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Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-09-07
/" john ADAMS

Mr.. BoDIsco AND THE WASHINGTON UN-
ION The home correspondent of the
Washington Republic relates the follow
ing: 7i
Quite a scene is said to have been en-
acted at Mr.. Marcy's quarters on Sunday
morning. 1t seems the Secretary did re-
turn on Saturday, and on Sabbath morn
NJ Bodisco having somehow obtained n
copy of the Union. (probably some
neighbors, as he don't take il since he
stopped it few days ago. he was fired
with Indignation because OF The article on
the Kossta affair. and proceeded forthwith
to the Secretsry's room, and complained
most piteously of the horribly discordant
music of the organ which had so entirely
untitled him for Sabbath duties. He al
SO raved consistently against Kossta. de-
claring him felon, and that he was ar
rested as such for having stolen the crown
and regalia of Hungary. Mr.. Marcy as
sured him that the latter fact had not
been made known TO the Government in
anv other shape. and approved the senti-
ments repi obated by M. Bodisco. So the
story is told me, and think there is lit
tie doubt of its accuracy. These undig-
nified and insulting attempts of foreign
ambassador to nuzzle the American press
are certainly becoming too frequent for
liberation.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-09-07
RaiIRoad sian.hter.

To show the necessity Of Legislative in
reference. by pointing out the magnitude
of the evil for which an outraged public
demand an immediate correction, as well
as well as exemplary redress. the New
York Herald publishes the following ia
BILE, showing the number ofrailroad "casu.
alities which have occurred in the United
States during the seven months OF the
present year and few days of the pre-
sent month
Number Of rail road accidents, with the
killed and wounded, during each month
of the present year.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-09-07
wn1rE. Posr CLARKE CoUxrY.-Th,

WHITE Posi- CLARKE CoUNTY.-The
"White-PosL" is we'll known. and gives
name to the village in which it stands
The present post has been standing nine
teen or twenty years, and it has late.
ly been weather boarded and painted
In the post are papers containing the proc.
lamatiOn of Jackson, and other matters of
that exciting period. With these also is
bottle of brandy. AT the time of repair
ing,the post, some of the lovers of the ardent
wished to get at the brandy, but the more
orderly were dis posed to let it remain in
its resting place for longer period. This
post has been known, and was first used
as guide to the residence of Lord Fair
fax, whose old family mansion is near by
He had a grant of the land extending from
this section of Alexandris, and here he
spent the summer months. His mansion
in Alexandria was yet standing few
years since, and perhaps it is at the pre-.
sent time !-Eztract Of letter to Bait Clip
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-09-07
SHOCKING Acc1DESr.-on Monday last,

SHOCKING Acc1DENr.-On Monday last,
while the labOrers were engaged in split
ting rock in the great quarry on the rail-
road, near Three Forks in this county,
one of them, a German, met his death in
shocking manner. He, with six others,
were engaged in clearing off the surface
of a large rock, preparatory to breaking
it, while other iabOrers several feet above
them. were moving huge mass of rock
weighing about sixty tons, towards the
preciPiee. to throw it down. Just as
they were ready to let go, the warning
"LoOk OUT was given to the men below.
Six of them sprang forward out of the
way; bat the one we have mentioned was
TOO LATE, and the falling rock caught mis-
head and ground it to atoms upon the
rocks beneath. His death was of course,
instantaneous Our informant says that
such was the mangled state ofthe corpse,
that his almost distracted wife was not
allowed to look upon it.-PFstmytoun Gu
zaie.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-09-07
The INp1An TRIprs.-The Washing

The INDIAN TRIBEs.-The Washington
Union in a recent article says the Z" Uni
ted States regards these tribes as under
its sovereign wardship tutorage. Her sta
tue books are replete with laws for their
protection. and her Indian Department
and military power on the frontiers are
employed 10 enforce the laws. That this
benevolent policy will be rigid enforced by
President Pierce-who seeks their adj
mission to every just and practicable right
to the setting apart Of furtheS colonies of
refuge for them, where they may dwell
and develope themselves, under their own
laws, and reach to responsibility in arts.
labor, letters, and religion-we have as
surances of the highest moral weight. and
cannot be mistaken"
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-09-07

