Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1854-12-23
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NJ. as .ney progressed. The stove
P,pe Wen. Np through the wagon cover,
al. sen. forth volume of curling smoke.
1 lie wagon started from near Wlnches-
ter,
We learn from the Richmond Dispatch
that the work shops of the Virginia peni
Tertiary were all consumed by fire on the
night OF the 7th. The main building
was saved. Loss $4,000.
In Washington butter is retailing as
high as 40 cents eggs about 81 cents
dozen potatoes 81 so 10 So bushel.
The receipts of all the principal rail
ways of the country are steadily iuGreas-
ing, Notwithstanding the tight times. This
is good sign.
W. Williams, Esq. was elected Mayor
Of Columbus, Ga, on the 9th inst, by a
majority of4G3 over Mr., p. A Clayton.
i Is believed that "Sam" was favorable
10 Nj. Williams.
John III. Shrock, Treasurer of Holmes
county, Ohio.has abscUnded with S3S, 900
Of county taxes.
The pastor Of one of the Boston religious
societies recently made all appeal to his
congregation for sl5AQ. which resulted in
receiving $1,000.
Letters have been received from Father
Mathew announcing his safe arrival at
Madeira.
FoRrUNArF.--Capt. Anderson, Of the
steamer United States, on Lake Cham
plain. has, in the course of twenty-one
years service, carried over huD Il million
Of passengers, and lost but one man, and
tha! viihout any fault OF his or his crew.
During the week ending Oh Saturday
.ast, the sum OF 1850 Of the public
debt was redeemed al Washington
Hon. John X. Kane, father of the re-
nowned DIR. Kane Of the American Arctic
Expedition, is at the halonal holei III
Washington, d. &.
Five propellers, with three thousand
tons of goods for Detroit are frozen III al
Cleveland.
According to the Synagogue rolls, there
are more than one hundred and twenty
thousand Jews in The United States.
Our OF EMPLoYMENT.-There are over
three thousand mechanics out OF employ
ment in the 18th ward in New York, and
in the whole city there cannot be less than
seventeen thousand labOrmg men who
have no work, nor any prospect OF work.
New YoRK SYNTAx.--A New York
paper, announcing the wreck Of vessel
near the Narrows, says: The on y pas
sengers were +. B. Nathan. who owned
three lourlhS OF The cargo andthe cdptalt'S
rife
SUIT AGAINST SELDEN WITHERs & Go.
On Tuesday suit was commenced
against Ibis firm in Washington, at the
instance of Lieut.. Woodruff, Ior 30 Oh all
Exchange Bank note.
Isaac Funk, of BIoomingtog, Mclean
County, Illinois, recently sold 10 Messrs.
Hough, If Chicago, fourteen hundred
head of cattle, that would average 100 lbs,
for the handsu.ne sum of slxty-lour thou
sad dollars.
DESTITUTE charitable lady inform
cd the Editor of the Cincinnati Gazette,
that she had searched out in the 9th ward
in that CITY, over FIVE hundred suffering
people. In several instances there are
three and four families occupying one
room, the whole of whom had not clothes
or convenience sufficient for one family.
William G. Harrison, Esq, has been
,e elected President OF the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company by majority OF
one vote.
A most disastrous conhagration Occur
red in Philadelphia on Thursday night
last, BY which half a million of dollars
worth OF property was destroyed. Several
hremen were severely injured. How
the fire originated, whether by accident
or by tho hand Of al IN ccndlary, Is hot
stated.
SPINNING NOTWITHSTANDING our fore
fathers, II was maxim that young wo-
men should never marry until she had
spun enough wool 10 furnish her own
house: and from this custom all unmar-
ried women were called "Spnisiers,' an
appeIaiion they still retain in ali law pro-
ceedngs.'
If the above regulations were enforced
at The present day, what vast number
would die old maids.
A CHURCH Row AT NEWARK, n. j.
There was a row in the German Lutheran
Church, in Newark, n. ]. The minister,
who was elected for fifteen years, has
turned Roman Calholic,anG in attempting
10 Introduce the forms and church ceremo-
MES peculiar to that faith. has reused the
ire aud opposition OF his congregation.