The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-08-04

tors at >prinss-Rctiuction Of Rates,
Etc, Etc. $3.50
Tonight the scrcnadc to cN-PrcSidrnt
Davis. James VI. Mason. aud Governor
| Walker, rendered hv tn" guests, was given.
At about IL o'clock large party, with
lioScnhcr.rr'S iiuc band. proceeded to Mr..
pavi>'> quarters. on Colorado row. The
band PLAYED " IEailto the Chief, Home,
| and "DiXe" Mr.. Davis, i'll response L"
calls made for him, appeared on the por-
| lico. and in his pleasant ana earnest mln-
| ncr. said
My friends, please accept my thanks for
vnllr Kindness. Thrown like wait upon
lifr's shores, it Is something |" receive i
VIRGINIA welcome. which even in the lowest
border of old Virginia is a> cordial and rs
warm rs Il highland welcome. As long as
my heart remains to beat. it must he still
responsive to the warm and cordial feeling
of the NirwinanS which have experienced
in the many changes of my life. Misfortune
has not checked that outward demonstra-
ton which belongs Ia your generosity ana
not to INV merit May God in his mercy
preserve YOU from every i'll. May prospc-
riy and Happiness he as wide rs your Dor
lcr>. May your hours hc peace, Is the car
nest PRAYER of him who has no more TO say
TO YOU on This occaSion.' Loud applause =: !
The party next visited the collase VI
Hon. James NJ. Mason, in Baltimore row. !,
where the band played ., Carry Nc DaeA'
Home Again" and Dixie" ,,,r
Judge Asa Dickinson appeared III penaii
Of Mr.. Mason, and thanked the screnaumels,
saving that Mr.. Mason was 100 uh"eh "
Governor Walkers cottage, on SCUM uI1
r,rolin. row. was next visited, and 'olcl
yir"inia Never Tire and other appropri-
ate airs were played.
Governor Walker said .,;s
NV fellow-citizens, thank you ioi 'n LIE
COMPLIMENTARY visit tonight. l caiitc ~
here to drink these healing Wa'ers ~; w J,,-
~" ,,t tn ln,intv To be found here. had hoped
- ,,,;nv my ease and not TO have
Hoon disturbed. But L thank you heart,
;Ir for the complimentary manner OF
tj,;s disturbance tonight. l am not So
,,a;p howeyer. my friends, aS TO take
thn compliment to myself. take II ihal
von intend the compliment to the glorious
old Commonwealth of Virginia, over when
I have the honor to preside 1T tins time
Amn,ause.l Many Of you are citizens OF
tbat GOOD old State. / wish more OF you
We're numbered among her citizens. J
| shnnld like to extend her borders little
G,rther South to take in and protect an op.
nressed pcople. l should like to have this
parndise belonging again TO old Virginia
and to have all of our people once more
united in great and glorious Common
| wealth. Loud applause.] But, fellow
citizens, ] must not forget that the deca'
logue teaches us not to covet that Which
belongs to our neighbor. 1t matters not
| therefore, by what means this fair territory
has been wreStcd from us; we must not
| cOyct il too much.
| "ln thanking YOU again for this cOmpli
mcnt, desire to express the hope that the
citizens of Virginia may he as earnest III
the future rs they have been in the past in
| graphing with the great isSlIcS that are be.
tore them at this important juncturc, and
| that they may surmount them"
| The Governor then expressed his thanks
and retired.
| In consequence of the reduction ut othe,
| places, the McssrS. peytoms have deter
mined 10 reduce their rates after the 10th OF
| August to y per day, $40 per week, ant
| $50 per month.
There are now upwards of 700 visitor.
| here, besides the arrivals tonight, of which
there were about 60. AmonT; these were
| Commodore Maury and lady Hon. Robert
| Toombs and lady, Of Georgia William II
Macfarltnd and lady, William Ii. Mactar
land, Jr., William LoyenStein, &. A. Schat;
| ter, and W. X. Trigg, of Richmond; Levi:
Z. Harvie and family, of Amelia !; and Colo
| mel Maury, of Lexington.
The convenience afforded by the night
| train Is attracting travellers. Passengers
can take sleeping-cars, which are kept il
the clcanlicst order, from either Richmond
or Baltimore, through to the Springs with
out change.
There will bc a grand mask ball here OIL
the nth instant, which will be the bah o
the season. DENIS.
I.etter from Rawiey Springs.