Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-08-19
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.I.ecni, Correspondence.

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Tus PRgslpkS1. DlREeroRs AND OTHER OFFICERS OF
my Z. 4 Tenn. RAILROAD FROM LYSCHBrRG TO
pvIsrot AND INTERMEDIATE POINTS
NUMBER H.
,, ,ors from 4J.agiop- Ram Baggage Iost-aa
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~ rs appetraacs. grocth. business dni proSBects-
MN, Of he Dlrer'5sl- Conference ,cih IRE other
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BaIsrol. TENS., August 18th, la5G
Rright anl early Wednesday morning our party
a IA il departure, per 81 ify stages and carriage.
rom Abingdon tor this place. ! brisk rain was fall
.,, and the sphere WAS So damp and chilly, rs
=, make over-roats comfortable. The historian of
t,e excursion, however, having met With the misor-
aac of losing his baggagswas deprived Of that
fort. and had Notwithstanding the provoking catas
trophc, to keep cool.
Il soon became whispered about that a runaway
couple were aboard of the stages, route for
Bristol to have the "knot tied The rumor proved
"a he correct ana the spice and variety of love ad
venture was added to our trip. But unfortunately il
was not one ont of knowledge and observation Of
which anything pleasing and interesting could be de-
rived more unpromising aud uninterestlng pair
il would be hard upeyen in the wilds OF west
Virginia The girl who seemed TO be not oyert 'eciee
wears old, poor, demure sad looking creature,
upon whom the shades of melancholy were deeply
set aud if she had been following her lover to the
crave instead of the altar she could scarcely have
presented a more forlorn and Borrowing aspect. The
man, who probably twenty live, was "A rough,
unconth, uncultiyaed looking specimen of Il "moun-
aineer,n with simple, almost senseless, expression
of countenauce and with nothing in the world about
his appearance to inspire the "tender passion But
love IS strange thing, "goeth where 1t llSteth, -
when and where it peaseh and in the exercise OF its
infinite privileges performs some astonishing vaga-
res-Not that speak from personal experience, by
any means, but from a theoretical knowledge Ar
rived at Bristol hero and heroine first stopped on
the Virginia side, but being informed of the fact
trudged off through the mud and rainhand IN handto
the Tennessee side where the "twain were made ohe
flesh Whether their heretofore RULED course of
true love- will now subside into placid and unner
rupted of happiness, is problem which their
experience in the matrimonial state alone can determ
inc.
Bristol is n considerable place, and has sprung up,
as it WERE in day. There is scarcely another in
stance in Virginia history of town rising up to
the size of this in year. There must be something
like hundred houses in the place. and they are well
built aud good looking Being scattered over large
space of ground the town has the appearance OF be-
ing larger than it really is Many branches of bust
ness have already been commenced and are prosecut
ed with much Hotels stores, shops, &c.
abound and seem to be doing prosperous business
The "Magnolia House the hotel at which we are
stopping, kept by Mr.. Geo. Langhorne, of Roanoke
is an excellent establishment. For good eating and
rood attention, its superors would be hard to find
ont of the large cities The Depot aud other Railroad
houses are handsome and well constructed. Three
churches have been erected here already, which GER
tanly speaks well for the morality and religion OF the
place. A large number of lots have recently been
sold upon which additional houses will no doubt
soon be built and the first thinghat is knowna Guy
will have sprung into life here, ms though by the
work of the magican's wand. The population now,
is between 500 and 600 large number of the build
ngs have been put up by Mr.. John Lanahan, late of
Lynchburg
The Directory of our road have held session here
and have been met in consultation by portion OF the
Board OF the East Tenn Road-among them the Pres
ident DR. Cunningham, and the Chief Engineer, Capt
Lynch am pleased to state that they have made
all the necessary arrangements for the connection OF
the roads. union depot is to be built Just upon
the State line will be entered by the cars OF both
roads Our road will be comnleed to Bristol in six
week. and rs soon as that is done the other company
will the portaton over it OF the iron for
theirroad. Sixty miles, running from here west arenow
ready for the rails, and all the graduation is being
rapidlv pushed forward 1t is estimated that in eigh
teen months the East Tenn Road will be entirely fin
ished and the great railway connection OF which these
two roads are important links will be completed The
day which witnesses that event will be glad one for
our road the State and the country Another link Of
national union will have been formed, great conve
nent and pleasant thoroughfarc will have been open
ed to the country and an additional and inexhausti-
BILE feeder will be furnished to our own magnificent
road, over which must then pass trade and travel
enough to enrich Kingdom.
The next point party will make will be the
Salt Works at which interesting place will continue
to be 'chiel emang them, takia notes. and you
must "prent EN- A McD.
THE DEMOCRATIC ELEcroR for this District has made
the following appointments As the American Flee
tor absent from the District we hope the friends of
the cause will make timely arrangements to have Ma
jor Garland met in each county:
4th Monday in August, : Fluyanna.
LIST Thursday in September AppomattoX.
LIST Monday in September Charlotte
End !: Buckingham.
3rd : : Pr. Edward.
4th Cumberland.
End Monday in October, Lunenburg
CAMpueNE Academia melancholy accident, re-
suting from the careless of camphenc, occurred
at the boarding house of the Misses Thurston in Al
exandria, on Wednesday evening last The Gazette
states that white servant girl was filling a lamp
with camphene oil, and little colored girl belong
ing to Dr. Winston, holding candle close by,
when the fame of the candle WAS brought into con-
tact with the oil, and explosion instantly ensned.
The clothes of the coored girl were set on fire, and
she severely burned that shedied in the courSe
ofthe night. The white woman was also badly bur
ned and one of the Miss Thurstons had her hand bur