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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1866-03-31
Manufacturers .3gsnt,,
No l67 Broai,csy, .Atu York,


VIII be soid for Ose Noiisr earh.
In consequence Of the great stagnation OF
trade m the manufacturing districts OF England
liz ush he y I; hAr,ns cat IN Ihe snpPiJ G:
Cotton a large qra...i.s Of valuable je""irs.
originally intcGdcd fer tle English mate, hds
been sent of for "a e IN this coun!ry, and rius,
be sold al any sacrifice Under these circum-
stances, Arrandaie X Co, acting as agents for
he p,.ucIpai European manufactures have re-
solved upon
ChE.iT GIFT ,fPPORTI0.';IE.AT,
TO he divided according 10 The following rsgu-
iauous:
Certificates Of the various articles are put in
10 envelopes iudis Intimately, seaied up, aHO
Hhcn orlel ed ars taken Out without regard to
choice, and sent by mail, thus, showing no Ia
voritism. On receipt of the cert ate, you
will See what Won are 10 have, AID then, II Il
at ,Uur option 10 send The doilar and LIKE tie
artc:e ur sol Purchaser, may thus ohton
Gold ~ atch, Diamond Ring, OF any set o! Jew
elry Oh our list for Que Dollar
Send % cents for Csrhfeots.
In all trausactioc> ~ r'aH, "e sEa'I charge
for .ur~arulrg III. err Il aIes, paying postage
md Cciug Ii. business, - cents each, which
must be enc losed VIII u Ii. |o:,'EtS.s Is 81,
Tor Five CERTIFICATES VA. Oe asu. !uI ai, s's'
ga Tor 50, thirty for -, slA4 five tor slO, one
hundred for Sl5.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1866-03-31
NEW DRUG STORE !
r. G.. BURKHART

Is now open-and will
constantly receive from tho
East, a full and complete as
sortment Of Pure Drugs,viz :
Gampbor, Refined; Epson
sails; GIauber Salts; Castor
Oil; Sweet Oil; Magnesia,
CaIcined and Lump; Ohio
The Placer herald., 1866-01-06
New Theory of the Earth.

John DaIvin Moss, Of England, contests
the much vexed theory that The centre of the
earth is mass Of fire and molten rock, over
which crust has formed, propor,ionaIly
small on which VIZ live. "The idea that the
interior of our lobe is vast fiery ocean,
says Mr.. Moss, "doubtless arose from the
idea that heat is material substance, and
would have to pass off into space before the
earth could cool; whereas, the modern re-
searches Of science show that heat is no more
a material substance than motion, gravita
ton or magnetism, but that it is merely a
question, instead Of passing If from the
earth, it would only become, by a gradual
chemical action, fixed or latent. But even
supposing that cooling would or did take
place, it is a we'll known fact that all sub
stances-water in the state of ice alone ex
cepled-increase in density or weight as
their heat is diminished, so that the cooler
portions would be the first to sink from the
surface toward the centre. Is II not quite
evident that those substances most difficult
of fusion and possessing the greatest specific
S'"''t) "'u'u NuVICiVio Oo tHo III 81 W uuu
their way to the center!
Now, gold, platinum and few other pre-
cous metals possess these qualities in high
degree above all other known substances:
though we know them to be scarce on the
surface of the earth, we have no assurance
that they are not abundant in nature. | be-
lieve that the interior of the earth is abun-
dainty supplied with, if not mainly composed
of them" The specific gravity of the earth
has been variously calculated at 4 95, s a.,
S 48 and Sc: while that Of platinum is
2l and gold 10 8. The specific gravity of
the rocks which mainly compose the crust
which is under our observation, does not ex
ceed 2 s; and supposng that the average
density of all the constituents of the earth,
except the metals named, is no higher, about
one-fiftb Of the earth may be composed of
gold and platinum-a globe four or five
thousand miles thick. The value of such a
deposit may be dimIy imagined when it is
remembered that five million dollars will 90
in box two and a half feet cube. Certainly
no safer place for such deposit could be
found than the heart Of the earth.
The Placer herald., 1866-01-06
The Divine Stanton.

