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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1866-07-14

Mr.. John Burke. aged 90. was married
Ia Miss Susan Pence. aged so years, on
The 18th ul:., all Of Shenandoah county.
A DARK WAIE.-Yes,erday morning a
respectfully dressed young woman went
80 HE M'LuIe House. Wheeling. She
had child in her arms, and asked to be
shown To room immediately. She Ir'
tired so her room. placed the babe in bed,
and asked The chambermaid 10 keep an
eye upon it, as she Wished t" &" on and
do lllls shopping befors the omnibus
left for ihe train. Thr accommodating
chambermad undertook The care Of the
infant, and The woman lefl the hotel. Up
To a late hour last night she had not re,
turned, and we suppose she has no idea
of doing so. The child is mulauo hoy
about three weeks olI, robust and hesflhy
A son Of Hon. Bsrnwell Rheu OF South
Carolina was assassina,ed al his farm
near Charleston on the Ord inst. The
assassin is believed 10 be negro who
bad expressed strong anImoslty against
The family.
A ,rou, fishing party from Weston. W.
Virginia. wheel, recently visited the he al
waters Of the Elk aud Buck harmon rivers.
report that they found men in The noun
.ains forty years OLE. who had never seen
a wagon.
A man in Lancaster, New York. had o
bitter dispute with his wife recently. and
wen, to the woods and committed suicide
by "leIling' ,ree upon hinself--sIlly
man!
Dan Rice is running for Congress in
the l9,h district of Pennsy lvania. Dan
says in card that he is 10 party candi-
date, but runs as a man Of, and for, the
people.
The statute of Washington taken do.
ring the war from Lexington. Va, has
been returned.
Gen. Filz Hugh Warren announces
himself an independent candidate for
Congress in the First Iowa District, on
the Baltimore Platform of 1864. and a.
gains, unqualified negro suffrage.
The Lancaster Daily Express has an.
nounced The Hon. Thaddeus Stevens as Q
candidate for The United States Senate.
The ladies Of ST. Louis are 10 have a
grea. Southern relief fair in that city nexl
September.
Ii is stated that the Southern Congress.
men cleo. will unite in an address to their
people. urging them TO send delegates to
The Philadelphia Convention.
The Union League Of PbiIsdelPhla' on or
The 4Ih Of July, presented massive goiu
medal 10 Major General Meade 10 'oAs"
OF his distinguished services.
Five deaths from cholera were report
ed in Brooklyn, New York, on s''ur
day and Sunday.
Senator Jim Lane. who committed sui
eide recently, died on Wednesday. Hi'
remains ~ere inferred al Lawrence, Kan
sas. on Thursday.
A negro in Page county is turnin!
white, by .rols. Several white spo,
bave already appeared on bis body ant
his left arm is white Up to the elbow.
Conventions have already been Gale,
in Georgia. South Carolina and ..labsm
to elect delegates TO The Philadelphia
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1866-07-14

O. BY reference to Gov. Boremsn's
proclamation, in another column, il will
DO seen tina, The Constitutional Amend
msn,, disfranchising and deprivng Of cit.
izenship all who participated in the late
rebellion. has been carried BY q ma oriiy
of 6.9L2.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1866-07-14

O. Attention is cslled TO the extensive
Real Estate. advertised for sale BY David
Billmysr. Trustee. in lo.day's issue
Capitalists should give it their attention.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1866-07-14

"a. The farm OF The late Col. j. w.
Allen, containing 244 Acres, was sold for
s33 20 rtr acre. 10 Mr., John l.. Craig
hxil, Of Chsrlest0wn.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1866-07-14

o. Miss Eliza Jamison. Of Martins.
burg. was one OF the four Posiulanls re.
ceivsd a, the Convent of Mercy, Brook.
lyn, New York, recently.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1866-07-14
ELEVENTH..
80 ACRES

Of PRIME LAND. situate on snd West
Of the Shrpherd.iown snd Snn,hheid
Turnpike. sdl"InIDy 'hr tif,t ns'prd 1ses
Of SIS arrrs. This T4cis Vefy frf.is
.nd valuable.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1866-07-14

g. James II. Shepherd. Esq. OF this
town. bu, now on a visit TO New OIlesns,
will accept oar thanks for New Orleans
papers.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1866-07-14
Corrected ,1sskIy by ID. S. Rsnteh'
BALTIMORE MARKET.

