Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-10
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where the nose was n~nded.
In 1870, when Daniel Websfer n.t,......
hts famous 18th OF October ofas,s,,, s.O-'
the southern portico Of the caolsol s.''.' s
a fiower-decked desk between - .'s'n .sa
pillars, a lad climbed up abon, "A ns
OF the lightning-rod on thu eas, -
the building near the porch. peo,ls ~
watching tho youthful climser s -'.,s
ofeatniess interest when the rod. vh,cs
was old and brittle. snapped r., hsn
and the youth. turning a sonsers.,,,. am ~
the air. fell 70 the ground 10 ~ ~
striking pile OF rocks and hl. go,
being broken. Ar. Micajah c,ars. W.
Lewis W. Chamberlayne. and Or y
Bohnnnon were all present h,,, =.
could do nothing. The lad hsa hs. my
most instantly killed. One OF tbs h,a~s'. ~.
crowds ever seen. on the Square assemeses
some time in the early aftIes IN. tr,s,
Virginia Regiment was on tho so,,s,.
nring a salute In honor % the Fouy,h
OF July: one or two rounds had heen
fired when a gentleman named ls,",s.'
from Petersburg, was seen 10 fsl, "a a. 49,
ground. In close proximity 10 Am, 49,
A. Judson Crane and Raleigh T, Dsa..l
Sr., but they were not hurt. Uale -s
Browns skull had been blown on. ',
The Acts OF the General Assenah,v =,
Virginia for 1873 contain a law rivIn~
citizen OF one OF the States western
counties a grant OF land and money g.
being the father OF twenty-elgh, l,ytn.
children. born In lawful wcsilock" n,
THIS numerous father brought all OF hls
extensive domestio entourage In evidence
before the Finance Committee OF The ma,
nothing remained for N 10 DO bur 10 -,
the ace as quick as possible.
IL Is said that thero are few. n .rv
wells at present in use IN this CIV
Neither Buchanan's spring or Bloody.
Run spring Is now In use. The only two
known publc-water mediums now rnn.
ming are the spring At ths foot Of 90.
cond street. near the almshoase ana
the Twelfth-strest spring pump whoss
water flows from The Capstoi ssnara'
AS was the case with many other eltsa
Richmond's frst water-plpes were mals
of bored iogs In those haicyoa Jsva
the pump-maker was in ell lbs storv.
There are several springs IN the Capitol
Square. but they have been covered over.
and the supply of fuid lowing hence
has been diverted elsewhere. Pumos
wells, etc. did very well while Richmond
was a comparative vIllase but they weuI,,
net answer upder existing conditions.
Somewhere IN the 'fortles John DENIM.
ster. author Of the song, IL Am Sitting On
the Stile, Mary" appeared In Richmond
and gave what he styled a paror enter
tainment. wherein he sang the haiai.
which was then great fad" or course.
the elite attended It. and professed to be
transported TO the seventh heaven OF de-
light by Dempster's rendering Per con
tro, Dempster had nothing OF The typlcai
lrishman, no brogue. etc. and had not A
sointilla OF magnetism about him Az tho
writer remembers It, the performance was
dready one.
When the Blues went TO PhIladelphla.
| In February, 1862 the company was glyen
| q musket specially fabricated for the
| occasion. costing about i've hundred dol
| lars. One side had the arms ol Virginia
! IN solid gold; the other side was orna.
mented similarly with Pennsylvanla's
| coat-of-arms. The war did not hurt the
gun. for Colonel Thomas p. Bigger had
concealed Il In the ceiling OF his Broad
street house. The war over Il was put IN
| the company's armory. then next 10 the
Theatre. Here some vandal removed all
/ OF It's valuable metallic belolr r'nss. No
clue 10 the perpetrator was ever found
That part Of the old sun left by the thiet
IL still extant. but II looks Ike the ghost
| OF It's former self.
There are no summer breezes iadenel
with ambrosial sweets loafng around
| Just now. but some OF the trees In our "a.
| vorite Capital Square look very much
! Ike their buds were yerv anxious 10
I disentangle themselves from their winter
cerements. All signs indicate that they
would do so on the slightest proyocatan.
GEORGE CANNING WILDE.