The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-09-18

.o ,ln!r a Party Issue Methodist Con.
c-.ncc Roanoke College aud Other Instltn
u,., IN tho Valley Salem Bristol and Le-
,.,o, Association -"Niator" OH hts de.
,,m-c- The Crops Memphis Rats Travel
I'm, East G%rccnNille Andy john
-. shop. &c. Where Morgan Was BE
Nod -knoN,ilIc sc.
r,-,N correspondence of The Dispatch.
TN rnE CARS. EAST TESNEssEE,)
GEORGIA AND VIRGINIA r. r..
Sept. II. 1871.
,rry cur last we picked up = few more
~. in Roanoke. which may he of in
-. serve 10 while away The tedium Of our
r.,-,ad ride.
\l fqr from Botctourt Springs there
. ,rr, ~, 4 high mountain called "Tink-
winch commands Il fine view, and Is =
.,.~j.c place Of resort Tor the young ladies'
Rollins Institute and other parties OF
l,.>,rr.. According TO n~eighborhood
.-r ION. The mountain took its nam from
.~...lact that during the first Revolution
.,..r mixers. desiring to escape serving in
,u my dixie certain parties during the last
a,.. established lhcm,ciNcS here, and piled
..,.. Vocation. Tradition also has it That
IN obtained i'll this mountain the metal
.N they needed. and it has been handed
IAN from generation 70 generation that
=. nr:-,I> ~ various Kinds are Abundant in
'.. agr mountain. and, moreover. that
.t.s-r amount of hidden treasure lies bu-
-.5ru one al its caves. At various times
..r.l,> hive made diligent ScaIcl, for these
g. .,,urrs. but without success, until last
s.. uIrr itrerr came 10 the neighhrrhood a
...rhmm who was raised near the foot Of
... mountain. but had moved to the West
~ accumulated property.
i;rmrrnhcriny the traditions which he
E.. hrsrG i'll his youth, hc went quietly TO
umk aud spent weeks exploring every
..., aud deli OF The mountain. Tie kept
.nr results If his dlScoveric, TO himself, but
I'M, quict!c purchased al Of the land lying
"a Of shout .'rinkcr" that could he
,uu.nt. and. after concluding his pur-
s.t<. has said that his fortune i: made"
Iii, has. ut course, revived all Of the Old
.;nr,rs. ard it j now currently believed
IN, .tahuui> that the Dew purchaser h.S
discover, d not oni, the :. buried treasure"
l.u rich veins Of silver. copper, and HEc,
which Gr proposes to 20 10 work upon at"
uarc Ia ticvclope.
Whether there hc any truth in these ru-
unr> or not. il srcinS certain that this long
'uir exile came back 10 The scenes Of his
E.l hood, searched the mountain. aud then
n.ht 1T 4 high price these barren lands.
The iaiiluai question is exciting great
t.. n,iou and interest in Roanoke now, and
80. 4. ZION Of the supervisors i'll attempting
20 roNccl the county subscription after an
,rrW hcIming majority OF the people had
.rd il, and it had been formally made, is
very severely criticised.
On the other hand, there sire n few influ-
,g ,.,x -. ~. 80 ~ - ~ d., .,-., -, ,,
q r.e. sud who indeed brought about. lhr
'.,u OF the supervisors. The directors
a.. III" Valley railroad nave determined not
e., lard this action. but Ia hoid the
..unfy to her subscription, and Il biz law
~Hlr j. likely TO grow out of il.
uuc il is feared that tie question viii be
.tr a test IN The coming elections. divide
"a. Conservatives into railroad and anti
& broad men, AND thus ecu the election
4 Radical.
The county convention is to be held next
Monday. and Il stormy time Is anticipated.
The Methodist District Conference for
-.lvm district has just been held ut Cave
~p M. Bishop rcarcc presided. and Is
To have preached with great ability
mi power.
E"arvkc College opens with eighty or
"i#rty students. and Il prosperous session
i, anticipated. This valley >ccmS pccu-
adapted 10 successful schools. Emory
ud Henry. Washington and Lee Univcr-
,iry. the VIRGINIA Military Institute. and
~ her institutions for boys. and the Ahing-
1tn schools, ilc!lins Institute. the Stalu-
Winchester. and Others for girls, point
Z cut as Il grand educational centre, which
~ becoming each year more highly 2pprc-
.a'cd.
ihr prospects Of lIollius Institute
hE"hton every day, and the probabilities
gre that il VIII open on the 18th with the
number IF pupils it has had since
n, war. tcrtainI, il merit Is 10 determine
IL" question, Iloi!ins Institute will o be
crowded 10 Overlooking.
Bui we are hurried away from Il So
urn at this charming resort, and the KIND
trends who have made il so pleasant, and
i>vr 4 brisk trot to Salem, the transaction
u a few items OF business, III which we
sharp people live there, aud all
.Xccliant supper IL other III attentions
Il The ''Rvanokc House." We take the cars
st ~ o'clock L. NJ, and are soon fast
=, iccp. and dashing on towards BRISTOL.
Arriving there ut 6 o'clock this morning
H., met YOUR Alr. Ellyson. who bad lust
me out Of the sleeping chr Of our train,
who, with Dra. Curry and Dickinson, OF
rltv, Proi. {. l.. Cooke, OF lloihns
Institute, and others, was there to attend Il
Of the Lebanon Baptist ASsoeia-
Which convened to-day with the Bris-
Church. n Baptist Association ana
=" NiIor" passing right by without stop.
Will your leaders believe il! lct
t., even So. Tor wetal e Through ticket for
lriautt. bid adicu to old Virginia, and are
d~A>iing through East Tennessee.
Inc crops along this route seem very ma
Injured by the drought. aud in
.,ctiouS by the rava-CS q g~rassloppcfS
which, together With Memphis wharf rats, 1
lsy" Ic. emily migrated here in great NUM-
1t i estimated that only Il halt crop |
III ruIn wall bc made in the whole Of East |
tennessee, though in some localities the
.Gup is very fine. .. |
This line is dotted with little towns which
to be very t%lourishing, and there are
many points of historic Interest oil WHICH |
nave not time to speak.
vt Greenyjlle we were shown the resi- |
jcurc Of candy" Johnson, and tie shop
n which he used to ply his vocation is
dior. We have never been Que OF Andy's
.jmlrers, and could not help wishing that
b" had stuck 10 his goose. |
We gazcd with mourn;al interest on the
pot where the heroic Morgan lthe great |
ruclly murdered and mt khoXvllle we
Ncrc shown the ground over which Long
brave boys charged i'll vain.
We were also reminded that here "Par-I
.on Brownlow' has lived and eXerted his !
influence.
w were surprised at the extent of the !
4 holcs.Ic trade of Knoxville, and were
old that one house there does the largest |
y holc,aie trade Of any other lrln IN the
,Uuth.
We have Just passed Cleveland, and are
Iow dashing on towards Dalton.