BALTIMORE MARKET.
FLOUR.-We revise quotations a.
follows: Howard street super and cuI
Extra 1915 q 1925, do. extra shipping
1880.
WHEAT.-New red sold at S2,96
choice white al 50, 10 3,20.
CORN.-Pdme white a, sl,20; yell
Low al 96 a 81 cents.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1866-07-14
Great Fire at Portland.

The city of Portland, Maine, one Of the most
beautiful in New England, has been nearly de-
stro,ed by fire The destruction OF property
has been immense, The burnt district embracing
the very heart Of the business portion of the
civ and the finest buildings, both public and
private. The product OF the industry of forty
years has been consumed in few hours, and
the lowest money estimate Of the loss is ten mil
lions of dollars. 1t is estimated that two thous-
and families have been rendered homeless by
this appalling calamity, which exceeds in mag
niiude anything that has occurred at the North
for thirty years Many Of the homeless cItl-
zens are eucamping in tents.
|, is reported that Gen. Beauregard has
Joined The Italian army.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1866-07-14
TENTH.
About So Acres

of v.ry fernle and VALUABLE LAND.
Iv ro sbour mde West Ct Shepherds
,own q, ue South side OF the Martins.
burg road. On THE tract there iss eom'
nrrsble TWO.STORY E-A
Weather Boarded Log HOUSE, LIN
and never falling well Of hsa.rais ~sirr
ness the house.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1866-07-14
Shepherastown, West Va:

sATURDAY.....".....JULY II, 1860
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Il II u S Il f e S
SALE.

by Vis,ue of Deed # Trust executed
ID by John d. Line. to me. IS Trustee.
for The use Of J. V. Undertook, will on
Saturday, the 18th of August,
1866, in iron, OF EntIer's Holel, in SAep-
herds.uun. proceed 10 sell all Of the
Right, Title and Interest of John
D. Line in and to the Real and
Personal Estate of his father,
Jacob Line, deceased,
in order TO satisfy the claim Of said Un.
Jerdonk.
Terms Of Ssle-Cssh.
Is Sale to lake place al 2 o'clock. =.
VI. II. C.. ENTLER,.
Trustee.
July ID. 1866. 81
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1866-07-14

NINTH.
The Rirer Hill Lot, 7 1eres,
near The town.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1866-07-14

July, 1866.
, 1866-01-17

WISCONSIN AGRICULTURAL COL
lEGE.
Call for . State Convention.


It is already known to the peoplseot Wis
cousin, that, in answer to petitions from the
Agricultural Societies Of the State and me-
moria1s from several Of our Legislatures In
successive years, the Government Of the Unit
ed States, BY an act Of Congress-. approved
July ed, 1869, donated to the State Of Wis.,
consln two hundred and forty thousand acres
institution Of learning, where the. leading Oh
iect shall be to teach such branches Of learn
ing as are related to agriculture and the me.
chnuic arts and that the said lands, although
formally accepted, selected and located under
an act Of the Legislature approved April I'd,
1868, will, neyertheless. By the terms Of the
grant, be forfeited to the Ganera1 Government
naless the institution they were designed to
endow, shall actually have been established
before the I'd day Of July, 1867.
1t Is also we'll known that, hitherto, nothing
whatever has been done by the State toward
the fulallment Of its pledges in this behalf.
In view Of the shortness OF the time that
great moment to the industrial interests of
the State, TINT immediate measures be taken
for the establishment OF the proposed instttu-
tion. Accordingly, in the hope Of contribu-
ting to this end by uniting the friends Of the
enterprise upon that policy which shall most
efectually tend to promote The liberal and
practical education or the people IN the sav-
eral pursuits md professions In lite," as re-
quire1 By the terms IN tho grant, the under
signed have deemed It advisable to call a Com
rentlon, to be held at Madison on the 7th and
6th af February next. ior the full discussion
and harmonious settlement OF the leading
questions connected Herewith.
And while We cordially invite the attend
arce and participation oil all citizens who aFo
friendly to the main objects Of the ConveD>
fion. we also earnestly recommend the Ap-
nointment. by each Agricultural Society and
other industrial associations within, the State,
ri At least oro special delegate >. -, | :,
The work to b done u important, het no
, 1866-01-17
SCHEME TO EXPAND THE CuR-
RENCYs

