Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1868-01-04
Editorial Breyitie5

mas nlgOt 81 cidpHtou, oe ~
lie served gallsnlly in the Mexican war
On the breaking out Of our civil war he
took command Of the Virginia militia
who suddenly took possession of Harpers
Ferry. He Afterwards participated IN
the battle Of Manassas and other desPer-
ate engagements.
Three hundred and ,hiriy-fve acres OF
land. near Herndon station. on the Alex
snJria, Loudoun and Hampshire railroad,
have been sold 10 Mr.. F1rnham. of Yer
mont, for Sc 600, half cash. Land is IN
cres.ing 10 Fairfax, and emigrants CON-
ing in.
The Grand Lodge Of F. and A. Mssons
Of Virginia last week elected the follow
inc officers: Grand Master. Gen. VIM.
Terry, Of Wythe; p. G. NJ, II. II. Ow-
ems. OF Norfolk; Grand Senior Warden,
William Maue. of Richmond; Grand Ju-
uior Warden, Robert WiIhers, Of Lynch
burg; Senior Deacon, Wm. A. Lambeth,
Of Alexsrdria; GranS Secretary. John
Dove Of Richmond; Grand Treasurer,
Thomas U. Dudley, Of Richmond.
Mr.. Emory Edwards. a well.known
citizen Of Washington county. Nd. died
very suddenly al his residence in Sandy
Hook, on Monday night Of last week.
He had large number Of acquainiances
in this county. who will regret 10 learn OF
his departure.
L. A. Luce, ESQ.,, land agent, at Mar.
tinsbUrg. on Tuesday last. made sale OF
The north half OF Josiah Flsgg's fsrm,con-
tanning abou, ll5 acres 10 Oliver s.
Browne, Of Franklin county, Pa. at $40
per acre. This farm is located on The
Winchester pike, near Daikesvi'le.
The Maine correspondent OF the Bos.
Ion Journal writes gloomily of the bust.
ness Of that Stale. He Gays The fac,
cannot be gsinssyed that, 60 where you
may in Maine, business will be found
crippled and the cry Of dull times goes up
on every hsnd.
|, is the opinion of well,informed ST..
Domingans that the revolutions in ST..
Domingo will end into an application TO
the United States government 10 be ad-
United as a State Of the Union.
On Monday last some fifteen or ,wen-
ly negroes passed through Wheeling en-
route to the Shenandoah Valley, singing
Garry US back 10 Ole Virginny." They
lef, that region the first time "Mr. SheIl.
dsn." as they expressed IT, came through
it. and have been residing ever since
somewhere in Pennsylvania.
There is strong reason 10 spprehend
that Texas will soon cease 10 be stock
raising State, every negro in the country
is stated 10 be heavily armed with guns
and pistols, as we'll as with knives. and
cattle are wantonly sho. down. whilst
there is no refuge whatever for hogs and
poultry.
On The 18th ull.. Mrs. Bette Barger,
living in Roekbridge county. whilst labo:-
ing under az alteration Of mind, caused
by very prolracled, precarious condition
OF health, shot herself by placing The mug
zle of the gun 10 the lower portion Of The
temporal bone, carrying of the entire
Uranium, and causing instant death.
Its quite the fashion in New Orleans
for ladies' 10 redress their wrongs by
horse whipping gentlemen.
Wooden legs cos, the government las,
year $a5,2O6,5O.
Rev. Henry Hsrbsugh, d. D., died at
Mercersburg: franklin county. Pa. last
Saturday.
Mrs Cook, Of McMinnville, used ar.
senic instead Of soda in her biscuit dough.
The consequence was, The death OF Mrs
Cook, her husband, and her three chill
dren.
A difficulty occurred q, Hampton, Va,
on Christmas Day, in which L,itinef. a
Deputy Sheriff, shot negro. The blacks
soon gathered in force, and finally drove
Lallimer from his house. in which he bad
taken refuge. Ldttimer was eventually
rescued and tax en- of to jail. bu, not be-
fore he had been shot in the neck, beaten
numerically, and otherwise mslrealed.
Joseph,s son Of Mr.. Henry Smoolz, who
lives near Woodstock, accidentally shot
himself while hunting rabbits on Tuesday.
He was found not far from his fathers
residence on Wednesday morning He
was sho, through The heart, and his death
must have been sudden.
In Rappahannock county, Va, miles
from Woodyille, on the 4Ih ull., at night,
White woman named Jane Deal was
brut.lly outraged and murdered. Sus-
picion rests heavily on one-a'med ne
gro who lived near het. The woDsn's
head was almost beaten TO jelly and she
did not survive long.
A calf has been born in Green County,
Kentucky. with eight good legs, -four ears,
two tails, only one eye, which was situs-
ted between the ears, and no head and
neck. The animal was dissected and
found two hearts, two liveEs. TWO sets Of
lungs, and no iUlesIines.
A widow in New Haven, Conn.,, has
been sued for $4,000 for breach Of prom