Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1866-02-17
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tween Staunloh and W Winchester. ~
Richmond, Feb. i3 The Examiner
office was closed a nine O'Clock this
evening by order Of Gen. Terry. The
order is said to have emsnsled from Gen.
Grant. ...a s... .H.a
The Ladies Of the Lutheran Church, in
Winchester, Va. are TO bold fair IN
Baltimore. on Feb. 22nd, for the purpose
ofrsising funds 10 inter The dead Confed.
crates there in respectable Cemetary.
The Virginia Senate has passed a, bill
fixing the Governors salary al $4,000
per yearl (
The House Of Representatives of Penn,
sylvania has passed a bill appropriaIing
100000 to The sufferers by MeCaus.
lands raid at Cbsmbersburg in 1864
The sam Of $40. 900 was donated for the
same purpose las, year.
Letters from Texas say iha, General
Sheridan il making most favorable in
preston on all classes by his attention TO
the affairs and wants OF the State
The Fenians assembled in large force
on Monday evening at the Cooper Insl-
,u,-. New York, when stirring addresses
10 favor OF Fen ansm, an Irish Republic,
Americsu neutrality in case Of Fenian
fight, and other subjects, Were made by
Mr.. Spencer. Mr.. Fernando Wood and
others. '..-.-.
Mrs. Hannah f. Kirby. the murderess
Of her husband, Robert F. Kirby, a, Rich.
noud, Va, has been Transferred irom The
city Jail to The Eastern LunsUc Asylum
al b!sunon.
II appears from an Article published in
the "Srien,ifir American" that The city
Of New York, is sgsin 10 be visited by
tina, dreadful scourse, The cholera. mex
summer. Il couse so far has been Just
The same as lis course in previous vista
lions.
Major General Miroy. formerly Of
the Uniied S;aes army. is boring for oil
near TuIlahoms, Tenn. He is Pre,iden,
Of. large oil and mining company char
tered by that Slate.
The Stable end GranaIy, at MI. Airy.
aear New Market, the residence of Gen.
G. $. Meem, were entirely destroyed by
fire, on Friday morning last, together
win large quantity OF Corn and Hay.
Sixteen ine mules were also burnt TO
death. The originated about 3 o
CLOCK. A. NJ, and is supposed 10 have
been lhe work OF lncendIares.
Louisville, Feb 49, Berry, known as
the "ons.srmed guerilla" has been con-
vleisd VI eleven seperste muJGers. His
execution has been fixed for March Sd.
GearrsI O,terhsus is famous in the
array Tor his co0rage sod hard fighting,
and Tor hs Characteristic reply 10 General
Mcpherson. When he ~as sdmonIshed by
The isuer OF 9 contemplated attack from
The rebels. The reply OF Osterhsus was:
" II dey Gomez up in front Of my division,
make den hell smell"
A bill ha, been framed by the radicals
in the Maryland Legislature which is in
ended 10 prevent all who are not regis
tered as qualified voters from acting as Of
ficsrs Of any incorporated company in the
State. The &C. applies 10 both public
and private corporations. and strikes al
The officers Of banks, insurance comps-
Bies and railroads.
SPECIAL ELECTIONS IN KKN1UcKY.-
The democrats carried several special
elec lions in Kentucky last Saturday. by
large m1orities. liz the kenioh comfy
di.uic., Carlisle (dsaocraD was elected
senator over Benton republican, by SAC
majority. 10 he Senatorial district =
Campbell and PeRdlet"a cosn,iss. Fear
sons (democraO was elected over Baker
(republicsn.) by 70 majori,y. Ia Camp
bell county Deck and White (demoera,s)
~rse elected representatives over Hau-
thorne and Dsgmsn (rsPublicsns) by $50
msjority.
Brig. Gen. NJ. D. Corse, and Drs.
Lewis and Johnson OF this city were sum
moned and appeared yesterday in Wash
ing ton before The Congressional Recon.
snuc.ion Committee, 10 give evidence
concerning the political and social opIn-
ions prevalent in this section Of the State.
We learn they were treated courleously.
10 this connexion we mention that some
Joker lately sent to the President a copy
of medicinal placsrd lettered Shattered
cons,ilu ions Restored. U.e Helmbolj's
Buchu," The party sending il wrote in
pencil on the margin: TRY it. Andy,
on The pre,sn, constitution. ''-.4ierun.
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