The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-07-24
LOCAL MATTERS.


Dorm the Rire,-Ine Retmn.-At precise
ly half-past o'clock Saturday night, the
John Sylvester left her wharf at Rockets
with a large party of pleasure-seekers on
board. The darkness prevented us from
enjoying the fine scenery which greets the
eye on either hand of the daytime traveller
on the noble "James." The night being
rather chilly the ladies remained inside, but
some of the young gentlemen being unable
to keep their feet still while the band was
playing, formed cotillion on the forward
deck, and danced until they were tired. At
City Point we were reinforced by about
seventy more excurs.onists.
The party being made up of working
people who were in the habit of sleeping at
seasonable hours, began to yield to the
drowsy god about IL o'clock. The ladies
having all retired to the ladies saloon, the
gentlemen appropriated the upper salocn
for bed, and carpeted seats and floor from
end to end with human beings all nicely ar
ranged in rows. The men provided them
selves with substitutes for pillows, some
used carpet-bags, some boots, and one we
noticed with coal-scuttle under his head.
The End man laid his head upon the 1st, tie
Sd upon the 2nd, and so on, to the end of
the chapter in each row. For ourselves we
appropriated the ballast chest, and laid
down upon the soft side thereof, and con-
tha o;rcnmstoncos we to socnre co GOOD bod
The M onlv Inconvenience ,bont II was That
wa a' yere & five % soet ] nine inches " uyh;le I the tbe
chost G ,,-as h,,t a feot inna A. t;rst uo tr;nd
the n,on Of j,,;na ON o,,s eide and doubl;na
~, IL p tha G,,, af tha Iottor sc h,]t ] ;,,st ns
,Te WE w wore @ dronn;na off off 70 Gloon we d;scover. ~
ed "I that our XIX was % hrnsinp W ' tho M Mani Of
which Tho chest lid was made so we turned
o,,or ON nrr hocll and ;f o',r foot bunn off
at one end and oIr head at tie other we
i,norr % tat ,,-h;,o =, thot nas;t;or ,va should
nnt s1;,, Of o;thor mou sd @ Sa d,,;ot,S n;oiJaJ
TO tra9 G no+ra,S sr'oot ,ostorer ay3 slant
os wali aS ;f wa nower had soa,, nowsnanpr
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oonaraI i0 lo, p lTo Lnorl bo ' Ios aanarai
SSaoonso IL. bsd bd ON hl"e clothes WITH braSs
b,ttonS and silver ornannont on tho ieft
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cha;,, % 1sI T would % ;ust % i;re 70 Ston @ tbore and
sno e thot % "ld Dntc seroeont % M III ;S there 1 who %
vSad ~ nn,,ch mo ont eve,r - m orn;no ~ d,,r;no
the @ civ " mnnths i Z, was o . nr;snno, % the,e );
w 4 farr Of tho norty stonnnd at Old Point
cor,fo,t h,t tba ~ srrov 1opPS~ port;oo Won't ~
' SoneoIi, ,boro Jm, M an5' 5 as tba boat ,anJod
the,, d;snerued Zach % I'm IN bs G S own I'd J;rect;on
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