Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1866-03-17
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Tie gold-hesrine quartz in the vicinity
of the Great Falls of the Potomac, about
fourteen miles from Washington City, is
beginning TO atlrac, considerable a,,sn-
iion.
A man has been arrested in New York
for threatening TO assassinaie President
Johnson. He is though! TO be insane.
Major General Frank Cheatham. an
ex-C Confederate. is to marry Miss Robert
son, Of Nashville. 1t is said General
Lee will be present.
The Jacksonville. Florida, Time,
says: Thousands OF negro children arc
being educated in this State by their pres.
en-, employers, who were shareholders.
THERE'S a very deep interest felt in the
welfare of the late slaves by their former
owners.
A convention Of The people Of the Val
ley of Virginia is to be held at S@unon
on the 4ih of Apnl, to adopt measures
for the organization OF company to con.
slruc, and equip the Valley Railroad.
United States notes, wilully cut in
half. are not TO be redeemed, and when
any counterfeit United States notes are
presented TO any Government, sgen'. he
i. ordered 10 stamp the word counterfeit
across ito face.
The Richmond Enquirer and Sentinel
have been consolidated, and will heres(-
ter be published as one paper. under tho
editorial conduct OF Mr.. II. vi Smith, Of
the Sentinel, and Mr.. VIM. ID. Coleman,
Of the Enquirer.
The negroes, Fred. Douglas, and
George +. Downing, appeared in the
white peoples gallery ot the Senate The
other day. They were pollely request
ed by the officer IN charge 10 take seats
in the eolored gallery, bul they wouldn't
do it.
The old School Presbyterian Church
Of Harrisonburg has been supplied with
new bell in the place of the one given 10
the Confederacy 10 make cannon out Of.
A company Of U. S. soldiers have been
ordered 10 Lursy, Page county. in con'e-
uuence Of the ducking OF the teacher 0! the
Freedmens School by some persons
BACKED as negroes.
Governor Boreman, has appointed
Hon. E. G.. Bunker, Of Morgsntown.
> Judge OF the new circuit, recently created
by act Of the Legislature, oni Of the coun-
ties Of Hampshire. Hardy, Pendleton,
Gran, and Mineral.
Governor Sprsgue, Of Rhode Island,
; passed through Cumberland, Md. on his
way East, on Sunday night week.
While on the train he met destitute la
dy, who had lost everything by the war.
, and he very generously gave bsr check
for 81 900.
The Republican city convention OF
. Rochester, n. Y, on the lst inst, nom
: mated by acclamalion General Gran. for
The Presidency in 1858
An exchange asks If the poor girls
Governor Andrews sent 10 Washington
Territory are to be sold like Carcassian
beauties, by The weigh, and plumpnes..
We suppose not. We infer they will be
sold al liquid measure-so muth per gal.
The claim for Sl75, for damages done
the Lutheran Church in Harnsonburg.
Va, by the u. 5. soldiers stationed there,
has teen recognized BY the Secretary Of
+ War, and ordered TO be paid by the
Secretary Of the Treasury.
, Gems. Grant and Sherman authorized
Senator Dooliule TO say that, in their
} opinion, an s,ismp, 10 force negro suf.
frsge upon the people Of The South would
deluge the whole land in blood.
There are forty.lhree widows and
nineteen widowers in the lIIe town Of
Lexington.
Msximiisn has issued decree grant
ing bounes 10 all vessels sailing under
the Mexican Gag.
II is reported that The Government has
decided no, to bring Raphael Semnes. Of
the Confederate steamer AIabsma. 10 trial.
having come TO The cOnclus ION that his %.
role under the surrender OF Johnston 10
Sherman was valid. Should this be The
case, he viii probably be speedily re-
leased.
On Saturday evening last nine prison.
ers escaped from Jail al Cumberland.
Nd.
+! A widow in Dayton, Ohio, vas snap
ped up by stranger, married. r"bhed and
nbandoned in less t,an twenty four hours.
QIick place, that.
Young men in Lawrence. Kansas.
4 hals Il.