Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1866-03-03
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lneseee Legislature, in which the Speaker
threw hi, malIet al one Of the members.
and The member fired a pistol al me
Soesker, is new mode Of settling par
,llamrulary questions. IL Is not !Sld de-" N
in any of lie books.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany have placed new and elegant pas,
sem ger cars, upon the Winchester and
Potomac Railroad.
The action of the President in ve'olng
the Freedmen's Bureau bill is receiving
the hearty endorsement OF The people
without regard TO patty, with lew eXceP'
tons, in almost every section OF the
country.
II is rumored that the President will
soon reatlirm his position in a specIaI
proclamation, and that all HE 10! al South
ern members will be requested TO repair
to the Capitol.
The population Of Leesburg, Virginia
is 1886. Before the war II vas 800.
About 10000 coloret troops from The
/ Department OF Texas are 10 arrive short
'lv al City Point. TO be paid of and aus
tered out of service. A number OF yes
sells have already arrived, and active prep
aralons are going on with view 10 ca
wing GU. Tie order dIsbandlng these
troops.
The Emperor of Mexico has ordered a
mos, magnificent garden 10 be constructed
near his palace. the est of VIII ch VIII be
424 600. This does mol look like les'-
ing.
We regret to learn from the Raleigh
Sentinel that Gov. Vance, al his home al
ISla,esvillr, has been stricken With paTal'
ysls on one side.
An unsuccessful attempt was made on
Thursday to blow up tie office OF The
West Virginia Journal, al Charleston,
w. v, by torpedo.
ST. James, College, near Hagersiown.
Md, is TO be reOpened next tall.
There is proposition in Virginia Tor a
union between The "DIsrIpIes' OF
i"Campbelhls." and tie Bablisls; meet
ing with reference TO II will be held IN
April or May next, in Richmond.
On Saturday morning last an explosion
Of fire works occurred in Baltimore, IN
ImanufaciuIy of rockets, &c, by which
six persons lott Iuelr lives, being either
sulucaled or burned 10 death.
Speaker Collax bet box Of cigar
with brother Congressman that the
president wooIJ approve The Freedmen :
bill. He lost, and sent the L"X TO tie
Congressman, labelled, From victim
Of nj placed confidence"
1t Is reported lh4t the President decIar-
ed to parry who applied for an official
appointment, thai he could not have 1t
without the condition of giving IN his al.
herenre 10 his policy IN oil lts paris, and
that this Fequirem1n will be made IN all
future cases Of appointment to Office un,
der his administration.
Jess K. Grant, the father al LIeuEen
AM General Grant, has been appointed
postmaster Of CovInglon Kentucky.
1t is said that Mr.. WigGalI left Texas
d month ago.
CIatksbu g, Feb. pa large meet
lug Of unconditional Union men was held
in This place to-day. James p. BarIlsn,
Esq, presided. An address was dellV-
cred by Gen. r. 5. Norlhcou, IN favor OF
The Presidents policy. Resolutions were
adopted unanimously III support oil The
President.
Rev. J. Evans, Of the Lutheran Church
of Hagerstown, Md, has rendered has
resignation az pastor Of that congregation.
having received callLrom the Lutheran
congregation in LewlsbuGg, Union coun-
Iy, Pa,
The House Of Representatives, on Fry
day last, voted MT. Voorhees, OF Indiana
Out Of his seat, aud Mr.. WashbuFn, the
contestant, into II.
Richmond, Feb. 28.-Ths Senate
passed The House bill to day providing
that all testimony given by coIored per
sons shall be oral. They also passed the
House bill giving validity 10 various acts.
contracts and proceedings, during the late
war, moi Inconsistent with the Consniu
ZION or laws Of the UnIed States.
We have been informed by the presi-
dent OF The Washington County Railroad,
Mr.. Edward MeaIly, that L. ID, Smith Il
Co., commenced work on Monday morn.
ing last, on section No. IL. on the land Of
Mr.. Martin Line, near keedysyile.-I
HagerStOWn Herald.
New York, Feb 27.-Gen Grant was
accidentally shot in the hand yesterday
by the explosion OF a new rife which he
was examining. The wound did not pre-
vent his attending reception at BRONX