The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1880-08-12

the capitol was laid out and on the
night Of Dec. %, 1911, the Richmond
Theatre was burnt, with Il loss Of six
ty lives, including Gov. Smith. In
1914, 20 and IT extensive irrigations
of James River destroyed millions Of
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS alyzcd bus
ness. Water, was first supplied from
the riveriu 1881; an extensive. and
complicated system Of transpor-
tation yearly yields the city rev
cnue Of nearly $4,000 The corner
stone Of the famous Washington
monument was laid in 1880 on his
birthday and his statuewas unveiled
Feb. 22nd 1888. The total cost of this
work Of Art, the production of Houdor,
the French ScuIpnor, was $259'O00.
Gas was introduced in 1851, now,
4G miles of street mains traverse the
city and over 1900 gas lamps nIumine
her streets. The Va. Convention Set
ting at Richmond ApI. II 1861 passed
the ordinanceot Secession. May Doth
Of the same year the seat of Confed-
crate Government was transferred
from Montgomery here. In May 81
the battle ofSeven Pines was fought ner
Richmond and from June 26 to July 1
the days fighting around Richmond
dcluged Va. soil with the best blood of
her noble Knighthood.
Although "the shifting scenes Of
war" transferred active campaigns to
other parts Of the country, yet, from
the day Of Secession to Apr. 3rl. 1865
Richmond was the focus of Southern
attention and the objective point of
Mort lern stratagem. With peculiar
vet natural force, did each combatant
realize that with Richmond lost, all
was lost" The exultant cry Of 'On to
Richmond" which animated the Fed
eral hosts, filed with dismay the reb-
ell veteran, and, when from June "a to
Apr. '65 the serpentine coils Of the
Northern Army closed in on the devo-
ted city, slowly but surely crushing
out its life and energy; and, on
that Inflated April morn the last
sad act in the drama Of the civil war
had been enacted the anguish torn,
vet not su5duo1 hearts Of the South
recognized that their last hope had
been lost, and surrendered their fair
est city to the desecration Of the inyad-
err Who can forget the 18th Of April
1868 The terrific explosion of the
arsenal which emphasized general dis
solution, the falling of houses, the
walls Of the suff rim ), the sad and
scaured faces Of the veterans
who hal followed tried
and true leaders through toll, priva-
ton and every distress only to return
to desolate homes and deserted tiresides
But Mr.. Editor, how different the
sceue now. Where then the clashing
spurs of the victorious Yankee officer
resoundcd now, echoes the measured
tread of the quiet citizen where then
rapine, debauchery and RIGHTEOUSNESS
disgraced the name Of Man, now peace
and justice regulate his progress; where
then smoking ruins and crumbling
walls increased the horrors Of War,
now, the silvery steople ofSt. James
Kisses the uncloudcd blue of our sun
ny cline the solid masonry Of Com
mercial and paIatial residence sofrefnc-
mcnt and Gaze attest that the sceptrc
has not departed from her hand and
that Thoebus-Iike from the ashes OF
her buried past She has ri4cn to renew
her life and glory.
Stand upon the dome of The capitol
~ one ofthe Oldest in the country and
: the centre Of an elevated square Of
acrec and cast your eye over the vast
!, panorama spread befote you. See the
fair city crowning seven hills and TEEN
ing with its $4,000 busy inhabitants
See the picturesque falls and rapids o.
the river extending over Six miles
The islands the town of Manchester
! connected by five bridges with Rich
mond; far away to the West Hol
= lywood, the ''silont City Of the dead
Y which for natural beauty and mag
: nifcent sepulture has no rival th'
r. granite monument, that silent and elo
qucnt reminder Of the heroic warrior
i; who, in the tomb are not dead bu
! live" the hills on tie North, til,
= rich plantations, which the iron heo
, Of war diSigurcd, now waving in boun
- teaus cereals; the valley OF Shoc&oc
II the river winding below through tai
Il ANA fertile kelds; tie whole consti
d tuting a picture, which for g-..ndeu
Ar and vanity is rarely eXcelled.
e This glance, Mr.. Editor IS but cur
Is sorry perhaps more specific infcrm