The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-05-24
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Our Richmond Letter.
From One Of the Delegates 10 the
Episcopal Church COuncil.'A
EEnmbIe Around the city,.
Sermon by Rev. Mr. Arm.
strong Of Wheeling.

We have seen some more OIL the city, anu
as we see our opinion OF the place grows
better and better. In some parts Of 1.-the
streets are quite narrow, and it looks as
though those who laid that part out were
lust mite stingy, but then We forgot all
Ibis when we saw Broad street. which
is broad enough for two ordinary streets
and then some. The western portion, the
mart we took in to-day, is mainly the
residence part, and is rapidly building up
with new, comfortable and In some cases
snowy houses. There theyRIre not stingy
with the ground; the streets are a good
width, and nearly DH the houses have 4
little green patch In front. In fact this
isso general that 1t reminds one Of some
Of the Philadelphia streets, where for
blocks and blocks you see the houses set
back IL to 20 feet from the pRvements,
There Is no mistake about it, "the green
patch" gives things, a comfortable and
pleasant appearance.
PAVING IN RICHMOND.
From the looks Of the streets we infer
that the City Council have had tilt on
the paving question, Us we have struck
three different kinds Of cement or as
phaltum, irregular granite Spals, and old
cobblc stone. The cement did not strike
us as being of much account as it is full Of
holes which are allowed to remain 1--WE
snppOse) until they have bOulders put in
to I'LL up. From observation we do not
expect to find anything that SURPRISES the
old style CObble. II wears best for
both light and heavy hauling.
a VISIT TO HOLLYWOOD.
Hollywood Cemetery is to Richmond
what Spring Grove is to Gncinnati-its
pride. 1t il situated on the bank OF the
river James, on an eminGnce from which
you have one Of the lOveliest Of views
down this rocky river, with part Of the
city in the distance on your left, while to
the right you have opened before you
vista OF undulNtOry country which takes
in the several long wooden bridges across
the river and the masts Of the shipping
with q glimpse Of the cana, here and
there, along which the inevitable mules
are tugging along ut the fearful rate Of
four miles per hour. From the COnfOr-
nation Of the ground on which the CEN.
ctery il laid out, the facility for erecting
vaults has been secured, as We saw quite
number OF very handsome ones. 1cre
the confederate dead are buried, and the
trustees Of the cemetery have erected q
pyramid Of undressed granite about 80 or
10 feet square and perhaps 100 feet high
to there memory, II has very peculiar
appearance. In few years, however, Il
will be covered with Ivy and Virginia
creepcr, so that its grotesqueness will be
hid. The old fashioned plan Of putting
iron fences around the lots appears to
have been pretty generally adopted by
those who improved there lots some years
ago, which detracts greatly from the
beauty Of the place, ms II gives It a "cut
up" look and precludes the possibility Of
keeping it in that repair necessary to rem.
der il attractive and beautiful. Here the
late venerable and much beloved Bishop
Meade Ia buried.
TlTEwATER WORKS.
Very unexpectedly, right under the
south bnnk OF the Cemetery we found
regular gem Of a water works, fed from
the James river and supplied with nine,
pumps capable Of throwing $4,000 gal.
Ions Of water per hour. 1t has garden
attached 10 1t, full Of flowers and shrub
berry, all kept in the incest Of order. West
ofitis situated reservoir with capacity
Of ten million gallons, which is 1877 feet
above the lowest point in the city and ~
feet above the highest point, and they
have Just finished another, 81 feet higher
than the one Just mentioned, with capac-
ity Of forty million gallons, 80 you sec
they are well fixed on the water question.
CHINESE IN RICHMOND.
The sacred sod has been inuded by the
Celestials, as we sec by the little red sign
stuck outside, reading thus: Thompson
Chow, Chinese Laundry" while inside
Thompson and his partner were ironing
clothing with the zeal Of an Irish washer
woman, not even deigning to notice the
crowd Of curious men watching them
through the door, or the more curious
little negro children lattening their al
ready fiat noscs against the dirty win.
dows, having their little observation.
Thompson is making money and he Is al
ways busy.
THE MEETINGS or COUNCIL.
Council met at o'clock this morning,
and heard the reports Of the two Bishops,
IL really wonderful to hear how much
actual work the good old Senior Bishop
manages 10 accomplish for a man Of his
age and infrmities. From the report Of
the Junior Bishop we Nlso see that he has
done his full share. After this we had
reports from committees. One delegate
got In his resolution for the formation Of
new parish, &C.
now TIME CAN NJ WASTED.
A gentleman from Norfolk offered a
resolution changing the hour Of divine
service during the session Of the Council
from II o'clock to in the morning,
which was adopted; the object Of which
was to facilitate the work OF the Council
by having the service the first thing In
the morning and then having the session
Of Council from II till 8. Council took
recess at II o'clock for service. The
sermon was preached by Rev J. q. Arm.
strong, Of Wheeling, from Hebrews Kill,
/, in which he was listened to with
marked attention by large and appre.
ciative congregation. Although not well,
he sustained his reputation as preacher
After seven the Council resumed its
labors, and motion was made to recon.
slider the action had in the morning
changing the hour Of meeting Of the
Council, which raised the liveliest little
breeze Of discussion and speechifying that
we have yet had. Things were lively for
time, and the Bishop had to bring his
mallet down on them several times before
they got through. Finally call Of the
house, by orders, was made Ia thing that
has not been done for three years.,
and the call was sustained, and the Sec
rotary not being provided with n regular
roll Of the members abOut two hours were
consumed before the result Of the recon.
sidetation Of the resolution WA an.
nOunced. So you see then another place
besides our City Council where time Is icon.
stunned without accomplishing much buSi-
ness. CHURCH.
Married COnpIES-II0w Ia Tell
Them.
II you ace lady and gentleman dian-
gree upon thrilling occasions, or correcting
each other In company, you maybe nsSur-