The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-03-19
STAUNTON.

rvpcEr4NT rrrCHASE--N ENTERPRlSE-
LAND SttS-ST. PATWCK's DAY; The
IyNCnHlG VISITORS; A GRAND HOLIDAY
KILLED j. s NINE-PERSONALS, &C.
f,1r,srureelc. Of the Richmond Dspslch.I
MARCH Is, 1881.
An impoH9n, purchase of valuable iron
rouerty W, made in this city Wednesday
rs Clnla.n William y. Page. superiniend-
tnt N The IIlWk's-Ne>t Coal Company.
Clplgin Page represented wealthy assOci-
'tlioB Oi Engi.>h capitalists, who under The
Aye II ihe Iron and Sleel-WOTkS Asssocia-
ton Of Virginia. have made the purchase
Of about 900 acre, OF The valuable mineral
properly known as the California and Mt.
HOPE Furnace properties, lying around the
Rockbridec Alum Springs and reaching to
within iy- miles of Goshen deI0t, on the
Chesapeake and Ohio railroad. The COM
l9uy y ill at once commence the erection OF
allIgc furnace Of about 1000 tons week
0Iscity. aud will build railroad eight
nile, in length to Goshen depot. Captain
PAGE will >upcrintend both the irOn-works
and the coal-mincs at Hawks Nest, and will
furnish the coal from Hawks Nest 10 ope-
fafe The furnace, which will require from
$50 10 100 tons per day.
The capital Of the company is ample to
nahc this among the largest and best
appointed irou-WoTks in the country. The
Ninoad viii cost about Sl25,0O0, and the
first irstaln ent Of 80, 900 was paid in cash
Wednesday 20 the late owners, a party Of
gentlemen flOm Pittsburgh. Pa, who bad
come 90 here To close the transaction. Cap
tain Thomas u. Ransom is the attorney for
the new company. and MeSsrs. EchOlS, Bell,
and Cl',u represent the other party.
MESSY. Il. :. Sch,iler and G. w. Haven,
Of Pittsburgh Pa, have been in The city
several DAY, Inspecting some manganese
land nar WgyucsbOrO' with Il view TO pur-
chs>ue. Ine prospect is said to be very
promising, and they are much pleased with
The result # their investigations so far.
Nh. Jacob >brlckhi>e, an old citizen Of
An-uNa, ha, soid one half Of his "Glade
Farm 20 Alexander AirIe, Of Rocking
ham, 2-j crts, at $40 per acre; a GOOD sale.
he proposes 20 sell the remaining half and
reir" from active business life, having
reached ne ripe age OF seventy.fiye and
made comfortable fortune with his good
right arm.
Nj i. T. Buikholder has sold his farm, a
small one about four and a half miles from
N'aun'on, 10 Mr.. {. 7. Palmer for 81 900.
lh iAe price II real estate in this section.
Among he new NEGLECTED. members OF the
Board Of Trustee, Of he Augusta Female
Seminary are Rev. james +. Booker, only
ron OF John Booker, Esq, Of Richmond, and
h'N. Alexander prunf, a sOn.in-law OF Rev.
1T. Peek. II Union Theological seminary.
Tue - Pdtrick's Beneficial Association
VI Lyncnburg spent the day here yesterday
D. invited guests OF the StauniOn IIiber-
man. They we're entertained with lavish
hospitality, and II was gay and happy
Noldai Tor our good Irish citizens. There
va pelieci jam at ~. Francis church,
"Geie Rev. Father Lynch. Of Lexington,
celebrated hieh mass, aud Father McVerry,
VI N'auhion, preached the memorial sermon.
Al'et t1e -IYicfS there was brilliant
procession, maf,bllled by Lieutenant John
A,Vlilue. The banners aud handsome re-
s'na Sod,d to the appearance Of as fine
ooui Of men as Is often seen together.
~ ulsal sumptuOus banquet was spread
~ ~ we large diniDs-rOom OF the Virginia
SnO'ei, al which President Burns, OF the
S,aullOn liibernians, presided. In re-
, ,l 10 various toasts, happy and we'll
p''"eu speeches were made by Mayor
V,l"u,' Hon. John Paul, AID Messrs. j.
t. marry Tucker, James Bumgardner,
IT, meade +. White, w. II. II. Lynn, and |
y, sullivan aud Martin O'Meara, OF
n!Dchburg. and others. The occasion was
h" enjoyed by all, and the company
D'oAe up al midnight. The Lynchburgers |
turned home this morning, leaving on
", taily morning accommodation train.
w a' 'he crimora Manganese Mines, near
~. boro', last Tuesday afternoon, the
tiu"ei' gave way aud brought down por.
S WI The roofing on Charles England, u
:Syaog lan twenty-three years OF age, one
" ~ 'oe miners, who lived near Sherando. He
M ~ instantly killed, and when the tlnbers
49,, ~ removed and his body was gotten out,
hssa' midnight, II was found that heavy
!, -" nad fallen across bis neck and broken
eFpshed. PsxN
bOkhEfTS COCAINE, the best and cheap