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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1869-11-27
NOTICE !!


LEiRN thltJ report j. beng Ihduslr'ou'ly
circulated To The eject that am shortly
IN cease merchandising. take occasion L.
state that >aid report i utterly nniOunded ~
fact and that have no desire or purpose ci
cui,tlu, tie business. but there beng no Prov
ldeutil hluGmuce to continue Tor time IhdNh
bite.
take this occasion 10 inform my customers
and the cummuulrN al large, that my stocks Of
goods are more tulI aud complete, having but
recently returned from the city, and rrPen,h-
in, almost daih by orders, aud any aruelc not
on hand viii be promptly ordered when re-
0uc,tcG. Indeed ny stocks Of goods are moro
thorough than ordlnar, found N country stores.
for instance we keep on hand a fair line Of
Rcady-Madc Clothing,
regular line Of Household Furniture, Slsifh
Baskets, Runners and Shaft, also Slelgh' on
hand furnished complete, ready for use; also
J. Maddox lncNccllcd Washing MachIne''
together will lll other classes Of goods usually
kept IN stores.
Also on hand aud ready Tor sale Somerset.
ShaIluc. Plain and Mcclellan Riding Saddles
and BrrGI,,. Wagon Saddles, also tsIragr
harness, wilh all kinds Of wagon harness, all "'
which l. made in my shop 10y a good workman"
and of best material, aud warranted. SPECIAL
bargains offered On above goods, orders solicited
rcpnlrlu. promptly done.
desire 10 return ny sincere thanks to the
many friends who have supported the by their
lAer., patronage, aud hope by renewed efforts
aud diligence ~ business To- receive a conIInu-
aucc OF tIyurs and to sdd many new customer.
to my li.t, and propose 10 sell as cheap ~ the
cheapest Come and see Friends Will plsass
bear tins important fact III mind that NE want
money. Respectfully, }. =. MELVIN.
Elk Branch \ Knoxville. Nov. ~, 1863. II
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1869-11-27
SALE NOTES DUE.

JHllE sac notes given at my sale will
( hll due on the 22nd OF December.
next. Prompt yment is expected or
interest viii be charged from day "l 'aIe.
EDN ARD : ROUSE.
Nnycmbrr 81. 1869 Jw
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1869-11-27

Jeter Philips who was to have been
hanged in Richmond on Friday last, has
again been resPIied for sixty days, to
await The action OF the United States Court
on the consilluIionality Of the Court of
Appeals Of Virginia.
In Nevada specie is so scarce thu, the
jingle OF half dollar can be heard from
one end Of the State to The other. II is
so scarce in this State tina, we can't even
hear the jingle.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1869-11-27

Dc, The J. X Kearney farm. near
Kesrnrysvlle. 237 acres. advertised in
TINS paper, al Commissioner sale. was
rold IN This place on Tuesday Of last week
10 DR.. Richard McSherry Of MarliHsburg
a, $40 per acre. The sale was not con-
frmed by The Court.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1869-11-27

&C. Col. Chsflin, the Virginia dwarf,
who was the wonder and establishment Of
our citizens winter ago, is now en- ex-
hibiriOn at Cincinnati and is attracting
large crowds to gaze upon his diminutive
proportions.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1869-11-27

t. \ ,ighl cold, cough, hosTsencs.
&c, which Nigh, he checked with a
simple remedy. If neglected often 'ermr.
mates seriously. Few ATE aware Of tie
ImPortarc- Of s'oPpirgs cough or slight
cold, in tie first sage. That which in
tie beginning would yield TO mild rene
dy, # hot st'ended to, soon attack he
lungs. Billings syrup Of Tar and Wild
Ch+rr,, il an excellent remedy i"r
Cnlls. Prize % cents a bottle. 81
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1869-11-27

Is. We learn that VIM. G. Butler,
Esq, Of this County. was appointed by
Judge ChapIne, at the October term OF
Morgan County Court, one Of the Trus-
tees of Berkeley Springs, to fill the va
cancy occasioned by the death Of Henry
Berry, ESQ.,.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1869-11-27

Keep ycu name, business and location
before The people, by advertising in your
local paper and when anything in your
line is wanted, your name will be familiar
and your place first visited for the article
wanted. This has been the case a lhous.
aud of times with purchasers.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1869-11-27

