of Independence
IL not Of afiiuence!
but though June has been passive and tenn
perate, hot weather and summer fevers ar
inevitable, and people must 60 to the Springs
Where are they goingl That is a question nj
doubt very perplexing to the most Of them
Are as maEy Southern men going to the Nortl
AZ usual? ~<4.ss
Among the fruitful sources Of prosperity II
our Northern fellow citizens, is that of tn
liberal dispsnsation Of money by seekers Q
health ard pleasure from the South. We ma
at least curtail this sort Of extravagance unit
we see what sort Of friends we are to be, an
how we are to get along with them. We shal
see how far this sentiment inii uences our fsl
low-citizens this summer. Certainly, thos
who feel NO desire 1T present to strew thei
wealth at the North, can find abundant re
sources for health and pleasure at the Soutt
This State alone abounds in mineral water
of the greatest efficacy in disease. and noun
tain scenes and brilliant summer skies not e1
ceeded in those far-famed lands of Souther
Europe, SO extolled by English traveller.
whose sudden translation from the murky va
pors of London to the clear atmosphere 9
Italy. may well hlI them with the widest en-
thusiasm.
The proprietors Of the Virginia waterin
places have made unusual preparation tn
present year to en- ter tain an increased numbe
Of visitors. The WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, Z
Greenbrier, that Mecca Of the dev0tses q
fashion, as we'll ~ invalids, has been conside
rably improved since last year, and IL NOR
beautiful than ever. The company have OF
ganized q corps Of officers under the geners
superintendence Of Capt. j. HUMPHREYS, fol
merly Of the Navy, and we are sure at no fol
mer period has there been so thorough a syi
tenn for the administration of affairs at tn,
place. Capt. H. is practical man, a discipl
marian, and most polite and courteous ger
tleman. The clerks and other officers are me
Of experience and obliging dispositions-moi
of them well known TO Virginia travellers.
New baths have been erected, and various in
proyements for the general comfort Of visitor
| completed. The cuisine and dining-room a
brought under improved discipline, and wi
no doubt DO conducted with the most perfect O
der. So that we may hope that the great Viii
Sulphur, ON which nearly all the other moul
| tain resorts more or less depend, will be col
| Quoted wisely and efficiently the present yea
| The means for the accommodation Of CUES
are extensive; 200 persons can be seated
one time in the immense dining saloon, whie
| is 800 feet long. A more picturesque scene
more delightful atmosphere, could hardly
found, than at the White Sulphur. Itself
| picture Of rare beauty, tits embosomed among
noun tain ranges Of remarkable grandeur. ]
| these noble auxiliaries of health and pleasu
| 1t adds the most superb fountain Of sulphl
water in tie world, and one without 8,
perior for its great curative powers in the n,
| merous class Of diseases to which it 10 adapte
It must ever b the chief attraction in u
Virginia mountains-ths principal court
Fashion in her summer retirement from Il
great commercial marts OF the country.
There are several hotels and houses Of DR.
| vate entertainment to provide for any owe
dow Of guests At the White. Among them
the excellent hotel OF Mr.. Z. CALwELL,
Dry Creek. That gentleman, with tho assis
ance OF Mr.. WxAD, his experienced an
and polite man Of business, provides for h
guests in the most satisfactory manner. Be
| ter fare than il afforded at Dry Greek cam,
be found In the mountains. 1t IL excellent /
Quality, and served upin the best manner.
The locality Of Dry Greek 10 destined to
| that Of popuious and thriving town wAe
| the railroad 10 completed TO the White Sn
phur, and the property there must bscou
hiehly valuable. II IL . lins field for specI
lation and prospecting. for great revolutio
il to b wrought In and about ths White Sa
phur when the railroad reaches Il, which vi
be within two year, time. = f: < .ss1l !
The Waite Sulphur system Of springs, COZ