Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-11-16
Railroad Matters.

). V. r. R.-The Board of Directors Of the
S. Y. r. r. Company met IN Front Royal on
| Friday the Sth. pursuant 10 call from the
| President ThoS \. Scott, the obj ect OF which.
we understand. was 10 perfect arrangements
for working the huc OF road, between Shep
! herdstowu and llagerstowr. y full board was
present, and il Is rcportcd1hat work will soon
be commenced On that end OF the line, thus
| giving Us through connection to northern
| cities The work through the county of Page
or at least as far as Luray, will be given to
contractors carly. after, the 20th inst, thus as
surug the friends Of this enterprise that they
are to have road. Col. Spltler. one of the
| Directors, has been for several days engaged
the right of way for the road What has been
the degree Of success met with we have not
heard We can certainly afford to be as geDer
Gus in this matter as the people of Jefferson
and Clarke. We understand that some parties
were along the line between this place and
Milford last week with view TO becoming
bidders for portion of the work While in
Front Royal, on the 9TH inst telegram from
| Col. Scott was received calling I. \. .AShby,
Secretary. of the Company, TO Philadelphia,
upon business Of interest for the company. All
these things seem to Indicate we shall soon
realize, what has 50 long been looked for in
Page, to wit the graduation and completion
of a road which will open to the people of the
county cheap and ready outlet for their pro-
ducc. Page Courier.
W. C. & ST l.. R. R-:A lengthy narrow
guagc is soon, it seems. to be placed under
constructions if we may Judge By the opening
movement as we see that the town OF ilarrl-
sonhurg Va. has just subscribed 23,OIW to
the CAPITAL stock Of the Washington, Cincinnati
aud ST. Louis narrow guage railway. The
charter of this road was granted by the State
of Virginia. and the cataI is Sl5.0no,000 1t
will be 1hree-tect gllage crossing the Ohio at
Point Pleasant. The survey has been COM
nenced at Harrisonburg and ruos west up
North river, and crosses North river Gap in
the Shenandoah mountain, thence west through
Highland county, passing over the Allegheny
mountains by low gap into Pocahontas coun-
ty. \ road of the same guagc Is also project
ed from St. Louis to this city. and is now being
actively worked up: here the line from the
east will connect with the one running west
from this point, and before many years the
whole will be constructed. 1t Is not at all lln-
probable that the first member of Congress
from Colorado can ride all the way on three
foot guage from Denver to Washington via:
Leaycnworth. -LearsuroHh Tmcs.
F.. o. Il C. r. R-The work on the T., Q.
Il {. Il. f.. is progressing finely. McSSrs. VI.
Y. B. Finch l. Co., advertise for proposals fer
laying twenty one miles Of track-that Is from
its present terminus, Parkcrs store, to this
place. \ train of cars, We hear is now run
ming from Fredericksburg to Parkers store,
and we confidently expect to hear by the first
of next March, the snort Of the iron horse of
the F., O. & {. r. r. at this place. Mai
Braxton, who has the contract for this end of
poets to complete it by the middle of January
Col. Lee Willis has charge Of a division in Maj
Braxton's command, which is sufficient guar
autee that the iron horse will arrive at this
place on time. Piedmont Orange c. Ill.,
Iuyin'an.
THE VOTE IN STAFFORD having been
pretty generally known that large numbers Of
the Democrats of Stafford county would not
turn out on the day ofeectlon, owing to their
aversion to voting for Greeley, the leaders fell
upon a novel plan to entlcc them to the polls.
The people being bitterly opposed to the tax
ing OF their dogs for public school purposes,
ballots were prepared, aud the people were in
against the obnoxious dog tax The result
was that every mothers son of them turned out
and not only voted in almost solid phalaux
against dog tax but gave Greeley Il vote Of
over seven hundred to Grant TWO hundred
and odd -lh,ndSsnS Ga>ctte.
Mad Hoes We mentioned some time since
the circumstance of four hogs, belonging to Mr..
Wu. Il. Downing near Front Royal, being bit
ten by dog supposed to be rabid If We mis-
take not. the hogs were bitten about the 10th
of September. One Of them was shot by Mr..
d. short time after they were bitten; but the
other three have been kept in a pen ever since
and fed regularly. On Monday last, however.
one Of the hogs became furious and attacked
tie other two, and tore their ears and heads
dreadfuy showing evident symptoms of
hvdrcphobia in its worst stages. They were
Immediately killed. Warren Set. !