Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1866-09-01
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INTO reservation IN the Mississippi VAL
ley and teach them agriculture.
Mrs. Leonidas Polk, widow of The
Louisiana Bishop and Confederate Cen
ersl, is in such reduced circumstances
that she has opened Female Education.
al institute to support herself aud family.
Mrs. Jenkins complained in the even.
ing that the turkey she had eaten on
Thanksgiving did nots well. "Pfoba-
bly," said Jenkins, "it was rot hen
turkey" He 60. glass Of wafer in his
face.
Mrs. Martha Stewart and Mrs. Roberts,
Of San Antonio, Texas, recently had an
imprompm fight with revolvers. Mrs.
Stewart was badly winged.
A Memphis lady was picked up The
other morning, very drunk. She explain
ed that having the too,hache, 'he had smo.
ked strong pipe to relieve the pain, and
i, flew 10 hel head.
Married, a, independence, Texas, Au-
gus, I'd. by Rev. VIM. Carey Crane. D.
D. Joseph c. Styles to Miss Mamie F.
Houston, eldest daughter Of Gen. Sam.
Houston, decd.
An armless shoemaker in Cincinnati
does the finest qualify Of sewed work
with his toes.
The Ellsworth. Zouaves will act as an
escort to The President when he visits
Chicago. Ill.,on the occasion of the laying
of The corner stone OF the Douglas monu
meat.
Secretary Stanton. it is said, has ten.
Gered the Presiden. his resignation as
Secretary of War, 10 take effect as soon
as practlcabie.
Mormonism is largely on the increase.
Seven thousand have passed through ST,
Joe from Europe this season.
II is said that The Presiden, guillo,ined
over three hundred pos,mas,ers on the
Goth alt.
On the !eg an nigh Of Mr.. Jones. who
was killed by lightning the Other hy at
Piqua, and on the back Of his little son,
was eIvc,roiy ped perfect image "i the
tree Underneal'I VI hn'h :hcy we're s'andin!
al the time OF The accident.
is said tina, Macon. Georgia. is the
mex, place selected by the Radicals, at
the scene of negro riot.
The "Radlcal Convention" of "Sou,h-
ern men" will meet on the Sd of Sepipm.
Der. and not on the 5Ih as formerl y Gepor-
ted.
A New York reporter, describing the
dress of lady a; a ball. Says: She
wore all exquisite hyphalnln on her
head, while her train was composed OF
foI.de.rol. and her peticoas OF
,ambombuli Aounced with Brussels-t three
ply of A No. l."
Mai. John Esien Cooke. Winchester,
Va, proposes to publish full and rella-
lie record of the noblv actions CT the wo'
men of the South during the war. He
eques,s material, illustrative Of the sub
ect, 10 be sent hiu, at Winchester.
Gov. Pierpont has pardoned Edward
long. negro. convicted By the C'Fc"l,
;our, Of Norfolk OF murder in the second
egree, during the late Norfolk riot. and
enlenced to eighteen years confinement
n the peni!eniiary.
Passengers al Lynchburg. by the Ten
essee train. repor, tina, there was sno"
n Southw Virginia on Thursday
vening. Snow in August is an anoma'
ous event.
Washington. Aug. 2s.-Yesterday a
rea, number Of commissions were signed
or new sppoin,ees TO office. In West
1irgina a complete list OF removals and
was filled.
A black bear and her cubs have lately
een tearing up the corn fields near Arbor
Hill, in Augusta county.
So far, ir Hagerstown district, the
,resen, register. Mr.. George s. Miller.
las registered 326; Boonsboro' district.
40; Conococheague some 10; Clear
pring near 100, and the other districts,
We think, from what We learn. i'll the
anne ralio.-Hogersto,cn Mail.
General Basil ". Duke, is wiring
history Of Morgan's Cavalry. No one
IAN write i, so well as he.
The Atlantic cable sends from six 10
nine words per minute. for which the
charge is, say sixty dollars.
The Hon. David G. Burnett and Hon.
D. NJ. Roberts have been chosen United
S,,,o, Can.,ors from Teyas