Mississippi papers say that 1t takes a
negro juryman exactly four minutes 10 go
10 sleep after he taxes his seat in the box.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-02-19

All matter loaded with thinner lead than eight TO
plea snail rate as solid. When compositors make up
their own matter they shall be entitled 10 three
cents additional ON the above prices, and shall I'M
lead and clear away their own matter. The ONCE
shall be entitled to claim and count all cuts and
blanks composed by the makernp. ALI alterations
from copy in proof shall he paid on time. Type larger
than plea to be measured as plea. Pearl and diar
mond five cents per 1000 extra Ten hours shall
be considered days work. Competitors employed
by tue week will be paid according 10 their capacity
by special agreement twenty dollars per week being
man. Compositors employed by the nolr IN altera-
tons other time work VIII be paid al the rate or
thirty-fve cents per hour; II for ten consecutive
hours, nc the usual rate per week.
When comp0sitOrs are required to do work out OF
regular hours they shall he paid at an advance OF
0ne-third upon the price OF day work, from six to
ten O'Clock p. NJ, including half hour allowed for
Of day work for all WORK after ten O'Clock. Distri-
button or plain English matter shall be paid at
twelve cents per 1000 ems. overrnnning OF matter
and rejustiylng, without corrections at TWENTY-FIVE
cents per 1000 ems.
1t Is recommended that when girls are taken TO
learn composition they should engage Tor at least
year. ani that during that time fair remuneration
dollars per week, and after that time forty cents per
1000 ems for reprint loaded.
The employers in n circular say
We rejecting compare the prices ofer to
those Of the Union. Calculate the difference in weeks
work between the scales VIII pay either In money
10 any other way, sustain strkef far have
mainly the Defensive We hare trusted 10 the
turning good the sober second thought the
"a unwisc in lis plan unjust execution II Is
for you decide whether the next months shall
Supply OF composors largely IN Of The demand
pe,ing wh each other for employment ON declining market
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-02-19
NEW Yosg DISTRICT CIVIL COURTS.
Not a. Broker, but n Tailor.

BEFORE Judge L0cW.
Strauss u.s. SGssdrord.-Tnis was an action to re-
cover the sum Of 500 commission as broker on the
sale of house situated in Madison street. The de-
fendant 1t appeared, had requested the plaintiff to
II ne could not get purchaser for the house. and
the evidence conflicting as to who had procured
the purchaser the defence claiming that the prem
ises not sold through the efforts Of the plain
tiff, but through the instrumentality Of Johnson.
In deciding the case Judge Loew said that in order
to recover commission as broker the party
must establish, FIRST that he was duly en-
ployed as such, or that his agency was accepted
or his acts adopted, and, secondly THAT his agency
was the procuring cause Of the sale. In this case
there was considerable doubt as to whether tho
premises were sold through the exertions OF the
plaintiff, and even II the Court came to the cOnclu-
sion that such was the case the plaintiff could not
recover for the reason that the evidence showed that
he was not broker, but tailor. II the defendant
had promised to pay him II would be different; but
the party must snow that he was regular broker to
entille him TO compassion Of one per cent, such be-
ing the customary usage among brokers and dealers
II, however, the plaintiff had brought his action for
work, labor and services he might have recovered
such sum he could have proved his services were
worth. Judgment for defendant.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-02-19
THE ALLEGED ELECTION FalUDs.

