Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1869-05-01
News Items.

Died at Louisa c II Va, ApHl IAN,
1869 Of paralysis, Mrs. Susan b Scharrht'
aged 73 years, widow Of the late Col
Edwsrd Pescud of Petersburg, aud dsugh.
ter Of the lllLsIGious Peter Francisco, OF
Revolutionary lame,
The red (reesrone now being quarred
by The "May6e Stone company.
short distance from Manassas Immediately
on the Orange and Alexandra railroad. is
very superior article OF building maierl-
al, and will no doubt soon attract the gen
ersI attention OF builders. 1t is one OF the
same quality of the Seneca stone oi which
the Smithsuni n Institute L. built
Married, on the morning Of Ihe i3.h
ms, at the poor house in llslfax county
N. C, by G. n. Webb, Esq, Mr.. Ua'
yid Johnson, OF Halifax, n. c.. 10 Miss
Nellie AIkerson, formerly Of Lunenburg
county. Virginia. The happy bride was
maiden OF emily ninety-lwo winters on
the 26ih Of December last and the groom
was blooming hoy in his eighty
ninth wear. We wish them happy
honey. moon. and trust they nay live to
ripe old age.
A while woman named Ma tin, new
.kulemarm in MeWbern, Pulaski county
has gone off with gentleman as black as
the ace OF spades, and vowed to "Idve'
honor and obey" said "colored indivldn'
all unril "death do them part They
had to take separate cars on their rc'u II
trip. Every lady TO her taste.
Somebody, in conversation with Sena.
Ter Sprsgue, so The newspapers say, told
him lba. people said he vas crSzy'
-"Yes,' exclaimed The Senator. in reply
-"crszy-crazy as every reforner has
been since The beginning Of The world.
Because | refuse 10 follow in The ruis OF
that sci calling itself the Senate OF the
United States, the cry is raised al once.
oh Sprsgue is crazy. ! will let them
know before long exactly how crazy !
sm."
SENECA SToNE.-The possessions o.
The Maryland Free Stone Company en-
brace an area of more than 600 acres
fronting on the Chesapeake and Ohio ca.
nal, and running back dist'nce OF iclly
half mile. The quarrles are inexhsu''-
ible. and lhe quality Of stone taken out
improves daily. There are now IN the
employ Of The company some $50 men.
and The quarry is worked by blocking out
with feather and wedge, thus doing sWsy
with blasting but Notwithstanding this
rapid process OF working The quarry and
the great demand from builders for the
product, il is in contemplation by the
The company 10 shortly increase iheH
force to some 500.
Ashly. 1.-The great impeacher,' was
confirmed. 2l 10 20. by the Senate on
Saturday last. as Governor Of Montana.
VIM. u. Richardson. Commissioner Of
immigration, sdyerrises from Richmond
for bodies Of Unimproved lsnC ranging
from so TO 100000 acres at cheap raies,
With view 10 the immediate colonization
or respectable and industrious emigTsn'-
from Great Britain which lsnd, the SCENTS
in London inform the Board, can be sold
there if they be furnished al once with
plate, accurate description and lowest
price Of the land. II these be cent 20 this
nffice with authority 10 effect sales, they
will be forwarded immediately. and the
interests Of the isnd-ouner receive due al.
teniion. 1t may not be indispensable
that the land be all in one body.
The Connecticut election was carried
by the Rrpublican.-they eIeeIing their
Governor by about 500 majority, and
gaining two members Of Congress
A lady Of Richmond recently gave
birth tn twins, thirteen days elsp'ins be.
tween the births. Physicians speak oI
this as one Of the most remarkable cases
Of this age.
&C. DENoREsT's MONTHLY - hI'