Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1880-02-14

canoe! and eXtlnSulSh the slock Oh INC
{. |. company.
This Maj Mcdonald opposed, on the
ground that the &. |. company was in
dcbted to its sub contractors TO the
amount of S9O,O00,a land this stock which
was proposed to be cancelled was the
only security lett them.
The resolution to cancel the stock
was adopted. Maj. McDonald's being
the only vote against it.
The meeting then adjourned.
lFrom the Charlcstown Free Press
The Shenandoah Valley Railroad
Company meeting at Winchester on
Wednesday developed some things that
made a few gentlemen obstructioniSts
and taoltfnders feel that they were ''Sat
down" on. The bugaboo about the sale
of stock at Winchester, some time ago,
and which was the subject of an order
of our County Court recently, whereby
a Committee was appointed to inycsti-
gate some alleged fraudulent transactions
was exploded by the simple statement
that the shares of the delinquent holders
thereof were purchased by the Compa-
ny for cancellation and not for the rrl-
vate use of the Vice President, who was
delegated TO make the purchase
Aud we understand from gentleman
competent to pass an opinion, that the
vindication of the Company, and especi-
ally OF its lite deceased Preside Mt Nc
Glelland, by Hon. WIN II. Travers was
overwhelming, manswerable and sur
pasSingly eloquent. Our informant could
not impart to us information in detail as
to the proceedings Of the meeting, but
announced that the results were all that
was desired and most encouraging.
The work upon the road from Shep-
herdstown to HagerstOwn will be COM
pleted by June, and not less than thou
sand laborers are employed South of
Riyerton by the various sub contractors.
President Mines reiterated his state
ments concerning the richness OF the
/ mineral lands along the line of the road,
a road that will be lighted aIorg almost
its entire length by the fires from the
furnaces and mills that will be erected,
and he anticipated the day in the near
future when all the wheat and corn and
beefin this great Valley would be con-
sumed by the increased population OF
iron and other metal workers, dc Some
ofthcse statements are based on what
has already been done in the way OF
the organization OF stock companies Tor
the development of the mineral wealth
Of this great Nalley-a single instance
was mentioned, OF a half dozen wealthy
gentlemen prospecting along the line OF
the road, some weeks ago, having OF
ganized themselves into a joint stock
company with Capital of half million
dollars. A volume to be handsomely
illustrated and descriptive ofthe country
along the line of the ). Y. X. R-its
wealth, its beautiful scenery, &c, in
Guiding the wonderful Luray Cavern
is soon to be Published. We understand
the plans and specifications for nam
moth hotel near the Luray Caverns, are
already in the hands Of Mr.. Julius &.
Holmes, bulller-it being the purpose OF
those having the money TO invest i'll
that way to cree: the hotel in time to
accommodate the vast numbers OF tour
lists whose heads vii! be turned thither-
ward when the heated term begins.
We are informed that ground was
broken on Monday last, on the Mary
land side Of the Potomac at Shepherds
town, for the construction OF the >. '.
II. Il. to Hagerstown-the Northern
terminus a friend told us that Col
Alex. Il. Boteler ''made a stirring
speech and threw the first dirt. Though
Col. Buteler has been politician many
years, he escaped the ''mire OF politics,
for we find him on this occasion
throwing the first dirt Col. Boteler has
been firm friend Of the 5. V. r. Il.
through all its tribulations, aud saw
the end-its triumph-trom the begin
ming. When believers IN the success Of
the enterprise could be counted on the
fingers of one hand, he held fast TO his
faith. We suspect his prayer was: Il
believe-help, thou, my unbelief y We
trust that he may witness the consum-
nation of all his railroad hopes-and
realize his desires concerning all things
in this lie and in the life to come.
John Manning has been sentenced at
Newpor:, Ky, to Imprisonment tol lite,
for the murder OF Edward Connolly, a
fellow-prisoner in Newport jail.
The Car house of the street car COM
pany at Evansville, Ind, was burned
Monday, with all the cars, ten in mum
ber Loss $4,000, insurance $4,000.
Gov. Loug, OF Massachusetts,, has or
dered Charles T. Freeman, the Pocasset
child murderer, 10 be confined in the
lunatic asylum at Danvers.
The Duke of Newcastle is l6 years
old. Marquis Camden is 8, Earl Russell
is Is and Lord Southampton is IL.
The Irish relief committee of Charles
ton, S. c., has RENTED $4,000 on ac-
count of collections to the Archbishop