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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1865-10-28
yyhereab bouts of Confederate Generals.

Whereabouts OF Confederate Generals,
Southern paper gives the following
account of the whereabouts of The leading
officers of the late rebel army
Gen. LoIing is in Jackson, Miss, with
the intent TO go TO New Orleans and en-
gage in mercantile pursuits.
Gen. Gardner has taken up his resi-
dence in New Orleans, and gone into bus
mess with Gen. Bragg,
Gen. Joe john on will probably receive
the appointment of president OF one OF The
principal railroad companies in Alabama
or Georgia.
Gen. Hardee was the recipien, in Mo-
hlle, the other day, of handsome com
pliment in the shape Of dinner. rendered
hlm by several Of the United States ofil-
GERS on duty at that post, and is culnVs'
ting the plantation OF his wife.
Gen. Longsrreet, who arrived in Mo.
bile few DAYS ago, has been PaIdoncd
by he President.
Gen. Lee has entered upon his duties
as P,esidrr, of Washington College Va.
JubA Early is an applicant for pardon
Gen. Forrest is reported 20 be mansg-
ing asaw-mill somewhere in the interior
of Mississippi.
Gen Stewart, who commanded corps
in Hoods army, designs going 10 New
Orleans 10 practice law.
Gen. Magruder is reported to be in
Gsrn,opv NTH his family
Gen. John G. Walker is in England;
so il is reported.
KIRBY Smith, a, last dates, was at Ma
,anzas, in bad health.
Gen. Hindman Is practising law in
Mexico.
Gen. Humphreys is elected Governor
OF Mississippi.
Gen. Tappan has gone into the iron
trade at Vicksburg.
Gen. Robert II. Anderson has gone
back to law.
Gen. G. NJ Lowell has gone into the
banking business at Savannah.
Gen. VIM. b. Bate practicing law at
Pulaski, Tennessee.
Gen. Joel a. Battle practcing law in
Gallaiin, Tennessee.
Geo. Geo, Maury Praeticing law in
Nashville, Tennessee.
Gen. Beauregarl is on his plantation al
Esplsnade, Louisiana.
Gen. II. l.. B. ming has re-engsged in
The practice OF law at Columbus, Ga.
Gen. A. G Blanchard is living on his
plantation in Louisiana.
Gems. MiTfedge l.. Brnham. Samuel
McGowan and james Connor are promi'
men, candidates in South Carolina for the
United States Congress.
Gen. Geo. B. Criuenden has returned
to Kenurkv and 20 his brothers. family.
Gen. Benz. =. Chealham is on mis- farm
in Tennessee.
Gen. Buckner is looking after his
wife's confscated property in Chicago
and Louisville.
Gen Malone is back again al Ports
mouth, Va.
Gen. Wade Hampton is in South Car
olina trying to rearrange his farm.
Gen. Wm. L. Martin. Of Mississippi,
has his plantation back in good order, and
is culiivatng it on The free-labor system.
G. n. Rosser is a student al the Law
School Of Lexington, Va.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1865-10-28

col. p. Bell Smith, a son Of ex-Gover-
nor Smith, OF Virginia, who was recently
wounded by the accidental discharge OF
his pistol. q, Warrenion. died or The I2lh
inst, al bis fathers residence.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1865-10-28

JEFF. Thomson says The only persons
IN the Sru!h at The present ,ime who wish
10 do any more fighting are those who
did noI do any wbeu they had Inc chance.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1865-10-28
COlOne, Da hlgren.

In ans wer to the statement that the
documents found on the person of Colo.
mel Dahlgren after he was killed were
forgtries, Col Won Borcke, writes let
Ter 10 the London Times in which oc-
ours the following:
"Knowing of Colonel DahIgrsn's ap-
prosch with far superior numbers 10 my
own, put my men in ambush. awaiting
the enemy. Col. Dahlgren was riding a
short distance ahead of his men. He
had gotten quite near 10 US, when | called
out to him to surrender. Instead of do
ing so, the Colonel turned 10 his com.
mand, giving the order 10 charge, where
upon my men fred a volley. by which
the Colonel was instantly killed. pierced
by several bullets, as nearly all the shots
had been aimed at his person. The SOL
diers under his command turned to rapid
flight. On the Colonel's dead body |
found memorandum book and some
loose orders and papers, the contents of
which / regarded as important enough 10
deliver them in person.
Tie Lieutenant then handed Fitz Lee
the documents in question, the contents
Of which were read by both OF as with
feelings Of the creates, indignation, and
half an hour af,erw ards carried by the
General personally TO President Davis.
The papers afterwards published oy
the Confederate authorities are Identical
with those which read few hours alter
they had been ,aken from Dahlgren's
body, and which documents. under the
circumstances. mus, be supposed TO have
been written by the Col"ners own hand.
General Fnz Lee, who is stil alive in
Virginia. will, if desired, fully corrobo-
rate The above statement. Your obedi-
eBt servant,
HERos VoN BoRcKE,
Lieuienani Colonel and lale Adjulant
General Of the Cavalry of tue Army of
Virginia.
When is flower like a rock -! When
i, Is blasted. %
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1865-10-28

