The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-05-21
EErTER FROM NEW YORK
FROM RICHMOND TO NEW YoaKr.THE pas
. sENGERS AND WHAT. THEY DID-CITY
POINT AND NORFOLK. &c.
Correspondence Of the Richmond plso,,,b

| POINT AND NORFOLk. &c.
Correspondence nj the Richmond Dlspafrh.
New YORK, May 1C, 1872.
On my way to Rockets last Tuesday
morning To take the Old Dominion for New
York. Fstopped in ut my boarding-bouse II
won't say where IL is beca,Ise sOlnehody in
the Dispatch Office might laugh at me. esbeci-
ally old 7. L. 7. Il. Head,) to get breakfast
anu Was shown some antiquated specimen.
by tue proprietor, who told me that they
come from shaft No. of the Church Hill
tunnel. One specimen was the aw-bone Of
some animal or reptile 1t had four teeth
the largest was about the size and shane Of
the nT-t0oth of man, And the smallest was
very similar to the siarpest front tooth OF a
| enid. The Iaw-honc was in a perfect state
OF preservation and attracted great deal of
attention. The next specimen was steel
mt, used i'll 4 carpenters brace. When and
how these things came there remains 10 he
found out.
At Rockets everything was in state of
commotion. and everybody seemed busy and
getting ready 10 leave. At the foot of the
sans-board there was n big pile of trunks,
ands it was very evident to me that there
would bea very large number Of passengers
out. With this idea | fastened aboard; il
didh't take long to put my baggage away, for
only had reporters Wardrobe-a bottle of
rheumatic medicine, and Il small piece of fan
mel to rub with. Colonel Wyatt mo, I sup
pose must call linn commodore took charge
ut me ana introduced me to Mr. Calwel,
HE plir>rr. Mr.. tulnrll was very polite
and suggested that ne would attend to me
"aS so"na> We left the deck" Well, didn't
| IKE this much, for il looked Is ii he sll;-
| pected that had II pass and he intended to
give me the lcivings. But he was far from
being guilty Of this charge, as it turned out :;
for hotter fellow | never knew on ship
board. | l"tied up on deck and there found
about twenty ladies and gentlemen
from - we'll. I'll say North America
dancing away 1T Il great rate by some music
furnished by SCOTS band. Everybody who
has ever been to the Springs knows Joe
Scott The idea OF having darkies playing
on the cod Dominion " for these folks from
North America to dance by, rather ticked
me, and set down and watched the sport
until one of the girls looked ut me. and then
felt bad, ahd though it was "nice" got
up and went away. At 9:a3 the g;n@-plank
was hauled in. and three minutes later We
were oil, while the band played Home. Sweet
Home y (al the IaIkr" girls singint:) and
"Carry me Back to Old Hrgnny ~; this
last tune thought rather inappropriate for
the occasion. \ hundred or more darkieS
were on the wharf, and IT, the ship passed
along til" sirls-aut ain sorry 10 say some
OF the hcll-- waved their iiafidkcrchiei> i'll
them firiou.ly. ono nid gentleman. however
who had commanded Il regiment in the
United STATES army, didn't wave, but said
n 4 - i ,l..,,
Whi!e he was Democrat. and always had
ncen, ne meant 10 vote and work for
Greeley.
At o'rl"rk We Were. ut City Point. where
SAW Grants old headquarters, an old negro
WOMAN al Tie bottom OF the steps begging,
aIu Il second African lady, who came aboard
ANA ilitrrNIrWrd the passengers in behalf Of
the tu-i African Baptist church oI City
Point; hut | didn't have any money, and 50
she ict Inc oil. Ai hai.plst | We sat down
to grand dinner. Champagne was served
TO the guests, and everybody was happy.
About : the Eliza liancoN passed us. | saw
Governor " alkcr on board, and bowed As
he returned the >al;tc Il gentleman sitting
ncar me asked il that wasn't "Gihclt
WaIhc!, Of t!,t state "I New York." told
him l,''. " hen he Declared that he hadn't
seen INN for wears. hut that they were old
friends. The haad having played until
tired, the party all went 10 Peters
burg. saw Old bllliuid. the crater, and
everything cl"c III whose destruction
| the Yankees elorird. Lett City Point at
$40; the liil- danced all the rest OF the night
| by >0nr more Of Sc1rr's music, and when
tired rtlt retired when heal morning. Go,
| up II j o'clock, and round the ship had az
| rived a. p,rl..ll.ultl at J.. They then went
aboard another Steamer, and were cnlcrtnnce
II bEl Point. Saw the lions there, and re
turned |" the ship in the afternoon. Altr
We lett City Point my .ttiend the Colonel in
sisted "n my ranriu", and introduced me- Il
Il >laHln" pretty Yankee girl who asked int
between each figure in TIN. SET to tell her VIII.
| II was thai all our rllmIntyS were built out
side the lluii-c. didn't know unless it wa
hc>atIse there Wa nul room inside, and 50
could not tell her. This is all she said.
walked ill over Norfolk, and rs the Old DO
minion dad not leave until nighttnll WedneS
| ,EiN, Had hiir chance to SIC the EpiSrnpa
Council and everything. else in the city.
We left Norfolk III S o'clock WEDNESDAY
evening, and arrived ut New Iorl, at Q, o.
nearly, on Thursday. Nearly everybody WA
>c;1->h'k, OF course, except myself; though
there was not mitch sea after all. The wini
was northeast, and Of cnlllSc blowing righ
in or faces. just after passing Long Brancl
the excursion party had All informal meeting
to give some expression Of their apprccil
ton of The: Captain II well Us the kindness o
the other officers, and passed resolutions yer,
complimentary To them and recommendin!
the line. | think it would be almost i'm
possible TO say too much of this elegan
vessel, and her accommodations and courte
ol~ officers. But these compliments are 81
common nowadays that they are hardly ap
prccatctl by any body, and ;" | won't waste
my sweetness anymore. The great city o
New York demands Il line from me, but tina
must come hereafter, Tor know the Dt$pdtc!
i. already crowded. Next time, word q
two about trip to Virginia.
WELBouRS.