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

Lumber! Lumber! !!
THE undersigned is now receiving an
i other LOT of choice Lumber of every
description. He will constantly keep on
hand at his Lumber Yard in Shepherds
town. large and general assortment Of
White and Yellow Pine Plank, Jois. and
Scsn'llng. Also prime lot OF sound
POPLAR PLANK,
oil all widths and thickness, suitable for
Cabinet purposes, &c. also
HOOP-POLES. CYPRESS IND
OAK SHINGLES, &C., all of which
will be sold upon reasonable terms for
Cash. TOWNER SCHLEY.
Angus, 8, 1868. If
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1869-09-18
MUSIC! MUSIC !

MUSIC HATH CHARMS TO SOOTHE
Ill THE SAVAGE, and now why not supply
Yourself with one Of WM. KNABE'S CELE.
BRATED PIANOS, celebrated for their Pow
Err, SWEETNESS, FINE SINGING QUALITY, great
PURITY Of intonaliop. and EvEGNEss throughout
the entire scale. The TOUCH is PLANT and
ELASTIC. In WORKMANSHIP they are nnexcel-
led, using nothing but the very BEST QUALITY
Of Lumber THOROUGHLY SEASONED before use,
and none but the very BEST woRKMEN are en-
ployed regardless Of the difference in wages.
EVERY PIANO IS FULLY WARRANT
ED FOR FIVE YEARS.
Persons wishing to purchase will do well TO
call on the undersigned agent before purchas-
ing elsewhere.
J. WIN. GRANT, Jr., Agent.
Shepherdstown, w. Va.
July 81, 1869. 6m
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1869-09-18
10 the Ladies, Especially.

- A large and fresh stock of
~ LADIES' LASTING GAIT
LhS. different sly les. Misses and Chill
efen's Caters and Boots which cannot
'aIl 10 please, at
J. S. FLEMING'S
april "a Cheap Cash Store.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1869-09-18

RlNGs IN DEMAND What ring DO tho
ladies' most desire The wedding rlng
What ring is the most pleasant TO ev-
erybody : The ring for dinner.
What ring is the most profitable Tho
whiskey ring.
What ring is the best in tine OF uou'
BILE The ring Of true metal.
What persons wish they were out of
the ring I! The "lsme ducks" OF tho
late "sorn ring"
What ring is the most powerful Tho
gold ring.
Whalring do children most enjoy ;
Ring around the rosey."
What ring is the most fashionable !
The ring in the car.
What ring should be sacred 10 all :
The ring OF The church bells.
What ring starIIes every ono : Tho
ring Of FIRE bells.
What ring is the mos, dete''able
Trying 10 "ring in."
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1869-09-18
Diamond Dust

Mana buble on tie ocean. rolling
wave.
Lile-A CLEAN Of light ex'inGu''hOd by
the grave.
Fame-A meteor dazzling with IT'S DIS
tan, glare.
Weal,h-A score OF trouble and con
suming care.
Pleasure-A gleam Of sunshine passing
soon away.
Luve-A morning stream whose mem
ory gldes the day.
Failh-An anchor dropped beyond tho
vale OF death.
Chor,y-A stream meandering from
the founi Of love.
Bible-A guide TO realms OF endless
joys above.
Religlon-A key which opens wIdo
the gates Of heaven.
Desth-A knife by which the ties Of
earth are riyen.
Esrh--A desert through which prl-
grims wend their way.
Grave-A home OF rest where ends
hfe's weary day.
ResUrrection-A sudden waking from
quis! dream.
Hoaven-A land 0! JOY, Of light and
love supreme.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1869-09-18

Friend after friend over Jordan is crossing,
Swept from my gaze by deaths cold, chilling
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1869-09-18

Oh, Lord am waiting beside the dark river,
Already its water my aged feet lave
Dear Parent in Heaven, of all good the giNer,
Be thou my support through its Omnious
wave.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-02-04

Grant. The second order was address
ed to Gen. Grant, Greeting him to
turn over his command to Gen. Banks
on the arrival Of the latter, who had
been ordered to relieve him. | do not
pretend to give the wording CT those
orders. have given, however, their
exact substance, aud they should be on
file now in the war department, unless
they have been removed iii state
further that the copies Of these orders.
which were to be transmitted by tele-
graph | sent by m essenger to the war
department telegraph Office, by order of
Secretary Stanton. These copies should
also be on file in the latter office.
1t is to be hoped that enough Of the
for gong is true to insure the country
a gainst being again disgraced and
cursed with Stanton's seryicc9 ia the
forthcoming cabinet.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-02-04
IN MEMORIAL.