The Chairman OF the Congressional Committee on
Election Frauds having requested County Clerk
Loew 10 send to Washington certain records Tor the
information Of Congress, the latter named doubling
his authority to comply with the summons, submit
ted the case to the judges of the Supreme Court OF
this district, and the entire bench declared them
selves opposed to allowing the county records to be
removed from the State. The following Ia the cor
respondence 10 the matter:-
To THE SUPREME COURT OF TUE FIRST JUDICIAL
DISTRICT
The undersigned, Clerk OF the Court has been re-
quested by committee OF the House OF Representa-
tives to bring to Washington certain original records
Of the court He IL advised by counsel that he has
no such custody OF them as w0uid justify him IN
taxing them out Of The state OF New YORK.
he undersigned ~ informed ard believes that O
majority OF the committee intend TO arrest MIN for
contempt il he does take the records out OF the
state TO Washinston He y this morning IN receipt
OF THE following telegram from Washington
wAsmsGroS, Feb. II. 1850.
cT.nLEs =. LoEw County cerk, New lork;-
Please answer no you intend to come and bring the
WILLIAM LAwRENtE. Chairman Committee.
The undersigned has nothing to suggest 10 the
gaty of taking court records ont OF the State and
submits the matter 20 the Judgment OF the court,
vised, have power In the premises, II power resides
anywhere 20 take the records or the Gle.
The undersigned informs tho Court that the aat1
committee had In this city Of a profracted
nature; that he WIS repeatedly before IL and that It,
by its agents, made thorough search Of oil The
papers IN his oce, which he allowed out OF comfy,
and winch lasted for two weeks during
which time the agents OF the committee
had opportunity to make memoranda or
copies OF al, the papers that they desired TO.
The undersigned further says matter of fact that
the records which he Is asked TO take out OF the
State and remove TO Washington are at least 100 In
number, and concern the muninenis Of titlc 10 po-
litical cvh and property rights Of lsso citizens OF
this State CHARLES +. LOEW, Clerk &c.
NEW YORK, Feb. 10, Is69
An application having been made by the clerk Of
this for direction 70 his authority % take Of
the Stale In obedience Of Subpoena
served him from committee Of the House
OF of opinion that the of the Lee
rsate ihis State passed March -, m prohibits the
CLERK from removing from bis Office any record whereof a
transcript be read Ia evidence aud he caunot
temporarily sreh record 10 the without sp.
OF the therefor; utther slate opi-
lon that The clerk authority u ouch records
Washington. r. W. CLEKkF,
JOSH. SUTHERLAND,
Il. r.. 1NGRAHAn,
GEORGE e. nARNARD,
Albert CARDOzO.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-02-19
IMPORTANT ARRESTS.

Alleged Bond Robbers in Cnstody-For,y
Thousand Dollars In Bonds, Money and
Pledges OF JewcIry Found on tho Prisoners.
Wednesday evening the detective officers Crow
ley, McCariy and McGown, Of the Twenty ninth pre-
cnct, succeeded In efecting the arrest Of two ind
viduals, Lewis 8. Cole ana Hery Marshall, alias
'.Gl0ver," at the St. Cloud Hotel, corner OF Broad
way and Forty street, which, considering the
numerous mysterious bond and jewelry robberies in
the city and elsewhere throughout the country re-
Gently, be considered quite important rejecting
credit to those who "trailedn the prisoners, and
at last checked their seemingly swimming career
OF success.
These men, It ia alleged, are old bond operators,
particularly Marshall who-whether unjust or not.
cannot be said-has the name OF having
disposed Of the majority Of the bonds stolen
in New York for long time past. The
officers nrst noted their movements some three
weeks ago in conversation with q noted bond pur-
chaser and since then have quietly been coiling the
net about them until their arrest, AZ stated. They
were &C once taken 70 the station house, and when
searched there ware found on Marshall the following
bonds:-State Of Michigan bonds Calhoun county,
nine, each OF $500; Cumberland Coal Company, one
Of $500; Brooklyn Steamship and Immigration Com
pany, three, each Of $1,000; United States bonds
to Q. g. Hotchkss, one Of $4,000; do. to do, one
OF 5000; do. to do, two OF $1,000; Fatbush
and COnev Island Railroad Company, TWO, each OF
$500; BrooKlyn Hamilton and Coney Island Rail-
road Of $500, total oil $26,500. Besides these
there were fonnd $3.50 national bank bills on Cole
and pawn tickets representing pledged gold watches
diamond jewelry, &c, to an amount that the grand
total Of the property recovered will probably reach
$4,000.
Early yesterday morning the prisoners were ar
raigned at the Jefferson Market Police Court before
Justice Dodge, where an AFFIDAVIT OF temporary
nature was made against them embodyng the facts
narrated, when they were remanded 10 the station
house to enable the officers TO carry on their search
stl further, hoping to recover an additional NUM-
Der OF bonds.
Cole Is unquestionably the master spirit OF the
ARRESTED individuals and rs old enough to he ms
Companions father, being on the shady side OF ffty
Marshall cannot be more than nineteen years old;
but he maintained during the trying ordeal In court
the same imperturbablc expression as his older ac-
complfce.
II Is asserted that the prisoners are the daring
robbers who entered the Pequehock Bank, Bridge.
port, Conn.,, on the 30th OF November last when the
clerks were absent at their dinner and no one was
present bat the cashier when, waiting till he was
called to another part OF the room, they seized tin
box containing $40 COO In bonds and, rushing 10 the
street, escaped IL IL earnestly hoped that the re-
covered property may be a portion OF that stolen
from the bank, aud that the theory established in
the case by the officers, who have thus far done we'll
may he found TO be the correct one.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-02-19
INTERVAL REVENUE.
Seizure or 1000 Barrels or Whiskey.