A resolution has pas3ed the House, In.
etruciing the Banking Committee to inquire
into the e1pediency Of allowing any National
Bank to change Its location into a1y othcr
State or Territory. "Ne trust the Banking
Committee will report against any such reso-
luton. There Is no,s 4 tremendous pressure
from The Eastern Laukers, especially of New
York city. to get further currency for M
tioual Banks In that quarter, though thcy
hnve already far exceeded their quota. The
amount OF currency which the Secretary of
the Treasury Is still authorized to Issue under
the National Banking law belongs, In great
measure, to the Southern States. The pres
cnt unscttled condition of affairs is unfayora.
pic 10 lie Investment Of Banking capital and
It Is but slowly taken up. What the North
ern bankers arc after, in pressing through the
above measure, Il 10 get the remaining, rpr-
rcncy-amountlng, We believe IN .hn,,t se.
enty nillions-out Of the hana. - 49,.
Secretary Of the Treasury, under or,ta,.s ~
Starting banks II the South, md Asyinr 49,. y.
SO t. remove the bunk, under thiA cl,naa ~
Wall street or some Other point at the North
OF course the elect would be an immediate
imitation Of The currency at the North, where
We hnvc too much already, and as soon as
banking shnn become profitable at the South,
further Issue oil currency to supply the
Southern Banka Of their present quota, which
this measure would exhaust For this double
imitation no reason founded on public ncces-
ssty exists, and i is a moro dodge Of the
, 1866-01-17

Senator Chandler las offercd a ioint .:,,
luton In favor Of Withdrawing onr M,r,.ts,
al the Court of St. james fthe snob no,sno,,sr
by which our: Minister to Great Britain Is diu
nicknamed" IN difference to cocneyian)
md in favor OF Z proclamation of nationai
non-intercourse, until the British Government
shall assent 10 our vieEs on the question: Of
paving tor the damages committed by Her
Majcsty1s febel priFatosrs. 1t is not always
easy In our politics to draw the line between
that which il e1pedient for purposes of brn.
combe, and that which i: deeent1y respectable
In point. Of statennanahip. Senator Cha4d-
lcr's resolution may be very fair buncombe
, 1866-01-17
OIL ISTELL.uGENCE.

RECEIPTS AND Prices AT P1TTsBURGH.-
We learn from the Commercial Of the 18th
that the entire receipts from the first Of
January to date were: Allegheny river 4, III !;
by railroads, = ,s31 entire receipts by river
and rail, e5,852 brls. Buyers Of crude were
Offering 25GG0c, with md without packages
OIL IN CANApA-Adviccs received within
9 few days from the Chicago interests IN the
Boutwell, district report several new strikes,
some of them t.just over the linc,'' but Others
that are likely to be q very handsome thing
for their owners in this city. The Lester
Well has fallen Oh a little, but Is still good
we'll. ''
ONO On sTR1kEs.-Ano.her strike Of
splendid oil has Just been made on tile Great
Western Oil Company's territory on the south
branch Of Black run. The oil is OF the best
lubricating quality, aud the well will yield
about thirty barrels per day.
A despatch from the Superintendent Of the
Duck Creek Valley Oh Company, dated Low
" Number -Four, on Carothers Farm, Is pump
ing twenty-five barrels per day at a depth Of
460 feet"
Or IN TEssEssEE.-The petroleum excite
ment Is getting up pretty high In Tennessee.
Nearly all the Federal Generals who have
been On duty in that State within the past
two or three years, arc said to be interested
In the "ile properties'' that abound near the
slopes Of the Cumberland mountains. Maj.
rod johnson, late Of the Confederate army,
are cnergetically at work in the same busl-
ness, with fair prospects Of succesa-
A Slim SHow.-Some Of tho oil companies
Of Pennsylvania make q Geplornhle exhibit to
the Auditor General. Ths law requires them
10 aseess their stock at valuation SO that
the tax can be adjusted. The same stock
L. ]
, 1866-01-17