At a regular meeting of Bourbon
Lodge, No 202, I. o. 0. T, held a.
Bourbon, Iud., on Saturday eve. Jan.
80, 1869, the following resolutions. rel
alive to the death Of Bro. c: ". Tim
mons, were unanimously adopted.
Whereas, 1t has pleased Almighty
G q, in his divine providence, to re-
move from US Bro. G. W. Timmons, q
member Of our brotherhood, and
Whereas, He had endearci himself
to the members Of this lodge By his
faithful adherence to the principles Of
our order, and
Whereas, Ii is right that We should
give EXPIRE ssiOn to our sorrows for his
loss, that we recognize Bro. Timmons
as a worthy and acceptable Odd Eel
low, an honor to the fraternity, a faith
ful friend and genial and accomplish
ed gentleman.
Rcsotced, That while We bow in
humble submission to this dispensation
Of Divine Providence, we hope that
when our heavenly father summons US
from time to eternity VIC may meet
our departed brother in that Celestial
Lodge above, where the supreme Arch
itect Of the universe presides.
Res>1ved, That we tender our warm
est sympathy to the widow and chill
dren Of our deceased brother, IN this
their sad bereavement.
Peso'vcd, That copy Of these reso-
lutions be presented to the widow Of
our deceased brother, AID Q copy fur
nishei 70 the papers o. Ply mouth for
publication
Rssolrsa, That as I token ofre>pect
to the memory OF our depar.c i brother
the lodge be drared in mourning and
the brethren wear the usual badge Of
mourning for a period Of 80 days.
JEPTHA DIsuER,
J. ". DAVIS.
Committee.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-02-04
ALAEAazA CLAIMS.

TIE state department. has received
the official treaty for the settlement Of
the Alabama claims 1t mas been c1r-
rsctly reported. Washington Dispatch
es OF yesterday said that the committee
on foreign relations has not considered
It, and will got report en- it unit! TIE
EeT administration shalicom IN. SIR.
Sumner, chairman Of the committee IS
o?rsed to the ratification, and there IS a
rumor tha: General Grant hes express.
cd himself strongly agains;it. The ia.
Ter IS improbable. It's 10. a matter
on which h would be likely to take
ground AZ this i.me. and il Is well known
that re has great admiration for Mr.
Seward rs dirlom.tist.
inasmueh IS our natiaasl debt binds
U. in the suln # s., Qao 100000 good
and lawful "inoney OF the United
States, 70 keep the peace, there is bu,
just one point to consider about the
treaty which Reyerdy johnson has
negotiated. Has lie got the best terms
We can get without going to war? Let
the opponets of the treaty say exactly
what they would have. Let them say.
if Great Britain will not yield what
they demand, what they propose to do
about it. Is tie treaty to be damned
because Reverdy Jchns,n shook hands
with Laird ?
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-02-04
GEN. GRANT.
|

1t is asserted in Washington, that
Grant is preparing his resignation as
general, and tina. he will hand it to the
president as soon as the electoral votes
are counted. This step on the part Of
General Grant is one that has been
urged upon him so persistently that
he probably feels himself called upon
to take it in response to public opinion
whatever may be his own private pre-.
dilectious with reference to the matter.
The next question occurs as to his
successor. That this will be General
Sherman, there is little room to doubt.
The speech made by that gentleman
at the military reunion In this city,
was 4 direct bid for the position. The
price Which he offered is enc which is
eminently acceptable to the radica! SEN
ate and hence he will be adjudged the
prize. Those who may be disposed to
find fault with Sherman for the unusual
coudescension, on his part, to fatter
radical sentiment, should remember
that he was bidding for the grade Of
general, that which, in the estimate Of
military man, there is nothing more
desirable in the gift of the republic
More or less charity should accompany
in view of an offensive act; and this
charity should be proportinate to the
strength Of the temptation.- Ch'cagc
T,mcs
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-02-04
STATE ITEMS.

