Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1868-06-27
Editorial Brcyit.es.


dets at large to West Point.
A beauiIlul piano has been presented II
Mrs. Laura Reed, for the Mississippi Or.
phans' Home. at Lauderdsle, Missi,.;r.
pi. by Messrs. Stief. manufacturers, Ri.
,imore, valued at 5000.
A short time previous to his death. y,
Ohio }. Smith, Of BoOnsboro, Nd. gave
$4,000 towards the erection of a Catholic
Church IN lha, place.
l.. j. Mccormick, the great MOVING.
machine manufacturer, and one of -.
most liberal minded men in the G,s,,
West, has just donated one Of his incom.
parable machines 10 the Female Orpb,D
Asylum of Richmond, through Mrs. Gen.
net, treasurer, as "a Sigh, evidence (b;,
appreciation Of such a neediul and mob.
charity"
W. r. Barbee, The celebrated Virgin,
sculptor. died in Rsppahsnnock county,
on the lGlh instant, OF cancer.
A prominen, citizen Of Hampton Ia.
has recovered piano which was "cap.
tured" during the war. Ii was found a,
Old Point. The Norfolk Tirginian
thinks il would be capital idea for the
commandant, by whose authority the
property was restored, to invite down the
outside population to hunt up such Prop.
srIy Of Ihelrs;as may still remain abou,
the fort.
The Orange. Alexandris and Manassa,
Railroad is now one Of the best equipped
railroads in the Southern country.
The wheat harvest has commenced in
some Of the southern counties in Virginia
and the yield, generally is good.
Alfred Lee. an cid and respectable col.
ored nan. living in Geofgetown, died las,
week. lie has been prosperous in buzz
ness. and his estate is valued al more than
100000.
The centennial celebration Of Hiram
Lodge. Winchester. will take place on
the 22nd OF July Of this year. at which
time the new Temple will be dedicated
with imposing ceremonies.
In Frederick county last week. a man
named Clowser killed a man named Sea.
crist, for improper intimacy with his
lC's) wife. lie went to Winchester and
surrendered himself 10 the authorities.
The Virginia lands are Of presen, more
sought by northern men than by foreign
ers. During the Spring months and since
Summer has set in. numbers Of capitalists
have been viewing lands in difsren, por-
ions Of the State, especially along tho
lines Of railroads. with the view Of pur.
chasing. and many excellen, farms have
lately changed hands.
On Sunday night Rev. Holloway was
installed pastor Of the Lutheran Church
in Cumberland, Md. Rev. II. Bishop OF
Frosburg. delivered the installation ser
mon, assisted by Rev. HORNE OF Smiths.
burg.
Thad Stevens, without consultation,
has prepared and will introduce into The
House of Representatives, four new ar
ticles Of impeachment againsi the Presi-
dent. His sole object is TO manufacture
rleciioneering documents at the public
expense.
On Monday next. il is said, General
Grant goes. bag and baggage, To tho
Rocky MouniSins. 10 stay two months.
perhaps longer. He will be out Of the
way Of speeches, letters, and troubles OF
all SORTS. His personal habits will No
longer be supervised or criticized by
Wendell Philips. or srong-mindsd wo-
men OF the Republican party.
Tie House Of Representatives on Mon.
day expelled Democratic member Hon.
John Young. OF Kenmcky-who was
elected by 400 majority. and put in his
place one Mckee.
On the Oath OF May the body Of Sena
tor McDougsIl was buried. gresi con.
course attending, in the Lone Moun,'in
Cemetery, ct San Francisco, within q
few yards Of the place OF repuliuro OF his
predecessors in the Senate. Baker and
Broderick.
Among the recent graduates at tho
United States Naval Academy. at Ann,p.
oils, were w. o. Shsuer. w. II. Bseh-
Ter and G. w. Jarboe. Of Maryland X.
VI. 6. Brown, Of Virginia. T. N. Lee. Of
the District OF Colombia. and W. NJ.
Cowgirl. OF Delaware. The total mum
Der Of graduates was sevsnty-hve.
10 the late elections in Georgis. Louie
lana, and South Carolina a considerable
number OF colored men voted in Oppose
ton 10 the Radicals. The Shreveport
Ua.) Southwestern publishes The nance
Of two hundred OF them voting 81 that
place. and in South CsrolIDs the conser-
vstives have secured sixteen out Of Tho
thirty one districts.
The Culpepsr Observer says: "Hard.
y train arrives ihs, does no, bring one
or more persons TO OUT town in quest OF
lands. As yet buI few sales have been
made. and many persons rsiarn without
making pufehs.ss, regarding the prices 8,
which The lands rs too high. Nov. the
lands ere held in this section no higher
than in sny other localities enjoying the
same fsciIiies lor market, and not As high
as some"
On Saturday hst the ladies IN tho
neighborhood Of The Thinking Spring
Church in Augusta county. decorated the
graves Of the soldiers. about thirty in
humber, IN the burial ground oi ha,