= A1cH16AN soLD1Ensr MONUMENT.
an! !he Incentive Committee Of the Michigan Sol
~ n.a.n auo"ea Association have Arranged aseriea
o. Aeettngs slonE the line OF the Ceu,ral Rsilroad
10 str up The people In behalf OK I'll, noble en
W1se. The Detroit papers report a sub;cdn,idn
nst OF *l2.s5o in that city, and add that aeye,3sl
&oouehnd dolhro more have been suber,ih4x, II
which the litt is not published
LuNBEHIxa PRosfEc7e.-We learn frnm ,hs
Se~ago Republican, that, notwith.tsudtne the
scarcity Of snow in the lumber woods in that Vi.
cinlty. the lnmbermen are pushing forward their
work with eon1mendAhle energy. A few more In.
ches Of now, however is needed In the vlctnIty of
Big Rapids In order to enable them to tnlah their
contracts.
The PoRr HtRox RAunoAD.-The railroad en-
teEprise from Port Huron, which when completed
VIII be IN effect the e1tenNon Of the Grand Trunk
RaDroad across Michigan 10 Chicago, is having a
good local start. The Port Huron Lake Michigan
Railroad Company haro advertised for proposals. tor
1000 railroad ties, to be delivered in lots a, such
points as may be specified between Port Huron and
the west line Of ST. Clair comfy THIS looks like
progress.
On N THE UPPER PESNsuA.-The Qntouacon
AsneT says Of oil boring IN progress In that region
that one hundred ieet Of driving pipe had. been
driven without striking the rock. On Tne.dsy
night and Wednesday Of this week the nina had
parsed through a aecond laye1 Of whst had onte
been lake shore Gravel This was At the dcplh Of
ninety iest irom the su1cc, md Is probably t,y CT
sixty ieet below the present surtaoe Of the lake.
When !nas peh Was reached. waller, interrniueled
With OIL commenced flowing over the iop Of the
pipe, and continued 10 do so at tutety,,s ibron"t.
ont the day. = The, Alner says; III proves t6at
flowing well wnter uay Be thus obtained in the a.
leys Of mining peupesties, which NIL greatly u.
hanee tho supply Of this universal requisite 10.
et&WpinX Pptpos1." =, ,:..-,
- - ~s <1~--* - :.
, 1866-01-17

which few months ago was represented by
the directors to be cheap ut ten doll1rs per
Ehare is now valued by t6e same directors ht
I'VE cents per share, and at this last Hsess.
neg mGat many OF the taxes are computed and
TnK UPPER A11rauEs1, Rsa1os,-The
Itdioutc Chronte2e says the oil exciteu1ent In
that locality |. on the increase. speculators
arc Hooking there from all parts Of the land,
ana operations In property have become as
vigorous as IN tho palmy days Of 1851.
Tho work Of track .layfng on the Reno,
OIL Creek and Hthole railroad b progressing &
finely, and all the grading on tho antiTe route
expected that the on Creek bridge viii he
completed In ten or twelve days. Gen.
Burnside Is experimenting the work In
person.
= The daily yield Of the Stevenson farm
Is el,too. Six other wells arc going down st
present.
= RenneAof run Il producing 1,2oo barrels
per day.. The Underwood well Is flowing 13o
barrels daily. -. -
The McKiel well No. 3, owned by the
Dennis Run and Hickory oil company, is
again flowing 80 barrels per day, !.
On Friday night the Webster company
above the jackson well It is reported to be
the finest show In the Island Run region.
f-AWel Was struck en- " Wednesday last on
the Bean farm near Tyrrell, Venango county
It's producing power Is Teckoned ut about go
barrels. Depth 100 feet OIL found In the
first eandrock.
At Smiths Ferry, On Thursday Of last
week the Jasper oil company, Of West Yh-'
ginia, struck vein Of oil IN well at Island
Run, at q depth OF e04 feet. It's yield Is not
positively known, but is estImnted at from
fifteen to twenty barrels.
s-Oil on the creek Is now selling at 8L50@
ATS, but holders are storing oil ii tanks .ra-
ther than to sell at those figures. The reason
for the low price seems to be on account of
the email foreign demand, and consequential
cline ut New York.
, 1866-01-17
VAST INCREASE OF THE DEBT
CONTENT

