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Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-12-06
A Ridnapper.

An individual named Nc Cord was tri7
ed at XenIa. Ohio, last week for the muir
dero negro whom he was trying 80
kidnap, aud mas convicted of murder IN
the second degree. !
+ McGord, riding in a buggy, overlook
the negro, who was afoot, and invited him
toride Being then in an antislHyery neigh
borhood, it was agreed between them that
the negro should present himself as fugl-
tive slave, McCord passing for an agent or
conductor of the underground railroad. the
firm being organized for the purpose OF
IS making raise" out of such benevolent
persons as they might chancesto meet, for
the joint benefit of the, partners. The
business, however, did not prove very lu-
crative. The only person they met was a
lapsed disciple Of George Fox, who re.
piled to their story, that gold and silver
he had none. but such as he had they
they were welcome TO, pulling out bots
tie Of whisky and treating them
The first house at which they stopped
was that of Chapman, who informed
McCord that he. aud his family we're Vir'
ginians, and had no sympathy for runaway
negroes. Upon this hint, McCor chan.
ged his plans. and having found the right
kind of assistance, proceeded to capture
and bind his late partner, with the vie"
of selling him at, the nearest market for
such commodities The negro stoulIy re.
fused, and even after he had been secured
as it was supposed,he broke loose and ran:
NC Cord and two of the Chapman's pur
suing, catching and oyerpowering LIN; ii
| doing which thew so iniur-, MIN NV hlow,
on the head that re died soon after. Lii,
benz extinct, they placed the body ii
i McGord's buggy, and took it some DISTANCE
away, where it was found the next morn
ing, exposed in sitting posture, agains
/" tree. Two of the Chapman's. fatheI
and son, were arrested on their own con
fessiou as participants in the outrage, an,
indictments are now pending agains
them, for trial at the next term of III,
Green county common pleas. Meantime
they are at large, on bail, and will pro
bly, leave the country.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-12-06

ANorHER OCEAN STEAMER Losr.-At &
O'clock on. Friday afternoon, the Gath ult.
the steamer Canada, from Liverpool. caEnc
IN collision, in the outer har6or o. Boston,
with the steamer Ocean, bound to Halo
well, Me. The conclusion upset the stoves
OF the Ocean, set her on FIRE, soon after
which her boilers exploded, and she be-
came total loss. Three passengers are
known to be killed. and several are badly
wounded. She was heavily freighted.-
Her passengers. eighty in number, were
taken off by the steamer Forest CITY. for
Portland, and Boston for Bangor. The
cause of the accident is not explained. as
the weather was not thick at the time.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-12-06

FROM TIE PACIFIC SIDE.-A weeks Ia.
ter news has been received from San Fran
cisco, to Nov. |, by the steamer George
Law. at New York. She brings 81, 800,
900 in gold.
The intelligence is Of no importance. -
California is pursuing the even tenor of
her way, including the usual number OF
crimes of all grades. The mines were do.
ing as we'll as ever
The British vessels which lately made
the attack on the Russian town Of Petro.
Paulowski had arrived at San Francisco.
A telegraph from Portland, Oregon, to
Salem, and thence to San Francisco, is in
embryo.
The temperance men in Oregon are TO-
wing in favor Of Maine law.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-12-06
ILLINOIS BANNs.-p. Maxwell, Banl

ILLrSoIs BANNs.-P. Maxwell Bank
Commissioner for the Safe OF Illinois, has
issued a card, in which he states:
Every Bank of this State. nnIer the gen
er"l banking law, has deposited with the
auditor, in the hands Of the treasurer.
good intcrest-payiuy bonds Of the several
States, to the full amount Of every dollar
of their own bills; and all registered mo-
ney is equally secured, one bank With ano-
Their. Those that have closed their doors
have in no way dcPrcciatcd the security
for their bllIs-thcy are of their full value
now-but cannot command the specie un
til the auditor disPoses Of their bonds or
securities according to law, which is re-
questcd to be done Immediately, at which
time due notice will be given, and the bills
redeemed in specie. No sacrifice should
be made on Illinois bank bills whatsoever,
not even suspended banks.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-12-06
THoMpsox sURGHsoR.