The Mobile News Gays an artist in
that s,iy painted dog 80 ns,afal that ths
animal had 'hs hydroph"bis during the
hon weather. Hes the same man, Gays
the Portland Press. who painted copy
ef beer bnuIe With ssch tkill that ibs
cork ssw "ui jO'l as he was foahing il.
And after he was msrried. ne psin'eda q
picture OF his Fret bsby 80 life hike ilssi 10
cried, and his vile spanked Dc before shs)
discovered her mistake. a -. 49, ~
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1865-10-28

A woman in Jacksonville, Ill. died !
from tOOthaehe. Is ssva - - s.$s
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1865-10-28

"Ai one leii swn"p' Ibe Philadelphia
miIk men sdysOced lhrlf Prics irorD seVel
10 ten cenIs. The y,ry babes cry out.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1865-10-28
He RIOS VoN BoRcKE,

When is q flower like rock When
i Is blasted.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1865-10-28

The capture Of Brig. Gen. Dufie on
the Valley Turnpike, between Newtown
and keruslown, was a very exciting
achievement in the career of the parl-
san Mosby.
Sheridan's army was high up the Val
ley, and the general, taking his adjuiani
and an escort of thirty men, proceeded in
the direction of Winchester. And TO
travel with more comfort aud at the same
time look as much like general as pos
sible, an ambulsnce was provided foE the
accommodation of himself, and his worthy
friend the adjutsnt.
Now, Mosby had a weakness. and that
consisted in taking few men well noun
tpd from crowd Of several hundred tetf
back in the ,eoods, and getting on line
Of commurica,ion watch from scover for
small parties Of the enemy, whose moth
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1865-03-18

Mr. EVERETT AID THE Color QUESTION.
Rev. Il. Il Hale, III on article in March
Atlantic, details the { flowing incidet il.
lustratiug phase in Mr.. Everctt's charac.
ter now very pleasant to contemplate. He
says: ~.
Mr Everett was eager to educate. the
people, and all the people. He did not
believe it impossible to educate any of them
TOO well. And if you had asked him., the
day be died, what had been the central idea
Of bis life. he woDld have said it was the
education of the people. His life, was full
of it. His speeches were full of it. Moth
ing so provoked him as any snobism which
would binder it. When be was President Of
the College, think in l84S--there was
black boy in the High School at Cam
bridge, fitting for college Some gentle.
men in Alabama, who had sons there, or
on their way there, wrote to Mr.. Everett
TO demonstrate against the boys entering.
He replied, that the College was endowed
10 educate oil comers; that, if the black
boy could pass his examination, as be
hoped he could, be would be admitted; and
shat, if, as they seemed to suppose, all the
white students Withdrew, the college would
then be conducted on its endowmeuts for
the black boy alone. Aud that. was no
exceptional reply. 1t was his way of look
log ct such things. .,i. r4-,9oL M
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1865-03-18
WHOLE NUMBER 1914.


A Touch OF NArURE.---A car foil bof
passengers passed over the Western, rail.
road, 10 which simple but touchinQ scene
occurred, worthy OF record. One Of the
passengers was woman. carrying in her
arms child, who annoyed every one by
MS petulance and crying. MIeafte mile the
pa'sengers bore the ihf;c,iou Of It's noise.
wh'cn rather increased than diminished, mn.
vi at last II became furious, and the pass
engers nearly 50. There were open com.
plants, and one man shouted. Take the
child on The train stopped at q station
and an old gentleman arose aud made the
simple statement that the father Of the
child bad died recently, away from home;
that the mother bad been on q visit to her
friends, aud had died while on the visit; |;
that her dead body was on board the train,
aud that the child was in the hands of o
stranger. 1t was enough There was 9
tear in nearly every eve, and all were
melted into pity aud patience. All sell
fishness was lost in thinking Of the desoIa-
tion of the poor little wanderer, who would
nave found warm welcome 10 hands that,
moment before. would almost have visited
it with blow.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1865-03-18

