The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-09-25
DANVILLE.
fCHTc, p"uGencc of the Richmond Dispatch
SEPTEMBER II 1870

correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch
SEPTEMBER 81, 1879.
Colonel J. +. Yates, engineer in the en-
]!oy OF Mr.. Barbour, Of the Midland rail-
road, i our on trip on horseback over the
country between Danville" State>ville,
y. e., and in company with him are Hon.
i. i. ArmlclG. member OF Congress from
the Star>yIIIc district, Mayor 5. 4. Sharpe,
Il Statc>yilIe. and Civil.Engineer w. a.
Eha>ln. After the preliminary survey has
hccn made, and some idea OF the cost Of
building The railroad has been formed, it is
understood that report will he made 10 the
authorities OF TIE Midland road. The plan
J. TO extend the Midland road from Danvil!e
~ way 81 the coaIiiclGs OF Rocking cham
county TO StatCsvlIlc, and thus establish q
through Inc from Baltimore 10 Atlanta. 1t
j. sid that the road from Charlotte 10 At
Un,a Is mostly The property OF New York
capitalists. and that they wish this road
built, and Baltimore is expected to help.
The cost is put down now ut a5oiit four
millions. Permit me to say, however, that
some oil the citizens listen to AL such talk
with an air OF incredibly, and some with
that Of Suspicion.
reported some days ago that the Repub-
leans Of this county would ally themselves
with Conservatives in support OF the Nc
Culioch bill. We have reports now that an
attempt is now being made to bring the
Republicans OF Henry county 10 DO the
same thing. Captain Fe.nald, OF this city,
Mad2 speech TO company OF colored
people IN Henry county last Saturday,
"h!ca was well received, and Captain
George u. Grareley, 4 Republican Of that
county, has come out in Il long letter in
which he advises the Republicans TO stand
bE lie deb'-paying party and not to con-
meet themselves with 4 party which prom
les nothing and will be able to do nothing.
Tue negro man Henry Corbin, whose re-
N>ilHce 70 the police was reported in yes
'e'd'y's letter, has been sent on to the
sfand (nry fnr indictment.
rev DR.. Martin is now soiourning in the
Mountains.
Key. George ". Dame is OH visit TO his
foa, Nv. \. =. Dame, rector CT the Epis-
r9p2' church at Black>b,lry.
Inc Musical Association has been re-
'SahlzeG ioF The season, and will give fort
lightly entertainments, as was done last
season.
nolone! G. X. Grigss, OF Cascade, whose
arm was broken by fail from his horse
Soilc GAYS ago, was in the city Yesterday.
N''onel Griggs had been shot and shot at
% lHany times IN the last war that he re-
s"ueu broken arm as nothing, and came
"pau'ii'e without Inconvenience.
Ihe receipts OF internal revenue for last
";ek amounted 10 S23, 9O7.1S.
Tue Tue hfSt lot OF new tobacco was sold yes
] s. u ~, The piles bringing respectively 81,
4 NV per hundred.
j a, aS aSese and lot on Grove street was sold
Wh;,aao,n day or two ago to MIR. X. w. |
franz ,n mr $3.50. The house is neat |!
dred tea, ding, and the lot fronts one hun
s,tse,s ~ ~ The corner Of Lynn and Loyal |
was sN,d 'eionging TO r. Chambers IL Co.. |
s2.5o0 y ~ ~ auction day or two ago for
fronts e " tLaptain j. p. Hawkins. This lot
one hn,Snt!-four feet on Lynn street aud !
Bur l ,.t and siXty-seyen ON Loyal.
ialn seas ,,e rain fell during the "equinox-
our cbar Cham. Good fires were kept up in
nov e,amaess and parlors. The weather Is
aa! out pleasant. a.. ALPHA. |