The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-06-03
Letter from w. r.. Crnmer. Editor Ol
the EVENING Wisconsin,.
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.rUMp&p- >HuCKrE HILL-THE GREAT con-
ELAGRATIUS.
IICUNp>D MAY 10 1879

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E,UHoNp- >uuCKrE uILL-THE GREAT con-
FLAGRATIoS.
IICHMOHp. May 10. 1915.
Richmond i in may respects the most
ia',""~tln. city in thc southern STATES. 1t
c.aro' be- Gated. Ike Rome, seven-hilled
CIV tut Shusk4r Hlli, on which The capitol
c Nir@ina i Sl,uatcd, Is Il ttr erardcr bill
t.au Mons Cuptolnc or Mons Quilinal. 1t
, . H.nguiticent crown - any city, and as
s. tt- season OF The year the trees in the
rii'oI pnik are budding into the fun luNu-
Ig.lrn "t suinincr vegetation the walk on
>sorA"' iii Is JOY 10 be remembered for
W.-,iusr. | have Teen so fortunate rs TO be
Lrl" wien The moUa i at its full, and that
.,a li-At has halloWcd every tee, and
h.'r >lo1d with a rant gaze looking deWu
upon Ihe city III the valley below: and
H." more | have been about Richmond and
son IL stores, lis warehouses, its manu-
tatnllt>. and is private residences, the
t"I.,r | hav" understood why jefferson
hIyi> dt>l!, Il that Richmond should be the
u!a;al of the Southern Con'ederacy. Had
t.~ millions ct dollars which have been
!4t>hrd uuon Washington been expended
upon X CAmoud It wuuId he one of the most
Imposing rti.> in the world. Few cities in
any country are located TO produce more
''rlhs&- ,il.ct, aud the hand of man has done
IL snare to Increase that effect. The private
l',arar'> are very neat aud TASTEFUL and so
rahr.ii>I'd Hi'h trees aud sbrubbary that it
r''"> on the strangers MUD the impression
TIA, Richmond has more elegant residences
t1yu al! city ui lis population in the United
>'Air>. The structures on its business streets
- mar / It,. tor fnn- al,
NHa >'rcvt-the leading thoroughfare- is
A4 with stores that would be credilable 10
4cltr OF over 100000 inhabitants; yet the
i*p"!lIion Of richmond does not exceed
5000.
Whrn the Confederate army was driven
oL. Of Hlchmoud in April, 1860, the torch
W. applied TO the bridges and the tobacco
Warehouses;. A high wind scattered the
a!irs, and at least thirty squares were burned
over. Had not the wind cCanged, the whole
tl! would bave been CONSUMED. 1t was
very >"tlOuS- almost runous- cor Migration,
YET on.y ten Years thereafter there is but here
saI there a trace Of that destruction visible.
4hr r"cnprration and rebuilding Of Rich
l''hG l. marvellous, because il is in section
" Iuc lAIun where enterprise Is not over
'"NN", and in Safe which was deSolated by
'"r cINii war more severely than any other
i2Fton y tnecouutry. The buildings erect
IL II" also Of Il far better grade than those
%hir1 were destroyed. When | ask here,
"4' Ijd thi>: the natives reply, Mostly Nir-
-.I!ih> and many OF them assert that COM
t"'Nty little ctpital from the North mas
''u required. o. course there are mort
-'-"> Oh the burnt district 10 northern cip-
-. IS; and learn that the rate of interest is
.h III 10 . per cent, very few at 10. This
I5."- businessmen complain that trade is
:. ~, active than usual, aud that depression
= IL" rule. There are some vacant stores !;
-"rflheIe>s considerable building is going
ID III every ward in The city.
HcHmord, like Milwaukee, has large iron
~4Ali4ctories, and these are Just now very
: Hes>el. They claim here to possess the |
--''' nJuriDg mill ia the United States, |
'"'"h ~ the Galeyo Mill. Ii can drive |
rft!.'our runs Ct stone, and turns out |
-''l barrels Of -four daily. My Informant |
''3'ru that the mll cost SS00,0G0! This |
1'> = p!cpo>ter0us price, but ] give his /
..t!e>. The great mill at Newalk, N. D.,
~ A'lhirg hike so large q sum. My in
81, added that last year the proprietor
:. '1t s-1O,0O0. The tloGr is principally for
o"eih American market, where It justly |
''S aiSh- because il never Sours even un-
'ac aercest heats CT tropical countries.
,~'T lh!ht that this is due 10 the superior /
~'1t q 4slnla, Others TO the care OF the
!, r,'~"actur"k-. believe that both causes
y hlblnGd-2ood wheat and good mill.
:. / he RHhnord nour is excellent, but
+ 0'''tr than ttc best family -four made in
.r"a ,.. aukce. 1Aut is my experiei:sc from
I"- az "a" bread "a The TWO cities.
4, '1F season Las been unusually cold and
"aid-neary ihree weeks later than
p '>'' For the past three days fire morn
s'A1 eVtolDg bss teen an agreeable com.
=, Kan here and throughout all the
A'!i and middle States is very much .
: -eo' To speak 10 brief, the crops do not
= satisfactory.
: ! V'Ied upon Ex-Governor Wise at his law
. His !aW-partner info: med me that he
- d home making his garden. This is a
n- occupa!ion for a man over eighty. /
"'' dd not meet this veteran politician. S
''~'a That be gracefully accepts the results q
i 'ue war, aud is much esteemed by the I
'ftaI party. li