ACQUISITION OF CUBA.-The Washing
ton Union noticing that some of the Brit
ish journals have recently favored the
idea of the United States getting posses
sion of Cuba, it has been the slfifaiter-
ing purpose" of President Pierce.to ac-
quire that island honorably, and he be-
lieves this duty to be binding upon him
still, no matter whether the question is
considered in relation to humanity. to
commerce, or 10 freedom.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-12-06

Is a FREE Mono ClrlzEx or TIE
United STATES. highly important de-
cision was made on Thursday last IN the
U. S. Circuit Court for this State, by His
Honor Judge Drummond, in the case of
Joseph Mitchell free negro. plaintiff, ".
Charles II, Lamer, defendant. The plea
iiled by the defendant nlledged tie plain
tiffto be free negro. aud not citizen OF
the United States, entitled 10 maintain a
suit before tho U. S. Circuit Court.
The plea was sustained BY the court.
We also learn that Judge Mclean coin
cidcd in the opinion delivered by Judge
Drummond = Chichdgo TTnlss.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-12-06
nrstars...rhe canae 81 Disease.

Is Ever since the oyster season common
Eced we have heard of cases of severe, and
lin some instances of fatal sickn ess that
were attributed to them. Knowing
that there was "a prevailing tendency to
cholera and kindred disorders. we were
rather disposed to attribute the sickness
to that prevalent tendency. than to any
particular kind of food. There is nosmore
Wholesome or delightful food than good
oysters, and most persons who have once
eaten them can readily detect such as are
unsound.
But the opinion is spreading far and
wide, that the oysters of thesp resentsaea-
son have something particularly poison
Gus in them, and the general occurrence
in this opinion is pretty strong evidence
Iofits correctness. In this city il cannot
be doubted that many cases Of severe.
sickness, and that several deaths have
been caused BY oysters that had all tho
ordinary indications OF being sound. 8.
The New York papers all made men
ton of the same thing, and cautioned their
readers against iudulging their appetites
fors oysters. The Herald recently re-
cords the sudden death of three pr6miv
nent and much esteemed citizens of New
| York by cholera, superinduced BIZ eating
oysters, and advises that such sorrowfal
results from the use of this kind Of food
should induce all to abstain from its use !
until chemical investigation reveals the
pnison that is init, carrying death into SO
many families.
! In Baltimore, Alexandria, and George
town, we hear the. same complaints. We
have heard from experienced oystermea
that they are not wholesome. after a pre-
tracted drought. and it may be that tho
result now apparent everyw has been
brought about by the present dry SPELL
Whilst The dealers in oysters must nsur
heavy losses by the general abaudohmsns,
of this food, yet it is better that their re-
venues should be- abridged than that
sickness and death should prevail in the.
community. We would, therefore, earn
testify advise against any indulgence in
this food for the present Washington
s. atineL
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-12-06

PREcAUT1oN AGAINST BANK FRAuDs.-
Eis said that one Of the large Wall street
banks in New York has hit upon the fol-
lowing plan to obviate the facilities for
frauds afforded by the present system of
certifying checks:
are in the first place1o be imprinted on
the face with stamps prepared for the
purpose. The first TELLER then inscribes
his surname in full within the circle of the
stamp. and the check is handed to anoth-
ersoficer Of the bank, who enters it in the
account Of the person by whom it is drawn,
in column kept for the purpose headed
"a certified checks When the check is
paid, it is ticketed off in this column, and
the amount regularly debited the ac-
count. E-
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-12-06

RELIGION OF TIE AMERICAN PREsiDESrs.
The religious belief of the fourteen
persons who have filled the Presidential
chair in the United States, as INDICATED
by the attendance upon public worship
and the evidence afforded in their wri-
tIngs. may, it is stated, be summoned up
as follows !: Washington, Madison, Mon
roe, Harrison, Tyler and Taylor were
EP'scoPalians Jefferson, John Adams.
John Quincy adams aud Fillmore we're
Unitarians Jackson and Polk were
Presbyterians; Mr.. Van Buren, was of the
Dutch Reform Church, and President
Pierce is Trinitarian Congregationalist.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-12-06

THE ADMINISTRATION IN THE NORTH -
The result of the Election in New York
to day vii be such rs was rece ntly Wit
messed in other Northern States. The
fusion Of wings ana abo!llionists is com
plete. while the Democracy are divided
into irreconcilabls factions of the Shells
at would rot surprise us if every repre-,
sentative chosen should oppose the Ad-
minissraIion. Then, the Wing press here
will report another Democratic defeat
And such it will be. The Democracy of
the North. supporting the Administration,
approved the repeal Of the Missouri re-
stricLion, and on that issue have been
beaten down By cohfederacy Of factions.
But can the South exuit over such re-
suit ? 1t is true the Administration is con
demued by the Wings and Abolitioaists
OF the North, and for that reason deserves
the confidence aad support of the South.
In the North Mr.. Pierce IS reviIed as a
slavery Propa- gandist; should nct this
reProach lendear him the more TO the
South 2 What shall we think of the
Southern journals which second the as
sault of the Tribune on the administration?
That, with them the prejudices of party
are stonger than the principles of patri-
otism. = Richmond Enquirer.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-12-06
nominated

