Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1866-08-11

The difference of time between Lon
don and New York ia five hours in favor
Of New York Therefore news dispatch
es prepared in London at three o'clock Oh
tuesday morning will reach New York
at ten o'clock on Monday night, fully in
'ime 10 be published on Tuesday morn.
ling.
PERSONAL. Gen. Joseph F. Johnston,
accompanied by bis vile, reached THE
clty las, night, and stopped al the Mansion
House. They left this morning on thr
Orange train for one Of The Virgins
Springs. The General was sereRsded
last night. and number Of yocke,s sent
up in honor Of his presence, but he de-
ciined TO make speech. on account d.
feeble he sllh.-Aicgaadria Gnseits.
SIXTEEN PERsoNs PolsoNED.-Al WI
mona, Marshall county. lll'uoIs. sixteen
persons, who took breakfast al ,he DeIev
an House. KEEP. by Mr.. Wesi. were taken
| i'll. vomiting and cTampmg severity
/ Grpai excitement eAsnea, 69i none OF tie
cysss proved fatal. The cause is assign
ed to prepared fear, pui up 10 Chicago.
The affair - 10 be investigated.
The House Of Representatives passed n
r, solution employing Miss Minnie Rean'
to execute a hfe-si1e statue OF the Is;f
President Lincoln, for which she is - be
| paid ten thousand dollars.
An ansliep of bair Of young girls was
recently held IN Paris, when eight humid
red and ninety pounds were sold for gl.-
900. hive hair commands larger
prlce than grave yard hair or that ID
ken from ihe dead.
Mrs. George Brown. OF Baltimore, has
given $4,000 10 he Un'on Theological
Seminary of Virginia. with the "oJFci o.
erecting library building to be called
Brown Hall.
A difficulty occurred at Lexington or
tho 9th between a ycung man named Ell
lis. from Georgia, who cane 10 Lexington
to enter The Mlll'sry institute. and re"'
dan, Of The town named Lucas. The lat
Ter was shot through the lungs, and has
since died. Ellis is in jail.
Gen. Sherman has given lis opinion OF
"good .hiugs." In bis speech a! tle'e-
land he said II see that the Atlantic ca
HE has been successfully Isd-thsfs a
GOOD ,hipp. also see that Congress has
ladiourned-,hsrs good thing, and II the
no, weather only keeps of, that, too, will
be good thing
For CoNoREss.-The names OF Col.
VIM. p. Msulsbv OF Frederick, Hon. A.
X. Seys,er Of Washington. and Hons.
Horace Resley. J. p. Roman and Will
liam Walsh of Alegsny. have been named
| in connection with the nomination OF the
Johnson party for Congress in The fourth
jisuic. Of Maryland.
Colonel Henry Ashby. Of Fauquier
county. Va, who was arrested day be-
fore yesterday OIL The Train. and brought
10 Knoxville under an Indictment for
treason sgsins, The State OF Tennessee !;
was the same day released. he having
wilhou, the least difficulty given bail in
the SUN Of ten thousand dollars lrr his
appearance al the next term Of the Fede-
raj court.
New York. August 3.-Genersl Santa
Anna was arrested and held TO bail in the
sum of $40. 900, charged by MIR. Mont.
eomsry With acting msliciou.ly in having
him arrested and imprisoned. He lays
his damages al $4,000.
Ii is said lba, tie grasshoppers have
appeared in The vicinity OF Nashville, and
ale in, aiding The cornieIds in fearful num-
bers. One gentleman says that he does
rot think there will be blade left Oh The
corn in thirty acre FIELD by Monday. so
great are The rsvsges the hungry insects
are making.
Judge Houk. Of the Knoxville. TenD.,
circuit on leaving The bench. last Tues.
dsy, became very clsmorous that MIR.
Jsrnagin. who was present. and party 10
sui, before Houk. should be mobbed and
hung. Nothing bu, the determined cour'
age and GOODNESS nf the sheriff prevented
the suggestion being carried out.