The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-07-01
From the Old white.
rrSErAL GRASr-TuE. PROSPECTS Fo &C

GENERAL GRANr-TuE. PROSPECTS Fo CON
rANY, &C. &C.
ICorrcsuondcucc Of The Richmond DispSSh.l
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, June y, Oh.
President Grant arrived here nigh before
last per Especial train" as alre;iy an
rounccd by telegraph. On this ocfslon an
additional kero<inc lamp was addc to the
two or three which shed an uncertln light
uDon the Chesapeake and Ohio rai'oad de-
70. and platform. The crowd ofnegroes
which nightly crowd the way and jftIe pas.
.cnrers, Was much larger than usu; and all
were anxious to see General Gran, TN his
arrival he WAS quickly taken to th'>pflngs,
aud soon made comfortable.
This mountain trip will no doot DC OF
bcncli. 10 the President. The atm phere Is
rur., and hracing. and after WannS,on,
with Shepherd. Richardson, SanHrn, and
last. but not least, Congress, what reHel IL
mu<t NJ 10 him TO be 1000 feet Dove the
l..yr! IT the sea, and free from OF tleSc
aunoyanccS. " rin"men aud Su. There
i 10 racc-track here. but. taken Il Whole,
j. beats Long Branch all hollow'or fFc"s-
d,,utia! retreat. The people of + country
have not vet seen the President 5 II Is re-
ported he is to leave tonight IL ms " cot
fq..n Nv the sea-" | heard it VIII )cred that
there was Il reception given yes DAY upon
clrd> Of invitation. and that OF lie citizens
only one. 4 merchant prince otory Greek,
WIS honorcd hy piece OF paste ara.
Now thai the head of the natl has found
his way here il would be well f him to cali
sometimes for Il longer period til two days,
AMI lit the people know Ia. lie has
sighted this portion of the eat United
| states. and ! think the poop should de-
lnand his presence during the IGN OF fash
ion. beauty. and the band. WI we couldn't
even give him a >ercpadc, it ling too early
in The season for the band, al now we all
wished for one Of the "oiQ rtEcr> OF Nlr.
@jnia." that ne might have EN- treated at
lr.>: 10 the "Arkan>;ls Trayeel When
mink o1' il, this would not h"a lone either.
Is the Presidential rest wGll have been
broken by visions of Elisha az cf, Brooks,
and ,clc.r,ms. | learn, hcY9er. that the
President expressed hlmse nlch pleased
with what hU sees hcrc-carl e0 Win Inc
>ccncry-and thanked the prforletofs 1or
their kind attentions, Nc.
The crowd this summer I'LL e the largest
ever. Yet at the White. A ely company
is assembled 50 large tha' al smaller place
would look quite full.
This county is literally l,rb i up for the
want of rain. Not since I'D after part OF
A,uil has there been rail- d i've minutes
duration. The hay crop Isl failure, and
Unless a rain falls very poI oats viii be
good for nothing.
bear great dissatisfied 1nINprcSSed with
the Cnc,aucakc aud Ohio aloud As TO their
frei-hl>. Ii is much che peIto ship from
points on the road to Siuni'n and ria the
Valley road to Baltimore h;tl through Rich
moud. The Valley roa. o1.rs special in
dncemcnts TO large ship RS, nd it Is hard
matter to do anything With The Chesapeake
and Ohio. This shoul be rcmedied, and
the lat,cr-named road, wtIi.h'h has been so
go.ahcad notwithStanC It's embarraS>-
mrutS, must protect Rirmoti, It's terminus.
| in the matter OF freight by ,ympelitlon.
! am Glad t. say the ar no college OF
school commencement abCt these parts
and to know that Gcn-al Etusof lives Al
IL distance. JAChCo.