Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1869-09-18

| R3pp, Esq, NOY. stevenson, Hon. u.
F. Stanton. DR.. G: A. Hamil, Hon. G..
J. Faulkner, II II. Blackburn, Esq, and
Prof. Gerhsrdt.
Editorial BreVities
On Tuesday last, Willie AgIronby, son
OF Charles Aglionby, Esq, met with
very serious accident, at or near Flowing
| Spring Mill. The horse he was riding
| fell with him, and catching his leg, crust"
ed i, in most horrible manner, near tie
hip.
Col. f. J. Armstrong of Rockingham
county Virginia, had his leg fractured and
was otherwise injured, by his horse fall.
ing on him.
Within very short time five young
women in Louisville have been seriously
poisoned by the use of imported face
powder aduIleraied with lead. In each
case the cosmetic caused paralysis. We
hardly suppose any of our Shepherds'own
young ladies' indulge in the use Of any Of
these "beautifers," but as prtcauilon
we call their attention to mis- paragraph.
The Territory of Wyoming has just
elected Democratic Congressman. The
Democracy have literally swept the Ter
ritory electing every official.
On eight acres of land, Mr.. Henry
Arden. on the "Bcle Grove Farm" near
MddIe,own, Va. raised 3OS bushels OF
wheat, being abou, 49, bushels to the
acre.
The sale OF the Mount Vernon Cotton
Factory, a, Alexandra, Va, was con-
frmed on Monday morning by Judge
Underwood. Mr.. A. Nesbe. Turn6uIl,oi
Baltimore, is the purchaser, at cost OF
800 500.
Gen. ]. Bankhead Msgruder delivered
lecture in Winchester on Saturday even
ing las, on Mexico, Macmillan, and
Charlo Ia.
Mrs. Stonewsll Jackson, was in llar'
risonburg on Monday evening last,on her
way TO Winchester. Whilst there, the
delicate compliment, Of serenade was
paid her by HE Harrisonburg String
Band.
The Baltimore Episcopal Methodist,
the organ OF the Southern branch OF The
Methodist Church, contains in lis last is
cue an account Of the withdrawal Of Rev.
DR.. Bond from lis editorial conduct. Rev:
DR.. Poisal, so long connected with DR..
Bond 10 tina, journal, pays graceful lr'b-
Ute TO the abilities of his late associate,
and speaks in encouraging terms CT the
success and prosperity Of the paper.
General Candy has appointed Alfred
Morton. Esq, judge Of the Hastings
Court of Richmond city, 10 fill the vscan-
cy occssonej by the death Of Judge o.
colt. l.. Il. Freeman. of New York. has
been appointed to succeed Judge Morton
in the sixth judicial circuit of Virginia.
A portion of ,ha Presbyterian Female
College al FsrmviIIc wa, destroyed by
fire Tuesday morning.
Judge Lewis Dent has been unani.
mously nominated for Governor of Mis-
sissppi by The National Union Conven.
ton OF that State. Seventy five O! the
delegates were negroes.
4 monsuous religious revival is going
on among the colofed people in Amherst
county. Va. Up 10 Sunday last GOO
professed conversion. II j. estimated
tina, 10, OO0 persons were PEcsen: al their
meeting last Sunday.
The whole Greek Church, which rep
resenls sbou, nine Ieenlhs o. a population
OF SO, OOO, 600. have Officially declined the
invitation TO be present a, the Gcumenl-
cal council.
The Humboldt centennial anniversary
was celebrated throughout !be country, on
! the l4Ih instant.
It's stated thai, in The len years prior
10 1860, no less than eight thousand four
hundred and sx,y.six lives were lost by
the various accidents in the coal mines OF
| England.
Fruit stains may be removed by mois-
tening the article affected with solution
OF hyposulphsre OF soda, and adding TO 1t
a little puverized tsriarlc acid which Is
to be rubbed on the stain. The article
can then be clesnsed with water.
The Mississippi Press Association on
I Wednesday of last week, Adjourned, alter
two DAYS session al Canton. The ssso-
citation accepted invitation TO visit Mem
phis and Louisville. and thanked Wash
ingion College, Virginia, fo: the lender of
free scholarships.
The suggestion is made 20 place the
vipneite OF the late Secretary Rawiins on
one of the new legal-tender notes about 10
! be issued.
The Gettysburg Battlefield Memorial
Association Is preparing reply 10 the as
ssult by the press upon the proceedings
attending the indication Of positions Of
troops, &c, on The battlefield.
TIE Hon. R. NJ. T. Hunter declares
the he has forever retired from public life.