Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1868-03-28


Secretary Browning will divide his
time equally between the Interior Depart
ment and Attorney Generals Office until
The vacancy occasioned by the Tesigna-
ton of Mr. Stanbery is supplied.
Among the causes Of insanity given IN
DR.. StribIing's report on the Insane Asy-
lum in Slsunton, Va, we find. 1.-The war,
II male, 10 females, total 30" "Lore'
males, 4 females"
Joseph H. Bradley Expelled during
the Suratt trial } has fled petition for
mandamus to compel The District Su-
preme Court 10 restore him 10 the bar.
Brevel Major General Buchanan, colo
mel of the lsI United States Infantry, now
the commander Of the troops in Louisiana,
and at the head OF the Freedmens Blu
rean in that State, has been assigned 10
dnty according t. his breyet rank oil
major general. This will ? ace him in
command Of the Fifth Military District in
the absence Of Major General Hancock.
General Reynolds was left in command
by General Hancock, but General Bu-
chanan ranks him both by seniority and
by breyet.
The twenty-seVen States represented
in Congress will cast a total electoral
vote in the presidential election Of 247
If the ten States not represented in Con-
gress should cast their electoral vOte-s
total of 7O-lhe whole number will be
BIG, of which l59 will be bare MAORI
~.
A New York correspondent, Of the
Philadelphia Ledger says The spring
trade is beginning to open, but it is him
dered by the political excitement at Wash
ington. Many Western and South western
merchants are in town, but their purchas-
es thus far have been made rather spar
ingly."
The Wheeling Inlelligencer says, that
for several days Gen. Duvall has had 3
force of men employed in boxing and
shipping the arms and Announcements in
the State Armory. They are being sent
10 The arsenal al Allegheny City. We
believe il is the intention to make a clean
sweep Of the whole Ioi Whether sup.
ply Of improved arms will be sent 10 take
The place OF The old ones, we have not
been informed.
Col. Jacob HJllingswOtth, venerable
citizen OF Hagerslown, Md, aged about
70 whilst laboriHg under great nervous
excitement. committed suicide afew days
ago, shooting himself.
A desperate attempt at escape was
made by the convcLs in the West Virgin
ia Penilentiary at MoGndsVille. on the
l7th inst. Twenty four broke out. Two
were shot. one dead, and aOo'ber, Abner
Marks, the noted Express robber, fatally
Twenty out Of the twenty-(our were re-
captured.
Col. Brown. the Sergeant.at-Arms OF
the Senate, had made ample arrange
ments for the preservation Of order, on
Monday. In addition 10 the reserve po-
lice force, which could be summoned by
telegraph, there was an aid de.csmp Of
Gen. Emory, who commands the Militia
ry District, at the Capitol, with orders
signed in blank, with which he could
have summoned two regiments Of Infantry
a, FIVE minutes notice. Few believe the
stories afioai about an armed resistance 10
the law, but General Grant has had the
Washington garrison made ready for any
emergency. Nobody hurl."
1t is said that no one enjoys the last
"gly cerne" story, circulated in Washing
ton, more lhan Col. Mosby himsef-snd
that be joins in the laugh at The folly as
heartily as any joker in Fsuquisr. But
he cannot imagine why they should want
to runb sue a rig, and bring his name in
10 the ring" He will have to protest
against the Liberty taken!