Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1866-01-13
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who was under The influence Of the spirit
ual.ls, thinking that her children would
be better in the sp tit world than here,
gave three Of them poison. whereby they
died. The murderess and an accomplish
have been arrested.
Baltimore. January 1.-The case of
Bradley Johnson, the Confederate Col
onel, for the coniscstion of property.
| in consequence Of damages committed by
him in bis Maryland raid. which was
pending in the United States District
Cour, here, has been dismissed in conse-
auence of certain Frederick banks, 10
which Johnson was indebted, having
mortgage on his property.
DR.. Hammond, who was removed from
the Surgeon Generalship Of the army,
goes to Europe. it is stated. with a son OF
John Jacob Asior, getting $4,000 and
his expenses Tor the first SIX months, and
So, 900 for each additional month.
Nearly two hundred thousand yards Of
French broadcloth, stored on posrd the
late ram Stoneu all, a, the navy yard. are
to be destroyed by fire. as it Is supposed
that the material is infected with the yell
low fever.
A lad in Canada, IA years Of age. and
working on salary Of four dollars
month. was lately married 10 sweet miss
Of twelve summers.
The Springfield Qll.) State Register
saws: white corn is now selling on
our streets al 35 cents per bushel, and
red and yellow at from 80 to 33 cents"
BY correspondence which has recently
passed between Governor PIer2Ont, #
Virginia, and one Of The members of the
Legislature, she people Of the State sre
informed tina, the collection Of their taxes
due 10 the national government IS 10 be
proceeded with.
An application Of a colored girl for ad-
mission 10 The High School. in Troy, N
Y, which was refused by the Principal.
was taken TO the Supreme Court, where
i, was recently decided against The sprli
cant.
Mrs. Stone wall Jackson end her child
are at fpresent the guests OF Rev. Dr..
lIoge in Richmond. On New Years
Day many of The members of her hus-
bands old command called and paid their
respects 10 her.
Tho strong minded women Of the
North are circulating petitions 10 Con
eress, asking for The exionlion OF the
right Of suffrage tn women.
A Western paper states that aboui a
hundred soldiers have been badly frozrn
on III. Plains.
A draft Cor the sum of FIVE hundred and
twenly-six dollars in gold has been re-
ceIved in Richmond from Messrs. John
Dickson &. Co. of Houston. Texas,
which, SUN is sen, from HE ladies' OF Tex.
as to tie widow of Sionewall Jackson.
The principal contributors were ladies'
formerly OF Virginia.
General Wilson, Of cavalry notoriety,
who captured Jefferson Davis, was mar
ried IN Wilmington, Delaware lately.
The select cOmmillee 10 arrange for
testify ing the national espec, for the late
Presidrn, Lincoln have selected the Hon.
George Bancroft TO deliver the Grafton IN
February next. the Hon. Edwin NJ. Stan.
ton having declined The invitation.
PRINTING PAPER.-The high price of
paper, it is said, has induced the New
York Tribune to import paper from Bel
GUM. Harper's Weekly is printed on
paper from Belgium.
A story is told of an inveterate drinker,
who signed the temperance pledge, but
was found soon after imbibing as often as
ever. To his friends who demonstrated
with him, he replied tina, the document
was invalid, because i, had no internal
revenue stamp.
An order from the War Department. da.
ted December 28h, 1865, honorsbly
mastering out OF service one hundred and
twenty-five general officers has been pro-
mulga,ed, 10 take effect on the 18th inst,
excep, in the cases Of those in Texas, to
date on the LIST Of February.
The vote on negro suffrage in George
town, d. c.. on the 2SIh ult., resulted as
follows Seven hundred and thirly-lour
against il and one for it.
SUIT FOR DAMAGEs.-Genersl Frank
Blair. on The 3d,before leaving ST. Louis,
for Cincinnati. entered his action in the
Circuit Court against Messrs. Ridgely
and Thompson for $4,000 damages.
The gentlemen who are made deiendanls
in this sui, were Judges Of Election in
the sixth ward. and refused 10 allow Gen.
Blair TO vote unless be would take the