The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-08-04

LIGHTNING TINE.
The Baltimore and Ohio Company has deter
mined to make this series the grandest excursion
event I'm railroad annals, and to this end will call
into play all the enormous resources Of its great
system.
The date Of the Excursions IS most happily
timed, enabling all who participate to attend the
remarkable series Of
ORIOLE FESTIVITIES AT BALTIMORE.
Embraced in the brilliant and unprecedented
programme is one night Of
UNPARALLELED ELECTRICAL DISPLAYS.
and another night of
WONDROUS MYSTIC PAGEANTRY
never equalled IN the world.
On the Electric Night Lord Baltimore will ar
rive in the harbOr of Baltimore upon one of the
finest steamers a1oat. and which will literally be n
blaze of electrical Illumination. The Royal Steam
eighty tug-boats. four abreast, and each carrying
electric lights IN various colors. From all sides Of
the harbor Fireworks in great profuson will be
discharged from special bargcs stationed for such
purpose, and the spectacle a whole will be an
unprecedented one.
Arriving In the city, Lord Baltimore, his Cour-
tiers, Household, and Officers will be escorted TO
the City Hall by most novel Military Parade-a
thousand soldiers covered with electric lights in
different co.ors. horses with electrical pumes and
the whole city presenting scene simply inde-
scribablc.
ON PAGEANT NIGHT
another remarkable spectacle viii be witnessed.
and effects produced never before attempted In
any city Of fhe world.
The parade will be the grandest in extent known
in the history Of mystic pageantry. The COS
tumes-all entirely new-were made In Paris. and
beyond all comparison the finest ever imported 20
this country. The unparalleled number Of Forty
Tableau Floats will be I'm line and will be larger
and more imposing In construction than ever be-
fore known. Some conception Of the amazing
extent of the pageant may be CLEANED from the
fact that upwards Of thirteen hundred men, two
hundred and thirty horses, six bands and six hun
dred carried lights are required TO place II upon
the streets.
No advance will be made in the usual rates for
hotel accommodations either I'm Baltimore or
Washington. visitors being enabled 10 stop in
either city, the Baltimore and Ohio running
FIFTY-MINUTE TRAINS
between the two cities. Trains run at least every
hour.
OLD POINT COMFORT
AND
FORTRESS MONROE
are but one nights sail from Baltimore or Wash
ington on magnificent steamers. Excursionists
choosing can take the Daytime steamers at Balu-
more, witness the grand electrical and pyTotechni
cal display I'm the harbor. arrive at Old Point
Comfort and Fortress Monroe early The following
morning. spend the day, and be back In Baltimore
again bright and early on the morning of the
night of he great Mystic Pageant.
MOUNT VERNON
Is but few hours ride on the historic Potomac
from Washington. Splendid steamers leaving
every morning and returning during the after
noon.
LURAY CAVERNS,
the most famous Of all the subterrancan wonders
of the country, are readily within n days time
from Washington or Baltimore. Special Fast Ex-
cursion Trains. making the round trip, with four
hours at the Cayerns. which are now lighted
throughout by electricity.
WASHINGTON,
ever place Of greatest interest TO all, never looks
more beautiful to the eye or offers more induce
ments for visit than during the lovely weather
always the rule i'm September. The Baltimore and
Ohio Is the only direct line from the West TO
Washington, and the only line running
FIFTY-MINUTE TRAINS
BETWEEN
WASHINGTON AND BALTIMORE.
No such an opportunity for a visit TO the most
attractive centres Of interest In the East and
South has been offered for years as these
GRAND SERIES OF EXCURSIONS.
Call upon Baltimore and Ohio Ticket Agents for
full details. au 4-lawtsepl0
NEW AND BEAUTIFULeTsI,