The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-07-12

standing should be sorry to take the Phiipp paper
authority on almost sry other subject but ON ths.
anked By the hotel egns, bank certificates, and the
current testimony OF tho natives, II must bo regarded
suppose, as conclusive.
The story OF the chr stening OF tho now famous little
Village cuRous II WIS originally named Barbour after
John Barbour somewhat prominent cisizen OF Elatern
Virginia But the county having received the NAME
confusion arose. Finally, TO avoid this Inconvenience
and at the same time 10 continue the compliment to the
Barbour family, the OF the town was changed to
Phippa, after favoritc laughter Of Mr. john Barbour
Subsequently the Barbour family, for some reason
otf err sank ia the favor Of tie vllegers, TIL they re-
solved their wrath that henceforh their county seat
daughter OF the house Accordingly they made SIN an
other change aud taking away the dubious compliment
from Miss Philippe Barbour they bestowed II upon the
ancient Phlipp OF Macedonia and rested from their
labors Such is the story related 10 yesterday by
one Of the most intelligent among the citizens OF the
town. .!s
PbilIppi is stll deserted Many OF the more raAid
rebels among the inhabitants have gone to Eastern vr-
gina Others have removed with all their movable
property to the West and have left their abandoned
houses 10 their fate, while st others are with their
friends IN the surrounding country two three and four
miles out anxiously awaiting the progress OF events Not
than two three houses in the whole yiisge are
Inhabited from the rest the furniture has all beea re
novel and they are standing vacant except where the
soldiers have taken fancy to quarter themselves in the
empty chambers, You ride through rows Of deserted
hnuses and are startled at the sight OF human form in
any OF theee human habitations.
From above, the village seems nesting lovingly as
ever in the bosom OF the protecting hills On the Eas t.
by the brink of The Tygarts Valley river the white
risoned by the Ohio Sixteenth aud tho whole hill the
NORTH commanding the town Ii dotted with the tents OF
tho Cleveland artillery ana OF the Indiana Ninth The
base OF The hill Is traced around with few trenches
riemen; the Beverley pke and the Backnsnnon road
- barrics5ed with newly fallen trees, ba, ali else
tile changed.
came oyer here last Saturday afternoon with Gen
Morris snd his stat. We were accompanied by Captain
Chases company Of the Ninth Indiana, who act as a
body guard 10 the General Just as the sun began 10
cast his rays assnt the western side OF the poan
tain sprTs, through which the road winds i;s tortuous
way, we came suddenly upon the seyeu.h Indiana feg
ment, drawn up In line TO receive the General com
maodng', of the advance division Of the army. The
thousand Holsters stood at present arms the "a
y0tste General ga0ped, bare beaded, down the iiles
amid the 'salutes OF c0cers, the dropping OF ooors
and the thaoderons storm With which fes ana drums
and brass band poured out the march Then came the
Fourteenth OHIO, and then the Ninth indiana greeting
their General with the same military ceremony. Last
came Tho Cleveland Artillery, with their rlet cannon
be,chiDg forth the soi3eTs welcome, and amid the SUI
phurcus snoke General MoIrs rode 20 his quarters
on the only level space (Rccorting 20 the concurrent
csrsions Of the troops On the grcund) il the whole
county or Barbour.