The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-10-19

mort further saws that George Wilkes will be
editor, and Will run the paper in the Sprague
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yho SoutI,c-n Commercial Conven-
GioD II Louisville.
TIE GRAND PROCESSION.
The procession of Thursday III honor OF
tlc Convention was on . more extensive
sale than ANY ever before witnessed III
Louisville. if not in the West. All the
various branches OF mercantile and manu-
,arturing trades Of the city We're repre-
,rnt~d. 1t is estimated that the expense
incurred b. this grand display was Tot less
than -. 600. There Were l,2S0 horses and
about 800 wagons in the procession. 1t was
in motion two hours, and passed over dis
lance or six 81 seven miles. The only parade
al. th. SOr! IL al comparable 20 it was that
in honor OF General Harrison al Dayton,
Ohio. in the memorable year 1910. Even
that great political outpourlng was inferior
in ail respects 70 the vast display II Louis
Vile.
Prominent in the line was what is said TO
have beer the largest and the finest omnibus
in The world. furnished by the Louisville
Transfer Company, and drawn by ten
horses. each >tlcd accompanied by colorcd
tou..luu in Turkish costume. On the top oi
the omnibus was = temple 81 liberty, within
which at Miss Mary Glass, attired as the
Goddess Of Liberty. She was supported on
either side by lads representing the army
and navy. Within the omnibus were over
FORTY Young misses. al dressed III white,
with ;yrcaths of fresh flowers and badges
lcariu1 the names oil the states and Terri
tories. MARYLAND WAS represented by Miss
A,dir Hooker, and Virginia ~ Miss Lttlc
One real estate house, in placards on
their wagon, gives the following interesting
facts:
.I,oui>villc IN lSG0-ropulation, c8,00o !;
assessed value q property. S2t,o30,Hoo.
Louisville in ISG9-popUl&tion, l3p,O0O; as
sr.srd value Of property nearly 50 ,Coo,10G;
increase since 1850, over 800 per cent. l lie
city Of Louisville and Jefferson county pay
more, than ouc-fillh Of the Whole revenue OF
the state. Louisville has 3p,"O0 buildings.
Louisville has 800 streets and alleys, 400
mile, of sidewalks. and nearly % miles OF
siuylc-track rallfoadS
Thclcaf tobacco trade interest was largely
rcrrcSrntrd. II was headed hy two I'M
rorusc WAGONS with how<hcadS OF tobacco on
them. and one bearing pIacard, " Leaf
Tobacco rrade--SalcS past six years, 20O, 23b
hor,hrads: total value, S%J,JO0,o0O: ave
ragc annual >a.c-, $3.50 hog>hcadS; ave-
}"iuc anuIIal value, S;i.5OD.Or These wa
cons We're decorated with tobacco samples.
aGd were riLGcd up by al the warehouses
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED DY THE CONVENTION.
Providing fUr the Improvement of the
aiiS<iS~iDN river and tributaries. y memo
rial 10 he presented 10 Congress, ana fcSo,
buttons III favor OF Improvements, were READ
and unanimously adopted.
Resolution requesting Congress 10 repeal
the law in regard 10 the land tax III the
southern States.
The report Of the Committee on Con-
yinuotls Water Line from The MISSISSIPPI
River TO the Atlantic Scaboad was read,
and resolutions. eight III number, adopted.
The report Of tie Committee OF Taxa
ton. which provides for simplifying, ,cqllall-
zinr. and reducing taxation. was adopted.
4 report recommending the building OF
railroads from various parts OF the West 10
various Gull ports a. The proper outlet Tor
western products, and in favor of the con-
nection hy rail OF the waters OF the Pacific
and tie northern lakes by the northern
route. was adopted.
The Committee on Direct Trade submit
ted report which WAS discussed at some
length and finally adopted. 1t tavors the
establishment ot steamship lines hetWeeh
Europe and southern ports ; requests Con-
,,rr,, TO modify the navigation laws so as to
allow the purchase vi foreign ships ana per-
mil their transfer to American tonnage; to
abolish the tariff on ship-huilGlng materials;
recommends to Congress 10 declare all cites
in the West and South ports OF entry having
n population OF 100, 600 and upwards:
Mr.. Cor,Yin. Of Ohio, reported That inc
committee on holding the next convention
had selected Cincinnati rs the place, alid the
first TUESDAY in October, 1870, rs the llne,
for holding the HcNt convention; when was
adopted. ,,,,o
The committee Of nine appointed by the
Commercial Convention 10 wait personally
ON The President Of the United states VIII
assemble ut Wizards Hotel, Iii Washington:
on the Isl Of November, ...,
/ report recommending all the cities ana
towns situated on nayiGablc streams the
ryDortations Of which amount to or exceed
I6.UGD to be made ports OF entry, was
A report urging upon Congress the I'M
portancc Of improving the southern poftS,
and especially the navigation OF the MISSES
sippi. was adopted, -.
The Chinese question was warmly us,
cussed by J. W. Mussic, of Virginia, ana
hlr. Wa!bridge, of Texas, in favor, ana cN-
Governor Shorter, of Alabama, ana MI
Hin, against. and laid upon the table.
4 report in favor Of mcmorialzln% Con
t,r.ss TO designate some point i'll the Mlssis-
sippi Valley ut which TO hold world S
fair in 1871 was adopted.
No allusion to the postal telegraph scheme
appears in the proceedings; but the qucs-
ton was brought before the Committee Oh
Miscellaneous Business, and the committee
unanimously instructed their chairman 10
rcpolf against the scheme, or against any
proposition that might be presented recon-
;0cndjno the Government TO operate the
telegraph.