davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-10-19
4 Yerdant virginiaa yietimizea.

And elderly gentleman, from Orange
county, Virginia reached our city on Tues
day last, by the railroad train, and with
over one hundred aid fifty dollars IN his
pocket, sauntered around. to view at lei
sure. the lions of the Monumental city
Shortly after displaying handful OF gold
in the public bar-room, two fashionable
dressed young men began to display the
marmest, friendliest interest in his behalf,
and very kindly volunteered to pioneer
and accompany him on his proposed tour.
OFF the party started and the verdant Nir-
gilman soon had the happiness of being
introduced by his kind friends to fasci-
mating parsonage in that classic locality
known as the Gauseway. Most affection
ately was the stranger entertained, and
loud was he in the praise of so much hos
pitality and friendship. until he found his
entire funds had departed from his pocket
through some mysterious, unaccountable
agency. Then it was that doubtful con-
fusion banished all thoughts of fun or fro
lie from his mind, and upon turning for
an explanation 10 his late friendly guides
and companions, he found that they had
departed without any pre-
vious warning, or even standing upon the
order of their going. All efforts made to
recover the lost money proved entirely
frnitless up to last evening, at which We
observed the yerdant victimized Virgin
ian seated upon bench at the Eastern
Police Station. without bearing the least
resemblance to Patience on Monument.
or even the semblance of that smile with
which grief is said to be greeted by that
estimable and truly virtuous statue. The
above :" DER true tale" furnishes one
more warning to the thousands already,
for strangers to beware of officious friends
and the SVEN voice of those rosy checked
temptations found. alas. in all large cities.
Ball. Times.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-10-19

a Too PRACTTCAL JoKE.-Tho Cincinnati
Columbian says, that about a fortnight since
Mr.. WIN. :. ir, son of Capt. Air. OF the New
port ferry, and Mr. Theodore Justiss, also
a respectable citizen of Newport. visited
New York, for the purpose of seeing
the elephants conglomerated at the
worlds fair. Shortly after their depar-
ture telegraphic dispatch was received
by the New York police, stating that two
desperate counterfeiters would soon ar
rive at some of the New York Hotels, by
the names of VIM Air and Theodore Jus.
hiss. who were to be placed in limbo, I'M
til a requisition from the Governor of
Kentucky should be received. In accor-
dance with the above. the police watched
the different Registers, and no sooner
did our Newport friends enter their
names. than they were seized and CARR.
ed to Jail. Telegraph dispatches have
been sent, citizens of Newport have in
terceded, but all in vain. The New York
police are not to be humbugged. and at
our present writing. we fear the young
men are still the victims OF villRinous
practical joke.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-10-19

SANTA ANNA AND THE MEx1cAN Array
The National IntelIigencer publishes let
ter from the Mexican Legation, showing
that the object of Santa Anna, in raising
" large number OF troops, in neither to
overawe the Mexican people nor to make
war upon any friendly power, but to repel
attacks from Indians, and prevent unlawful
and armed incursions from the American
side of the Rio Grande. The U. S. Gov
eminent, it is alleged, has not carried out
the treaty of Guadalupe HidaIgo, in
which it obligated itself to hold in check
the wild Indians on its frontiers. and
therefore Sana Anna has been compelled
to send large force to the Rio Grande,
as matter of self-protection.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-10-19
CT The following remarks NANTES

Ey The following remarks manifest
one of the beautiful results of the aboli
ton of slavery in country intended by
Heaven TO be cultivated by slave labor.
A late Kingston paper, speaking of the
efforts of the government to supply la
borers to take the place of the emancipa-
ted negroes says: We have been in
formed by gentleman of unloubted au-
thOrity that the British government is
in course of making arrangements. if ar
rangements are not already concluded, for
the conveyance OF SOD Chinese immi-
grants to the islands OF Jamlcia. We
scarce know whom to pity most-she stran-
gers who are about to be brought to the
island, or those parties who shall first con-
tract to give them employment. We have
witnessed the failure of the Irish immigra-
ton, the German immigration, and we
fear we shall be obliged to al to the list.
at no distant daIe, the failure # The Chi
nrse immigration. However, we must not
complain. for we are no. called upon TO
bear any part of the taxation for bringin 2
the Chinese to Jamaica ga wilful man
may have his way - and as the planters
are content to tax their own products for
the qualification OF their own views, they
may as well see the end of their folly We
only hope they may not pay dear for
their whistle"
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-10-19