BANK Failures Trans llegha-
ny Bank and the Kahawha Bauk are both
to have failed. =
The Mineral Bank Of Maryland, which
was some time since rcpOrte! to have fail
ed, is said to be in better condition at
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-12-06
/ wPride without profit is ike pudding
without sauce.

A practical experience of over 90 years en-
nblcs DIR. II. 10 insure Sound md speedy euro
in Il certain class Of Diseases, which IlaYe too
ong been yielded by regular physicians TO tho
hands Of Qnackery. Heamay be Committed con
fidcntially, either in person or by letter.
W Persons at u disance distance cured at
home by addressing letter 10 DIR. Harris, Balti-
more, Md, All communications confidential !;
SEQ advertisements in other parts of the paper.
aa30 Iy. -
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-12-06

INTERESTING TO CLERGvMEN AND ODD
FELLows.-The Rev. I. G. Zeiner, pastor
Ola Lutheran church at Pittsburg, was tri.
ed at Pittsburg few days ago on a charge
of interfering with the William Tell
Lodge of Odd Fellows. while performing
funeral service over the remains of a
member of the Order. The Dispatch
says:
The first and second counts of the in
dictment charge the defendant with inter
ruPting the religious exercises of!he Odd
Fellows. but the court held that the burr.
al service spoken over fellow being is
not religious exercise, but only one OF
the incidents attending the funeral.
There was not in existence an act of As.
sembIy making IL an oGense to interrupt a
funeral, AID henceit was that the first and
second counts OF tthe Indictment. which
charged the defendant with actin. contra
rv to the statute, were defective. The
third count. however, contained more than
was sufficient; it charged the defendant
with interrupting the odd Fellows, not as
an order, but as men, and this was Ger,
tainly lndictable at common law for If it
were an indictable offense not to bury the
the dead, as every one knew it was, the
person who sought to o5struct or prevent
their interment, was certainly indictable
for doing SO. Sentence was deferred.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-12-06

INTENDED Y1slr OF THE EMPEROR AsD
EMPHEss or FRANCE TO ESoLAND, For
some time past rumors have been afloat
in Paris Of an intended visit on tho part
Of the Emperor and Empress Of France to
Queen Victoria. understand from what
would appear to be excellent authority,
that the visitAwil take place in the, course
of November, but Have NOT heard that
the precise day is fixed. II is expected
that Queen Victoria and. PfIree Albert
will return the visit about the middle Of
May next, when her NJ jesty willnot only
be able to see the French Exhibition,
which will then be open, but see Paris in
its glory, with the immense improvements,
now going on, in state Of completion.
Cor. London ltorn CIR.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-12-06

BUSINESS AT WHEELING. -The Wheel
ing papers Of Tuesday report three feet
SIX inches of water in the river and RI
sing; the arriyalRnd departure of several
steamboats, the receipt Of considerable
freight atthe railroad depot for shipment /;
and much animation and stir in business
generally. e. I1Hr
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-12-06

q HIRED SLAVES, -Judge Lumpkin, 'of the
Superior Court of Georgia. has decided
thatifsa hired negro slave dies pending his
lease, the hiret has to pay the stipulated
price, the same as 1.-THE had lived. -
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-12-06
MARRIED.

On the 2lstulL, by Rev. t. b. Taylor, Mr..
JOHN ELLIOTIo Miss DELLA GAY HAIR
PER, all Of Clarksburg, Va.
On the 2sth ult, BY The same, Mr.. THORN.
TON B. r1 Iz...,.SllH TO Miss PHEBE ANN
WEBB all of Harrison Co., Va. ~
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-12-06
A Card.
Pn1L1pP1, Barbour CO., Va

-NOVeIHOtI %, IOOF.
Dear Sir Having been accused with
writing several anonymous communica.
tons, dated from this place, and publish
ed in the Gazette, Pruntytown, take this
method of declaring that am not the an.
thor of any articles ever published by Mr..
Morris, in his present paper.
Yours, &c,
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-12-06
Cooper'aOt arItgtIrg Re5l5te1
cLARKsBURG. WEDNESDAY, DEC, 6, 1854.

