Morning journal and courier., 1883-10-22
Homo Again.

The N. B. c. ExcursfOm to Richmond.
 Our first letter was mailed at Norfolk where our stannch steamer Old Dominion had safely landed us under Captain Walkers command. He has made 591 trips over this route without an accident. The steamer Roanoke having grounded in the gale our steamer took on her freight, which delayed us awhile, we having 8 cargo of about two thousand tons burden. But Ion to Rich- mondp and what we saw will interest the students of the Yale Business college. We saw where the Monitor and Merrimac had their battles and the spot where the Cumber- land went down with 500 souls on board. We landed at Newport News (the great New York of the future) where is the largest grain ele- vator inthe world, costing one and one-half million of dollars Old Jamestown, the first settlement of the English in America, in 1907, came next in our view. Now the population of the town consists of five persons. Next we saw the place on James river where Corn wallis crossed the river going to Yorktown. Next the monitors, six in number, attracted much interest at the approach near City Point. The time here was spent in visiting General Grants old headquarters, which com
 
 saw buildings where the cannon balls laft their holes during the siege of Richmond and Petersburg The balls are now used on tops of gate posts We climbed earthworks still standing and passed over the fields of battle where thousands were slain. We walked through cotton fields now ready to be harvested and many acres of peanuts groWing,a new sight to most of our party. On our route to the National cemetery we saw little stones of marble marking the graves of 5, 154 soldiers. Returning from the cemetery we visited the two day schools then in ses- sion, one white and one colored, giving each a couple of songs, which greatly de- lighted the scholars. who with their teacher, A. H. Lamb, gave responsive songs. In pass- ing hall we noticed 8 sign, Knights of Honor established in 163S" Some of the students took boats and went aboard the monitors. Next we viewed the point of Der muda Hundreds where Butler was 'sbottled up'' with 2o 900 soldiers and only was saved by our noble navy. Across then to Malvern Hill we looked with eager eyes, for here was fought one of the bloody Seven Dsys' Bat tles." Up we steamed the river to Aiken Landing where prisoners were exchanged. Admiral Carter's residence built of English brick and Major Pickstt's plantation were pointed out to us. Soon we reached "Dutch Gap canal, 500 feet long and 200 feet wide, cut through in the time of war to flank the Confederate batteries on the river and which saves distance of seven miles boating to Richmond Drury's Bluff or Fort Darling, the place where the first battle was fought EaT y1Q came Powhatan, the home of the Indian en- peror father of Pocahontas; the spot where John Smith was saved and the burial place of Pocahontas were shown us.
 ARRIVAL AT RICHMOND.
 Mr. R. C. Loveridge and his students were very cordially received. General R. F. Walker took the party to the Capitol and in troduced the students to General McRae, who in a neat speech made them welcome to the city and it's objects of interest. We explored the attractions of the State library, among which were splendid portraits of noted men and paintings of great value also Jefferson Davis bail bonds-the very parole given by Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown, the manu- script of Jackson's last dispatch, the auto graph of Washington, when he was F years
 old, etc, etc were seen. President Tyler's grandson vas present and introduced with others to the party From the top of the capitol built in 1785, they saw all the city and it's surroundings at birds eye view. Then they entered the Senate chamber and House of Representatives
 (delegates1 where the Confederate Congress met in 1861. The objects next witnessed were the monuments of Washington, Clay, Jack son, Lafayette and other attractions in and about the Capitol grounds. At the tobacco factory of Mayo $ Bro. they saw the novel making of plug tobacco so entirely unknown in this city. Next they were admitted (al- though against rule) to the cigarette factory of Allen $ Ginter, where 650 girls make up daily about 700, 900 cigarettes On going to Gamble Hill they saw at their feet the old ruins of the Confederate arsenals.
 Across the railroad bridge, built since the war, the students planted their feet on Belle Island and saw the forts protecting the same. Next to State prison they went, where they were locked in, until they 703 prisoners come out in files to take their rations. Among the prisoners was Col. Morton, alias Marvin, the much married man of New Haven He seems much bowed down. The Tredegar Iron mills and Gallego Flour mills, Jeff Davis mansion, Monumental church, Libby prison (6yer whose threshold about 0,000 crossed and where 1o9 managed to escape by tunnelling under the east walI; the old stone house, the oldest in Richmond, where Wash ipgton, Jefferson and Monroe made their stopping places; the St. John sschurch where Patrick Henry said ''Give me liberty or give me death"; the Monumental church, and other interesting objects of attraction were seen by MT. Loveridge and his party in Richmond. We took the steamer NorthRmp- ton. and via Newport News visited For tress Monroe, which covers eighty acres of land. The students went 1 1-5 miles around the fort, where 209 cannons were stationed. They saw the large cannons, one of which weighed forty-nine thousand pounds, carry ing balls of 45O pounds. Next they visited, the National Soldiers Home, under Gov. P. F. Woodfn, who has managed this insti- tuition with great success for about fifteen years. We were present when 750 of the 1, 191 soldiers here sat down to the first table, well laden with good food. Here the Governor introduced MT. LoVeridge and his students with welcome to which 8 response was made and two songs sung. much to the de- light of the soldiers who gave hearty cheers. At the Norm Il school in Hampton for the education of Indians we found Gen. Arm strong absent, but Capt. Brown showed us several departments, which illustrated the plan as one of great utility which must be of great benefit to this nation. Returning to Norfolk where we had left our "Old Domin- ion" for day to load and unload it's thou sands of tons of freight, we were met by Capt. Walker, who escorted us to Capt. Bar rvs residence where the students sang couple of college songs in serenade to the captains daughter. Thence they were invited and visited St. Vincent's hospital, where is the best observatory or lookout in the city. The kind reception was apprecl- ated, as was manifested by the rendering of a song at the suggestion of Cap tain Walker. Next visit was made to a cotton press. swhere they saw bales of cotton thirty inches high pressed in to nine inches almost instantly, ready for shipment. On the wharf old graduates of this business college, now residents of Nor folk, holding good positions, came to welcome Mir. Loveridge and spoke of the value of his school to them. On the steamer the walters gave much pleasure to all the passengers by the sacred songs they sung at the services conducted by J. G. North on the Sabbath. and by their varied music rendered at the evening entertainments.
 The sail from Norfolk home was on heavy sea (some 250 vessels at harbor waiting for fair weather), but we had no fog or fear of other vessels to trouble us. In New York harbor we passed tue City of Rome and landed at about Il o'clock Saturday. They visited tho Stock Brokers Exchange, the Corn Exchange, Custom House, insurance 1 offices, Trinity church and other objects of interest in New York and arrived home at !