VANITY OF AN APE An emiDet French
arlih possesses monkey. very intelligent.
very uglv, but an immense pet OF her own.
er's Mademosele Nounine however,
possesses all the defects which the cynic con
,iders to be particularly feminine. She is
lazy, ipquialtive. excessively addicted to
sugar pIums, fruit cake. &c, fdge,y. dis
otderly, touching everything, breaking
every hing she touches, daubiug. her mas
ter's pictures, twisting the necks of his
wlfe's cunaries. aid having once upon o
time pulled every feather out of a splendid
patFa.Aiu imitatio, of the cook, who she
had seen the day before picking fowl
A short time since, the artist, having to 60
out, aud dreudng lest Nouuine shonld per-
form somsnew piece OF mischief during his
absence, bethought himself Of method Of
furnishing her something to do until bis re-
| urn. He accordingly took the monkey on
| ais lap dressed her in gay gown which had
,erved as a model IN one ut bis pictures, 10
which fgu es m,iquiS of the time OF Lluis
] XIV. pa nted lrer cheeks v hite aud red, with
a black patch under one eye, powdered her
head, hung u string Of beads round her
neck, aud then, having seated her on she
door, 10 a corner of the atcliar, put small
looking glass iuto her hand, and left her
not without seme msgiying, and promising
himself not to be long away. Bat ms cad
Of re uruing early the artist was unexpect'
cdly detained aud only got home Tue next
morning lie rushed TO the aIeller ia ter
ror, expecting to fad everything upside
down, aud hsf his pictures spoiled.
l really must get rid of Nounine, sale
the artist to himself as he anxiously unlock
ed the door Of the studio, for | cannot lei
my work remain at the little wre'ch'
mercy! But to bis surprise and relief be
tonnd her sound asleep, exactly where he
had placed her, aud holding the looking
glass in her hands Not thing had been
touched by her in the artists absence
T The fact is, continued the cynic, that the
Ugly littls beast as vain as her sex entities
her TO be, had been SO enraptured with bel
own beauty. aud that OF her hnery that she
had remained through the entire day ao
sorbed in the contemplation OF her charming
self in The little hand glass. Now tell me
be added, triumphautiy appealing TO his
l.tnsrs, does any body believe that a male
monkey would have passed whole after
noon in gazing at himself in a mirror, ant
can anybody doubt after such proof to tn
contrary, that vanity is not the rulin
, passion OF the female sex
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1865-03-18
Tn. oo.r.a. ration o, British America.

-
When the scheme of uniting all ,be
Provinces OF British America into one con.
iodcracy was frst matured at the Confer
ences Of Cbarlottetown ADD Quebec, il
seemed to be so popular ssto silence all
opposition. With the exception of the
French in Lower Canada, the leaders and
,ne onlk OF all the political parties 10 each
ffoVinee seemed TO agree Hpon the expedi.
ency of The measure. Subsequently there
was a detection from this unanimity OF
some Influential men iu the maritime proyin.
ces and Prince Edwards leland and the
adoption Of the scheme by the present
Legislature became doubtful. On the
whole, however, the progress of the plan
has been satisfactory and now that the
time for action hAs come, its speedy relzA.
tion seems 10 be secured.
The Government of Canada has. appar
emily, no intention whatever of tnisipg the
popular vote on the subject. They insist
ON having The plan o. union adopted with
out amendment, regarding it as a treaty
between the several provinces, every amend
ment to which would of course require The
assent of each Of the provinces, aud there
lore postpone indefinitely its execu.
tlon. The concurrence of majority of The
Canadian Parliament with the views of The
government is regarded as secured, though
here was at first large party in favor
of submitting the scheme TO vote of the
people. Toe assent of the Legislatures of
Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and New.
toundland, is considered as equally certain;
aud even as to Prince Edwards Island. il
is believed that the advocacy of the plan
by the two leading party organs will repre-
sent the views OF the popular majority.
1t is expected that the approval of the
mo,her county will be obtained during the
Summer, and the confederation accomplish.
ed before The eud Of the present year. IKE
| On the Psc tic side Of the British domin.
ions, meanwhile, the Governors of the
two Provinces of the British Columbia aud
Vancouyer'S Island are agreeded in recon
mendng union Of these Provinces, and
their opinion is shared by a majority o
each Of Tie two Legislatures. This naau
unity, we are assured by the Press Of those
Provinces, promises in a short time TO
secure their union aud that achieved, the
connection OF the Pacific Proyinees with
The great canadian Confcderatioa will be
almost an accomplished fact. ..-.-
The prog ess ofthis movement is thus far
entirely in accordance with the opinion
which We expressed concerning it when it
was first started. Tue British Provinces,
| during the few months which have since
elapsed, have had an expeticnce which hos
Largely added TO their political education
They have learned that their Interests are
widely different from those of the mother
country aud ,hs consciousness Of thi'
diversity is manif-etly growing among ou
Northern neighbors. The more powerfu
,hey become, the more inducements the
have to be guided in their policy by lhei
Own rather than by English interests. ane
,he more rapid is tbyir tendency to become
q new Anerics. mod -- .l- slr -.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1865-03-18

