New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-06

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happened and h. went on with one Of the Richmond
companies and remained about Charestown tin after
the executions. and when he back regarded a.
something of hero 10y the Richmond theatregoera and
their influence seemed to follow the remainder OF his days
until DE- leaped from theatre box upon the stage ia tue
instant Of murder Shouting the motto which still stands
whore hc drew the breath Of young Thespan am
bron
! As left Richmond by the new Chesapeake AMI ONO
Railroad, which carries passengers TO little more
than two hours the -cveltyhve miles 20 Newport
News, where the Mcrrimac sank the Cumberland and
-rturUur 10 complete her work. found Tie infant Mont
tor her PATH reflected upon The influence Steam
viii have, I'm any future 10 reinforce scacoast
dgfcuces. IN i've hours or less under good steam.
military force De- thrown from Washington City into
/ Fortress Monroe twenty-five years ago was among
the followers OF the Army the Potomac taking months
To make the journey from the envrons of Hampton 70
within sight Of the spires of Richmond You Just
see and 40 more tho lines Of forthcltions shot
through, and in an hour AMI hall &C Williams
| burr. that venerable capital whore General Washing
ton 80, ,r year, the legislature and Jefferson. Mon
Toe and Tyler obtained their education
jamestown. Williamsburg and Richmond the three
| successive capital. OF the Od Dominion, span from the
childhood Of oliver Cromwell 20 the administration Of
NrW-N' rI whose WIFE wits a FirgH.lu. observed
on Lieutenant Maurys grave John HerIdou Many killed
70 Nlca,burg. He The Of the svaut and named
! fot pr. ArtLur'- fltEe--n-aw.
We took our dinner in place long used to ]5cs mp
slaves .cml OF. after hours. The solitary appearance
! Of life given 10 Williamsburg is by The Virginia
Lmatc \ syum. which contains than one third OF
the population OF the place A. looked al the short
tailed wagons standing around the streets market day
the little tables where pies and oysters and soup were
forth Tor sale and the venerable negro women leaning
on their canes. # seemed strange think thai In th
town the father Of President Harrison a states
THAT PIrson Weems here preached and lived and tl
l.ra Washington took second place the dancing floor
when the Rl4eigh Tavern was in its prime. The pre,
dent OK the college, WHO sLU sits waiting for students
Ike the young ;aun the fable, FOR Echo is the suryy
ing brother OF the successor StOnewa Jackson
mald Of his corps. The Williamsburg Court House
records were nearly all stolen or lost IN the ciyt
| The people OF extremely kind and courteous
nature, and there town In the Union safe for
stranger visit though aud then whskey viii play
havoc a Saturday night, md then It Is hard To tell
whether the blacks whites the tremendous.
We hired a carriage FOR 50 - 10 take about twenty
miles TO Yorktown, the railroad and back TO Lee
Hall station. Our road went right thought the
| Of Fort Magruder
| wonder that while tney making winter hotels
down the Virginia peninsula they overlook the beauties
OF Old Yorktown. A. drove into thar place skutug
the river and then penetrating the old British rampar
the wharf the first granite slabs being landed
for the Centennial monument and passing through the
little town. stood the grouted base structure
which viii be put up tIuriRg the coming summer. The
| situation is admirable within few rods OF the town
within the ramparts, the high level plateau and
the Old Nelson House which in massive grandeur Ike
haunted thing. stands amidst its ratings and box
bushes and 4 another old house with queer Stop
| ng downer windows which look Like old wise IN
| knowledge hut ucar--iyhted, whose spectaces have
dropped down their checks The British works, probably
little dos tored up by the rebels in late war;
| The profile Of Yorktown handsomely. and deep IN
rI4 he -ar-
~ big in the Revolution, and IN tho ofing can
be Old houses looking ont from their coasts and
the procession Of sails on the solemn Chesapeake The
monument is 20 be- at the summit OF lighthouse
which by night by day shall tell the story OF the
mingled enterprise Of Washington and the French,
when they broke camp NeWYorz, and almost with
CELEBRITY OF steam caught CORVALLIS before lis British
friends could find him Oat, mapping this little old ship
ping port, where by faulty the Governor -or VII
suia also awelt-tlat Nelson who u carved at Rich
moud.
As q watering place yorktown CoHI have the aIyant-
age of associations, of more ulduIauns and interesting
landscape captaIy adapted Tor horseback riding, and
.E1rd think OF superior health The little street wa,
tu OF NEGROES nuyn- their saturday necessities. The
surrounding country is fruitful m peanuts. which be
seen -arlad mp by The hundreds nd thousands or bags
1l te new docks no Newport Not Ilr OF peeps mp
the flagstaff the Union cemetery. few years ago
rode the tveL-y-aeru miles between Yorktown and
| Fortress Monroe before breakfast.
Tie ne-ro "Lo drove Us rom Williamsburg % York
town with his own team l--Lted tie niel3ss and eZ-
tra,slan OK the younger r"e et blacks he said that
DO spgau- from want o., chat parental restraint which
existed even ID times %. slavery Tie eo-Jfta women. Bee
-..L iu too many cases expected tIec husbands 10
! e.9.le .heu 'a-, o. vel 1- tha rich
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