The Cincinnati Commercial receives let
ters from Mack its former correspondent,
and also clerk 10 Senate Committee, who,
when not witty is profane, and whose pro.
duclions are, on that account, exceedingly
popular with the readers of that reckless
sheet. In a recent letter Mr. Mack mentions
his sublime majesty of the War Department
rs follows:
trust the next Congress will do some
thing TO settle the question whether the Gov,
ernment under which we live is Republic,
OF which Andrew Johnson is President, with
Edwin NJ. Stanton, to use the language Of
distinguished military chietlain, "a id
cle'k,"or whether it is really an absolute mon
archy, under the reign of Edwin l. Pope's
couplet about forms of Government, may be
all we'll enough for philosophy, bu, it won't
do for actual practice after all. II Elwin is
really King, 10y all means let him have crown
and the name. AS to his authority, there is
no need of any change in that, for what he
exercises now is limitless, and what has no
limit cannot be ex'ended-so the mathema.
,icians say, and they're right. But if Edwin
is not actually King, then it would pay to
inquire by what authority he arrested and
sent to prison a reporter of Washington
paper, within week, for publishing harm.
less item of news; and by what authority he
denies the use of the telegraph wires to the
conductors of loyal papers in the South,
while he permits gamblers, spectators and
prostitutes to use them ad ltbitum If he
has the right to say such and such matter
shall not go to the New Orleans papers by
telegraph, hasn't he right to say ii shall
not go by mail, and therefore a right to in
lerdict the transmission Of Northern papers
through the mail to the South, aud for tha
matter to stop the mails entirely? Where
does power leave off and usurpation beyr
with the autocrat Of the War Department.
Or can there be such a thing as usurpation
by him? Is it loyal" TO ask the question:
Think OF "a id clerk" of the President 5
having mounted guard stationed in front
of his palace day and night to prevent car
rlages from driving past and raising dust
to permeate his hlghness' chambers, and per.
chance reach the royal nosrrils; and guard
of honor at the door, too! The reader may
be increduous, but IT'S an actual fact that
for months past no public or private convey-
ance has been allowed to drive past the resi-
dence of Edwin |. and the preventing power
has been a couple of United States cavalry
soldiers. What a glorious occupation for
The volunteer army-keeping the dust out of
Mr.. Stanton's window curtains. Who
wouldn't rush to arms for such glorious
purpose9 Who'd hesiiate9 None but an
arrant Copperhead. Happy Edwin in the
possession Of a dus, guard; but thrice happy
guard in such post of honor
The Placer herald., 1866-01-06

The greatest cataract in the world is
the Falls of Niagara, where the water from
the great upper lakes form river Of three
quarters of mile wide, and then being sud
denly contracted. plunges over the rocks in
two columns to the depth Of one hundred
and seventy feet each The greatest cave in
the world is the Mammoth Cave of Ken
tucky, where one can make voyage on wa'
ters of a suberranean river. and catch fish
without eyes. The greatest river in the
world is he Mississippi, four thousand one
hundred miles in length The largest valley
in the world is the Valley of the Mississippi.
1t contains five hundred thousand square
miles, and is one of the most fertile and
profitable regions on the Inhabited globe-
The largest lake in the world is Lake Superi'
or, which is truly an inland sea, it being four
hundred and thirty miles in length, and one
thousand feet deep. The greatest natural
bridge in the world is the Natural Bridge
over Cedar Creek in Virginia. 1t extends
across chasm eighty feet in width and two
hundred and fifty feet in depth, at the bot
tom Of which the creek flows. The greatest
mass Of solid iron in the world is the Iron
Mountain cf Missouri 1t is two hundred
and fifty feet high, and two miles in circuit.
The largest aqneduct in the world is the
Croton Aqueduct in New Yo'k. It's length
is forty and one'haf miles, and it cost twelve
and half million dollars. The largest de
pos,s of anthracite coal in the world are in
Pennsy lvana-the mines Of which supply the
market with twenty millions Of tons annual
~, and appear to be nexhaustble. The
Iarges' grain market in the world is Chicago.
The most gigantic tunnel in the world-in
comparison with which the London Times
cal! the Thames tunnel the "shadow Of a
shadow"-is now being carried for two miles
under the bed Of Lake Michigan. for the bene.
fit, and at the expense OF, the city Of Cbica
90. The most remarkable reversal of ma.
ture's work ever known, is now going for.
ward in the case Of the river Chicago In
stead of flowing into Lake Michigan, as ma
ture made it, in couple Of years it will be
made to draw water from the lake and car
ry it into the Illinois and Mississippi rivers,
thence into the Gulf Of Mexico
The Placer herald., 1866-01-06
Outwitting a Highwayman.

