The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-05-17
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4 .,,l.,,c az inc Kichm"rd i'spa'ch.l
gore rn,,,,srox. :. C., May II. 1870.
,l,,c NJ, report &C the last days
"'t ,..,,,. If the Convention SO hurr'edN
i-o'r' Jug unable 10 give some general COM
!5s .r, meeting which | had proposed.
mems ,,,,-c three hundred delegates present
l",', w., ,,o hundred visitors, and yet inc
$"'. 49, ~, 4 charleston was so lavish ttlat
hosp. ,".,,.r insisted that he had the pest
rae" u. your correspondent was enter
i.''. &. ,.,ocelv style u, the charleston
;.:' % ID. ,,prd il "aIl settled when he
,..'' - ,..,.,,,.,. =. a whole was not considered
i' ....3 =, what we usually hSc. lhere
a" ,.r roal, Efforts on the platform ana
Ns'. t..,, ,1i, - rue neither the Srtsk-
fro" ,,,. pE,achng was up 10 the hiSh
H. 49,; ..srrn ha> cnaracieflHed the meet
I'D .., son Hcrn Baptist convention.
: ..r y. :, men were >ilcat. ana some
10. ...- ,Iarf>. from one cause ana an
81. r,r.. magnificent iailUrcS. Notable
.. % til, TcmaIk (he>iGc> the
>..r. ar pr>. Cutting. Wlnh''r' curry
ng,,huS. reported in previous
o.. ,.tr j cc>h Of Dr.. Burrows on
... ,.s,1, m tie Home Mission meet
80. '.....',t Or, Hroadus. Hatcher. and
... ~ the >uuday.>Chool meeting on
>....y an.ruoo". ,o,o
ut,., H., Speaking was as whole
I.'. ..,,.. maxi. Tie social features OF the
vcrr unusually pleasant. There
..f,.rn,nn session OF the convention
a.. Ny I've tho DEB gates opfoti oni'' l" 'n'"'
0...,ly Other and with their KIND en-
...,,.r. m trees. intercourse. ana 10 WISH
,....,oi,t> Vl inlercS, Ill and ABOUT Tue
,t.,r..,ruN has As many points OF attrac'
n.....,t.pIl>; n almost any other city ID
.,,r; Us old buildings, narrow
....,. and historic names tel of the brave
,.,. Of Colonial and Revolutionary
...'.. ,,,iI,. the marks of shot and shell still
,,c,H til, drawer days OF 'Gl-'G5,
,,s,,..,,,. ,ropc proved themselves indeed
y,..r,gy sous Of IlIu>'rlous sI:e>
an Monday afternoon | went out TO mag
-. cemetery to witness the ceremonies OF
..,....,gt ,..l.d4y." The immense cro"d. the
,..,.gt speech Of Mr.. Rrtcd.c. the beanu-
~. :, .y,...,. and The care with which Charles
80, N.,..y maiden, dcckcd tue grave 0!
....s. furer,d soldier. were ali very touching.
i.s T. .'>N ~ '"''' =; ,,.l
-.1."- H",t' A''r' '"c ''o"u ,;, n'l ,hrarnr
,-. "'#.'.f'"- III sue" h>.'II :,
-. :. @"'.ri""h'd DIV "'''C Vi ~.
ne '.G ~ PORTION o. t'ie oc""''"' ', w ~
'rry a>'urIo''u MI u ueuS'o' "oA' "nI
a.. u, r..ulIc Il granite pedestal, upon when
..r,ly. mouuni,nl i 10 hc Iliceu. Fts-
,..:.at ,yli.rrcu> and rare ilo%cr were
.......,-l ac.o>> from this pedestal 10 the
'nr ,rro.'r.. waite t''rF grave wa
+. t.. WA r'"' EitrN>Aho rare HCN sum
- L.. crt@cT ruur iIi!> NOT >ctA ,u'A ,''>u"'
l. - hrh iJ'nih-, nuI >uu'c''t wv
"'.- >uu htE>i il"iA tne ,,ou"''
... ,.'," h,r'c graves >iA'h'cu WIN "''
IL .!a~ aa4 -'u'>. auG mAu" me l'Jo'ce d
-" TIE Lau!"> "i nUin"eF VI Nil2'nla SOY
..,> III II" hc'd boards that oHr brave ie''
aa. sleep IN =" beautiful Il >Po', anu 'ic
tIe', inI - itnacTii hy 'hc to'iDS ha""S Vi
- "a. uIuGbicl> ~ tar7ilna. c'i''e ''.''
