The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1867-08-21
A Reconstruction Item.

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ty Of the whites, and wait until it is fully ripe.
A Reconstruction Item.
The Estcline Furnace is in good hands
This magnificent Iron property, situated in
Augusta county, 20miles from Staunton, about
4 miles from the Va. G. r. R., at Pond Gap,
containing Clio acres, "a small portion in
Rockbridge county, was sold on the 18th, to
Nelson Bcall, James l. Hohlitzell, Horace
Resley and John D. Russell, of Allegheny co.,
Md, for thesum of So, OOO-one-half ofwhich
was paid in hand, to Burke & Kunkle, and the
balance to be paid in and Is months with
interest. We understand that the gentlemen
who purchased this property are enterprising
and energetic They will at once proceed to
develope the rich purchase they have made.
This is but 'thc beginning Of the end" Of the
Development Of the Iron interest, Of old Au-
gusta. This interest should, with proper ef-
forts to secure foreign capital, prove as valua-
Bile to our people as the Gold Mines Of Cali
fornia, and We congratulate them on the open
ing made. We again invite the attention Of
capitalists to this interest When the Chesa-
peake Il Ohio Railroad is completed we will
be all right on the Iron question
Coon NEws.-Last Thursday, for the first
time, grain was shipped IN bulk from Staun-
ton to Baltimore by an arrangement of the
Bait. & Ohio r. r. Co., at lower rates than
heretofore This shows what can be done, and
our farmers should take advantage of the ar
rangement. This same much abused Bait. &,
Ohio r. R. Company are at work on the Stras-
burg extension of the W. & P. r. r., and it
is seeing that the contracts on the Manassas
Gap Railroad are taken. The Great Valley
Railroad will be completed to Harrisonburg
by January, 1868. Our people, by proper ac-
ton, in giving up land damages and taxes, can
put it to Staunton soon, and then to Salem !!
Let us see to it.
The Baltimore Gazette says; The superb
bundance Of money, or what passes for money,
at the large commercial centres, but more,
particularly at New York, is an evidence,
not of prosperity, as some shallow people
think, but of the reverse. When money
lies in the vaults of the bank seeking invest
ment. or waiting for an active business de-
mand, the times are out of joint. ~
We saw the Learned Hog, ina side-show,
attached to Robinson Circus, last Saturday
He was a common looking 'porker," but per-
formed his partwith becoming grace and modes
ty. We have seen specimens Of the learned
animal, with only two legs, who might be i'm
proved by taking lessons from his lIogship.-
We give this advice gratis. +.
Have you told, an honest, brave truth to-
day Hasg you Spoken, 50 as to benefit your
fellow-man Have you acted as the dictates
Of yours conscience, that pulse to the heart
beats of the God Head, told you? If SO, you
can say the Lords Prayer tonight without the
fear of spalpitation !, if not ask Him to for
give you, and ego and sip no MORE"
Z Position Last Saturday we saw the
value of this article fully illustrated. A dar-
key rushed excitedly towards Gov. Peirpoint,
who Was just leaving the American Hotel for
Harrisonburg, shouting "whereais he :" We
said ''thercs Gov. Peirpoint, . He answered:
"D-n Gov. Purpint ! don't know him.
want to see Mars Robinson and get my tick
ct to the show"
] A MISTAKE ABOUT GEN LEE,-The re-
port that General R. q. Lee has. accepted the
Presidency Of the Chesapeake 4 Ohio Rail-
road is entirely unfounded. He has no idea
Of leaving Washington College; where the
for the next session. far exceed even
the unprecedented prosperity Of the last. "a
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On A VOYAGE OF D1scov ERY.-The Hon.
J. @. A. Sessionsof Michigan, was here last
Monday, looking into the will of the late
Samuel Mcclure, Of Augusta. HIr. McCune
emancipatedh his slaves in 1888, and left them
some property. The defendants of these
slaves, now in Michigan, want their portion.
Gen. D. B. White is expected to address
some folks here, sometime to-day. This in
formation comes to US from Portsmouth, Va
We never heard of Gen White before and
don't know who he is, but We advise him to
adopt Sergeant S. Prcntiss' plan in Miss, and