TIE RELEASE OF KoszrA ny AUsTRlA.--
The National Intelligencer confirms tho
statement we have already given, that
the Austrian Government. about a month
ago, consented to the liberation of KosSta.
on coa lition that he should be put on
board of m American vessel, and return
direct to the United States. This deter
mination the Austrian Minister at Con-
stantinople was instructed to communicate
to Mr.. Marsh, the American Minister.--
The ligcncer says:
1t appears tina: as X '>zta was one of
Kossuth's party wien tn, Hung ariau
crown DC, were takra from BIll, IL was
supposed that he could give information
of the disposition of the articles, which
mi ght lead to their recovery; and this
we learn was the m )Live. or one of the mo-
tives which induced his seizure at Smyr-
ma. About the last of August, the mis-
sing regalia was discovered, as our real
ers are already informed. near Orsova, just
without the Hungarian border, 10 which
KossuLh first fed. The recovery of the
crown and jewels, together with the ne
ressity of relieving the French Consul Ge-
neral from the disagreeable engagement to
keep Koszta, induced the Austrian Go
vernment TO consent to his release on the
condition stated above.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-10-19
~A considerable number of tn.

~ A considerable number of the citi-
zens of this County have had steady en-
ployment in the manufacture and profita-
BILE sale of Agricultural Implements inven-
ted and patented within the last year by
our Mechanics in town. At one time it
was fashionable to sheer at all such in
ventions, but not now. We suppose it is
not generally known that Thomas Jefferson
invented the best mould board for a
plough, on mathematical principles. ever
used in this country. and that while he
was President of the United States he was
a competitor before the Agricultural So
ciety of France for premium. and actu
ally took the second premium for plough
invented by himself-Norganto,c RspW5-
Lica1.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-10-19

UNUSUAL MIGRATIoN.-We have told by
an old and reliable citizen of Lewisburg
that two young men living in Monroe,
near the Greenbrier line. counted, on
Saturday, Oath September, 68 large hawks,
all in one drove, and on Sunday, 25th
September, SO more, flying due South
Our informant regards the sight of SO ma
ny hawks in droves, as a most remarkable
circumstance, and as ominous of some
thing, as it is a rare occurrence to see
more than two of this kind together at
any one time. AS for ourselves. we have
not sufficient acquaintance with this spe-
cies OF the feathered tribe, to account
satisfactorily for SO great and unusual a
number being seen together, therefore we
merely publish the account as it has been
told to US, and leave the task of recouci-
ling this extraordinary freak of the hawks
to their usual and known custom, to ma
turalists, who have more familiarity with
their peculiar habits.-LewiS6u1y CHroni-
cle
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-10-19

ADMISSION To THE CRYSTAL PALAoEl--
The charge for admission to the Crystal
Palace is hencsforLh reduced TO ttOsnty: fire
cents. as follows: /. For associations or
companies OF workiug-men. applying in
considerable numbers for admission toge-
Their. 2. For all persons arriving by ex-
cursion trains arranged expressly for We
sitting the fair; and 3. For all persons.
without exception, on each Saturday. To
others than those included above. the
charge viii be Fifty cents for each admis-
sion. as heretofore. and there win be no
weekly tickets.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-10-19
am, very respectfully.
JAMES GUTHRIE,
Secretary of the Treasury

ANOTHER PRIZE FIGuT.-We observe
that Yankee Sullivan has had another
prize fight with fellow named Morris
sey, at Boston Four Corners, for $1,000 a
side. Morrisscy was declared the victor.
but Sullivan and his friends refuse to ack-
nowledge themselves beaten, refuse to
pay the stakes, and offer toput up another
$1,000 and fight the battle over again
We hope this will be done. and that both
will be battered to their hearts content.
LArER,-Since writing the abeve, we
we have received the news that Morissey
has died of the bruises received from
Sullivan. His head was so cut and beat
as to present horrible spectacle, War
rants have been issued for the arrest oil
Sullivan and the seconds.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-10-19
Troubles at the Chincha IsIands,

