Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1866-03-10
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The East Baltimore Conference meets
al WiIiam-p orr, Pa. on Wednesday,
March TN, under the Presidency Of Bib
op Edward Morrison.
The ladies' OF Winchester have raised
Two hundred and fifty dollars towards de-
frsying the expenses OF removing and
suitably re in,ering the noble Confederate
dead that are scattered through The Valley.
Mr.. S. r. Mallory, Confederate
Secretary Of the Navy, is now the only
prisoner left in For, Lay!ayeue.
New York, March 5.-General Scott
was somewha, injured, though no, seri-
ously, while on the trip from Key West
To New Orleans, by fall from his berth.
lie recovered slowly and was able TO at.
tend church on the 25lh ullimo, though
still feeble.
Eleven hundred deaths from cholera
land Of Guadaloupe. A, The last advlces
'he disease was aba!irg there, but had
made lis appearance in Dominica.
The Central Presbyterian states that re
cent cOn,rIbn,ions amour, to forty ih0us
and dollars toward. There are now one
hundred and ,hriy.fve students in the
college.
Large meetings have been held a,
L,nchburg and Stanton, Va, at which
Resolutions were passed endorsing the
Presidents restoration policy, accepting
ii G result Of the late contest, declaring
rha, no desire existed 10 coun,enance any
effort looking to the re-establishment Of
slavery, affirming shat there was no fur
Their occasion for the continuance Of the
test oath law, and applaudng the veto
message.
The New York World says that For,
ney is doing his best to convince his rea-
ders that he is not "dea1 duck" but on
| ly live goose. He evidently don't like
being made game Of.
On Saturday the ice gave way in the
creek, at Oil City, Pa, sweeping away
jerricks, engine hou es, workshops,
br dyes, etc. The water in Tie lower
par, # the town was from six To ten fee,
deep. A steamer as torn loose from lis
moorings and broken to pieces. The de-
srnctinn Of PROPERTY was very great
One man was drowned.
LARGE SALE OF LAND-The Rocking
ham Va, Register states that company
OF BallimOreans have bought a tract Of
m neral lands, consisting of 40, 900 acres,
in Giles and Bland counties, Va, for the
sum OF 100000.
An ordinance amending the 81 article
oil the Consilu ton. in relation to HE quail
ifca,ion of voters, has passed beth Hou-
ses OF the Virginia Legislature. 1t re-
QuIres a residence Of two years in the
Stale and the paynen, Of State taxes to
qualify voter.
! Lieutenant General Grant left for West
placing his son, Frederick ID. Grant, six
teen years of aye, in the Military Acade-
my al that place.
Lieulenanl- General Pembor,on wss in
! w d'ItHlOu IL ic" va "s'' wa WV l'A
pose, i, is said, Of buying land in that vi
cinily.
A widow in England with two chill
dren has recovered thrty-fve thousand
collars from a railroad for killing her hus-
band.
Vallsndigham fred 100 guns at Day.
ton o., over the veto, and hung out flag
from his window.
On las. Sunday night Rev. G. Henry
Vosseler, pastor OF the German Lutheran
church of Cumberland Md. was assault
ed and terrlbly beaten.
Garrison's Station, n. Y, March G.
Colonel Bowers, adjniaM general on 1t.
Gen. Grants staff, was killed instantly b.
falling between the cars while sttemp;lng
to get on the train just as il was starting
! from the station of the Hudson river rail
road this afternoon. General Grant or.
dered the remains 10 be sen, 10 West
Poin, in care of MAJOR Hill.
Restoration of Coin.
The President has given directions
that that portion of The coin formerly be-
longing TO The Richmond banks now in