The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-08-25
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tCorl ".. c,,, pura SPRINGS, West Vast !
"hAA August %. 1876. } ,
Y,aoe Jackson, Of The United States Court
e. Wes, Virginia, has just confirmed moss
;u ~ orfant contract made between the WhNe !
Sninhnr Springs Company aud Aesss:
George L, Peyton 4 Co. By the conttacs
the company lease 20 Peyfon q 20. Ior nse
va, sufficient portion OF the grounas.
ys,h al, privileges thereof. upon wnlcu 70
srscs q new hotel, 70 cost s40,O0O: Ine les
aees are to furnish the money, ana as JUG "a
,sI.st;on OF their lease the bulldog Is 70 os
acr,ired hy the company at lis appfaIseu
rsSne The site selected is within tne pi
cent enclosure. and almost opposi1e 20 Anu
Int lille distant from the ChessEss
snd Ohio railroad deIo;. ine Maue
and specifications are TO oe apposs
the eour,. and are 10 be mace Wild Ie.e1suSs
10 future enlargement o. tue euu ..;
Work will be commenced AZ once. ~ ~ ~.
snsSad thst the new hotel Ito be called the
Iaetson House As a compliment teJudge
.yackson, shslI be elegantly equipped, and
Kent open for suIphur.wster drlaRers ana
others the year round. 1t will oe near
enough to the depot to allow passengers
po;ne east or west to stop there Tor their
meals. The building 10 to be finished 6y the
list of June, 1876, when it Is expected there
viii be thousands of foreigners ia this coun.
fry to attend the centennial, MACY OF Whom
nrobably will like to include In their tour Of
America the famous mineralsprings region
Of Virginia and West Virginia. Though
S40. 900 is the limit of expenditure On the
huild,np. doubt not it will cost something
more. Perhaps hslf or third as mucn
more will be needed to furnish IL WIN mo-
dern appliances and comfortable FURNITURE
for the chambers, parlors, kitchen. &c. ou'
whatever Is needed for this Is TO be outsloe
of the $4,000. s,.
nv thIs arrangement Messrs. Peyton d. GO.
xpjll have a local habitation and name at
shexe springs for tive years to come. IDey
hold the whole property until 1871; aiter
that. If BY any possibility the grand hotel
1osses ont of their hands, they will have
the Jackson House to fall back upon, with
what reputation they may be able 10 give It
in that time, and privileges OF the springs,
baths, and grounds for their guests.
HoTEL-KEEPING.
Visitors are truly rCjoiced at the prospect
of a new bolel. They regard 1t as the be-
ginning of new system, and hope in no far
distant year it will end in the sale ana OIL
vision OF the Springs property and the cree,
lion of as many hotels as the patronage VIII
warrant. At this very moment, under the
order Of the court, surveyors are at WORK
surveying the whole property (some 5000
scres. belieye), and they will make map
showing how it can be divided on SO az 70
be best placed in the market.
A monopoly, no matter how admirably
managed, ia looked upon with distrust. 1t
can bsrdiy justify itself, be it never so regard
fnl of the wishes and wants Of It's patrons
! have lately come to the conclusion that
keepipg hotel is about as ticklish work Us rue.
ming a newspaper. Yet every fellow not only
thinks. but is certain he knows how to do 1t.
Indeed, If anything, bookkeeping Is more
difficult than editing. The editor may stuff
a vast deal Of uusound (mentaD pabulum into
a mans head, because the man may not be
fudge of what is good, bad, or Indifferent
But you let the hotel.keeper try to palm oil
71pon the same man venerable bovine cuttings
for tender-loin steaks, and see how quick be
will discover the difference. Not only will
he discover the difference, but be will grun-
bic and, ] am sorry to say, sometimes "cuss "
about It. The mind may not know exactly
what 1t wants; the stomach, on the other
hand, always does. Therefore, | would have
all hotel-keepers take warning and esteem
their yocaton-an honorable and noble one
and endeavor TO win the plaudils Of epicurcs
as we'll as ordinary eaters.
Elk GOVERNOR VANCE.
Ex-Governor Vance, of North Carolina,
last week, in addition to his address made
before meeting Of the friends of the South
ern Historical Society, delivered for the
benefit of the Society bis two famous lee
lures, "Tbe Scattered Nation" and "The
Demsgogue." On each occasion bis audience
was large and truly enthusiastic. The eX-
Governor has lodged himself securely 10 the
good opinion aud affections Of the visitors,
whether they be from north, south, or west.
In "The Demagoeue" there are some fine
political hits. One northern gentleman, of
rather ever-sensitiye but not unappreciative
nature, remarked to me after that lecture !:
81 got mad with Ex-Governor Vance two or
three times, but the next moment l was
laughing, so forgot what I got mad about"
A number Of intelligent Jewish people who
heard The Scattered Nation" were much
pleased with it, and so was everybody else.
PREACHING ON SUNDAY LAST.
All, or very nearly all, the visitors attend
religious services. 1t is the custom, and q
very good and wise one, too, for know Eve
got more religious instruction in the last
two Sundays than did in Richmond the
previous two months. The reason in my
case was that went TO preaching here and
II confess 1t with shane) did not in Rich
mond. Sund ~ morning (22d instantly Rev.
Mr. Sanderlin, of Baltimore (ate Of North
'"rolinal, preached in the ballroom, and
on l.. ~" At night the Bishop preach
ed In -. ~. nom, and Rev. DR.. j. William
Jones In 80. rich on the lawb." Rev.
DR.. Morgan L. D., =" lid Trinity church,
New York, Is still with 10, but has con-
Quoted services and delivered sermons three
times since he has been here, and 30 was not
again pressed into service. He is an agreea-
BILE gentleman, and his presence is gratifi.
cation not only 10 Episcopaliaus. by whom
he Is greatly beloved, but by the visitors
generally, without regard to sect or section.
Rev. Father Wilson, of Petersburg, arrived
here last week. aud Rev. DR.. Hatcher and
Rev. Mr. BlaDton, Of Kentucky, yet remain,
though it is not unlikely DR.. Hatcher will
return to his pulpit in Richmond by next
Sunday
The servants of the Lord, representing
most oil the large denominations, are sociable
and pleasant with each other, and in their
walks and talks are shining examples to way.
faring sinners.
BALLS AND BALL.pREssEs.
1t has been decided not to have "grand
fancy dress and masquerade bail" this sea-
son. am glad OF it. Such balls are great
bores to me. But it was not on my account
This determination was reached. "Not by
no MEANS" Colonel Peyton and Msjor Eakle
snrergewed the beaux and bellies, and they
with one voice declared that the delights of
the place were sufficient without such q ball !:
that with their germans In the morning !;
their hops FIVE nights in the week. their
full-dress ball on Wednesday nights. and the
dances that csuld be INDUCED IN oddtimes,
they Will worry through. And they will,
and so there Is to be no masquerade ball!