Troubles at the Chincha Islands.
The Baltimore Sun of Thursday gave
US an account of the troubles at the Chin
cha Islands in the harsh treatment and
imprisonment of Capt. McCerren, of the
American ship Defiance, by the Peruvian
authorities.
The following additional particulars ex-
planatory of the whole matter, are from
the New York Express
" 1t appears that an order prohibiting
the killing of pelicans. under penalty of a
fine of 81, had been issued, which order
one of the sailors of the Defiance had dis
ubeyed, was arrested and put in irons.
Next morning, the Captain of the Def
ance went to the guardship, paid the fine,
and asked the release of the man. This
was refused whereupon the American cap
tainS In port, some twenty-five in num-
Der, waited upon the commander to en-
deayor to effect the release of the man.
They were received by the commander,
with an order to his marines to load their
muskets with ball cartridges, followed by
an order to the captains to leave his vessel,
but while doing this some OF them were
seriously injured with the bayonets as
hands of the marines.
= Sometime after, the Def ance when
going to sea gave salute to the other
American vessels, and in few minutes
after she was boarded by the authorities,
and a fine according to regulations, was
extracted to the amount of twenty dollars,
which was paid Immediately by the cap
tain. he at the same time saying they
might wait. for they would have an oppor-
tunity to collect another. On the second
gun being fired, the Defiance was again
boarded by two boats from the Peruvian
man of war Rimac and the guard ship,
One of the men in going over the side &C
cidentally discharged his musket and was
Immediately shot by the lieutenant. Capt
McCerren was then arrested put in irons,
receiving deep cut in the head with an
axe, pitched ne;24long into the guard boat,
and then beaten with the butt end of THEN
muskets, rowed on board of the man oil
war and put in confinement, charging him
with the murder committed by the lieuten-
ant. The Defiance was brought TO Cal
lao by one of the lieutenants of the Peru
Wan navy. having arrived on the 10th OF
September. She was subsequently, aban-
doned to the authorities of Peru, and is in
their possession, the United Safes Minis
ter,Mr. Clay very properly refusing to re-
ceive her. He Immediately proceeded to
Chinchas to investigate the affair.
A letter in the New York journal oil
Commerce, dated Callao, Aug. 26, after
Rarrating the difficulty. says:
Since writing of the affair at the Islands.
l understand that an investigation was
held before the American Minister. Mr.
Clay, and the Peruvian authorities, which
ended in removing the commandment at
the Islands. and NO doubt heavy damages
will be recovered. as Mr. Clay, our Min
ister. has forwarded his dispatches by
this steamer, concerning the affair.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-10-19

ESCAPE OF MITCHELL AND MARTIN, the
IRISH PArRIors-The escape of John
Mitchell and John Martin. two more of
the Irish exiles, is certainty. The edi-
tor of the New York Times has perused
letters from Australia to their particular
friends in New York city, which speak of
the manner of their escape; but from fear
that their safe arrival in this country
would be jeopardized by publication OF
particulars, the editor has been requested
to refrain from giving them publicity for
the present.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-10-19

FRANCE VS.. RUssIA-It is said that a
European letter, received in Washington,
from reliable authority. states that France
Is treating with Sweden and Denmark
for an alliance. offensive and defensive.
against Russia, in the event of France
becoming involved in war on the Turk.
lsh question. Russia is also endeavoriag
to form an alliance with the same powers.
The people of Sweden and Denmark, ii
IS alleged. are in favor of an alliance with
France, but the government will endeay.
or to maintain strict neutrality. If for
eed to take position, they will side with
France and Turkey.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-10-19

MAN SHOT BY GIRL.-We learn from
the Marietta (Ohiol Lntslligsncer, that an
1rishman employed on tue railroad, in
Warren township, about six miles below
Marietta, was shot on Friday last by Miss
Henderson, daughter of Mr.. Henderson
who kept boarding house on the section
where the occurrence took place. On
Sunday the Irishman died of the wounds
received. and an inquest was held on his
body. The verdict was, that he come to
his death by wounds received from pis-
tol-shot fired by Miss Henderson, and that
she discharged the pistol in self-defence,
and was fully justified in the act.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-10-19
Board of Public yyor,,s
The Board of Public Worl,s -.

