The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-02-14
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Correspondence Of Tie Eiclnnond Dispatch.
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Correspondence Of tie Eiclnnond Dispatch.
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ONO RAILROAD, February &. 1872.
\ short time after my last letter TO You,
written some time in September last. ! no.
ticrtl the following clip your paper: There
are Two sorts Of newspaper correspondents
;hosc who write because they have something
to S;v. and those who write because they wish
10 say something. We prefer the former"
Taking the hint 80 pleasantly given, l have
deferred my next ill could find "Somc-
thing 10 say y: and though now there is no.
thin. much worthy Of nctc going Oh along
the like. still think can gather some items
which may be of interest.
The work has not yet commenced in earnest
for the new yc;ir. There WAS a general
breaking up on the 18th of December. us the
l.;'o' here i, principally that Of negroes from
Virginia. who still cling to their old custom
OF linz " holiday" at Christmas without
which they think the year incomplete. n
railroad life particularly in this wild coIn-
try, j. much like that OF Il soldier, to which
! 50 uiauy became accuSto ucd during the war,
| and our late Christmas holiday was to Us a
! pleasant thirty DAYS Through in which TO 60
! home and visit our families and our sweet
| hearts.
| There is some difficulty Just now in getting
| hands on this part Of the line, owing piinci-
| rallv 10 the continued inclcmency OF the
| weather. and partly. we suppose, 10 the pro-
! lu-rd immediate construction of the Valley
! road the dariiicS prCirrrlllg hat work on &C.
| count OF Ill ucIlliC>s 10 their homes i'll last
| VIRGINIA. The western end Of the road is
hc;u. pushed on rapidly. The track is Iow
! lail some ten or fifteen miles c;tSt from
| Charleston. The contractors OF this part OF
| tt!r r.&td are looking forward with ca%crncss
! - l~ completion /" it:.laWlEi falls Il, il viii
! then afford ti.viu nvt'i$ Of getting in sup.
| plies. the Iacl; Of which means has hccn and
! j. unIr ore Of tic greatest drawbacks to the
! pHn@rt>, of the work.
Tnrrr is still IL great deal of work to be
| done OH this Ulc New Rivcr) division Of the
road, though with an able corps of engineers
and diIi-cit and pushing contractors, ii is
thought that nearly al! Of it will be com
| plrtcd Lciore The bc.:nninS Of another year
II becomes by ~Hd !rirt +" note the dealt
! Of tie former contractor on this section. y
| VI. Jordan. ,Fr., notice OF which lG's tcci
! Inserted in your columns. lie died on Tic
| ilth Of December of consumption. after I;
| short Illness of two weeks. lie was Il true
! Nir@ina gentleman: which is all that ii il
necessary 10 say of him. During his life he
was universally beloved and respected, and
died deeply regretted by all who knew him
We are now having one Of the Longest
spells Of cold weather that almost ever en-
prl'irnccd, which has, Of course, thrown back
the worh--in lie first place, 10y OBTAINING
hands ii home and secondly. by the terrible
condition in which it has placed the roads
which. bad at best, are HOW nearly impasSa
Nd .ntii .lx- ,nr ,,r yI.birlC