The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-08-04
STEAMER PLANTER. =
RAppaulGNGrg

| dash through "tbe city of Magnificent Dis
tances" and reach the Baltimore depot just
| In time to take the train. ..,q
Arriving in the :" Monumental City !" at
| halE-past 2 O'Clock. we secure the services
Of diminutive African, and after some
what tedious search succeed In finding the
wharf Of the good steamer " Planter" and
go Mt once on board determined that she
| shall not leave us. -.>att
While waiting for our boat TO finish
taking on her cargo we had opportunity of
seeing something of the immense commerce
Of Baltimore. Ships Of the largest size,
(many of them evidently from foreign
ports steamers of all sorts, tugs, barges,
and every other description of vessel crowd
the wharyes, and are constantly arriving
and departing. Immense piles of all sorts
of merchandise and every article known to
commerce fill the warehouses or block the
sidewalks. Manufactures, foundries, ma
chine shops, and every other building
which this immense trade requires are seen
on every side, and one gets an impression
of the vast trade of Baltimore which he
could not from visiting even the busiest
streets in the heart of the city. We were
utterly astonished ut the almost fabulous
quantities of melons, fruits, and vegetables
which were being unloaded from the YES
sells or piled in the warehouses. We learn
that large proportion Of these come from
counties along the rivers in Virginia and
Maryland, and that of late the market has
been so drugsed with peaches that the best
would command only twenty five cents per
buShel, and many of them not even that,
Philadelphia is said to be much better
fruit market than Baltimore, and the farm-
ers of some of the lower counties of Nir-
ginia are now trying to arrange for direct
trade with that city and New York.
We were struck with the very significant
fact that the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company has several dcpOts just on the
basin, and a large number of steam barges,
upon which their freight cars are run and
carried to any point at which they may
wish to load or unload. There is no com
putting the influence which this great cor
poration has had i'll building up Baltimore:
May the Chesapeake and Chic railroad
for you. +.<!t 3D.
! At Az =. NJ. our steamer sounds its sig
nal, and we are soon steamiDg down the
harhor into the PatapScO river, and down
that into Chesapeake bay.
The Planter is running on this line tenn
porarily in place OF the Matilda, which will
run from Baltimore to Fair Havens until the
1st of September. Although not originally
designed for night boat, and carrying q
large amount of freight, we have found the
Planter very comfortable. It's officers
Captain Parrish, who used to run from
Richmond to New York } and his assistants,
are very polite and attentive, and its meals
vcrv fire.
We have OH board a small. but very plea
SAINT party. "The Western Run " brass
band. composed Of 30 young men from
Baltimore county, is on board. and enter
taiDs us with very sweet music. They are
on their way to Il grand fair and tollrna.
ment TO be given at Lancaster Court
house to-iiuy and tomorrow for the benefit
of the Lancaster Memorial Assocltion.''
We should mention, to the credit OF these
young men, who, by the way, have inl-
pressed lis by their good order and gentle.
manly bearing, that they agree to render
their services without charging the assocla'
ton dime. #t
| We hear that they are eXpectiDga 4 great
gathering and n grand time at Lancaster
/ c. Ii. w. w. Walker, Esq, Gen. II. l.. T.
Beale, and Col. JOS. Mayo. are to be the
orators and, from the large number OF
casks of icc-cream which we Gave Oh
board tor them. we presume that they
mean to have feast Of good things besides
the " feast Of reasoD.'
There are many points of interest along
this route. Fort Mcdenry, with its frown-
ing guns, recalls the glories of 1872, and
the disgrace Of '61-'65. .....r-5' -1.
Fort Carroll, which is still unfinished,
suggests the serious question whether ii
will i'll future be used TO defend Baltimore
harbor from foreign invasion, or to degrade
and enslave the proud city to the yoke ol
American depostism? We passed in the
harbor and on the river and bay large
number Of ships, and several steamers con.
tanning excursion parties, and had pleasant
greetings with them. t.
| We have had most delightful weather,
and the Chesapeake by moonlight is very
| beautiful. .. .... .a... gsa.
| We were some distanceup in the Kappa
hammock when your correspondent was
awakened this morniEgfrom most delight.
full nights sleep. -~-"
We have been very much interested in
talking with gentlemen from these lower
counties about the fish, oysters, vegetables,
| and fruits, which are so important source
of revenue to the people, and to the culture
| every year. We were very much surprised
| to hear that they send their wheat to Balti-
more and buy their flour tbere.-Cant
| Richmond send down a few cargoes of the
| - staff of lfe"? ~ny = :
But we are nearing the wharf at Tappa-
hammock, where we get of, and have not
time to tell of the city Of Urhanna, contain
ing houses over an hundred years old, OF
of other points of interest which we have
noted. --------
The Rappahannock Baptist Association
! is now in session at Ephesus, III Essex
county, and we may send you few dots
concerning that and other matters. =
- .s. ... VIAToR.
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LONG BRANCH RACEs.-ln the race won
| by Tom boswell at Long Branch on Mon
day, Midday got away with fine lead, Nj
agara second, Impecunious third, Ratan