The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-02-14
New YoRK, February II, 1883.

be fourteen inches deep. They say, how.
ever. IL is the deepest snow they nave nau
This winter. Only think what a fine spring
.dav we had here ycsterday--so much so,
every friend met was concentrating me
Cor having brought on with me such me
southern weather. Well. they are sincere
friends. and | reckon didn't know any
better. for you know we have some most
astonishing fare ups OF weather that NOR
tails ever saw-recompensed, however,
by the brightest, purest, and Balm
lost that Heavens air and sunbeams
eyer gave to earth. Being house
bound--or would you have il weather.
bound y-I have been reading some and
writing home to the family. Indeed have
done more, despite the torrents OF rain that
were falling. / have been TO the new
Cathedral, description Of which | would
like to give YOU, but it would be making
long letter, which YOU dislike so much OF
such scratchers as 1. Well, was never
lost IN New York. as many years as have
been coming here. But they sometimes
send me numerically, as they did i'm to-
DAYS adweather, about seven squares out
of the way, and having los: one OF my rub
bcrs had TO trudge it through the snow
that had not vet been shoyelIed Oh the side
walks till / got TO the Cathedral. ] was.
however, repaid; though getting there late
I heard the best half, reckon, OF very In
structive sermon.
The reverend Father showed he was
thinker, and displayed much graceful and
expressive gesture and oratory. lie rea-
soned TO show the weakness OF the attempts
OF fhe scientists TO discredit miracles be-
cause they could not understand how they
were performed. lie said they had many
theories that they believed in, and in
stapced the Nebulous theory and the OAR
wirlian theory, and that there must be a
Great First Cause; and that, believing
these, it was quite as easy 10 believe that
miracles were equally within The power OF
This Great First Cause as ii was for Him to
throw out from Himself into the vast areas
OF space the germs OF worlds and
nature, or as il was for Him 10
burst forth Himself from nonentity
10 a spiritual and material omnipresence.
But must not undertake TO follow him. /
could not DO his sermon justice. The
acoustic effect Of the vast sacred hall was
very fine. One would be struck with it
Immediately on entering the church. OF
course the musical resonance was likewise
good; and they actually had two organs
and two choirs--one in and about the sane
tuaTy, and the other Just over the church |
entrance, in single gallery for music. |
There is 10 other gallery. Being at one i
cad of The church. Che Clergy and boys that |
wait on them don't mind my being 20 ig- |
norant of the Catholic service; | like |
them notwithstanding look too small
for the occasion and Office. Such is
the effect OF distance. 1t was sweet to
hear the strains OF sacred melody reverbe-
rating from either end OF the church, and |
ningling, as ii saint and sinner were at |
tuned in harmonious worship. The choir /
OF altar attendant boys was very I'M |
pressive; but | must give up description |
or / Will tire you. The soprano. Miss |
Mattina-that is the name, l thmk-was a |
choir unto herself. Such gushing melody, |
such bursts Of passionate tenderness, such |
expanse Of tone and yolumn Of eDtreaty, |
4 seldom ever heard. / thought OF |
"Poroda" and "Jennie Lind" i could
not help il. Well, about the Cathedral.
IL is magnificent. / wondered to myself
AZ man would ever undertake anything
grander. You know have never seen
asst. Peters, at Rome, and then, l need
not for they are ali fine enough for me
and when i sobeTy get to thinking about
what il all means feel rs il there is too much
vanity in the world-not that L mean there
is so much in the churches more than else
where-indeed, not half so much.
Being poorly, and having taken cold,
ate no dinner; but they have O'Clock din
ners at most Of the hotels here. SO | made
NY appearance at the table and was favored
by polite irish arGiter with all / could de-
sire 10 eat. This New York Hotel is a
splendid clearinghouse, and for q landlord
abe history OF bookkeeping will never
chronicle better than Mr.. Cranston. Ere
was half through General Fitz. Lee and
his associates were seated ut the same table.
The most OF them being private gentlemen
I should not make so free as TO mention
their names. Mr.. w. l.. Royal, our former
townSman, was one, however, and he being
4 notable lawyer, will pardon me il | am
offending. l never saw General Lee be-
fore; bat you need not wonder at il, for
my work is at my Office business, and
court neither politics or socety-a happy
relief. i reckon, from entangling alliances.
What / know OF the General commands
my respect for him, even disassociated
from his great and beloved uncle. knew {
General FitZ. Lee was in New York; for (
was told Of his being here as soon as !
arrived. and, then, all the papers were [
chronicling his movements and utterances. ,
saw he was on Union-cementing eX-
petition" and the James-river cement is
she best In all this great country by long
odds, and hope he told them so, and in ,
vited them to come down and satisfy them
selves. From Wilson's and Dionss lime
and cement-kilns, TO the Capes Of Virginia ,,
all along James riyer-there is not such (,
material for cementing this Union any
where TO be found. Give us the deep /,
channel from Richmond TO the ocean, and
with II and our railroads we will pour into !.
New York by way OF the sea untold riches :
Of minerals and productions. l did not
know General Lee was at the New York :
Hotel until his name was called at the ,
dinuer-table. 1 heard him say he was
going 10 leave in the o'clock =. NJ. train. 1
lie has an enduring physique, and easy and
aifable manners.
have been reading the account OF dis I
coYcry of the cause OF axclary motion of 1
the heavenly bodies by Herald CORE S
spondent, and have beer running parallels J
OF reasoning on the subject. The Herald I
editorially notices the article, and takes !
Issue with the discoyerer, aud assumes I
70 understand the principle Of light. l
Mr. Norton, the discoyerer referred TO. as I
serts that the axelary revolutions of all the l
planets are nearly or quite the same, and
That ii is owing to the light Of the sun
giving them nearly uniform length Of day :,
10y influencing their rotating motion. The
Herald says this influence Of light would
DC greatest near the sun, and that IL is pro-
portionateiy weakened as the squares OF
distance from the sun increase. This.
however, strikes me as an unwarranted ne,
sumption, for we do not vet understand :
Tue principle OF light, for it seems il has
hot rays and cold rays; and its hot RAYS =
may be owing, as well as its cold rays. To !
influence on atmospheric particles that tbey A
eatlr. that surround fhn beavanIx kod