Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1873-05-13

| the Echols' ore banks here are turning out lar
ger quantities of the purest ore daily. With
completion of Clifton Forge connection, or air
line to Richmond. through this Valley, large
blast furnaces must spring up on every hand
and the whole Of it become alive With mining
and manufacturing life, wealth and energy
The Locher Bros still successfully mine cement
and the various clays, sand stones, silica, and
states here, and near here, are soon to be large
| ly developed New York capitalists are now
negotiating for so years lease of the clay on
In Amherst will be fully opened in June, and l
again call attention to the inducements be offers
to young energetic men of small capital His
address is Balcony Falls and he will give all
necessary information. The canal was broken
| tor three days last week, but is again open all
the way through, and much tonnage passing
down. The Campbell Bros. report trade brisk
and have already sold out large Spring stock
to the farmers and miners near here. Many
people are taking the bankrupt law but not so
many as first reported.
The general conservative political sentiment
accords with Spectator. The people are alive,
at last, to the Importance of the issue before
them and are for the best man to beat the Rad
icals, no matter who he is, SO his record is pure
and he has no connection with r. +. or other
rings" Hunter seems to be the choice of the
majority, though not few men of the best
judgment express the conviction that Staunton
contains gentleman whose known devotion to
Virginia; great legal attalnmeDts; unselfsh
patriotism; purity Of public and private life
clear head, honest heart, and unprejudiced
mind, would make his name, at the head Of the
conservative ticket, tower OF strength, and
the people who know him best will not dissent
from the opinion, when | tell them that he, so
hIrhi of Ic hot fr,.lv,
man, Thomas j. Michie Esq. While the wri-
ter knows he is not an aspirant, it will not be
the less gratifying to his friends to know such
are the sentiments of some of the best people
of Rockbridge, and, might add, of all over
the great Valley.
In the Legislative contest, Mr. Anderson
withdraws for Senator, and Capt Joe Sherrard,
Jr., it is generally conceded, will receive the
nomination for Senator, compliment due not
only his high qualifications, but his past services
to the party, [ hear no one spoken of promi-
nently for the House and learn the old mem
bers, Poage and Donald, don't wan t to go
back. The political outlook is good for Con-
servatism.
As the Miss Nancy Kidd, your youthful
correspondent in the Forks reported dead, has
been lately seen meandering along the placid
waters Of Rocky Row Greek below here, it may
be concluded the report was incorrect. A large
number assembled to hear Rev. Mr.. Shanks at
Fork school house Sunday, but he failed to
make an appearance, on account Of sickness.
so they sang few hymns and dispersed. No
better field lies ripe for the harvest than this
now neglected section. and the people hope
some denomination will take it in hand, ere the
Devil gets the upper hand too firmly to be
rooted out.
The packets now leave Lexington Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday, evenings, instead of
Sunday as heretofore. The stages connecting
with Express at Goshen on these days connect
with the packet. YDNAs.