As the chivalrous Robin Hood suff re d
more than one defeat from tanners, linkers
and sturdy beggars, SO Redmond met a van
buisher in shopkeeper's apprentice. The
youths master having to receive a good
Found sum of MONEY IN Newry, was AFRAID to
risk an encounter with Redmond or some ut
his gang on his return to DundaIk, his naiv
town. In his perplsxily his apprentice, SIX.
teen years of age, offered his services, which
after some hesitation, were accepted The
youth, in the words of Mr.. Congrave, author
Of the "lr>h Rogues and Rapparses," went
to the field aud brought home an old vicious
screw (much of the me humor with Sir
league Organs war horse, on which he
rode out to meet Duke Schomberg at The
surrender of Charlemont,) that, when any
other came up to meet him on the road be
always strove to bite and kick, aud by which
means. he commonly kept The road to him
self. As he wended on his way he was over
taken by a we'll dressed gentleman, with
whom he freely entered into discourse max,
ing no secret Of his business. or Of bis ex-
pecIation OF being about the same place on
his return tomorrow with GlOO 10 his posi-
session. IL wonder" said his fellow.t Traveller,
''you are so free in your communications
with strangers. How can iyou tell that | u,ay
not be Redmond O'Hanlon, or one of his
gane?' son. OIL" said the boy. bursting out
laughing. "such a nice locking gentleman as
yon to be robber. Do you think haven't
eyes?" "WclI. at all events. advise you to
be more discreet. Redmond is famous at
disguises, and will pin you if he gets wind
Of your business Here's crown to drink
to my health, but keep bride on your
tongue" The grateful youth sobered at
once, made the promise. And even as the
boy expected, the gentleman overlook him
rs he was returning next day, and conversa
ton was resumed. "WelI. my boy, | sup.
pose from your looks you have not met with
any bad company, and your money is safr?'
"lndeed it is, sir; many thanks tor your good
advice" "How are you carrying il?" "In
me, would like to feel The weight Of it out
Of curiosity and he approached. but the
horse lashed out and he was obliged to keep
his distance. Throw over that wallet,
said he, rather sterny for such fne.spoken
gentleman. "Oh, sir, honey, you wonldn'I
rob me! What would the master say9" 81
don't know, but this is what l say, if you
do not surrender it at once. l will send a
bullet through you, and another through
your garran" "Iprom'sed my master not
to let myself be robbed till was in danger
of my life, Here is the money, but you
must take the trouble of crossing the ditch
for it," So saying, he heaved the bag owe,
the slough that bordered the road, and the
hedge beyond it. into the next field. Thi'
annoyed the highwayman, but judging the
prize worth the trouble, be dismounted
The Placer herald., 1866-01-06
NUMBER 10.

scrambled over the dyke and fence higher up,
and laid hands on the bag. Hearing clat,
ter he raised his head, looked over the fence.
saw the innocent youth making the road to
Dundalk short on his own (Redmonds) good
steed and the vicious seed prancing about
the road and longing for some one to fly at
He was enraged for being so taken in, but
much more when he found that two ends OF
the precious wallet contained nothing more
valuable tina" the copper haIfpence Of the
time, value of thirty or forty shilIings So
there we must leave our outlaw, ncumbered
with his copper, and not daring to lay hands
on his iltempered and dangerous garran
left at his discretion. The boy arrived safe
in Dundalk, with the hundred guineas quilted
into his wais,coat
Dublin Uniyersitv Mogaz;ne.
The Placer herald., 1866-01-06
Travel on the Pacific.

A glance through The pages of Ilodridges
Guide Book of the Pacific affords an inter-
esting insight into the magnitude Of prepar,
atoms tor travelling which exist in this State,
and all along the coast from Victoria to Val.
paraiso. For the Panama trade, there are
ten steamers, with total capacity Of 22, 900
tuns. For the trade to Victoria, Or. gon,
and northern ports of this State and Mexico,
there are FIVE steamers, with capacity of
5000 tuns. The California Steam Naviga-
ton Company have three ocean steamers of
3,4OO Iurs capacity. The Central American
Steamship Company Of Panama has three
steamers. of 1000 tuus aggregate capacity.
The Pacific Steam Navigation Company
(Eng ish), trading between Panama and Val.
parais", have seventeen vessels. with $4,000
tuns capacity. Thus, saying nothing Of the
trade, the trade of the Pociic now employs
thirty eight steam vessels, the aggregate ca
The total length of these routes over which
they travel is upward of 5000 miles,
Within this State there are upwards of 500
miles of Steamboat routes, employing con
stantly twelve steamboats,. There are lsO
miles OF railroad in operation, and upwards
of 5000 miles of stage lines, to say nothing
of those which lead out of the State. 1t
would be curious to know how much coal
and wood are consumed by the railroads and
steamers, and how much hay and barley it
takes to supply the 5000 miles Of stage
lines. That vast sum of money is annually
expended to keep up the stage lines, is evil
dent from the fact that the expenses of the
line from MarysvIIe to Portland, Oregon 700
miles in length are $4,000 month. At
that rate the expenses Of all the stage lines
in the State are not less than 81 100000
annually. The expenses of The steamships,
steamboats, and railroads are at least double
that sum, or s3,OOO.OOO. Thus, simply TO
keep our "hee'S OF traVeI 10 motlon, tte sum
Of $4,000 900 must be counted down every
year. This sum has to be earned before
stage and steamboat companies can begin to
hope for realization of profi,s. To place
it in another shape, every man, woman and
child in the State must ride at least nine dol
lars worth each, merely to grease the wheels
Of our travelling vehicles. s. f. Call
The Placer herald., 1866-01-06
The Chief Justice.

