Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-09-18
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RICHMOND. VA. Sept. 10, *

Deer SJdr: 1 left Washington last Monday
Afternoon, and had pleasant trip dove toe
Pot, mac and Chesapeake Bay GA tn LAZY
of u Lake, althoug IN parJ OF the voyage was
made, not under bare poles. BAT a p ITe poll,
as a spOrtive breeze gently lIdel my old IA.
endeared by two seasons wear. a nj it sailed
away from me forever, a sympa-hiztuG
freT remarklng that il mus, have be- IN ope
of those prover5ial s:raws waicl show the
way he wind blows.
THE CITY BY THE SEA
{, uud that Norfolk had not grown much
slice my last yisit-Spma three or fpIr wears
sinCe-and about the oaly improvement IA pro-
gress was one which ought not In d ma ieat al
And that was the renOVa ing OF the Old r,pr %
cOpal Church, bu Il in I1.J Of br.rxS D Oh IN
from E.gl tnd aud winch has a British can
non tall embedded IN one or lis w4IlS-a
relic OF the revolution. We have - much
that IL new and so little OF the ANTIQUE ia oar
cities that such venera Die landmarks OF our
ca. " history, should ne carefully aud jes}-
OuSly guarded against the utilItarlaQ tcD %
cla>tS who would, II tney could tear down the
Coils um and build "a first class hu-el' On
us site. Norfolk j 10y 40 means a dead ely.
IL has suffered a have q her places frJTn he
general business depression. but a. certain
seasons OF the year trade l. quite active. IA
lis merchants sun cherish tie belief that
there IS q good time coming.
The craze NV r.le trees with their great
/ punches Of E6d flowers which last lErB1Enput
the summer, are amo2E The sdorumsn.S oE
=
mach acmlIed b. Strangers. Tue ely also
boasts two grand old 1--we oak trees. which
are perfect beauties, and If They could be
tram lid1Jeu 10 No1r west apllDl EaTS - pula
help AZ present FOR nrn AID dcnudet apa-ar-
Al &c amazingly. During my Two das ; STAY
IN Tie cty lived on oysters. crab :, nj
spots the latter a faV0Ttie pan fi-h here.
about The size OF The Potomac VniJr perch.
but hardly of liner flavor. THOUSANDS of
TEEN ere brought Ia market h r. packeS
precautionary IN sand in queer look ng
country carts. from which they a
alive and kicking.
PoRTsM0UTH AND THE NAVY YARD.
Implanted frame houses and grass grown
streets are still Characteristic Of Portsmouth,
which is separated from y )rfolk by the
Elizabeth river. The portion of the city
Known as New FLOWN has a br ghter ani less
neslec;ed lock than other sections. "a IL
acJoins the Cos port navy yard, and ~ anv OF
Tie workmen resiGe there. Too much Con-
sreSslohal economy III appropriations il
what ais Portsmouth, Lher. being O lly
about three hui bred workmen in the navy
yard instead OF the fifteen hundred or Two
Thousand who might be employed - the
advantage OF the government and the benefit
or Inc sister Giles here aed their people. o.
account OF the nisgardly policy OF our
natlo al leeislators the navy yard has not
The toy and orderly look of the Washington
Gavy ard but is almost As ragged, neglected.
looking and dirty as it's surroundings. and
any thousand dollars worth OF valuable
live Ga I'M her and other material is going
To decay. There is an unfinished war ship
on The stocks, black with age. and no signs
OF res inning work on IL. Quite a number of
naval vessels are In the narbor incuiing
four monitors. The side wheeler PoG6 i,an,
well known about Washington during the
war, IL in the splend id dry dock here 10 nave
some OF her coppering replaced.
