New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-07-17

almost entirely disappeared except the railroad run
ming through it. And the railroad had evidently been
greatly frightened during its constructions for when
it met hill it lodged round II; when 1t came to
rise ii skinned over IT. and il sunk deeply In the
bosom of every valley in fact it accommodated ise
10 natures desires and the lay Of the land
The only place where moving machinei Is to be seen
in Northern Virginia is on the farm OF John Minor
Bolts; that good Union man. who has spent three
years In endeavoring to reconcile the coercion OF
sovereign State with the resolutions Of 9e His farm
is in beautiful order Barns and fences there delight
the Northern eye. And he IS obtaining most boun'
teous crop.
The first eighty.seve miles OF the road are In
good condition, and can be over at the average
rate of speed but from Gordonsvie TO Richmond the
rails are nearly out and and engines are in
bad condition Much of the lining of the is torn, all
dirty while every broken pane glass is replaced by
wooden one.
The rails are thin and worn but will soon be newed
as will the rolling stock by fresh importation from the
North The roads south OF here all being reorgan-
led and before long travel will be continuous from
New. York to the cotton States.
On the Sd day of April nearly all Of the business por
ton of Richmond was burned the ground by departing
ger rule. More than three months have passed away
and hardly building has been erected. few one and
two story buildings have been built up. but the great
bulk Of the ruined district Is still Of bricks and
ashes. Nor is there much sign Of improvement for
there IL no need of buildings here The country has
nothing to send in to SELL and therefore nothing is sold
The South has money with which to buy foreign i'm
portations, and therefore nothing is bought When
bouneous harvest shall have given the farmers of Cen
trail virginia something to exchange for articles raised
abroad then Richmond. the place of barter may be
gin to flourish but not before At present goods OF al
kinds can be bought cheaper here than In New-York
for has been rent here than the country needs
and therefore II must be sold cheap returned to New
York. But with all ibis burned district lying waste and
bringing its return real estate higher thar
ever before Southern pride Is called in TO keep 1t IN
Southern hands, and before any adventurous Yankee
can purchase il he must pay $500 in gold per front foot
at which price few lots have changed hands.
Richmond is far from being settled in peace and quiet
Last night the residence OF Col Allen late Of the Con
federate teryice, and of the largest If not tbs
largest landowners in Virginia, having 1900 acres
was broken into all his family plato taken away and
between five and six thousand dollars In cash stolen
As Col Allen has been three times robbed By the Con
federate soldiers he now has nothing left but bis rea
estate.
The landlord of the SpOttswood House tells me that
the Northern travel from the South fully equals the
southwark travel from the North. Very many gentle
men, unfortunately worth $50 600 are hurryng 70
Washington for pardon Others going TO see thei
friends whom they have neither heard from IN
three years A few going to escape the Southern
heat. None appear to have any objection to Northern
rule. wR II.