The Iron RAIL ROAD BRIDGE.-It seems
that we were wrong in our statement of the
cost of the Rail Road Bridge above Fair
mont. The last Fairmont Virginian con-
tains a sketch, given them by Mr.. Friebuse
who superintendent the building of the
bridge, from which We get the following
facts in relation to it:-Pruntytown Gaz
The entire length of the bridge is 623
feet. There are two spans of 2o5 feet each
in length, and four feet on each abutment
from the centre of the tower back, making
623 feet. There aIe in the whole work
100000 pounds of cast iron, $4,000
pounds of wrought iron. and 1000 feet
of timber board measure. Mr.. Friebus
thinks that the total cost of the bridge will
not exceed 100000"
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-09-07
~ A great Pacific Railroad Gonna

~ A great Pacific Railroad COmpa-
ny, at the head of which, it is said, are
Erastus Corning. Simeon Draper and 9TH
er capitalists, is organizing in New York.
The object is TO provide substantial six
feet gague road from New York 70 the
Pacific Ocean. running through st. Louis.
Missouri, Arkansas Texas. Northern Mex
leo and California. The estimated cost is
500, 600, 900, which is to be the capital
of the Company. 1t is said that thirteen
of the most responsible contractions of the
United States have offered TO build 100
miles each, on the route above described.
and to take in payment fifty per cent cash.
twenty five per cent in the bonds OF the
Company. and twenty-five per cent, in its
stock.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-09-07

DREADFUL EXPLOSION AND Loss OF LIFE
AT WHEELING, VA.-On Monday, at Vince
ling. a drayman loaded his dray at the
wharf with 90 kegs of powder, belonging
to D. Armor, railroad contractor, and, on
starting his horse, key rolled off and
broke under the wheel, which produced
an instant explosion, killing Mr.. Wallas-
ton Kimberly, respectable citizen and
owner of the dray, who was standing near
by, and dangerously wounding P. Schan-
ely, drayman, besides prostrating about
twenty others. The top of the head OF
Mr.. X. was blown entirely off, and his
body burned to a crisp. Mr.. Schanelley
saved his life by leaping into the river
The wharf boat of s. G. baker & Co. was
entirely wracked, and the steamer Salem
greatly damaged. The explosion shook
nearly the whole city, and the buildings
along Water and other streets were al,
most entirely deprived of glass. many oil
them sash and all. The Sprig House, il
is said, suffered the most damage. The
glass window of Warden & Edwards
weighing 80 lbs, and costing $3.50, was
shattered to pieces. The damage to the
windows, sashes, &c , is estimated at So.
600. Glass was broken in Wheeling a
mile distant. One key of the powder was
blown high into the air, and another into
tho river. Only one key could be found
after the explosion, and it is suppose il
nearly all ignited.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-09-07

PRoGREss OF THE EP1DEMIo.-NEw Or
LEANS, August 27th.-The number oil
cases and deaths from the prevailing cpl
demic, continue to show favorable de-
crease. The total number of deaths foI
the "a hours ending six o'clock this NOR,
ming, as reported by the board of health.
was one hundred and eighty-fve, inclu.
ding 81 by fever and eight from disea,
ses unknown.
Aug, e8.-The weather to-day is bad
for the sick. and it is feared the reports
for tomorrow will show an increase.
The deaths for the twenty four hours
ending this morning, were 1876. of which
the yellow fever mortality was l59; four
more than yesterdays report. 1t is es,
timated that not more than Is, 600 unac.
clmated persons remain in the city. The
Howard Association have extended THEN
aid to the sick in jefferson City nd Car.
rolton. where the fever is very bad In
Jefferson and Carrollton, for the "a
hours ending this morning. there were
1913 deaths, of which l64 were from vel
low fever.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-09-07
~ A sheep girthing nine feet, alc

~ A sheep girthing nine feet, aid
covered with wool of the finest texture,
So inches long. and growing in natural
rolls, ready for spinning. of which rolls
there are 5000, has been sent to the
worlds fair from Erie county, Pa. Also
a lamb three years old weighing 800
pounds, and covered with wool 80 inches
in length, and growing in the same pecu-
liar way And il the reader doubts
these curiosities, what will he think of a
COW only 80 inches high, weighing 299
pounds, and the mother OF three calves,
one was by her side and giving milk,
though only IS months old.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-09-07
For Cooper,s Clarksbure Register.

