The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-07-04

gayly-uniformed soldiers, and who are de-
lighted with the music by the band, and
between times watch for the Governor as
he prepares to leave the mansion with Ad-
iutant-General Richardson. They inspect
the troops and the troops inspect them.
Governor Wise Is man Of mark. The
people felt the magnetism Of his voice in
the late campaign, and now he Is talked ci
for the presidency. General Richardson Is
not so straight or 1.-THE figure. His face
Is swarthy, whereas the Governors is fair.
His shoulders are somewhat rounded; but
In his eye burns the fire OF patriotism and
love for the military which death alone can
quench.
I The review over, the crowd commences
to scramble away from the parade-ground,
for the companies are about to fire. Their
vollcys are well delivered; ; the smoke clears
away, and the parade Is dismissed, and
each company goes off for a days recrea-
ton. Followed by crowd, the Blues
proceed to Buchanan Spring, and with
target-shOoting, quoit-pitching, and shuttle
board playing, spend the hours till the bar
becued dinner is announced. Then there
Is eating and drinking and speaking. The
! Grays are having splendid time at Clarke's
Spring; the Young Guard are in some
other equally good place; another COM
panv is at the pump-house; another at
Ritchie's farm.
All the companies are, in fact, pic-nicking
out Of the city. There IL complaint OF
! the outrageous price now asked for whis-
key; the price Of that liquid OF quality
such as q gentleman wishes to drink is
raised TO seventy-tive cents per gallon; but
at even this exorbitant figure the quantity
on hand is ample for all corners, and the
mint has been cut by the bushel.
Patriotic toasts are a feature Mt every
board. "The Day We Celebrate" heads
every paper. "Our Country" "Virgi.
nia," Woman" &C., follow in course.
I Among the speakers are Tom August,
John s. Caskie. A. Judson Crane, w. w.
Crump, Raleigh T. Daniel, Thomas j..
Evans, Alex. Il. Holladay, James Lyons,
/ William III. Lyons. William ii. mcfarland.
Gus. A. Myers, George w. Randolph, L..
! w. Tazewell, Jennings Wise, John B..
Young, George Wythe Munford, Mayor
Joseph Mayo, Peachy r. Grattan,
Judge John A. Meredith, Attorney-Gene
raj j. Ran. Tucker, and Joseph r. Ander-
son, and among the invited guests Of the
companies are w. III. Haxall, II. o. Has
| lis, Hugh w. Fry. Thomas {. Epps, l.. w.
Glazebrook, Samuel ID. Denoon, Thomas
| u. Dudley, ID. j. Saunders, DR.. Dove,
Thomas ii. Wynne. James l.. Davis, John
II. Knowles. Thomas b. Bigger, Henry
Exall, John Enders, III. L. Kent, and some
Others who are now numbered with "the
great majority"
There is Il Sunday-schoOl picnic at Slash
| ~ fkox -tch tha 70
Ashand) and another school has gone on
q packet-bOat to q grove some seven or
eight miles from the city on the James
River and Kanawha canal; but many pa
rents have restrained their children from
the pleasures OF this trip, fearing the dan
gers even OF inland navigation, and there
| by some little discrediting the safety or the
great waterway to which Washington gave
his patronage. and soon, we doubt not, to
| link the waters OF the James with those OF
the Ohio and pour the treasures OF the
| West into Richmond, and make OF Norfolk
| the great seaport which nature designed
her 10 be, for though there is feyerish ac-
tiyity in all the land in railroad-building,
railroads can never compete with canals, as
statistics recently laid before the Legisla-
ture abundantly show.
Others OF our citizens have gone on the
| Curtis Peck down to Fort Monroe. where
they are TO witness pyrotechnic display,
with the expectation also OF having q
glimpse at the President and some members
oil his Cabinet.
| Business is pretty generally suspended
throughout the city, and nearly all the ne
groes have holiday.
As night approaches we see the COM
panies come marching home. Some MEM
bers have fallen beneath the heat and
burden OF the day, but the majority keep
| fair time with the martial strains, which,
| however. ore somewhat meilOwcr than IN
the morning. Following each company is
quartette Of black boys, who bear the
target riddled by the days shooting.
| Night falls upon population that Is
rather tired and hot, but feels that it has
marched and shot, pic-nicked and toasted,
spoken and shouted, as becomes free-born
| American citizens. who know their rights
and value them properly.
Pic.Nics, Excursions, &C., To-Day.
The Fourth, while holiday, is also al
most always a hot day. Out OF town is
supposed to be the remedy for the last, and
a proper observance OF the. former. Con-
seduently number OF excursions have
been planned for to-day, and Il quantity OF
people will dart out-ln first one direction
and then Notwithstanding for pleasure
and cool place.
| The most delightful time is expected by
those who avail themselves OF the opportu-
nity to 90 down the James river tonight
on the spacious and airy steamer Ariel.
She leaves her wharf aG 1:30 +. NJ, and re-
turning will reach the same ut 1880 O'Clock
Up. NJ. Street-cars can be taken both ways,
and cool and delightful evening spent
socially. A SPECIAL saloon has been re-
served for ladies, and no improper charac-
ters will be allowed aboard. Refreshments
at city prices will be served, and the fare is
cheap.
| Here goes Mr.. Barbour's trains over tie
Richmond and Allegheny road--running
every hour to the new pump-house. The
first train leaves the city at 4:20 z. NJ. and
tbe last one leaves the park Mt IL O'Clock
p. NJ. The ample pavilion and cool
breezes invite the heated sufferer, and
Kessnicb's band will tempt the dancers TO
action. There will be ice-cream and other
refreshments. Remember the time, and
"get on board"
The Richmond. Fredericksburg and Po-
tomac railroad will sell half-rate tickets be-
tween all stations on their line OF road.
Tickets will be sold at one fare, limited for
the round trip-no fare less than twenty
| five cents.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Com
nonv will olso allow YOU to make your own
Fourth-oi-July excursion by selling you
tickets at fare one way to any point on
their road. tickets to be purchased to-day,
and GOOD until July 5tI, inclusive.
The Glendale Lodge, Knights OF Honor,
will have an all-day picnic at their lodge
room thirteen miles from Richmond, on
the Charles CITY road, and Chesapeake and
Ohio road will only charge half-fare.
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