Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-11-15

| A RAILROAD IN NINETY DAYs.-Th
ma row gauge, from Martins station, OF
the Atlantic, Mississippi Il Ohio Railway
eight miles into Pulaski county, where il
reaches the coal mines, was let to Greer
u Mcmahon, of Augusta, to be built il
ninety days. The first shovel of earth wa
thrown on the afternoon OF September
| 10Th, and the road is to be finished on De
cember Goth, A correspondent of the
! Lynchburg "Virginian,' who has JUS
gone over the line, writes:
AS we passed up the line for nearly tw,
miles over an excellent graded road We
| thought the problem would soon be solved
| A short distance above Martins Station
we encountered the rear guard OF McMa
hons division, and as we rounded d curve
| in the line we suddenly came upon ovel
| one hundred men swinging their shoyel'
and picks. In the distance We could hear
| the clank of the hammers and drills, and
occasionally the boom OF tie blast as the
mountain cliffs gave Way before The giant
| powder. In tue midst of this busy throug
| of workers, stood Major Edward McMa-
| hon, better known as the ''Blucher OF the
| Chesapeake a. Ohio Railroad Many aud
many of the hills OF old Virginia have been
| pierced and levelled under Lis directions
We soon passed tins busy crowd who SEEM
ed to belong to every nation and cline,
and pushed on III The direction Of the coal
mines. AS we passed, the question was,
Have you heard frum up tie line = 1t
seems that there is considerable rivalry
between the two forces operating from
each end as to which shall get TO Bent
ley's Mill fist. This is considered ali
equi-distant point.
AT the other end of the line the ,orres-
pendent says: L.,.
We found Major J. c. Green as fat and
Jolly as ever. The Major had great conh-
dence in reaching the mill lii advance of
of the lower force. Our time Was limited,
and we had to decline all invitation to Wis
it the mines, promising ourselves hat
pleasure at some future day. After all ex
animation OF the work accomplished, we
feel assured that the work will We compile
ted at the time prescribed, AID we cannot
say too much i'll praise Of the contractors,
who have displayed 50 much energy in
pushing the WORK forward.
The DANCE AND THE CHURCH.-The
Block dancing case has been passed on by
the Presbyterian Synod at Atlanta The
"Constitution" says:
The finding is quite lengthy. 1t states
that there are church laws against worldly
amuSementS and discountenanceS all such
diversions, but in the Block case it finds
the decision not sustained by the evidence,
the sentence too severe, and the proceed-
ings fatally irregular It therefore FEVER
ses the sentence and restores Mr.. Block to
his full fellowship in the church
After the finding Of the Synod WAS read,
a f assppr W. sSs2 IL f #asiia asns sso
The Atlanta Presbytery will appeal from
the finding Of the Synod, ard take Tie |
c,sa TO tie General Assembly.
Dr I, pftwich having given notice thai |
he would prosecute the case, either by ap-
~ al or complaint to the next General AS
spembly at Louisville, KY, in May next,
g oaardipg to the report i'll the "Constitu-
tIofl." TIP sts'Rs OF the le case is now as
The notice of DR.. Leftwich that he would
either appeal the case or make complaint
to the General Assembly relative to the
action of The Synod, will make the case
stand in statu quo. Pending this appea,
81 complaint, whichever it may e, Mr.
Bloef IS still suspended from the pfivile-
sss Of church rneihbershin. The APPEAL
nil, pe ,,aryied UP by Dr.. EeftWleA, sla in
{ ne ~ n NJ OF II NE will probably b
,ssisted by some of the ablest llen in his
''Imreb. The Synod has appointed Rev.
,ames Woodrow, =. D., Rev, james Nall,
). s., and Clifford Anderson to represent
he Synod in the Assembly. The final
,eTd;ot in this case will be ANTICIPATED
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