Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1870-03-22
Our Richmond Letter.
ROAD! GEN. MAHONEl
St. Patrick's Day in Richmond
HHME !" A"s
OF MAYOR ELLySoN
He is Bailed and Released Again!
GOV. WALKERS SPEECH!
Surrenders !
&C., &C., &c.


luton, by Mr.. Charles Campbell, of Richmond
City and Henrico:
"Resolued, That the Committee on Roads
and Internal Navigation, enquire and report
l. Whether the Virginia and Tennessee Rail
Road Company, as now managed, is violating
the provisions of its amended charter, passed
March 9th, lS49, by unlawful discrimination
against other works Of internal improvement
connecting at Lynchburg as to freights or fares,
or as to facilities of transhipment and inter-
change Of tonnage and travel.
2 Whether the said company is not viola
ting the provisions of the act passed April
25th, 1867, chapter l04, by unlawful dscrimi-
nation against tonnage to points within this
State, and in favor of tonnage to points be-
yond the limits of this State, and by other un-
lawful determinations prohibited by the said
act, and that the said Committee have author
lty to send for persons and papers. -
General Mahone's friends are here on the
qua viUe ofcourse, and, before.we close, hope to
be able to give you the result of the Commit
tees report. He is in the city himself, with
his associate Col. Virginius D. Groner, of Nor
folk. There is quite as much interest shown
in regard to this matter as there was two weeks
since, relative to the Chesapeake & Ohio mat
ter, but any expression of opinion on our part,
at this stage of the proceeding, would be pre-
mature, and we can scarcely at this moment do
SO with propriety.
Miss Susan Archer Talley Weiss, formerly
Of this city and contributor to the Southern
Literary Messenger, is in New York and wri-
ting for the Sunday Times She is we'll known
throughout the State, and your readers will at
once remember her association with the press.
The Old Dominion Magazine for March, has
made Its appearance containing most interest
ing selection, and also, editorial matter of un-
usual ability This issue has in it sketch of
Maj. Henderson M. Bell and Joseph A. Wad-
dell, members of the General Assembly, from
Staunton.
We see it reported in the Louisville Courier
Journal that Mrs. Stonewali Jackson is soon to
be married.
A false impression has obtained 10 the coun-
try, that the wheels Of legislation are revolving
very slowly. This is unjust. 1t is an ascer-
tanned fact that the present Senate has COM
pleted more legislation during the five weeks
of its session, than any of its predecessors for
the last twenty years in the same length of
time. The House of Delegates, it is true, is
not UP with its coordinate branch, but this fol-
lows almost inevitably from its being a much
more numerous body, composed in a great
measure of yaang men, inexperienced In legls-
lation and a little fond Of oratory. The Com
mittees of both branches have devoted them
selves most assiduousy to preparing and digest
ing bils-a work of no small labor and difficult
ty when we look to the entire novelty Of much
Of the legislation made necessary by the pre-
visions of the new Constitution.
The intense excitement which has prevailed
,sere during the last few days is beyond the
desc -;otiye powers OF your correspondent 1t
was fiillv 'aaugurated by st. Patrick S Day, and
has been KEEP. up eyer since
The Civ Goup,d On Wednesday night elect
ed unanimously, Mr. II. K. Ellyson OF the
Dispatch, as Mayor. He ct once assumed the
duties of the Office and reccmmended to the
Council the name Of Mai. John Poe. Jr., as q
fit person to ell the Office of Chief ct Pollce-
Mai. Poe was at once elected and sworn Ia, ana
ssumed command of the Police force the same
llg I'll, ~sday morning was windy and cold in the
Ihul. nut about clock nearly two thou
'AII S "a assembled near the City Hall,
ana i lflsn >sding the principal Streets,
marched to St. Il ,SN 81 t tha l;es ' and Services
o an eloquent addre When This was ended
# the patron saint. ,sn;aol Souarsi' and
hey proceeded to the ~ Ia Gorernor. Who
alled out His Excellency t. .,;9.sl and ammo.
them in most beau Hnssa tLa Ee.
,riate manner. While on the So ~ Mr. JAS.
lIans were addressed appropriately =, : Legis-
y. IA ~ t,o
allure and others. About seventy-fve Ha.
'Patricks' dned with the great caterer,
ellie, whose tables groaned with the good things
f this season. At night the organization |
round up their festivities with grand Ball at
'rof Cars dancing Hall, corner of 9th and
lain Streets, and this morning they suffer
lightly from headache, occasioned by the too
rec use of "Wet Groce. les. y
GOV. WALKER S SPEECH.
My fellow-citizens-I am glad to see you here
o-day, and thank you profoundly for the COM
'liment you have paid me in calling to pay
our respects in the celebration of your patron
ANTS day. Three cheers for our Governor.
have lived, my friends, until the hairssof my
lead have grown white, but have yet to meet
he son of Ireland without warm heart and
generous nature. Cheers. l am glad to see
he Irish citizens of this Old Commonwealth.
nd l wish there were more OF them here.
egret the necessity-and I speak deliberately
i say deplore the necessity, the tyranny, and
oppression, which have driven you from your
ative shores, but rejoice that America affords
GU and every one who seeks her shores safe
sylum, where you can enjoy liberty. peace,
Vhen turbulent spirits seek to destroy the pub
c peace, | call upon Irishmen to see that order
5 maintained and the law INDICATED. we
Vill do itt' Let there be no violence. let al
,ood citizens guard their honor and their homes,
nd stand shoulder to shoulder in the vindica-
ion of right and the maintenance of the pub
ic peace and order 1--WE will, we will" and
Ulcers. Let every good citizen obey the laws
md the Constitution-andI know that the Irish
will all do this. trust, fellow-citizens, that
With your assistance we may soon start our dear
Did Commonwealth once more upon an undls
urbed career Of prosperity, peace and plenty.
Cheers 1oun and long and mIsic
Before day on Thursday. Maj. Poe visited
COL Egbert (the military Ex-chief of Police),
and endeavored to treat with him in regard to
matters appertaining to his Office. Next in or
der Mayor Ellyson communicated to Ex-Mayor
Chahoon the fact that he was the lawfully APP
pointed Mayor and would proceed to the exc
sutton of the authority vested in him. Major
Poe and his officers proceeded afterwards to
he Police Headquarters and demanded trans
fer of property, &C., belonging to the city, but
the new chief and his officers were told that
Col. Egbert was in charge and
DEFIED
Mr.. Ellyson and his new aids. Mr.. Ellyson
now found it Necessary to swear in 200 Special
Policemen, but the gallant preservers of the
peace responded to his call in numbers over
500, and SO of the Old Police stuck to Major
Poe and the balance to Egbert. The
FIRE BRIGADE
rallied to the support of our new Mayor, and
every man did his duty to the letter. At 10
o clock, Mr.. Ellyson ordered twenty-five picked
men of his command to take immediate pos
session Of the
CITY HALL,
which was done without delay, leaving Cha
boon and Ben Scott, the negro commander, in
charge, with the balance Of his associates Of
the Old Market House and Office Of Chief of
Police Subsequently, Mr.. Ellyson had the
GAS and water shut off from the Chahoon par