Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1831-08-25
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July -. 1891.
CesfiSnaea:-Your letter Of the Sth
INST. enclosing one from T.. L. Bridge,
Is received at this Department and
The post master Of Savage's Mills, Me.
viii be immediately written to upon
tho subject.
The duty OF post masters is very
plainly laid down, upon the subject Of
which you speak, in the 18th section
OF the 18th instruction Of the post Office
laws.-Ihey are bound to gire imnae.
d,nfe notice 10 The publishers Of netrspa-
pers rhfch drrirc at their office, end
trh'ch arc NOT taken out by the persons
10 m'f'om they are directed. In case
they neglect fhis duty, they are liable TO
pay the sum rhich wouid be due from
me suoscriber.-As to the right Of post
masters to sell the papers for the post
age, as mentioned by MIR. Bridge, IL
does NOT accrue until after three months
from the notice bcfore spoken Of. and
It has reference only to the papers sent
during aud after that time. II am, gen.
t'emen, respectfully. your obedicnt
servant. w. L. BARRY.
aIes'r'' j. Emory and B. Uaugh.
Alta general meeting of the Stock
holders of the Winchester and Po-
tomac Rail Road com psny" at Win.
chester. John w. Page, Esq. in the
Chair, and Joseph ii. Sherrard, Score.
tary,) John Bruce, Esq. was elected
president Of the Company, and the
following gentlemen Directors, viz:
David w. Barton, John X. Cook, Josh
ua Newbrough, Samuel Brown, and
Jacob Senseny. The following rcso.
buttons were offered by Mr.. Heiskell,
and unanimously adopted
Resoived, That the /" Winchester
& Potomac railroad company" deems
IT inexpedicnt to comply with the sug-
gestion oil late meeting at Harrison
burg Ito abandon the project Of a rail-
road from Winchester to the Potomac,
and unite their funds with the funds
OF the Staunton aud Potomac rail
road"
The stockholders Of the Winchcs.
ter and Potomac railroad have learnt
with deep regret, that reports have ob =
tanned very general circulation. which,
% true, might justly render them oh
noxious to the charge of selfshness
and illiberality, that their determine
ton IS to prevent the Stanton and
Potomac rail road company, from form
ing junction Of the road contemplated
to he constructed by them, with the
Winchester and Potomac railroad
Therefore, resolved, That said com.
pany diseiaims entertaining any such
iliibsral and contracted views, but, OH
the contrary, the stockholders now as
sembled, cordially invite the Staunton
and Potomac railroad company to
unite the road about to be construc ted
by them with tho Winchester and Pc
tomac railroad at Winchester"
Letters were received in town on
Tuesday, from some Of the gentlemen
connected with this company, now on
visit to Baltimore, stating that the
Secretary Of War, with tho approba.
ton of the President, had promised to
furnish an engineer TO make the ne e.
cessary surveys, preparatory to the To-
cation Of this road.- Republican.
Riot on The Rail Road. On Sunday
evening last an alteration Of very
serious character took place between
the white and cOlourcd laborers en-
ployed on the line of the rail road near
New Market. L. was quelled on that
day without any great injury to either
paety. the negroes retreating into the
town for shelter. On Monday evening.
however, about ) o'clock, it was re-
newed in consequence Of some new
provocation, when q conflict ensued
81 so violent nature that the citizens
VI New Market and its vicinity were
compelled to interfere, who, after n
vigorous and obstinate resistance, suo.
ceeded in dispensing tho Irish and
capturing about twenty Of the ring
leaders. The dispersed party, how
ever, having recruited their forces un-
Ill they numbered nearly 400 individu
ais, marched into the town for the pur.
pose Of rescuing by force the captured
persons.
~ this critical moment. which would.
no doubt, have been followed by n
bloody and murderous conflict, the
Rev. MIR. McEIroy, accompanied by
G. w. Weyrr. Esq. appeared upon
the scene. BY timely exertion II
this authority, the former succeeded in
quellipg their angry and excited pas
sioDs; aud after going bail for the ar.
rested individuals, placed himself at
the head 81 tho whole body and march
ed them "a to their shantees, where
they remained in perfect quiet during