The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-04-20

The Fifteenth amendment { Celebration
A Grdnd Success.-The celebration to-day by
our colored fellow citizens was indeed Crane
affair. Never have we seen better conducted
or more orderly procession. Every colored
man VINO TOOK part in the display seemed to
know and feel that he was celebrating the
adoption OF measure that had lifted him to
the ful! status OF American citizenship and
made him truly freeman. At an early hour
the city was busy with preparations, and dele.
cations from the counties adjacent commenced
dropping in about 10 o'clock, swelling the al
ready dense mass. After the procession had
formed, it took up the line of march and proceed.
cd to carry out the programme as published in
this paper on yesterday.
The most interesting feature in the process.
sion was an open wagon in which were seated
number OF girls just budding into woman
hood. As they passed our office, with the
bands playing and the flags huttering in the
breeze, we could not help thinking what a
change had been brought about during the
past ten years, and we doubt not that many
man who was once the owner of some now en-.
franchised man in that long procession really
felt reconciled to the fate of war that made
a man out of s.personal property"
We should judge that the procession num-
bered about six thousand. This number was
greatly increased at CANDLES Hill where able
speeches were delivered in accordance with
the programme announced in yesterdays pa.
per. we regret that we are unable to make
any further report of the ceremony to-day,
but shall endeavor to find something further Of
interest tomorrow.
The Vpyinia Steamship and Packet
Cdmpany.- annual meeting of the stock
holders of this Virginia enterprise was held
yesterday evening and was very largely at.
tended. The report of the president and di-
rectors gave most encouraging statement of
the condition and prospects of the company.
The directors have purchased two fine steamers
the Upton and Clyde, at reasonable prices,
which are now plying regularly between this
goes.
They have erected a ship yard at Rockets,
the works and machinery of which are first.
class, and interior to none. They are now
building an iron steamer of 1000 tons, which
they hope to have completed BY fall. The ca
pacity of this steamer will be about 10, 900
barrels. Her dimensions are as follows: Ex-
treme length, 215 feet; breadth of beam, SO
feet, and depth of hold, 20 feet. The model
and general plan have been adapted, under the
most experienced and skillful management, to
the peculiar demands of the route and trade in
which she will be employed. The directors
confidently anticipate from this beginning that
manent branch of the extensive iron mauufac-
lures of this city.
The report concludes with the hope to see
line of first class iron propellers plying daily
between Virginia and New York at mini
mum rates of freight, managed with view to
extending the market for the manufactures and
products of Virginia, and bringing back in re.
turn, on the most advantageous terms, the va
ried articles of commerce which reach all
parts of the land from the great depot of New
York.
The following gentlemen were then elected
the new directors:
Richmond-E. o. Noting, r. A. Paine, G. 4
F. Watson, John K. Chidrey, A. L. Elicit,
D. |. Burr, A. NJ. Rosenbaum, S. Alexander,
Y. y. Wortham, d. 7. Williams, j. B. Pace,
L. H. Frayser. R. L. Brown, j. r. Anderson,
.. Q. Tardy, John Purcell, A. Y. Stokes, Jno
ID. Williams, John B. Davis, D. G. Mayo, j.
II. Greanor.
Petersburg.-N. M. Tanner, John McGll,
5. A. Plummer, r. C.IMcIlwaine, VIM. Came
ron.
Norfolk.-C. W. Grandy, Jr., James Mont.
gomery, George Chamberlain.
Danville.-J. FL. Pemberton, W. L. Suth-
erln.
Lynchburg.-A. B. Rucker. VIM. King.
New York.-George Washington, Alex.
Foreman.
Immediately after the adjournment of the
stock kholders, the new board of directors met,
Mr.. Tanner, of Petersburg, in the chair. Mr..
David |. Burr was reelected president, and the
Did executive committee, consisting of Messrs.
F. Watson, s. Alexander, and C. T. Wor-
ham, was also reelected.
. One thousand copies of the report read by
The president were ordered to be printed.