The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-05-09
on rus CARS FROM CINc!NSsNnAT1}
no LOUISVILLE, May 4, 1917. }

M louisville, May 4, 1SIo.
1ra. mon who comes from Lexington 20
s,an MS a' hv stage is prepared to appreciate
he comfortable coaches and peasant rue
TO Washington. .,,o ,I,os
ore mn opportunity Of seeing something OF
the stc;ty of magnificent distances" sp!en-
lid palaces, and glittering corruption. BUT
as we had no occasion to buy Gnyoodg we
Ala nna % to the Capitol. Leaving there
On the ( O'Clock P. N. train we are soon
wh,rIins by the Relay House, and through
MARYLAND and West Virginia, passing IN the
night Monocacy, where Early whipped
Lew. Wallace SO badly; Harpers ferTy,
which our boys used to call " Stonewalps
Arsenal and 0uartermaster's Department,
the Hne from there to Hancock, along which
our brave fellows under, Jackson, Mosby,
and others, were so frequently engaged in
"works of internal improvement" q. e.,
tearing up the railroad,) and many other
points which, win be ever fresh in the me-
mory of the followers Of "the late so
called" Getting good breakfast at Cum
berland we had d's-eye view of that en-
terprising city, and dashed on again through
that grand scenery for which this route Is
80 famous.
At Clarksburg we had the pleasure OF
meeting Judge Camden. with whom we re:
yiyei many Confederate reconections, and
learned good deal of the survivors Of the
famous old Thirty-first Virginia regiment
The many friends and admirers of their
heroic Colonel (Hofman) will be glad to
learn that though seriously INCONVENIENCE
by the loss of the leg he left at Hatcher,s
Run, and by the lawyers "test oath, ne Il
still doing well. Long life and prosperity
70 the sturdy veteranl
They had just had the day before an cleo
a.. Gov nfhRors
which the negroes voted for the first time.
It was a bitter pill, even for many who had
voted to put negro suffrage on us, and the
result was that, even with the aid of the fifty
negro votes. the Radicals barely carried the
election by greatly diminished majority
The DAYS of Radical rule in West Virginia
are numbered but the taxation is cruelty
oppressive.
We got q hurried glance at the famous
oilregion-saw some Of the wells and tanks,
and had a very interesting statement OF the
details of the oil business. Immense Tor.
tunes have been made and lost here, &C,
cording as the operators did. or dld mol
6 strike lie by their wells.
We spent two hours in Parkersburg, and
had opportunity of seeing good deal o.
this thriving city, which is located at the
junction of the Little Kanawha" with
the Ohio. One does not need to see the i'm
mense number of barrels Of kerosene piled
along the wharyes and about the dep0t-the
hustle along the streets and in the stores,
and the very scum Of oil upon the water
shows ut once to the passing stranger that
Parkersburg has most unquestlonably
ststruck ile," and is making the most of it.
Just in front Of the Swami House, where
we refreshed the inner man with capital
supper, we had a splendid view of the
scenery along the river and Of Blennerhas-
sets island, where dwelt Burr's unfortunate
victim whom Writ immortalized. The cross
ing of the train over the river on raft drawn
by steam-tug is an interesting and quite
expeditions operation. But they are r't-
pidly pushing forward the construction OF
finest in the country. We came from Par.
kersburg to Cincinnati in the night, and
could only catch a glimpse of the fine or.
chards and splendid farms of that fine sec.
ton. We passed through Cincinnati, but
saw nothing of interest save large drove
of hogs driven through the streets and 9
number of fine steamers at the wharyes
The bridge across the Ohio to Covington il
most magnificent iron suspension bridge
of the traveller.
Covington is very pretty city, and seems
to be in nourishing condition. We arc
now passing, by the "short line" from
Cincinnati to Louisville, through the fa'
nous bluegrass region of Kentucky, which
is one of the most splendid sections in the
world. Our party has now swelled to
about fifty-delegates to the Southern Bap'
list Convention, which meets in Louis
vile to-morrow-and a jollier set you
never saw together. The warm greetings
of friends who have been separated for q
year or more, the pleasant chit-chat and
the laughter provoking jest, make the
time pass by most agreeably. while
many grave discussion on topics o.
importance makes the trip profitable as well
as pleasant. We have 4 large delegation
from Virginia, among whom we notice
Rev. Drs. Jeter, Burrows, PoindeXter,
Taylor, Dickinson, w. F. Broaddus, and
Dodge; Revs. j. A. Chambliss, George F
Adams, Wyer, w. 81. Williams, j. B. Tay.
lor, Jr., Haynes, Exal, Biting, j. William
Jones, and Chaplin, and Professor c. II
Winston and Josiah Ryland, Esq, of Rich.
mond; Mr.. B. Taylor, of Loudoun, and &
c. Bradley, ESQ.,, of Alexandria.
There Is also good delegation from
Maryland and West Virginia. The pro
spects are that We shall have large ant
unusually interesting meeting of the Con
vention. But more anon. VIAToR.