The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-07-05
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W,,l,xSp.EG. VA. July 1, 1871.
I'm Richmond last Saturday on the
.'.,,.,,. ran>adc. tay. NILSSON, and alter
49,. 80 J,I;.httnl ;rir r",; he'd this old Guy
,,r Shades ot eve were talubg iaS'.
...,.- :, the la~gc amount OF freight and
.,..,,,rr, .fnunaorS along the river the
,,.',,,..,. ,!ld no: reach k'Hosmill wharf un-
-, I3Iry hn,r than usual. ! VIII Stale
r,~, that t. rali>aac is !n'ldin" mp Il ill'
Trade Tor Richmond. particularly srn'h 'he
..r, i .hnni;uy region. Many "i the iH'l'icts
and merchants in that section atc no" pun
using Tie" supplies III llchnlohu. WIZ"
.rrsiuGorc they have been drti'H" eht''rN
49,, U.Iti,uorr. The paIiSadc iS we'll off
..,,,l hy attentive and polite officers. and
,...,. Nelson does even ythn" for the COM
,.r, and accommodation of h,S passengers.
n.t:rvd that all the !:Il nlcr~ along the
,.,,.. h4d 1ini>hcd harvest, and the various
q 81. il,,hk set Wi th shocks OF wheat au-
..,.t,v,N FIR The prosperity OF OF" DANES
r,.r rlyiit.Itjnl,>. The oat crop is very
...,nit,ns,. and the corn is looking Green
). r.,,h ALTHOUGH little rain would not
ieugn Il. ,,.<,,.
Stated wcarr., ii III the old burg
..i..,,. dark. AMI found the town lules ana
...ii. - usual. The excitement I'll regard 20
,f.. COLLEGE, "trtmunlr> having somewhat
.g.,.E. - the Great feature OF the occ,iSi"h,
J., ,l,. loltn@ prnpi". ~ any ratc-~lhc an
rt,..} l.pl--had trcn Gwen NY on account oi
,.t,.,,h ul one ot the students Il few days
49, Nr. George Turirr. Of Go"2hland
,n1utv. His death haS cast gloom over
til, whole community.
YESTERDAY Ni>itcu the Eastern LrHauc
t-yium, ana noticed. with great plc% ure,
tt. improvements now ~ course Oh con-
,trt.Hicu, nuirr the management nl
LHiiHiug committee, composed "i lfr. ~ /,
Blower. f.. W. smith. anu +. uttic, III
members Of the board OF directors oil I'M
asylum. Il Will 'e rcincmhcred that In
recent Lei la1urc appropriated <Io.Goo 10
1l.. extension al the buildings oil The asy
INN. Contracts have !'crn awarded Tor dom:
HE masonry ana carptut"r work, painting
,Nt.. urrc,- iI.V tor The erection ana complc
+ 80, 81 the .,,ovrcNtrn>ions. These cNtcn
Sons consist oi additions to each wing @
The mann building, and when finished WI
n. one. a.; III, finest pieces of architecture
~ the state. II Will increase the arcommO
,iliiu. CAPACITY OF the Institution fully one
third.
I,r. y. L. Brewer, the efficient sLpcI,n
trndrul. assisted by o.her members OF 1T
Board Of Directors. were vel, Jealous -
III, ir cn!ravur> 10 Obtain an appropriation
from the last LEGISLATURE for the purpose o
healing The institution 10y steam, bu
oNiu. to the little interest manifested by
the members OF that body Ill this scheme
and also their adherence OF spending too
freely ID" peoples money, (Hcafcn save
III. mnkD the attempt failed, and onl.
The amount Necessary 10 the proposed eX
tension was obtained. This sum Is now in
81" hands. and ii j. needless 10 say that not
uuly III" state. but suffering humanity, Val
hc benefited by its proposed investment.
The town WAS thrown into Il gloom YES
trr,.tv 10y the death Of Mrs. DR.. Lewellen
Hui,H. The second daughter OF Mr.. W.
". Vest. of this city. Her death was quite
>rli,!ru, ana has cast 1 shadow over this lit
lie community.
His EX"rlEcncy Governor Walker. accom-
iJi.icd ly his aid. Colonel O"cn, arrived
htrr yesterday. and bis business is con-
mr"rd with the asylum. He is the guest
rI Captain K. \. Blight and Will remain a
day of TWO n the city.
hm"uI ilir prominent arrivals TO attend
the. ruInmrncclarnt exercises of the college
ar,. General II. y. Wise John :. Wise.
E,,I.. vino viii deliver the address before
l;I,. i'hwniX Literary Society of the college ;
L.cy. DR.. Wu"Ghrld"c; Rev. j. IL. ID.
NmglI.id. al Petersburg, who delivers the
address before the Alumni Association ;
Mc>>r>. James Lyou>aud W. ". Crump, OF
ilichmond: Charles S!giugtcl'ow, OF Pc
,rr>burg; General v. Is. Taialcrro, of
Gloucester county. ana Hugh Blair GrieS-
rs ana TIZcwcIl l'aylor, OF Norfolk. lac
ijt!r town is quite oycifln with "blg
folks"
Gazing 10 reasons best known to the Fa-
ruljN ~" college exercises were postponed
Wuiu io-dlN. When the u-un society celc-
lqa'iun>. addresses. a. W II take place. ]
VIII ,,nd lou :: full account III my next let
Ter. JONAS.