'Hr staCcS ct nl2bt were GttDel'"S
..i- That III MAIn"'la auu iip''s "o"u,
tH Carolina ana Virginia. Chli on au"
!: .mond, haN" mutual les "!ich tune Z ="
."''T >unuci, ana mat II We hccuSu any ~
live |" enc Tor the graves al" honor 'nc
&."orl"> OF the Iallnotto boys VINO S'ecP ~
" wood or Oah"o"u II h'2ht DC lo''nu III
(. Gene u! NJ t2u"lit that AFTERNOON.
Charleston ha> btch frequently serious!
.'r@'I by tires. ana II i estimated thal ne
~ "u -" years $50 ana 1901, inclusive.
'ar." "'ruiIcd Thirteen iatgr hrr>, ln4oiE'hS
,, Of n"ar!! t"ftc'H nations OF dollars.
t. -rch III" OF ISL swept a"ay property
.sl' nAo never hrrh !thHii', aho III 1T anu Tue
"'.', HE snel'lnS leave portions oi Tue
a.. .tHr. bare Ut buildings.
h,ri j. -ldG"ncd ~ Be walks the stress OF
Charleston and iu$pccts her "harTcs to see
:r' ,.., rrMmcrc" Of Der PALMER days nas
-f.4,|, .... nru True. some large foreign
s,..,., ar, lo5ding with cotton or rice AT
g.. "l.ty.-, md some degree Of activity
, ,,.,I in her Business ecu res, but the
... 81 ..k.rg Cotton" has evidently
80 from Ter. ana HE prosperity OF
....l.,> j, .uuc. With real estate assessed
. o.. ,4\.E.l at ~ ice or three times IL
,.,t.5.... and ,ni> assessed value taxed
. III. l.,~, rX,ltr1an, rates, capital is driven
..r. .!.. ri'l or >.ru..l,s a.aiast crushing
I'll. l.ir>. Sat i, i hoped that better day
-. ..atsn.. Iuc Souri, C4rJ.iul railroad,
"a. .,,ar4>', ra,!rold, and the Charleston
.a. Savannah iuillo.d. together with other
.....5 SEED I,h<. combined with its splendid
ILL.,. ..~, p.i,>l bring 10 the citvp good degree
90. 'tu.,.,f.. as the tue people Of the state
,... >'.n, rl in throwing OF the Calling
y~.r."G 9.ouaogc whicn has oppressed them.
&A- dad 20 learn from gentlemen from I'LL
i~".,", ihr state tina, South Carolina IS rap
-: l'G1nlng her oIden prosperity that the
j" . >S,'cm has greatly improved; thai
'"f.. good crops and rcmuncratire prices
.''r Ia' good deal OF ready cash INTO the
J." ~ 81 tie people; that the present ot'te
".t~'am"nt Enough hy 20 means what Is
U''!~i, ! great Improvement on the ao
a'".>.F'''"n' mat nave pf'ceoed u ana tDa
..''' nav" ;" broken a.o dl>orsanizeo Tue
'''R cohorts II 10 give hope OF getting tne
'""'A. ih'o honest hauo' again oe'ois
"''''''l MS long oceh no'eu 1oi it' cu"
49, ".'o ',teIai! ao'an'ases' a.s .,oe
;! >i'iu WI HcalS he'oic 'he W. "''