Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1870-09-16
VOL. VI.
VIRGINIA.

VALLEY D-StokhOl1ers'
NcetiRg-GeRcrdL Il. H. lee Elected
President. Pursuant to n call of the
board of directors. the stockholders of
the Valley railroad held meeting in
their office, in this place on Tuesday
last, Col. J. I. Anderson, of Botetourt.
being called to the chair, and Major
Jed Hotchkiss appointed secretary.
Col Nj. G.. Hartman submitted his re-
port as President, and declined a re-
election, expressing bis desire for the
election of General Robert l.. Lee to the
presidency.
The stock of Botetourt, Rockbridge,
Staunton, and q number of shares of
individual stock, were represented in
the meeting.
On motion of Col. Hartman, General
Lee was unanimously elected Presi-
dent of the company. A committee
was appointed to wait on General Lee
and inform him of his election. Col.
Christian, Chairman of the committee,
afterwards reported that the committee
had performed the duty assigned them,
and that General Lee accepted the pres
idency of the road.
The following directors were elected /:
Col. VIM. Allan, Col. w. II. Poague,
]. +. A. Gibbs, J. r. Patton, of Rock
bridge Col. Edmond Pendleton, and
Judge T. ID. Houston, of BotetOuTt !;
Col. NJ. G.. Hartman and w. A. Burke,
of StauntOn.
On motion of Col. Massie, the thanks
of the stockholders were returned to
to Col. NJ. G.. Hartman, late President
for his zeal, energy and untiring efforts
in behalf of the Nally railroad.
On motion the salary of the Presi-
dent was fixed at ST, 900 per annum.
a number of shares of stock We're
subscribed during the day.-StduntOn
Vmdicdtor, Sept. ,.
ALLEGHANY SPRINGS, VA, In
a private letter to a friend here, Hon.
Alexandria II. Stephens says he is
slowly regeining his health, and is
busily engaged in writing a school his
tory of the United States.
Gen. Robert L. Lee has returned to
Lexington from Hot Springs. cured of
his rheumatism.
POSTAL AFFAIRs.-The post-ofiice
at Forks of Buffalo, Amherst county,
has been re-established, and Benjamin
SEaers appointed postmaster. An Of
flee has been established mt Holly
Creek, Wise county, Va, and Eli
Hanover appointed postmaster; also at
Need More. buchanan county, Va,
and Anthony Street appointed post
master; also at st. Clair Bottom,
Smyth county, Va, and Mrs. Sarah
! o. Rouse appointed postmistress.
THE CUMBERLAND GAP RAILROAD.
General Malone has returned to this
/ city from his trip to Cumberland Gap.
/ having made a reconnaissance OF the
| line to be traveTscd by the proposed
road The General is veIy much
/ pleased with the county, and thinks
! that the people are fully alive to the
/ importance of the road and Will sub
! scribe Ill orally to provide means foI
| its construction. He thinks that thu
/ whole distance between the two termini
may be reduced to eighty miles with
| "A maximum grade of GO feet. A corps
of engineers employed by the Louis
Vile and Nashville railroad company
| had completed their survey TO the GaT
| only n day or two before the Genera
reached there. There will be ready
to meet Us at the Gap with their i'm
provement, thus securing "A continuous
! connection between Norfolk, Louis
vile, Cincinnati, st. Louis and SaT
| Francisco. General malone will have
his corps of engineers in the field by
the first of October, and it is purpost
push the road 10 completion as rapidly
as possible. When this connection il
made the Virginia and Tennessee roaC
will will certainly he paying institu
tion.-LyRch6urg Tirginidt, Of 7th.
HORSES KILLED BY LTGHTNING.-
We learn from Dir. NJ. NJ. MOrriss, nea
| Glade Sping, that he had three young
horses lall he had) killed by lightning
on Saturday evening last. They wer
standing under low apple-tree in {
meadow. There were two large oaks
one within IS and the other within
100 yards, and large haystach nea
by. The apple-tree was barely marke'
ny the electricity, the horses receiving
nearly the entire shock.-AbingdOi
TLrgiHiaH.