Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-11-02
VIRGINIA. ALABAMA.
ORGANIZATIONS ON A TASTY RUN
WINCH INCLUDED TENNESSEE.
r,.,,onai Affairs aud Humane Pur-
pose.-T.nne'sec War K'm'n''''nee'-
The Rising Towns Of Alabama
rTor tho DIspatch.i


volonment in the mineral region of the
sopth that TO keep well posted one needs
20 make visit every few months. For
near two years bad not travelled over
the Norfolk and Western railroad in the
dov time and so | was not prepared TO
end that the country between Lynch
burg and Bristol was bearing the fruits
80, merely of m artificial. speculative,
bn,tfnl real estate boom-out OF sold
New railways, rapidly buiit,
have opened new sections end NV IN
Towns have been extempo-
rized and laid oil with city areas aud pre-
{ ,ntions The buildngof manufacturing
and mechanical enterprises has been
stimulated and fastened ny the giil, OF
sites and other inducements, which nave
been more legitimate aud lusler pro
toc,;on" and discrimination than the
ioiouitous robbery of the Achlpley bill
OI5 familiar names like Liberty"
:. 6uford." "Gish's Mil, have dlssp-
roored and the new era has found 1t
nesIlul 10 d, signate more appropriately
the changed conditions. one is re-
minded OF portions Of England and
PENNSYLVANIA as he travels through
Roanoke. Radiord, Pulaski, Bristol, sc.
The Norfolk and Western IS laying
double.track-o line being lDsuincient
10 TRANSPORT the increasing freight. The
evcess of business over the capacl-
tv 10 haul sadly incommodes travellers,
and their patience is not increased by
freoucnt misconnectlous, ana Oadiy-
Kent eating-houses. Bristol, less
doomed than some other plac $, sur
prised me by its growth IN population,
manufacture. general business, street
railways. and hotels. It's connection with
Bie-Stone Gap, the building OF roads
into North Carolina, and It's present rail-
wav facilities will soon make the city an
induentil centre and the seat OF an I'M
,nense trade. The line between the CO.
terminus States bisecis Bristol into two
nearly equal parts and thus doubles mu-
nicipal and school expenditures andpre-
vents unity of action. 1t seems pity
that an incorrect and hasty survey lmade
many years ago. should deprive virginia
of the half OF such an important place.
ATHENS OF THE SOUTH.
Nashville claims to be the educational
Athens of the South. The Peabody Nor
mai College. the Vanderbilt, and Fisk,
and Roger Williams. the excellent pub
lie schools, and other denomina'ional
and private institutions make the claim
not altogether unreasonable. The Afrl-
can Mothodists have now conference IN
session with some strong men. bishop
TAYLOR. a missionary, is awakening much
interest in the Dark Continent He IS
said. like the scholarly Or. Blyden, to
be an advocate for the exodus OF the ne
proes from America, aud he uses capt
alterations artful aid to suggest the
means of accomplishing African clylll-
cation: QD Industrial training C2( IN
struction in infancy, and ~ develop
ment of Indigenous resources. HOW lar
these three ms may dispel the darkness
and degradation Of thirty centuries re-
mains to be tried.
HUMANE OBJECTS.
The American Humane Association IS
holding in Watkins Hall its fourteenth
annual meeting. The attendance is not
large, but several States are represented
bv delegates from societies for the Pre-
yention OF Cruelty. The number OF
humane societies has greatly multiplied,
there being about 100 in the United
States and Provinces thirty-six in
Europe. and several in Asia, Africa,
Australia, and Central and South
America. While dumb animals and
children are included in the scope OF the
objects of these associations, special
attention seems to be given to the
prevention of cruelty to horses. The
use Of the check rein in driving
excited discussion which developed some
difference of opinion, although the trend
of sentiment and the strength Of the
argument we're against the practice.
Docking horses tails, dehorning cattle,
crowding cattle to sufocatlon III railway
cars, destruction of birds, &c, are among
the matters srousing the sympathy Of
these benevolent people. Publications
like "Our Dumb Animals" (now IN It's
twenty-third year,, 1.-The Humane Edu-
Gator" "Black Beauty" "a little book
intended to do for the horse what Uncle
Toms Cabin did for the slave, are
much relied on for the inculcation Of hui
name sentiments and the adoption OF
habitual kindness towards harmless living
creatures. The little book has had cir
culation of over 200,0 copies.
instruments of torture and OF punish
ment were on exhibition, serving ae OBJ
! iect-lessons to illustrate the bad treat
ment To which children and dumb ami
mails are subjected. A pair Of hocis of q
horse. which had been nailed by the
brute owner of the animal to the tiool
of the stable for nlne years and had as
sumed curved shape nearly two feet II
length, attracted the attention Of the
Young and the old, and strongly en-
forced the need OF protecting the help
less animals from the cruelty and the re
venge of their owners
GOOD WAR STORY.
Columbia had meeting of the Young
Mems Christian Association in session
has an excellent system of well-super
vised public schools for both races, anC
is an interesting town as being the form
er home of General Pillow and Presiden
Polk and in the midst Of beaatifu
bluegrass country. During the war
while connected with a cavalry raid II
the rear Of the Federal army, approach
ed splendid country mansion in the
neigh borhood of Columbia. With a very
unattractive garb / hesitatingly drew
near the house from which {
Union soldier made a precipitat'
retreat. Knocking at the door it wa,
opened by an elegant lady who extended
both hands and said with much emo
ton: You cannot imagine, sir, with
what ineIpressible pleasure | welcome
Confederate soldier to my house.
Seated in a room was an intelligent gen
tleman, relative of President Polk
who replied to my inquiries about the
presence and strength Of the Fedora