The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-03-10

| along the DEVIOUS Iohl, -NTOUkU nluI
? and slush. with no one in 1t but the
sturdy old lady, unattended except by
himself Few young persons would
have veniuicd upon such an adventure
After many years OF this experience, he
seemed 90 have determined 20 put a stop
% il ia some way or other. An occa-
,ion occurred of which IL is supposed he
took advantage Mrs. Abigail Navo
va. the mother of Mrs. General Winfield
: scoti The General and his wife had
/ Oeen expect 4 % arrive at Bellyille on
, certain day quite carly IN the morning
At that time the Fredericksburg Rail
road bsd not long been built. The
trains did not run with the regularity
and speed which now prevails on that
well managed system That on which
the ylsltors were expected could not
reach Richmond until about , o'clock IN
tho morning. The apartment at Bell
vile usually occupied By General and
Yrs. Scott bad to be made comfortable
The coachman was ordered TO build a fire
IN II early in the day and 10 keep il up
until lie bad driven down Broad street 10
the depot, then al The corner of Eighth
late thar night Unfortunately the house
was covered with shingles, instead OF
slate, rs were most of the best houses Of
the timo. This gave the driver prcteNt
for carrying ont his plan He kindlcd
up the fire ~ directed, but it was said he
also built another at the same time in the
garnet just under The roof He had gone
with his coach 10 meet the expected
guests when the fire was observed, and
returned with an empty vehicle to wit
ness the destruction of the house. Cen
eral Scott bad been detained
and could not come No tele-
graph then 10 save trouble When
accused OF the act the driver pleaded in
nocent, and insisted that d spark must
have gone up one chimney ami dropped
into another, and so ser ire 10 wood in
the latter lt was noticed that the DANES
/ first appeared on the roof over room
on the opposite side from that IN which
the ire has first been made The guilty
driver had not taken the precautions 10
build his second fire Immediately over
the room 10 be occupied by the General /
and Mrs Scott Bur be was never tried F.
an !, although considered guilty. he con. ,
tuued 10 drive the carriage until be- r
died His plan succeeded After the f
destruction Of her beautiful and stately /
home Mrs. Mayo moved into the citvand F,
resided with her other daughter Nlr-
Julia Cabell, the accomplished wife of
the late Dr. Robert II Cabell. of The
city
Colonel John Mayo was living az the
Hermitage. OF which we had something 20
say lately, when Mr. Bell failed in his
business and bought Bellyiie from him
After his death his widow continued tO
reside there until the event just referred
10 occurred South of the mansion. and
what is now Franklin street. several
hundred yards from the house. stood the
brick stables, in which We're kept three
vehicles large yellow coach. one green
and one oliye-col0fei chariot n had
long been Colonel Mayo's custom tO 90
in one Oi these vehicles at O'Clock t0
me tOll-gate Office on the bridge now
known 10y his name ~ receive the dues
collected during The past iWonty-forr
hours After bis death bis widow did
the same thing except that the hour
was changed 20 ~ o'clock IL NAV
Toe proper 10 say here that DO
was by her good management
and business qualifications that she D..
stored the impaired fortunes Of her de-
ceased husband For many years after
the burning Of Bellylle, tie stables rc.
NAMED standing and the same three Old
vehicles we've still there " hen the civil
war closed i'm 1865. Since that time so
many changes have taken place In that
immediate neighbOrhOOd. that thev
should be noticed before the memory of
them shall have entirely passed away
] he approach % Bellyille was through "a Z
double gateway fronting ON
What is now Broad street. along a wind.
Ing driyingway, well graveled. and !
iankcd hy "a variety of Oycrlangina ,
rees in front of the grounds. and cut of
rom them was a swampy. sunken ex-
)anse OF thicket and underground. from n
)ut OF which hares and partridces We're b
frequently started. only t0 take refuge G.
n the ue!ghbOring haunts OF Hermitage d
Park l
East of Bellyile House. and across he "a
cad. was Buchanan Spring. of which
omethlng may be said hereafter. amt
till farther eastward stood fine old a
quare brick mansion built sometime at IS
en- Bellyille By M Michael Hancock y
thrifty merchant OF ihis city The
pace once occupied by the house and
grounds is now almost filled up with ST
mall dwellings and shops fronting On %
jroad street, but few of The old Trees /
ill stand. az unconscious of what has ol
aiken place as they are ignorant of what Of
nay next befall themselves GA part cd
Il the ground has been erected, within b.
ieW years past, neat chapel, belong j.
NJ % the denomination al Christians
1 .I. 4 B o..
lOycd into the town lie also built the
uaint looking house az the northwest ia
Orner OF Main and FIFTH streets long &c
coupled By Mayor Joseph Tate, and by er
be late William Palmer whose III
.ilOw still resides there The next IT
ocupant OF the mansion near Bellyille IT
AS Judge Dabnsy Carr, of the IA
curt of Appeals. who, 10 is said gave il
le name "Elba because, he said he OF
we'd 50 fan from bis friends in the town a
lat he was virtually as much banished be
ON their society "a was BOnaparte
ON France, and who had just been sent an
, the island OF that name The reader th
i'll now understand also how the rail- ID
ay station 10 that neighbOrhOOd gets
: name. Many succeeding occupants on
we'd 40 Elba until about the year 1871
men it was occupied by the late Hon
Jim NJ hotts More than forty years ia
90 he was elected 70 Congress from this
strict while residing al this place th
j. success WAS considered Al the time "a
achievement for the Wing "a
irly Consequently an immense crowd
people went out TO congratulate him y,
/ his victory. 1t was the largest polit.
al demonstration that had ever been sl
'ld in the town The people, by an It,
impulse, moved ont Oh. m0sse
outing and singing campaign songs ga.
eating the widest enthusiasm. IL was ey
sort OF reproduction in much milder
ne Of that terrible demonstration OF a.
e popular will when on q memorable 80
casion, the fiery artillery lieutenant Of 81,
rasburg composed the Revolutionary ~ ~
mn OF the French. But th: was the ~
il triumph OF the great Wing leader
a