Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1867-10-12
Editorial RreYities


so far recovered from his recent attack of par
alysis as to be able to resume the practice of
his profession.
An affray occurred on Sunday night last at
the house Of a man named Shields, in the noun
tain, southern portion of this county, in which
a man named Wiley stabbed by Bushrod
Hough. DR.. Stocker dressed the wounds.
| The State Convention of the democratic
| party, in session in Baltimore city, made the
! following nominations: For Governor, Oden
! Bowie, Of Prince Georges county; Attorney
! General Isaac ID. Jones, of Somerset county;
| Comptroller, VIM. J. Leonard, of Worcester
county; Clerk Court of Appeals, James Frank
/ lin, Of Anne Arundel county: Commissioner of
Labor ard Agriculture, DR.. W. S. Mcpherson,
! of Frederick.
! TIE dinner and fair at Kabletown, on last
| Thursday, for the benefit Of the Church at that
| place, realized $50.
/ MINNIE HUcnEs.-Last week we published
| tie obituary of Rev. Mr.. Hughes, six days af-
. ter his DEATH his second daughter, sweet, in
: icrcsting girl Of fourteen, departed this life
another blow to the bereayed widow and her
! children. NGtinsburg Era
{ BELLE BOYD We learn from our Western
! exchanges that Belle Boyd is playing at the
! new Memphis Theatre, aud is spoken Of very
! highly by the press of that city.
! The Radicals on Monday last nominated
! Sanl. Gold and Nc. TabIcr for the Legislature,
and John Candy for County Superintendent for
! Public Schools.
! The funeral of Gen, Sterling Price, at st.
/ Louis, the ist instant, was one Of the largest
/ ever seen there. lie was a native of Prince
| Edward county, Va, born about four miles
! from Farmvlllc, at the present residence Of
! Richard W. Daily. He was educated at Ham
! den SYDNEY College. 1t is stated that the same
! six black horses which conveyed the body Of
| President Lincoln To the tomb at Springfield,
| Illinois, conveyed the remains of Gen Price to
/ the tomb at ST. Louis.
/ On FRIDAY night last Noah Shockly, Church
ward Coombs and Andrew J. Cooke, Of Hills
! vile, Carroll county, Va, were taken TO Rich
mond under guard, and placed in Libby Prison,
| for trial before military commission, upon the
! charge of killing three mon men IN that coun-
~, III 1863. Their statement is that they were
Confederate soldiers, and were detailed 10 look
up and return 10 their regiments deserlers from
the Confederate army that the three men
killed were dCseTt2rs from the Confederate
army, aud members Of a gang Of thieves who
were depredatlng on the people Of the county.
When their arrest was attempted they resisted,
and the men now in custody killed them because
of their determined resistance and in obedience
TO the order Of thoir officer.
The Hon Dariel II. IIoge died very suddenly
in Montgomery county, Va, last week. lie
was member elect TO the United States Con-
grcss, but like his colleagues from Virginia was
not admitted TO his seat.
Mrs. Anna f Kirby who has been on trial in
Richmond for the murder Of her husband, was
convicted on Saturday, and sentenced TO seven
years in the pcn!tcntlary.
Col Charles B. Tebbs, well-knOwn citizen
ofLoudoun county, Va, is dead.
The Lynchhurg .Neros says eighty English
laborers, sturdy and strong, reached here yes
terday, and Will be al once forwarded by the
Virginia Immigration Society, under whose
auspices they were brought over, 10 the conn
ties of Albemarle and Montgomery, where their
services had been previously engaged"
An mposlor from the North calling himself
Professor Pelham, has been swindling the col
oIed people oC Alexandria, by pretending to
cure all manner of complaints From an old
BLIND negro, lie obtained thirty dollars for
prescription warranted TO restore his sight in
three days, but before the time expired the Pro-
fessor had departed for ether parts.
Hedgman Kcarney was tried before the cir
cult court of Stafford on Monday for the muir
der of his Gathcr-in-laW, Mr.. MOuntOy, by
shooting, in 1864, aud sentenced 10 the penlten-
tiary for five yeaIs. kearncy has had some
two or three trials heretofore, and was out on
bail up to the day of trial.
Gen Tochman is now in Lynchburg, solicit
ing contributions TO enable the Polish Colony,
located near Fredericksburg, 10 purchase their
wheat for seeding purposes, as we'll as guano or
other fertilizers. This Colony, which forms
the nucleus of a system by which II Is intended
that European emigration shall be invited 10
Virginia, has now every prospect Of success.
Gen Grant having refused to issue artillery
TO the Mary land Militia on Gov. SWANS de-
mand, Gov. Swami has purchased batteries of
II. pound Napoleon brass guns for the artillery
companies IN Baltimore city. The guns have
beeu assigned to three companies, the COM
manders Of which were all III the Rebel army.
In consequence Of alleged ''bad management"
of the affairs Of the AntIetam CcmGtery, Gov.
Fenton, of New York, refuses TO pay over the
entire appropriation made 10y the Legislature OF
that State until special commission shall have
presented satisfactory report upon the past
aud present management. The Governor of
Pennsy Iyania has also appointed special com.
mission FOR like purpose
The forty fourth session Of University OF Nir-
ginia began on the Isl inst. between 400 and
5U0 students are now III attendance, and II Is
expected the number will soon reach GOO or
more. Nearly every State in the Union is rep
resented among the matriculatcs-the largest
number being from Virginia, the next from Ala
bama, and the third largest from Maryland.
Rev. Peter Tinsley IS the chaplain Of the insti-
tuition.
The Alexandria Gazette says, we are more
and more satisfied every day, That if ii were not
for political uncertainties, and fear of adverse
legislation on the part of Congress, the tide Of
population and wealth would, at last, begin TO
flow in upon US. But We would hope that such
hlndranCe cannot last very long, and that we
shall have in course of year or So such a state
of things as will enable our people 10 look TO
the future with brighter prospects than they
have seen for the lasttw years.
The Winchester Times says new feature in
the cattle trade in Virginia, has been naugu-
rated by Mr.. Benz Owen, Of Fauquier county,
who recently purchased in Texas and Mexico
500 head of cattle, which will pass through
Lyncnburg in day or two en- route TO Mr.. O.'s
farm III Fauquer, where they will be grazed
These cattle are intended, we learn, for stock
purposes, and are represented 10 be superior 10
The animals raised in Virginia, especially in
size.
The Ri. Rev Bishop Johns administered the