The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-10-23
STAUNTON.
THE WESTERN TERMINUS OF THE RICHMOND
AND ALLEGHANY RAILROAD FIXED-AAR-
RAGE OF A PROMINENT FIX. STATE SENATOR
DEATH OF A SPRINGS PROPRIETOR.

lHE NbSlbkN TERMINUS VI me RlCHMOND
AND ALLEGHANY RAILROAD FIxED-AAR-
RAGE OF A PROMINENT EX.STATE SENATOR
DEATH OF A SPRINGS PROPRIETOR.
correspondence Of the Richmond Dspatch.I
OCTOBER %, 1880.
The location OF the western terminus Of
the Richmond and Allegheny railroad at
Clifton Forge has been definitely settled
this week. Mr.. Davis A. KOZser, of this
city, who owned large tract OF land ut
Clifton Forge, upon which was located a
recently-imprOved watering place, known
as Clifton Springs, situated about mile
from Clifton Forge depot, on the Cheecs
peake and Ohio road, has sold five hundred
acres, including the springs improvements,
to the Richmond and Allegheny Railroad
Company for $4,000, and put the corpora
ton i'm formal possession this week.
This will be the terminus Of the road.
am informed that the company will at once
commence to build round-house, shops,
depot, hotel, and all the necessary improve
ments.
The place IS well situated for the purpose
TO which il has been appropriated by the
company. 1t is Just south OF the narrow
pictu esQue pass where the mountains be-
gin 10 leave The right bank of the river, and
while the mountains and rocks are near
enough to afford the grandest views, the
bottom.land is broad enough TO give all the
room the company will need. The trains
on the new road will run up TO William
sons to make the connections with the
| Chesapeake and Ohio
The name of the place, it is understood,
is TO be changed; and it will not be many
wears before " Iron Gate" will be one of
the famous places in Virginia.
On Wednesday Mr.. Thomas +. Fitzpat-
rick, well known in Virginia as talented
ex-senator from Nelson county, was mar
| ried at the residence OF Mr.. John S. Lips
comb, of this city, to Miss Coleman, and
sister Of Mrs. Lipscomb. The happy c0u-
| ple left on wedding tour OF the western
and northern States and Canada.
The Greenylle Young Mems Christian
Association has held its third anniversary
and elected the following officers for tie
ensuing year: President, w. q. Abney !;
Vice Presidents, Il. S. liiOzer, George A.
Shields, and DR.. j. W. GilkesOn; Secretary.
J. Frank Wilson; Corresponding Secretary
and Librarian, DR.. L. V. Davis.
MIR. Paul Burruss, the proprietor OF the
Variety Springs in this county, died yes
tcrday morning after prolracled illness.
lie was a highly-esteemed citizen Of the
V.
wear, bad raised ten children, all Of whom
he and his aged partner bad oulliyed. The
last diving few months ago. Mrs. Mary
Burruss, his widow, who is past her three
| scoTe-aud-ten, is now the only survivor Of
once large and happy family. The firm
name z. Il NJ. Burruss paul and Nary was
we'll known in business circles.
Some rich specimens of Portland cement
apd sDmpfhinO worry uTpttV IN tup WAY Of
marble are exhibited here by Mr.. Robert
Knightly, an experienced worker in mine
rails, who discovered them upon the farm OF
Colonel John l.. PeytOn, near the city. The
Gnding Of so valuable an article OF trade as
Portland cement in large quantities here
will make an important change IN the mar
ket.
The Virqinian tried 10 GET straight yes
terday on its report OF the Democratic rally
here last week, but could not do away with
its first bundering statements, which bad
been shown up by your correspondent. He
admits now that there was large crowd in
town that day. That is Just where we
wanted to get him for his trying TO explain
the crowd by saying that the people "came
to hear the election news" and that 1t was
ga great crowd OF Republicans that throng-
ed the STREETS wild with Joy over the lndi-
ana victory" is all stuff. City people know
wh hat the crowd amounts TO that usually
comes TO town to bear the news OF an cleo.
ton in distant State; and as 10 the great
crowd OF Republicans that thronged the
streets, the people OF Augusta know how
to measure the crowd OF Republicans in
this county, and that ii all OF them were TO
get together at once they would not crowd
the streets OF stanton. Penn.