Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1872-06-15

vices Of DR.. rinsley, under whose care he IS
rapidly recovering Neither were the horses
injured in the least.
The Road Surveyor should place a guard
along the road at that place, in order to pro-
teci persons in passing, as II is certainly dam
gerOus place TO descend IN vehicles.
Es- STRUCK BY LlGHTNING.-During
the heavy thunder shower which visit
ed this place on Thursday evening last,
the dwelling house ofMr. Gregory Brit
ner was struck by lightning, the chin
ney and roof sustaining some damage.
Mrs. Britner was standing near the door,
with young child upon her arm, at
the same time, the child received burn
upon its neck, and a numbness was
caused to Mrs. BIS arm upon which she
held the child A child in the room
was also knocked over, but received no
injury. 1t was certainly very narrow
escape from death.
sg- At the Grafton Republican State
Convention last week, the following
gentlemen were appointed State Exc
cutive Committee for the ensuing year
STATE EXECUTIVE CoMMIrrEE.-Dan
lei Hawkins, Jr., of Ohio; f. II. Pier
point, of Marion; John w. Mason, of
Grafton; f. A. Robinson, OF Harrison;
c. G. Cole, Of Wood; d. d. Il. Farms
worth, of Upshur; j. A. Gibbons, Of
Mason; VIM. Workman, of Boone; Cy-
rus Newlin, of Monroe; James Barrick,
of Mineral; j. \. Wisner, of Berkeley.
A meeting of this committee was held
at Grafton and the following gentlemen
appointed State Central Committee
Capt r. II, Cochran, of Wheeling;
Gen. J. S. Witcher, ofGuyandotte; Gen.
G.. W. Brown, of Grafton; Capt. G. {.
Cole, and o. g. Scofeld of arkersburg.
At meeting of the State Central
Committee held in Parkersburg, on
Monday last, O. G. Scofeld was elected
Chairman and Capt. c. c. Cole, Secre-
tary. The State Journal says we would
suggest 10 the officers of all county and
township organizations to cut this out
for future use during the campaign
A meeting of the Republicans Of the
2nd Congressional district of ". Va,
was held at Grafton, May 23rd, 1872.
Col Chas Hooton of Preston county
was made chairman, anu John W. Ma
son, of Taylor, secretary.
The following Executive Committee
was appointed to wit John w. Ma
son of Taylor; John Z. Schley, ofJetftr
son; George c. Sturgiss, electromagnetic;
VIM. Smith and J. n. Wisner, of Berkc
ley; Charles NJ. Bishop, of Preston, A.
NJ. Poundstone, of Upshur; +. a. Rey
nolds, of Mineral; and Thomas a. Maus
ly, of Marion.
On motion of J. NJ. Hagans.
Resoired, That the Executive Com
mittee be authorized and directed to
call Convention OF the 2nd Congress
ional District at such time and place as
it MAY deem best, for the purpose of
nominating a candidate for Congress
for the 2nd Congressional District.
RAILROAD MoRTGAGEs.-At meet
inc of the Directors of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company, held on
the lS.h ultimo, it was resolved, upon
authority granted by acts Of the Legls-
lature of Maryland, Virginia, West Viz
pinia. and Pennsylvania, to issue bonds,
negotiable in Great Britain, for loan
amounting to two million pounds ster-
ling, or nearly slO,OO0,OOO United
States money The bonds are to be i'll
sums of 800 each, and to bear 6 per
cent interest from March lst, 1872, and
are payable in twenty years after that
late, the interest to be paid semi-annu-
ally. The entire line of road of the
Baltimore and Ohio Company, from
Baltimore to Wheeling, including
branches, is mortgaged for the payment
of the bonds, and Messrs John w. Gar
rett and John Hopkins, of Baltimore,
and James Tinker, of New York, are
named as trustees.
A similar mortgage, for one million
pounds sterling, (or nearly S5,OoO,0OO
United States money! is given by the
Pittsburgh and Connellsville Railroad
Company, and named Messrs. Robert
T. Baldwin, Charles j. Baker, and
William Keyser, trustees This loan is
to be in 5000 bonds, of $1,000 each,
payable in thirty years from the 18th
day of April, 1872, with six per cent
interest, payable semi-annually, same as
above. The original mortgages being
duly recorded in Baltimore and Pitts
burg duplicates thereof are required
to be copied upon the land records Of
every county in the States named
through which these roads pass. The
mortgages are very lengthy, and are
printed, embodying about as much mat
ter as could be put in two pages of the
Cumberland NsD,. Col. Resley clerks
were engaged on Saturday last in copy
ing the mortgage upon the land records
of Allegheny county Cumberland Dali
iy News.
bHc LEAvIrr's SWISS BELL RINGERS.
The Concert given by the Bell Ring
ers on Thursday evening of last week,
in the Court House Hall; in this place,
was largely attended, the Hall being full
to Overlooking. The music by the or
chestra was all in good taste, and drew
forth words of warmest praise from
conoisseurs in the art. The songs by
MIR. Beckwith called forth rounds of
applause. Mr.. Moore's comic pieces
BROUGHT tears of laughter to the eyes,