The Board of Public Works ad;ourned
on Wednesday evening last, after ! ,bort
session of three days. There was con-.
paratively, a small amount of cuisines,
transacted Mt this meeting. The renort,
of Srperin.endents and Engineers, in the
service of the State, indicate a prosne,-
GUS condition of her improvements now in
progress. Contractors have commenced
work on the Western division of the Cow
ington and Ohio Bail Road, and an effort
will be made to let to contract. during
this year; fifty miles of the Eastern diyis,
sion of that road. The re-suryeys of the
Greenbrier, Meadow River and Monroe
routs are progressing very satisfac torialy
under the direction of Chas. B. Fisk, ESQ.
the Engineer selected for that purpose
and, in all probability, they will be fully
completed in December Of course they
have not proceeded sufficiently far to jus<i
tify an absolute comparison of the respec-l
tive advantages and disadvantages
but they have progressed far enough. all
ready. to satisfy tho Board that there is
a practicable rout. ten miles shorter than
the Greenbrier and fourteen miles shorter
than the Monroe rout as surveyed by Mr..
Shaw.
For the FIRST time. the Board. ut their
last session, appointed directors on behalf
of the State in the James River and Ka-
nawha company. The following gentle
men were appoin ed I; Samuel Q. Robin
SON of Botetourt, Daniel FL. London of
Richmond, Francis B. Dean, Jr., of Lynch
burgh.
The following gentlemen were appoint
ed associate proxies. on behalf of the State
in the Dismal Swamp Canal company !;
Cincinnatus w. Newton of Norfolk. Taz-
ewell Taylor of Norfolk. George Mcintosh
of NOrfolk,
AT the request of the Board. Dr. Gra-
ham, their President, will, before the
November meeting. visit the North for
the purpose of looking into the con lition
of the money market and of examining
the various important internal improve
ments, establishments for the manufacture
OF Rail Road cars, iron, dc. in that region
of country. The object of this latter es-
animation is to put the Bo rd in POSSESSION
of all the information that may be neces-
sary to enable them to construct and
equip, with all practical speed, dura-
bility aud economy. the Covington and
o bio Rail Road. The Board of Public
Works seem determined to adopt the most
energetic measures for the completion of
this great work, and we feel assured that.
if the members of the next Legislature
should be possessed of a like spiri it of dis
patch and wise economy. in n comparative
Iy short period, it will be finished and all
of Virginia will be enjoying the richest
and happiest results therefrom.
The next meeting of the Board will be
held on Monday the 9TH of November rext.
and we advise all persons having business
with that body, either TO be here or hay .
their communications here by that day.
Richmond Enquirer.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-10-19
]1ARxsBURG, wEDNEsD Az, OCT. 10, 1858
Newspapers and their Editors.

There is nothing more perverted even
in these days of turpitude than newspa-
pers and their editors. Newspapers were
originally intended and instituted, as their
name signifies. to be medium for the
dissemination of ne0s. But now, in ma
nv instances. their legitimate object is
entirely lost sight of, and they are per-
verted to uses of far different character,
and sometimes to attain ends the most
vile. We sometimes see them made the
vehicle of the most violent personal
abuse, and not unfrequently are studious-
ly concocted attacks made for the sole
purpose of extorting from the attacked
party, black MALI or " hush-money, -
This is extensively practised in the city of
New York, and is not unknown in more
remote sections. And strange it may ap-
pear, there are found men, who from a
weak dislike to such harmless assaults, or
from vulnerability to them, are willing
to contribute to the support of such pests
of society, rather than pass through the
delusive ordeal.
Another common and pernicious per-
version of the public press is that by po-
liticians of little or no character or abili-
ty. who seek, by systematic putting of
themselves, or deriding of their opponents
in some journal of which they have ma
naged to obtain the control, by which
they expect to be made great men. For
tunately, however, the great majority of
editors decline the honor of manufactu-
ring great men out of such small materi-
ais, and the business is principally left to
the unprincipled, who have nothing to de-
pend upon for support but the patron
age of those patronizing asPirants.
We hope the day is not far distant
when every paper will receive sufficient
support to make it independent of all nm
worthy influences and every editor be
sufficiently honest to devote it to its legi-
innate objects.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-10-19
DANeERous CouNrERrEIrs.-W

