The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-01-04
ALLEGHANY.

ALLEGHANY.
q NKw IRON ENTEPRISE--A PIvE-MILE BRANCH
ROAD BUILT ON THE CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO
-PR0GRESs IN COvINGTON-A DRUNKEN
SEGEo GETS HIS ARM BROKEN N A SCUFFLE
WITH A WHITE MAN.
(Correspondence OF the Richmond DisDatch.i
CONVICTION. Va, January ,. 1884.
On9of the most important developments
recently made along the line of the Chesa-
peake and Ohio railway is that OF the Allie
ghany Iron Mountain Mining Company.
The company is organized and operated by
gentlemen of enterprise and means in Gov =
iDgt0n and vicinity, and has Just completed
\ branch road five miles long. inters Getting
the main stem OF the Chesapeake and Ohio
about two and half miles east of this
place
The branch road runs TO the ore-beds.
which abound in an endless supply OF rich
brown hematite irOn-Ore, situated upon the
famous Douthat survey OF 10000 acres.
The company has leased 1900 acres Of this
tract for fifteen years, and is already ship
ping the ore in considerable quantities
Captain T.. X. Mason Is the president, and
DIR. George b. McCorkle secretary of the
corporation, and they are preparing for
extensive operations which will give en-
pt0yment 10 several hundred hands. no.
gice that the people in this section, where
there are so many extensive operations,
especially in iron-that il. the people who
have any thing, and are doing ANYTHING
to advance the material Interests OF the
Statc-are nearly all Democrats, and DO
sri0tic democrats at that.
One who has not been in Covington for
several years will be struck with the i'm
pr0vement in the place. number OF
good, new buildings, among them some
pretty and substantial residences, have
been erected. One OF the finest and most
complete residences in this part OF the
State is that OF X. l.. Parish, Esq, attorney
here for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Company. The impress OF progress in this
section Is unmistakable in whatever direc-
ton you look. The town has been very
CAV during the holidays, parties. hops, de-,
having kept the young people on the 20 FOR
eight or ten days; and when Coyington
anu Low Moor unite. as they did on New
Years eve, ut hop aud supper at the hotel
here. the result is fine company and An
enjoyable occasion.
A rather serious collision, for one OF the
parties concerned, occurred one night las,
week ut the residence OF Mr.. William Wo-
mack, on the river below here, in Bote-
tcurt. Archer Plcas1nts, u negro. under
tbe influence OF Christmas whiskey, went
60 Mr.. Womack's house and engaged in a
dispute with him about horse. The ne
gro becoming inso!ent, Sir. Womack or
tered him out Of his house. lie went into
the yard. and, pulling OF his coat, used
ESciy insulting language and dared Mr..
E0mack u fight. Tie gentleman took u
slick and beat the drunken rowdy OF OF
his premises. When Pleasants picked him
sell up he found his head cut and his arm
broken near the elbow. He concluded
sben II WIS best TO go home, and when he
got sober he acknowledged that IL was all
his own fault.
The change In the weather here to-day
has been remarkable. Tonight at o'clock
Abe Thermometer stands at 90, and getting
colder every minute. This morning twas
very balmy weather. Yox.