Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1869-08-21
Editorial BPevities

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man, TO recover So 900 damages for lbt
confinement of Buchanan in The AihanuT
at Wheeling, where he died, during the
war. was ducketed and continued. IN the
u. S. District Court, ., ParkeTsburg, w
Va.
An Assistant Assessor of Internal Rev.
enue in West Virginia writes Commls
sioner Delano that he went to camp meet
ing las, Sunday TO see if any one there
was selling liquor without an Internal
Revenue license. lie found one party in
the act, and now has him in jail.
When hog is found at large in the
sreels Of Charleston, 5. G., he is killed
and distributed to the poor. ia similar
law would he thus forced in Shepherds
town, the poor would fare sump'uousIy
every day upon fresh pork.
George E. Stevens. coloted, on Friday
qualified before Judge BramhalI. OF The
Richmond Circui, Court, as sheriff OF
Essex county, Va. By giving bond with
approved security, as The law directs.
Amos d. Johnson. while, qualified at The
same time ss deputy sheriff.
Order changing the name OF tho post
office a, DsysvlIle, Loudoun county. Va
to "Pslmersville" is rescinded AMI the
old name OF Daysvile restored; the change
was made under misrepresentation.
The farm of Captain A J. Lucas, con-
tanning 49, acres, and y ing near Chris
liansburg, Va. was sold recently. One
tract. containing 253 acres, was sold TO
Mr.. John Henry Booth, Of Baltimore. al
S45 80 per acre: another, Of 1874. acres.
adjoining The above, to Henry TaIans,
Esq, OF The same city, al 1913 per acre.
Captain James G. Dobbin. a son ofthe
late Hon. Jas. e.. Dobbin, who was Sec.
relary of The Navy under President
Pierce, was killed at Fayetteville. \. e.,
on the 18th inst. by falling from a win
dow OF his residence. He was thirty
years Of age. and a young man OF msrked
ability. Last fall he was one OF the pres
idenlial electors on the Seymour ticket.
On Saturday last, Capper Springs. sit
ualed some sixteen miles west OF Win.
chester. Va, were sold al public sale by
Col. l. II. Moore, trustee, to Mr.. G. A.
White, of Rockbrdgo county, the price
paid being Sll,lOO.
The Stanton Spectator states that 1t
is the purpose o. Messrs, Peyion Il Co.,
Of the Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs
to give grand and imposing masked and
fancy ball in honor OF the press. The
members of the press throug hout the
country will be invited 10 attend.
The come, that is nov on time may be
seen any nigh, between the hours OF elev'
en- and three o'clock. 1t appears in a
norlh ea-tern direction, and among the
fixed stars" pesont. rather strange
spectacle Astronomers say that as 'hls
come, comes in close proximity 10 the
earth. i, may come in collision with IT,
The Texas negroes have decreased ten
per cent. within year. They number
laziness and fllhiness among their newly
acquired rights.
We would jus, as soon make practice
of borrowing mans tooth. brush as his
paper. Every man should have paper
Of his own, if he would be considered a
man among men.
A row occurred at Bowling Green,
Caroline co. Va, las, Monday. between
whites and blacks. The military suthor.
tiles have been ordered to "lnvestIgae."
An extensive religious revival in the
Methodist Church is progressing al
Lynchburg, Va, about seven'y.fve hav-
ing prolessed conversion.
1t is STATED in the w; shing,on RepuJi-
can tina, the health of George Peabody,
Esq, who is now stopping at the White
Sui phur Springs, is no better. He is
more feeble than when he arrived al the
Springs, and now can scarcely write his
own name. Those who are most init.
mate with him state tina, he is falling very
fast.
The Evansville and Cairo packet Cum
berland, exploded her boilers near Shaw
neetown, Illinois, a, four O. clock Saturday
morning. Eighteen or twenty lives were
lost. The boats books were blown over
board snd the names Of the missing can.
not be ascerisined.
There is man in Richmond thirty
years old. who says that he has never
drank drop Of liquor, used tobacco in
any shape. or kissed pretty girl.
Persons " ho have arrived from Virgin
ia give distressing accounts OF the effects
of the late drought IN tina, State, and as.
sert tina, unless they have rain soon the
corn and tobacco crops vii! certainly be
thoroughly DESTROYED.
The FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT lion.
John Quincy Adams said the other day to
New York San interviewer :" al
think" he replied. "ths, i, will make but
lutte difference whether it is adopted or
not. |, is inconsistent, with the former
portion Of the Constitution, and is, there
fore. invalid.
Governor Wells on Saturday psrdooed
John Smith. alias Goethe. sent from
Frederick county. Va, for FIVE years. for
horse stealing. The pardon was granted
mainly on the assurance CT the prisoners
father tina, he should at once bc taken be-
yond the limits o! ,he State without ex.
pense to tie Commonwealth.
On the 29,h and 3Oih of lasi month
much snow fell in various paris OF France
anb pnrIbo,n It.ly IA Mnuni Gems n