Acting under the special orders OF Supervisor
butcher Internal Revenue OIlcers william II. Craig
ana II. L. Jewett seized one thousand barrels OF
whsxey on ITS arrival in New York from Chicago
FOR a violation Of the law, and IL was Immediately
turned over 10 Collector shook that u night he dis
posed Of Is the circumstances warranted. fte whs-
key was consigned 70 Boyd Brothers, or this city and
fOurd its way hitlcr In precisely the manner
fhat hundreds al thousands ~ dollars worth or the
article did prior 90 the order of Collector Shook
issued short time since requiring that IN
addition 70 the stamp which hears tho name
OF the Inspector the collector and dealer
4 similar brand shOnld he put the heal OF each
barrel independent % the stamp, 10 order that n the
stamp should get lnose and fall un The brand would
be there TO indicate ta0t everything was all rght
and IN accordance 9Th the provision OK Sec
ton f0rty-scven o. tho law. In great
many instances fhe collectors and assessors
had held that the stamp alone was amply
sufficient 10 meet the requirements OF the law; but
Mr.. shook has cbyiated al dfncu'ty py ruling other
wse IN his order. This seizure was therefore, made
because the barrels aid not have brands on their
heads; but the probabilities now are hat n all
things else are satisfactorily explained they wil DO
released BY the Collector.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-02-19
OUTRAGE N CROSBY STREET.

shortly after nine O'Clock yesterday morning Ed
ward Williamson, accompanied by one or two aus
pIclous characters called at the boarding house or
Kate Austin 121 Crosby street. and. ringing the bell
OF the basement door, demanded admission. Sally
Ann Van Clecf the colored houseKeeper declined 20
admit them, whereupon they went 10 the upper
door and rang the bell. At thai time Miss
Austin raised window on the second
story, and requested Williamson ana his
companions 10 90 away, Us nearly everybody In the
honse was asleep At that moment Williamson. as
IL alleged drew pistol and deliberately discharged
the contents of two barrels into OF the pannes
of the door, the bullets passing so nearly through
that they were extracted from the inside without
trouble AZ the time Of the shooting, Abby Stevens
one OF the hoardors was going down STAIRS and IN
direct line with the front door. After dischargng
the weapon one OF the persons with Williamson
wrenched 1t from his hand and they all walked
away. The alarm WINS given, wncn oilicer Clinton,
Of the Fourteenth precinct followed In pursuit. and
succeeded IN arresting Williamson, wnom he locked
up. subsequently the prisoner WAS arra'gned before
Justice Downing. when Miss Austin appeared and
made AFFIDAVIT embracing the above facts against
charged the pleio At her premises with the feoni-
Gus intent TO do bodily harm. Miss Stevens also
made au alidavlt, but " contained no important
facts not mentioned above. Justice bowling re-
qurcd the accused to give 1000 bail to answer before
the Court OF General Sessions. Political friends in
tercsted themselves In his BEHALF which resulted IN
Mr.. Alexander ". Davidson, OF 3bi West Fourth
street, becoming his boncslnan. The papers Will be
sent TO the Grand Jury.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-02-19
cgacGl or FALSE P7frEscrs.
a Woman Arrested Tor Alleged swindilns--A
Clever Scaeulc.

