The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-09-03

| LIE v lSfT To MOUNT v EhNVN lEslEhDAA l.
A visit to Mount Vernon is something new
| for Richmond eXcursionists, but there IS no
other place that can be reached by iand or
| water In one day and allow the visitor TO re-
turn home the same night that possesses nait
| the attractions 10 be found at this hls'
toric spot, Ii all the excursions from
Richmond are managed as happily as
the subject of this notice, no wonder they
are well patronized. Captain CARRIER has
made his mark. II be undertakes 10 get up
another such trip next year all the passen.
| ger coaches that the Fredericksburg road
can spare will not be able 20 transport the
passengers to Mount Vernon who will de-
sire to attend. The number of persons who
| took part in the excursion yesterday was
not over one hundred, but it was the
| most enjoyable trip ever gotten up from
| Richmond, because the arrangements were
complete and there were no drinking and
| rowdyism-the party being made up OF Ia
dies and gentlemen. The run from Rich
mond to Quautico (eighty-two miles, was
made in about two hours and forty minutes,
and the sail up the Potomac took one hour
and balf, thus giving the party time
enough to 60 over the grounds, as well as
| inspect the Washington mansion ard tue
many curiosities which that honored build
| ing contains. Captain Birdsong bad charge
of the party from Richmond to Quantico
BE is one of the most courteous conductors
that ever "punched ticket" de walked
| through the cars dozen times or oftener 10
see if he couldn't do something to please MS
Messengers or render them more comforts.
Ble. The Fredericksburg road is IN splendld
| condition, and the cars glded %oVer the
rails so smoothly that one had no correct
| idea of the speed the train was making O'-
ders had been issued from headquarters
which prevented Captain Birdsong from
stopping to take up persons on the roid. ano
consequently several were reluctantly passed.
Several OF the eXcursionists were OLD SOL
diers, and they recounted some Interesting
| incidents of the war. The battle OF trede'
| ricksburg was discussed; Jackson's Ia
NOUS charge near Hsmilton's Crossing was
retold; and the famous Virginia home,
Travellers Rest, we'll known to every soldier
| who biyouacked on the banks of the Kappa:
| hammock, came in for share OF the klnd
| words OF the party. But SO much was sa'd
that it would be impossible to reproduce
| it all this morning. = l...-...
at Quantico the party left the train ana
embarked on the foe steamer Vanoer-
| bilt, Captain Warren commanding. he
shook hands with all the gentlemen,
and then did something for the party
| that was probably never done before. TWO
| mammoth silver pitchers, full of sherry coo'
Ter, were brought up to the ladies' saloon,
and there followed two walters with bowl
of crushed ice and about forty glasses. All
this was for the ladies, and they were pro.
fuse in their thanks, because the ride TO
Ouautico was very dusty. But to omit further
details, the Vanderbilt carried the excursion
| lists to point nearly opposite Mount Vernon,
where they were transferred to the steamer
Arrow, because she was a light-draught
steamer, and the water near the landing Is
shallow. AS to what was seen at Mount
Vernon il would be impossible to tell in less
| than two columns. The place is 10 beauti-
| ful order, and when visitors go up to the
tomb they are met by negro policemen, who
see that not q sprig Of shrubbery is touched
or blade of grass disturbed. The place Is
In charge of q MIR. Hollingsworth.
Returning, the party reached Richmond
about q quarter to O'Clock, having spent
| delightful day.
One thing more remains to be mentioned.
| The American Bible Society has had iron
cases put up in the cats between the win
| dows, on which appear the letters: The
| Bible; read and return" In each OF these
cases appeared Bible or tie Testament.
On the fiy-leaf of one appeared the follow.
| ing - = ajk% 2..es'tat
"Study this aud see the Gospel Of the
| Kingdom XIV, IA; Luke, viii.
| 1; Acts, yiii..512 90, 81; and be baptized by
| trim immersion, the old apostolic order, ac-
cording to the commaud. Matthew, xviii,
fi19, through the three DOORS into the ante:typl.
cal temple, even Jesus. Hasten, hasten, has
ten, my fellow. mortals, for Jesus will surely
come this year qS75}, and then it will be too