Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1868-10-17
Editorial Breyities.

( The Washing ton Siar says mo iePo''
Z oFtbS washington Republican annOunc'
inc the intended marriage Of Secretary
Seward to Miss Risley, The accomplished
daughter Of Hon H. A. RisIey, OF WASH
inglon, is entirely untrue.
The Grace Church property IN New
York has been sold for 100000 and
store. will take the place OF this well
known church sdifce, so long Landmark
on Broadway. .--..
Colonel Gillian has sold his vineyard
,rsc, of land 10 Rockbrdge coanIy, Va
containing "a Acres,tO Thomas NJ. Wade
for So, 900.
Madame Moore. an English woman, is
now training in Albany, N. Y, for Pc
deslrian feat on The Island Park. She
has walked 1000 miles in 1000 hours
in Manchester, and last week fifty miles
inside of eleven hours Of Springfield. She
wears male attire.
The Clarke County Journal says -
ave are informed by Mr.. Thomas y.
Moore, the veteran Clerk, that the docke's
for both the Superior and Quarterly
Courts have been made Out, and not
single case for the Commonwealth ap-
years upon The dockeIs. Mr.. M. has
been acting in The cePucy OF clerk Tor
forty pears and this is the first instance
Of the kind he has ever known.
During Buffers reign in Louisiana, he
",ook possession" Of the Marble St''us
of Washington, which he found at Baton
Rogue, had it boxed up and sent of. 1t
was afterwards picked up in Georgetown
D. c., and by the direction OF President
Lincoln. placed in the Patent Othce'
where i, remained ever since, until Fri
dav, when President Johnson. at the So
llciialion of a committee from LouIsisn''
ordered it TO be returned TO that State.
Mr.. Edward A. Pollard, the South
ern historian" is in Washington. apply
ing for permission from the State Depart
ment to have access to the "rebei' ar
chives, and 10 snnotale and condense
them in an historical work on Mr.. Davis.
The ground for his application is stated
10 be desire to verify certain important
allegations.
Rev. Thos. II. Stockton. for several
terms chaplain TO the House Of Represent
a,ives, in Congress, and a well.known
minister OF the Methods, Protestant
Church, died last week. aged 60 years.
Like the dog that returns TO his vomii
and the SOW 10 her mire, John Allen, the
"wickedest man" in New York. has re-
canted his recent religious professions and
is about 10 reopen his dsnce-house.
Mr.. John w. Gill, of The Richmond
and Fredericksburg Railroad Company
has purchased The hotel property al Mil.
ford D9po, in Caroline county, for &c.
$50. Ii has 100 acres ofland attached.
SINGULAR Villa maiden lady OF
New York city has made a will in which
she bequeslhs all her property to a reh-
gious corporation 10 build church. She
Furthermore directs her executors, in due
process Of time, 10 use her dust and en-.
tire remains 10 make mOriOr with which
10 lay the cornerstone. Her name is for
the present withheld. Not until the will
is presented for probate will tho curious
be able TO satisfy themselves.
Messrs. Gibson e. Co sold in Bslti.
more, on Wednesday of last week. sever
al tracts Of land in Richie county. West
Virginia, on The south fork OF Hughes
river, supposed TO be in The heart OF the
coal oil region. containing 7,40O acres,
embraced in IA several patens; purchased
by the Rev. George d. PurViance, for
$50 per acre. Also, all the right, title
and interest OF Samuel and Robert PurVl.
snce in and TO $4,000 acres OF land in
Clay county, formerly part Of Braxton
West Virginia {; sold for IS per
acre, 10 Rev. George D. Purvlance.
At Shanghai, Berkeley counIy,W Va,
John X. Nelson is appointed postmaster,
vice E. +. Price, resigned.