Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1880-11-27


TIE SnENANpoAm VALLEY r. R.
Although there is little said about the
further operations of this road, those
foreshadowed a few weeks since are
going on in the preliminary stages and
in time we will have more definite
progress to record.
The corps of engineers under Chief
Engineer Coe, which had started ont
Immediately after the return ofthe New
York aud Philadelphia capitalists and
railroad men to the latter city, is in the
field and is working through the Cum
berland Valley, towards Hagerstown.
The first thing accomplished was the
survey of the Susquehanna river, about
two miles below Harrisburg, where it
is proposed to construct bridge to con
meet with the Reading Railroad. This
was done sometime since, and, as above
stated, the engineers a:e moving in our
direction.
AT the southern extremity of the s.
V. Railroad, equally important opera
tons are in progress. Last week Super
intendent Sands and Gen. Pass. Agent
IIatch spent several days at that end OF
the line in making necessary arrange
ment of the opening OF it for travel and
traffic, aud on Monday next the cars
will commence running between the
present southern terminus, Waynpsborc,
on the G. d o. Railroad, aud Elkton,
30 miles this side. A gap of about AZ
or 43 miles between Elkton and the
northern division, terminating at our
place, has yet to be completed. The
running of the southern division will
be, for the present, distinct from the
operations at this end of the road.
We are also advised that full corps
of engineers are in the field between
Waynesboro' and Salem, on the Allan
tic. Ohio and Mississippi r. r., and
have 80 far completed their work that
operations in the construction OF that
line will be pressed with vigor. The
route is described as most desirable
one.
Within the last week the S. V. r.
Co. have added two of the new and pow,
eriul ten wheel engines, from the Bald
win Works, at Philadelphia, 10 their
rolling stock, and within week two
more will leave the same works, for the
road. This will make sixteen loeomo,
tives in use, ten of which are OF the
most powerful construction aud entirely
new, whilst the others are but little, ii
at all, inferior in any respcct.-Hagers,
ioWn Mail
| A THREE THOUSAND DOLLAR YER
plCr.--The Carroll County Court al
Westminster was occupied the greater
part of last week in the trial of an I'M
portant case known as the kean New
conner SANDER suit, which was instituted
in Alegancy county, and afterwards re-
moved 10 Carroll county.
Mrs. A. +. Newcomer, Of the "New-
conner House" this town, was the plain
tiff in this suit, and Anthony keau,
owner Of the City Hotel the detendent.
The City Hotel at Cumberland, was
kept by Mrs. Newcomers husband at
one time, and who became insolvent
while in occupancy of the building, and
went into bankruptcy. AT this time
difficulty arose between Kean aud Mrs.
Newcomer with reference TO some fur
niture in the hotel, when Kean charged
Mrs. n. with being thief.
From this the suit originated, and
terminated on Saturday last, after hot
" contested legal fight, with verdict of
So. 500 in favor OF Mrs. Newcomer
Hugersfo,cn Mail.
The Minnesota Insane Asylum, 10.
Gated at St. Peter, burned down last
Monday. There were about 800 luna
tics in the building at the time OF
whom about twenty were burned TO
death. The weather was intensely
cold and many of those who escaped
from the building had their limbs fro
zen before they found shelter. The
scene during the burning OF the build
inc is said to have been indescribably
hear, rending. Many of the inmates
refused to leave the building and per-
ished in the flames in the presence OF
the keepers to whose appeals to leave
the inmates paid not the slightest atten-
ton.
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