Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1869-04-29
The Virginia Delegation in Balti-
From the Baltimore Commercial, Thursda
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From the Baltimore Commercial, Thursday
EVENING"
This morning the parlors. rooms and
corridors Of the Eutaw House were crowd
ed with the Virginia delegations at pres
ent in this city, to press the claims of the
Valley Virginia railroad and the Lynch
burg and Danville railroad Many dis
tinguished men of the Old Dominion
were present, and among them General
Robert E. Lee, who was the object of
much attention.
General Lee was dressed in fine suit
of black with black sloucn hat, elegantly
gloved and booted, and looked with that
military precision of appearance for which
he has always been noted His beard
and hair are white, somewhat thinned by
the hand of time, but his eye is as bright
and his port erectas in the days of his
pristine manhood His manner was quiz
ct and unobtrusive, and impressed the OBJ
server that he rather shrunk from obser-
walton than otherwise
A meeting of the delegation in behalf
of the Valley railroad was organized at
10 o'clock in the public parlor.
On motion of Colonel NJ G.. Hartman,
General Robert E Lee was called to the
chair, and Colonel Bolivar Christian, of
Augusta county, and Major j 3 Dorman,
Of Rockbridgc county, were appointed
secretaries.
The delegates present were reported as
follows
augusta County. Judge FL W Shefev,
General John Echols. H L Gallagher R
G Bickle, NJ W D Hogshead, Jas. Bum
gardner, Jr c T Cochran, DR.. j Nc
Chesney. W G sterrett, DR.. Wayt, J J
Bell, w Bumgardner, W H H Lynn,
Hugh Powell, John K Wood.
From Stanton William II Taris. M
Fl Efinger, J c Covell, George E Price,
N K Trout, J C Marquis, William G Nc
Chesney, John B Evans, V NJ Bruce, B
B Donagee, Fl Lee Powell, N B Hendry,
Col NJ G Hartman, President Valley rail-
road.
Botetoart County.-Col Edmund Pen
dleton. chairman; VIM. Martin, Major
John W. Johnston, Lewis Lnkenhoker,
Captain j H H Figgatt, S NJ Casper,
Green james, Leslie I Hardy, James J
Zimmerman, Capt Thos. D Houston, DR..
E N Wood, Lewis Housman, Jr., VIM.
c White, Jr.. Henry Felix.
Roanoke County-Dr. j J Norman,
j B Davis, j G Green, r B Norman, D
G Keiser, J S A Crawford, &C Temp
kins, Geo. McH. Gish, T j Chapman, B
I Tinsley
Rochbriagc County-General Robert E
Lee, Major VIM. Mclaughlin. Major J B
Dorman. Captain J j White, JE A
Gibbs, Esq, Hon S Med. Moore, Capt.
j Compton, Col John Sloan.
Rockingham County, John Z
Harris, DR.. A NJ Newman, Chas A Yam
cey, G Eastman, Samuel Harnsbarger,
Henry Harnsbarger, G E Roller, G T
Hopkins, E F kemper, Jacob Ludwig,
Benjsmin E Long, E W Sibert, David
huffman, " H Efinger, S A Love, j L
Avis, I G Williams, j r Jones.
Shenandoah Covnty.-J B Strayer,
Esq, Gen G S Meem
On motion, Mr. S Med Moore, DR. J
Norman, N X Trout, General John
Echols, Judge j t Harris, General G S
Meem and Col E Pendleton were appoint
ed committee to receive AMI introduce to
the meeting the Mayor and city council Of
Baltimore
After some time the committee intro
duced his honor Mayor Banks, and Messrs
Crout, Bishop, Arthur, Anderson, White
and Brown, of the City Council, and re-
ported that it was proposed to meet the
city authorities at the Wesleyan Female
High School at P NJ tomorrow.
1t was thereupon resolved that the
meeting re-assemble at the Eutaw House
at 81 P NJ tomorrow, to proceed in
body to the High School, and the meet
ing adjourned,
The delegates from the Lynchburg and
Danville railroad in the meantime net in
a large room of the hotel. No al, and
John r Mcdaniel, Esq was called to the
chair. Mr.. James Barbour, the president
of the road. addressed the meeting at some
length, and it was announced that the del
egation would be received by the Mayor
and City Council this evening.
After the adjournment friendly inter
change of courtesies took place, and there
was general desire to see General Lee.
After the meeting he quietly returned to
the residence of Samuel II Tagart Esq
No. 81 Madison street, where he remains
during his sojourn in this city