Maj. Gen. Joseph j. Reynolds is
visiting his family at Lafayette.
William r. Jones of Terre Haute,
took a teaspooniul of arsenic with a
view of 3" shutting off this mortal COLL
A vigorous antidote saved him. He
was out Of employment in destitute cir
cumstanccs, which is supposed to
have been the cause Of desire to put al
cnd to his existence.
Maple molasscs of the seasons
manufacture has already appeared in
the Terrc Hute market.
Two boys, half brothers, at Eycns-
vile, quarreled over copy of the
Police Gazette, and one stabbed the
other, inAictug aseverc wound.
A man named Gaines, an employo
of the Jacksonville railroad. Was kill
ed last Friday near Vienna, while try
ing to get on board hand car, whicl
some other workmen were driving yer,
rapidly.
w. O. DuPaw, Of New Albany
said to be the richest man in the stat,
of Indiana, has donated to the DuPav
female college, of that city, $4,000
and it is said, intends still large
gratulty.
Robert Dale Owen, past CRANE
master, will deliver an address at TIL
celebration of the semicentennial an
niversry of the founding of Odd Eel
lowship in the Uuited States, whicl
will take place April 26, at Indianap
oils.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-02-04

The Neg York f'1imes, iu bestowiny
cpon General Grant some excellen,
couuse! as to the composition ofhis cab
inet.snggests that ex-Sec. ,tary Stanton
DE made secretary of tho treasury. and
is of the opinion that the recent dis.
closure that Stanton twice order.
ed General Banks to relieve Grant from
command during the siege of Vicks-
burg, ought not to prevent the presi-
dent elect from avail;pg himself OF
Stanton's brains.
1t is not probable that General Grant
shares this charitable and patriotic view.
lie does lot want man IN his cabinet
who has tried to stab him in the back.
and has faTnsd on him when looking in
his face.
What has become Of the orders is
sued to Banks to relieve Grant? They
were on file IN the war department.
They are missing. Who vas chiefly
interested in their disappearance !?
Who vas most likely to hare stolen
them! l. las frequently been chars
ed that Stanton would not hesitate to
steal or destroy evidenc. in the war de-
part nent which eliminated him. Now
comes the proof Of the truth of the
charge. Banks pockets were safer
places Of deposit than the solid stone
walls in which Stanton reigned.-- CHI
cogo Timcs.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-02-04
REPUTATION.

Those who wish to sec how many aud
eminent examples may be cited in IA
vor Of reputation OF national debts.
and how ingenious and plausible an
argument can be made in support of
such policy, ought to read the pam.
phlet OF Dir. Butts, late of the Roches-
fer IN. y Union. He says: Nc
large national debt has ever been paid
or discharged, except By reputation. :"
The debt then, of the United States.
If 1t please God, and the bondholders
will behave themselves as men possessed
of bowels, shall form an honorable ex.
option to this rule The taxpayers
will pay the debt once, provided an at
tempt be not made to make them pay it
twice. They will pay it cnce, if they
be not so few in rumber, and so poor.
b. reason of the exemption Of the rich
from taxation, that the burden prove
not greater than they car bear Con-
sidering tina. the government: is daily
guilty Of reputation Ia the payment OF
pensions to soldiers widows and or
phans, and CT bounties to soldiers them
selves. the bondholltrs sLo uld j; We ,
wholesome fear Of public Indignation
aroused b. schemes for Wholesale swim
ding. VIII the take "justice anc
heir bond ~ Chicago 7imes.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-02-04
REVENUE FRau0S.
Over EEE.E =, lsi.iioEa ErCii:s-s ga
Drawbaclis Obtained by
I.se COs.EkfYassrP Gs' EG9g
Work eystG.n-iE0Ise
Officials.

