The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-04-19
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NEW OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES MAIL no THE
ONO FROM RICnaro ND.-coAL SHIP
MENTS At HUNTINGTON.
Special Correspondence OF tho DIsn,,c,

HUNTINGTON. IT.. VA, April Il, 1872,
Mcssrs. Editors,--From andaiter this date
| arrangements lately made will take cfEcc,
by which there will bc 4 daily mail convened
! upon the trains Of the Chesapeake and Ohio
| railway from the city OF Huntington mn tb,
kanawha Valley and to Gauicy Bridge. whor
the road shall have been completed to- tim,
point. which it is believed will not be more
than thirty days hence. From Gaulcy Bridge
daily line OF tirSt-class coaches will run te
White Sulphur Springs BY these arrange
nientS mail facilities between Richmond and
Huntington will be so improved as to give
these cities prompt daily communications.
The constitutional Convention of our State
adjourned on "Wednesday, and all the mem.
beers have departed from the capital. During
the last days Of the session the Governor was
! authorized to have our "new Constitution y
printed for general information. The u,lcs.
ton of "adoption" or "rcjection /" will be
submitted to the people on the fourth Thurs
day Of August next. The Convention, being
4 very economical body, it seems decided not
10 have its debates reported in an g official y
form. The reports ofthc press ut Charleston,
! therefore. were all that could be relied upon
10 give the people any intelligence as to what
was being done from day to day.
Those reports being necessarily brief and
imperfect, il is impossible to form any def
mite conclusions us to the number or charac-
| ter of the changes and improvements -
| made, and, until after publication, the gene
| raj sense of the people in reference thereto.
| The new charter, to become, probably, the
| fundamental law of our State, is the work of
| the Democratic party. 1t is to he hoped it
will prove moi only acceptable to its friends,
hu; worthy of an affirmative vote from every
| citizen of our State. II is understood that
| the tio,p5qLscSsivm system is cngnfted in
| tnr new Constitution. This i to be regretted.
II is 4 step backward for 4 Young State like
! o,,rS. that now 81 much needs legislation to
conform her public affairs 10 tile rapid change
that j. uvrrtakiny her material condition and
| interests.
| We have been visited W.ii Unusual fresh
cts on the kanaWlIa, Guyan, Coal, and other
rivers, turiu" the past week. All those
stream: are RAINING with full banks, and the
Ohio is pouring IN imiAcll>r Volume down
the valley.
The city of Huntington is the ivcllcst To-
caItv to he found anywhere within any rcl-
| Sonabc distance from Us. No new city on
the Ohio has ever walked up such al Interest
| in il behalf in So short 4 time. Hang ON
| yolir banners on the outer wall ' seems Il
bc the cry i'll every quarter OF the universe
and on every banner II cnblazoncd "llunt'
ingtou,
Every steamer brings procession of capi
talistS. manufacturers, mechanics, Spccula
tors, Sight-seers. &C.. &C., to ''takc Il look,
then invest. and prepare 10 cooperate will
us in building up the city. All who cont
here are charmed with the prospects bcfor
us. Livclcr times in selling lots or buildin!
houses could not well be desired.
Our new and nllcli-nccded hotel, TIN
"Grand Central" will open on the corner o
Second avenue and Eighth street next Mon
dav. The locality is 4 prominent and con
vcnicnt one Other hotels are being en
lar.cd to accommodate the throng OF ito lis
welcome c;rfe-hag@elS.
During tir present rise III tie OHIO owe
fen million bushels OF coal passed here il
bargc>. ali shipped ut Pitt>bnrg for the Gin
cinnali and Louisville markets. Much o
this coal has lccn awaiting Il rise foT 4 lon!
time, during which lis value iYaa loclcd-ul
canit:l, and is now hurried forward 50 tl,,
the owners may realize upon their invest
mcnt.
How different will h" the condition OF coa
oprrationS in Il short time nj the city of Hunt
in~ton. Here we are about ready To Shil
= thousands III bushels, and III cightrCl
months thousands Of tons, every day dow
, the river. rise or 10 rise.
Capitalists operating in coa!-mining alon.
the liuc OF the Chesapeake and Ohio railWa,
Will rarely suffer Inconvenience or cmDal
rassmrut from not being able 10 yet tllci
coal To market. if they sii4' l.r'i.i Hunting
ton. brral!,c navigation irOl., !ic.t city can b
relied upon all the Year round, Whenever
| at all events, anything in the shape OF YES