Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1870-07-08
BriatuG AtMs.
FRIDAY, July 8, 1870.
VIRGINIA,

TIE SuENASDoAu VALLEY RAN.
ROAD--Pcter i. Borst, ESQ. president
o. the Shenandoah Valley railroad. I'm
letter 10 the editor of the Roanoke,
lNa.) TIMES, states that the road will
be built, regardless or the construction
of any other road, and that there IL mo
contingency of its being abandoned I'm
favcr of the Valley railroad. Tho corn.
pany, he says, intends TO construct a
through line from the Potomac rivor
to some point on the Virginia and
Tennessee railroad, which will be the
short through line from the North To
the South and Southwest, and which
can he fully accomplished with the CO.
operation of friendly, Northern lines.
and the favorable connections that can
be made with the roads under control
of Gen. Malone. The survey of the
route, which was commenced on the
LIST of May, will be completed, includ-
ing branches, to Harrisonburp and
Lexington, by the 1st of July. The
line Is almost straight, and the grade for
nine-tenths of the distance willlnot ex-
coed thirty feet to the mile, and no
grade exceeds fifty-two. IL will not
vary from the Potomac to the Virgin
la and Tennessee road five miles from
n perfectly straight line, in distance
OF go miles. Mr.. Borst estimates that
the value of property on the route. now
about 5000, 900, will DO doubled in ten
years In consequence of the building
Of this road.
ACCIDENTAL buggy containing
Messrs. Augustus Cox, John Devine
and II. ID. Kent, was run away with
on Saturday last near Christiansburg.
Ivy the horses attached, which took
fright at some object along the road
side. Young Devine escaped without
injury. Cox was thrown from the bug
gy and run over by It, sustaining pain
full injuries. Mr.. Kent was hurled
down the side of a precipice. some fif-
teen or twenty feet, and had his jaw
bone broken, and received other seri-
Gus hurts. The accident caused quite
commotion In the neighborhood.-
The wounded are all doing well.
FREDERICKSBURG AND GoRDoNs-
WILLIE RAILRoD. -One of the hand
soonest engines we have seen for a long
time, called the "Old Dominion" and
intended for the above named road, ar
rived here few days ago. We under
stand three more are to follow i'm n
short time. This looks us if the road
Is to be built Virginia Herald.
TIE CONFEDERATE PRESIDENTIAL.
MANSION AT RICHMoND.-On Mon
day evening the City Council of Rich
mord adopted resolution declining
IA receive the JEFF. Davis Confederate
presidential mansion back on terms
proposed by the United States Govern
ment, that is, not to charge rent for its
occupancy AS military headquarters.
They ask that rent be be pdid, aud the
h,,tlli.,,r 10, q.
ton.
PENTTENrIARtED.- john Smith, nc
gro, was tried at the last term of the
county court Of Smyth for stealing
lotof bacon, and sentenced to the penl-
tertiary for three years.
THE HIGH BRIDGE.-The Peters
burg Indec OF Tuesday says: The work
on this stupendous structure is going
on rapidly. Ten of the twenty spans
IRE I'm position, and before. sixty days
shall have elapsed the remaining spans
will be up also. When finished il will
DC IL monument to the geJrius and in
domitablc energy Of General Malone.
GOLD IN rsyLvANIA.-Some of
our readers may not be aware that
there is gold mine not far from Ring
gold, in this county, which is under
Contract to be woeked. Such however,
is the ease. Nor do we believe that is
the only place in this county where
gold can be found.-DdnUiHe Times.
DEATH or CAPT. MErCALF. Capt.
James Metcalf, II wclllInown and high
~ respected citilen ~ B.lfofl county,
died at his homo. about eight miles
from the city, on Monday last.-LyRJh-
bury Republican.
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