Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1868-04-04
The New Indictment A gainst Mr.. Davis.

A Richmond dispatch has already an
nounced tina new Indictment had been
found by The grand jury of the United
States Cncui, Courl for Virginia against
the Hon. Jefferson Davis. The Rich
mond Examiner OF Monday says:
The indictment STATES that in 1861 he
armed and equipped troops for the pur-
pose Of levyiDg war against the United
States; that he took forejble possession Of
the city Of Richmond, and excluded there
from the forces of The United States that
he armed and equipped military forces for
the purpose OF levyIng war against The
Uniled States in the States of Virginia.
Nor.h Csrolas. South Carolina. Georgia,
Florida. Alabama. Mi-sissippi,s Louisiana,
Texas, Arkansas. Tennessee and Mis-
souri and that he gave 10 the said forces
information, counsel and advice, mali
ciously and lrsilorous y 10 assist them in
levying war aforesaid And that al Ma
nsssas. on the 2lsi OF July. 1861, with a
number of persons amounting 10 10000
or more, armed, equipped and organized
as military forces with the usual weapons
of war, and msliclously and iraiiorously
Tough, against, killed, wounded and cap.
tured officers and soldiers of the United
States army, and destroyed and cupsared
munitions and materials of war, the prop
erly Of the Un,ed States {; and that he,
with Rober, K. Lee, Judah p. Benjamin.
John e. BreckIpridge, Wm. Malone,
Henry A. Wise, John Le,cher. VIM.
Smith, Jubal A. Early, James Long
street. David h. Hill. Ambrose P. Hill,
.Guslsve r. Besuregard, WIN. Il. o.
Whiting, Edward Sparrow. Samuel Coop
er, Joseph E. Johnston. John B. Gordon,
G. F. Jackson, and T. O. Moore, did ma
liciously and traiorously, conspire and
levy war against The United States.
The remainder OF the indictment con
sisls ola recspirusiion Of the battles Of the
war, the charge that Mr. Davis appointed
and commissioned persons as officers in
the COME lera,e army. and concludes as
follows: That during the whole Of The
said rebellion, by reason OF eslstsnce 10
StaleS, and the interruption Of The ordina-
ry couree Of Judicial proceedings, process
for the commencement Of any action, civil
or criminal. against the said Jefferson Da-
Wis, or for his arrest could not be served;
and the said Jefferson Davis could not,
by reason Of such resistance Of the laws.
and such interruption OF such Judicial pro-
ceedings. be arrested or served with pro-
cess for The commencement, OF any action,
civil or criminal, within the intent and
meaning Of the statute of tie United
States in such case made and provided"
RACE FOR WlFE.-rhe Mays.
vile (Va.) Telegraph relates the follow
ing: 1.-Two cay and festive young
men Of this village are 10 run a foot race
on Saturday morning from the corner Of
f and Fifth streets 10 the Feather river
bridge and back. The wager for which
these TWO young bloods are to Try their
skill a, running is the hand Of pretty
miss of seventeen winters. The two
young gents have for some time past been
running after this site x Of candy. and SO
evenly is he7 heart divided between the
twain, that she found it impossible 10 de-
,ermine which had the biggest half, and
left it to them to decide which should be
which, The sensible fellows, inslead Of
resornng 10 mortal combat, with navy re-
volvers, dirks or keen edged razors, con-
cluded upon foot race. both being fast
young men. The Gwinner takes the
young lady to church on Sunday night.
The novel race for wife cannot fail TO
s,rrac, large audience, as The admissica
is free. The runners will start a, half
past seven o'clock A. NJ, precisely.
DEvILMENT AT DuFFiELD's.-SOme
depraved creature, emulous Of the repu
ta,ion acquired by the "Moon Ghost" in
AIbemare, has been atlen pling some
fantastic tricks al Dufield's Depot in this
comfy, but there is suspicion that his
object is 10 plumber The citizens Of thai
vicinity, rather than 10 keep up a condi
ton of alarm by systematic annoysnces.
The houees of Messrs Billings, Melvin
and Kildow have been entered by this
visitor, and as we are informed, various
articles Of furniture displaced and over.
turned. Noises have been heard at all
hours of the night, indicating bold ness.
persistence and determination on the part
Of the thief, if such he may be called. At
the residence of Mr.. Billings window
was hoisied an trunk thrown outfit was
afterwards found, bpt none Of 10 contents
taken away. The visits. as we have
been told, have occurred or diiierenis
nights, showing that it is some one who
does not reside 81 a great distance from
the point. We have heard different YER
sions oil the affair, but the above has
more sembIsnce Of truth about it Il an
any that has reached US. Somebody wants
10 steal, and as soon as he finds such ar
tcles as suits is taste, he will take them
when there viii be an end OF it, unless
he is discovered and sen, 10 the penilen-
,isry. where he ough, 10 be now.-Spirt
of Je6erson.
The Supreme Court OF the United
States, in a recent argument Of the Gard
ner VS.. Barney. had a curious point raised
,,.;.h ,aIo ,ap,a IN fho ,oppa.,,o, If tho