Up THE "JEEMEs."
embarked on the steamer Eliza Hancock
| Thursday morning for an advance on Rich
| mond by way Of the James river. Ii was
drzzly day, but the trip was very pleasant
one, The temperature being delightful We
ouch a Old Point Comfort, where they
Cw have quite q large hotel right on the
| beach. Steaming Out gain, We had a SPLEEN
ID panoramic view OF Fortress Monroe the
Point (Ubere the SOlit0r suak toe Merri-
mac, Newport News, the Soljiers Home ut
Fan. pton, etc. The saw-teeth backs OF p0r.
| poises were seen in All direc ions a. theg
iumred out Of The water, and numerous sea
cujls we're swooping down for their nsl
brea fast. Entering the mouth OF tue James,
from h srnpton Roads, the scenery i rat.la r
mcho'onous, but every mile or two, all the
way up to lachmoud. some point Of historic
| inter, $, is passed. jamestown IS always an
object of Interest, So are CITY Pom; and o her
| places which figured prominertly IN the DIS
patches from oar generals during the late
civil war. TIE James IS certainly the crook
eGest river in the world, aud In sailing I'D IL
| you 20 towards all POINTS Of the compass In
| succession. There are landings at every mile
or Two, where the boat stops to "a ke on
freight and passengers. Marshes abound
and these are filled with cora ortolan, ducks
and other wild fowl. The popping OF shot
| guns is frequent, but II is only occasionally
ihet you can Zee the heads of the gunners
| above tile tall rank marsh grasses. As the
| boat approached Dutch Gap the passengers
crowded TO the forward deck. a nd the steamer
koOa shot through the short canal, not much
| more than a hundred yards long but which,
| thanks TO Gen. Butler, saves about eight
miles of tortuous navigation. At numerous
! points along the river you see schooners'
| masts aud steamers smoke stacks over the
| corn fields ana forests, both 10 the right and
| lett, which has d very confusing effect. The
last place of historic interest as you near
| RicEmord ia Drury's Bluff. As we an
proach.d the city we passed numerous steam
| dreC ges-a dozen probably ia all-excava:-
| ing ard rom the river channel, the ex pease
! of This necessary ,rk being partially borne
| by the national government and partially be
| the city OF Richmond. The work is heng
| done under the capable direction of Major
WhitcombJ civil engineer of iti0n6l repu-
talon.
RICHMOND,
unlike most other active manusac.urfug
| centers, is a beautiful and picturesque city;
with hue Old res .tenceS smooth lawns and
numerous shade trees. The panorani c view
lrUm the roof OF The state capitol is grand
and repays one for the wearisone climb Ia
reach IT; Hollywood cemetery, with iIs
beautiful groves and stately Iuonum ants,
closes the view looking up the James river;
The ivy covered calrn pyramid OF gray
granite erected 10 tie memory OF the confed-
eraie dead, being the most prominent obi ct
In That direction. The remains OF Preside ITS
Monroe and Tyler, Generals ]. Z. Il Stuart,
A. i. Hill, Pickett and Others OF confederate
tame, Govel Hor Henry A. Wise and many
historic percentages, TepOse In this city of tbs
lead. But TO return TO our panorama. Turn
Ing slowly to The left, the eye follows the
course of The James river as far down as
Drury's Bluff, seven miles below the city. Al
ones feet are the manufactures, mills and
boundaries of Manchester and Richmond. To
the north and west We look down upon the
beautiful residences and IA steiully colstruct.
ed churches and public buildings, which
cover the seven bills upon which the '.la:e
confederate capital" is built.
HINT TO THE DISTRICT AUTHORITIES.
Richmond Is q well governed city, no. as
progressive perhaps as some others, but the
streets are well lighted and improved grad
Ually, about 1000 being annually expended
for street work. Belgian blocks are now
used instead OF pebble stone, as formerly,
for guitering, and In some cases for carriage
ways, while the chain gang. as is the case In
Washington, does good service with the pick
and shovel. The almshouses-for white and
cOlored people under direction OF Captains
Bigger and Epps, are well managed, and
there is a weekly distribution OF meal to the
tdOOr poor. Connected with these insttta-
lions is the ambulance system, which should
be adopted by the District authorities. Ia
cases OF sun stroke, accident, Sickness On