The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-10-13

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the shops, other industries have been pushed,
business has looked up, several large aud
costly brick bnsiress.hnuSes are going up,
and the town "a putting on bright aud
hopeful f,cc, which might we'll he inflated
by many older aud wealthier communities
in our old Safe.
In meeting some old companions.in-arm'
not seen "since Appomattox" l crioyed q
rare treat, and also had some anu ing en-.
counters with several cid foes. We found
after little talk that we had met twice be-
lore on the battlefield. These we're some Of
Avcril's men. In the 6rst engagement DRY
Creek) they were bidly whipped. and the
writer, happening 10 lead the advance, bad
| pursued with great satisfaction. In the next
fight (Oroop Mountain) we were pretty near.
~ IS badly whipped, and on the retreat your
correspondent WAS again 10 the advance, aud
got away with great alacrity. Some Of these
meetings OF old foes are attended with very
laus ha bic incidents, one Of which was RI ,ted
to me by DR.. B., the jolly eX.lirutCnant-co.
loccl Of the gallant Twcnty.second Vir.
sinia. Not iorg since DR.. b. met and
was introduced to General Averil', who.
by the way, be says is very much OF
4 gcn'laman. living exchanged slluta-
tons, General A. says, medita.vtly,
" Decor, Il seems to me, I've heard
that name before" All! were you not
lieutenant. colonel of the Twen,v.second
Confederate regiment, (he wouldn't say
rebcl,} which was engaged with my force
AT Droop Mount" "Ye>, General, I was"
Didn't take a letter for you to Mrs. B in
kanawha. which you sent to me by fig OF
truce" "You did, General. was slight.
ly wounded in that unfortunate little affair,
and wrote 10 my wife to relieve her anxiety
on my account, and take this first oppor-
tuni:y to thank you tor delivering that letter
safely. You have placed Inc under oblga.
tons 10 you, SIR" Not at alt, sir ; not at
all. But, Colonel. didn't we give you fell
lows particular fits at Droop Noun ?"
4" Yes, General; and didn't we give you fell
lows particular Il at Dry Crcek!"
ackno Wedge the corn, Colonel. Lc's take
a drink" And thus those two brave soldiers
| met for the first time after the bloody war
and shook hands across the bloody chasm.
But we must get on up to Charleston, as
she sits upon the banks Of her beautiful
Kama wha, like Rachel, weeping for her Legl.-
lature. because it is not. But ill Of her citI.
zeus are not so respondent. 1t Is only the
| faint bearted that hold their hlt dS and cry
" Ichabod Ichabod!" Others are. nothing
dauuted, up and doing, euergetc.lly work.
| irg with mind, money, and muscle TO de-
yeIop the mighty resources OF that highly
favored locality. They say " the loss Of the
capital is nothing more than would be the
| burning Of a factory Il a they can soon re.
cover from it, and. moreover, that the capital
| question is by no means settled one. In
tact, from W hat | could bear | think there
will be much capital made out of it the next
election, as monev asprant> regard their po-
sltion on the subject Il capital one TO get 10
the capitol.
Passing up the magnificent valley Of the
| klnaw b., the train takes US in sight Of the
| Government improvements of the kanawb a
river, which have been just commenced.
These will consist Of two locks and two
dams, which will buck the water up TO The
| falls, which are ~ the heart OF the coal-heid>.
Three hundred thousand dollars have been
appropriated. and as much more is expected
from the next Congress. Tbs Is most lm-
| portant work, upon the completion OF which
| a Californian wealth will fow out OF those
black hills down the klnawha and the Ohio,
aud thence everywhere. on, what royal
domsiu was tiched from Old EirSinil when
that goodIy land was taken froE her ! The
| more see of It's resources the more 0lth 'ult
it is TO be reconcied to the theft.
LCaFlUS haUhN Id SllS VIC Su'Si up'b wv
grard scenery Of New river. will not at.
tempt description, for | have read several
| by ADLER peIS than mine, and none ap-
! preached the reality. Sublime is the word.
| That is all | have to say; oulr, when you
come TO see, come ut this season of the year,
| when the mountain has on her magnificent
robe of auumna tintS, and the trip you
never will regret.
Reaching this place by toIr miles of staging
from Ronceverte, the Lewi>burS deIo', we
rest few days amid the scenes familiar to US
| in those 6ellunl days of the misty past; for
the war, with ali its dreadful realities, seems
like horIid dream 10 me. can scarcely re-
call great events which transpred then ; IN
deed, sometimes memory is entirely at fault,
and wonder if it is thus with others.
L"WiSburg, situated in the midst OF rich
and hiyhiy.,ayorCd section OF the Safe, and
tie sent Of cul ure and retiaement, has not
now the life aud hustle of the ante railroad
! DAYS, when Il constant stream OF travel passed
hack and forth from kinawha valley cast
wa,d, aud the Court Of Appeals held its an
nuaI sessions there. SDuc of the most pre-
| mincut men Of the State are citizens Of Lewis
burg. Lewisburg, Though small place. Is i
most interesting one TO me. BorETouRr.