The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-07-16
VIRGINIA NEWS.

80 1sT as we Know, Lnan CtlaG lie 1nanTuIIy
did battle for the Walker ticket can along
the line.''
General Candy has appointed A. L. Lind
sey, Esq, clerk of the circuit court as Mr..
Gray's successor, and has appointed Mr..
Garrett, OF Albemarlc, as his deputy.-Kar-
rTsbu'Y Old Commonwealth.
To GENERAL CANDY The Lynehburg
Republican says:
We learn that the distinguished Mr.. +.
Nj. Forest, clerk of the circuit court of
Campbell county, though a very indifferent
clerk, is a very energetic and INSCRIPTIONS
Wells Radical. A gentleman living near
the courthouse had been promised by the
negroes on his farm that they would vote
the Walker ticket or not vote at all. Most
Of them voted for Wells. When asked why
they had done SO, they replied that Mr..
Forest, the clerk, who also runs the League,
had read an order to them, with q red flag
ut the top, that all colored people who
did not vote for Wells silould be confined i'm
u dungeon.
What do the authorities think of this
kind of intimidation? And what does
General Candy, who removed General New
berry, Mayor Of Petersburg, because he
politics" of Mr.. Forest and other Office
holders OF his kind?
IMPORTANT CoSsULTATIoS.-We learn
from an authoritative source that Governor
Walker has invited a number of the most
prominent Firginans, including General r.
f. Lee, to meet him in consultation upon
affairs of interest to the State, at the Mont.
gomery White Sulphur Springs. The meet
ing will take place at an early day after Go
vernon Walkers return from New York,
III, fn Int,,
ter.-Lynchburg Ne,cs.
"ALL's WELL THAT ENDS WELL" S.
Such was the fine Shakcspearian motto
which the Norfolk Virgintan suggested for
the Conservative party, and such was the
legend on Il transparency in Alexandria the
other night. But Caesar frequently does
not get the things that are his, as we had
occasion to reflect when we saw our fine
motto copied by our friend the Richmond
Dispatch and credited to another paper.
We thought that this was having our
"nalne spelt wrong in the Gazette" with II
fortune with Christian ortitudc.-NoJolk
F!ryiman.
Although enough has been already said
to prove Weiss Criminality in the attempt
to sell out the Virginia railroads, and
though General Stoneman's letter was re-
garded as "clincher," yet there are GER
tain additional facts from high and trust
worthy source which, if generally known,
would cause even a more general execration
Of the MichiSander than now exists. just
about the 9th of July publicity was about
to be given to this information, but it was
determined to await the issue Of the cleo
ton. And now the parties so pity Wells
that they will postpone the startling reve-
lations" until he commits some overt act
against us. Two very prominent railroad
men not hitherto known in the affair are
now proven TO have been mixed up with
the seling-out scheme.-Richm01m letter.
Petersburg Mder.
Several hundred Irish laborers have az
rived here within the past few days to be
employed on the mile section of the Win
chester and StraSburg railroad, extending
from its junction with the Winchester and
Potomac railroad through the corporation
to Shawnee Springs. The work will be
pushed forward with carncstreSs.- Vim
chester Times, 14th.
CHESAPEAKE AND ONO RAILRoAp-A SUR
vEY--THE ROUTE-CoAL-BEDs AND IRON
ORE-PoLlTICAL Stanton, July
Is. 1S69.-The friends of the Chesapeake
and Ohio railroad in this ncighborhood are
quite hopeful of the speedy completion OF
the road-at least as far rs the coal regions.
General EcholS, who went to the White
Sulphur Springs two days ago in company
with the Hon. John b. Baldwin, had an i'll
tcryiew there with Mr.. G. Z. Huntington,
one of the millionaircs who own and con-
troll the Central Pacific and built the road
themselves without the intervention of con-
tractors, General Ewing, and several others,
who had just returned from trip over the
PROPOSED route Of the road, down New
river and past the falls of the Kanawha to
the Ohio river. General Wickham, prcSi-
dent of the road, was of the party. He was
also at the White, together with Hon. Mr..
Caperton and others.
General Echols reports that Mr.. Hunting
ton, who is evidently the important man,
regards the route not only practicable for il
railroad. but much more direct and favOra-
bic for grades than is generally imagined.
Indeed, the opinion Is now expressed THAT
from the summit Of the A)leghanicS to the
Ohio river the descent of about two thou
sand feet can be accomplished with COM
narrative uniformity and with no grades
exceeding thirty feet to the mile. Nesotl;!-
tons arc now pending which, it is hoped,
will result in measures which will insure
the completion of the road. Mr.. Hunting
toms recommendation is considered almost
as q guarantee Of success. lie IS large
capitalist himself, and his opinion has weight
among railroad investors.
The merits of this the shortest and best
route between the Ohio river and the naVl-
gable waters leading to the Atlantic Ocean
are us yet little understood. But 1t is evil
dent now that the attention of northern
capitalists will soon he drawn to it. The
advantages to this region which will be
secured by the building of the proposed
road will be incalculablc. Already fur
naces are being erected for the smelling OF
iron ore on the line of the road. For the
present they are to be charged with char
coal. Limestone is abundant in the Valley
of Virginia and when the rich beds OF
bituminouS, Splint, and camel coal are
made accessible, so that coke can be laid
down cheap ut the furnace doors, the de-
vclopment of the iron region here will be
ern parties closed purchase of 1900 acres
Of land few miles off, on the line OF the
present railroad. 1t is said that they will
commence the erection Of at least one fur
mace without delay.
The beneficial effects of the late election
are very visible everywhere. 1t Is many
wears since our people have been so bright
and cheerful. Dependency appears to have
vanished Baltimore Gazette.
Rockingham claims to have raised SOC, GOO
bushels of wheat the present season.
VIRGINIA INvENTIoNs.-Machlne LOT
making plug tobacco, Peter Mayo, Rich
mond fire-escape ladder, II. L. Hartman,
Norwood.
REV. WILLIAM A. SMITH, d. D.-This dis
tinsuished minister arrived In TINS city ON
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