Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-07-28


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RICHMOND COUNTY.
Eswton y, Claybrook ~, Marye 20, Coleman
Lewis whole vote lbs.
PROFITABLE BrsisE.s-ysq; Hodge purchased,
two wears ago. OF Mr. Edmund TOVIeS, tract OF land
Of lSl acres lying south Of Roanoke River in Neck
Ispburg county, Va, for OUU at that time regard.
ed rs An enormously high sale. Recently he has sold
il TO Mr. Henry Hodge for the sum OF 5OO cash,
h.nr en- advance of nearly fifty per cent, in this brief
periol Mr.. Hodge had worked the land for only two
yslra. a tgo crops together nett him about so ooo
CENTRAL. RAILROAD by tie 18th o. Eugust, the
Carr on this rOad will two miles further tG the We
mo-. The distance from this point 10 covington the
| Western terminus is only III miles.
! ,DR,y,L OF THE DREDGING MACmlSg.-The
| draGgiue Machine OF Messrs. Cooley and Summers,
| in tow of the ateai. tug Conestoga, from Washing
ton arrived here Friday last snG will commence, in
a few day. to clear out the river erd harbot, an ap
| propris,ion for the purpose having been made by
the CITY Council. TO Messrs. L. W. McCante and
r. O. Baskins i. due great praise for their efforts III
procuring this rechine, the operations OF which VIII
prove OF incslcu&ble value tG tie CITY, 'phts.
BLUE RIDGE TUSSEL.-At meeting of The Board
of Public Works held in Richmond, last week that
bo,v determined TO place the completion OF the Tun
ntl under The charge of the board of Directors OF
the Central Railroad, who will assume tine manage
-nsut OF tho arong, &C., under their own Engineers
., - .h- rroegat Engineer, tCol. Crozet.l shall
have completed the gr: ing 0! inc Track wn,e' !.
thought, will take some three or = ,un,k
the intention of the Company 10 hasten the
rapidly 10 its completion.
PRor EssoR w. a. nARhs.--lt -ill be highly graft
fyiug 10 the many warm friends and relative o: this
gentleman in Virginia. TO learn that he has been elect
| I'd TO the Chair of Natural Science in La Grange
College, Georgia, aourshing institution OF about
two hundred students. Mr.. Harris left this State last
fail.
| Sr,rr STUDENTS APpuINTEp.-The following il q
list of the State Students to the University OF Viz.
gina, appointed By the Faculty for the Senatorial
districts vacant at the close Of the season Oh
| |. Powha,an, Chesterfield and Cumber!Gnd-ii
Floyd Ford Of Cumberland. y Lunenburg, Noiin
| way aud Prince Edward Anderson 7 Estes. ct lr'
n.nburg H. Henry, Patrick aud FranklIn-J1hn
W. Shelton of Henry. -. Caroline aud Spotsylva
nia-Richard Bucknor Srnple of Frederickour4. -
Stafford. Eing George aud Prince Wllllain-Johm L.
| Gusscock Of Stafford. -. FauGuer and Rapp"hnn'
nock.-John w. Brown OF Rappaiannocs. 2o Ma,
iisor Cupeper, Orange, &c-Thomas II. Bryan "i
n.di-..n. 10. Louisa, G9ochland and Fluvanna =
, Hashngton-trrn. L. d. u0od|in u WTft: rs.
kanawha. a.. MoncsaiIa, Preston aud Tylrr-Jos.
| *. Fancy OF Monongslis.
There being no applicants from the other districts,
] appointments were ma le from the State 1T srg.:
Lewis K. Martin Ut Chesterfield. Alexander Hog.
of Gloucester. ALDER X. Micou Of Essex George
B. PvindrXter Of Lexnstom. Joseph II. Gruvrlry Of
henry. Oswald /. Ginnan Of Cupeper. Waller
l&oilsday Of Abemar!e. Abraham. T.. Ferrcl of Lo.
