Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1867-11-30
@a County NEws.-From the Spirit

containing about 200 acres, has been sold
10 Capt. John Henderson. oil This coun-
,y, and DR.. English, Of Georgetown, at
5000 per acre.
The following gentlemen have been ap-
pointed Directors in the Winchester and
Potomac Railroad Compsny:-G. w.
Sewers, w. J. Bent and E. E. Cooke,
proxies; DR.. Daniel Conrad, Lloyd Lo-
gan and Andrew Hunter, directors.
A very fine hog was slaughtered and
carried off from tie farm Of F. w. Drew.
A fine shoa, was stolen from Mr.. Fouke
in town, and big porker knocked in The
head in the pen Of John WeIcom, who
came upon the rogues too soon Tor them
TO secure the spoils. Mr.. Geo. Lindsey
has also lost one or more, and many 9TH
er farmers 10 doubt in the neighborhood.
Corn stealing is also getting quite too
common.
Corn Shocking is being most induslII-
ously prosecuted By our farmers, and the
season for cribbing was never more favor
able. The "freedmen" generally have
advanced The price per Dbl. 10 25 cents,
and in instances demanding 80 els. The
depo, price on yesterday was SO 90 per
barrel.
Sheep-klIling BY dogs still prevails in
different parts of the county, and we have
learned Of numerous Aocks being severely
deprecated upon the las, week.
The Rev. Mr.. Beatty, an es'lmabie and
eloquent divine of New Orleans. who has
been sojourning with his family in our
town during the summer has accepted a
call from the Presbyterian congregation
Of Marlnsburg, to take the charge recent
ly made yacan, by the death OF the Rev.
Mr.. Hughes.
A youth from Washington city aged a.
bout / 6 years, having stolen passage on
the cars by riding in front OF the engine
upon arriving at HaTPer's Ferry al night,
Friday last. fearing discovery jumped
over The railing OF the tressel-wo'k' on
the river side, supposing he was Jumping
over fence into yard or field. and Ian
ded some twenty or thirty feet below up
on The ground at the edge Of the watsr.
He was badly cut and bruised about The
head, but rot seriously injured, and IS
walking about.
h4 Col. MosBY.-Col. Mosby has
made raid in the Gold Room Of New
York City. The New York Herald Of
Wednesday Of last week says:
"About noon yesterday scene oc-
CURED in the Gold Rooms on broad street.
Sitting by the side Of The vice-preslJent,
Mr.. Hoyl, person wearing a gray coat,
who it was whispered around. was the
exrebel chief Jack" Mosby. The
breasts of The loyal brokers burned with
Indignation, which burs, forth in the
shape of note, written by Mr.. J. d.
Colgate and sent 10 Mr.. Hoy,, asking
him if the rebel Mosby was sitting at
his side, and if so, protested against his
long being there. On receiving the note
and glancing over the contents, the vice
president read it aloud and then said,
Gentlemen, allow me 10 introduce you
to Colonel Mosby." Mosby then arose
and was received with mingled cheers
and Kisses.
The brokers Of the New York Gold
Beard were evidently never more divided
than on this occasion. While some adj
vanced TO the Colonel 10 shake bin by
hand. Others protested against the pro-
ceedings by loyalty shaking their heads
and gesliculaing their indignation. Amid
the din and confusion the following bro
ken sentences might have been heard.
"No place for a traitor" "As much
right here as any body else" "Wbo
have rendered themselves infamous by
their rebellious acts" "Col. Mosby was
a brave soldier" Good judge Of hors.
es." "A better man never lived" "A
worse one was never hung" &c.
These deleciabe and entertaining ex-
pressions OF the differences Of opinion in
which Mr.. Mosby was held bv the bro.
kers present were suddenly silenced by
tia, worthy leaving the room and the vice
president calling spacial meeting of the
Board, when he desired 10 know whether
or not he was TO be sustained in introdu-
cling his friends into the room. Tableaux.
The vice president was supported by the
majority, who endorsed his action in in
Producing from his elevated position one
OF his friends (Col. Mosby, the ex-gueril-
la chief,) TO the loyal brokers Of The New
York Gold Board.
ha> A SENSIBLE PRoPosITloN.-That
able paper, the Charlottesville Chronicle,
lays down the following proposition,
which is as true as gospel -
THAT a town newspaper is one of the
most indispensable and uselulsocial agen-
cies in any community. 1t ought, there
fore, 10 be largely and literally patron
lied The very meanest newspaper does
on the whole more good than harm. II
gives value 10 property. |, Is the medi'
UNI of the exchange Of thought. IL is
more or les perfectly the mirror Of the
community, People ought 10 stand BY il