Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1867-03-30
Shenandoah VALLEY

SuehbnuodD FhHey
We clip the following items from the lj,,,;.
sonbCrg Register
NATErNAL CRrEL1r = Ue understand that.
negro girl living with Mr.. Peter Uiss, near N,
Crawlord gave birth TO an IiegItiniate child
"h.le mlA'Hg the c'ws in the barn ye;d. sbcut
a m mn stree 10 conCHsi her guilt, .ie by
RED The infant a.; The >t!,w which had b, rn aut
led down FROM tie stSck hy M cattle A ,hor,
lime alter thc occurrence !he chids cris. ~
tracted the atlentrcn OF some member, ~ y,
Wise'S family, and its whereabouts ind,rs,,,,
! II was found alive srd kichin;" m! akro :,
/ the house The mother 81 FIRST lruied L,v,,,
gwen birth 20 il, bot " hen the Proofs were me-
slstibly fixed upan her, she Acknowledged j.
Tie infant is ~ei ana hearty, tut 10 ster1 ha,s
been as yet taken 10 punish the heus.lss. mS,a..
sr for tie intended murder.
CnnD DEowNfD.--We Tegrs; TO learn, from
the SkerGnalG4 jdil;g, thnt pr Interesting Iiun
daughter 0i ouT friend Sjram Z. heukle, aged
abou! four years, wa' drowned in tie wSs.-
race q! Plains Mills, uesr New Market, on
Wednesday &C last week The child lett homo
about 10 O'Clock N the morning, 10 80 to her
brothers hcrsc, few yards distant, and tho
family, suPPosiag thst she was there, had no
anxiety ahoU her Alb o'clock inquiry ives
made, when the awful apprehension was srou,.
ed that she had Sen drowned in the rscs. AZ.
ter short search the body " as found-hsr clo.
thing having caught against snag, which pre-.
vented the body from washing into the river.
IHFANrrclnE.-W have been Informed thata
most cruel and revolving case ofinfanticide was
PerPelra;cd 10 tie vicinity Of Port Republic.
recently. 4 you"g woman named Sa!lIe Grim
gave ar.h to LEGITIMATE Iw.Li. To conceal
a. l, 80 har ~.
er buried The children alive A warrant "a,
ISSUED by DR.. Harding, GaSi'rn;r IN thai DIS
,rrct, for the arrest Of the parties.
WHAT RocKmGpAM poArnEE CAV pc-A
feet of boats, loaded with rcn, was taken do~n
The Shenandoah River from Poti t.eruome 20
Harper. Ferry, lG5 mics, D., the fJi,Usiag
namSd boslmea, viz Z,charlah Naine, Gap!
samuel Nav. Heury FirkrY. Alexander PjrEcl,
jacob Raincs Reuben R7iacs, Jacob EiuL!ows.
George Rodcurfcr. Henry RaiHes, U'n Jones.
lin Knight. James Anderson, pr.VStes. y ia
number The 05a's were run through IN four
aud half days, and had ia them one hundred
and ten tons & 100 making over nine tons To
each man. They dashed tho boats togcther,i IN
twcs, xhich were thus taken down the liver. A
portion OF tiie trip was accomplished when tho
riverwss very hlch, making the management OF
the boats very difficult and dangerous Tho
feet was commanded by that veteran navigator
snd ,ailor, Captain Ztchnriah Ranes, living at
ia. head Of uatigaiiun, whose knowledge OF ihs
dangerous reefs and Shoals and quick'ands Of
the raging Shenandoah ia petfcct,he having pas
,ed over the same walery path for many years
pat. making several hLndred trips.
Mr. Horatlg Wheat. Of Lur,y. hss sold bio
farm tying near Bcry vile. Claskc county, 10
Z r. Hebb, Esq, OF IarJ and, for sl6,Cu0---
$4,000 cash.
A deputy sheriff Of 3ccSbridss county named
~ a storf.,t ha- ab,conded IN The last few
days, tlk,Ag "l.t hin Sone $1,000 oi public
mcDUT.
Several Of ,hc mo-, respectable citizens ef
KTnclrrs:er intsrd G.oviGg of to n now country.
Hard tines . the sessos assigned for tho re-
m,v1l.
\ fellow named L 81 Funkhou'c, who was
confined in the jail Of Page county on The charge
OF horse stealing, broke his prison bars and
walked forth 10 freedom Oh the night OF tho
IA nrtort. NoIhi0g haa been beard Of his
" hcrc bouts.
The stanton THgiaian states that pcihion
is being GENEROUSLY signed by coored people,
requesting Gen }. EchoI' TO address them
Oh their dque> in the future. The VnSinlan
says that Gen. ErholS viii 10 il, and thHt every
intelligent man in the South should 90 likewise.
Capt Franklin, with company Of infantry.
will succeed Major Brown and Tic ca'i,iy noS
on daly at Winchester.