1t is with pleasure we announce that an
act of Congress requires the presence Of the
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in WASH
inglon on the first Monday in December, and
that Judicial duties will compel him to re
main there for some months Since that
high tribunal adjourned last spring, the coun
try has been constantly scandaIized by the
acts Of the Chief Justice "on his travels
That eminent functionary seems to have
managed, with perfect success, to do during
the summer and autumn just the things
which regard for the pr"prieties Of his posi-
tion demanded that he should not do. From
making speeches on the street corners in the
extreme South to squads of vagrant b'arks,
he has passed through audiences of applaud
ing partzans in the Southwest and jnnkel-
ing expeditions on the Northwestern lakes,
at the expense of the Treasury Department,
to club surpers and Republican gatherings
in New York city. A II question about the
c''NCut 'u'VSC"Cy VI tHCS0 oApI'I'S W tuc
first magistrate of the land is forever an
swered by the other inquiry, whether John
Jay. or John RuIedge. or Oliver Ellsworth,
or John Marshall or Roger B. Tsney would
ever have SO far forgotten themselves, Or the
great office they held? These eminent mag
is,rates of America were convinced, and
acted on the conviction, that good Judge
must be not only honest, we'll inlen,ioned,
and no respecter of persons, but must be be
heved to be such. The love and trust of the
people must go ont to him as he enters the
temple of justice, or he will bear the sword
Of the law in vain. The hest portion of a
vacation spent in political par,izan cabals
cannot be the surest way to enable newly
appointed judge, rusty in the learning of the
books, TO be profoundly versed in that con-
situtiona, statute, and common law, the
mastery of which exacts long |abor-,he Ia
Dor of life.time-a distracted from business
and politics. New York World.
The Placer herald., 1866-01-06

Parson Nasty thus describes the difficulty
ef being Democrat in New York and New
Jersey, at the same time:
Last week was invited into county in
New York to address Dimokratik meetin.
| acc' nted (ez my expenses were paid, which
is rheeper and better boardin than | get at
the grocery to hum,) an akkordinly l went.
commenst dslverin the speech | had yoused
all over Moo Gersy. commenst aboosin
the niger, when the cbeer,nan interrupted
me.
"WeIl," sez I, "what is it!' rather angerly,
for git warmed up and sweatin, and
don't like to DO interrupted.
"Why," sed he, "our constitooshun allows
a ngger who has $3.50 to vote, and as most
Of them have that sum, we make it point
to sekoor en-"
"They're ID site better off than
mos, of us white dimikras in Moo Gerssy,"
retorted I, droppin the nigger and goin on
agin President johnson.
Stop" Whispered the cheerman.
"Stop! Our platform endorses President
Johnson"
"Ihunder," remarked l, droppin President
Johnson and slden easily into a vigorous
denouncia,ion Nv tie war;
Good God!" seq the cheerman, "our plat
form endorses the war"
sed nuthn' this time, but commenst de-.
nouncn' the debt.
"Iod," sed the cheerman, "easy-easy-
our platform backs up the debt"
"Well, them: sed in rage, "why in
bazis didn't 700 send ME copy Nv yoor
platform when 700 wantid me to address
700? Go to thunder an make yoor own
speechis?" and l stawked off the platform.
Time Wuz wen even wun speech wood do
a man awl over the North? now you hev to
hev dfirunt wun for every State, wich
maiks it impossible for me TO trevil, for wun
effort year is enuff for me-
The Placer herald., 1866-01-06

l.. Subscribers who do not give express notice
to the contrary. are considered as wishing to
continue their subscription.
2. II subscribers wish their papers discontin-
ued publishers may continue to send them until
all chargcs are paid.
8. II subscribers neglect or refuse to take
their papers from the office or place to which
they are sent. they are held responsible until they
settle their bills and give due notice to discon-
tinue.
4. II subscribers move to other places with
out informing the publisher, and the papcr is
sent to the former direction, they are held re-
sponsble. Notice sh hould always be given of the
removal.
s. The Courts have decided. that refusing to
take paper from the Office, or removing aud
leaving it uncaled for, is prima iacia evidence
of Intentional fraud.
The Placer herald., 1866-01-06
R es of A dvc rtisin z.
JOE PRINTING
LAW OF NEWSPAPERs.