Mr.. EDITOR AS there is misappre-
hension in this community, growing out
of remark which made upon the con-
ference floor during our recent sitting
think it may not be improper for me to
state in your paper what did say, and
how l came to say it.
The impression in the minds OF some
is, that compared the members OF the
church North to 'tmad dog, which any
one would have right to kill wherever
he should find it, Now, sir, said no
such thing. Some of our brethren are,
and have been opposed to discussion up
on the vexed question of North and
South. l believe in free and full discus
sion. Upon the occasion referred to, l
said, all we want is light let light be
spread through the community, and the
evil, (meaning abolitionism) would die
By way Of illustration l said, " If a mad
dog was in the midst of this community
if he was known to be here, and yet the
people did not know where abouts he
was, there would be alarm and excitement
at once, because no one knew the locall-
ty of the evil and still he knew the evil
to exist, but it existed in the dark. Now,
let some man, continued, find out this
mad dog and kill him, and let the fact be
made known, and at once the alarm and
excitement ceases; and why ? because
light is introduced, information is obtain
ed, and the information which led to the
the locality, the whereabouts Of the mad
dog, had also lead to his death. So with
regard to the evil of abolitionism as il
exists in our midst and we know not
where it produces suneasiness and alarm
In such case we contend, all that is
wanted is light and information. hence
we have ever been in favor of free dis
cussion. The cause of truth and righ
can never suffer from investigation. Truth
never shuns the light. You will at once
see that my remarks did not apply tc
members of the church North, but to the
spirit of abolitionism, which spirit, JUS
so soon as his locality can be discovered
by the introduction of light, will surely
be put to death by an indignant commu
nifty.
SAMUEL KELLY.
Hlor1,eburo Auruct S0 1Q6S
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-09-07

JOACHIM CAPrURFD.-It has just been
reported here that the company of Ran
gers, commanded by Captain Harry Love
met with the notorious murderer add rob-
Der, Joaquin, and six OF his equally in
famous band, at Panochn Pass, and after
a desperate running fight. Joaquin and one
of his gang were killed and two taken pris-
oners three managed to make their es-
cape, but one of their horses was killed
and several captured. Captain Love is
now on his way down with his prisoners.
and the head of Joaquin preserved in
spirits. One of Loves company, was seri
ously injured. o.ag
In haste yours, T. A.. q.
QuartzbArg, July, 81, 1883.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-09-07

A SINGULAR Casa Miss Reed, of
West Boylston, Mass. took chloroform a
few days ago. for the purpose of having a
tooth extracted. and after the operation
was performed she was attacked with Sc
we're pain the head, became Unconscious, and
apparently dead. Her friends supposing
her dead, laid her out for burial, and be-
gan to prepare for funeral ceremonies
but their grief was unexpectedly turned to
JOY and establishment on finding that the
supposed dead began to revive, and f.
nally recovered. Every evening stree.
however. she is attacked with violent pains
in the head.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-09-07

