The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1875-03-25

ReaEbriGge Troubles.
a corrcspopdent OF tie Richmond Dispatca,
nnier date 81 ''Rocshridge county, March 10Th
1875" givesthe following plaintive account Of
that good Old county. The people there have
our hearty sympathy. Let them keep a stiff
upper lip. There is a 4'sfver lining to every
cloud -
We have felt this winter the need of a rail-
road as mssch as ever. The road from LeXing-
ton to Goshen has been icy and dangerous, and
the difficulty and expenses OF travel and trans
portation proportonally increased. For the
southern part Of the county the outlet (when
the canal is frozeiD is at Buford's or BonSack'S,
on the Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio rail- Dad,
and the trouble OF reaching these is considera-
ble Some Of our merchants have been COM
PEELED to scHd for supplies all the way by Ways-
Oh to Lynehburg, q much more f@rnitlAbla un-
dertaking now than it WAS when the road over
the mountains Rnd through Amherst was the
main thoroughfare.. The mail is carried in the
winter months from Lexington to Bonsack' S
in buggies, which afford seat for one passen-
ger; but this is not often needed at this season.
In the summer stages are used This winter
the mail is u ally one each way. 1t has pre-
yiously been tri-weekly in the winter 2 ~
A vast amount Of work was done towards The
Valley railroad within the year, during which
the ehterprsing contractors were allowed to
operate. Deepctlts, great entertainments. and
many splendid cnlverts now remain tile silent
memorials Of their rapid industry. Some OF
them advanced large sums Of their own money
in order to 90 forward, and very iloifDrably
paid OFF their hands Whom the work was finally
suspended, thus Increasing the large debt OF
the company to them. several Of the contrac-
tors have gone with their carts and horses and
other fixtures to contracts on other roats.-
y Al
ing horses. mules, and hands, waiting for the
company to resume the construction Of the
road. A meeting was appointed FIJI the 22l Of
February in Stanton, but the committee on
finance was not ready to report, and 1t was
postponed to the 18th of April This was re
garded by mary as al Indefinite disposal Of the
railroad. and those who have waited so long
are preparing to move. Their stock is offered
at low price, but there is little demand here
or in the adjoining
OF all the negroes discharged in this county
ncne are left to struggle or annoy us, and their
behavior while they were at " ork was orderly
in u surprising and cretlitable degree. The
| italians have the confidence OF the community.
acquired by their quiet and decent behavior
and uprightness in their pecnniary transac-
| lions. Large sums are due them, and some
have remained all the winter doing nothing
It is said that the company viii be compelled
by the state Of its treasury to scale the esti-
mates Of the large contractors, who in their
Ltllril will scale the sllb-contractoFs rlasons,
&c. The waste and ruin that are seen in tie
steps Of tho abandoned work remind one OF the
ravages Of war. Commissaries are closing out
with confusion and sacrifice; costly ropes and
lprlicks are left to decay; numerous shops,
cabins, stables and temporary houses. built by
contractors as places Of residence, deserted,
and various other relics Intimate deplorahlc
loss OF money, much of which must fall on in
fiivisllial sufferers who were employed by the
company.
Besides all this. the people have been dis
turbed in lnany ways. The assessment OF dam
ages b; given infinite trouble; orellaids,mea'l-
oWs and gardens have been penctlatet fani-
lies have been blasted ont OF their homes, and
in several cases barns and even residences have
been removed to give place to the road. Wileth-
er it is all for nothing remains to. be seen. We
hail with pleasure the Virginia road from Blu
chanan to Clifton Forge.
TIE RECENT TERRIBLE ToRNADo.-AU
GUsrA, Ga, March 2l.-Ihe tornado caused
fearful destruction aloug It's track, laying waste
houses, trees, and fences, and killing persons
and stock. The Dapti5ts were holding meet
ing at Elm Church. near Canack, when tie
storm demolished it, killing three and wound
INC TWENTY-FIVE persons Residences and out
ouses were demolished ON many plantations
in Warren, Mcl1siiiie, and Columbia coutlties
in Georgia, the destruction exte ding into
E9lgt field, Aiken, and Barnwell counties i'll
South Carolina. In some places persons were
Blown & distance OF sixty yards. Every house
on Mrs. =. e. iValton's plantation, Including
five residences, were destroyed. III Columbia
county, three negroes were killed, twenty-five
persons wounded, and ten houses OF DR.. Ham
| ilton's were dastr yad. 1t is impossible to
give a correct idea OF the amount CT property
| lost-sevegal hundred thousand dollars will
not cover it. Fearful suffering is already re-
ported in the devastated territory. Nothing
so unusually destructive was ever known IN
! this section.
! yARLEY. THE REvIvALdsT.-N YORK
| March 2l.-A meeting OF the varions deno;ni-
national ciergyElen in this city, was held Sat
urtlay afternoon to confer with Henry Marley.
the English evangelist, with regard to the eN-
tention Of the Divine truth. The speakers
were unanimous III their desire that he should
continue his labors in New York. Mr.. Var
ley announced his intention Of remaining
tlsree weeks longer here, ana will CON
duet afternoon and evening meetings in the
various churches throughout the city.
| MIR. Earley preached this evening at The
| Hippodro1ne to an audience numbering abollt
eight thousand people. The interest in his
sermons seems to be greatly on the increase,
and the attendance Gu each occasion OF his
ministration is rapidly growing larger.
According ta the Washington correspondent
OF the Cincinnati Commercial, Gov. Hendricks
Of Indiana, and Senator Thurman, OF Chic,
a-n olre,f1yr irs tho field for the TDpmopra fir