Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1866-07-21

ted that he had never been furnished with
COPY of the law called ''the civil rights bill"
He vas held 20 answer, and gave bail for his ap-
pearance at the Sc ptember term # the United
States District Court.-Ba'iimOrc Sun.
A BslimOrcan was arrested in Rich
mond on Saturday, charged with selling
goods by sample without license. This
is the first arrest under the law passed by
The last Virginia Legislature. The pen
ally /, fine of nps less than 5000 nor
more than $4,000.
DI,TREss IN AUSTRALIA letter from
Vienna saws lie details of the distress pre-.
vsillng in Hungary and generally in the
eastern provinces Of Austria are truly
hearhreaklng. In The Buk"7lns, espe.
orally, misery drives the Inhabitants TO the
very last exIremilles, parents offering 10
sell their children, that the lIlle ones
should not de Of hunger NUMEROUS Ca.
ses Of Tins kind are reported.
In the Uni.ed States Senate Thursday.
while the bill for reannexng Alexandrla
TO the Disuict Of Columbia was under
consideration, Mr. DAYS Of kenlurks,
n ade lil!lc speech. He SAID he was
convinced that The Sale OF West Virgin
"A had no legal or constitutional existence,
bat as lie thought The matter was one en-.
nrey for the courts, he should not vote 10
repeal the act admitting i. as Slate.
A heavy storm passed over HARRISON
burg on last Ss urdsy evening, tearing up
trees. scattering fences, leVelIng corn, and
upse,ling a stable ard several chicken
coops. The tin roof on he N. +.
Church, South, was considerably dam.
oged. Had heavy fall Of rain during
and after HE storm.
A daughter Of The Hon. John Minor
Bous was married Thursday nlghl,o Col,
oneI B. w. Hry-ey, of Patterson, New
Jersey. The ceremony was performed
!, Auburn, the residence Of Mr.. Bous,
rear Brandy Station. Colonel Hoxsey
was an officer in The Federal army durlng
the war. and was severely wounded IN
front Of Petersburg.
John F. Lane, the Oldest brother OF The
late Senator L9ne OF Kansas, also COM
mlurd snicije. and under peculiar cir
cumstances. he graduated al West Point
in 1928, and III 1886, during the Florida
war, in which he was actively engaged,
he was promoted to The command OF a.
regiment of Indisns. Shortly after his
promotion, directly after going into camp
one evening. aGle, days march, he pla.
eeJ The hill, OF his sword on the ground
and The point in his eye, and threw him
self on it. No cause for this suicide was
ever known or conceived Of.
Gen. Grant desires a large cavalry
force 10 locate through the South to pre-
serve order. and Gen. Sherman asks for
an increase Of cavalry 10 keep open the
nail and wagon routes across the Plains
and 10 the Pacific and 10 punish the In.
dams. Southern while people and wild
Indians would appear 10 be very unmsn-
apeable, from these requlsI'Ions.
A WoNpERFuL YoUNo LADY.-Fhere
is young lady in 81. Louis, Miss Ann
E. Leak. who was born without arms,
and who writes and does fine needIewoTk
with her toes. The is good looking, and
any young man in wan, Of wife who
can't pull his hair. scratch his eyes. or
,hump him Oh The head with broonslick,
should pay his addresses TO Miss Leaa.
The President yesterday accepted the
resignation of Comptroller Clarke, OF the
National Currency Bureau. and has re-.
ferred the matter 10 the Secretary of the
Treasury. The resignation will take el-
fec, on the Gath instant.
THE STATUTEs.-The following gen.
,emen have been selected as the men,
bers OF the commission to revise and cod
ify the statutes Of the United States. in
accordance with the act Of Congress re-
Gently passed Caleb Gushing, Of Mas
.schusei,s Judge VIM. Johnson. OF
Ohio. and Return J. Meigs, Of Washing
ton. II is conceded 10 be good selec.
lion.