Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1869-03-06
Editorial Brevlties

Service TO Mrs. Francis Patterson,
The Southern Methods, Fsir a. He'd
ee.vills. closed on Monday, realizing
81 900. The horse wss voied to George
NoIl bringing $3.50.
The Hon. w alter Brooke, OF Missis-
sippi. who was s,rsngl.d TO death in
VicGsburg las, week. by the lodgmenl OF
an oyster in his windpipe, was native Of
Winchester.
A good newspaper is like sensible
and sound hearted friend whose appear
ance on ones threshold glsddens The mind
with the promise Of plessan! and prof.
table hour.
The Wise.Polsrd shooting case was
dismissed from The Baltimore County CIR
cui, Court, al The request Of Mr.. Pollard,
on psymen. of costs by The defendants.
The democratic Board Of Common
Council, of Frederick. Md. seven in
number, have all been reelected. This
is not to be regarded as simply partisan
t.iumph. bot an assurance Of good and
Presiden, johnson, il seems, will be
candidate for Governor of Tennessee in
opposition to Col, Stokes
A proposition 10 expunge the word
"while" from the description of "clii-
gems" in the constitution of Kansas. was
defeated in the Senate of that Stale on the
l7lh ul,.
! Senator Mason has written to friend,
stating that he will leave Canada in lew
DAYS, bu, will no, reach Winchester BE-
fore The 10th OF March.
Gen. J. Baakhead Mseruder. lectured
al Mozart Hall, Winchester. on Tuesday
nigh, last, his theme being. "Msxlmilian
and Cslloua."
The Presiden, has pardoned SPsne'er
and Arnold, who were imprisoned al The
Dry Tor,ugss for completely in the assas-
sination of Mr.. Lincoln. The President
also parJoned Gszzawsy Lamar. who
was tried in December, 1865, by militia
~ com mission for combining and consPIr'
ing with others TO defraud the United
States by stealing cotton belonging TO The
government, valued al about S20. 900.
Fifteen citizens left the neghboThood
Of Aide, Loudoun county, on Monday
last, 10 make their homes in Missouri.
In Huntsville, Alabama. las, week.
collision occurred between citizens and
sbou, twenty soldiers, resulting in The Kill
ing and wounding Of three or four OF The
soldiers, who are said To have been drunk.
They attacked hoiel al night. demanded
whiskey, which was refused, when they
commenced TO break in the doors aud
windows. A number Of citizens al once
collected, and 6gh, ensued resulting as
stated.
Cop, Jacob II. Manning. Of Loudoun.
sen, 10 the Baltimore market, this week,
ten head Of Texas cattle. pronounced by
the best Judges. the latest and largest
cattle driven from tina. county this year.
The "Sufrspe Amendment 10 the
Consultation has finally passed both iious.
es of Congress, and will now be submit
ted to the Legislature Of the States Tor
rsG6caion.
The Virginia Conference Of the United
Brelhern 10 Christ, which met at MIL
Creek, Shenandoah county, Virglnis, on
the ll,h ult.. adjourned on Monday, the
18Th inst, after harmonious session oil
four days. Ths following are The aP.
pontments for the Potomac district: Pre-
siding Elder. G. w. Station; HagersI"Sn
Station, Isaiah Bal,zell Boonsbnro. e.
Slearn and George w. Snapp; Hsgers-
town Circuit. J. w. Caracoff Myers.
vile, A. VI. Evers Frederick. II. Tai
helm; Mar,insburg. w. +. Lower; Bath.
G. W Howe; South Branch. J. W.
Grimm ; Allegheny, J. RodeTick.
In the Supreme Court at New York.
the trial Of the sui. Of Charles Resde, the
English novelist, against Charles ID.
Swee,zer, Of the Rurd Table, for llbel,hss
been commenced. The novel "Gnffi'h
Gsunl' was put in as evidence by plain
Tiff, and several chapters were read to The
Jury BY Mr.. Vandenhof, the elocutionis''
The libel grows out OF the criticisms on
the aforesaid novel, cbsrscterizlng II
az one OF The worst stories that had
been printed since, S,erne, Fielding and
Snollet defled the literature OF the al
ready foul eighteenth century.
On Tuesday night Of last week dark
iron gray mare wa. stolen from the stable
OF Henry Sller, Esq, Of Berkeley coun'
~.
On Friday nigh, Of las. week, 'plen-
did black mare was stolen from the stable
Of John F. Cunningham, Esq. OF BerSe'
ley county.
Everything and everybody in Wash
inp,on, now, is Grant, Grant, Grant
Pictures. badges, medals. dresses. drinks,
are all Grant! The most furious opPo-
nen,s of his election are now al tor
Grsnl!
The organ OF female suffrage. the Rev
olution, is in favor Of women riding velo-
cipedes, 'as the velocipede can be ridden
a, frs, in no possible way than sslrIde.
and fashion orshipPing ladies will east
ly overcome all delicate tcruPles about
the manner OF riding" A great many
efforts are made now adays TO gel ladies'
TO overcome oil delicate scTuPles. But,
after the loss Of delicacy-whaf +?
An English girl has obtained SIS dam
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