The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-08-15
OUR WHITE SULPHUR ETTEF

OUR lWHITE5 SULFdUfSrLE GIe'
oUR OTHER YOUNG NAN TELLS OF SPECIAL
MEETING OF. The CITY CoUNCIL-oF POLL
TICS AT TIE sPRINGs-PERsoNAL NEWS
1TrAs-THB LlDIEs-BRrLL1ANT BALLS
MORE RICHMOND ARRTvALs-THE BOLD SOL
DER BoYs-AGRICULTURE AND RAILROADS
TEE WEATHER, &C. -,
Correspondence OF tie Richmond Dispa'ch:l
So 20. - WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS,
" "i@5.s'.f'] go : August Is, 1879.
A specfal meeting of the Richmond City
Council was held here to-day-Mr. Henry
e. Cannon in the chair. Present: Messrs.
Cannon, Straus, Todd, and Elicit. 1t was
nroposed to, purchase the bite Sulphur,
including the lawn springs and wild LANDS,
and locate them at the, head OF Broad street
near the Fair-G rounds. This, Mr.. Straus
thought, would make Richmond city bonds
worth 1870 and induce Lindsey Walker to
run double street-car track in that dlrec-
ton. Colonel Burwell asked to be heard,
and suggested, in lieu OF the proposltlon,
that the Council purchase at once 500, 000
worth of land on both sides OF the James
above Hollywood. Then, connect this park
By a series OF bridges, said he, and you WI
have a drive of twenty-five miles which
will utterly eclipse Paramount or Central
Park and add millions to the wealth OF The
capital city OF Virginia. Here your CORE.
spondent had to retire to act as" emDaTe"
in game Of croquet. ..e;..>. -.
POLITICS AT THE WHITE.
The political element has largely increased
since nv last letter, and l find but few
southern men who prefer Tilden. Among
these is MIR. Taylor Berry. the talented law
partner OF Robert A. Coghill. General w.
Fl. F. Lee is for Bayard, and General Gary
for Ewing. Dr.. Henkle, member OF Con-
gress from Maryland, says the people OF his
State are against Tllden, but the talking
politicians are for him and the Mayor OF
wheeling says the same thing is true OF
West Virginia. Speaker Hanger'thinks that
Thurman has more friends here than
Bayard. The feeling Is that Sherman's
strength for the Republican nomination is
increasing, and that Grant is the worst man
that either party could possibly elect. The
opinion also prevails that the exposure OF
Lord Roscoe, who is the civilian represent
atiye of Grantism in this country. will in
lure the presidential prospects Of his chief
tain, especially in New York. T.
1a.- : PERSONAL NEWS ITEMS.
Mr.. Pulliam arrived here this morning,
and is speaking to everybody. Mr.. Henry
has previously interviewed. Messrs. Royal
and Lyons are electioneering with the Ia
dies. Judge Mclaughlin is here, and in
tends preparing catalogue OF the students
who attended Judge Brockenbrough's law
school. DR.. Cullen. and Mrs. Josiah Ryland,
OF Richmond, were pronounced by married
people the handsomeSt couple among the
promenaders in the parlor last evening.
Mrs. General Pickett is here with her cadet
son. The latter grapples bravely with the
!" German" and already looks the soldier.
With bis martial blood and his fathers
heroic example at Gettysburg, he has right
to aspire to military distinction. DIR. Mon
cure, of the Pinel Hospital, who is here with
his family. is, am glad to state, improving.
{" Bric-a. Brac," the correspondent OF the
Richmond Standard, is the best taker at the
White, and is always surrounded by CO.
terie OF intellectual men. Singular to say,
she is popular, in spite of this, with all the
ladies. Major Bell, Of Staunton, Or. Carter
Wormly, and Judge Hunter Marshall, are
the champion euchre-players, and the Rev.
Dr.. Alexander eXcels at ten-pins. Mr. II.
Higgins, OF Texas, is the best shot, and
shoots the bulls eve out every time. He will
represent your correspondent in all personal
complications. Ex-senator Ward, AleXan-
der Pendetop, and Mrs. Judge Pendleton
represent Winchester. Judge Sbeffey, OF
Staunton. arrived yesterday. Mr.. Horace
Hall, 'of Fredericksburg, and his two daugh.
tiers, have been here several days. The name
of Miss Page Aylett should have been in
THE LAD1Es-BRILLIANT BALLS.
An enthusiastic young gentleman rushed
I'D to Inc to-day and upon single breath
said :: CHOW, don't you think Miss Mamie
Leary, Miss Emma Gray, Miss Della Clai-
borne, Miss Mamie Rutherford, and Miss
Sallie Ould are the prettiest ladies here ?"
replied, I" Young man, when you are older
you will learn wisdom from the old story Of
the apple OF .discord. and never commit
yourself upon a question OF this kind.
Why, if you will only calm yourself you
can count scores of ladies from Richmond
and elsewhere so beautiful that hero might
afford to die for them, and for whom many
an old fellow with gray hair does dye once
week." There was another brilliant
ball last night, and know from
observation. that beauty, when beauti-
fully adorned, is adorned the most.
The ladies were radiant in handsome, cost
~, and becoming costumes. White and
variety of shades of pink and blue were
the prevailing colors, and silk the FREEDOM
inant material. Here and there a dress
composed of white and cardinal red or ma
room gave picturesque appearance to the
ballroom. A man, however, without taste
said that one Of the handsomest dresses
looked like Baltimore OrioIe, just because
1t had black and an exquisite shade Of yellow
in the trimmings. | care not whether the
dresses came from Paris or Richmond, they
were beautiful to look at. AS l before
stated, MIR. Peyton is wise in not having
any grand balls, for it makes the nightly
balls more brilliant than ! have known
them to be in an experience Of ten seasons.
=! MORE RICHMOND ARRIVALS.
The following Richmond people, in addi-
ton to those already mentioned, are here ::
J. Temple, Henry G. Cannon, General
Logan, A. D.. Williams, W. L. Royal,
j. B. Mosby, DR.. j.. William Jones
and wife, Colonel Knight, Colonel Il.
81. Carter, q. L. Todd and wife,
T. II. Elicit and wife. E. Fl. Harris, Mrs.
S. 81. Wood, Miss Allie Wood, W. L. Thorn,
Meade Haskins. Thomas N. Page, Richard
The following are in camp
with The Guard of the .Commonwealt !:
samuel T. Pulliam, w. o.. English, Spots
wood Crensbaw, r: III. Stegar, DR.. Thomas
Evans, David McCaw, r. F. Mason. John
Wood, Randolph Walker, Anthony Wend-
linger, Mr.. Waltner, G. W. Minter, E. A.
Jack, John Tabb, Harvey Clarke, T. Fl.
Brausford. I gave the remainder'o of this
list in my last letter. They say they could
not be better pleased '''.-.
THE BOLD SOLDIER BOYS HAVE A GOOD TINE.
The Guard OF the Commonwealth are
having a sUnerb time THEW have q deIfpht.