The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-12-01

liz ii"'seh as greatly pleased with tho od,,,ro
oU construction of This new road uiaa
p'"ahoe indicates splendid bcol,h
~ usual after his arrival bcro anu,
ucgins, and the most d;s,,, mln,Sr
weather invariably accomnaniass 'oY l,.I
= nc docket now Is not as loro,e ne us s,,.'
nsd'ioh Is diminishing, and tho voup,,or
"sil''h,S Tor legal honors and greater mn
Ia s.G WIN md their pathway beset viii
u', 1 similar to those Of the saints .;
olu VINO attained To realms OF bliss tbro,,,,,
e'.;' ulals ana tribulations.
nc surveyors OF the Richmond o,d
Nor'h carolina railroad have been ot vort'
~ .'iS county, and the route now surveyed
'o0"'eS 'he road through the lower enJ
.Io>>ihg the Meherrin above Union Mill
~ 1N'rSing the districts Of South hin and
a' creek TO point on the Roanoke riv.r
"ooNc Goodies old ferry, and Thence h,.
way OF l'almers Springs 10 Raleigb and
""S1oh railroad, in North Carolina Great
,ounnen'e l. expressed that the narfies
nSNlilg IN chaEge this road will undoub,-
'",! ana speedily construct il.
information has been received that
iniunS"lck and other counties below here
80, 20, Noleu lle subscription Of S5.500 ner
INV ~''c 10 me Atlantic and Danyile Narrow
G""sc raitroad. This county viii vote on
wv question next May. and it is confidently
expected that It Will be carried. This rood
VIII pass through the central part of this
county foI about forty miles. The charter
prov ldeS that it shall pass near tbis ploce
ne heySyillc and Clarksyille road crosses
tHc upper portion, and will be prosecuted
rapidly 10 completion next wear With
'ht>e routes upper central, and lowcr-
ana the projected branch 10 Luncnlnro
courthouse. we will be amply urovidcd
Win railroad facilities. and cease io be al
WAYS Zen miles from lemon" and iso-
htcd and remote from the activities OF life
ana inaccessible TO the cnterprising spiritg
whose advent is accompanied bv dcyclon-
nleht ana prosperity as certain rs the sun
Hover follows TO the God OF day.
There has recently been discovered =
snort distance from here wonderful
mineral spring, called the "Wboohrcy.
irom some Indian or Scotch legend. and
The medicinal properties are said 10 be so
ihVg0ratinc. rciuycnating, and restorative
is 10 be absolutely inimitablc bv any medi-
cal science or knowledge of pharmacy.
The water is light. pleasant. and limpid.
Astonishing and gratifying results are re-
ported from It's use.
y petroleum spring issuing from a solid
rock Is said 10 exist i'm six miles Of this
place. The owner has recently found il.
and considers it a bonanza. hone 10 visit
this remarkable outcropping Of natures
wonders for this section and inform YOU rs
to my observations.
" YOU are aware, the one ncwsDapor
published here Is called the Necklcaburq
Democrat. II is independent i'm politics.
and not rs itS name would indicate. politi-
cally Democratic. The editor is Il one
armed cX-Confedcratc soldier, the clerk of
the Circuit Court, and assistant clerk i'm
the County Court. and the most indciati-
gable worker and ready writer i'm this see
ton. His RccollcctionS OF an cX-Con-
fcdcraie,' published last spring, cyinced
no ordinary man either IN memory, feeling,
or capacity.
The old Randolph Macon College near
here was purchased 10y Or. Cults, OF Mas
sachuSetiS. for the education OF The colorcd
race. II h0, no pccuniary endowment on
known support. and is sustained wholly
by answer, To prayer. From the reports
published The institution has never been
embarrassed for money, provisions, or fur
uitUrc. and the most miraculous and Op-
perfume answers 10 inyOcations for aid
have come from the most distant and I'M
expected sources. Eve ything around ap-
pears decent, quiet, and orderly
T. y. j.