Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-04-14
The 8. v. Il. R.-ConsressIonal NomI.
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U0tlOns &C.
Correspondence of tie Alexandria Gazette J
WASHINGTON, RAPp. Co Va, April H.
A TIP short lime since over the s. V. r, r.
from its present northern terminus at Shep.
herdstoTn to Front Royal. distauc, of some
40 mics. Impressed the writer with tho fact
that this road Cannot be too socn put in active
ruotiag order, both for the benefit and COD
veniercs of tho great agricultural country
through wh:ci it passes, as we'll as for The pacu
DIary interest Of the company itself.
Previous to the unfortunate legal proceodicgs,
taken few days ago against til, road, en- TO-
cunt Ct unsettled land damages 10 Clark couu.
ty, the result Of which WAS the Temporary Stop
page OF the treins at cd Chapel" three
miles south OF BerryVlle, giving 10 the road
Tor the present uninterrupted control only Of
the Iioe from ShepheIdstown to "Old Chapel
olstarce OF IS milea, the freight aud pas %.
ger eoeipts far exceeded all expectations and
were daily increasing In bulk aud value; and.
| although the private interests ct some uues So
| parties were doubtless served by the temporary
erj loing aId s:oppicg of This already good al
growing business, pet It is but fair to say that
| The people along the line Of The road ailI,cnc.-
Is ttclDc loss themselves by thu. being com.
| PEELED 10 resort TO the wagon roads again, al.
| though railroad-a DOW and good one-passes
| through their firms.
The bridge across tho Shenandoah reet
Front Roysl, is flushed, sni i; is corfdcu,ls
| thought the greatest stIuc ure On this road 10
| the bridge line st Sbepherdstown will be ready
| Tor the passage Of trains by tho l.t Ct July.
The gtadipg trcm the Potomac TO Hagel s:uwo
| sixteen miles, is being ncst actively pushed By
| large t0Ic> OF hands. while larger iCrcs is 8,
no! x on the grading from Front Royal to Lursy
and Oh up the Page Vsll,y by Minis furnace
| to The southern terminus at Wsyuesborc, 81
| that bttlre many months the entire line should
| be 10 Gunniog aod active order. Some ye.rt
| ago good deal OF sp, CITATION was INDUCED II
| by the people Of Rsppshssuock county ~ tc
the possibility Of X ting railroad iar;i,ies by
lu5o urr by s.em or otherwise With eilher thl
). V. read or tEe Midland read, tu. |atterly nc
coe seems 80 be tski1g any ioctest in this d.
tecior, and no railroad talk is heard. But
eu thero ere subjects upcn which the gcot
people ct Rsppahsnucck are solve 10 thei,
own Interests ss we'll 90 10 that tf tho pold pI
their Snte and all the people
This. the l2.h. being County Court day, aud
1
spring work, Virginia Ike, they Iowa TO meet
together On tire court green there 10 discus;
c:ors, news end poliiic', as we'll as hs state c1
tie cluo'r5: aud TO Quo who will pass from
group to group viii oomo the knowledge as tc
who Is The faVoiite candidate. With all The Dew },
good and bad, from tho different neighbour
toods represented. Just now The attention Of
tie good people is beirg directed as to who vii
represent this district 10 The next Congress, anc
| though there may be many aspirants e|sewhe,.
warmly advocated by their friends, yet in lhi:
county there is a greater uu,uipty Of choies
AID oneness OF feeling aud Of preference as to
whom the people If Rappahauuock waut tc
represent them 10 Congress than We remembe.
10 have been the case before; and tttis couoty
cac bY solid vote send COL j. g. Gibson there
the Colonel will be the map. Aud the choios
Is q good one, aud one that will ref act honor
upon the disr;c: CT the State that elects him:
aud the Colonel, with Hop. d. B. Lucas ci
JetAsor, 10 our sister State. who will be re.
iurped to the same Congress With him, vii
form pair OF staunch, stout, thorough demo-
Gratis who will do the services of seomen 10 The
cause Of hight and justice, and who will be the
peers Of toe best aud second to nore in their
| ttttr,s to chfck the ruioous legislation that bs.
distinguished our late nstopal Congress, auS
branded much of what trey have done in;oui.
tous. Lucas aud Gibson trus, tried and hoo
est mep. what power fos good they G IN exert
AID what evil may they not ward of. b.