Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-08-07
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correspondence ofthe Richmond Dispatch.l
AUGUST 6. 1886.
This city has been selected as the
Valley adouarters by the. League
of. American Wheelmen" in taking
their annual tour. There will be
seventy five in number Of the bicy clists,
and q number besides in charge OF the
baggage division. Professor F. X.
Webb, Of the Virginia Female
Institute, in this city, is skilled
and swift wheelman, and is men,
Der Of the League. He has just
returned from his canoe-voyage down
the Shenandoah river, and will join the
party here, ii not en- route. Leaving
Buffalo. N. Y, they will come here ola
steamer from the city OF New York to
Norfolk, thence to Richmond and Staun-
ton by Chesapeake and Ohio railway,
arriving here September 18th, making
the Hale House their headquarters.
The Valley mscsdam pike enters the
city at the northern termination Of Au.
gusta street, and at the southern end OF
that street is the Hale House opposite
the Chesapeake and Ohio passenger sta
ton. At 1870 A. NJ. the line
will be formed and tho starting
signal given, and passing Mount Sidney
and Mount Crawford, the wheelmen
will reach IIsrrisonburg, twenty-five
miles, at 5 p. NJ. They will leave
Harrisonburg at Q A. NJ. on the 18th,
thence 10 New Market, nineteen miles,
crossing the Massanutten Mountain, and
reach tie Luray caverns, thirty-six
miles, where the 10th will be spent.
Thence, on the following day, and by
timed distances, they purpose to pass
down the Luray Valley Of the Shenan-
doah to Winchester, and thence to
Harper's Ferry, where the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad is taken to New
York, and thence to Chicago, arriving
on the Goth Of September.
The programme sketches the entire
route from Niagara Falls to Chicago
as it is followed on wheels, BY steamers,
and railroads, with life description Of
the Shenandoah Valley. The organiza-
ton is military and in subdivisions.
Many noted places are mentioned in the
Virginia Valley, amongthem the Natural
Bridge; but the programme does not
make it q point in the tour, which is
herein accurately copied from the off,
cial documents of the League, so far as
this section of the Valley is noted in
them. 1t would seem that from Staun-
ton to Winchester is known as
fayorits ground over which to spin,
many single and small parties Of wheel
men having tried it this summer.
If to see grand curiosities forms q
part of the objects in view by the
wheelmen, as it would seem by their
making o detour to take in the Lursy
Csverns, then they have made mistakes
in leaving off the Natural Bridge and
not having the wonderful Crab-Tree
Falls" in their schedule. This fall OF
water, plunging down almost perpen-
dicularly in cateracts broken by few
benches sin oil nearly two thousand
feet-is on the border Of Nelson county
and within twelve miles Of Vesuvius
station, on the Shenandoah Valley rail-
road.
Rev. DR.. William Dinwiddie, pastor
of the PRESBYTERIAN church in Alexan-
dris, who is great favorite in this city,
arrived here last Wednesday for few
days of respite. He lectured at the ser
vices ON the night Of his arrival at the
First Presbyteria church, where a
great revival Of religion occurred in the
early part of 1885, under his ministra-
tons. Over two hundred persons then
attached themselves to the church.
Professor Mallet, Of the University,
lectured before the Normal Institute
last night--subject, "Words and
Thipgs.'' 1t is hardly necessary to say
that ell who heard him enjoyed rare
intellectual treat.
Up to a few days before the meeting
Of the Democratic District Convention
which nominated Captain Bumgardner
for the House Of Representatives that
gentleman was engaged for several
weeks in protrscted case in the Cir
cult Court Of Augusta county. lie is
now on q jaunt in the western mountains,
from which be will return refreshed and
ready for the canvass Of this large con
gressionsl district.
The venerable Bishop Glossbrenher,
of the United Brethren denomination,
resides in Augusta county, and has con-
| ssnted to become for while pastor o.
the Baltimore church, in which no feel:
| . eo.c;al interest. CAXTON.