The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-08-18


merle 4 lawyer Of this city had one q she
No. ce,@st ms ever Jaw, aud also On
,,nris 81 'os,r r,rcse,,t worthy City Treasurer.
Dsv,d Bullock lived way out on Frsnkiin
.fraef n fiue housc nov owned and occu-
nIed by George s. Palmer, Esq- wpien
rest3eree. with "a stsde-trees and wien
s,vn grounds. Ia cartier days, was one OF tne
moi ceablc places 10 Richmoud. The re-
Recommendations 81 the commissioners rese
- after yesrs, from time TO time, sctso
upos. and now the grounds around sbo 10
front OF the old house are very oesuss.
mi. itself alone remaining 10 REMIND
one of the simplicity and comfoit IN
the architecture OF the oiden times.
Governor Barbour moved into u some nms
In the wiuier Of 1928. aud since snas
lime the following Governors and aesing
Governors have occupied u successiveit Az
ina order named: Wilson z. hicnolss'
James p. Preston, Thomas N. kanooips,
lanes FIeasants, John Tyler, William D.
GILES, John Floyd, l.. w. Thxeweli, VINO
ham Robertson, David Campbell, Inoms'
w. Gflmer. John M. Patton, John Rutnes'
foord. John NJ. Gregory, James MeDoWeil,
William Smith two terms, In 1886 seo
1soSl. John B. Floyd, Joseph Johnson
Henry A. Wise, John Letcber, Francis "a.
pl.rpont, Henry III. Well, Gilbert Y:
walker. James l.. Kemper, and the presens
incumbent, T.. W. NJ. Holiday. ~,
A story IS told OF one OF these old GOV
ernors which may be narrated here. 90
NOT youch for It's veracity, but beard u
from one OF our hlghiy respected old ell.
gems. who told II as a traditional story sno
belleyes II TO be true. The Governor nso
large plantation in one OF the western
counties, upon which he raised every year
a large number Of hogs. he had these nogs
md others which be bought driven down
10 Richmond, and when they arrived thsy
were kent for time Ia the enclosure near
the house. The Governor hsd formed :
partnership with an old citizen OF that aay,
who was butcher. He had the nogs
driven TO bis slaughteriDg-pen, where sDey
were butshered aud the meat prepared
for sale at the market-house and In the CITY,
Some OF the people OF Richmond became
incensed nj the Governor OF the State pur-
,uipg the business OF hog-droVer ano
butcher, thinking that he was lowering tns
dignity OF bis high Office by so doing, and
thew gave expression TO their indignation
In the following msuner: One nignt, fnef
large drove OF hogs bad been slaughtered
thew went out to the pens and gathered TO-
gether O large quantity OF the nogs en-
trails, which they brought hack to tho Gov
ernor's house, and festeoned his doors,
porches, and trees with them. The next
morning when the Governor went out De
found his house and yard adorned with TIE
refuse OF his own animals. DoubtIe" ne
was not very much pleased at the sight, bur
the Legislature took ii as downrifhs To-
suli, which reflected In some degree
upon the country members, the GOV
ernor himself being from one oil the
counties. They therefore, In retali'-
ton, passed an act ordering that On
iron fence should be placed around the
Governors grounds aud The Capitol Square.
Thus the fence which now stands was put
up In 1919, and for many years after, at
o'clock p. NJ, it was padlocksd to keep ont
the people. From that time TO this, Tor
some reason or other, know not what, IT
seems 10 me there has been sort OF sni'
mostly on the part Of the country members
against the city OF Richmond. II our eiti-
zens have been at fault, no matter from
what cause, whether iancied or not, 1t 10
their interest 10 strive to regain the good
viii of the Legislators. X. u. W.