Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1867-03-09

met IN convention ant cTealeu VIC CONSTITUTION
of the United States-New Hampshire, Rhode
Island, Connecticut, Virginia, North Carolina,
South Carolina, and Georgia majority of the
original Therefore, we, members elect OF the
Fortielh Congress, do now enter our most SOL
emn protest against any aud every action tend
ing TO the organization of the House until the
absent States be more fully represented.
General Howard, Of the Freedmen's Bureau,
has snnoui Iced that the S25u00 appropriation
Of Congress for destitute persons, (of color, chief
ly) has been exhausted, and that no other Pecn-
MARY aid can be had from this source The
bureau, however, has employment agencies, and
will give work 10 those who ask for help.
The Legislature OF Kansas has amended the
constitution of that State SO as to extend the
right Of suffrage 10 women as well as TO men.
There is girl in Maryland who weighs over
four hundred pounds. A nice armlul for some
body.
Rev Joshua Soue. D. D., Senior Bishop Of
the +. NJ. Church South died in Na-hVllle,
Tennessee, on Wednesday, aged Sc years.
Mrs. Henry Johnson, late Miss Har-
rieI Lane. has given birlh 10 boy VINO
has been chLislened James Buchanan.
Mr.. hearns, living near Brownsburg, in this
county, was lried before justice Figgat and Bar.
ely, on Satl rday last, upon the charge OF al
mInis.erng drugs to MIS-. Hollo, 10 produce aI
abortion. He was seut on to ali examining
court, " be held on Morfay ext, Ior f';f!!.LI
trial. The rdse III ali as details grossly
aud shockinsly d.Ss ins.-LeXinGio Gazette.
The Alexandria GAzcl,e says " - are IN
formed 10y gentleman who has lately visited
the scene Of tie boring operation now IN prog
ress aa til. land vi Col. Iuhn Powell, near Re-
publ can Mills, IN Fairfax county. that OIL has
unques giunabiy been obtained there, and that
he discovery of valuable wells is daily looked
for. The steam engine which turns the augufS
is kept al work day and mieGt, and The depth
reached up TO this time is 50 feet
The Cincinnati Commercial says There
are thousands OF people III Alabama starving
The desututlon is more general than our people
suppose. IN "a single county (Cherokee) with
popula lion of OF over 1000 persons, white
and black, there are over 5000 without food "
eGl, end llAc-l,Itns y. those able - work nave
10 supplies Of corn or grain to plant Tor The
coming year.
Chancellor Lesesne, of Charleston, has deci.
ded that debts, contracted in Confederate Curen-
cy must be discharged OH the basis Of the value
Of that cuTreHcy, d. compared with gold, at the
time that tie debt was incur; ed, and ConsIdera-
hon gwen thereto:. This conforms 10 The rule
adopted in North Carolina and Virgin a.
A banquet was given TO the membars of the
Rive Convention, al ST. Louis, on " ednesday
night al which Gen. JEFF. thompson, tie ex-
Confederate G"nsrai, made speech, and os
sisted i'll singing the 'Star-Spansed Banner"
4 row occurred IN saloon in Winchester on
tho night OF tue 22nj, and during the meieo
M Trenary ind his were both stabbed
The son lived but short time, and the father 5
nave been committed by a partially insA.e
man.
The Pensacola Observer speaks of a Confcd-
erale soldier who uverslayed his fnrl>ugh curing
the war, took 10 the woods for fear OF beng ar
rested as descrter, and reappeared last week,
having Just heard OF the surrender of Lee and
Johnston, and the close OF the war. He was
making his way 10 Font Barrancas 10 obtain Il
parol..
The Wisconsin Legislature is about to dis
trau, hIse @U,UU0 Citizens for deseItlon during
the wal The average was about the same III
ether States.
Both Houses Of Congress have passed a bill
allowing deduction OF one month, in case Of
good conduct, IN each years Imprisonment OF
persons sentenced for offences against the laws
of the United States.
Since st. Marie left Rome a friend OF his,
Charles Gaze. Ill the Papal Zouaves, who had
known Suiratt, has been murdered. 1t is sup
posed that he was killed because il was suspec-
ted that he knew of and aided IN the arrest Of
Sutratt While st. Marie was in Rome, after
Surralls arrest, he received letters threatening
his death il lie came TO the United STATES.
Tie lEliade phia Bulletin states that Mr.
Stevens has pre- pared aud viii report in day
or TWO, an elaborate COT fiscatlon scheme for the
South, which he will support in carefully pre-
pared speech
Adyices from Europe indicate that perfect
flood of immigration is likely 10 be poured upon
the United States the coming year, especially
from the Northern part Of Germany.
Gov. Brownlow of Tennessee, has issued a
general order 10 organize volunteer force TO
serve three years, subject to his orders as COM
mander-in-cbief, TO act as a military police, to
preserve the peace and protect the people.
The change in the Sherman bill in regard to
who should exercise the powers conferred by II,
it is said, was made al The instance of General
Grant, who objected 10 having such powers
conferred oil himself and Insisted that they
should be conferred on the President.
AZ S. 5. Bowden, Esq, was last week ap-
pointed Deputy Clerk of the Circuit Court OF
Berkeley comfy, and qualified before Judge
! Hall, and entered upon his duties as such.
IF Belle Boyd, whose eventful and roman