The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-01-01
BIRTHS AM BURIALS.
Marriages and Dcaiis, and "a variety
of Facts and Figures of
Social Life.
MISCELLANEOUS MUSTER
of Societies, MiIitry, Courts, Tax
Lcyics. MOrtuar,. Local Events.
Neurology, P-ison Data.
&C., &c, &c.

The year 1881 has gooe TO Join the good
old times" and it, memory will grow ael-
low and mcllOwcr withage. The boy on the
bicycle to-day. to be pechance the rhcuma-
tic veteran Of the futur. may tell its undim-
med glorie, to coming generations, mdwith
sigh, and gr0anS lamen that things are not
what they used to be; but with oar recol-
lection fr,-h. we know how the bitter and
The sweet, the pleasur and the pain. the
evil and good OF life, we're in it mingled.
This vanished year 81, Of rugged birth,
and wa, Graded in cld and storm. It's
first day the thermohcter, here in this
temperate climate, iFas away below
zero. Houses. street. fields, and for
est, were covered With snow. Nearly
AN vehicles had bon changed from
wheels u runners. The rivers were
icc-lockcd against EayiSation. Travel
hy rail WAS impeded and country roads
were amos, impaS,abk This chilling grip
winter held - firmly hat the spring was
late and the early simmer mild. Then
there was g change 10 he other extreme
hot weather and dro ght which burnt mp
,rop. In the fields, and the streams found
Themselves like a Iing busines, mouse,
where much runs out md little comes in.
Before the autumnd rain, much of the
laLor OF the outstanding had been wrecked,
and in SOME cities, uotaDly i'm Richmond, the
lack Of water in accusbmed quantities had
...-.....t.t ..,iou. iuppp gnipuPe RUt ATOM
inc somewhat for its .rrorS Of youth and
middlc.aee, 1881 mae its decline with
mildcr temperature Mlabundmce OF rain.
Thinking about the Ist Summer-almost
feeling again its drywithefing hcat-thc
mind dwcll- upon tityounding, suffering,
and death OF Prcsidel Garfield. Whether
the season was spent you in the city Oh
with country friends,)r in the mountains
or by the seashore, althe same, that event
/. doubles, part II our personal history
and sorrow. LonSnill il be before the
anxiousness Of those ours, the impatient
waitiug- for the bultins, the hopes an(
fear, that chased eachchcr, and the prayer
Of the people in publ and private, can he
forgotten.
Among the events ~ 20 he lost sight o
wa, the Centennial ctebration, which wa
Richmond's first atte,pt in that direction
and which was ccrtlhy great success ant
a credit 10 our enteprise. The poilica
canvas, was mcmorale one, enlisting tn
most active workers both parties and re
sultmg in Readiuae victory.
With all that ther was TO divert atten
tion from business, be year was one o
Unprecedented actiyi,. Especially was
80 in railroad cntcrprcs. The Richmond
and Dmyille system was perfected, an'
1000 miles Of line, penetrating the be-
portions Of Virginia the Carolinas, ant
Georgia. with tribrtdes in other states
were united under on able and intcligcn
direction. The Riehond and Alleghan.
was opened from tlis ity TO williamson
unyeiling Is il wcrete riches and beaut.
OF the Jamcs-riyer co1try from tide TO ia
headwaters. The Chsapeakc and 0hi'
greatly improved itslain line, added TO II
capacity for busines IS, and built the eNten
sion lIOlh iJtHhiVhi 10 new put -NN"'
and has now just conpleted the Elizabeth
town, Lexington 20 Big Sandy, whicl
connects II with the Seat network Of rail
roads In the West. All Of our railroad
have been prosperos. Passenger busi
ness, freight tonnase, md perhaps bette
than all, diyidends present or prospee
tive, show this.
The rewards OF hoist industry In near
ly every direction he been cheering, ant
no man with health;sd strength 10 labo
wac unemployed ef'pt by his own con