Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1878-06-08
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ESS Inc lolloWlnS paragraphs lIo"i
the Baltimore Sun of Tuesday last will
be pleasant news to our readers, as it
refers to our Railroad:-
SHEN. VALLEY RAlLRoAD.-Messrs.
VIM. Milpes, Jr., and u. L. Boyce,
president and vice president ofthe Sben.
Valley railroad, are in Baltimore to con-
fer with the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
authorities in relation to connecting
both roads by a switch at Duffield's
Station, twelve miles from Martinsburg,
w. Va. The connection is chiefly for
transportation of rails for the Shen.
Valley railroad extension. The work
of LAYING the track will commence, it Is
expected, in two weeks, The rails are
furnished by the Glendower Company,
of Danvile, Pa.
RAILROAD BUILDING.-Mr. VIM. Mil
mes, Jr..president of the proposed Shen-
andoah Valley Railroad, completed ar
engagements yesterday with the b. IL o.
Railroad authorities for the construc-
ton of switch at Dutfields station, y
miles from Martinsburg, to connect
both roads. President Mines stated
that laying the track of the Shen. Val
ley railroad will begin in about two
weeks. The road is contemplated TO
run from Shepherdstown, JAP miles
through the Shen. and Page valleys to
Waynesboro, II miles from Stanton.
The road is graded some fifty or sixty
miles from Shepherdstown to Riverton.
The rails will be procured at Danrille,
Pa, and shipped over the Pennsylvania
Central, Cumberland Valley, Martins
burg and Potomac, and Baltimore and
Ohio railroads to Dutfelds Statiou.-
Baltimore Sun, Gin inst.
The present term of the Berkely Cir
cult Court has been largely occupied
with criminal trials, the following nam
ed parties having been convicted and
verdicts given for terms OF the peniten-
tiary as follows: Randall Murphy
grand larceny and house breaking, two
charges ia each, one term Of s, two OF
8, and one of 2 years, l6 years in all;
Dennis Smallwood-grand larceny and
house breaking, one term of 5, two OF
3. and one of 2 years, 13 years in all;
VIM. Taylor-house breaking, years.
A tremendous cyclone passed over
+! Richmond, Missouri, on Saturday eve
| ming. One hundred houses were total
ly destroyed, ten persons killed and a
number of others seriously wounded.
The loss of property will reach quar-
ter million dollars. Whole blocks were
completely swept away and debris scat
tered for miles, and was preceded by Il
heavy fall of rain Trees were urroot-
ed and carried through the air like
feathers, as was also the fragments of
houses, aud in fact everything the storm
struck. The Shaw House large brick
hotel, was demolished and its inmates
buried ia the ruins.
Another attempt was made at Berlin
on Sunday to assassinate the Emperor
William as he was driving in Inter den
Linden. a large number of shot en-
tered the upper part OF his body, but
they were extracted and At last accounts
he was resting comfortably. The
would be regicide is DIR. Modelling
who has been arrested. lie is Demo
cratic Socialist, resident Of Berlin, and
a Doctor of Philology.
Hon. A. II. Dill, State Senator OF
Pennsylvania, was nominated by ,the
Democratic Convention held at Pits.
burg on Wednesday Of last week, for
Governor of that State.
Hon. Alexander II. Stephens has an
nounced himself as candidate for re-
election TO Congress from Augusta, Ga,
district at the next regular COMPRESSION
al election, aud has telegraphei 10 his
friends III Georgia to that effect.