Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1867-11-30
Editorial Breyities.

The grand Jury louhu Pieseu'"en''
against John S. Wise and George ID.
Wise, son and nephew of Henry A. Wise
Of Virginia, for an assault with intent 10
kill Edward A..Pollard. on the l4lh OF
November instant, near HE Ma'toy
House, III Baltimore.
Judge Underwood granted upon The
PRAYER Of General J. D. lmboden man
damus 10 compel General Schoield 10
permi, him TO vote. II is re'uTnabIe De-
cember 5.
Hon. CHARLES w. Russell. formerly of
this Stale, died in the city Of Baltimore,
on The evening Of The 22d. Previous TO
tie war Mr., X. Was praclicing lawyer
in Wheeling, and a, one period was the
counsel of the Baltimore & Ohio Kali
road.
Judge E. c. Bunker. of tie llih Cir
cult, in this State. died at his residence
in Piedmont, on Sunday morning, after
very brief illness.
The Shelley farm, 440 acres. one and
half miles from S,sunon. was sold 10
Mr.. Halle Of Alabama, for S24 900.
We are told by gentleman who has
recently travelled quite extensively IN The
interior OF the State, that the fall wheat
never looked so well al this season OF the
year, and the farmers are feeling lubilant
al the prospect of large reward for their
labor the coming harvest. We trust they
will be more than abundanly realized.
Aman recently broke of marriage be-
cause the lady did not possess good CON
versa,iona powers. A wicked editor IN
commenting on the fact, says: Gle
should have married her, and then refused
her new bonnet, 10 have developed her
powers Of talk
Ii is understood that the new Fifteen
cent denomination OF fractional currency
is now ready 10 be issued, but that the
delay is occasioned by desire 10 know
The opinion Of Congress on The subjec! OF
issuing it.
Col. NJ. G. Hartman advertises in The
Stanton papers len farms for sale, located
near that place, varying in size from 40
10 900 acres. He also offers for sale a
half dozen residences in Stanton, the
Natural Bridge property, besides ware.
houses, building sites. &c. Very few
men have ss much or as valuable proper
ty 10 dispose of.
An exchange says few gaIllcks
among the 8 caves when stalking grain,
will prevent rails from troubling it.
Ex-Governor lsham G. Harris. who
left Nashville on the approach of the Fed.
eral forces in 1862, returned there on
Sunday morning. He wen, directly 10 the
Governor, who received him kindly, and
allowed him TO depar, 10 his home in
Henry county, on giving his parole OF
honor TO appear at the Federal court in
March next, TO answer an indictment for
treason which is pending against him.
He left England on the 9th.
The Milwaukee Sentinel attempts 10
prove that lis city is fast, and instances
The fact that on Saturday last. the wife OF
a German residen, on Chestnut street
died at SIX o'clock the wdower was
again married, and on Wednesday morn.
ing al nine O'Clock the newly made bride
was a mother. We doubt if even Chica-
90 can bea, that time on dispalching bus
mess.
A boa,man named ALDER, Bartlett, fell
into the canal on Friday night, a! George
town, while intoxicated, and was drown
ed. He belonged 10 The boat Mystic
from Cumberland.
Gen. VIM. H. F. Lee was married 10
Miss Boiling of Petersburg on Wednes-
day evening last" -
The Methodist Church case, which
was TO have been tiled al the present ses-
sion of The Circuit Court of Winchester,
has been postponed at the cos. of the de-
PENDANT, the NJ. E. Church North, they
having put in plea Of not being ready
for the trial.
Gen. Waller II. Stevens, formerly
Chief Engineer of the late Confederate
Army of Northern Virginia, died recent
" in Vera Cruz. lie is said TO have
been one Of the best Engineers in the
Confederate service.
Governor Horalis Seymour has written
10 the Democratic Union that he will not
be candidate for the Presidency by the
the next National Democratic ConVen-
iiun.
The politicians in Washington say that
General Grant will be the Radical candI-
date for Presidenl-and that if he viii &C.
cepi, Gen. Sherman will be nominated in
opposition.
We notice in our exchanges from diff
ferenl parts of Virginia tina, the people
are making movements IN the way Of pub
lie meetings, 10 substitute white labor for
that of the black, the latter class having
shown themselves so decidedly hostile 10
those who have heretofore been their
friends and employers.
The jury in the case Of Phillips. tried
in Richmond, for the "Drinker farm"
murder, not being able 10 agree, have been