A strong pressure Is being brought to bear
on Congress to pass bill to tequalize the
bounties' paid to volunteers by the General
Government, which will add to the National
debt nearly seven hundred millions Of dol
lars. Many of the soldiers who were psad
but &loo, are pe,itioning Congress TO give
them s4oo more, 60 MS TO receive the same as
WAS paid to those who volunteered toward
the close Of the war when bonnties had be-
come ehormous, corrupting and damaging to
the public interesta- But the class who ate
pressing this matter with the greatest ylcor.
md opportunity are the flesh brokers aid
speculatora who in anticipation Of the pas
sage Of such bill, hare bought up ten. Of
thousandi Of soldiers discharge papers 1T
nominal prices, md have purchased multi
tudes Of ''quit Claims" from widows and
smoihers Of their interest IN the: proposed cx-
ira bounty. A"".ring" wzs formed soon Alter
the war closed of those 1mprinelpled' sharks,
to speculate On soldiers claims. When the
bin passes they expect to pocket hundreds Of
millions Of The money Of the taxpayers OF
The United States.
a Washington despatch to the Associated
Press Eivcs the following highly important
and figures: -.
"t appcsts fnn ofbcial statemnntt that the total
nunbef OF men who hive received respectively
*4uo, ea0o, or zl00 bounty during the war, was
sos4o, amounting in the aggregate to nearly
$sol,son,00. The 1otal enlistnents curing the war
were e,se1 ,0oo men, Of whom upward Of 600
''Shut time" men received no bounty.
"1n answcr 10 IN inquiry BY Gen.schenrk, chsl.-
1nnn Of the Military Committee, respecting the
proposed law eqnauung the bouuaIea of al sodiers
who seTVed during the war 10 suppress the rebel
lion, the Pnymafter Gcuerz1 Gays the sum required
to pay each soldier or his representative enough TO
hr1nR up his bounty TO Etoo- the largest sum paid
-is nearly 1858, 100000. The Pa,mas,er Gen.
e17l says Tho Gums estimated a. necessary to ao-
eonophsh the end proposed, even H reduced by ono
Ian, rtSa tn smount Of money sufficiently cnor.
mous and ttartltng N its proportions 10 awaken
The gravest cons,d9asjon ns to the e1pedIeney o.
the measure, II indeed It e.n be regarded As al MI
practicable 1t the present c7iass tc,tao,f 4Akang
JsHo'seaa sz''1, Ii further argument against the
measure, he fays 1t is certain that 10 greater
lent Than Is now apprehended, such lertslalou will
tnn1e TO the benent OF tpecxkafip7 cdtsturfrs all
over the land who hare been buying so,a,er,' dis.
charges with S1ew TO such snne,pated lec1satiou.
and who are now pressing 1t to eonaunnstinn.
1he large bounty Allowance thus fss saysu. in spI,e
Of The careful vigilance and scrutiny OF the orrr,
Of thls department. have led to nands 1pcairu,Nle
II cannot be doubted that soch extensIons of thr.e
aioW snces n is proposed, will give rev impetus
md opportunity to evfl doors In that 1tne "
, 1866-01-17
THE CASE OF MRS. GRINDER.
Alleged Probability that the Execution
VIII be PoAtponcd.