OF every variety, executed with neatness
dispatch, at reasonable rates.
The Placer herald., 1866-01-06

Henry Steers is building at Greenpont a
large wooden steamer for the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company, said to be the largest
wooden steamer ever built. She will be five
thousand tons burden, three hundred and
sixty feet long, fifty fee; in breadth, and
thirty, ,ons feet in depth of hold. She is to
be constructed of the best material, and will
cost a million dollars.
The Placer herald., 1866-01-06

The American Consul at Toronto and the
agent of the Post Office Department have
libeed 100000 worth Of United States
three cent pustage stamps found in bond in
the Toronto Custom House. and supposed
to have been captured at sea by the pirate
Florida. The question Of ownership will
shortly be argued in Canadian Court.
The Placer herald., 1866-01-06

A married man who was recently at a
whist party, when he proposed to 60 home,
was asked to stay little longer. "WsIl,' y
he replied, perhaps I may as vel; my wife
is probably already as mad as she can be-"
The Placer herald., 1866-01-06
The Great Lakes to be Conn ected with tho
Mississippi.

At the last meeting of the Poytechnio
Association, Mr.. Garter of Chicago, gave
some particulars in relation to the work Of
lowering tho bed of the Illinois and Mchi.
gan Canal, for the purpose of draining the
Chicago river into the Illinois. This canal
is 100 miles in length. with width of 70
feet at the surface, and 80 At the bottom. It
passes over a summit of about seven feet
elevation, the water being raised for this
level by a steam engine. The first design of
the engineers was to sink the canal deep
enough to avoid this summit level; but, to
save expense in construction, the Commits
sioners finally decided on lhe present plan.
The citizens of Chicago have, for some time,
heen desirous to have the canal sunk through
this level, in order to drain the waters Of the
Chicago river through the canal into the II.
linois, instead of allowing them to flow. as
at present, into the lake, where they foul the
water of the harbor by the sewerage of the
city. 1t has finally been decided to do this
work at the expense of the city, and on the
close Of navigation this year. numerous
gangs of workmen are to commence The
task SO As to complete it with the least pos.
sb'e delay. Mr.. Carter says that the length
of the summit level is about Is miles.
The Placer herald., 1866-01-06

DR.. Charming in his recent lecture before
the Boston Science Association, said that
the Russian peasan.ry had way Of washing
which he had not seen related in any book
OF travels. They took mouthf'il OF water
from the pump, and after holding it until
the chill was we'll of, spurted it, with live
ly jet, into the hands, and applied it briskly
to the face. Towels they have none.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-07-19
Military Interference.

Our telegraphic columns, yester-
day morning, furnished us with some
gratifying news, and that was the re-
ply of Secretary Stanton to General
Thomas, applying, at the instigation
Of Governor Brownlow, for military
aid to enable the radical Governor to
manage" the refractory" conserva-
tive members of the Tennessee Logis-
hture. The reply of the Secretary,
that it is not the duty of the United
States forces to interfere i'll any way
between the political authorities of
the State, is q significant indication
of the returning supremacy of civil
law in the Southern States.
But the application itself shows the
anlmus Of the radical element every-
where. Brownlow would have had
every member of the Legislature of
his State, who refused to cooperate
III his schemes, carried to the State
Capitol under the guardianship of
the bayonct, and there, wo presume,
force them to vote as his own bad in
stincts would dictate In the most
despotic Government, there never
was more hideous attempt to crush
out the liberty of the people and the
peoples representatives, than this
made by Brownlow. To make men
vote against their consciences, and
their sense of duty to their constitu
ents and their country, by the agency
of military force, is a little ahead of
any act of tyranny yet attempted by
the revolutionary party who now seek
to rule or destroy the liberties of the
people.
We are thankful that there are men
enough in Tennessee who have had
the courage to resist, in proper and
peaceful manner, this attempted en-
croachment upon the rights and libcr-
ties OF the people, and that the Go
vernment has so wisely withheld its
sanction from the pcrpetration of the
contemplated outrage. Secretary
Stanton forcibly states the truth
"the administration of the law and
the preservation of the peace belong
properly to the State authorities.