The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-05-24
9lthmond Dispatth.
MAY a. 1871,
THE CIRCULATION OF THE DISPATCH
Is LARGER THAN THE COMBINED CIR
CULATIoN OF ALL THE OTHER paIrv
NEWSPAPERS OF THE CITY.
Especial Correspondence of the Dispatch. i
LEGTERS FROM "vEATOR."
A Eesy "Dota" by tho Way.

A Few Dots" by the Way.
HUMANS PALACE CAR, May II, 1871.
We had intended giving you some dots
about ST. Louis proper after finishing up
the Convention. but shall have to make
them brief, as we are now hurrytng on to
Chicago. and will find more there than We
can write. or you would care to publish.
The Convention was most cordially re-
ceived in the city, aud entertained with a
hospitality which would do honor to old
Virginia (from which, by the way, many Of
our hosts Gomez; and it seemed to be re-
garded as o part Of the hoSptalitics so law
iShly dispensed to "do" the city for us. The
suburbs OF st. Louis are very beautiful, and
the city has wisely provided large num-
ber Of parks, gardens, &c, where the peo-
pie can escape from the wcarisome toll and
dust OF business and breathe pure air. The
numerous street railways run out to these
places of resort. which make them of very
easy access. We were charmed with seve-
raj of them, but enraptured with Shaw's
Garden. Mr.. Shaw is now an old bachelor
OF seventy years Of a:;e, who begun life in
st. Louis as poor clerk, and has become a
millionaire, with heart and mind capable
OF using his riches for the public good. His
garden contains all OF the rare flowers,
plants, or shrubs known to botany, and he
offers a large reward for any specimen
which he has not in his collection.
The arrangement, culture, and manage
ment, involve heavy expenditure, but
display taste and skill rarely found. One
of our party, who has seen the most fa-
nous gardens both Of this country and Eu-
rope, declares this decldeGly superior to
any he has ever visited. 1t is at all times
open to visitors, and is place Of general
resort. Mr.. Shaw has recently donated to
the CITY, not only this garden, but also six
hundred acres adjoining it, which he is
now laying off into park which will rival
Central Park in New York.
The Mercantile Library is one of the
finest III the country, the cemeteries are
very beautiful, the public and private
buildings are among the most magnificent
In the world, and there are many other
points IN which we were deeply interested,
but of which we cannot now speak.
ihe city now has Il river front of twelve
miles, and is four miles wide; but the large
numher Of new buildings that are going
up, the steamers that crowd the Wharyes,
tue activity that is seen in every depart
ment OF trade, the number of railroads
centreing here, and the wide extent and
fertility OF its back country" all indicate
that, whether st. Louis is TO be the future
capital of the nation or not, she has at least
before her future Of which the present i.
but the beginning.
We have said before that we did not ad.
mlre the loose ideas which seem to prevail
III reference to the observance of the Sab.
| bath, &c. But we must do the justice 10
say that we have never been in city (not
even in your own quiet Richmond) where
| the police seems to be more perfect, or the
order better. We did not see drunken
| man on the streets, Or witness a case oil
| rowdyism Of any kind, the whole time We
| were in the city.
We are now on the "St. Louis, Alton,
and Chicago" railroad with a party of some
forty Of our delegates, about twenty Of
| rhcr,, .rA eeaisvle or correspondents, and
have been courteously dead-headed" by
The railroad officials. by the way, good
deal of this courtesy was shown our dele.
-ates by the railroad people in st. Louis
Colonel Britain (tormerly of Firginia) was
especially active, and offered to give any OF
the ministers free tickets over any of the
roads. The party who went to Denver City
were dead-headed" by him.]
This is a splendid road, running through
a magnificent prairie country, whose rich
lands, lowing herds, beautiful country.
seats, fine orchards, and many pretty little
loN LIS, plcStHG l'IctSIlp SUUGlaSb u
what the land was a few years ago, and a
striking illustration Of what railroads, cmi-
grafton, and enterprise can do for even the
widest country.
Our party dined in the "Puman's
Palace dining-car" ("Delmonico '), and
we had no conception before of their ele-
sance aud comfort. A kitchen, with regu-
lar kitchen range, icc-chest, water-tanks,
and other cOnyeDienceS, is cut off in the
centre Of the coach, while in either end
are beautiful little dinner tables capable of
seating in all forty-eight persons.
The table furniture is of the most elegant
style, while ''palace" aptly expresses the
style and appointments of the coach. We
were not surprised to hear that the cost of
this splendid establishment was over
twenty five thousand dollars. The dinner
furnished by the polite conductor, Captain
Cuthhert, was an elegant one-much bet
ter than what we usually lind at the best
hotels.
Besides our party, there were some
Northern Baptists, who had been to st.
Louis, and Others, who were on their way
to the anniversaries at Chicago.
There were also On board g number OF
Presbyterian gentlemen, on their way to
Chicago to their General Assembly, which
convened to-day.
1t was pleasant to see the kindly relations
soon established among these differing ele-
ments. NIAToR.