Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1854-07-08
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besides family aud travelling expenses
children under seven years OF age, SO
over seven and under sixteen $40.
IN one of the industrious schools for
poor and neglected children in New oFN
civ, were two little girls Who having
befn confined to wretched homes ana nj
inv streets. had neUsr seen f0irer'
WHAT volume Of misery 10 The lorego-
ing five words contain
The telegraph between Hager,town
and frederick, Nd, has been comPLetfo'
and is in fine working order. The hrst
messages were sent over the line ON Sat
urdoy last, Isl inst.
NJ. T.. Merritt, Esq, delivered the val
edictorv Grafton before the Jefferson 80
cie.v of the University of Virginia. at
Charlottesville, on Wednesday evening the
28,h alt, and on the next day the annual
address was delivered by John Mitchell
Esq. the Irish exile.
In New York last week, there were IS
deaths of cholera, an increase Of 80 over
the week previous. There were also %
deaths from cholera lnlantum, l3 from
cholera morbus. % from diarrhGa, 10
from dvsentary, and 40 from commissions.
The whole number of deaths was D z,
President Pierce reviewed the United
States troops at Old Point, on Monday,
and afterwards visited the frigate CoIum-
bia and sloop of war Preble, lying IN
Hampton roads. He was received with
the usual honors and a salute from each
vessel.
1t Will be gratifying news to the people
to learn that their Representatives IN both
! Houses of Congress have agreed TO adj
journ sine die on Friday, the 4lh of Aug.
They will also be pleased to hear OF some
work being done in Congress by that time.
The cholera is said to be quite severe
along the various lines Of emlgrant travel
westward.
Deaths in Charleston during the week
ending July |, thirty-one.
Deaths in Philadelphia last week 268,
! Cholera |.
1t is said that persons who battle m
salt water will not get the cholera. This
is simple.
Parson Brownlow, sh the Knoxville
/ Wing, enters his protest against the re-
peal of the Missouri Compromise. He
SAYS 1--WE are in for the season, and, sink
or swim, we are ont against this whole
Nebraska scheme"
The offer Of bounty Of l60 acres tC
each single man, and 800 acres to eacl
family settling in Oregon, holds good I'll
5 December lst, 1855, having been eXten
ded by the last Congress.
The Stanton Messenger (neutraD de
- tends the Know Nothing party. 1t say
il does not believe from what ii can see
= their action that the country would b
! much worsted by their universal sway.
It The Winchester Republican Dem
/. out for Henry a. Wise for next Governor
n A. Louisville, last week, they wei
,, luxnrialng on ripe peaches and waite
melons.
- New potatoes are selling in Norrlstow
Pa, al 70! cents per quart.
. The wheat crop in Delaware, it's sal'
e was never more abundant.
Cincinnati is now in railroad commun
cation with Louisville--time hours.
IN 1t is said that lands near ST. Paul, Min
Q. which year ago sold for $50 an acre,a
y. now selling at 1878 an acre.
To- A fishing party went on an eXcorsI'
~ from Rochester to Canada, last week al
nj brought back in two or three days 1906
ne trout.
nd The Newburyport Mass Herald sa
he that Rev William Horton has resign
r.. The pastorship Of St. Paul's church
., that city.
The subscriptions to the capital sto
for new hotel in Fredericksburg,
glnia, amount to $4,000.
IT. Ex-senator Brandreth, of pill max:
IA. notoriety, is erecting a block Of stores
Of. New York, at an estimated cost Of SIC
n, 600.
= In Utah, man who has rot more tn
two wives is rated bachelor.
o9 The present population of MINES
{" Territory is $4,000.
rs Coal has been found in great abundar
nnl lust under Evansville, Ind. It's prop
me ed 10 tunnel the city in order to get at
mine.
The Hon. G.. ]. Faulkner and HI
John Le,cher are spoken of as the Den
"d' cratic candidates for Governor of Virgin
Sd, Hon. Gerrit Smith, of New York,
LETT published card to his constituents