The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-10-10
10, 1870.
VIRGINIA NEWS.
IS"poSted Cor The Eipatch.l
preebytSry of Abingdon.


The Preshytcry Of Abingdon met at
Ectl.e' Church, Washington county, Va,
"Wednesday, octobsr5, 1870, and was opened
with sermon by Rev. II. b. Rose, Mode.
rator, on John vi, SS,--"All that the Father
hath given me shall come to me, and him
that comeSh to me ] will In no wise cast
out"
Ministers present Revs. 3. Gildersleeve,
j. Ii. Wallace, II. NJ. White, H. 3. Hose,
ROBERT Gray, W. Y. Wilson, A. l.. Hogs
head, J. D. Thomas, ". S. Lacy, and f. Ii.
Barrett. Elders: DR.. 4. j. Preston, Sink.
ing Spring Church, and J. NJ. Lowry, Rock
Spring Church.
Rev. Robert Gray was elected Moderator,
aud Rev. j. ID. Thomas and DR.. II. j. Pres.
ton temporary clerks.
The minutes OF the last regular meeting
Were then read, and also of the meetings at
New Dublin, 9Th july, and Jacksonville,
9th August, 1870, and standing rules and
committees read. ..
A communication was then read from
Rev. DR.. Z. T. Baird on the subjects of
publication and education, and recommend
inS The Earnest Worker, II paper to be
published in the Sabbath school interest.
This communication was, on motion, re-
leTrcd 10 a special committee for conSidera-
ton.
\ communication was also read from
Captain \. NJ. Osborne, rendering free re-
turn tickets to the members Of PreSbvterv.
ne thanks OF this Presbytery were returned
rihe courtesy.
The Moderator appointed the usual COM
mitteeS.
FrcShStcry then adjourned to meet to-
morrow morning at 8 o'clock.
tbcthcl Church is a neat frame building,
spacious and comfortable, situated between
south and middle forks Of Iioiston river,
ana about eight miles from Abingdon.]
l..
STATUS OF THE NORFOLK AND GREAT
WESTERN RAuK0AD.--ln his speech the
other night, Col. Flournov stated how his
read stood at present:
over hundred thousand acres Of land in
small tracts along the line have actually
been subscribed. Negotiations for about
$4,000 acres more. in large tracts, are
:.oIng on, with every reason to believe that
they will be successful. The right of way
along the entire line has been obtained.
over two millions in corporate subScrip-
hons have actually been subscribed, and q
vote in different localities will soon DC taken
"u a million and II half more. in all OF
which success Is expected with great conf
iience. .s..r
When VIC get FIVE millions in money and
10000 acres of land, Northern capitalists
low aSiCS0 w sutSCitDS eioNSH ulliltOilS.
The people have it perfectly in their
power TO have the work commenced with a
thousand hands in three months.
VIII il be done: We answer, possibly
Ill three. probably Ill six months. Mark
NE prediction. UGnujNe Times.
The Richmond Enquirer, of the 4th in.
Slant. has the following telegram. The Ga.
,s'tc made no such statement
" LEXINGTON, Oct. 3.-Thc Gazette an.
uounces that General r. E. Lee was stricken
with paralysis on the 18th uit.. since which
line he has been altogether speeches. The
'Btirc community are bowed with sorrow
u this affection 10 the old hero, which they
sard rs a mournful event to the State
General Lee Is much better, and it il
hnped thai i'll Il short time he will be out
a-:An. lie was not paralysed as reported.
L@cifartos Gazette.