The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-08-25
THE SOUTHWEST.
,orrrSessxcrL AND MONTGOMERY
The Products or Giies-its Villages Seeners,
xe.-NcssCemery-Ps Meeting,
Democratic REORGANIZATION.
scorrcspoadcnce Of the Richmond Disps,eh.l


PEkKIsBURG. August %. 1880.
I'm in the Alieghauies 20 Pearisburg. the
county-Seai 81 Giles county, 24l miles from
Richmond. II j. reached by the Norfolk
and Western road 10 Central, aud from
thence hv the New-Riycr railroad. one OF
its tributaries. % miles along the banks Of
New r7ver through a wild aud picturesque
y country. The population % the county Is
(. 1ei-whitcs, 1855; colored, l.l09. Males
over iweniy-oDe years Of age--whites.
l.ss6; coloTed. 23j. This county j. Dem
ocFa,ic hv handsome majority, and Is in
the district 81 senator Samuel II. New
berry. who was one ~ the " Biz Four"
and whose famous words. This way,
freemen." are The nattle-cry OF the Demo-
crsts OF Southwest Virginia.
The PRoDUcTs OF rHE COUNTY.
The principal products Of the county are
corn and wheat; but one OF the largest in
terests i ihsi % raising fine fat cattle for
market. Among those that are engaged
largely in ihis business are u. W. Mason,
Charles j. Matthew. Joseph II. Hoge,
Charles PAYNE. and shannon Burton.
Some Of The finest Of applc-Orcbards are 10
lie seen IN the county, and lsTge quantities
Of fruit are dried. la the mountains iron
ores 81 the brown and red berTniiaie va
rieiies are found. There are only four
villages In the county.
TIE VILLAGES.
PearisbUTc. the couuty-so2t, which is
near the county centre. has population Of
$50. six stores. three churches, and two
hotels. Newport. seventeen miles from
PeansbuTg near sinking creek, has popu-
lauon 81 30. Here the John-Creek Iron
Furnace, owned by Wilcox Brown, Of
Baltimore. and managed 10y Captain VIII
liams, i located. Narrows i five miles
north. II has three stores and popu.a-
ton Of 100. ~tsfordSyille l. five miles
southeast. and has two stores and popu-
laiion Of lee. One Of the principle indus
tines that has sprung up since The compile
ton Of the New-Riyer railroad i that OF
fimber-geitinc. There are n plumber OF
saw-mils located in different portions OF
the county. and there has been q large
amount Of lumber shipped. chiefly white
oak and walnut.
GOOD PRICES.
II is said that in the last year not less
than 1900 carloads Of walnut logs have
been shipped from Tazewell and Giles. the
principal portion Of them from Giles. 1t i
estimated that the logs average from Sl2 10
S3i apiece. one Of the greatest freaks o3
nature in the Southwest j. In this county,
and j. located no the head Of Little stony
creek. on Bald Knob. one of the spurs Of
the Alleghanics. Ii j the famous lake
called salt pond. II covers sixty acres. i
q mile and q quarter long and three quar-
tels Of . mile wide. and J. said 10 be 1000
feet above tide-waier. No fish can live in
its waters. There Is handsome hotel at
that point. which Is open during the
summer for visitors. Another noted place
is Egglesion's sulphur Springs. on New
river. From the springs hotel can be seen
Anvil Rock. 20 feet high; Caesars Arch,
and POmpei'> Pillow. The river At this
point is $50 feet deep, and fine sport Is 10
be bad catching black bass.
POLITICAL.
Yesterday was couri-day at Pearisburg.
: Brown Alien had been well advertised
bv the Coalition Republicans. and il was
thought that there would be an outpouring
Of that party 10 hear him. but he spoke 10
only forty people. all told, and most OF
them were Democrats, who through curl
osiiy listened 10 him. His speech fell like
wet blanket. The Democrats viii carry
this county 10y an increased majority.
Before the speaking the Democrats held
q unass-meeting and Te0rganized the party
by electing T. l.. Henritzie county super
intendeni: ". :. Mathews, secretary and
treasurer: and magisteTial district COM
mliiees. as follows:
Pearisburr: :. J. Pearson. c. W. Ne
Claugerty. y. I. Hale. W. 7. Shumate.
John 4. Dare
Walker Greek D. L Cecil, ". b. STAT
ford. p. +. 81. Clair. {. T.. stafford, NJ. A.
Barbee.
Pembroke District: J. II. Hoge. :. L.
Lyhr0ok. William EggleSton, L. Il. Angle,
W. II. Il. SNYDER.
Newport District: Frank Payne, Frank
Dunkley, T.. !. McCue, J. A. Jones, c. Z.
Price, and delegate 10 Convention 20 nomi-
nate q delegate 10 represent for Giles and
PUAskL
MEETING AT CHRISTIANsBUEG.
ON the same day there was q large and
enthusiastic gathering Of Democrats from
all sections Of Montgomery county At
Christiansburg In attendance on the con-
veDtion which met 10 nominate delegate
for the House from Montgomery county
and 20 rcOrsanize the party. Al i O'Clock
the Convention mel IN the courtroom
Hon. y. \. Phlcgar in the chair, Mr.. Bar
nett secretary. Mr.. O.. @. jenkins placed
in nomination the name Of Hon. William
Ellis, Of Allegheny district. Mr.. Ellis is
one Of the most popular and influential
young men % the county. He received
The unanimous vote 81 the Convention.
Mr.. Ellis. upon being informed Of his
nomination, came into the courtroom and
made 4 very happy speech.
The nomination o. Ellis i a strong one.
and prominent Coalition Republican was
heard 70 SLY that the Democrats OF Mont
gomery meant business, for he considered
him the most eligible man IN the county,
and that II he had been their standard
bearer in 1850 the neutrality-suspicious.
would not have been able TO have elected
james {. Taylor. The Democrats claim
that Ellis win be elected by handsome
majority.
APPROXIMATIONS.
After the nomination the meeting pro-
ceoded 10 re6rganize by electing Hon. A.
A. Phlegar county superintendent.
Executive ommittee-Christiansb
Il. {. Walters. james p. Charlton. Il. r.
Hatcher. Blcksburg: Crockett Price, Or.
II. Black. Eugene Henderson. Auburn
district: j. VI. Kinsey, J. II. Carper, W.
w. smith. Allegheny district: I'd. Dnd-
ley. Joseph :. Campbell, T.. III. Taylor.
PTecinci committeeman. I've for each
m2gisierial district: Christisnsburg-C {.
W. SULLIVAN tcbairfnan}. y. II. stevens,
William Cox, W. c. Charlton, Willard J..
Akers. Pilot district-William G.. Guer-
rant lchairmsn). Wilism Epperley, VIII
liam ST. Clair. c. K. Woolwine, c. Il.
Charlton. Crumpecker's ditrict-R0bert
J. Bell lehairTnan), John Mcdonald. George
Wells, Robert Bennett, Henry Buck.
Biacksburg-H. {. Preston tchairmanl
Anderson keisier. John A. Slusser, sam
uel BrOce. John Grissom. Price Furnace
and Long sbop-Willism Il. Perfaier
lchairfnanl Henry Q. Burnett. Peter Price.