Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1869-04-03
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ness. Col Schsller. his representative
is now in Europe. and his reports OF OPP
ers,ioDs and prospects are very sailsiac-
tory. 10 a short time, he expects 10
make his first shipment Of about one hun:
dred families. some four or Ave hundred
persons in sll-,o be succeeded by others
as rapidly IS they may be deemed judi
cious. These immigrants will come mol
as laborers. but as iillers OF the soil TOR
the mos, part on their own account, up
on purchsse or lease. Gen. Tochman
leaves the city to-day by the Danv'lle
road 10 complete arrangements. already
partially entered into, for the control oil
land to be held subject TO their acceptance
when they arrive. They will reach The
county in April or May. al New York.
where they will be q, once taken in
charge nv General Tocbmsn's resident
agent, (Mr. Adolph Myendorf, 10 whom
special privileges have been accorded by
the Commissioners of Immipraion) and
forwarded 10 this city by The Old Domin.
ion line OF steamers, very favorable con-
,rac, for that purpose having been already
entered in,o-Rickmond Hkig.
eg% Godey's Lsdy's Book for April
1869. Steel Plate. Colored Fashion
plate. Tinted Plate. and a Large Sheet
of Embroideries. The April number
is fully as attractive as any OF the previous
numbers of the year. Look st the char
as er and beauty Of the embellishments
Down in the Meadow, a steel plate. Col.
ored FsshionpIste. Six genuine fashions.
Look al The grouping. engraving, and COL
oring. humorous tinted pIc'ure-Ihe
First of April. The regular extension
sheet. containing forty-one eng aSings.
A plate of children's fashions. containing
five designs, The work department. is
full Of useful and fancy articles. A large
sheet of embroidery patterns.
The RELIGIOUS FAITH OF THE CABI-
NET.-The editor OF the Dubuque Times,
in response to the query Of lady who
wishes to know The religious failh OF the
members OF Grants cabinet. says "As-
tony General Hoar is a Unitarian, Secre-
,ary Of the Interior Cox is Swedenbor-
pian. Secretary Of The Navy Bofie is
Catholic, ex-Secreary Of State Wash.
burne is Universslist. Secretary oil
State Fish is Dutch Reformer, and Post
master General CTeswell eschews church
es altogether. The religious faith of
Boutwell, and Rawllns is not yet known
10 fame. Grants family are Melhodisis,
and tina, is the church which he usually
attends. From the above it will be seen
tina, i, would have been difficult 10 have
obtained greater variety OF religious
creeds in the cabinet
The Leesburg Mirror illustrates the
evils OF The abrupt removal OF all the State
officers by telling how holel-keeper IN
that town detected thief in robbng his
money.drswer, and upon the thieI confess
sing the theft took him before magis-
lrsle according to law and custom. But
The magistrate found himself unable to act
because of bis removal. The hotel
keeper took the thief 10 constable, bot
tina, funciionary also was Unable to act,
being n the magistrates fix. Alter sew
eral other efforts, in vain, 10 find law
officer, the hotel keeper had 10 "take The
law in his own bands" by kicking The
thief all along the street to the end OF the
town. and there, giving him parting
kick, sen, him adrfl. Such is "recon.
s,ruciion in Virginia w
Senator Sprague. of Rhode Island, has
Jus, purchased an immense waler.Power
canal in Columbia, S. c., on which he
will soon commence q large cotton mill.
Besides this enterprise, says Southern
exchange, there are several other eXlen
sive cotton factories being bull, in South
Ca, DINA, several in Georgia, three or
four in Alabama, as many in Mississippi,
and even Florida and Texas are moving
in the same direction. If the South keeps
on progressing in this rapid way.remsrks
city contemporary. the whole manuiac'
turing system Of the country will eventu-
ally be revolulionized, and New England.
as she once did, will favor free trade. and
the South demand protective tariff.
4 complete, decided and strongly mark
ed division has occurred in The ranks Of
The republican party Of Virginia since the
recent Petersburg Convention. The par.
.y headed by Wells is composed Of ne
groes and ultra white rsdicsisi the party
headed by Walker comprises the best of
the native republicans OF the Slsle-men
OF wealth. standing and influence, opposed
10 prescription and The impracticable the
DRY Of equality. The former do DOT want
reconstruction. except such as will leave
them in undisurbed possession of their
Offices. The latter are eager 10 see the
Stale rehsbli,aed. and only desire the
Offices filed by honest and competent,
men.
MINERAL LANDS IN RocKBRIpGE.-
Fltzhugh. Hughes & Gale have sold their
Iron and Silica property, about 5000 q.
cres, one mile above the mouth Of North
River, 10 Vanderbilt, Anderson and Other
directors of the Westhsm Iron Works
Company, for $4,000. equivalent TO
cash. 1t wss purchased by them three
years sgo, from Capt. Ed. Echols for
sl3, 900, Col. Ed Fiizhugh will contn-
ue 10 manage The property for the new
company. 1t is estimated by scientific
gentleman sent on for The purpose. that
The Iands contain {. 600 600 ions of iron