Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1854-07-22

1t is positively understood that the Pre-
sident will veto the river and harbor bill,
if itshould pass the Senate as it has pas
sed the House.
The United States Circuit Court in
Philadelphia, on Monday, granted an ill.,
junction against the reconstruction OF the
Wheeling bridge.
100 Swedish immigrants passed through
Springfield, Mass, on Friday, Ell route
| for their new homes in the West.
At Galena. Gill; potatoes are selling at
8 cents per bushel.
The Washington National Monument
has now attained height of 1873 feet.
The population of Washington City is
now estimated at $4,000.
J The Charlottesville Advocate says, Hon.
| VIM. G. Rives declines allowing his name
to be connected with the candidacy for
Governor Of Virginia.
The Post says the "back tongue has
made its appearance IN Boston, and has
already assumed the character of an cpl
demic.
The first young corn Of the season and
of native growth, was offered at the Fred
erick City, Nd, family market, on Satur-
day last, by Mr.. John Nichodemus. 1t
was sold at % cents per dozen ears.
Watermelons are selling al Norfolk and
Richmond at 81 cents each, and peaches
at l24 cents piece.
1t is stated that the authorities of the
various States of Germany are beginning
10 be alarmed at the immense emigration
10 the United States.
Late accounts say the wheat crop OF
Pennsy lvania will be unusually large this
year.
There were 147 deaths from cholera in
New York, and 81 in Boston during last
week.
The cholera in Washington is begin
ming to cause some alarm, and is increas-
ing. The members of Congress are quite
anxious for the arrival of the 4th Of Au-
gust, the day of adjournment.
An evening or two since, married man
in Albany got wholesome dressing
DOWN with hoIse-whip i'll the street, from
lady whom he had several times insul-
ted.
Fanny Fern objects to men shedding
tears. She says il is an infringement on
one of woman's most valuable "wateT
privileges"
The Rochester N. Y. Democrat says
that one nursery near that city has sever
al acres of roses now in full bloom, en-
bracing some 400 varieties.
The Wheeling Intelligencer says tina
a dealer in that city, recently sold 1900
pounds Of wool, averaging full blood, a
So cents.
The Boston Bee learns that drunken
set Of rowdy Irishmen IN Bridgewater
Mass, on the Fourth, while the people
were holding pic mic, entered the grove
and ruthlessIy tore dOWn the .4mericGT
flag.
The amount of specie shipped from
New York during the month Of June wa:
81, 648,142.
1t has been ascertained that there arr
upwards of thirty thousand clerks in the
city of New York.
The Leesburg Washingtonian says
"The wheat crop Of Loudoun, we -egre
TO state, is severely damaged with TIT
rust. In the upper part Of the county tht
loss will be considerable"
The cholera is raging badly at Shelby
vile, Ky. Among its victims was tn,
principal PHYSICIANS Of the town.
New wheat is selling in Delaware, a
from $3.50 to SLIGO per bushel. Th'
crop in that State has been hardly al
, average one.
The Oregon Statesman has raised tn
name Of Willard Fillmore for President
and John Bell for Vice President in 1856
The Weston Herald says $4,000
worth of damage was done in that county
a by freshet on the Oath ult.
We learn that our farmers, says tn
, Bath Enterprise, are pretty generally don
with their harvest, and that the crop is al
abundant one.
The wife of the author of the "Reve
ries of a Bachelor" has got baby. If h
don't get woke up now from his "reve
= ries" by the midnight cry it will be be
cause "there never was such baby be
FORE"
}. A LION CAGED.-A large Caliiorni
J., lion was caught recently in a wooden traF
9 near the head of Dry Creek, Georgetown
!. He went into the trap for some bait thu
5 had been put for him, and liked his at
o communication so well that he slaid there