Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1872-04-19
Excursion of Southern Editors.
THE PROGRAMME ARRANGED.


Maj. N. H. Hoschkiss, the indefatigable
Agent OF the York River and Chesapeake &
Ohio Railroads, having successfully ar
ranged and carried out tour of Northern
Editors South last Summer, has projected
return visit Of Southern Editors, and has,
as we see from the Elmira Gazette, after
consultation with number Of Northern
Editors, among whom is the Secretary Of
the New York Editorial Convention, just ar
ranged the programme of the trip az fol.
| lows:
"The Excursion party will leave Rich
mond on Saturday, June, 18th, and arrive
in Elmira, Monday morning. the 18th;
leave Elmira on the morning Of Tuesday,
the 18th, for Buffalo, where they will ar.
| rive about noon; leave Buffalo Tuesday
evening, the 18th, for Niagara Falls leave
| Niagara Falls Wednesday afternoon, the
10Th, for Rochester leave Rochester Thurs
day morning, the Goth, for Canandaiga;
leave Canandaigua Friday morning, the
2lst, for Watkins Glenn; leave Watkins
Glen Saturday, the 22nd, by boat on Sene-
ca Lake for Geneva; spend Sunday, the
2Srd. in Geneva, leaving there for Syracuse
on Monday, the 9th. At Syracuse they
will join the New York Editorial Associa-
ton party en- route for WATERFOWL, and will
| participate in the entertainments to be given
| there to the New York Editorial Associa-
| ton, and also in the excursion to Montreal
by way Of the Thousand Islands, returning
to Watertown on Friday afternoon, 28th.-
The Southern party will leave next morn
ing for Binghamton. but by what route has
| not yet been determined. From Bingham
ton the party will go down the celebrated
Wyoming Valley In Pennsylvania, stopping
at Scranton, Wilkesbarre and Northumber.
land, and from the latter place 60 direct to
Baltimore. and from there return home"
The Editors Of the North, and especially
on the route are making great preparations
to make the trip pleasant as we'll as profta-
BILE to their Southern brethren of the quill
The Railroads are extending their courte-
sizes Fl. Fl. Foygle, Esq, Manager of the
st. Clair Hotel Baltimore, has rendered the
Inequalities Of his House to the Excursion
lists on their may North and on their return,
as have also most of the Hotels on the route,
and the Steamboat Company on Seneca
Lake.
From all the indications it will be grand
excursion and Maj. Hotchkiss. With the aid.
countenance and encouragement of the G. Il
Ohio and York River Companies, is ener-
getically engaged in making his arrange
ments for more successful excursion than
that Of which be was the protector and lead
er last year. We know that if untiring en-
ergy, interchangeable effort and unabating zeal
will make it successful, it is already sue
cess, for Maj. Hotchkiss bas applied all
these; has succeeded in laying out a most
interesting excursion route, and has receiv-
ed the greatest possible encouragement from
the Northern Press and people.
From notices in our Northern exchanges
we can safely predict that it will be grand
affair, and advise our Virginia brethren,
when they are summoned by the Leader, to
give responsive aye and join the old Cher
okee and their brother "knights of the
quill'' in their peaceful raid on Yankee
Land and Canada
The stas kblioan Convention, v,sN-
! ty counties represented, met in Richmond
on the 18th, was called TO order by Senator
Lewis and was ten hours in session without
organization. Heated debates and disorder
marked the session. The Committee on
organization nominated Maj. Jno. A. Har-
man for President Jas. H. Plat was put
in nomination in opposition Much discus
cion and rough and tumble fight ensued
creating the widest disorder, neoessitating
the Interference of the Police A vote was al
last taken resulting for Platt 70-Harman
80, which, on motion Of Maj. Hartman, was
made unanimous. A committee on resolu-
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