Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1869-07-24
Editorial Breyities

OuTg FennsyiFdniaJ Has aeeeP''"
from the church of The same denomination
at Boonsboro'. Md.
The Governor OF Florida has issued
proclamation fixing The second DAY OF
November mex. IS the day on which
popular vote shall be taken 10 determine
the proposed cession Of West Florida 10
Alabama.
The vote on the question Of inrodu'
cling the system OF lay delegates into the
councils OF the Methodist Episcopal
Church, stands as follows. according to
the latest returns In favor $500;
agsins, 1886. Majority in lavor. 3d.
GEO.
A Massachusetts farmer claims 10 have
kind OF potato "just fifteen minutes
earlier than the early Rose"
Las, week the section OF country ad.
Joining the railroad in Richie, Dodridge
and Harrison counties. West Virginia,
was visited by fearful rsinslorm, over
flowing the banks Of all The streams, W ash.
ing away fences land doing large amount
Of damage TO the crops.
In one day OF las. week, (Monday,) the
extensive and complete Agricultural and
Hardware House of Maj. Jas. Law.
Hoof, OF Charles,own, sold over eighteen
hundred dollars worth Of machinery.
A difficulty occurred on Tuesday las.
al Woodville. Rappahannock county, Va.
between N. Is. and Samuel i. Butler and
Newton Il. Dennis, by which Dennis
los, his life. caused by Dennis soducing
a sister oflhe Buffers.
Advices received from Virginia arc lha.
many negroes in that Stale are turning
Conservative since the election, and many
now declare they voted that ticket.
William H. Seward was a school
teacher in Georgia, in 1929.
On Saturday morning las,,an ore bank.
some where near Eakle's Station on the
Washington County Rail Road. suddenly
caved in upon two men, named Samuel
Oliver and William Griffin, who were
working in it. crushing them 10 death be-
fore they could be rescued.
Brigham Young informed Senator
Trumbnll. on Saturday, tina, the Nor
mons did no, intend 10 give up polygamy,
and that before the next fall all obnoxi.
Gus Federal officers would probably be
sen, on, Of the Territory.
Rev. ?. Fletcher, assisted by his
daughter, Miss Mamie Fletcher. will O.
pen school for girls and young ladles,as
his residence near Churchvllle in Augusta
county. on the 18th Of September next.
A grand Conservative Barbecue will
take place near Winchester. as soon as
practicable after the promulgslion of the
official result by Gen. Candy.
The mex, annual meeting OF the Grand
Lodge Independent Order Of Odd Fellows
in the United States will be held al San
Francisco, California, during the ensuing
month of September. Already the event
is attracting the attention of the order in
various portions of the counsry,snd as the
communication with the place OF meeting
by rail is now complete, The probabilities
are that The attendance will be very large.
J. Baldwin Hay, Jr., son of the late
John Hay. of Clarke county. Va. has
been appointed vice consul at the port of
Jsfa, (ancien, Jopps,) Asia Minor. lie
is a young man % years Of age, and has
been a resident Of Athens, Greece. for
several years.
Col. James Noble Edelin,, Of the Uni
ted States Marine Corps. died last week
a, his residence near Piscs,awsy. Prince
Georges county, Md, sied 70 years.
MIR. Geo ii, Yenable, one Of the edi-
tors of.he Petersburg (Va.) Index, died
in tina, city on Saturday morning last
from consumption.
The University Publishing Company
OF No. 4, Bond street. New York, an
nounces that they have now in press, and
will issue in a few weeks. memories Of
the War" by Gen. Henry Lee,thorough-
" revised and corrected by Gen. u. +.
Lee, who has added. siso,an entirely new
biography Of his father, prepared by him
from private and personal materials never
before used.
II is said Gen Meem will make on his,
Mount Airy estate in Shenandoah county
Va, from ten to twelve thousand bushels
of wheat. A few days ago he had five
reapers going, followed by fifty hands.
Within The pas. week this section has
been visited with fine rains, impsrlng 10
renewed life, and increasing the
prospect for sn al undanl corn crop.
a, party, while young lady was
playing with peculiar brillianey OF
touch. bysiapder bachelor excsimed,ld
give the world for those fingers. Per.
hsps you might get the whole hand by
asking, said the young !ady's observan'
and msnGuvring mamma. The bachelor
disappcared-through the door.
A, an interview on the 2O,h inN.T. vi lh
the reporter of the Times al the Fifth
Avenue Hotel. Koopmapschoop. the i'm.
porter OF the chinese coolies, stated his in.
ien,ion to import 100, 900 during the com
ing year and hire them on, at So 10 sl2
per month and keeping. kooPman-
schoop lef, for San Francisco on the night
oil the 20th.
A writer al Long Branch writes Of the
bathing for ladies' There is rope
from the shore and anchored
ou, few rods. On this The ladies' hang
lacking exceedingly like new