Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1867-02-23
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The committee in the Radical House Of Rep.
reSenlatlVeS al Washington, TO whom was
'erred The petition OF number Of foreign born
citizens, praying to be granted the same rights
as negroes, reported adversely to the request
thereby declaring that foreigners are not as
good Is negroes Truly, he world moves.
The seed of The sunfower is the best remedy
known for the cure Of founder in horses. I'm.
nedialely on discovering that your horse is
foundered mix about pint of the whole seed
in his lCOd, and II will give perfect cure.
FL .pements are so common al Springfe that
ihtre is talk of establishing "a Home for De-
serted Husbands
While Miss Smthley of Salem, Va, was
Walk! along the sidewalk Of that town, re.
Gently, the pavement gave way suddenly ana
she rardIy sunk FROM view. Before rescued,
life Was extinct.
In Jackson county, Iowa one night last week,
three brothers Dau!et time sisters
Miss Nacris, who Shot her lover, Burroughs
III the IreaSu.y Two ears ago, aud was acquit-
ed therefor by the jury whICh tn her, has just
cen committed to the insane asy lum. A fitting
end to a most dismal tragedy
The population of Texas at the leeinning Of
the wuf was between COO 200 and 100 0GG. II
!, noa at hast geo Geo. Population Is Il So
lng into IL iIom e,esy pat Vi the ci'inlcd
world,
A !elle' a.. been written from L4ncasierTGie,
South Carohus begging The Mayor Of Washing
ION CITY 10 ask The people to send to thai Dis
trict immeIis.e ait Ia aver; Starvation.
Several OF the most respectable families Of
hill k,,,, A
Missouri within the Last few davs, and Hthers
are preparing to follow, Ar .Ioi couu;, also,
Is nbou: to lose some Of ia ,rst c!;zens, Who in
a few DAYS will take ,heir departure for the
same Stale. a largenumher OF the col, red pop
uIaton Of Virginia have LIKEWISE laioy lslI Tor
Arkansas aud Texas.
A tape, worm emoved recently from a man
IN Brattleboo, W., measured l&6 Inches IN
length.
A memorial, protesting against the admission
i GO9cGnnr SH ;un 10 sat ~ hc United
States Senate, is being circIs ed ID Ma'yand.
A number of iron nails, TO the amount of
nearly pound, were found recently in the
stomach Of a cow kilIed a, Mount Vernon, Va.
I he wife Of the late John q Knode. proprie-
uess OF MiIIei's Hotel, Baltimore, was robbed
last week OF about $500 that she al laid aside
Tor the payment OF her rent.
The till TO prohIhit the collection Of tolls up
IN any carriage or ether vehicle or herses go
ing 10 or ,eturnlng form any iuneraI, passed
both branches ofHhe Maryland Legislature OH
Tuesday the 5th ulI, and is now therefore a
law.
Some fellow wto has not los, all hope Of the
na or,la
Richmond sometime sILce, and stole eight
thousand dollars III Confederate money
A washpr~ oman III Providence. r. l., has re-
ceis,d legacy OF $40 coo.
A negro wench in Austin, Texas, ha, sued
Yankee for breach OF promise.
A white man in Kentucky murdered his COL
ored mistress lte other day bot be explained
that he wa> afraid she would tell his vile
Iba, he had a child by her, and Kentucky jus.
tee Was sat- fed.
A ptotIacted meeting is now in progress in
The T.. M. Church, oil berryvilie, Clarke county.
1t is conducted by Revs. Mr.. Eggleslon, Smith,
Laudstreel, aud Hedges.
Col. Alex. q. Taiaeuo has sold FIVE hundred
and seventy five acres of his lard, near RAPID
Ann Station, Va, without Improvement, for
$50 dollars per acre. Mr. james Alexander, Of
pennsylvania, purchaser.
The Virginia House of Delegates has passed
he bill Authorizing the transfer pi the property,
SC, of the Manassas Gap Railroad to The Or
ange aud Alexandria company.
The barn If Mr.. Wm. a. Mann, on Chris
tian's Greek, Augusta county, was burned 20n
bushels OF oats, 40 bushels vi onions, coli and
d sheep, consumed.
A poor woman in Indianapolis sold her hair
Tor one dollar and fifty cents 10 buy bread Tor
her children.
The Distillery on the Valley turnpike, near
Mt. idney, belonging 10 Mr. Benz. eller,
deslro, ed 10y tie on the 30lh uI, with about 200
gallons OF whskey.
Victor Wright of Mlddlebury, W., has sold
twelve ewes to a western party for SI2,0Uo-
81 900 each. Edw tin Shovel, Of the sane l.lare,
sold ram lamb Tor $4,000, and E. Hammond
sold ram lamb for 81 900; arolher gentleman
sold yesriing ram for $1,000 that he purchased
j year ago lor $3.50. The sheep were all thor
oughbred Hammond sheep, and choice anluais.
A terrible tornado swept across a belt OF
county above Vicksburg, Mississippi, recently,
doing immtpse damage, blowing down houses.
.rees, sc. Trees wTSDched from their franks
and hurled one hundred feet in the air. wa
gon with pair of mules attached, was carried
ninety feet by The wind, overturned and smash
ed, and the mules lying partially under the va.
gon. Two children OF Mrs. Nelson were car.
red some di.lance and kilIet. AT the same t4ue
a watei spout opened, drowning many persons.
Belle Boyd has recently returned 10 the Uni
ted States from Europe.
4 wind storm passed over portion of Mid
dlstown Valley, Nd, on Sa urday night last,
which unroofed houses, blew down stables and
portions of barns. &c. Many persons arcss
from their beds and repaired 10 their easements
in the hope OF being more secure from danger.
An earthquake recently occurred on the island