South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-05-27
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( in Balfimo+e ~. ~ -, W.,
for the destruction OF Mr. Stevens and
Gov. Brasliord's- proPcr:y, Secretary
J. Slant ~ Qrgsred tue SestEpcFoR. of ,4s
'irSsidehces t6f re kAAtsC X. 8oiAbi
observation-disclosures, 't--e-- -rrrrrs---s
fot the confederate 'esre ress tiiolii.fef-
ierson county, Wa, ana that Off elias.
D, banllner near ,AIarbusbuvg, va.
Etsen. .Imter, thea'eosAnsanAGsz Tie
ioTces iln the ShenandOah valley, Was
icaaggetL With the, eSot,stim ofthe Or
der. CarE. Grey AiaStins sale,aof the
iirst New York cavalrNi. 4 Ss 2stailed
TO- isas papleasant service obdtiie Vas
& man who never shiriled On slppldas.
ant or disagreeablc. Ii WIS = beaati.
f1i day when be started with a hand
lufof men1to obey bis orders.di g =
First thereHdelt of AG9VS% Han
ter, near Gharlesiown, 'ISliuh 5st5cd
wfthnriiie SHOT ofYllerc lJoi.n Brow
WAS hanged, was left With nothing
but the walks to mali1tbe place where
| one of the strongest 1awycrs and bit
terest secessionlsts in fail Virginia
once bXed in a6iaeace. He has re.
/ built upon the Old walls since thewar
and Is spending his last days within
i.tbe same walls whose contents were
! once destroyed ny war. MIR. SQteler's
property, situated near Shepherds
town; in the SAME county, with ALL Its
rare old books, text erunhled henehtA
the flames. 1t has, | believe, never
been rebuilt Its owner-i5 q Than, Of
culture, who sat In Congress before
/ the war. Alariindale then rode on 70
Martinsburg, and thence to the beau
tllui estate whnre the Eaul llperslivel,
Surrounded Soy l, 400 acrns oftho finest
land IN ''t!e vailay. .ao Tire Old roof
tIee was huilSbg Gen. Boyd; Atrs.
FauiiSQegs 6,tiser, dJiFing or itabn!t6f
the revolution. 1t rs SURROUNDED By
q magnificent lnrll; intlOscl Will a
stoae FENCE. a4Wbon tie officer rode
i.up the. Gr0r1leei 81, tolthe EQHse a4qt
lahg!lted Inc upinco, was sbI5ghs Ti d
tlowers.,liLe stopI,edanpon! ilie.port1,
4Glled tlie Observation-Disclosures, and
one al the ladies OF thefaIlii5 rcspoH-
I
! lie rend the order to der, which
1 said TINT inone hour from that mo
Inent tie property would i}e destroy
cd, GAld that cuiy the PERSONAL effects
OF the ladies conld be ronoyedgl This
wax the course pursued hv thcieOnfqd-
crates when trey. iiestfpyad G0y.
/. Bradlord's ppbPsGty. iG'ne otItel
withdrew, aiSs,iJ ten .rtfiHUtes O. tolGs
s"aphic appeal went oversize wiVa5 to
Mr.. Iincoin .tltrough Gol. .Wac3 II.
Lamoa, Who YasabcrH AID raised ili
dis county Ee lad loit If early III
/ life and gone 70 I!iiEcis,s, here heiEd
become intimate with. Mr., Lifcoln,
ana was then in " asldPgQ Oh. ad he
marshal otthc- District Ct Columbia
and intimate friend. Tie pe9pIe Of
kis native county often drew Gpon him
for tuyors, and rarolE were ;AG,r drafts
,lishonore9. gWneuthQ telegram was
on lis way tAe ladies, Mrs. Fau.kncr
ana two daughters, prepared .tppm-
selves to leave their home, agG then
waited foy the dread mom9at, u ar
rive. 4 messenger waited at tic
station for Ga answer to thc dispatch
they had sent, but the momeuts few
and none came. The ci?sll Showed
/ the hour was w,.a'a d notch Of be'ng
/ uf, and tie oflcgy 10 aFp.y "a TORCH
r,s uE4Caly at lraud. Whom Tic
/ hand QG t'to clock ao3.ed upon. almost
lie iHst v2.t Tue lncH5engor from tie
latatiOH wGs seen QpmpR TIP che grav-
c!el road at broaIsoclD sooed lIo
/ h1I q despatch, and 1t was from Mr..
/ Lincoln, and it directed that the
property OF M Fuulincr should not
be lesiroyed.-Ph iiadqIllia rrcss
! T4e foregoing is incorract in soyeral
particulars. Tho propesiy Of Hons
Andrew Hunter, d. Bo,eier and 4.
!. Lee ware mrno.J by Gen DAWN Hun.
/ Ter, no, ia retaliation eor tre burhmg 81
Gov. Dra6fArd's house Eu. from ppfo
"crsso3nass" At that the GOV
Gradtori's property laI not hsor dos
, lroye1, but lhst la',5.i, 4a5 b. order 81
/ Gen. Early in retaliation rlr tle wagion
obstruction, BY liie si,sa9 G4neral Davis
hunter, Of Gqy I,atchet's house q
Lexington, Fircinia Is his'oricgl flos
Tho vrito7 male o. inezaasabid 81 On
der in s'ating lhst "hlt.taodar r B@la
Ter n1d Ap5rov ffnrtct crg. bo'h nom
bsr1 Of tho c5ure lctot3 coh,sgs aou
I J Gers5n count ~. JeEtr7oa was Cd.
lairal'v ~ lTgscpt0l ly Col. n.E.tr-. Iu