Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1868-02-01


The ladies Of the German Reform
Church. OF Marlinsburg. are making sx-
,ensive preparations for their coming Fair,
to be held in Wisong Hall, commencing
on Thursday the 18th day Of February.
II is rumored that The Adams Compa-
ny will pu, on an opposition 10 all the
Stage lines in the Grea. Valley and the
mountains.
The Democrats elected Mr.. S. Brady
Mayor Of Wheeling. West Va, on Mon.
Gay last, and an entire democratic Coun-
Gil with an average majority Of SIS. a
DEMOCRATIC gain Of 300 over last year.
The Spirit Of Jcfsrson slaies thai the
title 10 the Court House and Jail properly
Of Charlestown is only vested in The
cou0ly so long as j. is used for The purpo-
.es specified in the deed. afier which it
rever's TO the heirs Of the late Char les
Washington. who contemplate The inme-
date institution Of measures to enforce
compliance with the lsrms Of the deed.
On las, Saturday evening, q, Mr..
Hughes, engineer in The employ Of the
BALTIMORE and Ohio Railroad. was return
ing from his work, he was ridden over by
some one unknown, knocked down and
had his shoulder dislocated, and was
otherwise injured.
Mr.. Geo. W. Murphy has sold his in
ieres, in the Shenandoah Valley, New
Market. The paper is now owned and
edited by Messrs. Henkls & Calvert.
Mr. George Rockefeller, who had lived
near Evers' School-house, shout two
miles from Port Republic, Rockingham
county. was drowned a, the poin, Of wba.
is known as "Slrsyer's Island" in the
Shenandoah river. on Thursday evening
last. shortly after dark.
From repor, from the department. in
Washington city, having charge Of "csp-
tured and abandoned properly" we OBJ
serve tina, the household furniture Of Col.
Lewis w. Washington, Of this county.
was sold at auction by order OF the Treas
ury agent. and the proceeds Sligo re.
turned to him.
We understand tina, there will be agents
in Dsnvile this year charged with the
duty Of buying leaf tobacco for large es-
adjustments in several northern and wes-
tern cities. They will represent large
amount OF capital, aud come to purchase
an immense quantity Of the weed.
Judge Christian has granted charter
10 Joseph r. Anderson Of Richmond;
Frederick W. Wolcoit, Of New York
city; David Hoadly Of New York; Chas.
II. Stone. Of Dover, Va, and Leslie
Chase, Of New York. 10 form company
under The name and style OF the Wes.ham
Iron Company, for the purpose Of manu-
facuring iron. The capital stock is $780,
0OO.wi,h the right to increase it to $780,
600, 10 be divided into shares Of $l00
each. The company will hold real es-
tate 10 the amour, Of 1000 acres in the
county Of Augusta, 5000 in Rockbridge,
500 10 Henrico, 500 in Appoma,tox, O.
900 in Amherst, and 1000 in Nelson.
The Governor of Yves. Virginia. in his
message 10 the Legislature. recommends
a repeal or modification of the usury lave
of the State. which impose heavy pen
atty for taking more than six per cent.
He suggests ,ha, if the Legislature will
not amend The law so as 10 allow great.
er rate OF interest, thai it be so modified
as 10 .ubjec, the lender to forfeiture Of
only the excess Of interest over the legal
rate which he may take or contract for
from the borrower
GRAND LODGE !. O. o, F.-Tbs
twenty.sixth Of April next is the snnivsr-
ssry of This charitable order. as establish
ed IN the United States, and all Grand
Lodges and Encampmen,s are requested
to urge their subordinstes to observe the
day in some appropriate mode.
1t is said there are upwards Of one hun.
bred and City dis,illeries in the counties
Of Madison. Greene and Albemsrle. Va.
One di.iipery in the !ass named county
turns Out three hundred gallons OF wills.
key day.
The New York Journal Of Commerce
says the smoYn, Of eoveriy in that city is
very great. and ,bsfthe suffering from
this cause has moi been equsled for long
time. Large numbers Of able.bodied men
would cheerfully engage to labor if prom
iseG no more than the means Of subsis-
ienoe.
Geo. NJ Baker 4 Co.. expec. TO pub
li'h map OF Saunton, prepared by Ma
jor Jed hotchSiss, Typographical Engi-
neer. in 80 days. 1t will be circulated
free through the Gss. Vslley and TO
Lynchburg.
A Washington dispatch in referring 10 the de-
| ci,on OF the United States Supreme Court, in
| the case Of Virginia rs. West Virginia, says
| that the division Of the Court was as follows
| For West Virginia, Messrs. Chase, Grier Miller
| and Swayne. On the other side, Messrs. Field,
| Davis, Nelson and Clifford. In other words the
| Court stood equally divided, which was equva-
lent to decision for West Virginia, Virginia
being the plaintiff.
The peninsula of the York and the James is
destined in few years, the Norfolk Journal
I thinks TO be the garden spot of Virginia. AL
| ready the tide OF immigration is setting in. A
angle farm realized during the last season 800
! 600 from peaches alone. That region will be-
come to New York what New Jersey and Della
ware have heretofore been.
The poor girl from Petersburg, who, after
being ruined by near relative, was found in
Richmond in great distress, died yesterday
morning. Before her death, her consciousness