Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1872-08-30


canvassers have been appointed by the State
Central Committee of the Conservative party:
Aleghanv Wm. Skeen; Augusts, James
Bumgardner. Jr. and James Fl Skinner; Bath,
Joseph Mayse Botetourt Edmund Pendleton
Craig, James W Marshall; Clarke, S. P. G.
Moore; Frederick. r. W. Hunter; Highland,
W. W. Fleming Page, Mann Splitter; Roanoke,
Robt Logan; Rockbridge, Houston Letcher
and W. A. Anderson Rockingham, R. johnson
and J. G. Woodson Shenandoah, G. R. Cal
vert and E. E. Stickley; Warren, J. R. jackson
THE NARROW GUAeE RAILRoAD.-Maj. P. B.
Borst. President of the Washington, Cincinnati
and St. Louis Marrow Guage railroad and R.
G. Osborne, chief engineer, have just returned
to Harrisonburg from trip over the Virginia
and West Virginia portion of the line, rs far as
Pocahontas county, west of the Allegheny noun
tains They found a practicable route by way
of North River Gap, q low point in the Shenan-
doah mountains, thence to Monterey, Highland
county through low gap in the Allegheny
mountains opposite Big Spring Branch, the
headwaters of the Elk river. All of this por-
ton of the line can be constructed with moderate
grades and curvatures, not exceeding those of
the Chesapeake and Ohio and Western Maryland
roads, and without tunnel on the line.
Mr. Osborne has returned to Delaware, where
he will organize a corps of Engineers and return
to survey the road west of Harrisonburg during
the next month. He has the utmost confidence
in the narrow-guage system, and particularly in
the success of this line.
It is probable that the question of a subscrip-
ton to this road by the corporation of Harrison
burg will be submitted to the voters at the next
meeting of the Council and it will carry by
large majority.
For the Vindicator
At a very large meeting of Citizens of the
County of Bath, assembled at the Court House
thereof, on the LIST day of August 1872, being
the LIST day of the August Quarterly Court of
the said Comfy, William H. Terrill was called
to the Chair and Matthew NJ Morrison appointed
Secretary. After the meeting had been address
ed by Judge Harris, Col. Duke and Col. OFFER
rell, three of the Candidates for Congress, the
following preamble and resolutions were adopt
ed by said meeting, to-wit:
WHEREAS There is q large number of Conser-
vative voters from the different Townships in
this County now present, and that this is suit
able occasion for the appointment of Delegates
W ioPi oeSAe Vic Couo.J IL uhS Ooh'OheoA w w
held in Stanton on the 9Th day of September
next, to dominates Candidate for Congress in
this Congressional District.
ResolUed, Therefore, that the following named
gentlemen be and are appointed by this meeting,
to represent this County in the said Convention,
to-wit DR.. G. P. Bryan, Jno. Cleek Jr., VIM.
D. Erwin and A. G Cleek, for Warm Springs
Township VIM. McClintic, VIM. G. Payne,
James G. Kincaid and Richard Snead, for Cedar
Greek Township, George S. Thomas, Albert
Faucet, NJ. NJ Morrison and Thomas Wallace,
for Williamsvile Township; John U. Dickinson,
William A Sitlington, John P. Porter and
Charles Sitington, for Mllboro Township.
Resozved, That this meeting cordially endorse
the nomination of Horace Greeley for President
and B. Gratz Brown for Vice President, of the
United States.
Resolved That the proceedings of this meeting
be signed by the Chairman and Secretary and
published in one or more newspapers in this
Congressional District.
WILLIAM Fl. TERRILL, Chairman.
NJ. N. MORRISON, Secretary.