Eg Congress met on Monday last
We have as yet received no account of its
opening, but hope to be able to commence
our usual abstract of its proceedings next
week, Zee, -. ~
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-12-06
Foreign New.

The steamer Africa arrived at New
York on the 29;h ult., bringing several
days later news from Europe There is
nothing really later from tho seat of war.
A pause has ensued in the field fighting
before SebastoPol. Dispatches, both
Russian and British, say the siege is pro-
crossing with re sulnrity and that prepar-
atoms we're making by the allies for an
assault. @
Both parties are greatly in want of rein
forccmtnts, the besiegers, however, are
worse off than the besieged. The
Russians begin to be- in want OF ammuni
ton.
The allies have suffered fcarfulv.
They have been reduced By battle and
disease to fifty thppsan! men. This ter
rib!e fact was chu,iaS mac h. alarm in
England and France, and the utmost eff
forts were making to send instant REIN
iorcements. All the man steamers are
chartered for the service
The winter was setting in severely.
and stormy weather had been fell in the
Black Sea. Two Turkish frigates had
been wrecked.
The great Russian Hospital in Sebas-
EOi'O'' SShIaAnAA5 %'OOO "OuuocU SUBJECTS,
had been set on fire by the allies and
burnt.
AUsTR1A's REPLY TO RUSSIA The
Austrian note in reply to the Prussian
note Of the 3Oh of October, arrived at
Berlin on the 18th, and as far as the con.
tents have transpired, Austria gladly &C,
c.pts PrussiA's promised support in the
Principalities, but lays great stress on
having this assistance viewed as neces-
sary and logical view of the treaty OF
April Goth, ra;here than as new ar
rangement.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-12-06
Arrest ID Kldncpperr.

It has been discovered that a gangof |
villains has been Organized for some time
in Kentucky. who obtain their 1iyelI hood
by stealing free negroes in Ohio and SELL
ing them into slavery. "A letter from
Maysyilie, Kentucky to the Frankfort
Woman says:
Kidnapping free negroes in Ohio. and
deludiug our slaves from their masters to
re-capture and sell them, is an established
profession of gang located upon the bor2
ders of the Ohio, combining with negro
traders in the interior of this State, there
by boldly conducting a villainous system
of piracy hitherto unknown in the annals
of crime in Kentucky.
On Friday morning this community was
aPprized of the fact, through the agency
of cOIored persons. that a free negro girl
a0as Jorci6ly taken from Ohio and 6rouglt
to kentucky. Suspicion OF the statements
Of the negroes which is not evidence in
Kentucky proved that Lewis, Allen and
Henry Young, of this county, were the in
diViduals in'whose possession the girl Yves
found
Arrests were made, our best and prom
inent citizens turning out to capture the
rcgues. Lewis and Allen Young were
forcibly taken Gy the people from prison
and delivered to the :authoritiesof Ohio,
where they will be disposed of asthe ag-
g1avating merits Of the case deserve
Henry Young is detaiued for trial,on this
side. Thus this suffering community is to
be rid of three brothers Whose bold career
OF crime was terror to the peace and
safety of the public,
Lewis and&Henry Young openly boast
of their determination TO burn the city
They confess it to be their source of live
lihood to steal free negro or decoy our
slaves and7selN them to negro traders
The city council met on Monda.T moininr
and ordered a ne4:,isag. OF tile people &c e
IPEot"cc:. tneir rights and property, for with
IN FIVE days the city has 55sen fred in va.
nos 10 portions Of the, town, and the alarm
bell ropes cut, in the meantime seven o.
eight Of our slaves were missing. The
town meeting called by the Council was
;. presided over by the Mayor, resolution;
were adopted, and committees of vigilance
| appointed. Startling disclosures have
been made regarding the late terrible pow
der explosion. With other acts of violence
known in tue calendar Of unhappy events
in. MaysEille. - - syz...
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-12-06

The STATE Commemorative have no
definite news from the State Convection,
which met at Staunton on Thusss33 last.
1t is re2ortaIlL nat Mr.. Wise has I'm
nominated,
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-12-06

RMr. Edwin Forest, the tragedfan
was the IS Know Nothing candidate IN
the Seventh New York District. Heis.
however, among the defeated. q, -
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-12-06