.an. Charles Mccoy of ..lbensrle. Hugh Rch
ardson OF Can5eI - Bronuugh OF L5udoua.
| BLUE RIDGE TcSSEL.-It is u matter Of very little
surprise 10 W, 10 learn, that there exists pros
prct OF passing through Ills tunnel for two years 10
come, # Col. Croze: can prevent it. We verify he
ieva that ii the people Of Virginia coud get ut The
facts aud figures in regard 10 the cost Of this Tunnel
| ;heir Indignation would know no bounds. II Inns
been announced from time In time for the las; eight
years, that the Blue Ridge Tunnel was progressing
rapidly towards completion, and Year alter year has
been liked upon rs the period when this work would
| be completed. II will be recolected with what
hDurship. OF trumpets few Of the faithful" iucu
ding the Editor OF The Jetersonan. assembled The
18th day of December last u: the invitation Of Col.
Crozet, the Chief Engineer, TO see the hole made
through the mountain. Well that was done in gallant
style, and all hands got drunk from very joy
the prospect OF completing the Tunnel, and from
what appears ~ the contrary, they have not got
Der since. Then the Tunnel vas already completed,
except finishing of, and Il lew months MIR. would
conduct the steam horse to this splendid work OF
many long years Of toll. We and The public have
be officially announced that the Tunnel Was ready
aud the ours would pass through the Blue Ridg-. In
the last three months, no less than lilies or four days
have been set for tue passage Of the cars il now
turns out that Col Crozst finds Necessary to have
the tunuel arched over with brick, and Of course il
was never contemplated to have the brick ready for
this work. for it il had occurred 10 any else except
Col. Crozet, that this TuuIel required arch;rg, il
would have been done rs the Tunnel progressed. ar
at least the brick would have beer really Tor srching
II now.
Notwithstanding Col. Crozet promised to complete
the work in three years from the time he took Gha-gr
of it, he has overrun his calculations By the short
period of fre years. and from his eight years resi-
dence in the Tunnel, has justly the soubriquet q"
ground hog llis regular shnry IL S3IlOO per an.
uum. We have no menns of ascerlainny what his
perqmsites are. Perhaps the Board ot Public Works
could throw some light upon the subject We can
only account tor the slow progress made on this work
in three ways; they are in the winter i is too cold
10 work it, i'll the summer i; is to" hot in the night II
is loo dark, and there ia no day Mere
Ii will be recollectrd that Col Crozat said it wac
impossible 10 make temporary track across the noun
tain with the heavy grades contemplated and but for
the sagscious aud ever vgant President Of the Road
wa should have been AZ tbs mercy OF Col. Crozrt-
completely cut OIL from all hopes OF working the road
west OF the mountain, to any advantage whatever,
and in that condition we should have remained for u
couple Of years longer. But let us SEQ What has been
done by the Central Railroad Company since Col.
Crozet has been scratching in this Tunnel The COM
pany has built about IS miles of Railroad, ncludng
Tunnels and mountain tracks, and if they had had the
funds to operate with, would, by this time hive com
pletsd their Roaa to Cnyington. In this view of the
case what Is the duty OF the Board o Public Works
1t is clear to our mind that they should give up tho
work TO the Central Railroad Company. Ii this Is
done we will guarantee that the Cars will pass through
the Blue Ridge Tunnel in three weeks from the tim.
they surrender the work TO the Railroad Company
We shall see what the Board will do in this matter,
and will endeavor 10 keep the public u vsed on the
subj-ct.-[ Charlottesville d2ro-ai
IMPROVEMENTS AT THE WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS.
The Greeubrer tNa.l White Sulphur Springs Com
pany have contracted icr the erection of large build
Ing 100 feet long and three stories high having ball
room Gu by lOO feet, and dning-room TO accOmmo.
date OO persoDs. Ii will also contain 22S lodging
rooms aud is 10 cost $4,000 The site is the Virginia
row and the time OF completion the lj.h June 1t.
Extensive bath buildings TO cost between 200 aud
s1O,oOo' will be completed by the 18th July next.
There arc $50 vsi,ora at the Greenbrier Wal
White Sulphur Springs, 40 at the Blue and 20 at the
Striking Springs, va.
The Massachusetts Legislature has ,ecensidered the
vote requesting the Rev. Mr.. Alger to deliver an ad
dress. Sensb. Il: last.
THE Secretary of the Ladies' Mount Vernon As,o.
citation, IN South Carolina, acknowledges the receipt
of 500 from the Hon. VIM Aiken.
HAWEs II. SUTTON. ATTORNEY AT LAW AMI,
l. hoIARi PUBLIC, RICHMOND. VA, practice, in |
llcnrco.
Office, corner of Rank anil IN