Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1870-06-11

sary to protect and cLerish the lalrcr end
better portion of creation, against tho pas.
sion, neglect and abuse Of my sex. hope
tie bill may pass
General Rosccrans will soon pubIish
an address TO the people Of the United
States in favor OF sustaining the Juarez
government in Mexico, us means Of es.
.sblshing that power, and inducing A.
merican banking and railroad ontorpri'o
lhIiher.
The Indians arc not planting corn this
year, which indicates, OF cOurso, that
'hey intend 10 live or 'ho whito man the
coming season.
The United B.o,heln in Christ Of
KeedysVilie, have purchased G lot Of
ground in that place, and viii erect Gue
Church thereon.
Mr.. BieriHg, an oT.Profossor IN tho
Roman Catholic Seminary in Baltimore,
has recently joined The Greek Church, at
st. Petersburg, and is coming TO Amer
ca 10 preach the doctrines Of sh,' Church.
A Connecticut Yankee has patented
what he calls elongated pad-plateO and
adjustable elastic bands for securing tho
features OF deceased person IN hcir not
uEal position.
Gen. Macruder in a letter 10 gentle
man in Philadelphia, cbancierizes sono
remarks msdo by Senator Cameron in tho
United States Senate as "a monsIous,
malicious, reckless, and infamous lie"
NJ James G. Brown. near Hebron
church, in Augusta county Virginia, has
cali, about two weeks old, which was
born without sign Of ~ oyo-bsll. Il
has long eye.lashes, but the sockets arc
empty. The cali is in perfectly healthy
condition, and strange to say-skiPs
about with as mach slaciily 0s II il pos
sessed both eyes.
In iho sui, Of Edward Padolford against
the Unled States TO recover damages for
cotton seized by the Government at Sa-
vannah in 1863, tho Supreme Court las
decided in favor Of the plaintiff, holding
that the pardon extended 10 him for par
,lcipation in tho rebellion precludes ony
inquiry whether his dIsloyaliy does not
bcbsr him from recovery.
Another destructive FIRE hes occurred
in Canada. Al Sagina section Of coun-
try five miles in extent has been rayaget
by the flames, and over FIVE hundred fam
lilies rendered destitute. Seven lives
were lost.
The Annual Convention OF ibo Sigma
Alpha Epsilon Fraternity meets in Mem
phls, Tenn on the GIh Of July, 1870.
Besides the usual exercises OF Tue conveD-
ton, there will be grand reunion Of the
members ofihe fraternity from through
ou, the country. Tho membership is
represented in both Maryland and Virgin
Ia, and other Southern States.
District Deputy Collector Wiggin and
Assistant Duncan Thompson have suc-
ceeded in capturing the notorious Blue
Ridge illicit stills, destroying them,
and capturing the stock, &c. They
also took prisoners, Samuel Morrison, the
Blue Ridge giant, said TO be eight feet
and large in proportion. lie was propn-
etor OF one of the stills. This capture
vas made in gorge in the mountisns
near Film, Hill, RappshannOck county.
On Tuesday last twelve prisoners es-
capped from tie county Jail al Wheeling.
Il seems ihsI whilst the jailoI's daughter,
and ber assistants were taking breakfast
10 The prisoners, they were forced into
The cell and locked up by means Of false
key. The prisoners then succeeded ~
opening tie hall door, and quietly locking
up ihe JaiLor's family in cells walked ou'
into tho streets in broad day and escaped.
Only lOur have been recaP'u'ed.
Two paths are before Us ell. A rough
one has the 6Dger post. ~ To DUTY,
the other one is smoo,h and hoWery with
the finger post. Gz~ To PLEAsURg. Those
who take The rough one will find 1t grow
smoother and broader and pleassnier, till
ii reaches The very gaze Of the celestial
city.
Every good act is flower which will
beautify our fnsl home.