Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1865-08-19
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" Ill mPel Al D. dbi Cl'N''''''
on the 2G,h OF September, 1863.
The Lynchburg Virginian says, the
wheat crop throughout this section OF 'lr-
oipia has been almost total failure. In
many parts OF the fertile Southwest, we
are informed, they will not have bread and
seed. Indeed. farmers in the Coonty OF
MONTGOMERY are buying -four IN this mar'
ket-a thing unhesrd of previously As
consequence, they will have hIle or
nothing TO sell. and We see not how Ihey
are 10 pay taxes.
The Alexandra Gazette says that Rose
Hill the old family estate OF he TaIlaIeF-
ros. near Rapidan station, in CuPepef
county, Virginia, now the property oil The
Crenshaws of Richmond, was iaie'y OF
fered as present TO General K. +. Lee.
The General. in this, as in Numerous
other cases, declined 10 receive the offer
ing.
Ex-senator VIM. G. Rives Of Virginia,
whose application for pardon was filed al
Washington few days since, in The At
iorney Generals Office. has received from
the President permission to visi! the North
during the tendency of his aPPIlcallon.
The conditions Of The permit are that Mr.
Rives shall report and give his parole TO
Gen. Van Allen, al the residence OF the
latter on The Hudson.
Ex-Governor Letcher, in a letter 10
friend in LynchLurg, says that President
Johnson lie not as vindctive toward the
South as some have supposed, and that
he has only 10 be convinced that The South
recognizes the "existing stale Of affairs,
regards slavery as dead, and sns'ains tie
Government, and he viii 60 all that the
South can expect.
A citizen Of Lynchbnrg is under arrest
fer asking three cents IN silver or hVe
cents in currency for postage stamps.
The LyncbbUrg Virginian is informed
by gentlemen of unques tionaCIe veracIly
ria, in some sections OF the country, the
"freedmen" have declared that they will
not assist in putting in crop Of wheat
for the next year. They have an idea
something is TO turn up" al Christmas;
rha, lhe lands are to be parceled Out
among them.
The Stanton Spectator understands
that ii is the purpose Of large porllon OF
the freedm, in that part Of the county to
emigraIe, al an early day, TO some OF the
., Nol,hern and WeBieIn States.
The Presbytery Of Winchester will
nee, in Winchester Va-on the last day
Of this month, Aug, Full attendance OF
the ministry and eldershlp Is expected.
Some of ,he Republican papers in the
Western States cay that The recent cleo
rion in Kentucky was free.
The efforts now making 10 connect
England and the United SIaIes by means
of he Atlantic Cable over which TO trans
mi, Geographic desPa'ches, bids lar al
present 10 prove failure.
A Government sale Of horses and mules
took place at Cumberland, day or TWO
since, which sold al prices ranging from
$40 10 $3.50.
A REACTIoNARY CoSFEDERATE.-A
monp the latest arrivals OF Sou'heTners, III
quest of pardon, is Fayetie McMnlIen, one
of the hercest secessOnlsts; but now
claims some merit for belonging 10 the re-
dictionary party against Jefferson Davis
McMulen was formerly member OF The
United States Houpe Of Representatives,
and was afterwsrd in The Rebel Congress.
Governor Brownlow, in letter 10 The
imprisoned Mayor Of Columbia, very
strongly condemns the action Tor which
he was arrested, and endorses General
Thomas action, and declares that The re-
beIlous people of Tennessee have not YET
: given sufficient assurances OF returning
LOYALTY 10 warrant the Withdrawal OF the
military power
The exodus ofnegroes from the lower
counties in Maryland and Virginia, con-
linues. They all go TO Westinghouse
least IN the first place. If the drain lasts,
there will be but few left in the counties
mentioned. The steamboats, coming up
the river are crowded with them every
week.
The business OF conhscation. in Rich
mond, has begun in earnest. On Friday,
United States Msrshall Underwood hbelI.
ed the property Of The following citizens:
William Palmer, Thos H. Wynne, VIM.
| H. Macfarlsnd, Gustavus A. M yers, Fen.
dale Griffin, Abram Warwick, Joseph H..
Crenshsw, William Barrett, r. +. Foster,
w. G. Crenshsw, John Purcell.
The negro delegates from Richmond to
The colored convention recently held al
Alexandra, since their return home, have
denied the authenticity of the official re.