Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1866-03-31

Wesley Myers.
Fenton F. Randolp h sued the supervI-
sors and inspectors Of election at pre-
cnct near Clarksburg, Wesl Virginia, for
rejecting his vote because he refused 10
take The test-oath. Judge iIarrison deci-
ded against him, on the ground Iha, The
officers of HE election were net Judges oil
i've consiiulionality Of the laws under
which they acted.
Commodore High Nelson Page. Of
Virginia one Of the oldest snd most DIS.
lhsuished officers Of the United States
and CONF d, ra'e States navIes, ia tempo.
rarly residing near Williamsburg, n. g.,
with his family, In very needy clfcum.
! stances.
MISS hon Z. Adams. an ancient mai
den. 6S ) ears n( age. fecIdIng IN DanvliIr
i il cu,trg her fourth So, Of teeth and grow
,ips sew crop OF dark hor. Mrs. Ei.z.
abe. Chrisiy, widow iaJy 90 yeaIs vi
age, living IN Winchester, is cutting a
ueu sci OF teeth, after icing lU0thless lol
wears.
Four hundred and twenty-five acres Of
! land, b.lUneing ~ Samuel Bnnhsm. dec
81 Clarke county, were sold 10 {. Carroll
Of MsIy land, last week, for S35 per acre.
Gen. Gusiavus w. Smith. formerly
street commissioner of New York. and
during the rebellion Major Gene al in
he r,be! army, has been sppoIr,'d su
Yvr,uleDtenl OF tie Chattanooga Rolling
NH.
Gen. J. J.. Ro-ser is taking steps TO
erect IA n'onurenl To Gen. J. T.. 3. Stu
arts grave, al Richmond.
The hospital records az Ws.hing'pn
have l:a 3 .ru 'n".cd 40. ard show the
enormous aggregate of $4,000 Union
soldiers 10 have died on battle fields sod
ia hospitals during ,he war. This does
e OF include those Who died al lhelr hvDes
of JIsOaee contracted IN the service.
Capt. J. Fred Grnber. Of Nays Lou
,sisns Brigade, army Of Va, was tfI'aliy
Aarder.d by policeman last week. at
Now Orleans. He Was well known In
lhs Valley.
A malhrr, living four miles east of No
lensviIie. Tennessee. just on the edge Of
| Rutherford county. gave birth on the Ain
Vi February. 10 four fine, robust babies
i1se glrls and one boy. Whew
81, Marks Church. in Richmond, Va,
was dedicated las, Sunday. Rev. Drs.
Pe!prhin and Deshield officiating. This
makes The seventh Episcopal church in
that city.
Major General Howard has Issued an
order restoring to Mr.. A. X. Mott. Of
Leesburg. the property belonging 10 HIM,
which has been in possession Of the
Freedmen's Buresu. Mr.. Mott having
been psrdoned by The President.
The repairs to the Winchester and Po'
,omac river railroad are fas. approaching
completion 10 Winchester, Va. The
rack is now laid to within Two miles of
HE town, and 1t is expected the remain
ing distance will be completed by the LIST
Of April.
A letter from Tsppshannock, dated the
2ls', says "I.iule or no whes, Vas see
ded, and whs, has been. presents an I'M
favorable prospect. Fishing is about the
only source of revenue. We are catch.
ing al lhls point some 800 or 1000 shad
per day, which readily sell TO carts from
Richmond a. s25 per hundred"
Unon-loving woman. 10 be applied &c
lie pas rpeRt OF the national debt Every
: little helps.
The Ilsgers,own md, Herald report:
The growing whea. in that county as very
promising.
John Noble, republican. has been cleo
ted chief burgess Of Carlisle, Pennsylva
: MIA, by two majority.
Gen. Pemberlon, who commanded a
h Npck-burg, has bought farm in Virgin
ia, and is culiiva.ipg it.
: The Cincinnati Commercial estimated
he total loss by tie late great ire in tina
cny al ISL 900. on which The lnsur
: ance was only sZ93.UUU.
On the 18th instant the Jail g, Port To
: bacco. Maryland. was destroyed by FIRE
Ii was butt IN 1859 al cost OF So 900
, Two cclored prisoners. supposed 10 have
SET il on hFo, made their escape.
n &C. CoRREcTIoN.-Edw &. Engl,
Q purchased the farm Of Mrs. Eugeni