.
SECRETARY, CUsHINlf ON MATRIMoNY.--
U. S. Attorney General Caleb Cushing
has just addressed an opinion 10 Secretary
Marcy, on The rights and powers of Uni
tedStates Consu and Commercial Agents
in regard to solemnizing marriages
These officials have been more or less in
me habit OF exercising this power, Mr..
Cushing reviewing the laws and practi-
ces OF nations, decides Ihat an ambassador
or sovereign may, on a foreign soil, sol
emnIzc the marriage ofa member of his
own suite or ,lonlJSil But this right
one Of accustomsdz privilege belongs to
no lesser dignitary. Neither consul5 nor
commercial agents can legally unite par
ties in marriage, simply Because neither
Congress nor the commonwealth authori-
yes them, in any case, domestic or foreign.
Yet, as in some paris Of Europe in conSe-
queuce OF poverty or other impediments
thrown in the way of marriage, there is
great prevalence of concubinage, and as
the desire OF lawful Capitalization enters in
becomes an object, especially with emf
grant females, to obtain. before leaving
their country, if not q marriage, yet an
assured matrimoniat engagements; such
parties aresin the practices OF entering n,o
the mutual promise Of marriage, and pro-
curing the contract to be certified by the
consul of the United States. In view oil
this fact Mr.. Gushing concludes:
"Such contract would probably give
rights Of action to the parties in this coun.
try; it must have tendency to promote
good morals, and be particularly advan.
tageous to the party most needing protec.
ton, that is. the female emgrant; and no
thing in our own laws, or in our public
policy, occurs to me as forbidding it, un
less it be contrary to the law of the land
in which the contract was made
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-04-08
Tobago. January 9th. 1874

The present is rather an anxious time
toe the Inhabitants Of poor Tobago. Her
M,;es,y's troops have been withdrawn
aron this and other small islands, with.
ont allowing sufffcien, time to prepare
sar 50 important change. the people
have been excited by mischievous sug-
ges,io<ls and diabolicai threats, and every
soc has fo.And i. pruien, 10 live with arm.
prepared Coz the worst. On Saturday
righ, last, within a :s~ hours of the time
Lxed for It's perpe.ratioa, a most fendish
plot was discovered, and the ringlcader
captured. {, was arranged tina, before
Lorning, Scarborough was to Be made
rs no, as hell" 1t was expected that
TIE white inhabitants OF the island, as On
u former occasion, would al! flock to
snwn 10 assist in putting out the fire. &c,
and then, In the crowd and confusion,
oley were TO be assasSlnatea. 4 worse
..te was reserved for their wives. One
Joe Arthur was the contriyer and leader
a this conspiracy. The confederates
were almost all Bydisns. the examina.
mons are not ye: sc..cluded, and the dis
closures are so horrible tina, the public
gsnd is 10 fever 0. excitement, | have
IRE pheasant assurance that am pa,,icu.
hIiy doomed.
The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-04-08
Foreign News.

An instruction o. quite a formidable
Easare had taken place in Sara,,o~Sa
HE insurgents for a considerable time
Aeit the castle N Allaseria and e.he,
strong positions 4 hngadier horse req.
.nen revo'tet and the Captain Genera
attacked them With three columns nf ;n'
ialary and some cannon. Several he . ,
Eere killed, but the insurgents retained
2ossesSiaa Oh the castle thai night, bu, the
next day, losing courage, they rr,rss,ed
the royal troops took Possession of tho
city, and some cavalry pursued the fnp;.
oYes. The city was placed under ma
eial law and disarmed.
Madrid and the whole province is pIs.
set in a state OF siege
Catalonia was quiet, but the ne WIS from
hrragon excited the country greatly.
Tne insur ection in Saragossa was to
broken out on the 9Th inst, bu, exploded
prema'uIelY. the details are very Oh.
sc'Nes the papers being prohibited from
publishing the facts.
General Coacha is deeply implicated
Ihs latest accounts say tina, the fugi.
ave. were joined by the garrison of Hue.
Aca, and had again made a stand.
Repor, says tina. Narvaez and Espar.
Gro ar, ua:.ed and are the zeal masters
a the presen. crisis.
4 general insurec.ioa is considered
probable.
4 terrible earthquake occurred q. Ca.
sbria: 1900 persons killed.
News from the manufacturing districts
2fyorat.e.
Overland mail a. Trieste. Shanyha;
~as soon expected to fall into the hands
q the lmpcEialls.s. Exports from China
larger.