VIM. J. korn, L. y. Laidlaw, and a
clerk in the export bureau G. tie
New i ork custom house have been ar
rested by Deputy L. S. Marshal Nodine,
Of the Eastern district. brooklyn, at
the instance OF Dist. A,ty. Tracy, under
warrant Issued BY Jc-igo Benedict.
The charge is that Of defraudiDg the
government by procuring large sums Of
money upon fraudulent claims for
= Drawbacks" presented and passed at
the office of the Fifth auditor in the
treasury department at Washington.
The frauds with which the accused arc
charged extended through q period of
seven months, from January to July,
1867. The amount realized was nearly
100000.
The plan OF these faruds was about
as follows: Under Law which pre-
vailed from 1862 until February, 1868,
there was tax Of 5 per cent. imposed
upon all domestic manufactures but
when the articles were exported, the
amount levied in taxes was refunded.
In order to secure the return of the
money. an exporter had to obtain fropi
the internal rvenue collector Of the dis
trict in which the goods were mauufac-
tured, receipt showing tina; the tax
had been paid. Then he must obtain
a certificate from custom house officer
that the goods described in the col!ec.
tors receipts had been exported The
exporter, upon exporting the goods, gas
required to give bond that the goods
should not be relaaded within the
United States. With the certificate of
the superintendent Of exports showing
that bond had been Sivin, the claim
was presented to the treasury depart
ment and the amount paid in tax re-
funded The allegations in this case
arc that the defendant, Korn, with 9TH
ers whose names have not yet appeared.
succeeded in obtaining the above stated
amount upon bogus exports, aud that
Laidlaw and the custom house clerk
also acted in promoting the fraud
Korn is held to bail in the sum of so,
600, and the others in lesser amounts
Dist. Atty. Tracy has been at Washing.
ton during the last two weeks, and up.
on examination Of the records of the
fifth auditors Office, found that fraud
of this character had been perpetrated
during the past two years TO an extent
which is perfectly alarming,the amount
being estimated at not les than $500,
600 Warreuts have been issued for
the arrest of ether parties alleged to
have concerned in the fraudulent trar-
sactions, and they will undoubtedly
soon be executed. When the case
comes before the court, further develop
mcnts may be expectcd-such as Will
open the eyes of the country to new
system of fraud, gigantic in its proper
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-02-04
H!DECUS TRAGEDY.
Deliberate Murder Gfa fOnHy
Girl by her Lover.

Scene, Belmont county Ohio. On
TIE afternoon Of tie DIST inst, the
body Of a young girl was found lying
N the run by the roadside. Her head
vas nearly severed from her body. and
several small wounds were upon her
hands and breast.
The name Of the murdered cir. is
Louise Fox, and the perpctrator OF TIE
crime i, Thomas Carr, Mo had been
for some time residing in her family.
l. appears that Carr desired to marry
Miss Fox, but had been refused By hec
parents, On account Of her extreme
youth. The girls brother, nine years
old, was with her when they met Carr
in the lane, who walkcl few yards
with her. lie then pushed her down.
and commenced to feel in his pocket
for his weapon. Tie little boy rsn t.
his fathers house, abou. 100 yards Dis
tant, and gave the alarm. The father
q. ouce hurried to the pl2c e, and found
his dead daughter as above described
Carr fed in Tie direction Of Scwei.--
vile. Returning by another road, La
stopped at house and borrowed 4 gua.
saying he wanted to shoe: rabbit.
Ga Friday morning he was discovered
behind FOx's spring-house, s:t,i1g o.
the ground. On going to Lin, Il was
ounl tina: he had cut his throat with :
Shoc-knifc. The windpipc had been
severed, and WAS pro,rading from L..
neck, and he could breath only through
the wound. He had also sho; Liu:e;
in the left breast. above the ha:t, AL
the ball appeared to have lodged il tie
shoulder. By pressing his neck ;oge;L
er he managed TO talk with d.E:gi7.
lie confessed tLe murder lie va
taken to the house o. Dau.:l Mamr4a.
whcre he still lies in 4 cri,ical cou3.-
ton.
On tie daythe crime was cmlr;:;ed.
Carr visited the gil at Alexander
Hunters AMI ccnycrsed with her +.
nearly halF an hour Ga this occasion
she mentioned to him the hoPelessEes,
Of his suit, =. wh;cl. he appeared great
y distressed. avowias lis intention t.
commit suicide H. asserts thai u
- this time he had no intention O. tax
ius her Ike, and Gil 70. come to ;ha.
conclusion until about three hours b.
!oro the deed VAS coma t;ed.
tbol: l ,i0cl, Carr started from
his intention being, =
SAYS, to y;sit I'ox ;, aud see if there Wa,
not yet : chance Of procuring their
consent 10 lis marriage with louise.
While OF hi, way there lie saw the OF
jcct Of his insane passion coming down
the load, accompanied by her l:;tio
brother. When she came up be joined
her. By this time his dreadful pur-
pose had become frmly fixed in h.
mind. During the short walk the girl
tod him that her grandmother, whose
house she had just left, had told her
tha: her parents hal declared ii,
she should never keep his company
again. The reply of Carr was that "ho
guessed both Of them hal snort time
to ive," adding tie query. Louise are
you prepared. to which she responded.
" am" and Immediately after 10
puchcd her down and drew out the
razor, which be had hitherto kept como
ceald in his pocket, and proceeded to
cut her thorat
The desperate passed the night in
concealmont and next morning was
found as described above lie vii
hardly live.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-02-04

