The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-07-25
Letter from q rrayelicr.

! ORANGE COUNTY, A., July 50, A'"o'
Dear DISPATCH while In the country
will write YOU a letter. We were one OF
t,,c bappy men who could leave the nor
and dusty city of Richmond, so we TOOK
our departure on Saturday morning on tue
Central cars. 1t having rained the eve.
ming before, we found it quite pleasant
travelling, though the cars were poorly
supplied with water, and that without ice'
Only once did I see ice put ID tue cooler,
and then hardly more than enough 10 mix
q inlep. There was no great crowd out
some vending their way to the different
springs In the mountains, while others
we're going to more private places to spend
few weeks In recuperation. noticed on
the train our fellow-citizens II. L. Kent,
with lady and daughter; Franklin Stearns,
Esq, John Tyler, E. S. Ferncyhough, and
one or two others. Nothing of note hap
pcned during our trip to Gordonsvillc
There we were charged and completely
routed by sixty-one and half +. BIS
armed with fried chicken and biscuits
which looked like young bricks before they
had gone through the kiln.
While at Gordonsville we learned that
the very interesting school of freedmen
had suspended operations for the sum-
mcr, and the marns, five or six in number,
had gone to hnn north to enlightcn the
people and tell of the wonderful strides
| they had made in the way of teaching the
young black ideas how to shoot, as well as
| 10 instruct the rebellious rebels of Cor
louisville in becoming more devoutly loyal.
After changing cars we started for the
most beautiful city called Orange Court
house. This is small place about nine
miles above Gordonsville, with some two
hundred inhabitants, and say six hundred
I. BIS, every nook and corner being full,
from the former rich surrounding country
Orange Courthouse is blessed with three
or four churches of different denomiha-
tons, We noticed a call and notice stuck
up at the depot to the effect that the
Ladies' connected with the Episcopal Church
wouId rive dinner on the following Mon
dav fcourt dav) for the purpose of raising
| funds to repair their church and other
good purposes. The notice read: Come
one. come all-and of course if we are at
court we will patronize them to the extent
of a once-ccnt piece. One word more
about the Courthouse, and am done. 1t
has always been proverbial for the uglicst
and prctticSt ladies, and the moest of them
than any place l ever passed through.
There can be seen at the depot, as every
train passes, groups talking and laughing
Itcar too loudly.
After leaving the Courthouse We took
conveyance and reached our place Of dcs-
tinati0n. Near the memorable Mine run,
the scene of Mcadc's huge breastworks and
preparation to defeat that great General,
II. L. Lee, the works, many OF them, are
still standing and here and there Con-
fcderate or Yankee soldier is buried. The
Memorial Associations Of Fredericksburg
and Spotsylvania will have much to do to
gather UP the scattered remains OF the
! Confcdcratcs who fell between Mine run
and the Wilderness.
To-day there was preaching at Antioch
! Baptist church. Rev. Hcrndon frayser
of great ability, is the pastor. We lis
| tened to as able II sermon as 1t has beer
our pleasure to hear for long time
Orange has good preachers, and always has
had since the good old times Of the great
and good Blind Preacher, who otticiated
alternately in the counties of Louisa, Abe
marie, and Orange, in years gone by. On
next Monday protracted meetings will be
commenced at three different places OF
worship in this county.
As tomorrow is court day, will try and
give you some news Of interest. can as
sure you that your paper is highly spoken
Of wherever it is read.
Yours, &C., 0. B. Z.