The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-09-23
FOLEY'S STATUE OF JACKSON.
ITS ARRIVAL FROM BALTIMORE
YESTERDAY EVENING.
PROGRAMME FOR ITS REMOVAL TO
THE CAPITOL TODAY.

FOR ITS REMOVAL TO
THE CAPITOL TODAY.
Some Facts aud Fig ures about the
Washington Monument.
The bronze statue of Sionewall Jackson,
designed by Foley aud presented to the
State of Virginia by Hon. Beresford-Hope
and other distinguished Englisbmeu, ar
rived in this city from Baltimore by the
steamer Westover yesterday evening. 1t
was taken in charge BY detail, consisting
of two men from each company, of the First
regiment, under command of Lieutenant
William C. Taylor, Of the Darlington Guird.
They will have charge of it until this after
noon, when the First regiment Rihescort 1t
from the wharf. near York RfFer delo., to
the capitol. when it will be turned over to
bis Excellercy Governor Kemper, the presi-
dent of the board Of commissioners ap-
pointed by the Legislature to have charge Of
the statue.
The compaEies of the First regiment will
assemble in front of the old City Halt lot
this afternoon at 2 O'Clock, in full-dIess uni
form, with the regimeHtal band. The men,
bers of the Old First Regiment Association
and of the Virginia Division Of the Army of
Northern Virginia will meet at the same
place and hour. The military after forming
in line will march down Broad to Governor
street, down Governor to Main, down Main
to Twenty.second, down TWenty.second to
the wharf.
The box containing the statue will be
Dlaced uDon a wagon, which will have ropes
attached, so that it may be drawn by the peo.
Die. The route of the procession from the
wharf will be up Twenty. second to Main, up
Main to Ninth, up Ninth to Capitol. The
statue will be delivered to Governor kemper
by Colonel Bradley T. johnson, command
ant of the First regiment. There will be
no speeches, only few words from General
johnson in delivering and a very short
response from Governor keBper in recelV-
ing il. The addresses and orations will be
made when the statue is unveiled, on the Goth
OF October. 1t IS contemplated to keep
guard standing over the statue from this time
until it is unveiled. That matter, however,
will be determined to-day.
The statue will be placed on the north side
Of the Capitol, midway between the Wash
iDgton Monument aud Governors Mansion,
and between the main avenue of the Capitol
Square and Capitol street. Workmen are
now engaged in the construction OF the
pedestal, and, by good fortune. may have it
entirely completed by the day fixed tor the
unveiing of the statue.
The important point of selection OF orator
for the &c h Of October has been performed
in the choice of Rev. Moses D. Hoge, Of the
Second Presbyterian church OF this city, who
was an intimate friend of General Jackson,
and is an accomplished orator.
At this time some few facts and figures
about the Washington Monument will no
doubt prove interesting: The Washington
Monument was erected in accordance with
the act of Assembly passed February y,
1S49, BY which commissioners were ap-
pointed to superintend the work. The COM
missiouers offered premium for the best
plan or design Of monument, ana
on the S:h Of January, 1850, the
model submitted by Thomas Crawford,
of Rome, was selected. The ceremony
of LAYING the cornerstone took place on the
22d Cf February. 1850. Z.chary Taylor,
President of the United States, AID other
prominent dignitareS were present. AT first
Jefferson, Henry, MARSHALL, Morgan, General
Harry Lee, and au aIegorical figure of Vir-
uinia were selected for the pedestal.statueS
but afterwards Andrew Lewis was substl-
tu,ed for Morgan, George Mason for Gene
ra! Lee, and Thomas Nelson for the allegori-
cal figure. On the 10th OF October, 1851,
Crawford died, after completing models OF
all the statuury except Lewis and Nelson
and the trophies. The commissioners con-
tracted with Randolph Rogers, of New
York, for the completion OF the work, and
the statues were cast at the Royal Foundry,
Munich.
The equestrian statue arrived in Richmond
in November, 1857, and was hauled to the
Square by the citiZ ms on the 24lb. 1t was
erected With the statues Of Henry and Jeiier-
son. and unveiled on The next succeeding
22d of February with appropriate cei enonlcs.
The statue of Mason was received and erected
early in 1860, and. the war coming on soon
after, the monument remained IN stdtu quo
until 1867 when the statues of Marshall,
Lewis, and Nelson were received. The alle-
eorical figures were all received in 1868, and
with their erection the monument was COM
pleted. .o,o
The total cost of the monument was 1888,
9l32G. The total amount realized from DO
nations and the interest thereon was S4I,-
212.G7.
Washington's statue was unveiled amid
snow and sleet in the presence of ten thou
sand persons. And now, under an October
sun. the people of the Commonwealth again
will assemble to do honor TO another OF her
braves, who illustrated her fame on scores OF
bat:le.fslds. The farmer will leave his hoe,
the housewife her distaff, the merchant his
hooks. the mechanic his bench, and as the
Jews of old went up to Jerusalem, so we all,
both old and young, both great and small
both rich and poor, will congregate in one
great ovation to him who gave his life 10 Inc
great effort tor southern independence, ana
waited Virginia's name with his glory 10 tEe
flrthcst lands Of the earth.
THE THEATRE.-The Fay Temp'eton Star
Alliance continues 10 attract good audiences
ard to win its way into popular favor. Little
FAY is q great attraction. Her songs, dan'-
ing. and burlesquing of the great singers are
admirable. She creates uDbounded enthuSi-
asm. Last night she received as many
enc9res and bouquets as are usually vouch-
lii hn if1