Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-07-18

day evening the stages from Harrisonburg
brought to this city the New York Agricultural
Editorial Excursion, which left New York Tues
day morning for trip to Virginia, Indian Ter
ritory, Colorado and the parks of the Rocky
Mountains. They staid at Harper's Ferry Tues
day night The party included several very
handsome ladies' The following persons make
up the excursionists who reached Staunton
Henry T. Williams, agricultural editor New
York Independent and editor Of the Horticultu-
rist S. R. Wells, editor chronological Journal
and Science of Health, and wife; Andrew S.
Fuller, associate editor Rural New Yorker and
agricultural editor New York Weekly Sun, and
wife Edward King, correspondent Scribner's
Monthly Thomas Meehan, agricultural editor
Philadelphia Press and editor The Gardeners
Monthly Josiah Hopes, correspondent The
Journal of the Farm and president Pennsylvania
Fruit Grow ers' Association David f. Strother,
Porte Crayon, artist and correspondent Har-
per's Magazine R p Eaton, editor New Eng
land Farmer ; W. Cliff, correspo ndent Country
Gentleman; L. A. Chase, publisher American
Agriculturst and Hearth and Home X. A.
Willard, dairy editor Rural New Yorker and
president New York State Dairymen's hssocia-
ton B. X. Bliss, representative of the Rural
Club, New York N. J. Colman, editor Rural
World and wife, ST. Louis NJ. L. Dunlap, ag-
ricultural editor Chicago Tribune and president
Illinois State Horticultural Society, and wife !;
Clark W. Bryan, editor Springfield, Mass, Daily
and Weekly Union Barton D. Evans, editor
Village Record, West Chester, Penn; William
P. Thompson, representative United States De-
partment of Agriculture, and wife, Washing
ton, D. c.; W. C. Flagg, horticultural editor
Prairie Farmer S. A. Ellis correspondent
American Rural Home; L. S. Gold, secretary
State Board of Agriculture, and correspondent
New England Homestead, and wife the Rev. J.
W. Tuck, correspondent Daily Bulletin, Nor
wich, Conn.,, and Weekly Courier, Norwich,
Conn; Samuel Bowles, Jr., editor Daily and
Weekly Republican, Springfield, Mass, G. V.
Riley, State entomologist of Missouri, and cor
respondent Illinois Journal Of Agriculture Prof.
A. H. Mixer, correspondent Daily and Weekly
Democrat, Rochester, New York Herman
Fiiechsel, artist The Aldne, New York ; Miss
Mary Clancy, correspondent Daily Times, Troy,
New York.
The party took supper at the Virginia Hotel,
and then took special train to Charlottesville,
handsome car having been provided by the
Chesapeake and Ohio Company for their trans
portaton. In Charlottesville the Mayor and
Alderman appointed a committee to greet and
show them every attention. The Belmont Club,
composed of prominent farmers and townsmen,
also appointed committee to entertain them,
but the short time they were here curtailed the
opportunity of showing them much attention.
Yesterday morning they came back to Alton, on
the Blue Ridge, and after seeing the sun rise,
breakfasted and then left for the West on their
special car, going through Staunton about 10
O'Clock. Yesterday they spentat the White Sui
phur-to>day they 60 to Charles on, West
Va, and tomorrow, after excursion to the
salt-works, Sthey will leave by steamer for Gin
cinnatti, where they expect to arrive on Sunday
They will leave at IL P. NJ. of the
same day for st. Louis, via. the 0 hioand Mis-
sissippi railroad. They expect to reach Denver
on the 2oth. The maximum cost of the trip to
each excursionst is estimated at $780,
IRON OPERATIONS IN AUGUsTA.-At the time
of the purchase of the Mt. TORY Iron Works,
by company from Pennsylvania, the sale was
noticed in this Journal, with the expression of
the hope that it would increase the already
rapid Development OF the iron wealth of this
district and the hope has been fully realized
The works were placed under the superinten-
dency Of Mr.. G.. Fl Lagorce from France, who had
won distinction in his profession in Europe, and
he has turned to account vast tract of ore which
had not been deemed Of the greatest value. The
specular ore of which there were millions of TONS
was let deemed fit for car wheels not being easily
chilled, and he has put in operation process
which renders it fit for that and all other purposes
and equal TO any iron turned out. The new iron
has been tested in Baltimore and other cities,
and several propositions have been made to buy
out the furnace. Ike company, however, re
ton are charging their work. The furnace has
been raised seven feet the force of workmen
increased to about 60, French charcoal burners
have been impo rted to furnish charcoal by
ne W process, and it is contemplated to erect four
more furnaces The superintendent is man
of science, and has introduced every new i'm
provement. The deposit OF ore around the Mt
ands of acres purchased by the company teens
with it, and The mining is done simply by tunnel
ling into the side of the mountain.
CHURCH NoTEs.-Mr. Geo. L. Peyton, of the
White Sulphur Springs, has purchased the bell
formerly used by the church there, for his farm
near Staunton.
The Fincastle papers states, that Mr.. T. K.
Menifee, of Stanton, who was on visit there
a few days since, made liberal donation to the
Baptist church, to complete repairs already com
menced.
Rev. Jos. A. Graves, is filling the pulpit Of
Bethel church, in this county, in the absence of
its pastor, who has gone to the Vienna EXPOSE
ton.
Rev. j. L. Kirkpatrick, of Lexington, will con-
tinue to preach at the Presbyterian church here,
during the absence of its pastor, Rev. VIM.
Baker He is a guest at the Augusta Female
Seminary during his stay.
Rev Jas. A. Latane who has been in Char
louisville on a visit, will preach in Trinity
church Stanton, his former charge, on Sunday
next, morning and night.
Rev. G. Mills of Boston, who has been most
acceptably filing the Episcopal pulpit here for
some weeks past, left for his home yesterday.
SUNDAY SCHOOL ExcURsIoN.-The Sunday
School Of the Baptist church, J. w. Todd, SUI
perintendent, made picnic excursion to Varie-
ty Springs On Wednesday last. Five cars load
ed full, left the depot at O'Clock A. NJ. The
springs were reached about 10 o. clock and after