Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-05-09

/ the right bears the buf<It1 re body
and Is strong, BOT there ise u of e..
tigue or Muscular strain.
The attitude combinea &N dignity
and endurance and Che fpNH clothed
in the Confederate uniforf1 BE coat
Is buttoned, but reveals 81 sfsn Of
healthy man. The BEL s. little
loosely. The boots. ihe -. the
chevrons. and the cape m Manns IN
the crook of the Iefl clbNW speak Ill
real work and hard sefHic8 Sc face,
however, Is most verify IS 4ay. The
bearing and EXPRESSES AEe set. re-
ygallng the moral and IN Il ii benu-
ties that made - E'se ssss1 IA
Jackson. at II the face 81 man wise
and dutifuls sublimeiy unconscious and
herolcally modest
The statue il of bronze, seven feet,
three inches in height. The pedestal
on which it stands Is i'm the centre of n
circular platform, twenty-four and a-half
feet in diameter, Of sixteen granite
slabs, rising eight inches above the
ground. There are thirtY-two iron posts,
with small chains pendant between
them. placed on the edge of the circle.
The pedestal itself is composed Of four
blocks of Virginia white granite, for
which the James river quarries are so
remarkable. The FIRST base Is eight and
a-half feet square, one and a-half high,
cut in two members. The second base
rests on this. It Is four feet, two inches
square, two and a-hali ieet high. On
this is cut a heavy ogee moulding. The
die-block is one OF granite, three ieet,
three inches square and four feet high.
The capstone is four and a-half feet
square, one foot, three inches high, is
cut with heavy Scotia moulding and
an ogee nash. The inscription is made
in deeply cut block letters, gilded so as
to make it Iegible.
Presented by English Gentlemen as
a tribute of Admiration for the Soldier
and Patriot, Thomas J. jackson, and
gratefully accepted by Virginia in the
name OF the Southern People. Done
A. ID. 1875, in the hundFedth year Of
the Commonwealth. "Lookl There
is Jackson, standing like Stonewall."
The most prominent among the pub
lie buildings are the Custom House,
Governor Mansion, Penitentiary, State
Armory and Medical College. The pub
lie schools are all fine buildings and a
church is seen at nearly every other
corner. 1.-THE Old Stone House" is still
cherished. Washington, Madison, JEFF
ferson and Monroe have been beneath
its roof. st. Johns Episcopal church
is remarkable for the interesting associ-
atoms connected with it. In IT'S the
second Convention of Virginia was held
there, when Patrick Henry exclaimed
in impassioned eloquence ais life SO
dear or peace so sweet as to be pur.
chased at the price Of chains and slave
rye Forbid it, Almighty Godl know
not what course others may take, but,
as for me. give me liberty or give me
death |"
Hollywood, "the silent city," is in
the Northwestern part of the city, on
picturesque elevation. There sleep
many q household angel, fond parent,
friend. Oae portion Of 1t Is consecra-
ted TO the Confederate dead and CRATE
full people have erected a monument Of
about go feet, which shall tell in future
ages the heroic deeds of the Boys in
grey. Monroe's monument IS in the
Southern part of the grounds. Beauti-
full and imposing monuments are there
in numbers. From Holly wood the most
comprehensive and satisfactory view
can be obtained. Presidents bill is
generally chosen as the Observable
ry. One never tires OF the picture pre-
scented. In the great prospective which
bounds the horizon, a new beauty is
given by the ever changing clouds,
while the sparkling waters OF the James
river dance merrily over the rocks, then
almost stop to chaunt requiem over
the dreamless sleepersnear. Hundreds
Of tiny islets dot its bosom. Between
the bill and the river gracefully winds
the canal, and at little distance the
Tredegar iron works may be seen. At
night the light from its chimneys form
pictures OF rosy beauty ON the neigh
boring windows and the ripping wa
tiers. Just beyond are immense -four
mills.
Beautiful Hollywood, curtained with
Euxuriant foliage, rich in aowers, iitrest-
lag place for Nations heroesl No spot
is more suggestive or better adapted 10
silence the voice of care.
The next best view can be obtained
from Libby's Hill. in the old part Of
the city. From it can be discovered
barks and steamers which ply between
the sister ports. The white sails, the
smoke OF their furnaces give pleasing
effect. Turn where he viii, the artist
can find something to sketch. II IS
Justly named the "seven-hilled city,"
sSuch is the beauty of its site and the
charm ofitslandscape, that when net one
ragged wall or cruel chasm shall be left
TO suggest the rayages it has undergone
when the whole river margin along
the rapids shall have been made vulgar,
noisy and profitable by lines Of iacto-
ries, and Richmond shall become the
great manufacturing city oil the South
even then it will tempt the wander
ing artist to take out his folio and sketch
the outlines of its hills and the tumnls
of its lesPing waters"
There are m0re than ffty Tobacco
factories. The total OF different kinds
of manufactures Is 523; number Of
hands employed. 1888; amount Of
sales, S21, 966, 1897. Report for 1917.
Richmond is accessible from all parts
of the country. Products from other
States are sent 10 her market BY nver,
canal and railroad. Her four Is famous