A Woman ArTcsfcd Tor Alleged swinciinS--A
Clever Scaeule.
Oficer Chandler yesterday arrested q woman
named Mary Gibson, in q boarding house IN Twenty
second street, on charge OF Obtaining money BY
false prctences she taken before Justice Mans
field, at the Essex Market Police Court. when
several aHidavitswcro made against her. The most
important Of these was made by Mira. Johanna sahi-
ing. whose husband does business az 1861 Lewis
street ~ q shoemaker This woman alleges that on
the nth OF last December the prisoner was
introduced TO her by mutual friend; that shc then
stated that an uncle OF hers tMrs Ghson'sl, named
wolf, who had resided at Hartford, Conn. mad
recently died, leaving her properly al ue value OF
$4,000 Mrs. Gibson further stated 10 the complain
ant that this property had been turned into money
and That II was IN the hands Of the executor under
the VIII. and that sne had given power OF attorney
TO Mr. Ludwig Hartman, OF i5 and AZ Bowery, u re-
ccve the same on her account. The prisoner fur
Their stated to the complainant that there were GER
tain expenses which would have 10 he paid.
and rs she had no money. begged loan
turn three times the amount loaned,
and also TO advance enough money to Mrs. Sahling
TO start her husband In business. lurcd BY these
promises Mrs sahling lent the prisoner sas, which
had been deposited IN the savings bank az the re-
suit OF eight years. hard labor aud OF which si0 was
actually hcr own property. On the 18th OF Decem-
Der Mrs sahng alleges that she found all the state
ments 81 tue prisoner to be false, except that she
had really given power OF attorney TO Ludwig
Hartman.
Aiidayts accusing the prisoner OF the same crime
under similar circumstances, and BY means OF me
Lewis street. and Johannes wcs OF 900 Filth street.
the amounts obtained being sI4o and siso respec-
lively.
IuslIce Mansfield committed the woman TO jail
until an exsmiustioa should be made into the
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-02-19
heavy FHtsosu DAy,crs.
A Verdict Against the Chicnac, Rock Island
and Pacific Rniirond.

From the Davenport iowa Gazette, Feb. 1851
The case OF the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
Railroad COMPANY and others. appellants vs.. Marx
Howard and other sppellees, an appeal ihm the
United states Circuit Court for Iowa was decided In
the United States supreme Court on Monday, the
sth inst, the decree Of the Circuit Court being
afiIrmed.
The decision Ia very important one to n goodly
number OF people hereabouts. The suit Involves
fund amounting. with accrued interest," TO about
sssoooo, being q part Of the purchase money
for which the Mississippi aud Missouri Rail-
road was sold 20 the Chicago, ROCK Island
and Pacific Railroad Company and which was
agreed and was intended to lie distributed
among she stockholders OF the Mississippi ann
Missouri Company. The SUIT was brought Nv holders
OF the bonds Of the cities Of Davenport, Muscafine
and Iowa City, and of the counties OF scott
Muscatlne and Johnson which bonds were cuaran,
teed by the Mississippi and Missouri Company who
claimed AZ creditors OF the railroad counany tnat
the fund ought TO be applied to the payment OF their
bonds. THIS claim was sustained by tho Judgment
OF the Circuit Court from which appeal was taken
on the pant OF the stockholders In the railroad COM
panv
lhe case was argued in the Supreme court by
Cook llrury, OF Davenport and lion. James
Enott, OF New York city, Tor the appellants, ana nv
James trari and John n. Rogers u this ety. FOR .be
pondhodcis. WHO WIZ probably realize thereby from
sxty TO scyenty-hve per cot OF the whole amouns
due them.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-02-19
SUPERIOR Cousr-TaAl TERM-PaaTl.
Insured ar Not Insured.
Before Judge Mcneil.

A. Roeiter et a, Is. The Great Western Insurance
C0mpday.-This was an action TO recover the sum
Of $4,000 on policy OF insurance on the brig b.
Delaaeld which sailed from Port gu Prince with
cargo OF coffee the 2lst December, 1865 The yes
sci has never since been heard OF and supposed
70 have been lost, with all hands on board The
plaintiff now claim on the policy OF insurance. The
defence set up Is that the company never agreed TO
insure. The question at issue arose upon an open
policy where tho company refused TO note or 10 take
risk, whcsher they entitled TO charge any pre-
minm which In their discretion might seem ut or
whether they are entitled 10 charge the usual rate
Of premium.
The case has not concluded.
For piainiiR n. Rocker and ]. smith for de-
PENDANT. j. h. ChOate.