The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-07-05

his scat, thanking the audience for the "a
thence with which they had hesr III him r,e and p,
expressed the hope that in the futmy,a "i be
would be more worthy of their approving
smiles.
Mayor Ellyson solemnly arose tn t,,-e
some notice Of the toast to the city of Rich.
mond. He supposed he was the person in
tended. For Information az to the finances
and water-powcr Of the city he begged
leave to refer them and all others Interested
70 his first annual message to the City Coun
Gil. which would be issued in an extra
DisD1fcH as soon rs it is decided who is
MAYOR. Price, cents per copy at the coun-
ter, fThe Mayor here famed himself with
his new Panama hat. and calmly awaited
applause. The sight OF the hat drew tears
to the ewes of the Agent Of the Associated
Press, who Immediately made oVerttlres TO
Colonel Bennett, Of the journal, to borrow
two dollars. Overture refused! mayor
EllyEon closed with his celebrated llnltat'on
of Paoli.
Mr.. Fl. C. Tlnslcy, who presented the ap-
pearance of a clergyman ana IN pers9n
much resembles Rev. DR.. Plumer, formerly
of this city, responded to the toast o a
I" Woman" He. was quite diilldent, ana
appeared to be very much impressed WIN
the soIemnity of the occasion. he SAID ne
had always regretted that so much Time was
wasted at these parties and SO ilttlc inloInla-
ton gained. He was glad that the toast en-
trusted to him was one with which he
could use some statistics, and make his re-
marks profitable to those around him. lie
had complied his figures from the Census
Bureau, and there could he no mistake
about them. He found that there
were II, 1854 able-bodied women in
the States, only two of whom were over
nineteen years Of age, and both OF them
were George Washington's nurses. This
statement about age the speaker confessed
was remarkable one, but he hoped II any
one present had any doubts they wouldno
express them; 4 census-taker had done SO
on one occasion, and he only lived forty
eight hours. The great disadvantage mt
which man, who is OF all ages and Of all
stages of decrepitude, is placed in race
with seventeen million women i'll perfect
health and only nineteen years old was
graphically described. Woman, the speaker
thought, was an unmitigated success III
every walk of life. AS a philanthropist sh2
was beyond criticism. She was never known
to let up in doing good, and would insist on
doing good whether you wanted her to Or
not. One eminent lady (only nineteen years
old) had made it the business of her life to
visit and rectify lunatic asylums. She at
tended to one so carefully that the superin-
tcndent offered to give her all the lunatics
and ten dollars if she wouldn't come there
any more. She refused the offer, and the
Superintendent went up to his room and
blew his brains out. AS all author, Dir.
Tinsley thought she was electric, and re-
ferred to the case Of 4 passenger on 4
steamer who, after reading two chapters OF
st. Elmo, took off his paper collar and lcaped
overheard. 1t was too much for him. AsIn-
dertakers, they have been abreast of the fore
most, and sometimes ahead of the foremost,
having been known to skip nimbly over the
bodies of family of orphans i'll order to
get into the first hack going to their
fathers funeral. [Applause.] The address
of Mr.. Tinsley was replctc with similar
information relative to this new infll-
sion into. American politics, and nearly
every single man ut the table WAS seen
to take ropious notes Of his remarks.
Several married men having drawn re-
yolycrs, Mr.. Tinsley took his seat, pro-
missing to continue his remarks when cir
cumstances were of q less depressing charac-
ter.
Shortly after taking his seat, the speaker,
hearing that three or four dctcrmincd-looli.
ing females had been seen around Zctcllc's
front door, sent to Mayor Ellyson for 4
police force to sec him home.
Mr.. Chestcrman's response to the "Pro
vincial Press" was all that Petersburg
Norfolk. Lynchburg, and Fredericksburg,
could wish. lie spoke OF LynchburSs
harbor, of Norfolk rs 4 snuff factory, OF
Fredericksburg as good place for a rca
estate agency, and of Petersburg rs 4
sumac depot. He hoped the day was not
far distant when consolidation would effect
these great results, and peaceand prosperity
reign once more. He proposed, "The
Shell-tish of Norfolk" Music Z" Make nc
Noise oy-Stir !"
/ The Chair stated that Major Miiligan, OF
the Norfolk Journal, had written briei
replyt to this toast, but he had not been able
10 make out all the hard words yet. Unless
objection was made, it would therefore he
laid Oh the table. No objection was made
VOLUNTEER ToAsTs.
The regular and their collateral toasts
disposed of, Il number of volunteer scnti
ments were proclaimed. We remember the
following:
to Charlie" Responded to by ex-Justice
Gentry.
"Facts, Figures, and Fancy:
w uGIl Nc uicC uuCCJ
Responded to by Rev. John GrTme in an
argument not only able but exhaustive.
-" James River Improycment."-Ai
"StilI Waters Run Deep" Responded
to by Colonel Albert Ordway and
Captain J.. G. Coehlan. The former speaker
gave his views without any hesitation as to
the proposed widening Of the James
and deepening Of Gillc's creek. When
these great improvements and Monroe
Park were completed he would be willing
to say, like Annanias OF old -
Captain Coghan cOrroboratcd this view
Of the case, and hoped, if nothing happen
ed, yet to see iron-clids anchored i'll Ba-
cons Quarter branch.
s'Thc ex-Pressmen mot Adams)." Air:
"Thou art so Near and yet SO Far" Re
sponded to by Colonel William d. Coleman.
,"Thc Magazines of the SOuth-Their
Hard Road to Travel"
Mr.. g.: Watson James, editor of the, Ola
Dominion, was called from the consideration
OF Marasehino and Lothian to respond to
this toast. He sketched the rise and fall OF
the University Of Virginia, and paid touch.
ing tribute to the memory of his friend, the
lamented Dickens. In conclusion, he gave
the table of contents of the next old DO.
miauon, and urged every gentleman present
to send in his name. IT,.
DR.. L. p. Mayo, being called on, arose
with q box of Reynolds's pills in his hand,
but was go furiously assailed by the audi
ence that he was forced to take his seat.
Enter telegraph boy. ..a., .. 49, H..
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