Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1867-04-06
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iature, on penalty OF SlVo.
Rev Andrew Edmonson, coloyed, gave bond
and was authorized TO celebrate The rights OF
Matrimony, by The County Court Of Rocking
ham.
Beverly Tucker ESQ.,, is expected to return
to Winchester, from HAVANA, shortly.
Mr.. w. a. Niscwanger recently sold his farm
near Berry vile, Clarke county, to Mr.. Leonard
Jones for S95 per acre.
The Rev. Dc. While. pastor of the Prcsby,e-
riau Church, Lexington, has been forced by
feeble health, 10 ask to be relieved; TO The great
regret Of all.
B. F. Fifer, Flour Inspector, reports 1870
barrels Of -four inspected in Stauuton, from Au-
gust Isl, 1850, TO March 2lst 1861. hight
good for burnt cut" Sherldanized District.
!, is stated that the price Of transportating
Forepaugh's eircus and menagerie from Lynch
burg 10 Alexandria, over the Orange and Alex
andrla Railroad, was $500.
! A survey has been made Of the Dutch Gap ca
nal by The City Engineer of Richmond ant up
OF his favorable report 10 The authorities oil that
city, it has been decided 10 deepen the e1cava-
tlon and make il narigab'e.
| 1t will give some idea Of the enormous taxes
levied by the Quilted States Government TO
state that The single town Danyile, Va, pays,
The Richmond Enquirer understands, tax oil
three miiioMS Of dollars on the manufacture oil
tobscco-the tax being forty cents per pound.
Geo. L. Peyton & Co., Of Stauhton have
leased the celebral,d watering Place-T bale
Sulphur Springs-foV thYee years. The Sweet
Springs watering place has been rented by MI
Carroll of Maryland.
Gen. KObt f. Leo has received s377 5O,from
citizens OF Virginia City, Montana Territory, 10
be applied 10 the erection Of an asylum Tor the
orphans OF the Confederate dead and he has
transmitted lhe amount 10 ths Southern Orphan
Association IN Baltimore.
! a lie W days since number Of Dunkards,a re-
! iigous sect quite numerous in South Western
Virginia, broke up their OLD homes III Franklin
county, aud emigraled to Indiana. The sltuA-
ton of affairs, in The South, is said to be the
cause of this emigration.
The tobacco now on hand in the counties Of
Haiifax, PNtsylrana, Franklin and Henry, IN
Virginia, and Rockingham ard Cssweil, IN
North Carolina is estimated TO be worth Sl2,-
100000 The crop Of Plttsylrania alone IS
placed at SIS 600 900: These estimates are
baseG on careful Researches.
! The Herald is Informed that force Of 30 men
were engaged in pushing the repairs OF the NJ.
| g. L Z TO Woodstock, and that it would be
IN running order TO that point early next sum-
liner.
A Thoroughly practical man informs the edi-
tor OF the Stanton Vrginlan, that he could in
81 Gays, invest S23 900 in valuable mineral
lands, which would be worth 4 million ~ tive
years, in the Shenandoah valley.
J. G. Mason, Esq as commissioner, sold last
week $50 acres OF the Spring H.Il farm, IN
King George county, (part Of the Dade lract,)
TO NT. EweIi, of Prince William county, for
$4,000. This leaves about $50 acres still in
market; three. lourths of it, being well wooded
with oak, and contiguous TO the river.
Charles S. Darlington, Of Halifax county has
been elected President Of the James River Ca
naI Company.
! SINGULAR FAcr-The youths History Of
! the " al" SAYS Zone singular fact In connes-
ton viii, the dc n Of MIR. Lincoln was that no
corouer's Inquest was ever held Oh his booN no
/ legal evidence taken as 10 The manner OF ms
death, nor was single persoA accused OF con-
necton with II ever brought into court oil
law, nor Is .here 10 this day any legal tesiimo-
by whatever ~ to the manner Of his death, the
, ause Of it, or who killed HIM"
Harp ON THE BEAsT.-An exchange paper
before US ssya General Butler, III attempt
ing 10 SneeZe the other day, sneezed up a set OF
tea spoons. 1t 10 no: known whether he took
them IN his snud or Grahk them in his whisky"
IN he United States Senate 90 Friday LIST,
M Davis oIered a resolution of inquiry, in
stIuct. the co mmiIIec on The Judiciary TO IN
quire Wheeler West Virginia is really State III
The Onion, was referred.
The editor of the Savannah (Georgia) Repub.
liean date his leadess from The editorial room
! Chatham county jail" BE was sentenced, Tor
a libel, 10 fine OF one HUNDRED dollars and one
al
parently he is initiating the plucky example of
Mr.. Pickwck, and decllncs 20 pay the costs.
The Senate, in executive session, has con-
Gr3td the nominations Of pcstnasIe's Edwae1
:. SULLIVAN, st Hsrnsoaturg Henry Massie,
Characteristics; Robert Campbell, Lexington ;
y. r. Maupn, Sisunto George W. Taylor
! " ncheoIcT.
Tie wheat crop look. veEy promising in
Noub Carolina.
Mr. Robert Lincoln has just formed law
partnership with ]. Young Sc6mmon, Esq, Of
Chicago.
Judge George II. Lee, of this State, was Sc
verely IL iured few days ago by fall upon the
platform of the railroad at Grafton His cendi-
ion is now soanew hal improved, but Re must
still be necessarily confined for some time.
Gen. Rosencrans has sent in bis resignation as
Brigadier General in the regular army.
The Clay Statue will be inaugurated at Louis
vile, KY, on the 18th inst. Robert e. Vim
,hrop, OF Mass, will deliver the address. Millard
Fillmore aud \. h. Stephens are expected 10 be
present.
Colored people will hereafter ride in the
street cars Of Philadelphia with white people,
instead of cars set apart for lkem-.he law SO
ldecauag
The New Workers are looking out for the
ch ylera, nd urging the adoption of quarantine
reg ulalsons.
A malignant epidemic is raging among the