Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1866-09-22
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will soon have another Thumb OH his
hands.
United States District Attorney Chsnd:
Ter, of Virginia, is said TO be about 10
make arrangements ior the trial OF Jet1ef
son Davis.
The municipal election at Alton, Ill.,
| last week, resulted III the success OF the
entire conservative ticket.
The New York Herald has gone over,
boots and breeches, 10 the Radicals.
The military al New Orleans have pun.
ishcG severely the negro soldiers who
Joined in the rio, in that city on Wednes'
day last. Four OF them were hung up
by their thumbs.
Some unknown scoundrel. masked, al
tempted TO commit an outrage on mosl
respectable young lady near EIk Kun
Church, in Rockingham county, on Mon
day morning of last week. The young
lady in question is about Is or II years
of age, and was on her way 10 the Post
Office.
The New York H raid blandly sck,
now ledges that ii "earnestIy advocated
the Presidents policy" but latter the
verdcl of ,he jury. e. the Name e.
ection-a packed jury-"Ihe argument
IS a, an end''-wilh HE Herald.
Rober, Kurrz. of Winchester, has a
wooden csn,een used BY his grandfather
N the Revolution Of rs. He belonged
10 The celebrated "Dutch Mess, OF Gen.
Morgan's command which marched from
the Valley 10 Quebec, through wilder
ness of five hundred miles.
Mrs. Ernest, Of Sidney, near Rich
mond, and three of her sons, died OF choI.
era, on Saturday last.
When Secretary Seward arrived al
Harrisburg, with lie Presidential tour, on
FRIDAY night last, be had every symptom,
of cholera, and remained in the car al
niph,. He has since been taken 10 Wash.
,ng,on, where he sHII lies very III.
Major Joseph Stephens, sixiy.one
years Of age, thirty SIX inches high, and
weighing forty FIVE pounds, died oil ap'
oplexy, a, Lyman Missouri, recently
Whea, is so scarce in the Lynchburg
marke, Ma, the milIs are doing absolutely
nothing. The total receipts since the
opening oi The season are estimated not to
exceed three thousand bushels.
The old bell Of William and Mary Col
lege, which, rang ouI us peals long ante
rior 10 the first American revolution, has
been sent 10 Norfolk, 10 be forwarded TO-
New York for recaSllng.
IMPEACHMENT OF The PREslDENT.-A
Boston correspondent Of the National
MtelHgencsr writes 81 have learned
here that Mr.. Boutwell,, who is good au-
,horiiy on this point. has given assurance
tina, articles Of impeachment will be offer
ed and carried by The House at the next
session."
The Norfolk Tlrgininn says SIT is
not 10 be denied thai The AsIahc Cholera
as an epidemic, has appeared in the su-
burbs OF Norfolk"
A writer in the Lexington Gazette
mentions phenomenon which was 3D.
served in Rockbridge county, on the Let
instant. He slales tina, during a slight
rain strange noise was heard IN The
armament, resembling the rumbIng OF
machinery, which passed over The earth
from South 10 North, and produced
great commolion in Ihe Thin clouds along
lis track.
A Young German named Demuih, blew
his brains out. in 81. Louis, last week, 10
ge. rid of persistent headache. Radical
treatment that.
The Sisterhooj OF 81. Mary, the Vir.
gin, is the name OF new religious order
recently founded in New York. is 10
the Episcopal Church what the Sisters oil
Chari,y is 10 the Catholic Church.
General Msgruder writes from Mexico
tina, he does not intend 10 return 10 lbe
United States until Tie results Of the
Northern elections are known.
Judge Hes,snd, Of New Orleans, thus
addressed The Radicals at GeaIy and ne
gro suffrage meeting in Philadelphia last
week: The question Of universal sui
frsge will have 10 be discussed and finally
adopted {; and advise you IN The coming
comics, Tot only 10 prepare your ballots.
bnt bullets, for the storm trhich is breD-
ing.
Another case OF fatal chilS-hOgging. II
possible more revolving in shocking de-
tails than the recent Lindsey chiId-mur-