Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1866-09-08
NeWs Itenls.

Belle Boyd is playing PAULINE at Mo
bile.
Mr.. Dent. the falher.in-law Of General
Grant, and who is al presen. an inmate OIL
the Generals mansion al Washington,
was Frustrated by severe paraIyic
stroke.
1t is rumored that Col. Coleman, OF
Baltimore, has purchased !be CaPon
Springs property for S40. 600. He is al
presen, proprietor of HE Eu'aw House
Ballimore.-Hinchesier NeVs.
John H. Gilmer, Esq. has resigned
his seat in the Senate OF Virginia. He
says his vote on The Valley railroad bill
gave dissatisfaction 10 his constituents.
and he therefore resigned.
Governor WIsE's PRopERTY.-The
report that Governor Wlse's personal
property had been restored 10 him is de.
MED by his nephe". through The Rich.
mond Enquirer. II was lGe personal
property OF Mrs. Wise winch has been
restored.
Mike Murphy. and five of his compan.
ions, all Feuiana, made their escape from
IsiI al Cornwall, Canada, a few nights
ago, and made their way across the river
to The United States.
A French woman frightened by a ne.
gro has given birlh 10 a Girl halfblack and
half hile. Even lhe face Of ihe child
has one SHE black and the oihet white
80 that the profile is that Of negress or
one side and Of white on the olher. In
spne of this, the child is very pretty and
enjoys perfect health.
Hon. Thsd Stevens. in a speech las
week. q, Lancaster. Pa, declared his
"preIeIence for negro over the foreign
born white citizen" and avowed his be-
lief thu, "ihe negro IL superior TO lhe
Irish or German races
Tad Lincoln, the youngest son o! The
Chicago on Thursday, by being thrown
from a horse, which was nearly attended
by fatal result.
Several bodies Of Confederate soldiers
killed 10 The Wiley. passed through
Slaunson last week Il was touching tC
noucs that every coffin had wreath o
flowers on il, the t,lbnie oi lhe fair ant
gentle women Of The Valley 10 the brave
and honorsd dead.
Mnjor General Wool endorses the Pre-.
idenrs policy.
A pretty girl, scarce out Of her teens
Miss Augusta ST. Clair. has been leclur
ing al Lravenworlh. and the region rount
about. her subject being "Our Moses,
or Andrew Johnson and My Policy.
An exchange says Augusta had betle
hum among HE bulrushes ill she 6nds {
Moses OF her own, and Try "her policy
on him.
Head Centre Stephens addressed s
large meeting in Cleveland Saturday
night. H said that he was afraid tn,
Irish were fighting in Ireland now, beins
tired Of waiting Tor help from This conn
try. An attempt was made by some o
The Roberts faction to create a distur
bance; but the police secured order ant
suppressed the clstuIbeIs.
BY o circular Of The Bishop Of Rich
mond, the prohibition Of flesh meat &c
Catholics on Fridays is suspended during
the existence Of HE cholera.
Many Of The farmers in Augusta who
have threshed their wheat crop are di,ap'
pointed in the yield, which was not as
good as was expected from the quantity
oil sr.w. The quality is good.
Tha papers state tina, by The will Of
the late James Il. Behon, formerly Of
Norfolk, Virginia, bul who died abroad,
about $4,000 has been left 10 Bishop
Johns Tor the benefit Of the Episcopal
Church.
A lump Of ice-say ten pounds
placed in well will render i, deIigh(uly
cool and far more pleasant than water
from q pitcher of ice. The ice has 10 be
renewed once in ahou, ten days.
Slaunion was full Of Confederate Gen.
erals last week-Johnston. Ewell, Heath,
Imboden. EchoIs and Manning, Of Mis-
slssiPpi. All stopped q. the American,
and were serensded in splendid style by
the Stonewall Band.
A letter from Washington mentions a
rumor TO the effect tha, a sufficient num-
Der Of French vessels will be sen, 10
Mstamoras TO enforce the bluckad order.
ed py Macmillan. Thi, rumor requires
confirmation.