SHOCKING TRAGEDY AT OBERLrN, Ohio.
Last Wednesday evening a most revolt
ing murder was committed about three
miles east Of OberIin, Ohio. The facts are
as follows A man named Pullman, it is
alledged. had slandered Miss Barber
and another young lady. The brother of
Miss Barber and Mr.. Lowell, the lover
of the other slandered girl. took the mat
ter up. On Wednesday, in the morning
they went to Fullman's to talk the matter
over. He repulsed them with fearful
threats and became desperately euraged.
They left him and returned to their work.
After supper one of the parties proposed
that they take their rifles and go over to
Fullman's house and brighten him. Act
ing in accordance with the proposal, they
took their guns a rifle and shot gun
and started. On arriving they found
Pullman and his wife in field raking hay.
Lowell advanced to him and said {" we'll
I've come to have it out - Pullman sized
a pitchfork and made desperate plunge
at him-his wife clinging to him, shrieking
and eudeavOring to prevent his striking
Lowell. He succeeded in woundiug him
in three places with the fork. Enraged
beyond control at this. Lowell fred his
piece. missing F., and lodging the contents
in his wife's head. wounding her danger
ously, perhaps MORALLY. He then handed
the empty gun to Barber to reload took the
loaded gun and started for home. Pullman
following him with his pitchfork. After
going some distance Lowell turned round,
exclaiming. "D-n me if don't shoot
you, any how % He fired, and Pullman
being but two feet from him received the
whole charge in his side, tearing him in q
horrible manner, and killing him instantly
He leaves family of three children
The murderers were Immediately arrested
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-09-07

HE ADMINISTRATION AND OUR FOREIGN
AFFAIRs.-The correspondent Of the
Washington Republic learns from reliable
sources that the many important questions
connected with our foreign affairs are lust
now receiving the anxious consideration
and attention of the honorable Score
tary Of State and his accomplished assist
ant, Dudley Mann, Esqr. Discarding, for
the present, minor matters connected with
our foreign relations, it cannot be doubted
that the following subjects are of moment
Gus and imposing interest: LIST. The kid
mapping of Kossta in Smyrna. Cd. The
incarceration of Captain Gibson by the
Dutch authorities. Sd. The fishery diff
culties and 4th. The alledged interfer-
enee of England with slavery in the Island
of Cuba. The same writer adds:
1t is currently reported that the docu-
ments relating to the efforts oil her Britain
mic Majesty's Ministers to promote the
abolition of involuntary servitude in the
"Queen of the Antilles" have, for the
most part, been committed to the keeping
of Secretaries Davis and Dobbin, who are
expected thoroughly to investigate them
and present statement of their contents,
together with their opinion. in writing. as
to the Oaost wise and judicious course to
pursue in the premises
The President and Messrs, Marcy and
Mann will give to the other subjects their
enlightened consideration and undivided
attention; and the public Irrespective of par
ty, entertain the and belief. the conviction,
that whatever may be decided on will be
for the public weal-the maintenance I'M
furnished of our national honor.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-09-07

VIRGINIA DEBT AND REsoURCEs.-An
exhibit of the public debt and resources
of the State of Virginia has just been
prepared for the financial publication by
the bankers of the Commonwealth,
Messrs. Selden, Withers & Co., of Wash
ingtou city. the substance of which we
find in the Union, as follows:
The existing debt on the 25th of March
although nominally nearly sixteen
millions of dollars-is reduced, by a re-
presentation of old and valuable, and uni
fornly dividend-paying bank stocks, to
an internal improvement debt of $780,
$50, Sis; and of this sum, Sc, 1874 ,645
is, properly canal debt, incurred in the
construction of the Great Kanawha and
James River canal-leaving OF the debt
To productive railroad OBJ
jects, $3,O11 ,668
Miscellaneous and non-pro
ductive, 1887 800
The State, by a recent act of the Le-
gislature, determined to extend and en-
courage more general and complete
system of railroad improvements, and to
this end fixed upon three ffths, or sixty
per cent. of the aggregate costs of each
trunk line TO which she proposes to extend
her aid, as the basis of direct issue, or
contingent loan of credit and public
faith. The aggregate cost to the state of
this system, in any possible or contingent
event, (the whole calculated to be COM
pleted in three years. and much of it rem
dered productive before the expiration OF
that period. is $11 ,854,737 of which
on the 25th of March, S. ,223, 644 was
known to be direct and certain, the re-
mainder left to the claims which private
or corporate enterprise may hereafter
make on the Commonwealth for the
three-ifths aid to certain trunk lines oil
railway contemplated by the acts of the
Legislature.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-09-07

The FA1RMoNr BANK-We understand
that the officers of this institution are do
all they can to get it in operation at an
early day. Most of the necessary preli-
minary arrangements have been made,
and it is confidently expected that in few
more weeks the public will see an sdver-
tisement in the papers here giving what
ever information may be necessary as to
discount days, &c Vrginian.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-09-07
Overthrow of the Chinese Dynasty.

