Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1860-06-02
An Important Decision.

An Important Decision.
The Supreme Court Of the Un'teu
Sia,cs decided land cases in California
invol, ing not less than one hundred NH
LIONS Of dollars. 1t apPears that an IN
crrd,nlc number Of fraudulent CLAIMS to
l,n,I in California had been fabricated and
s,.,,inaI hy The most unbushing perjury.
NM Of them had been approved by the
lord Of Land Commissioners and by the
District Courts of California. One claim
wss for $500 ~QIare miles o. land anolh-
or was Tor 40 square miles and the ia
nous Sanle.Ian claim was for a part of
the city o San Francisco, worth about
Tn millions of dollars. NJ less than
twenty FIVE appeals in these cases were
heard and decided by the Supreme Court
in favor Of the Government.
The Maryland Chassis.
This body held its annual session in the
German Reformed Church of Sharps burg,
commencing on Friday, the lS.h ms, and
closing on Tuesday the 23l. Its presi-
ding officer was DR.. l.. lieiner, Of Baltl-
moie. The business of the Chassis is
said 10 have been conducted throughout
with great dignity, and much harmony
and good feeling, many Of the discussions
being able and deeply interesting TO the
large attendance from the town and neigh
10 hood. From a Sharpsburg Cores
pondenl Of The Odd Fellow. We learn that
there were added to the Church, by Con,
fr.na'ion during the past year, 304. BY
letter IS. By Baptism 607. There are
uuder lis jurisdiction 40 congregations,
which are served Ivy % Clergymen. The
statistics show large increase over the
report OF The previous year, and indicate a
prosperous condition of this venerable
Church. The following Clerical and
Jay Delegates were elected to represent
the Synod. at its neXI annual meeting, 10
be held at Lebanon, Pa
NnisterS.-Rev. DR.. Heiner, Rev.
WIN. Krebbs, Rev. J. II. Foulk, Rev. S.
II. Giesey.
Layman-Frederick Humrickhouse,
Isaac Drummer, Isaac Cronice, Daniel
Huyen.
The Glasses adjourned to meet at Mid
Glctown next year.
Hamlin thought 10 be a Negro.-Tbe
Knoxville (renn) Wing, whose editor
claims TO know Hannibal Hamlin. the
Black Republican nominee for the Vice
Presidency, thus speaks Of him
"Though Senator in Congress, be is
said TO be Free Negro. In all the &C
Guirements Of mind, manners, morals,
features, complexion, form of body and
limbs, shape Of mouth and nose, woody
hair, with kinks. he so much resembles a
negro, that dressed up Indifferent, he
could be sold in the South for field hand.
lie claims to be part Portuguese, but the
sober truth is, his blood is that Of Tgger-
gee resembling a Free Negro more than
any man living who claims 10 be a white
man, either in whole or in part y
Dedication ola MonVmeat TO Vir
ginianS.-A monument TO the Virginians
who were slaughtered at Woods Barn,
ROxborough, Pa, in l777, was dedicated
at that place on Monday with much par
AIDE and ceremony. The military display
was quite imposing. The Pennsylvania
Dragons, the Montgomery county troops,
the Morgan Light Infantry, the Jackson
Rife and the Scott Legion, taking part in
it. The monument is neat and simple
granite shaft, bearing the inscription
"This monument is designed 10 PerPetu-
ate the memory of the Virginia Troopers,
taken by surprise, when at Woods Barn
in the winter Of l777, rs, by a company
of British cavalry, erected by the Penn
svlvania Dragons" Horatio Gates
Jones delivered the Grafton.
Isle of Wighl county, Va, was almost
devastated on the 18Th inst, by hail