DANGEROUS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES the
past month New York city. Brooklyn,
Williamsburg, Jersey City. and other
places in the immediate vicinity, have
been flooded with dangerous counterfeit
So. $40 and $50 notes, purporting to be
the genuine issues of the Citizens Bank
OF Worcester, Mass, and the Citizens
Bank of Baltimore. 1t is said they are
altered from the fraudulent concern cal
led the Citizens Bank of Washington CT
ty. On Friday, three females, charged
with being engaged in passing them in
New York were arrested.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-10-19

An OLD LADr,-Mrs. Mildred Reed,
died recently in the county of Harrison,
at the advanced age of nearly 80 years.
The deceased had resided near Jane Lew,
in this county. for the last half century
and had changed her residence but a
short time before she changed worlds
She was the widow of soldier of the
Revolution. and we regret that We were
unable to learn more of her history, for
hers must have been on eventful life.
IYeston Herall
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-10-19

PENNSYLVANIA ELEcr1oS.-The election
in Pennsylvania on the 18th inst. for Ca
nal Commissioner, Auditor General. Sur
veyor General. and the Legislature. has
resulted in the election of the entire De-
mocratic State officers by increased ma
jorities. and a Democratic Legislature
We notice the election of a number of
temperance candidates to the Legislature.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-10-19

D1voRcEs.-Divorces from the bonds
of matrimony are becoming quite com
mon. and are always accompanied with
no little domestic heart-burning. All
this would be avoided if the ladies could
only retain the affections of their hus-
bands and we would advise them to en-
deavor to do so by using the same means
by which they obtained them, and not to
neglect the toilet, and of all things not to
neglect to have it supplied with Louden
& Co.'S Oriental Hair Tonic. 1t is the
best article of the kind in existence, and
many of our ladies and gentlemen owe
their fine hair to its virtues. We hazard
the assertion that if more of the Oriental
Hair Tonic was used there would not on
ly be less divorces but more marriages.
DIR. Carr has it for sale.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-10-19

CoUErY CouRr.-Monday last, being
Court. day. Silas Baily, was put upon
his trial for the murder of his vile, in Sep
tember last. A great number af witness
es were examined, but it would be impro.
per now to detail any of the evidence
After a patient and impartial hearing. for
nearly three days, the Court remanded
the prisoner "for further trial" Counsel
for the accused. John Brannon and Robert
Irvine. Esqs.,-fof the Commonwealth,
Geo. j. Arnold, prosecuting attorney. as
sisted by j. @. Spalding. Esq. who was
retained for that purposs.-We Weston Her
ald
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-10-19
APPOINTMENT OF MARsHAL.-We find {

APPOINTMENT OF MARsHAL.-We find a
rumor in the Baltimore Sun of the 18th.
that Jefferson T. Martin of Marshall CO.,
we believe, has been appointed U. S.
Marshal for the Western District of Vir-
ginia. We know nothing of Mr.. Martin.
but presume that as he has received the
appointment over other excellent appli-
Giants. that he must be qualified for the
office.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-10-19

DEDICATION OF MONUMENT To THE Cap
TORS OF ANDRE.--There was an imposing
parade and celebration near Tarrytown,
n. Y, on Friday. for the purpose of de-
dicating monument recently erected, to
mark the spot on which Major Andre,
the British spy. was captured by Padding.
Van Vert AMI Williams. in September.
1880. Mr.. Raymond, of the New York
Times. was the orator. Governor Sey-
mour and others also made brief address
ses.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-10-19

a MODERN TRAvELER.-Sir George
Ross. from Montreal. arrived in Chicago
few days ago. by the Michigan South
ern railroad. He has -trenty-ons dogs
with him, three servants, four tons of
0aggage--cOmPrising any quantity of
guns, knapsacks and other shooting uten-
sis. He leaves in few days for Mime
sofa. to take a hunt. from thence he will
proceed 10 Texas. to spend the winter, and
designs taking an excursion to the Rocky
Mountains in the Spring.