Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1869-09-25
Editorial BrcvitieS


her little daughter. and is aow guest o.
Hon. RobcrlY. Conrad.
Josh Billings says "li was IN the
habit of swearing, l wouldn't hesitate to
cuss bed-bug RICH. to his face"
The Evangelical Lutheran Synod OF
Virginia will hold its annual meeting in
the Lutheran Church near Madison &.
H., Madison County, Virginia. COM
mencing on Thursday evening, October
l4ih 1869.
The belmont tract Of land belonging
to Major E. G. Fi,zhugh, containing 81
acres and lying near Bloomfield, Lou
doun county, was sold at public sale on
Monday last, for $25 per acre.
Col. Samuel Mcdowell Reid, promi-
men, citizen of Lexington, Va, died few
days since, at tho advanced age of eighty
years.
1t is said tina, tho Commissioner OF In
ternal Revenues has decided tina, persons
attending picnics, barbecues, public sales
etc., with ice cream, cigars, liquors. or
any Other article 10 sell, must pay ped
dlar's license Of $50.
One OF Brigham Young's daughters at
Lake city. the other day, attempted to
elopo with young "GcnIile." BHgham'
however, wa, wide awake, caught the de-
linqent, and carried her homc-is there
can be "home" in Utah.
Rugples & Taliaferro, have sold 10
Theodore Drake, the fine estate OF Pey-
ton George. deceased, Of CTS acres, near
Beal,on Station, IN Fauquier county, Va.
Rev. DR.. Sears has given $500 of the
Peabody fund for the education OF Or
phans of Virginia soldiers. The only
other appropriation made in Virginia was
given to a school in Petersburg.
Twenty. one Of the presbyteries of The
Old and Now School Presbyterian
Churches have so far voted on the ques'
ton of reunion, and all in the affirmative.
There is whea,-grower in Minnesota
who required fifteen Eeoping machines and
one hundred and twenty-five hands for his
harves, last month.
The uolsion Conference of tho NJ. Il.
Church, South, met in Abingdon, Va. ,on
Wednesday last. Bishop Dogge" pree!'
ding.
A farmer in Caroline county. Va, says
that not fuNow had been turned in fall
lowing land in that county. for the tall
seeding, because of inability 10 break up
the soil. A plough point, he said, would
no. stand over ten minutes work, and
horses wouldn't last day.
While Rev. Mr.. Perry, q local Melho-
dis, preacher. was addressing a congrega-
ton a, Columbia, Brazona county, Texas,
on the evening of the 9Th instant, six
armed desperadoes entered the church and
fired at and killed him instantly.
The Charleston IS. c. News says
1.-THE Newberry immigration Society Is
s,ill actively pushing forward the impor-
tant work which i, inauguraled last year
with so much success. A letter from
Mr.. #. S. Boins,, the presiden. Of the So
ciety, announces that il has already
brought IN about three hundred immi-
grants, the large majority Of whom have
proved excellent laborers.
The San Antonio Express says the past
summer was a most remarkable one IN
Western Texas, marked with very lew
hot days, by an unprecedented fall OF RAM
by grea, deal of fine weather. The
crops have been very fine; the PTalHes
have no; only worn great wealth OF
grass, bu, have been beautiful in wild
flowers. The cailo arc everywhere tat,
and plenty has been the lot OF all.
Private letters from Minister Slckles
express a sanguine hope that the Spanish
Government will accept the proposition
of The United States relative 10 tho pur-
chase OF Cuba. The Regent is personal
ly in favor OF it, BIZ, his Cabinet are slow
about accepting it.
A letter in tho Baltimore Sun from
Richmond says :-"I,s reported that
George Rye, the present State Treasurer
is to be removed, and Chandler, now
Commonwealth attorney for the Circuit
Court of this city, 10 10 be appointed TO
the position.
A Irishman was once brought before
magistrate charged with marrying SIX
wives. The Magistrate asked him how
he could &c so hardened villain. "Plasc
your worship" sad he, -! was trying TO
GO, good IN.
The barn of Mr.. John Collins, near
Martinsburg, was struck by lightning on
Tuesday night and destroyed, together
with two match horses, 100 bushels OF
wheat, hay an oats. Loss over $1,000.
The Old Commonwealth announces
tl,a, many of the farmers of Rockingham
will be compelled 10 faten ihei. hogs up
on oats and wheat in consequence Of the
almost total failure Of the corn crop.
It's said that the juice OF one !enen o
day, laker in water, will cure the most
obstinate cose of neuralgia. No sugar
should be taken as i, has tendency 10
coun,eracl the effects Of the lemon.
Advices from Tennessee from trust
worthy sources indicate that formidable
opposition is concentrating agains. An
drew Johnson, rendering his election to
The Senate very uncertain, if not impossi-
BILE.
1t is reported in Boston that Mrs. Stowe
is so overcome by the unexpected recep-