TIE Book BUSINESS But few person q
baye any proper comprehension of how
vast is the book business in this country.
Take one item, fos instance, as illus rativc;
Matthew Hale Smiths a." Sunshine and
SHADOW in New York" which is the
exciting work Of the day, has already
reached the enormous sale of %, 900 copies
within thirty days. The publishers, j.
b. Burr & Co., of Hartford, Conn, use
two tons of paper day, and run six large
roller presses constantly to supply the
current demand. This is doing whole
sale business with one book alone. THIS
is large work, between seven and eight
hun ired pages royal octave. Surely ours
is aresding country
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-02-04
CORRESPONDENCE.
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. ., 1S6

Ed. Democrat
The general assembly has passed blu
few bills So far, and but little has beeI
done in which the people generally ar
to be benefited. About go bills hav
been introduced for the consideration
of the concentrated wisdom of the Law
makers, and before the session closes
We may expect some warm discussions
The temperance question, the railroads
the gravel roads, the negro school bill
are subjects on which the orators are
expected to spread themselves. On
the subject of temperance several bills
nsve Been presented for the considera-
ton Of the committee, but as yet, no
report has been agreed upon. The
first, and l believe the only petition, e.
this subject, was presented to-day, by
Capt. johnson, from citizens of Mar
shrll county, principally of Bourbon
township. Three or four hundred
petitions on the subject Of railroad
extensions, &C., have been presented
If the people knew how little attention
is paid 10 these petitions of every kind,
they would not go to the trouble of
procuring names and sending them in.
Gentlemen who believe that something
must be done 10 remGdy the evils COM
planned of, fnd it very difficult to point
cut the exact plan by which the desired
result can he brought about. Some
must be done, and the railroad interests
may net be surprised to learn one Of
these days that their " consultations y
have been knocked into cooked hat"
The speaker Of the house, Hon. 4
Z. Stanton, is young man congenial
il his nature, AMI 50 far has given sat
isfac!Iol to the neMbers geuer.
ally lie IS q little absent-minded. ard
occasionally makes some laughable
mistakes. In putting a question the
other day, he said: As many as are in
favor Of the bill! viii say as your nose
is called. Or course the house come
down. Again As many as are i'll
favor Of laying the motion ca the floor
will say l."
The eldest mcnler in tie house
IL Mr. Canadian. Mr.. Will
lianls. Of Knox county, resembles
Abraham Lincoln, and is the tallest
man in TIL house. Mr.. Tebbs is the
smallest. Mr.. Busklrk is the widest
out, and the republican leader. COT
froth, Of Huntington, is the acknowl-
edged democratic leader
The members from Marshall are
watching the Interests Of their constitu-
erts, ard ,sye not missed vote so far.
Mr.. johnson is member Of the cor,-
mittee On swamp lands, and on the or
ganization Of courts. Mr.. Mcdonald
is on the committee on trust funds, and
on statistics and emigration, and On a
special committee on the establishment
of a state printing office.
Mcdonald has introduced bill for
raising salaries of jurors to 81 per day
and G cts. milage; witnesses to $3.50
day and 6 cents milagc; witnesses be-
fore justices OF peace. 10 cents per
day. Will probably be adopted,
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-02-04

: Respectfully inscribed 10 Mr and Mrs. II. G
hayeT, on TIC death OF their only daughter.
How can we say 10 thee "be calm"s
For every wound there Is balm:
or like thine own, our hearts have bled,
And we "woald not be conferred"
Like thine cwn soul. torn and bleeding
Wehe .ded not the inward pleading,
which told of duties all neglected
OfHcaven's sympathy rejected,
But nursed our grief TIL IL became
Agarment wrapped around our home.
Yet, all We can, we offer thee
or comfort. hope and sympathy;
Hush all thy longihs thy despair
IL but OF eat tn, and angels WEIR
The blossoms Of thy earthly care
Syracuse, Jan. 80, 1869. H. NJ B.