Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1867-03-23
Shenandoah Valley.

We clip the following items from the Harris
onbuIg Register
! We are informed that deposits Of superior
quality of Iron Ore have been discovered ia the
vicinity Of River Bank on the Shenandoah Riv.
er, in this county The ou.-cropprngs have ap-
pearcd in several places, and the indications are
that the ore exists in bundanI quantity.
]. p. Effnger, Esq, present lessee Of the
American Hotel Harrisouburg, has PURCHASED
hat property from d. Pennybacker, Esq, for
the sum Of $4,000, equivalent to cash. Mr..
Elinger contemplatsS various improvements of
the premises.
The wheat crop is looking remarkably well
at ibis lime, and presume the CO Ingency OF
damage by freeze is past. II 50, the quantity
raised will be unprecedentedly large, aud would
dispense with any extraordinary effort to pro-
dLce u re corn crop. Oar farmers need a
good whoa. crop badly. 1t would as'7l ma'erl-
ally in the reconstruction OF tEer finances, md
give healthy llpetus TO business OF every de-
scription.
George Naylor was arrested one day last
week, near Conrad'S Store, IN this county, on
sL< picUn of having murdered J. B. Fultz last
December. Ii will DC remembered that You
Fullz was found IN the woods. shot through the
head, and tina! all ctio Is 10 trace the murderer
and positively identify him have as yet proved
unavaiing Nay Tor was tuken before Justice
Kite and Miller, aud after hearing the evidence,
was admitted TO pail III the sum Of S3O".
Ed. Phi FPS, charged with having stolen a
trunk from the stage coach Of Troue' & Co, OH
the night Of the 18th Of February, was brought
before Justice Il. 5. Christie, OIL Monday last.
and after hearing tie evidence. and the argu-
nent OF counsel, sent on TO the Circuit Court
for further Eial.
A farm belonging to the estate Of James Par
IONS, of Hampshire, containing 400 acres, was
recently sod IN Romney at public auction, for
sl4 600 payable in u, "a and SO moths
O'Key Johnson, Pur, huscr.
The following are clipped from the Ssaun'on
YWginldn
Last Friday, Stanton was called upon 10
mourn the death of one Of It's most valued cItl
Gems. i. A. Richardson, Chief Engineer OF the
Va. Genital Railroad.
On the I'd OF March, four negro men were
drowned, while crossing James River, near It's
head, below Forks Store, in Butetour! county.
The Virginia Central Railroad Company have
contracted with lIarman Go and J. l. a.
1'roller for the exclusive privilege OF Carrying
,ho entire travel from the various depots over all
tho routes t. the Virginia Springs, Lexington,
Natural Bridge, and down the Valley 10 Win
chcsIer. for The term OF four years.
Mr. JACOB Miller living on Stony Creek,
Shenandoah cou"ty, was bitten by mad dog on
Friday week. The dog also bill a number OF
other dogs in the neish5lrh' Cd.
The Mooreficld Advertiser publishes com
munication, sigued "NcNlelPs Ranges thar
appeals to the men Of McNell's command, ito
nrs lec, 10 longer the graves Of their worthy
leader and comrades"
On March I'd, the County Court Of Frederick
decided not To ,dnit testimony as 10 Robt. For
nej insanity, and he was sent on foT tIIll, for
the murder OF Henry &. Trenary
Mr.. Charles E. Langley, died on tho stage,
between New Market and Woodstock, on tho
night of he lot inst.
Rev Isaac Baker has sold his farm near Win
chester for $4,000