GoNTEEL PovERrY married man,
tue mau OF family mast deeply Zeal the
mseries of genteel poverty. His personal
saifefiugs are merged into the thoughts 81
home. He would gladly throw off The dis
gulse, glndy resign his fashionable acqualn-
tsuee AID seeking bis happiness whe6 the
days labor was over. in the bosom of bis
family. But the inexotable world decides
otherwi.e. He can never escape The
grindstone to which be is tied. Country
cousins must be entertained, family re-
unions givea, summer jauuts undertaken
He knows full well ihAt as the mainspring
Of the whole machinery, 1.-The once gives out
| direord and destruction are The ineyitab
result, aud be works, on hopeless ani des
perate. Finally the anticipated crisis
comes. He loses moth ng--he had nothing
to lose Bat now be may gain all fol
which be SO long sighed. Tne'play is evei
The lights are out and The gaody trappings
of assumed wealth may be replaced by
honest homespun Bat it is too late, the
intoxicating bowl ofworldly vanity has be
me too necessary to The depraved taste te
be now resigned. Oace il might have beer
but not now. Again he starts upon th'
fa,al race, again Tor d moment hovern above
The horizon, aud thea forever disappears
from sight, and it is heavens mercyh bis
memory is unstaiaed With guilt. .a'
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1865-03-18
Charleston fn 1895.

+ The Charleston correspondent of New
York journal, writing on the Goth ult.,
gives the following picture OF the city Of
Charleston. as it appeared when our troops
landed: On landing you observe that the
wharves are in very diapidated condition,
Tells very plaiuly that they have not been
much in use the past four years, The
palmen,o legs that form the cribs are
covered with grass, and the planking is
much decayed, full Of man traps, and about
worthless so far as carriage is concerned
Advancing up the rickety docks, you come
10 parspel of sand, over which peer the
muzz eS Of heavy guns, bearing down the
chaunel, for home deience; then around or
over the batteries into The silent streets,
covered with the deb,iI from shattered store.
and da ellings, ,upd. bearing AT points o lera
bly good crop OF graSs-lhe same kind o
grass that was 10 have sprung up in tn,
streets OF New York when King Collol
exercised his potent sway. Not a building
for blocks here that is exempt from lh,
MAJ Ks of shot aud shell All have sui
fered more or less Here is 6ue brow
stone bank building, vacant and deserted
with great gaping holes in the sides an,
roof, through which the sun shines aud tn,
rain pours. windows aud sasbe' blown on
by exploding shell within. plastering knock
ed down, counters torn up, floors crushe
in, and fragments of mosaic payements
broken aud crushed. lying around on tn
floor, mingled with bits of ststuary, staine
glass and broken parts of chandeliers
| Ruin within aud without, aud It's neighbo
IN no better plight. Here a great shell
has struck the chimney, aud crushed \
large portion of the roof in; then exploding
distributed i.s.fragmenis through the ce liug
aud burst out great patches Of brick an
mortar, which now lie on the pavement bs
! low, untouched siuee they fell, Every In
aginable portion of buildings bave bee
damaged by our fire. aud not single hous
10 this portion Of the Town has escaped :
Not building is oceapied. save by ,h
brave women 10 whom have already n
fsrred. and the front doors or window
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1865-03-18


TnE SEsREr OF YouTH. There are
woman who cannot grow old d--woman who
without any special effort. remafa always
young aud always attractive. The pnmber.
is smaller lbsn.it should be. bat there il
still sufficient number to mark the vida
difference between this class and. the other.
The secret of this perpetual youth lies not
in beauty, for some woman possess It who
are not AT all handsome. nor In dress. for
they are frequently careless 10 that respect.
SO far as the mere arbitrary dictates Of
fashion are concerned; MOI, inShayiug cthiDg
TO do. for those very young women are al.
ways busy as bees, aud il is very Wall known
that idleness viii fret people into old age
aud uglincss faster than overwork. The
charm, we imagine. hes 10 q sunny temper
neither more nor less, the blessed gift OF
always looking on the bright side ollie, and
stretching the martle Of charity over every.
bodJs faults or feelings.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1865-03-18

