New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-06-10

- Onocrsn Bridge, one half can be put in servie-
W. o,der again; She rest are old lron. AZ the
Little Tusearora there ere "a, Gil OF wnicn can be
saved. Tae gondolas and house cars, whe'l iron
or wood, were all burned to the IuSas' and are
have been gathered mp, and will do az good duty as
before; bnt many of them, being c~t iron, were
hauled toward Winchester, there, IL Is supposed 10
be run into cannon balls.
Several Of the engine houses ere destroyed by
the personal orders OF General Jackson this time
not "Old Hickory but new pine,l and oil were
completely Quilted of maebnec tools, sash and
tiators. The rail that had been strewn along the
Winchester and Martinsbug turnpike was still COM
ing in TO relay portion Of double track near North
Mountain. new turn-ts.be OF Sellers's patent was
being pm. down, and the foundation laid for sia-
tionary engine from Baltimore, which will soon be
ia its place.
One Of tho curiOuc facts, which have not seen
mentioned elsewhere, il the contract, gravely con.
cluded between the Confederate Government ana
| the Winchester and Potomac" Road, whereby the
railroad compsny aforesaid We're 20 appropIi;,s 70
their own behoof all the material Impressed from
the Baltimore and Ohio Road, for and IN considers-
lion of certain military transportation to he done LOT
and rendered unto the Confederate States Govern
ment hereinbeiore mentioned. But something seems
10 have happened to interrupt the tranquil execution
Of the contract, which nevertheless was IN aue Io,n
. cued and sealed, in the borough OF winchester,
III tie year of Lord, eighteen hundred ana Sixty
lone.
That renowned partisan leader-renowned, at
least. in this regon-George Sheets is Dead letter
was recently received at konney from an estlmaaole
lady formerly of that place, but OF late residing az
Front Royal, III which sne states that In Leaning
lcavalry charge through the town I'm the AFFAIR 10
which the LIST Maryland Regiment was 10 terribiy
cut up) Sheets was killed by shot from windo"
and that as she wrote his body lay IN her house
To The Rebels in the Shenandoah valley this IL nc
common loss. Though yet but young man, ohee''
WIS An accomplished soldier, cool swordsinap, per
feet horseman, and of the most reckless courage ~
AN incident related by officers OF tie oth Ohio WIG
witnessed it will show.
When our troops, under Gen. keiiey, were rt
treating from ROmney, AZ they were tarinR 'he ioo
Of hill Sheets suddenly dashed INTO view on 'n'
lemipence above them. Mounted and alone, aud con
spouous by his familiar red scarf and saddle biabke
lie stood within pistol shot Of our columns wa'e'
his sword and babe them sn ironical adieu.
For one moment our men. by unanimous i'n
z pulse Of admiration, stood hesita,ing-uncertai'
whether TO treat him to shot or cheer; the next
, hundred bullets few at the red blanket-but th'
ewes that glanced along the cleaning barrels max
time for but short aim as the squirting, sword-waV
ing Rebel flew around the slope and disappeared un
harmed.
There are many such rtories OF Sheets current u
the Valley; and the country people relate VIII gs''
how when our forces were marching on Wihehes
ter he sat among our men at the camp hres' re
liable deserter OF with cow-bell Oh bis meek eli
trapped our sraggers on foraging thoughts intent: