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TERMS PER YEAR? $3, SO IN ADVANCE. \
SYve\A\er&8to"wn, West \ a*.
SATURDAY MARCH 14, 1868.
Removals. ? Tliosw of our eubscri
bers who intend changing their present
places of re?idence spring, ? I1 please
ntl?i?e n ? of the faet in lime that their pa
pert may be promptly forwarded Jo ilieir
new address.
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The March term of the Brrkeley
County Circuit Court, will convene on
Monday next the 1 Gilt inatant.
The Aiw Era s4ates that Mian
Hell* Boytl will give a reading from war i
oii? dramatic authors, in Mirtinsbarg. on
Monday evening next the 16 h instant.
W e learn liom the Free Prut
that Mr. !?aac Fouke former proprietor of
the Wager House, at Huper's Fairy, has
rented the Sippington Hotel at Charles
town. Mr. F. no doubi, knows ?,how
io keep a hotel." and will give general
satisfaction to all w^lioiaay sojourn under
his roof.
0^- The Lutheran Church at Hariison*
burg, *as rededicated to the service of
Almighty God. on Sunday, the 23rd ult.
The Re?\ J. !. Millex, Editor of the Lu
theran Visitor, at Staunton, preached the
dedication sermon, to one of the largest
congregations ever assembled in that
place.
(jsgr Mr. William Osborne, jiilor, turn
ed the keys upon another jail-bird, named
John Edwards, on Thursday la*t. He ia
a black-bird , and refusing to marry a col
ored woman of Bolivar, ahe sued him
for reduction and laid her damages at
$910, and being unable to give stcurhy
lor the amount, he was committed to jail. {
wars. ? We are under obliga- ;
tions to our friend J. S. Fleming for a
pile of excellent Cigars placed upon our
table a day or two aince. They were of
the simon pure brand, and we would re- j
commend all tmokista who wish a pure
and highly (lavoieri article to call upon
Ineitd Josvph.
Patent Gbamtbd. ? We under- ,
stand that Mr. George H. Colbert, of
Washington County, Md., formerly of )
this town, has received a patent light for :
an invention fur steering Canal and other
boat*. We learn that this mode of ply
ing boats is veiy applicable arid no doubt J
wi t prove a su:crss. We congratulate
our friend upon his new invention.
(&??? Grai)Cati.d ? Among the regent
gia<!uaUs of the University of Maryland, >
Met1i? al School, Baltimore, la*t week, we
no'ice the name of our townsman N, D. i
Ujker. lie graduated with high honors,
and ?e congratulate (he young Dr. upon
tlie event.
THE REGISTEB
\ Question Skttlkd. ? The ? J i
inro of the Xntivt Virginian and CW
jxptr Obntrttr have been discussing the
question which contains the nu>?t pretty
girl#, Orange or Cwlpeper, and each of
the disputants has concluded fial hia
county excels in the production of hand
Muno women. Now, after rome little ob
nervation in various portions of the State,
aaaert without lear of successful con
tradiction, thai Jefferson county take* the
pain.
Commission Hovsb. ? Mr. Josiah
Carpenter, 442 Washington atreet New
York city, advertises that lie haa opened
v general commission bouae. He solicits
consignments from faruirra and otbera in
the Valky.
Qr^* Smokiko Tobacco. ? H. M. Bil
lings haa the beat Smoking Tobarco i l>
town. Our Joors say so, and they con
aider themselves goodjtidge*, Call there
and procure the article,
Death of an Old Citixkn ? VVe
regret to ata'.e that Mr. John \y. Ilollida
died suJdenty wf Paralysis. at hia resi
dence in Scrabble, Berkeley county, on
Friday night last, in the 71st year of his
age. He was in.liia usu?I good health
during the day aud had aiaited hia eon
G. Reynolds ilollida. During the night,
after returning home and retiring to bed,
he had oecaaion to get up for the purpose
of putting some wood in the stove in his
chamber, when he auddenly fell and ex
pired within the short space ? f a couple
of hours. Mr. ilollida was an esteemed
and respected citizen, and hia absence
will be soiely fell by many persona of
the community in which he liv^d. Hit
remans were followed to the tomb on
Sund?y afternoon by a very large con
course of mourning relatives and frpnjs.
Heath or J. F. Wiikatlkv, Esq.
This gentleman, known to many of our
citizens, died at his reaidence in Balti
more city, on Tuesday morning last after
an illness of three months, 19 the 45th
year of his age. Mr W. was for some
5 ears prominently engaged in grain and
other produce boainess in that city, for
merly under the firm of Doreey <fc Wheat
ley. aod subsequently aa Wheatley & An
dersor. He waa widely and favorably
known to the mercantile community, but
more especially on the floor of the Corn
and Flour Exchange, in which he had
for tl*e past two yeare been chosen a di
rector. He had won the reaped and es
teem of many on account of hie excellent
?nJ genial traita of character.
The Weal Vwgmia Legislature haa ad
journed to meet ag*in in estra session on
the secoad Tuesday Jn June.
4 / \v .
&J?The Valley To*s?. ? The editor
of (lie Staunton Virginian, in a recent
number of thai paper, gives a brief de
scription of each one of the Valley towns,
gathered from "Kerche*are History of
the \ alley, and then adds a few words
oi his own which are often very wide of
the truih in giving the populations. We
give a few specimens as follows :
Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, on the '
Poton ac, established in 176*2. It was once
called Mecklenburg, and is 18 miles above Har
Ser's Ferry. It wai laid off by Capt. Thomas
hepherd, and Was first settled by German me
chanics. Jt is remarkable as being ihe place
where the first steam boat was constructed.
In 1788, James Kuinsey built a boat there,
which was propelled by steam against a brisk
current. Some of the remnants of the ma
chinery are still in the town. Shepherdstown
j is now the county-seat of Jefferson, so-called.
Like Cbarlestown, she was a "Knight who de
fended the outer gate," and deserves all the
prosperity she has seen since the war.ller pop
ulation is about 900.
I he man who says this town has only
900 inhabitants, is but a poor hand at
guessing, or else has never visited it.
! It contains nearly 1700 inhabitants at
i present. We would advise our friend
to make another guess.
In speaking of Chariot-town he says : .
I Cbarlestown, Jefferson County, was estab
lished in Octobcr, 1766. It was laid off by
| Col. Charles Washington, brother of Gen. Geo.
i >\ ashington, on 80 acres of his own land. It
; was named after ihe Christian name of its orig
inal proprietor. It is Situated on the W. & r.
Railroad, and has about 1300 inhabitants, it is
noted for the high tene of its society and of its
unbounded hospitality. Its birth and bringing
up, preves it a first class town; its enterprise
; aod devotion now will make it secend to no
town in the Valley of Virginia. We hope oth
er Valley towns will not be hurt at this notice
ofCharlestown. She is supposed to belong to
j ^eal Virginia at present. Sir Walter Seott
said, (and if he didn't, he should have done so,)
that "the Knight who protects the outer gate
| of the Castle, deserves the most honor,"? and
; then our triend Major W. J. Hawks, chief com
missary for Stonewall Jackson, lives there.
Here he makes another wild estimate
as regards the population of the town.
. Beall of the Spirit states that the inhab
itants uuniber 1800.
He speaks of Alartinsburg as follows :
Martinsburg, Berkeley County, was estab
lished by law in October 1778. Adam Stephen
, Esq., laid off 130 acres of land for it and called
i it after Col. T. B. Martin. It is gn the Balti
more and Ohio Railroad aod has 2000 inhabit
j anfs now.
Here the editor of tjie Virginian makes
the wildest estimate ftf all in regard to the
population of Mutinsburg. We believe
its population is about 6000.
If our friend of the Virginian cannot
mare accurately eg tun ale the populations
of the different lownaof the Yallcy, we
would advise him to "dry up."
A fpnisTMBNTs ? - The Conference
of tye M. E. Church, Bishop Simpson
presiding, after a session of over one
week, in Baltimore, adjourned on Tucs- i
day. The following is a list of the ap- I
pointments for this District : ?
Winchester District. ? W. T. D.
Cleinm, P. E ? Winchester Station ? W.
F. Ward, Winchester Circuit ? W. C.
Mullen. Front Royal ? To be supplied.
Wardensville? C. H. Mv linger. Har
per's Ferry? G (5. Baker. Shepherds
town ? G, W. Feelemyer. IVltartinsburg
? E. D.Owen. Berkeley ? Albert Jump.
H.llsborough ? O Hicks'. Berkeley
Springs ? G. Crossfield. Cscapon ? E.
E. Anderson. South Branch ? VV.McK.
Walsh. Moorefield ? W . II. Champion,
sup. Woodstock ? To be supplied.
Franklin? To be supplied. Springfield
? To be supplied.
Kev. J. M. Green, who has filled fhe
appointment in this place during the pa6t
( two years, goes to Fletcher, in the \\ asli
; ington District.
liev. S. V. Leech remains at Annapo
! lis. Md.
List of LgrTEKa. ? Our young
friend and worthy Postmaster, M. B.
Baker, of this place, handed us (he fal
lowing list of dead letters remaining in
! the Post Office, which we publish for the
I benefit of those interested. If not lifted
within two weeks fiom thi? date, they
will be forwarded to the dead letter office
at Washington city. Persona calling for
any of the following will stale that they
are advertised as dead letters : ?
Geo Brockson, Samuel Badger, Rob
| ert E. Craifi h ill. Win. Camel, J. S. F.
i Coming, C. Camel}, E. H. Chambers,
. J. W. Chapman, John H. Cooke, Win.
i C. Elmore, Capt. J. Ben Franklin. Wo.
Fu.lk, J, I.. Frailey, Jacob Harman,
Thomas Q. Hsrris, Frank IIines, B. F.
Hess. G eo. Irwim. (col,.) John L^rd, A.
M. Sands, ^ L. T. Lawrence, Jacob A.
Miller, James Martin, I). L. Miller, R.
L. Nyaon, J. W. Ott, Win. Painter, Geo
L. Price, Geo. Reynolds, Jr., Jacob Ru
disill, R. Raw, Laman Sibley, Miss Su
san datherme, Miss Emma Donley. Miss
M?ry I). Edwards, Mrs. JSlizebetb Eys
ter, Mi?s Ann Howard, Miss Mary J.
Il?]l, Mrs. E. M. Miller, Mrs. Sarah
Reed. Mrs. F. Taylor, John Stepbins,
3rd U. S. Art'y., Chomp Shepherd, Hi
ramSegnist, John M. Stickley. Thomas
Tinner, Joseph Thompson, Charlea
Whiting, Robert J. Wright, James Wat
kins, Henry Walton, Richard W. Welsh,
John J. Yeilott.
Mr. Lucas' Address. ? This gen
tleman's address, delivered in the Lu
theran Cfiufch on Monday night last, be
fore Vie Shephrrdstown Lyceum, waa
vrry well received by the large audience
present. His subject was "The Heroic
Death of Woman as a Human Sacrifire."
I The ladies were highly pleased wiih the
compliments paid them, and the men
?imled at the insignificant position given
fieio and the horrid deeds they were sup
posed to commit against womankind. The
Ucturer handled his subject in a marterly
manner e.id made a very favorable im
pression upon the large au hence pres
ent. We hope these lecture* will be
continued from time to time for the bene
fit of the town, and will meet with their
reward in the increased literary taste and
standing of our community.
*"T ? ' ?* ?
Rev. Dr, Whittle, of Louisville having
aeeepted the office of Assistant Bishop of
i Virginia, in the Protestant . Episcopal
I Church, Bishop Jobns has proposed his
j consecration ?o take place on Thursday,
; April 30ih, in St. Paul's Church, Alexan
dria.
(^WINCHESTER AND StRAIBURO RaIL
road. ? At the monthly meeting of the
officers and directors of the Baltimore
board of tr*de (be annexed reaolutton was
adopted unanimously :
"Resolved, That the board of trade regard i
the earlj construction of the proposed railroad
between Winchester and Strasbnrfc as of para
mount importance to the city of Baltimore, and
they confidently recommend and urge wpon the
part of their emzen* the subscriptions necessa
ry to build it."
This road is a link of only nineteen miles, and
will cost |400,000, of which subscriptions a
mounting to $150,000 are nearly made. When
finished, it wilt present an unbroken line of rail,
connecting with the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road at Harpers'.* Ferry, through the Vallej of
; Virginia to Harri>.onburg, affording to that rich
. and highly cultivated section a cheap and ex
| peditious route to Baltimore.
I $3^ Medical Graduate#. ? At a re
cent commencement of the Medical De
par'ment of the Washington University
of Maryland, a 1 rge class graduated,
amongst them Dr. J. L F. Lupton, of
Frederiek county. At the commence
ment of the Maryland University, a Dum
ber of Virginians graduated, amongst
whom were Drs. Philip W. Boyd and T.
{ Clayton Williams of Frederick county.
1 C\rus McOormiek and N. Anderson
i Ware, of Clarke; and Pembroke Thomp
son and Uugene Cordell, of Jefferson
i county. And at the commencement of
the Richmond Medical College, among
! the graduates were Edgar B. Smoke, of
j Frederick, Richard K. Meade of Clarke,
1 and J. W. A. Johnson, of Morgan county
! W. Va.
{JCJp L,ost Boy, ? We copy below a
' paragraph from the Valley Virginian,
! with the hope that it may attract the at
tention of the relatives of the youth, as
he declares they reside in this section :
*'A little boy aged about ten years, was
picked up by a Confederal soldier on
? the lines below Richmond, in the latter
days of the war. lie was an orderly for
I one of our Generals, and his pony had
been taken by the Yankees. He said his
name was Johnny Barrow, and that he
lived near Newtown, Frederick county,
Virginia, al a place called Cedarville ;
that his father fiad been killed, but his
grandfather wns still living. His friends
can hear of hira by addressing this of
fice."
$3* Committed ? A man named Solo
l mon Stephens was committed at Harper's
1 Ferry to the County jail, on Saturday last,
j upon the charge of being disorderly, in
toxicated, and threatening fo fhoot sever,
al citizens of that town. He will be tri
ed at the April term of our Circuit Court.
DlSTRANOHlSEMENT IN Virginia.? The
re-construction convention at Richmond on Fri
day last adopted the clause disfranchising all ,
who gate aid nnd comfort to the rebellion after j
having taken oath to support the constitution of
tbe United States as Congressmen, Presiden- !
tial elector?, officers in th?5 service of the Uni
ted States, or as executive or judicial officers 1
of a State. Those officers of a Slate specified
besides the higher ones, are all judges and clerks 1
of court*, commonwealth attorneys, sheriffs,
constables, revenue officers, commissioners, j
magistrates, overseer* of the poor, mayors, city
councilmen, flour and tobacco inspectors, cor- j
oners, kc. An amendmant to modify the mean- j
ingofaidand comfort so as to except acts of
of kindness by parents to their sons in the so
called Confederate army, or voting for the se
cession ordinance, was defeated.
The clause was adopted? ayes 49, nays 28.
Another clause was adopted disfranchising
all officers in the rebellion above first lieuten- '
ant in the army and above lh? rank of master in
the navy. On this last clause a conservative re
fused to vote at all, saying he would commit
perjury by sc^doing. A motion to expel him for ?
contcmpt was laid on the table.
Upon this subject the Winchester Times, thus
calls upon the white citizens ?f the Valley : ? j
While men of the Valley? all of you, whether ,
native or from abroad, we call upon you to or- j
ganize forthwith to resist and overthrow the ac- 1
cursed party which seeks to rob vou of your
property and subject you to negro rule. There
can be no peace in Virginia untij this vile,intol
erantand black hcai ted party is defeated.
The Decision of the McAedle Case.?
There is a prospect of the decision in the McAr
dle case being reached without a vote from Chief
Justice Chase. Llis withdrawal frorrt the Su
preme Court, that he may preside over the Sen
ale while sitting to try impeachment, may de
tain hiia from the meetings to deliberate upon i
the arguments submitted, in which case he
would oast'novote in the matter. If this state j
of affairs should come about, there seems to be ,
no doubt but that the court will decide against '
the reconstruction laws. ? Washington Exprtu.
Election. ? New Hampshire held her annual 1
election on Tuesday last, for State officers and
members of the Legislature. The returns, as ,
far as heard from, show that Harriman, Radical, '
has been elected Governor over Sinclair, Dem- 1
ocrat, by 3,068. Last year the Radicals had
3,146 majority. This is the first State that has
voted in 1868.
Jef ferson Davis. ? This gentleman left New i
Orleans on the 7th instant for Richmond, where
he will await his trial, should it be called on the
day designated.
The Washington Republican says it is 1
currently reported and generally believed
that President Johnson will appear in
prrson, and answer before the Senate to
the a;t:cle? prepared against him by the
House of Representatives.
A Louisville paper says : "The d is- (
covery of a new gold mining region, su
perior to that of California in its palmiest
days, within fifty miles of Louisville,
Kentucky, will shortly create an excite
ment far beyond anything ever witnessed
in this section. We are not at liberty to
name ihe lorality ?l present."
A man about fifty years of age, while
plajing cards with three other persona
at a tavern in Bethany, Conn., on Satur
day night, wa? noticed suddenly to straight
en out his body and gradually slip out of j
his chair on the floor. The next moment
he was taken up a corpse, hating expired
without speaking a word or receiving 8
moment's warning.
A man in Auburn, Me., put his two
hundred hens into a hot house, and the
unsuspecting fowls, deluded into the be
lief that it is warm weather, and the sea
son for business, literally overflow with 1
Alfred Spates, E<q., ihe President of
the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, states
?that that work will be opened about the
20th of the present month. All hae been
done upon it that posjibly could be dur
ing the decidedly cold term that has so
long existed. Mr. Spates is confident
that the canal will be in practical opera
tion at the date mentioned abo*e.
A lady at Albatoy, Mo., churned Jwo
gallons of cream one day last week. Jte
suli, two pounds of butler. The milk .
?lood in the churn over night, and the
next day ihe churned il again. Remit,
two pounds of butter. The next day, a
third trial brought the same result; and
she was to try it the fourth day .when tbe
jtirrator came away and tb? reaulf is un
known.
For the Register.
Romney, West V a., ?
March 8th, 1868. 5
Mr. Editor. ? A stranger visiting this
place for the first titne would be unfavora
bly impressed by its old and ragged ap- j
peartnee. which ! am "told is owing
?he ravages of the war; bnt on getting ac
quainted with its kind people and enjoy
ing their hospitality, first impressions are j
eradira eJ and contrary e.i oti 'ns take
their place. Feelings of attachment
grow upon one. and his departing foot
sftps linger in the place. Indeed so at
tractive was it before the war that it be- ,
came an adage with the people that who- J
soever drank of the waters of its town
well, be he citizen or visitur, wou'd al
ways come back to Komney to die, let
him wander whithersoever I e would over
the world. Hut the war made its sad
inroads here, and Romney of to day is
far different from the Komney of ten
years ago. It is true its hoepitJity re
mains, but it has been shorn of in exter
nal beauties, and now it lonka as if it had '
been ??finished."
It was laid oot in 1763, by Lord Fair
fax, anci by him named after a sea port
in England. Soon it became the nucleus !
of civilization in the Valley of the beauti
ful Wappatomaka, now called the South
Braneh, was made the county seat of "old
Hampshire" and grew in prosperity awd 1
refinement, and was wont to hold its Head
up among the best cultivated villages of
the land, boasting justly of its refined so- 1
ciety and its elegant institutions of learn
ing. But alas ! for old Komney ? for
"old Hampshire J" Slice after slice
have been cut off from the latter to carve
into new counties till but a moiety of its')
great original remains, and now even
Komney itsdf is threatened to be further
despoiled by the hand of convenience
which demands that the county seat shall
be more centrally located. We could ex
claim "poor Komney!" and say that it
was well that Jack on made his famous
raid upon it, for now some writer may
place its name upon the historic page and
thus save it from the oblivion that threat
ens it,
Notwithstanding the effort to remove
the county seat there is a spirit of im
provement among us, and we have pro
jected the building of a Methodist Church
and a Hall for the Komney Literary So- ;
ciety, each to cost about $4,000. The
latter is in the hands of the contractor, and
the other will doubtless succeed undf-r
the energetic management of the Rev. .Mr
Batie preacher in charge. Tbe Legisla
ture passed an set authorizing the con- ,
struction of a Turnpike from Cumber
land to Romney and thence to Monrefield.
The survey of the Alexandria, Loudoun
and Hampshire Railroad passes uit'iin a i
half mile of the place. Should the.*e in
ternal improvements be completed Hamp
shire will rapidly grow in wealth and in
fluence and will show to the wcr'd that
"there is life in the old land yet;" but
until they are completed, for the want of
facilities for transportation and travel, its
vastminetal resojrees must lie undevel
oped. Recent surveys have shown rich
iron deposits in this neighborhood, and a
Pennsylvania capitalists is now here pros
pecting with a view to the establishment
of iron works.
Our court adjourned last Salurilay after
a shoit session of four days. The only
case of interest to the public was the trial
of young Ilasmason for the murder of
Parish in December last. It being found
impossible to get a jury here to try the
case, it was ordered 10 Hardy county and
sel for next week. This court being the
first time Judge Smith donned the ermiDe
since his appointment, his debut was nat
urally looked fur with a great deal of in
terest; and I am happy to say he has im
pressed this people most favorably, am) '
by his courteous bearing and legal attain
ments has won their entire confidence.
Your artist Mr. Darr.ell who is about
closing his engagement with us has made
many warm friends among-t us and bears
away with him the good wishes of the en
tire community. I). !
II is stated that the radicals will not or
der an election next fall in the event of
Mr; Johnson's impeachment, but that they
will contend that Mr. Wade is entitled to
hold on for frur years, under the consti- r
tution.
A fter some little dallying in the Senate
of the l).S. on Monday, Mr Vickers,
newly eleced Senator from Mar)lanH,
was allowed to take the oath and hi* seat
as a member of that body.
The colored woman who a few wpcks
? go wai ejected from the cars on the
Washington^ Alexandria Railroad, for re
fusing to occupy ? seat in the car set
aside for persons of her color, has brought
suit against the Company for ?20,000
Hea?y doin's.
A resolution was adopted in the South
CaroKna Convention, Friday, petitioning
Congress to torn over the lands sold for
non-payment of taxes lo the State for dis- j
tribution among the negroes. It is stated
that everybody is electioneering, and that '
three-fifths of the offices in the State will
be filled by negroes.
The family of the late John C. Cal
houn, of Souib Carolina, it Is reported,
are reduced to penury. Hia library was
lately sold, wiih some other personal
property to satisfy dobts, at about ?250.
Whole shelves of books were knocked
down for from $4 in $6 per shelf. The
sale of the house ana land was then ad
vertised to take place within a short time,
but General Canby's order, reserving to
every family a house and twenty acr?s of
land, will for the present enable the wid
ow and her children to retain tlirir home.
Aunt Nancy Farley, the oldest inhabi
tant of Lynchburg. Va., Hied last week,
aged about 105 years. Aunt Nancy was
formerly a slave of President Jefferson,
and was at Monticello at the time of the
visit of the British lo that place, for the
purpose of capturing bim.
The "Constitutional Alliance." ? ;
F. J. Tucker, the parly who was arrested
in New York for undertaking to rai?e
troops to support the President in oppo.
sition to Congress, ia in town for the pur- (
pose of furthering the interest* of a na
tional politiro-miliitsry organization to be
called ine "Constitutional Alliance." and
which ia intended to be an ofhet to the
"Gjand Army of the Republic." He
asserts that twenty-eight sub-organiza
tions of the ??Alliance''' have already
been perfected ip as many States, and
that its ramifications will speedily extend
to every Slate and Territory in the Union.
? ff'ath Star.
Rev. Bond Bngliih, the oldest Metho
dist Episcopal clergyman in South Caro
lina, ia dead.
JThe Lynchburg (V*.) papers reeord
the death of Major J. M. Gait.
The Prksidikt's Views.? The New Yerk
World contains an account of a long conversa
tion bad by iu special correspondent with Pres
ident Johnson, in the course of which the Presi
dent defends himself from the impeachment
charges. The reported arguments of Mr. John
son are very interesting. They relate to his
course in suspending and removing Mr. Stanton;
to bis right under tbe first and fourth sections
of tbe civil tenure act to remove a cabinet officer
not appointed by bim?elf; to bis right to select
his own Cabinet under tbe constitution; to his
messages to Congress, and to the speeches at St.
Louis and elsewhere, extracts from erroneous re
ports of which, the President says, have been
garbled in the concluding articles of impeach
ment. The President finishes the conversation
by a review of his own public course, and that of
his enemies in the House of Representatives and
eUewhere who originated and applaud impeach
ment. He contrasts his stand and theirs on the
eve of the rebellion and now, accusing them of
lack of courage to defend the constitution and
the Union then, and of having come to treat it,
and all who uphold it, with disrespect. Alluding
to the constitutional platform which he claims
to have stood upon throughout his career, the
President concludes is follows: '-Jefferson Da
vis, the head and front of the rebellion, is not
brought lo trial. Vet Congress propases to try
the President once? for what kind of offense,
compared with that of Mr. Davis, the country
arid the Senate may perhaps justly decide."
TliRM.NO THE TaBLEP. Tile Ne W
Vor's Ttiiies remarks, upon what it cer
tainly odd enough. Ihaf Chief Justice
Chase shosld now give as a reason for
again postponing the irisl of Jeff. Davis
that he must first preside at the trial of
Andrew Johnson. When .Mr. Davis fell
into the hands ol the government, three
\ Pais ago. the then frirnds of Mr. John
son demanded hi* trial and punishment,
hilt now .Mr. Jobnson himself is denounc
ed as a traitor and enemy of the country,
and the trial of Davis is -postponed in or
der that the trial nf Johnson may be
prosecuted.
The Southern Relief Society of Talbot
county, Md., have donated ?25 to Mrs.
Mumford, of Tennessee, whose husband
was hung at New Orleans by order of
(ien. Butler. Mr*. M. is said to be in
very destitute circumstances.
ittarringes.
In the Lutheran Church at Unionrille,
on Tuesday last, by Uer. I). II. Bittle,
Mr.. Francis Jones to Miss Mary Ji.
Link, all of this county.
On Tuesday evening. 18th of Februa
ry, at Summit Point, this county, by Kev.
I). A. Kuhn. Mr. Cornelius IJ'hilling
ton,\o Miss E'len Ilo.igp.
On Thursday evening, 20th February,
at the residence of the bride's parents, by
the same. Mr. James G. //ayslett to
.Miss Sarah C. Gordon , both of Brtke
ley county.
On Tuesday, the 3rd instant, at T. J.
Locke's, by the same. Mr. Isaac N.
Smith, of Frederick county, to Miss //'.
Catharine 'Ambrose, ol Jefferson county.
On the 26th of February, at the resi
dence of the bride's father. by Rev. Lee
C. Brown, James McMurran, of Hills
tille, Vn., formerly of this place, and
Miss Sallie F., daughter of James Early,
E-q., of Carroll county, Va.
On the 2J inst., by Rev. T. VV. Low
er. Mr. Daniel If. Miller to Mi?? Arm
cy Fiser, both of Beikcley county.
On the 5th inst., by the same. Mr.
Joseph li. Crowl, to Miss Hannah E.
I,o wry, both of Berkeley county.
OcaHjs.
A i their late resilience In Putnam,
Muskingdom Connty. Ohio, two oltl anil
highly esteemed citizen#, formerly of this
(Jefferson) County, Mrs. Julia J 1nn
McCoy arwl her husband ff 'm. McCoy.
She died January 20, I860; he died Feb
ruary 2l?t, 1868, Their lives wore
those of model christians, full of faith and
untiring devotion to their God, ever dili
pent in tl.o performance of their duties,
beloved and esteemed by their entire cir
cle o! srqusintances, and leave many to
mourn their loss.
The body which came from the earth,
Must mingle again with the sod ;
The soul, which in Heaven had birth,
Returns to the bosom of God.
^ W. 9.
In this County, on the Dili instsnt,
Mrs. Mary Crowl . wife of Conrad
Crowl, aged hbout Gl years.
On Sunday, F*b. JGih, Charlet 11.
Johnson, son of A. J. Johnson, near
Strider's Mill, in thin county, aged about
12 years.
At Scrabbl*. Berkeley county, on Fri
day night, 6ili instant, Mr. John If'.
lloU'iday. in ihe 7 1st year of his ?g<?.
^ A; the residence of Mrs. Vary E. Van
vacler, in this Countv, on Thursday the
5th instant, Mra. Mary E. Hammond,
relict of the late Thomas K. Hammond,
E?q., in the 73d year of her sge.
Cljc illnrkcts.
Shepherdstown Market.
Corrected urtkly by D- S. Rtnlck.
FLOUR, - - $13,00 aU.OO
WHEAT, (Red) - *2.50 a 2,60
CORN, ? - 00 ? 1,00
OATS, ? - G5 a 70
WOOL. ? ? 25 a 30
BUTTER, - - 30 a 3.*
EGGS. ? - 20 a 20
BACON. - ? 1 2 1 a 16
LARI), - ? - 11 a 11
POTA TOES. - 1,00 a 1,00
LUMBER. ? ? 3,00 a 4.00
SHINGLES, - - 15,00 a 15,00
DALTIMORK MARKET.
FLOUR ? Howard stieet Super 9 50a?
10,00; d<\ Extra Shipping 1 0 ?5a91 1 ;
do. High Gradrs 11 37*>$11 75; do.
Fzmily 12 50a$13 00.
WHEAT? White at $2 60, $2 90.
and $3. as to quality ; choice red at f2
90. and prime at $2 80.
CORN ? Choice white at tl 14, and
yellow st $1 18 ; the market closed dull
at tl 12 for white, and $1 15 beat offer
for yellow.
GOLD ? Gold is quoted both in New
York and Baltimore at I39?
Cash 1 Cash ! Cash !
ITT E wish to inform our customers and the
1 r public generally that we are doing a strict
ly CASH business. We buy for Cash and must
sell the same way. Our goods will be sold a*
cheap as any other bouse can sell them, as an
examination will prove.
Thankful for past favors we wish a cootiou
ance of the same.
March J 4 IRWIN k KEEDY.
HORSE Shoes all sixer, and Man's im
proved Axes, warranted for 30 days,
for ills by David Biilmytr.
CHOCOLATE.? Chocolate of the best i
qoslity, very cheap ?t
mli 14 Jricin 4" Keedy't.
nODFlSH. ? A prime aitiele of Cod
V cheap, at Irwin $? Keedy't.
DR. W. P. W1TEER0W,
DENTIST,
WILL make a professional ??*it to
SHEPHERDSTOWN on the 6?h j
of April, and remain one ueek.
4 w
March 14. 1868
&
NOTICE !
N Election will be held on the FIRST ;
*m MONDAY in April, for the electing
of TEN FREE-HOLDERS within the I
Corporation of Sheplierdstowo, to act a?
Mayor, Recorder and Common Council,
for the ensuing year.
GEO. BYERS. Recorder.
March 14, 1868. 4w
Lumber ! Lumber !
THE undersigned ii prepared to furnish, on
short notice, e?ery kind of
Oak, Hickory &, Walnut Lumbar,
SUCH AS
BuildingMaterial,Fencing Plank, \
Shingles, &,c.
I have a'?? on hand a good lot of WHITE J
OAK and HICKORY LUMBER, suitable for j
Wagon and Plough-Maker's purposes.
Any communication addressed to me at
Cbarlestown will rcceirc prompt attention.
Orders maj also be left at the Mill, near Kear
nevsrille, on the Baltimore and Ohio Kailrond.
JOHN BURNS.
, March 14, 1668. tf
A CARD.
To our Friends and the Public.
\\TE are now adding to our large stock of IM
>V PLEMENTSand MACHINERY, a full
and complete line of
' GENERAL II A R D WARE ,
embracing BUILDER'S HARDWARE, ME
I CHAN IC'S TOOLS, and CUTLERY of all
kindi.
? Our stocks of SEEDS and FERTILIZERS,
i are unusually lull, and are of the mo>t upproved
kinds.
We are thankful for the generous patronage
hitherto extended to our hou*e,and we now a?k
a continuance of that patronage to u9 in our
new enterprize, promising on our part to spare
i no effort to merit it. Respectfully,
R ANSON & DUKE.
March 14, 1668. tf
7/} KEG8 of Wheeling Nail* f r sale
by D. BiUmytr.
n LOVER Sew) f?r aale by
4Ll mar 14 Jot. M Stonebraktr.
! 7H0HACC0 and Cigar* for sale by
A mar 14 David BiUmytr.
^UMKORD Baking Powdera for sale
II the Drue; Slore.
| 7F you want empty Tin Cam, Demi
! Jl jolin*. Jugt, Sic., go to the
mar 14 Drug Store.
(HER.MON Paper at the
mar 14 Drug Store.
LEWAIi C up? lie ? I quality ? at the
mar 14 Drug Store.
{|SVVKC?0 Corn Starch, Silver ftlass
I S'arrh, for laundry use. Fareaa, Yeaat
Powders, Baker's Chocolate and a multi
tude of a r t ? r 1 ?* ?? for family tire at the
mar 14 Drug Store.
LIVERY Family should liave b Comet
?u Burner, beat in use, cold only at the
mar 14 Drug Store.
T)I PES ? all kinds ? for sale at the
a mar 14 Drug Store.
BAKER'S Chocolate, be?l in use, eve
ry family should u?e it, for aale at the
mar 14 Drug Store.
7UST reaiived from Philadelphia, an
'C o'her elegant lot of Paper and Envel
opes. fur sale at the Drug Store.
Tl? OOP'S Tonic Win* Itinera for eale
lu at the /)rt/? Stoie.
KING of All Pain at ihe
mar 14 Drug Store.
LINSEED and Lubricating Oil, Spirita I
Turpentine and Varnish, for aale by
Hiar 14 David Bitlmyer.
JV7ACKEREL. No. 3, Large Shad, Bs
m con and Lird, for aale by
mar 14 David BiUmytr.
tfaUHE Cider Vinegar of the very beat
A quality for ? <lc by D. Biltmyer. |
IpKESIl Oarden Seeds of all aorta, alao
a loi of Oabbape Seed put up by John
Davis, of the very beat quality for aale by
mar 14 David Biltmyer.
Ofm<n POUNDS Raga wanted, will I
iu U pay 3 cen* eaah or 4 cenia in
trade. David Biltmyer.
ONE horse Plowa, two horae Plows,
three horae Plowa and Hand Garden j
Plow*, all of the mo>t approved patterns
and every Plow warranted, for aale by
Iianson if Duke. Charleatown.
We Study to Please.
I HAVE now on hand, a large and complete
stock of LADIES' SHOES, of my own make,
' Calf and Morocco. I alao manufacture all kieda
, of Bonis and Shoes to order. I have a large
Stock of Eaatern Work which I am selling very
low in order to make room for my Spring stack.
( Call aoon if you want Bargains. A fine assort
ment of Cigacs and Tobacco. TERMS CASH.
March 14 J. S. I LEMLNG.
The Singer Sewing Machine.
IlHlS Machine hae been greatly impro
ved ? has all the improvement. Ham
mer. Braider, Curder, Binder, Tucker,
Qoiltef and Trimmer. )t is eery aimple
and ea?y to manage. Call and examine
it. J. S FLEMING, Agent,
DAIRYMEN, FARMERS,}
AND
Others,
eoyatoH toc*
ASHES, BEESWAX, BEANS,
BUTTER, CHEESE, EGGS,
FLOUR AND MEAL,
FLAX, COTTON,
FURS AND SKINS,
DRIED AND GREEN FRUITS,
GRAIN, WOOL, GAME,
POULTRY. N A V A L STORES,
HOPS, GINSENG, HEMP,
FEATHERS, TALLOW,
PROVISIONS, LARD,
OIL8, TOBACCO,
MOLASSES,
bORGHUM,
SEEDS, kc.,
JOSIAH CARPENTER,
General Commission Merchant,
442 If'aihiiigton Street,
NEW YORK CITT,
And receive bis weekly
PRICE CURRENT j
of Frodoce and Groceriei, the most complete j
Price Current Published in the United States.
SEND FOR A PRICE CURRENT.
Marking Plates and Carda,
Furoiaked Free.
Liberal Advancea made oo Consignments.
Established, May 1st, I860.
FIRST CLAS? REFERENCES GIVEN
WHEN REQUIRED.
Msrch 14, 1868. 1 7
T ? - -y * j- ? . - - _ . _ ,
T R US TEE'S
SALE
OF
VALUABLE
JEFFERSON LAND.
BY Virtue of a Deed of Trusi executed
on the 1*1 day of April, 1857, by An
drew Mclntyre and wife to secure to
Thomas Maalin. I. is heirs or assigns, the
payment of certain bonds therein set
forth, the undersigned, Trustee, acting
under the inatructiona of the assignee* of
th; t?o bond? secured by the deed which
remain unpaid, will offer si Public Sain
before the Crurt Houn door, in She '
herd'town, Jffferlon County, Weal Vtr
ginia, on
Monday /he 20th of April, 186S,
that valuable
Tract of Land
lying near I.eetewn. in ssid Coouty.upon
which the Mid Mclntyre no* rttn ?,
contaioiog
?2 18 ACRB8,
or auch pot lion thereof a* was derigna
ted by the aaid Mclntyre, to be auld far
the satisfaction of the aaid bonda.
Thia land was formerly conseyrd by
Henry D, Ciarnhart to Thomas Mnalin.
&c., and by ssid Matlin aold and convey
ed 10 the *aid Mclntyre. It la known ii>
be of exce llenfquallity and w ell improved.
TBR.MS. ? Twenty per cent of the
purchase money will be required on tLe
day of sale, the remainder in equal pay
menia of six and twelve months. a< cured
by bunds and deed of trust upon the land,
and bearing ict*re?t from the day of sale.
JOHN BLAIR H04JH, Trustee.
March 14. 1868. flw
"PUBLIC SALE !
JfllHE undereignrd, Tru?t** of Mr*. Ale
A via Hamitl. will aril at Public S?ie. at
the residence of Mrs. Ilsmill, 2 nitlfs
Weet of KerneysvtUe, on
Tuesday, 24th of March, instant,
the following property to-wit :
4 W ork Horses, ftyQ
KOL'ft. COWS,
FOUR YOlTJVG CATTLE,
2 SOWS, 25 S 110 ATS,
1 Farm Wagon, 1 Spring Wagop, Wood
Ladder*, 2 IW?hsre Plows, 4 Double
anil X Single Shovel Plows, 1 Harrow.
Gears for 5 hones, Plow Gears, Double
and Single Trees, 1 Log Chain, 1 Wheat
Drill, Willoughby'e Patent, and nuny
other articles.
TEH MS. ? A credit of Six months
will be given on all sums over jilO, the
purchaser giving bond ?iih approved se
curity. Sums of 910 and under, Cash.
No property to be removed until sei'ied
for. Sale to commence at 10 o'clock.
C. T. HU I LER, Trustee.
G. D. McGlmcy, Auctioneer.
March 14, 1808. 2tr
PUBLIC SALE !
/II II K und*raigned Executor of EI.j*
1 linker, drrea**d, will tail at Pubis
Sale on the ftrm of ? aid deceased, 3 nil' ?
? mi of She pl?c rdatown, nur ft in.
Kearney'a.on Rorky \Jar?h Run, on
Monday, 23rd of March, instant,
nil (lie Stuck and Farming Implement* r(
a aid dcceaaed, cdnaiiting in part .|l fol
low* t
FOUR tiOOD
Farm Horses, -ftv
S Head of Cattle,
among them Til REH MILCI1 COWS',
1 jond Farm Wagon, 4 cein of goo?! wa
gon HarRPHK, I Spring Wagon and liar
ne?a, I Sleigh, 3 Rtrahare Flown, 2 of
them ntw ; 2 Double Shovel Plowa, 1
Harrow, 1 Wheal Drill, Fork*, Rake,
Grain Cradle*. Mowing 8rythea an#
oih^r loola itaeful on a farm. AI?o
Household Sc Kitchen Furniture.
quite an aaroriment, and many other ar
ticle*.
TERMS. ? A credit of Six mnntha
will be given on all a?m? over ?10, lit*
purchaaer giving bond wi'K approved ie<
cnriiy, and if the note* ar* not paid pun*
tually at maturity internal will be eliarged
from date. Suma of 910 and under, !*?
Caah will be required. No properly io
be removed until lh* terma of aaU ara
complied with. Kal* to commence
at 10 o'cloek, A. M.
N. T). BAKER. Extjc otor.
G. D. MeGlmcy, Auctioneer.
March 14. I860. 2?
ADMINISTRATOR^
SALE !
118 Adminiatrator of Mr*. Sarah R.
?Q Hurat, dte'd, I will sell ?? Pub'.i*
Sale, at her late residence near DufTield'*
Depot, on
Wednesday, March 18th, 18GS,
th? peraonal pioperty of aaid dee'd, eon.
aiatingof Stock, Farming Implement*, Ac.
Two Horses, fag
on* a goud Btood Broed Mar*, 1 Colt,
one year old.
Two Milch Cows, Four
Head of Dry Cattle,
2 Brood Sows. a
NINETEEN* SHOA'IS,
1 Page Plow, and aeveraJ Bingt* ?"'*
Double Shovel Plowa. I Ifar^w. PouMe
*nd Single Tree*. Ge??mf (?* four Hor
*?*, a**|t* Plow Gear*. Fofke, ^hovele,
Hoeaand Ate*. I two horae Carnage
and Ilarnea*.
1000 Pounds Bacon,
?boot 150 Buahele if Corn, ? tooa of
Timothy Hay.
TERMS.? A credit of Six month*
will be given on all *uma of $5 an'! ove'.
the porchaaer giving bond an<i good *eet?
rtty, the bond* to bear intereat It om dat%
Under that amoont Caah. For th# Corn
the e*ah will be require#. Ho property
to be removed onttl term* are oomplied
with. Sal* to commence at 10 o'clock.
J. GARLAND HURST.
March 14, 18?S. 9 I*
FINE French I'l^r; it^ Envelope* at
the Drug Store.