Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-06-15
FROM RICHMOND, va

ExcHAseu HORN AND BALLARD

EXCHANGE HOTEL AND BALtARD I
HOUSE, RGCHMoNp,VA june 5th.
Especial corEospOndsnss Of RvEEE EysSisal
What wonderful changes Old Time has
wrought But seven short yeats ago every
thing was confusion and chaos In this city;
and on the day the victorious cohorts ofthe
Union army took possession Of Rich
mond, asked myself, while viewing the
ruins of the conhagratlon which immedi-
aiely preceded the evacuation, aud look
ing upon destruction and desolation on
every hand, In the name OF q "a, how
many years willelapse ere this city is en-
tirely rebuilt aud rs valuable ~ she
was In 1860 ! aud Is II possible for order TO
be brought out of such incxpressihle con-
fusion, aud the Capital Of the Old Douiiu-
ion be able to take the posi- ion she occil.
pied fore the war 10 commerce, politics
and society 2" | shuddered to entert lin
the answer which came from within ard
forced itself upon ME, but earnestly, yet
almost hopelessly, trusted that Richmond
wolld again be the important city she
was before Virginia seeded from tile
union OF States.
Arriving here from Wilmington Sunday
afternoon last, after ~ hours travelling,
! was no less gratlded than surprised ~
finding Richmond prettier, buster aud
more enterprising than ut any period Of
her existence. She has built railroads, her
lost commerce is restored, building opcr-
ations have been pushed forward on q
gigantic scale, and every mothers son In
the town has gone 10 work at something,
and to-day hut few cities In the Union pc
sent a busler appearance.
/ Few people here seem at all intcres'r
in politics they say they've had enough
frnuhlp uMl Ian ttsfal 10. ertf IA
Political affairs, but all Conservatives with
whom | have talked are, 10 quote Brick
Pomeroy, "red-hot' Greeley and Brown
men, and seem vexed when YOU suggest TO
them that II is probable the Ba tlmore Con.
vent'on will nominate straight ticket
II Is almost useless to say that the cOlorcd
men are a unit for Grant and opposed tn
Gneeloy, for II IS we'll known that they do
not readily depart from their first political
convictions.
To day | VISITED 81. Johns and Holy.
wood Cemttrics The first named GENE.
{ ry is probably the old II in the Unit d
Stat &, and in II can be found tonb-stoncs
dated far back as the seventeenth century
IL was IN this beautiful "city Ofthe dra ~
that Patrick Henry uttered those imp r.
isliable words which have hcen handed
down from generation TO general On, and
| INV NtlluE 10 NFANllt |hlNt nc l4inffiN
or give me DEATH" Hollywood Gem, terry
Is much larger and corresp lndingly more
b auiiful than ehe one have Just spoken
of, and the mortal Remains Of President
M0nroa repose beaeath the groen rod o
this hurying ground. The remains al
Gen. Jeti, Stewart snd twelve thuusaut
confederate soldiers are also inferred here
The event Of the week In this city II tn
Inc ting Of the twentieth annual session O
the International Typographical Union
which assembled here IN the hall of TN
House Of Delegates on Monday last, at +
O'Clock, noon, md will probably not ad
jOurn before noon ON Friday. The aitcn
dance is very large, and il is general
conceded 10y the pr IS and the peup 10 b
the most Intelligent and heightened lnhO
orr IMITATION that ever assembled In thei
midst Pieside.t Hammond vas 70 elrrte
by the convention, as was also job
COlins, Secretary and Treasurer. Nj
llami ton, Of Philadelphia, was electe
Corresponding Secretary. Mr.. Cunp, q
Richmond, was elected tifst Vice President
and Mr. slealtr, Mormon print ffW
81 Lake City, who is a gentleman be Sc
with family OF three wives and five chi
dren, was elected second Vice Presided
A deal Of business has been transacted b
the Uuion since Monday, aud it is p'obabl
that il will adjourn Gu the day / hnv
named 30 meet in Montreal next Jut,
The Richmond Typographical Union az
entertaining the delegates handsomely, al
the latter are having a Jolly time,