Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1867-02-09
Nems Items.

The Lutheran Church of Wiiliamsport, Md,
have elected Rev NJ. l.. Cutler, of Duncannon
Pa. as their pastor.
The Legislature of Tennessee has passed the
negro suffrage bill.
The Louisiana and Delaware Legislatures
have rejected the constitutional amendment by
large rnsjorities
1t is stated that General B. F. Kelley, of Ma
IrylaEd, has been nominated for the position Of
collector Of internal .or the hrst district
Of West Virginia.
General Butler aJviscs the members OF The
40th Congress. to bring their knitting with them
Wonder il be wont take his spoons with nm
The late Gen Cass' cradle was secondhand
Sugar trough. What do the aspiring young
! men Of the present day tGink OF that'
| a number of boot blacks in New York were
arrested for violating the excise law by dIspen-
sing whisky from small bottles TO the tmtsty
| They polished boots for twenty-five cents aud
threw drink into the bargain.
The House, in the Maryland Legislature, by
vote of GO yeas TO nays none, passed the bi'i
| from the Senate repeating the act TO elect a
mayor and city council Of Baltimore, on the
9th Of February, consequently no election was
held on that day.
The ice on Regents Park, London, gave way
on the 18th ult by which at least 300 people
were thrown into the water at once, aud trom
| 20 to 40 persons drowned. The scene was
heart rendlDg.
An ice-shoye occurred at st Regis, an Indian
village, in c. W., recently, showing over part
| of the town, submerging it. 1t occurred dur
irg the night, and the CONSERVATION Is described
as dreadful. Some Of the villagers climbed up
and lodged in trees. Many had nothing 10 eat
for whole day. The indians, il is said have
lost their all, and are laying on straw without
any covering
Good beef is four cents pound in New Or
leans.
Hon. Philip Johnson, Representative in Con-
sress from the lth District Of Peunsy lvania,
died suddenly, III Washington on THURSDAY last.
Horace Greedy, the negro who killed Mr.
Rhe,,, at Charleston, 8. C., has been found
guilty of murder in the first degree.
A Bucks county turkey weighing So pounds
WIS sod in Philadelphia few days before
Christmas for So. II was raised by c1.oherIl
Wilkinson of Thai county.
The Scarty (Ark.) Record says a negro wo.
man -nd Ter chIld,whIle passing along noun.
/ % road, were attacked 10y flock Of wolves
Aid eaten up. The record says the country Is
swarmiug with these ravenous creatures aud
| are destroy ug vast numbers Of sheep and hogs.
Mrs l.ina Cnuts, while out shopping. was ia
ken suddenly i'll II! The co'ner OF Htood~ny md
Park place, and before she could be reno led to
tie New York Hospital she was delivered Of a
ike. healthy female child. Mother and daugh.
.er are doing well
Cattle in Texas are said to be in exccIrn, Or.
der. Fine Geeves are selling at from fourteen
10 fifteen dollars each, for specie. Sheep are
sel. a, one dollar and half per head, and
po k at ,No and bali and cents per pound
The citizens OF Hancock Brooke aud Ohio
counties. rhe Pan Hundle,) in Vest Virginia
it is said, arc about 10 petition u cir Legislature
TO be dissHnaxcd lrcui rba, State aud to become
at;ache4 10 Pennsylvania.
Horace Greeley, Henry Ward Beecher snd
Clemeu, l., Ysllandrgbam are to he invited 10
poor in Atlanta, Ga.
A happy codple, who were horh deaf and
dumb were narrieI recently al Bry ants Pond,
place in Maine, the clersymrn using the s On
language Quetness will evidently reign in
that family.
A large reprising tobacco barn, near Farm
vile. Va. belonging 10 tn: helfS OF The late +
G Richar1nn, together with us contents, some
10000 or so 600 pounds of tobacco, was lie.
sroyed by Gre on Tuesday.
A negro in Virginia. who farm cd ION bis own
hook" las. ysar, Melted thirty cents Oh bis to.
bacco crops.
Mrs. Lsrena peneale wife of Col. Geo. f.
Deneale, Of Taylor Springs, slipped and fell
willis, on a visi, al T. G.. Ways, in Harrison,
bury, on Friday last, breaking her right arm just
above The elbow
The Springfield Republican says: "Our Min
isler to Chile, Gen. Fitzpatrick, Is often picked
up, in lie streets OF Santiago drunk, and is de-
scribcd as drunken backyard"
The Boston Commonwealth says that such
men as Phillips and Stevens are the cream Of
the country. Prentice thinks if they are. the
sooner the country is SKINNED the better for it.
Caroline James, an old colored woman, died
in Richmond on Friday last, aged one hundred
and thirty yeas. She was only oncs married
and loavss thrty-6ve children.
"Aunt Milly," formerly belonging to Captain
James NJ. Harris, Rock6sh Gap, Nelson county,
died recently, aged one hundred and thirly-sir
years.
A fascinating young railroad engineer has
been arrested in ST. Lonis for having three
wives too many.
It's stated that dinner was recently given in
Paris. Of which the principal dishes were shark
horse. dos and rat.
Baltimore Conference will meet in the city of
Baltimore on the 9th Of March next, Icing The
first "Wednesday, as we Learn from The Episcopal
Methodist of that city. Bishop Peirce, who will
probably preside, gives notice 10 tina! effect.
Al Washington on Monday the grand jury,
through their foreman. d. v. Burr. Esq, pre-.
cented an indictment against John H. Surrau.
The disparity in the price OF wheat between
the Atlantic cities and San Francisco is so grea
that il is estimated that on cargo of wheat