The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-01-29


city this successor OF the James River aud
Kanawba canal is meeting with a most
gratifying degree Of success. On Tuesday
there was received in this ctv thirteen car
loacs Of freight, on Wednesday nine, and
on Thursday twenty car loads-al COM
posed Of q local character. Ii will be re-
membered that at this end OF the line the
rails at present are laid TO distance OF but
fftv.seyen miles from the city, and through
a country which until a month or Two since
was more accustomed 10 the bray OF Inc
placid mule than the snort OF the iron
horse. Thursdlv's freight train was the
largest arriving in the city on any road that
day.
A walk up 10 be city pump-house from the
Eighth street bridge will show the con-
structi0n department Of the road "in full
glory rehec' ed" in all its varied agencies
for railroad production. One who has not
visited the locality for several months past
will see everywhere tracks OF the road eyo-
IuiiOnists. The familiar bridge That used 10
connect Oregon Hill with the armory OF
Virginia has Welded 10 the spirit OF i'm
proyement and resolved itself into non
entity. It's northern abuiment remains. but
will be torn down in a few days ana the
stone composing il devoted to other uses.
just below this yesterday evening, tlcd up,
were few iOw-boats, whose occupation
seemed nearly gone. In this vicinity also,
on the Oregon Hill side, are the remains Oi
number Of brick buildings not yet
renovated, victims OF The great fire
OF the 3rd of April, 1865. On the
south side all traces Of the famous old
armory in whose yard were once stored 900
cannon, and. under housing, many thousand
muskets, some OF which had given their
det0nations to the air even before the war
| OF 1872, was hid from view by bieh fence.
4 backwoods marine in bOat, with a
load OF produce and accompanied by bis
wife, passed at this point with swift ana
steady sweep Of oar /; but in vain does tue
| listening ear strain for a sound OF the famiI-
| lar boat-hOrn. Just here the Ybir OF ma
cbinpry and the hustle and confusion In the
clOseIy.inclosed Tredegar yard make IT EVIL
dent that iron il undergoing various faml-
6catiOns calculated 10 lit it for mans use.
4 flat wood bridge. now in process OF con-
struction, will in few days take the place
OF the high bridge which now forms me
media OF communication between the ron
works and the people OF Oregon Hill. Boats
not higher than five ieet can pass under lhe
new structure. In tbls vicinity yesterday
could he seen Engineer Bolton with an I'M
plement OF his trade and numerous assist.
ants getting the gauge Of rise in The road
contemplated between tie basin and The
upper end OF the Tredegac 81 WOrks. This
elevation is apparently about three feet, or
so appears 10 tie uneducaled eye. II i IN
tended, OF course, 10 birmonize The IN
eQualties Of the ground between tne points
| named.
The heavy beams, mostly OF oak, and
other substantial appliances used In tne
construction OF this road, and to be seen at
this point, give cal nest OF material ln-
| tended to Withstand both the ravages OF
time and the ordinary wear and tear OF
| travel.
A gang OF wOrkmen. with three plIe-
drivers. are now engaged in driving piles
in The canal on the south side between
the upper end OF the Tredegar lot
and the bridge OF the connecting railway
crossing the canal at Byrd street. The
track on the south side will extend partly
over the canal and not wholly on the tOw-pa' d
as now, thus atfordng good walkway and
n chance to get out OF the way OF too
| OblruSive train.
on the nOlth side the passengers now
land in the vicinity Of tie old Peniteniiary
nond or bolt-yard. The locality Is Indifier-
emily thus named. but is by some now cali
ed the ..Grand Central" Here, besides
Temporary passenger Accommodations, is
the ticket office, and the ears not IN use aie
slowed there. Al one point on "the
pond" is a tufn-tab.e. consti ucted on pIlts
of solid masonry and heavy tmberS. ii
was used for the first lime Yesterday. work
jpg admirably. Hele is also TO be seen
hosting derrick aud treslle for bridge
there Will be four between the upper END
Of the Tredegar lot and the Elghth-Street
bridgP), under which any boat not more
than five /, e. above water can make lis way.
From DIvision->uprrnteDd General
Lindsay Walker it was learned that with
GOOD weather IN from eight to ten days
track would be COMPLETED on the Sonth 10
the Byrd.street depot, and one the north
(from the present terminus at pentenllary
pond) 10 the basin. The weather has been
hard on the workmen.
The railroad company have purchased {
considerable quantity OF ground, forming
mart of Oregon Hill, fronting the State:
prison, aud will use the dirt in filling w
the penitentiary pond and adapting thai
site to its proposed use for rOund-house aDt
other PURPOSES. The old boai-house OH th'
upper part of the lot is now being used as /
shop by,he company. Myers's bridge, at tht
derpinned with substantial wnite oak piles
and possibly lowered tour or Eve feet. Th'
company have fine iurn-table at Columbia
The one i'm this city Will be put regularly iC
work on and after Sunday. But for tht
fact of the weather stopping the mills, there
by restricting the supply OF lumber, TOE
track on both sides OF the canal would by
this time have been extended as Tar as TIT
basin, the site OF which Is designed for {
grand der0t lot. Several large wooder
caissops. intended for culverts for the drain
ing OF The pennenliary lot, have beer
placed i'm position, and are so DeiC
by tons OF granite aud other heavy
substances. Others remain 10 be put down
When the old pond shall be filled IN 1t VII
cease 10 be home for the ftstive mosquito
and a malady. producing locality, but re
sumo its rightful place as an object OF IN
terest 10 The general public. IL was here
that in july, 1927, the three pirates, Pepe
Felix, and Couro were hung for murdel
aud robbery on The nigh seas, under sen
teuce from Chief.Justice John Marshall, o.
the United States Supreme Court.
AS has been inlimated, operations In th'
line of work are only restricted by elementa
happenings. At present there is one dali,
Messenger train and one for freight. Tha
for passengers leaves the city ut 3:l5 +. VI.
that for freight at $3.50 in the morning, az
irving at nearly the same hour in the eve
Mug. The freight comes to the city on TN
south track, and, entering the Tredega
premises 0or the presenD, Is thence con
! veyed into the city and to its several destl
, nations. The track Is most substantial be
tween the city and pump-house. Indeed
| the rails look as II they lodged on soll'
substratum OF post oak. The same care u