Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-05-03

ANTIETAM NATIONAL CEMETERY Mon
UMENT-UNFoRTUNATE OCCURRENCE
We have been informed by Thos. A.
Boullt, Esq, the efficient Secretary anu
Treasurer of Antietam National Gene
terry, that he is in receipt of letter ad-
dressed to Hon. g. L. Cranmer, of w.
Va, President Of the association, and
himself, from DR.. S. Rutledge McNary,
of Hartford, Conn, one Of the Board of
Trustees,in regard to the colossal statue
now in the hands of the sculptors at
Wesley, Rhode Island, and that mat
ter of very serious import has transpired
-one that will probably delay the COM
pletion of the immense figure for al
most year longer than was anticipated.
In answer to an inquiry of DIR. McNary
short time ago, Mr. j. G. PATTERSON,
the contractor for the construction of
the monument stated that he was sorry
to inform him that after getting out
from the quarries, and doing considera-
ble work upon, the stone which is to
form the upper half of the figure,it was
discovered that the block was defective
and had to be rejected, which neccssi-
tated the quarrying of another stone.
Now this stone, to give an idea of what
the size of the statue will be, weighs
fwenty-fr TONS; so it will be easily
understood that it is no small matter to
find mass of this weight of granite
defective, after successfully getting it
out. The second block has been quar-
ried, but it will require the work of four
men six months to put it in shape for
the finishing touches of the sculptor,a
two months longer to transport and set
it. The occurrence is unfortunate, as it
was the intention of the association to
unveil it on the 18th of September next,
the anniversary of the battle of Ante
tam.-Hagerstown Twice n Week.
JEFF. DAvIs.-The startling intelli-
gcnce reached us one day last week that
the Hon. jeff: Davis, president of The
late confederacy, had left the Episcopal
and joined the Methodist church. The
significance of it is not so much of a
theological sort as it is political. We
are interested, of course, in the prospec-
tive on the Hon. Jefferson ID. If jeff
we trust he will forgive the familiarity
of that term of endearment-If old jeff
can work his way into heaven through
DR.. Newman's plan, and be content, for
J. d. has such bitter personal prejudices
that were he to meet some OF his old
Southern friends 'loafing about the
throne" we fear there would be a dis
turbance and somebody would be hoist
ed over the battlements spoken Of by
Milton, or the late president would gath
er up his celestial robes and march out
with a dignity that would fill st. Peter
with amazement. While glad to know,
we say, that the Hon. Jefferson ID. finds
it well to seek some other road to heav-
en- than railroad, the Significance of
this change is purely political. We all
know that Grants ''best hold" for a
third trial for the presidency is in the
Methodist church, and here is another
favorite to contest that with him. When
these pious Turnkey SNOW humping their
theological skulls on the floor before
official greatness, see 4 Southern gentle
man, real +. +. V, made available for
worship we cannot answer for the con-
sequences. We wait with anxiety the
movements under the present complied
ton Of our great political power, the
Methodist Episcopal church.-Hash-
imgion Capital,