Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1874-03-14
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Mrs. General Wade Hampton, Of
South Carolina, died on Monday at the
residence of Colonel Thomas l.. Pres
ton, in Charlottesville, Va.
The President visited the Capito
Monday ard spent some time in his
room in the Senate ring. He held quite
a long conference with General Gordon,
of Georgia, and others of the Southern
Senator's
S. w. Hall, Esq, rendered, on the
20th ult., his resignation of the office
of Clerk of the Supreme Court of APP
peals. On March Sd, the closing day
of the recent session at Charleston, the
resignation was formally accepted by
the Court to take effect on the 18th OF
August, 1874. The next session OF the
Supreme Court will be held in the city
of Wheeling, beginning on the first
Wednesday in June.
The 'Woodhul woman concerning
whom there has lately been some men,
ton in this paper, we observe has again
come to grief. She, her husband Blood
and sister Clafin were on the 4th COM
mitted to Ludlow street Jail on charge
of libel preferred by Luther Z. ChaIlls.
The significant part of it is, that in the
whole wicked city of New York, no one
can be found to 90 their bail.
There are signs of an unusual interest
in the approaching campaign in West
Virginia. We have next October to
choose members of Congress and q
Legislature which will choose Senator
to succeed Mr. Foreman, 1t is more
than six months vet till the electioni but
the professional politicians and aSpir-
ants have begun to bestir themselves.
The NJ. Z. Church, South, holds its
qnadrennial General Conference at
Louisville, Kentucky, beginning on the
lst of May. The session is looked for
ward to with a great deal Of interest as
it will be the first at which regularly
accredited delegates from the northern
branch of the Methodist church will be
present, and it is likely that some stops
may be taken looking TO reunion.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad are
making preparations 10 run train OF
Pullman palace cars through from Bal
timore to the White Sulphur Springs
during the approaching springs season.
They will use the Chesapeake and OHIO
road from Stanton.
Mr. Edward w. Massey, died at his
residence. near White Post, in Clarke
county, on the 26th ult., in the Gath
wear of his age. In his death the whole
community has met with severe loss.
Senator Chandler, of Michigan, has
brought suit against the Detroit Free
Press for libel, claiming 100000 dam
ages, The alleged libel is special dis
patch to that paper from Washington
charging Chandler with intoxication
and disgraceful conduct in the Senate
chamber
A noticeable feature of the proceed
ings of the Baltimore Conference OF the
NJ. +. Church South, in session in
Stanton, on Saturday, was the election
of Samuel Rushton, colored man OF
Leesburg, to deacon's orders. He was
highly recommended, and was elected
by unanimous vote.
Mr.. Caleb Gushing, U. S. Minister to
Spain, sailed from New York tor Eu-
rope on Saturday last in the steamship
st. Laurent.
One of the largest land owners in
California is a lady, Mrs. N. E. Peale.
She owns 1906 acres.
Young ladies under twenty summers
should never tiirt with city drummers,
because fully often they will find those
drummers leave young wives behind,