The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-07-27

STORIES REHAsnED, &C.
fspecisl Corrcspo adencc Of the Dispatch.J
WAsa SPRINGS, VA, July %, 1870.
Iyerjly believe chat the Dispatch has not
had a line this season from
THE HOT
ar this beautiful and now fashionable sum-
rner resort. Many of the other springs have
figured conspicuou.ly in tina. paper, but the
late food, or something else, has had the ei.
feet of deriving Your city readers OF inc
great pleasure they always experience III
reading the interesting u letters ~nich come
from this valley. &. & +. c. has dlsportea
himself In the gaycst and most icstVe styie
from the White, but the "cuss" has al iast
Quit and I am right glad, because we DON'T
think il fair to turn cvcrybody's attention 10
the White Sulphur when there are better
places over here :,
The Hot Is more improved than you would
imagine. MIR. James G.. Brooks, OF Rich.
mord, is there bathing to-day, and he says
that twenty. five years ago, In DR.. Goodies
time. there was no such thing as mud-bsths;
then there was no sulphur spring, no alum
water. no maguesia spring known no splen.
do steam.tables or fancg buggies and car
risges for hire no modern arrangements
for the convenience and comfort OF the
guests no ladies' shot spout" and patent
machinery Tor letting people down into the
water. The "bilcr" was there, and so was
the gentlemen's spout, but that was about all.
It would take me all day to tell what changes
have taken place, but it might as we'll be
known that the Hot to-day is the greatest re-
sort for invalids in Virginia, and they have
large and pleasant company. Since last year
two fish. ponds have been built, Filed with
rL taS
tain trout, club, and perch. The hotel, COT
tapes. and grounds are clean and in good Or
der; the baths are working satisfactorily,
and the Hot is as popular as ever.
The death of Dir. Ludwig cast gloom
over this guests, but people are very Eeariless
nowadays, especially at the springs, and the
sadness didn't last long. His brother-in'law
came over from CulpCper on Friday.
Among the visitors who are there from
p;rhmond are Messrs. y. G. Wherry and w.
&, Seldom, Mr.. Glazebrook, and one or two
Others whose names cannot now remember.
Mr. NJ. l.. Straus, the " watchdog of the
Richmond city treasury" and his family are
to be there in few days. Dame Rumor
saws that the son Of the late Confederate Sec
uetary of War is soon to be very happy, I've.
cause he is to marry bliss S. Il was jus'
about to write her name in full, but &. d.
f. G., has been giving US thunder for calling
people and things by their names, and so |
WON'T Miss S. and Mr.. S. (thc Secretary'S
sop) have just reached the Hot, and they to-
griher With everybody else there are having
i very pleasant time.
YARN.
One thing more and / am done talking
about the Hot. They told me when | was
there, and some people seemed to think it
good story, but don't, that some time ago
darkey was caught on the top of the ladies'
slllphur-butll (now, Captain, don't put this in
the wa>te-baskct, because am not going to
say anything naughty locking down through
the sky-ligh at the nvalids bathing, of course
alfred in their bathiug-dresscs. What fun
this was to the man my informant couldn't
understand, but the offender vas arrested,
tarred, and fealhercd-and maybe burned.
His skeleton may be seen on the Warm
Springs mountain by any who feel disposed
10 come and look for the remains of the
wretch.
THE WARN SPRINGS.
did not come to these healing fountains to
cuff them, but to cure the rheumatism.
That high.toned body the Editors Conven.
They never did do it, have not done it re-
Gently, and will never do so in future, and
am going TO be obedient TO their dictum, and
not puff either. Every word in this letter
mqv be set up or set down, either you like, as
a fact. / am in earnest. Our people have
bcen bcguilcd BY puffs into spending their
money in the mountains both before and
al !er The springs were opened. 1t is high
time that the "truth-teler should spread
to The world the true condition Of affairs. l
propose TO tell the truth in this letter as far
a. may he able, whether Colonel EubaDk or
Mr.. Tardy like it or not. The Dispatch has
been gracious to all the springs, ard their
owners have been kind TO the Dispatch peo-
pic. But Donors are no,r easy, and from
this time forward, in place OF telling all that is
good and none that is bad, propose to give
both sides Of the picture.
WHAT THE WARM SPRINGS COST.
Colonel John l.. Eubank, secretary of the
Secession Convention OF Virginia, and no" a
member OF the Virginia Senate from the Bath
district. has become the purchaser Of this
magnificent property at cost OF 500, 900; and
there are only two more payments 10 be
made upon it. There are 1850 acres Of land
in the farm, and it is regarded by the know
ing ones as the most valuable farm in all this
country. There are about two hundred and
fifty sheep on the place, and large number
OF fine cattle. Two hundred visitors, from
all parts of the United States, are here. and of
this company only three or four arc inyalids.
THE FARE-GRowLERs.
The vegetables which arc usually found
in Richmond ut this season are not abundant
here yet. We have no roasting ears or fresh
tomatoes, but the table is supplied with new
potatoes, beets, cinblinS, rice, hominy, can
ned tomatoes, Sc. The bread-I say it un-
hesitatiugly-is the best have ever seen at
the Virginia springs, except ut the Red Sui
phur; the coffee is equal to that found upon
the private tables In Richmond; and the but
ter and meats, including yenison, are equally
rs good. Altogether, the fare is excellent
But there are GROWERS here as everywhere
else. A couple Of them have been sitting at
the table with me. They are very remark
BILE people, and usually complain from the
time they come in until they go out Of the
diniDg-rcom. You may set it down as un-
doubledly-tr true that all such people are un-
used 70 good things at home. .s3
CAPTAIN HAZARD. g..
Since have been in the mountains l have
me. fine specimen of Eirginlans- Captain
Hazard-who commands steamship run
ming from New York TO Savannah. Poor
fellow, be is great dyspeptc. Heis son OF
8 former citizen of Richmond. who died
many years ago, und who was buried in ST.
Johns church.yard. lie commanded the
old steamer Poeahontas, and was member
of the firm Of Ludlam II Hazard, of Rich
mond, in days gone by. ..-..
OTHER THINGS. H..
One fthe greatest improvements made
here is the new bath for ladies'. A splendid
sulphur spring has been recently discovered,
and upon it is built this bath, fifty feet in
diameter and one hundred and. fifty feet in
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