TINES CoSoUEsrs.-One generation pas.
seth, and another cometh. Time with his
relentless hand, scatters the flowers of youth
and frosts OF age, and hides them both
alike in the grave. His wheels roll swiftly
on, bearing alike the yoang and the old TO-
the elm land of unseen and untrie6futurity.
The king upon the throne, wearing upon
his brow the regal crown, aud hold in his
hands lbe reins OF government, yields to.
his stern commands lays down his sceptrek
his crown, & wrapped in his winding sheet
he mingles with his mother earth. .Hsughty
aud humble, rich and poor, go back to tho,
dust from whence they came. and the earth
still moves on in silent grandeur. around
tae great central power of attraction. the
stars glimmer in the ether blue. summer
aud winter, seed time and harvest. come
u their appointed seasons. all alike unmind'
ful ofjoy or sorrow, of lifeor death - zi
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1865-03-18

A CAurI3Us MAN As pedestrian
tourist was lately proceeding towards
Trenton, be asked man who was bfeaking
stones by the roadside, how long it would
take him to reach that place The man
looked at him without speaking. and then
resumed bis work, The question was re-
peated with the same result, and at last
The traveller walked on He had not pro.
cecded more than a hundred yards when
the man called af,er him aud made sign
for him toretu'n. Wbea the pedestrian
reseehd the stonebraker, the latter said to
him, 1t will take you an hour to reach
Trenton. Then why did you not tell me
so at first? said the traveller. Why, re-
piled The nan,4it was necessary for me 70
first see at what rate you walked, and, from
the way you step out, am now able to
say that you can do the distance in an hour.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1865-03-18

TELEGRAPH ENrERPRsE On Sunday,
morning the wires of the Western Union
Telegraph Company were con-ected with
the Pacific lines and communication essab-
,lished direct between New York city aud
San Francisco Although the weather
was bad aud rain falling at the time at ma.
ny points on the route, the wires worked
well, and a considerable amount of business
! vas transmitted. The distance is nearly
4, 900 miles, and the difference OF time q.
bon, foa hours This is unqu eslionably the
largest telegraph circuit ever worked, and
the fact that such length Of wire was tel.
egraphed over in one circuit is o notable
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1865-03-18
ASHTABULA, o., SATURDAY MORNING. MARCH IS. 1S65

cape open, through which many gaze upon
oa'tered Offices, demolished stores and
countingrooms in ruin, whore commerce
once dwelt, and active business men pur.
sued their respective voca,ions unmoles' ed
and undisturbed. The churches, ST..
Micbsel's ard ST Philips have not escaped
The storm of our projeciiles 80
Their roofs are perforated, their wall,
wounded, their pillars demolished, and
within, the pews filed with pastering, OF
fragments Of mural tablets, which were to
perpetuate the memory Of some good man
long asleep in the graveyard near by
% may count up a round number OF shell
holes in their stteples, and many npturned
monuments in their graveyards War is
cruel, and the bowling projectiIe that takes
its Start four miles aud half away, is in.
different whether it plughs up the marble
that affection has placed over the remains
OF long buried worth, or crashes into the
political halls where treason, is plotted,
or crime ag ,iust humanity is conceived =
The cold iron has been no respecter of
property in Charleston. The good and
bad, rich and poor, criminal and saint--if
there be any OF the latter here-hsve ro.
ceived visits from the Parrot projectiles,
and keeuly felt the justice of The visitation
From Bay street, with batteries, to
Calhoun street, our shells have carried de
s;ruclioO aud desolation, and often death
with them. Within that limit no hour was
safe from their destIuctis and no
one lived there except in constant state
of alarm and dread. None kuew when
the death dealing shot would come aud
none felt easy or safe fer moment. Be
low Calhoun street bot little business was
done, aud but few lived, aud this was the
NEST important pocIion Of the town. AL
the hotels were vacated when the bombard.
meut commenced; stores were closed. Offices
were moved, churches remained unopened
and sn.ar Of desolalioD soon brooded ovei
that portion Of the town, where, in days Q
peace, lbe lost animation aud life were t,
be found. Fifty years will not make tht
city what it was before tho war; aud ye
we are old that the town was uot dam Iged
by our FIRE to auy great extaut. VISA
magnificent liars we're The iugucious editors
Of the Charleston press. -