Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1866-02-03

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the earnest solicitations of The President, who
is DESTROYS of seeing the Southern States once
moro represented in the halls Of Congress
Judge Sharkey would have returned home, long
since. but for the assurance of The President
that he would be admitted, and his earnest de-
sire TO have his assistance in his efforts to dc
Justice TO the Southern people"
Three venerable ladies still survive who were
of the choir Of young girls that dressed in white
greeted Washington, IS be entered Trenton, II
1889, % bis way to assume the Presidency, ano
who sirewed his pathway with flowers. One
yet lives in Trenton, another is the mother o.
the Hon. Mr. Chestnut, formerly Senstor iron
South Carolina and the third Mrs. Sarah Hand
resides in Cape May county, NJ.
We are happy to state, that the President Of
the hianassa Gap R R. Company thinks The
Ears will run from Strausburg TO the Deep Cut
near Harrsonburg by the l.t Of August next
There is also every probability that the Manas
sas Gap Road will be extended 10 Winchester
at an early day, thus giving to tie people OF the
great Valley'an outlet 10 Baltimore by coffin
uous line Of railway.
The ST Louis Republican puts very peril
nent question to the radicals. Should Congress
refuse, says that journal, to admit the Repre-
OIL the ground that they are out Of the Union
hat will they do with the stars that represent
those States upon the ''old flag :" DO they
themselves propose to deface the flag about
which they have made such noise! Let us
have an answer, gentlemen, to this simple ques-
ton.
A conductor ont West recently demanded
two tickets Of the Siamese twins, but the twins
! ~ and he N
could not eject one without the other, he had to
let them pass.
Col. C. A. Morgan, of Cincinnati, who has
been on Gen. Pope's staff since the commence
ment Of the war, and who has been Inspector
General of that Department since Gen Pope
has been in command oft, was found dead IN
his bed at the house Of Gen. Pope, with whom
he had resided. on Tuesday morning, he having
been suffering by the escape of gas from
stove in his room, constructed TO burn coal gas.
Lieut. Ger. Grant has contributed the sum
Of SIS, 900 TO aid in the erection Of the Metropol-
itan (Methodist EpiscopaD Church, Washing
ton, ID ID an enterprise which was begun
few q, ears ago, and came 10 standstlll after
the foundation was laid, owing chiefly We be-
lieve, to want offunds to carry it on.
Ex-Gov. Aiken, of Florida, has been releas
ed from Fort Pulaski, and has arrived al Sa-
vannah.
The Richmond papers say there are large
amounts Of vacant lands within thirty miles Of
that CITY now offered for sale at prices ranging
from five to one hundred dollars per acre.
Secretary Seward has returned to Washing
ton, in tie steamer De Soto, from his late trip
TO Cuba, and other West India Islands. Dur
ing his visit 10 these Islands he was courteous
ly received and entertained by all the authori-
ties.
New Orleans, Jan. 25-Gen. Sheridan to-
day refused 10 allow emgrants TO leave here TO
90 to Mexico. He is acting under order, from
Washington. This does not prevent vessels
from going 10 Mexican ports.
A writer says that he has come to the con-
clusion that the terms grass-wldows arises from
the fact that their husbands are always rowing
blades.
Washington, Jan. 80 The day is not far dis
rant wncU The res .Geut " Ill issue prociama-
ton that peace exists throughout the country,
and that all the States and the territories are IN
loyal relations 10 the general government.
Cen John J. Williams, Of Kentucky, who
" on the souJriquet Of "Cerro Gordo" for his
bravery in the Mexican var. has gone, with
sixty emigrants, TO take up his residence 10
Mexico, under tho protection Of MaXimlIIan.
The late Gen. John b. Floy resi-
Ience, in Abingdon, Va, is advertised Tor
sale.
The number Of soldiers buried in the Nation
al Cemeteries at Gettysburg and Antietam, as
mentioned by the reports OF The committees APP
pointed TO establish these cemeteries, are: Get
ly sburg, 1888; Antietam, 6,732.
The trial of General Lafayette c. Baker, u.
S. a., against whom there are three indictments
based on the complaint of Mrs. and Mr. Joseph
r. Cobb, alleging false Imprisonment, extor-
ton, assault, and robbery, is sill in progress
in Washington. Mrs Cobb admitted on the
stand that she was engaged in the pardon bro
kerage business, and that she had procured
three pardons previous to the one which Gen.
Baker obtained from her and returned to the
President