OFerthrow OF the Chinese Dynasty.
The intelligence we continue to receive
from China is of a very extraordinary and
eyentful character The British Plenipo-
Tertiary in China proceeded as we have
already stated, toward the end OF April,
IN her Majesty's steamer Hermes, up the
1ang-tse-kiang, to confer with the chiefs
of the rebellion, and to announce to them
the neutrality of the British Government.
The object of this expedition not being at
trst clearly understood, the Hermes was
repeatedly fred upon from the forts along
the river. but the Interpreters went on shore
and letter from Sir George Bonham was
communicated to the Chinese chiefs, in
which he appears to recognize their claim
to the title of sovereign authority. The
natives visited the ship freely, and great
sordiality and eagerness to trade. seemed
to prevail. The interpreters succeeded
in obtaining copies of some of their religi-
GUS books circulated among the new sect,
derived from the Old and New Testamets,
with some slight adaptation to the man
ners of the Chinese Empire. Thus, in
the commentary on the seventh command
ment, We are informed that smoking OPT
um is to be considered as included in the
crime of adultery. The prayers and
thanksgivings to be used by the faithful
in the various occasions of life are express
ly offered (" through the merits Of our
Saviour and Heavenly brother. the Lord
Jesus. who redeemed US from SIM
The form Of praise is evidently taken
from the Christian doxology, the observ-
ance of the Sabbath is enjoined, and the
whole dispensation of the Old and New
Testament is set forth in poem or psalm.
called the % Trimetrical Classic" which
is pronounced one Of the most singular
productions. In point of morals and Ian
guage, the conduct of the new sect is dis
cribed as extremely decorous, and strike
ingly different from the usual habits of
the Chinese.
This view is confirmed by commercial
letter from Shanghai, received by house
in New York, in which the character of
the insurgents is thus spoken of
TRANSACTIONS of their books lead to the
hope that they are in truth religious refor-
ners that the expressions which were
supposed to signify blasphemous preten-
sions were merely used in the usual
Chinese sense of spiritual relationship
and that their errors and excuses are the
result of intense enthusiasm, which car
ries them beyond the precept of their
teachers. They profess a sort of Jewish
description of Christianity, intoxicating a
very high standard of morality. This
change in the character of our information
would necessarily effect our opinion as to
the result of the struggle, even without
the news now coming in from all parts OF
the Empire of fresh instructions. The
fall of the old dynasty is now hardly a
matter of doubt. The ultimate result is q
question only to be decided by time.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-09-07

A GREAT GArHEH1xe.-The Camp Meet
ing at the Red Lion. Del, the present year,
is said to be the largest ever held in that
section of the country. There were ass
tents (last year there were $50, $1,000
feet of boards were required for seats.
staging. tent floors. DC. and there were
present between sixty and seventy minis
tiers. and perhaps over 10000 people at
one time.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-09-07

ONO BANK BlLLs.-A convention OF
bankers, held at Columbus last week, as
<eFtaiued that at least $23, 900 of the
blank bills of Ohio banks had been stolen.
The banks will destroy the preseat plates
and call in thea bills in circulation as fast
IS possible.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-09-07
SAMUEL KELLY.
Clarksburg, August 80, 1858.

~ We call attention to the sale of
land at the mouth of the Little Guyan-
dotte. The property is said to be very
valuable: The advertisement should have
appeared same time ago, but was mis-
laid.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-09-07

Amounting in the aggregate to $1,000, 70
The court, in order to pay the said
sum Of S1sos.7o, fixed upon poll or
equalization tax of So, also, tax of IS
cents upon every 500 worth of land and
a tax upon property equal in amount with
the tax charged thereon for State revenue,
Respectfully, Yours, &c.