From the Pittsburgh Commercial. tah.I
That excitement which Il always the con-
conitant Of public execution, showed Itself
u marked manner LAST week, on the occa~
for deed, which caused shudder to pass
throughout this community, md for which.
In view Of tt5 fnhumau character. the public
feel that the vretched end of these two cuI-
prtts was not too severe and painful. It is
one Of the phenomena OF our mental orgsnf-
.ation thst no circumstance connected With
inc catee7 Of great criminals, Is eyez allowed
70 pass without beng subjected to the
closest scrutiny, md forms, In very Ilany In
stances, Prominent theme Of conversation
Tor days together: The community will bare
~ have time to give due reflection TO tte fate
o. ne boyd ttill mW9erers, ere, We suppose,
the singular INTEREST It takes In theso kor1l.
bic matters, Will, be grattded with q report
n t1te1so Of the execution Of Mrs. Martha
Grinder, the prisoner who Is aeuteuesxi TO be
hanged on The 18th fnst- We qualify tbs
ramaFk, for the reason that there Il an.
opinion quite rife just now that Mrs. Grinder
i homfcidal uonon1aniac; that Is 10
say. degenerated to an extent that h.4
led her to administer poison without GRIM
in1l intention, and 50 strong Is this view Of
her case that measures have been limited at
m several quarters looking to the appbint-
ment Of medical commission by the State
ani hor1siea at Halriahur1,. to examine into the
matter and report Immediately. What
sttenghens the idea Ia that Mrs. Gripjcr's
n naess and habits appear to accord substas,-
ttally with those Of most people similarly AZ
alcted. We have learned that the appoint
ment OF such o commission Is quite
likely, and its announcement may possibly bo
made In two or three days. In such an event
i might be Necessary TO postpone the day Of
nef execution, and Is many suppose this can-
not be done, VIC viii take occasion to say lust
here That the authority for such ; course az
|sts. Indeed, the subject Of. Afrs. Grinders
sanity Is one Of ofimportance-so much 20 as 10
have arrested the attention of The uledicai
acu1ty Esnerafly, some of whom arc decidedly
opposed to her execution unless her case Il
.1amInet Into scientifically,
, 1866-01-17
PUBLIC DOCu1rENTS.

x40AtC LVCUNENTSs
The proceedings Of Congress yesterday con.
tain the followtnE:-
MI. Anthosy presented petition. asking that
congress enact that copy OF eve1y pubic docu-
Mtnt Published be sent to every puttlc school in
tse eo1,n,! which VIZ. ssterd 10 the judiciary
fubnc documents. as we all know, are vital
70 tne progress OF tho country and essential
TO as prosperity Without them the pu,1lc
printer would have little to do, and Conpress,
ncn would be deprived Of m opportunity to
present their compliments to their friend, A.
the public expense, IN -yolun,1uuus u,aa. OF
print paper md binding marked
"Pub. Doc Free. -
"John JmIth, II c.'
True, no body reads these public documents.
and for all practical purposes, they. arc worth
less By the bushel than is corn on the cob in
Illinois. But corn is good for fuel and so
are Pub. Docs" We bessech- Congress,
therefore, ns money Is plenty and taxes are
light, to send Pub. Docs" by the ton, not
only TO every public school, but to every are-
Side For the fireside is after al the place
where they are most needed, especially In The
present hish price Of fuel. WemIeht suprest.
however, that from all such shipments, the
diplomatic correspondence Of tho Department
Of AAte, and especially of cur Minister to
Great Britain, be excluded, as they won1d re-
Qnife more heat to set them on fire than they
would give ont. Il, by any skill, they could be
persuaded to bum. By al1means, let ton Of
"elI seasoned Pub. Docs" be sent to every
poor family, and in rctnsn therefor. let the
great American people, who foot the bill aud
pay as high for this kind Of fuel as they would
pay Tor literature, say, aftcr the approved
style Of the country editors, "Hon, John
Smith Will please accept our thanks for valu-
able Public Documents