The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-07-06

feet. The height is enormous. II has been built
at cost OF over half million, and the outlay will
nara.y ever De justified by any advantages it will
confer upsn the road. But 1t nevertheless shows
tnc ooidness and enterprise of the projectors The
road is said to have grade nowhere OF more than
10 feet to the mile. its present terminus is only
strteea miles from Lynchbars and the remainder OF
the work is actively going on The road crosses
James River some five or six miles below LYNCH.
burg and just below Lynchburg 1t crosses il again
rstfrom the Northern shore to Perciyals Island
and from the head of that island to the Southern
Lyncnburg shore, The Island is valuable piece
OF property, which the Southside Company have
purchased. and upon it they design erecting depot
on an extensive scale. The wagon bridge from The
shore to the leland is nearly completed while the
workmen are engaged upon the piers for the rail-
road bridge, which is to put the Southsde road in
connection with the Tennessee road
take pleasure in calling the attention of our citi
Gems to these things, and to the ndomitable energy
of Petersburg, as believe it will be beneficial in
SURFING them up. The great work which that pub.
lic-spirited town has conducted with so much ener.
gy is monument to her enterprise; but it would be
afecaton to say that Its projectors have much ex.
pectation or desire that Richmond should enjoy any
considerable benefit from it. For my part ! don't
think we need calculate much upon il; and our
right to make any such calculations may be at least
considered secondary, as the road is the work OF
others. helped, though it be, by the State But all
these things aside the road is certainly under Pc
tersburg control, and need not of course expect
causes than regulations upon the road for their pro-
notion 1t is well enough for our citizens to look
into these things and look out for themselves
don't complain of Petersburg and don't mean to- !
am sure she could not desire more reasonable and
dispassionate view than have taken of the matter
At the end OF the road we found seven teams and
coaches belonging TO Flagg & Co. and Parish &
Co., rival lines, whose agents had given us fore
knowledge OF the contest between them before he
reached that point. The fare for the sixteen miles
is put down to fifty cents, and may yet get down to
nothing If the competition is continued with the
same spirit 1t now has. The contest is not only
between the agents and the fares, but horse flesh ia
an important element Of it There is great compe.
tition as to which line shall get in first and such
was the struggle to-day that the first five miles
was driven In taoenty: fire minutes, Pretty good
driving with heavily laden coaches-nine inside
and three to four out-on hot day in July Parish
d Co. Were the victors, and came to town little
ahead of the leading coach of Flagg & Co., which,
however, beat one of Parish & Co.'s. If this letter
were not 80 long, would try my hand at the dis
crIptlon of the grand race a la Lewelen. The six
teen miles, the last seven of which were very hily
q may say mountainous) were travelled in tuo
hours and fUe minutes !
should not omit to say, that not far from Appo.
mattoX c. H., Col. McDearman, of Legislative
fame, has knocked up house in the woods where
he spreads, after such fashion as the hurried pre-
paration will allow dinner for the passengers.
To-day suppose the crowd was a little unusual,
and his tables were not long enough for them.
But they all found something to eat and sratified
their hunger, believe.
Tomorrow we 60 up to Christiansburg, where
the crossing OF the Alleghanies by railroad will be
celebrated. Governor johnson and Col Munford
came up in the to-day to be present The
cars from Petersburg brought up several persons
from that city, among them Mr.. Edmund Ruffin,
MIR. Mead, former Congressman, Mr.. Campbell, OF
the Senate, and Mr. Banks, of the South Side Demo
crat. Among the passengers to Liberty was Mr..
Burwell, of the Baltimore Patriot, with whom |
had long and agreeable conversation. He is a
gentleman Of great deal of practical wisdom, and
who has vast amount of valuable information.
He is man that we ought not to allow to 60 away
from Virginia c.