Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1869-08-07
RAILROAD MEETING.


A meeting of the citizens OF Shepherds
town and vicinity was held al The Court
House on Saturday evening last. the Sls'
ul.., for the purpose of considering Inc
possibility of obtaining the extension OF
the Cumberland Valley Railroad to The
Potomac river al or near tins place ana
thence by air line through the Page VAL
lev TO connec, with the system oil South
ern Railroads q. some convenient point,
the Directors of the Cumberland valley
Road having already signi6ed their lnten-
ton of extending their road 10 the foto'
mac river.
On motion of G. D. McGlincy, B. F.
HARRISON was chosen Chairman and
Jons II. little Secretary OF The meet
ing.
c. NJ, Beltzhoover, Esq, in few
pointed and appropriate remarks. stated
the object of The meeting. and Hon. A.
r. Bolrler having been called out, made
an eloquen, and impressive address Ia
voring The enterprise and called upon our
citizens 10 embrace their last and mos, IA
vorsble opportunity Of getting Railroad
10 our town.
On motion, Messrs. G. d. McGlincy,
c. II. Butler and l. T. Chapline were
appointed committee to select delegates
to cooperate with delegates appointed by
meeting of cilizens at Charlesiown. and
to confer with the Directors Of the Com.
berland Valley Railroad, as early as is
Convenient, in reference 10 the extension
of he road. The following delegates
were selected: Hon. A. r. Boeler, Da-
vid Billmyer, Thomas Van Swear'ngen,
B. F. Harrison, ]. z. A. Enler, Judge
Joseph A. Chapline, John d. Staley, G.
NJ. Betzhooyer, DR.. John Reynolds, Jas.
H. Shepherd and John II. Zi'le.
On motion of Jas. ID. Faynan, c. /.
Butler was added 10 the list.
On motion, The Secretary was ins,luc-
ted TO forward copy Of these proceed,
ings TO W. II. Travers, Esq, Charles
town, and ask The co cooperation OF the cit
izcns of that place.
On motion. G. NJ. BellShoover, Esq.
was requested TO confer with Mr.. Waits,
Presidep, Of be Cumberland Valley Rail
road
On motion, tie meeting adjourned.
b. F. HARRISON, Chm.
john II little. Sec'y.
a. The meeting at Charlestown on
Thursday lasi. appointed number Of
delegates 10 act with The delegates from
this place, and attend meeting Of the
Dire clors Of The Cumberland Valley Road,
a. Hsgers,own, on Wednesday, the 18th
instant The Delegates are, w. ii.
Travers, Il. G. Green, ID. Is. Lucas, A.
r. II. Ransom. C. H. McCurdy, j. Law
Hooff, G. w. Eichelberger, II. b. Ds-
venporl, J. B. McElroy. DIR. J. V. Sim.
mons, and Col. Rob,. w. Baylor.
RETURN OF A CONFEDERATE PRISONER
TO ARKANsAs.-The following is from
the Little Rock (Ark.) Gazette Of July
rs:
"rhe Jacksonport Herald and Bales
vile Times have lengthy accounts OF The
capture and Imprisonment. for SIX years,
of Mr.. Ii. II. Lee, cousin Of General X.
E. Lee. and formerly citizen OF Madl-
son, in this State. In November, 1862,
he was arrested in Memphis, on charge
Of speclu,aling in Confederate money, put
in the Irving block tor one night, aud then
shipped for Camp Douglas, in Illinois.
Arriving there. The officer refused 10 re-
ceire him because there wss no law for
bidding speculation in money OF any KIND.
The lieutenant having him in charge then
started with him 10 Rock Island, accom-
panied by seven guards. They wen. 10
Milwaukee, Wis, and were going 10 put
Lee in jill for safe keeping until they
could have spree. About this lime Lee
and one Of his guards, who accompanied
him, escaped, but were soon recsp'ured.
Mr.. Lee was then imprisoned in Milwsu-
kie Jail, and kept in close confinement for
two and half years without trial. AT
the end of that time he was taken out and
sentenced without ,riaD to four years
Imprisonment in the Stale prison, at Mad
ison, Wisconsin. During these four
wears he las not allowed 10 write to his
friends, or read book or newspaper Of
any kind, but was effectively excluded
from the world. During this lime his
health was good, The time for release
came. He went 10 Cincinnati where he
heard that his wife was dead, and he
could hear nothing Of his child. From
there lie went to Memphis, where he was
received by his friends as one risen from
The dead, and learned the joyful news that
his wife and child, the latter a grown
young lady, were both living. and al
Bslesville. The telegraph was used in
announcing TO his wife his safety. and
stating that he would meet her al Jack
sonpori on The 18Th. Says the Herald
They met, and such meeting as il was
never occurred within our knowledge.
The Joy of the wife a, the. sigh, Of her
restored husband was too great, and swoon
after svoon followed in rapid succession
From here they went 10 Ba,esvIlle. their
future home. where we leave them, trust
ing tina, long and happy life may be
vouchssled 10 the happy family. and
trusting that this is the last Confederate
prisoner
THE DBATn SENTENCES The trial of
EIihu Gregg, indicted for the burning of
the 4 ipowood Court .bouse Preston comm