The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-08-24

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New Jerse y Editor Makes a Visit to
Richmond.
From an Ed norfal IN the Passaic CITY HeraldI
Not exact ~ satisfied with Reckaway and
Iong Bran ch excursions, and trip to Coney
Island, we asked friend who had travelled
rom Ea' i to West and West to the East
gain ho " best to enjoy a week or less. Go
o Ricl Imend by water, said he. Just
enough. sea, just enough river sail, sHst
'Dous' i Of a company on the Old Dominion
'ieaT ship route, and if you take the Wyan-
Ike n a Saturday afternoon at 8 you villa be
u p sichmopd on Monday morRing, and have
be heaithiest, safest, pteaSantest time you
'y' .r enjoyed, and yeu can see RicbmoD& and
t. environs for two days, and run down to
etersturg and look around you there, then
intercept the steamer on Tuesday evening.
We followed his advice to The letter, and
mus, say 1t is the finest excursion we know
OF.
RICHMOND.
An idea of ruins connected with visit to
Richmond is very happily dissiPated on
ones arrival. The wharveS, business.streets,
stores. factories, and shops, are all doing
lTOm iall " utduildeoS uhu NV NN'h eoSpN
rally is in as good condition as Paterson,
whom its people closely resemble in their
sim and style. In fact, II the little carts and
donkeys were substituted by Bergen wagons
and white hucksters with Dutch lingo you
could not tell the main street IN Richmond
from Paterson's business avenue. The two
cities are very like, only the hills OF Rich
nond create surprise, and you see that
streets are graded over instead of being cut
throuyh-a stvle that should be adopted
hereabouts more, as it has been done some
what in the new city OF fassaic. The hliis
of Richmond are of its features; and whilst
there are some hollows TO be filled, the pru-
dent taxpayers are in no great hurry 10 90
it. In the by->treets you can see the
foundation walls Of many buildings remain
ing still as evidences of wars doings; but
from the State-house to the river the burned
district has all been built with better edi.
fees than before, and the results OF the past
are mostly oblterated Until you pass Grip
pie. or visit the cemeteries, or go 10 the graves
of the unknown dead from the war.
IlBEY PRISON NOW.
We went down to the old brick tobacco
factory on " hich still remains the sign Dailed
to the brick side-wall by the Confederate
authorities Prison." A German in
charge showed us all over, aud would accept
no fee, albeit be spent half hour explaining
how it was, where the prisoners digged out,
where the two men were hung in the we'll
hole after the war by court-marlial SEN
tence, where the prisoners cooked their food,
etc. An the posts are marked up with the
names of the soldiers. All the windows to
the roof are barred as they were. In fact,
Libby Prison is unchanged. The intelligent
German tells us of many interesting Incl.
dents of soldiers reyisiting the spot.
Whilst at Richmond we fell in with Mr..
Drinkard Iclpitol policeman. who put him
self about 10 show us everything about the
capitol. of the usual hours. And very much
is to be seen here. The halls Of the Confede-
rate Congress are altered somewhat by new
desks and seats, the old ones being ruined
when the dreadful acciden, happened just
after the war, and when one entire foor,
crowded with people listening to an impor-
tant decision, fell, and not only crushed
everything beneath it, but killed and wound
ed over one hundred persons. The Vice
Presidents chair (Contederate) has been
mended up again, and visitors can still hnd
it in the library, on the left OF the secfetary's
table IAN officer who is, by the way, too
much devoted to reading himself to be able
10 spare many words for visitor, and who
generally uses this Chair for bis hat.rack). II
is very massive piece Of furniture, how
ever, aud masoncslly constructed, and quite
an edi6ce in itself, and really far better than
that of modern style which has supplanted
it below stairs. !
Here can be seen not only the records of
the Confederate authorities, the portraits Oh
great value with which the walls are cover
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such as William Penn's deeds and signatures,
Patrick Henry's account-book when ke kept
country store, bis commission, &c.; letters,
signatures, and documents OF Washington,
Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe. Also, fac
sinliles of the death.warrants Of Charles l.,
and Lady Jane Grey, and Mary of the Scots;
also of the Magma Charta. Here also are the
earliest colonial documents, and SO many
things that are worth trip from New York
10 see that 1t would require month to clas 5.
ify so much of historical interest. The
Washington monument 10 the square can.
not be appreciated from Photographic
view. 1t Is immense, splendid, faultless. Its
first groupings of life-size figures are al!ego-
rcal. it's second OF Washington'S generals,
and surmoupting the whole the bronze
equestrian statue, which makes it the finest
and most faultless monument we ever saw.
The representations of jefferson and Mon.
roc in Richmond are very interesting.
q. HOLLYWOOD,
cemetery as large as Cedar Lawn, but very
Irregular in form, is beautiful place. The
pyramid of loose, trough asblers" " of gran.
ite is built rather for lasting than for orna.
mentaliou. Around 1t lie thousands and
thousands Of the Confederate dead as c'osely
as they could be buried, and numbered on
stakes. On the other side of the town Is the
other petter's held for the soldiery, also we'll
cared for since the war; though towards the
close of the war single graves could no longer
be afforded for the hundreds dying every
day In hospital and camp. But to return to
Holly wood how beautifrh with its holly, its
magnolia, and its lockwood eyergreens, IN ad-
dition to those we have here. Then there
are. the Grape myrtles with their rich
clusters of delicate flowers making pink,
or deep red, their beautiful branches.
Beautiful monthly roses or Perpetuals we're
blooming everywhere. The walks and
drives are magnificent, and something like
Cedar Lawn Tout we have never yet seen a
prettier eesaeterythan our owni The statue
Of Monroe, cow secured against wandals and
,coundrefs BY pretty ornamentasiron-work.
IS very curious TO see. In fact, she whole |
ground is ipeomparanle for its rich growth |
if varied eyergEeens apd the chaste style OF
"a monuments; very few fiat, fshalabs to
,e seen on the grounds. Like Cedar Lawn, /
Is slopes overlook little stream which aows
ntn the lanes: and when We were there