Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1867-09-07
Editorial Breyities

the heights of Georgetown, and is 70.
bust boy four years old, looking as il he
might put in a claim for his inheritance
some day. il Uncle Sam does not absorb
il in the meantime.
Edmond Reid, near Burord's depot, in
Bedford county, has COW with five legs
and three eals, all perfectly formed. The
9Th leg grows out from between the
shoulder blades, and has on il two horns
where the hooI ordinarily grows. The
third ear crops from the neck OF the ami
NAL some distance from the head.
The Warfenion Springs property, en-
bracing an estate OF four hundred acres Of
lard, the large hotel on which was de.
stroyed during the war, was sold by Rob
! erl HudgiOs, Esq, TO DR.. Cornelius
Boyle, formerly Of Washington, for the
sum Of s35, 900,
John Robinson, the Snowman, presen-
ted the esbyterian Church, al Orange
/ Court House, with 525, and the Ladies
Memorial Association. Of Louisa, with
SIS.
Commencing with Monday last passen-
gers leaving Baltimore at S.45 A. NJ. by
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad will con-
meet al Weaverton, near Harper's Ferry,
with the trains OF the Washington Coun-
ty railroad, and reach Hagerslown at 5.45
p. NJ, being about two hours sooner than
by The old route by stage from Frederick.
. Ill, - H. he. IA aIH,
vile and Hagerstown, is under contract,
and the wo is being prosecuted with
vigor and will be completed at an early
period.
Alfred Spales, Of AlIegany county, has
been elected President, and John b.
Thomas, of Frederick county, has been
elected one Of the directors Of the Chesa.
peake and Ohio Canal Company.
Our devil says that when you see a
young man and woman walking down
street leaning against each other like a
pair OF badly matched oxen, il is a pretty
good sign they are bent on consolidation.
The next Annual Fair Of the Rockbridge
Agricultural and Mechanical Society takes
place on the 23J, 9th aud 25lh of Octo.
Der Mex
Al Stanton, CastelIo's Hyena was
named beast Butler" He go, so mad
about it that he al once eat up the pewter
spoon his keeper was feeding him with.
I We beg pardon Of the IIyena. SO says
4he Stanton Virginian.
The editor of the Harrisonburg old
/ Commonwealth had all his bacon stolen
last week, which consisted of hco pieces.
/ Ne wants 10 know what will the devil do
with one so base as 10 steal poor edl.
tors bacon
Nancy Rutherford, daughter of Benja.
min Rutherford, living near WytheviI!e,
! gave birth on the morning of the 22d ult.,
10 three healthy living children, Mary,
Martha and Lazarus, weighing in the ag-
gregste f'cenfy tour pounds. The la
dies of the neighborhood have given the
little trio several presents necessary for
their susenance and comfort, and one lady
has given them the use Of mich COW.
The Rockingham Register says !: 1--WE
gave, last week, what we considered fair,
candid and legitimate criticism Of Gov.
Peirpoints speech in Harrsonburg on
/ Court day. But we could not convey
/ fully TO the mind Of those who did not
hear him, anything like an accurate idea
of his remarks. Some idea Of what he
said may be gathered from a solitary re-
/ mark he made, that "JesuS Christ 1CQS
I Radicai." Only think Of that ~
In Maryland the Republican Union
party are organizing for a vigorous effort
TO defeat lie new Constitution framed by
/ the late Conservative Convention.
4 private letter from Mexico says that
Msximiian was spat upon in his prison,
that his naked corpse was hing up by the
neck in public view for eight days, that
ii is now exhibited under glass for money,
and that they are selling the hair Of his
head and beard.
The Washington Chronicle states that
persons have been digging up and selling
TO the bone dust manufacturers, the bones
Of soldiers buried at Manassas and other
battle fields Of Virginia. Iisays that "a
skull, hip bone, part Of the veElebral col,
umn, femur and ,iba, ere taken from a
wagon which had been loaded al Bull Run
by them, and which was on ils way 10
7 Alexandria.
Joseph y. JoIIilTe has been appointed
register at large for the county Of Frejer-
lex, in place .! A. A. Crane. suspended;
and David W. Branson has been appoint
ed register for the irs,maGis erisI district,
in place Of Henry V. Willis, suspended.
Tie suspensions were made by orGer Of
Gen. SchoGelJ, in consequence Of fail.
ure 10 obey his instructions.
The editor of the Winchester Times
speaks of lato conversation with Mr..
Jas, l.. Randolph, chief engineer of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad, in which lie
was informed that as soon as the terms Of
sale agreed upon the Winchester and Po-
tomac road passes into the hands of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company