Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1866-11-24
News 1tc,ns.

body, and have placed themselves under
the pastoral care and oversight OF the
Baltimore Conference Of the Episcopa
Methodist Church.
Admiral Semmes, now editor OF the
Mobile Gazette, Is to be the recipient o
an elegant sword, presen, from officers
of the British navy and 3 number Of no
blemen Of that country.
II is stated on good authority that Gen.
eral Gideon J. Pillow, late Of the Con
feders,e service. has cultivated his large
cotton plantation near Helena, Arkansas
with such success as 10 justify the esii'
ua,e Of his cotton crop a, 5000 bales.
AT The election in Baltimore on Tues
day, among the questions pn. TO the vo
tiers was the following: did you ever
rejoice al The defeat OF the Federal army!
An ltishman. to whom The question was
put, replied "Shure an ,uk The Bal
fimors Clipper, and niver knew they
were DEBATED"
|. has been resolved 10 give the venera'
bic Dr.. Johns, Bishop of Virginia. an
a>sistsn, bishop. A new diocese is also
to be formed Of tie parishes south Of
James river.
VIM. NJ. Page SON Of DR.. Thomas S.
Page, OF Winchester, died in July last. in
tGreenville. Mississippi. from they effects
of a wound received in The Confederate
army.
On las, Saturday afternoon. Mr.. John
Chamberlain. ,inner was killed by a
fall, willis. repairing the spou'ng on the
Taylor Hot.l building, Winchester.
The survey on the Winchester and
S,rssburg extension has been nearly com
peled. The survey enters WinchesIef
by The Shawnee Springs land from thence
10 tho Gepo, by way OF Kent street.
Ths wonsn who was lately buried
alive 4, Quincy, illinois, and rescued IN
.ne to save her lie. says size knew all
,ha, took place during her trance s'aie,bu'
as unable to speak or move limb.
s los of new corn have been made in
| Luuduun soun y. Va. o, three dollars per
! barrel-ss il shrinkr one-IenEh during tie
winter. this is equal TO $3.50 III March.
I'rne crop IS enormous, and from the
scarcity OF -four will command more.
Nine negro men, last week broke open
The store OF Mr.. GOoden, in York county,
Va, rel ted it. and killed Mr.. q. Five
OF them have been arrested.
The Richmond Enquirer Gays that
"Juhn NJ. Bots book, 1.-The Great Re
belhun," selles ;he Origin OF The is'S
troubles substantially thus: HE Demo
crals were scoundrels, the Whlgs we're
fools who grew into scoundrels, aud Ihirt
was bn, one Johr Minor Bots"
An affair OF honor. parties moi named,
came of near Winchester ia" days ago.
Two shots were exchanged. when one OF
The parties having received wound IN
the thigh. the seconds in'erPosed aud The
parties withdrew from NE field.
Lieut.. On. A. 7. Stewart. lale OF The
Confederate army, has recently accepted
d prolessorshlp in Lebanon Ctlver'''y.
Tennessee.
A correspondent Of the Norfolk rgin.
ian mentions The death, by cholera, oi
Robct. y. Marshall, Wm. p. Channel ami
wife, and Wn. W. Joiner, Of Isle 0i
"igh, county.
There are qusr,ered around Richmond
Ihree bailslons Of U. S. troops. OF eight
companies each; on Saturday six comps'
MES of recruits arrived there, two 10 be
attached 10 each OF the above bsllsllons,
so az 10 raise them 10 full regiments Of
ten companies each.
The Pedmon, Land Agency has made
several sales Of farms recently, amongst
others Nv God Lawn" in Albemarle
county, 10 Major Redmond, of New Jer'
sew, Tor $4,000; farm in Amherst, OF
2C4 acres. to ]. A. Row land. Of OnondsI-
qua, N. Y. and a farm TO w. d. Barr, Of
Maryland, for sll,75o.
II is stated that Mr.. Foster. President
Of the u. s Senate. is TO resign alter me
meeting of Congress. and that either
Hon. Benz. Wade. of Ohio or Mr.. s'es'
of Illinois, is TO be elected III his place.
Ladies in Paris will wear Turkish
,rowstrs this winter. instead Dwell,
uum,uliopables.
Fred. Douglass has bought house III
Alexandrls, Va, and purposes 10 reside
there.
A large number of sheep, many OF i'm.
proved breeds, have been brought into
Loudoun county. Va, during The last