Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1865-07-15

IN bssy siam. and the four bodies
Can, ,ispeaded. Psyne's limbs were.
r.snp several times, and Cor amomeni,
:, ,wtltis whole frame quiyefsa Violent.
l. b, within FIVE minutes all was sill.
II.nii Struggled some. be, there wa. M
osn1aible notemen, af the bo,iy of At
zero, sad he apparently drd easv---
Tbsssss only a.s1,gia movement cf the
lims of MIS-. Spfs.t observed. There
va hresihless siiepsr FIR several minutes
s:,r the drop fell. bul in short time per-
SOS CON menced 10 move abopta as usual.
THE BODIES CUT DOWN.
The bodies were aAowed 10 hang abeut
~eaiy minutes, when surgeon Otis, ".
$. v, aud Assistant Surgeons Nood.
ward aud Porter, IT, s, A.. examined
,hem aad pronounced sill dead 10 gboui
ten minn,es more ladder @as placed.
against the scsi1old, preparatory to cut
ting the bodies down. An over zralou,
soldier on The platform reached over aud
Fevered the cord, letting The body OF 1t
zeroR fall with heavy ,hnnp. when
q he wss Immediately ordered down and
Erepremaaded The body Of A,xerol, wa.
placed in strong white pine box, and
the other bodies we're cut downin The fol-
lowing order: David G.. Heroic, Lewis
Payne Powell, and Mrs Mary E. Sursu.
The surgeon examined each body as il
-v44s foweFs 8, -6tft fire -rIoosc I'm stre rasrs
Of Aizsfot and Payne having caught so
near the base Of the skull. i, could not be
determined whether the neck was broken
or not HerolTs neck is supposed te
have been broken, and Mrs. Sursus was
pronounced 70 have been broken posi-
lively.
The Work of Recognizing the Govern
ment sf Virginia.
The following is a copy of the iHstruc-
tons to the Commissioners appointed un-
der the Proclamation of his ExcelIeney.
TIE Governor of this Commonwealth foI
the REORGANIZATION Of the counties not
now organized nnder the restored Gov
eyumsni of Virginia:
Secretary CoBmonweal,h's Office,
Richmond. 1865.
Geltlemen: Immediately after tho re-
ceipi o.the writ of elesiion, 10 you direct
ed. youAglll proceed 10 appoint Commis-
sioners ant Conductors OF the election AZ
the Court huse, and lSe several precincts
Of your counss, said Commissioners and
Conductors WV confoSm 10 the require
men's OF the sev.Ali and eighth chapters
Of the Code OF VItsaia. so far as thsy are
applicable To- shs efsSdon aud Tetufn of
certificates OF fhe elesSsa of county off.
Gers. These prossions ARE the law of
The SIafe as they were betsye Inc rebel.
lion.
The Commissioners a, escS. precinc,
will rdurn the poll.boek. eon,ainise the
Vola d all officers voted fer, 10 ysu.
Yol will return TO the Executive. at.
Richa Ond. the names Of the Justices in
each iounty who are elected. certifying
that ach one resumed was duly elected
in hi4disirict. aud retain in vour posses.
si0a ks---.- sE~--~rfffffs=s=r
slsk.d in the county untiR the county
cou i 10 organized, then reiuii the names
Of thfo,her officers elected !. the county
court before whom they VII qualify ac-
tradipg to law.
4 Ysn are authorized to siminister the
lah pf effiee TO each o,bS, as herein
,ssehbed, and to administer the oath Of
,oice to each justice, or 70 one jsstice,
I adshe can administer the oath of Office to
solher justices. s.:
Return the poll. tosihe clerk Of
seouniy court when he has qualified
"a your Office ceases.
THE Commissioners al each precinct
Win administer the prescribed osths to
each other. and TO the conductors Of the
election, and The writer's. and make cer,ifs
cate thereof in the poll-books.
You will cause notices Of the time OF
election TO be posted at the place Of hold
ing the election at each precinct at least
ten days previous 10 the election.
Respectfully, CHAs. H. bSuis,
Secretary Of Commonwealth.