Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1866-07-07
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A gentleman advertised for wife
through The papers and received answers
from eighteen hundred and ninety sever
husbands. saying that lie c""ld have
theirs. This is practical illustration oI
the value OF adveeusng.
A riot between white and blacks oc
CURED in Richmond on Sunday. James
Doy lie, a willie youth OF eighteen, was
shot and killed outright, while negro and
white man neru badly wounded.
Two men were arrested a, Memphis
on the 9Olh, while on their way 10 Nash
Vile depot, supposed to he assass'ns IN
tending to murder Governor Brownl"w'
On their persons wers found SIX levoIv-
ers apiece, also number Of dlrks. They
bail from Mississippi, b", refused 10 dis
close their names. They are in Jail
heavily ironed.
The Richmond Enquirer announces
,ha. new flag was raised on the State
Capitol on the Fourth Of July-"mosl OF
of which is formed from the magnificent
Stale flag which was first used 10 shroud
the coffin OF Slonewall Jackson, when his
funeral cor.ege moved through the city
The milers of Richmond talk as if they
though, three dollars bushel would
probably be the opening price in thu
market; bu, the general impression
among commission merchants is that So
SO is more likely to be the figure.
Lieutenan, General Grant has accept,
ed the position of Second Vice President
of the Washington National Monument
Society, which had been filed by Lieu
tenant General Scott.
A 10! of ground nineteen feet nine inch,
es from, and forty -four feet deep, on Main
street, Richmond, Va, sold last week for
four hundred and eighty five dollars the
front foot.
Gen. John H. Cooke died at his resi-
dence in Fluvsnna county on Saturday
lat. In ms death The Common wealth
lost ore Of her nnhesl cilIzens. He " as
every inch gentleman, and man Of
large and lbrraI ve"s.
Cen. F,tzhugh Lee, being "calIed
out" recent College commencement
10 Virginia. was received with great tn
,husiasm, and spoke as follows: Ladies
aud gentlemen: There is ,msll village
in lhs good old Stale known 50 Apo
ma,ox Courthouse. A, this place !
vas uosi furclblv reminded, on The gu
day Ut Apll, 1868, that | had nothing
further 10 say. thank you most hearI-
Iy for ,be honor you have so kindly con
lerred upon NE.
The editor Of the Raleigh Sentinel
saws, on the authority OF letter from
General Lee to hlnseiI. THAI he General
desires 10 write a HISTORY Of the war, but
has not thus far made satisfactory progress
on accom-, Of the loss Of his papers.
One hundred bushels Of new wheat,
raised near Hampton, Va. was sold IL
Baltimore on Tuesday at SIS 50 per bush
ell. The San says The grain was plump
and Of good color. The first wheat last
year was received in Baltimore FIVE days
earlier and was sold al So so bushe.
The Savannah Neus and HeroId says
that freedman arrested al Macon for lhr
murder of woman in Wilkins county.
was brought back to the scene of the out
rage and after having portions OF his body
tuu,i!aled. he was bound toa tree, sur
rounded by (sggols, and burned.
|, is stated on good authority that al
least three members of the present Csoi'
ne, will receive "lickets Of leave. ere
the lapse of many weeks. Hon: y. n.
Browning, of llIlnoi'. will doubtless De
appointed Atorney.General In place OF
Mr.. Speed.
On Saturday Lieut.. Gen. Grant was ar
rested in Washington by officer Cro~n
for fast driving. The General TOOK Inc
arres, very good bumoredly' ss'd II was
an oversight, and rode over 10 tile oecoho
Precipc, station house and paid his hne.
I, ia stated ,bs, the prominent radicals
a, w Washington have. in series OF eau
uses. determined to call convention o,
the States now represented. which shall
determine upon platform sn'aa onls'lc 10
the President. The name of Lieutenant
General Gran, is TO be Pu. in nomination
for succession to President Johnson.
Miss Heuy Fl. Rob nson, of New
Bedford, Mass. is trying 10 break her
(,,her's will because he left her only So
600 900, after giving $4,000 in legscles.
She is the same affecuonsle and dulIiui
eirl who tried to break rich aunrs will