The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-12-02
VIRGINIA NEWS.
Letfer from Allegheny County.
Corrcspon6ence OF the kichmond Dispatch.
(oSINGroS w. Nnvernhar % 1871


CONVICTION, Va, November %, 1871.
Since the uuwarrnntcd division Of the
State OF Virginia many persons In the east.
ern section Of the State have very vague
idea of localities in this section, and sup.
pose that our pleasant little town IL under
the authority Of the secession government
OF West Virginia. Some Of my correspond.
cnts so address me. We ale, however,
glad TO declare that we are Virginians, and
intensely fond Of our dear old mother. We
arc Conservative also. and this town and
the adjoining country testified its interest
IN the prosperity e the State By clectng
Conservative. heightened gentlemen to aid
their contlercs OF the Legislature in pro.
tecting and preserving the good name OF
the State we love. This section Of the State
may hereafter be regarded "a safe politi-
callv.
| an informed that at the late election
many Of the negroes ab.tained voluntarily
from voting, while many others voted with
the same freedom for the Conservative cam
didat2s.
We arc blessed with unusually mild wca.
Their, and the surrounding mountains afford
excellent "iliving." Nenison is regularly
shipped fro:n this point 10 Baltimore and
Wasbiucton. Bears and panthers give &C.
caSIonal sport TO those who are fond of that
~ III l.,
Brown and his bear is still current. The
Old gentleman thought the bear was asleep,
and took hold Of his leg. The bear, in turn,
seized Mr.. Browns leg. Mr.. Brown nearly
lost his icg-the bear lost his life.
4 gentleman in the Failing Spring Valley
WIS recently awakened an hour or two be-
fore daybreak by the barking of his dogs,
and on going out found that they had
"trccd y coon near his house. Taking
BIZ gun with him, he went to shoot the
"coon," but rs it was very dark he deter
mined 10 ktndle II fire and await the daw u
Of day. He had scarcely kinded the fire
when he heard repeated screams Of pau
Their within thirty yards Of his fire. He
acknowledges that he WAS scared. His
docs. however, chased it away, and be lost
no time 10 getting home.
The Lucy Selma iron furnace Is situated
IN this county about six and half miles
from Longdale DEPOT, Chesapeake aud Ohio
railroad. II Is operated by Messrs. Firm
stone, Pardee & Co., of Philadelphia, and
Is under the uperinteudence OF Samuel G.
Robinson. E-q., lately of Richmond. Tho
inhatitonts Of the vicinity arc loud IN their
praises Of the system and management of
This gentleman. About one hundred hands
are required 10 carry on the operations CT
Tie enterprise. The ore is dug from an in
cXhsuStihle bed of one hundred feet thick
nc~S, unknown width and extending in
length 10 tae Rockbrldgc Alum Springs.
The iron i said 10 be peculiarly suited to
the m2uufit ture OF car wheels, and is
shipped in large quantities to Richmond
and the northern markets. Australia fur
nance IS also situated IN this (Alleghany)
county.
The California, the DOYLE, and tho Buena
Vista furnaces are in Rockbridge county !;
the Clover Dale. the Roaring Run, the
Grace. the GlenWood, and the CataWba
furnaces in BotctouTt.
These three adjoining counties are capa-
BILE Of furnishing an unlimited supply Of
what ia now the chief element Of the wealth
and strength OF q State.
TODAY has been sad day in Covinetou.
The community was shocked yesterday by
the announcement OF the death of Captain
John T. Jordan. He was one Of the engi"
necrs il charge Of The work on the ChcSa.
peake and Ohio railroad. lie was living
temporarily near the big jill 1T Jerry's Run,
having in charge that work and the Dig jill
At Nlli5or0'. He was one Of their most
skillul engineers, man Of great kindness
Of heart, universally beloved, and promi.
ncnl member Of the Baptist Church. De
was buried to-day, with funeral services
conducted bv Rev. j. Vi. Pitcher, the Bep-
list pastor of this place, and with Masonic
houUr- conferred by the Corlngton Lodge,
Of which he was the Junior warden. The
services were deeply impressive, and rarely
have | witnessed such deep feeling rs was
manifested at the chu,ch and at the grave.
COyISGTOS.