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Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-01-11
cLARKsBURG, WEDNESDAY, JAN. II 1854
John W. Forney, Again.

The Clarksburg Register expresses sur
prise that "portion of the Virginia De-
mocracy should so violently abuse Mr..
Forney," who, the Register contends,
has been as true to the South as Mr..
Dickinson. The reason is plain-that
''portion Of the Virginia Democracy"
whilst they believe him to be politically
right, are equally satisfied that he is per-
opposed to his election to post of honor.
Does the Register approve Of the moral
(?) tone of Forney's famous letter to Ro-
berts? Should the author of such let
ter occupy prominent post of honor?
Leoois6urg Chronicle
"There are none righteous. no not one, -
and we regret, as does M. Forney, that
he should allow his zeal for a friend, in
the least compromise his honor; but that
the motives attributed to him in writing
the Roberts letter, are those which actu.
ated him, no man who knows Mr.. Fornev
can for one moment believe. That letter
is the only charge we have heard or seen
made against him, and ii is mere sub
terfuge-a dodge-an excuse for the op-
position made to him by those who want
ed his place, OF had been disappointed in
their efforts to make use of him. We
venture the assertion that this is the case
with all his opponents who did not oppose
Mr.. Forney on account of some personal
friend, or because some one else did. COL.
Forney is oone of the warmcst-hearted,
Jealous friends that we ever knew, but is
ut Iets! as careful to'preservc spotless his
own character, as most men and 1elicY-
ing that Mrs. Forrest had been improper.
ly intimate with Jameson, was he not per
fectly right--indced was it not his duty, ii
possible, to place proof of the facts in pos
session Of his friend, whom he believed to
be an injured husband ? It was only
for this purpose that he wrote to Mr..
Roberts. 1t was this same yea! with
which he uniformly labors for what be
believes to be right, that Induced him to
forget self in his manly defence of TIE
Constitutions! rights Of the South, and
those ''peouliar institutions" of which
Virginans claim to be the cEampions-
If they have received more harm than
benefit from it, let them censure him, j!
not. those who SO much abuse him are
playing the part base ingrates! That's
what we think, Mr. Chronicle.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-01-11

MURDER AT LEXINGTON, KY.-A few
days ago, the wife of WIN. II. Weigart,
Of Lexington. Kentucky, entered a con
dictionary store is that town. when a
young man named Luther c. Cushing.
temporarily employed therein, stepped up
to her, and pdtting her Familiarity on the
back, observed, "tOAat a0iU you have, pref.
y 2" Mrs. Weigart Immediately became
offended. Gushing aPologized, and said
he had mistaken her for a lady of his &C.
quaintance. Mrs. W., however, left the
store and informed her husband of what
had occurred. Mr.. Weigart soon after
entered the store, and commenced firing
upon Gushing with a revolver. Weigart
fired four shots, the last of which was
while Gushing was in a STOPPING position
behind the counter-kilIing him instant
ly. Weigart and wife were Immediately
arrested. and, after an examination, she
was discharged, and he was committed to
await his trial on charge of murder.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-01-11

AN Unknown IsLAND.-The British
br 6 Chatham was lately wrecked on an
island in the Pacific, hitherto undiscovcr-
ed. The captain gives an account of the
adventures OF himself and crew thus =
We were distributed among the peo-
pie of the island, where we spent most
wretched night, expecting to be speared
evefy moment. The next morning com
menced our naturalization. We were all
drawn together and armed with spears
and marched off the north end of the is
land, as we supposed, to be there sacrif-
ced to their gods, for they have many
out the training ended well, and we were
each taken to our respective houses again.
For several days this training was carried
on. differing only their modes of wor-
ship differ, according to which OF the gods
they worship. We then found that we
were considered supreme beings, and that
we had nothing to fear SO long as they
thought so. The natives worship idols.
departed spirits Of their own race, and
have godsmen, or species of Pagan
priests among themselves whom they
worship on particular occasions"
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-01-11
From Richmond.

l !
| Correspondence of the Baltimore Sun.
R1cHMoND, Va, Dec. 27s
The prospects of the passage of the
bin for the subscription of 5000. GOO for
the extension of the Orange and Alexan-
,dria railr6adsto Lynchburg. are good, from
the fact that it must be the great line of
southwestern travel to and from the seat
Eof government, and promises topay hand
somely.
The bill for the increased capital stock
$500, o00) in the Manassas Gap Railroad
Company having passed the Senate. is
now before the House. and being the Sc
cond internal Improvement bill on the cal
endar, cannot fail to receive early action.
On the Alexandria. Loudoun and Hamp-
shire railroad, the surveys of the entire
line are now completed from Alexandria
10 PaddytoWn, except some ten or fourteen
miles west of Winchester. The chief en-
gineer &C. P. Manning, Esq. and his
worthy assistants have been entirely sue
cessful in surrounding all the mountain
GUS region. with grades and cost entirely
practicable. The location of the branch
railroad Tin connection with this route to
Washington is now finished, and the esti-
mates of cost will soon be submitted Sur
veys have been made as far as The south
ern terminus of the present long, or
Potomac bridge; but the company have
determined to construct their road to the
southern end of any permanent bridge
that Congress may build, SO as to connect
herewith.
The number of propositions for internal
Improvements before the Legislature was
never 50 great as at the present. No less
than 2O5 memorials of this nature were
in up to Saturday last, nearly all for turn
pixies or railroads. 1t would require. pro-
badly, fifty millions Of dollars to meet the
demands Of all. l understand, however,
that the members will look before they
leap.
The committee of the Legislature for
the purchase of Mount Vernon, are now
in corresp ondence With John a. Washing
ton, Esq. And if Congress would make
that venerated site the property of
the nation, early ection is Indispensable.
Ii our National Legislature would pur-
chase Mount Vernon, and conclude to
erect thereon " military asylum. it is the
prevailing opinion that all opposition on
the part Of the Old Dominion would
cease.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-01-11

THE PARKERsBURG JUNcTIoN.-We arc
informed that the name of Grafton" has
been given to the place wherc the Par
kersburg railroad will diverge from the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad. Tas point
is upon the Tygert's Valley river, near
the 'three forks 979 miles west of Cum
berland, ara 277l4E anilns from Baltimore,
and 1929 miles cast Of Wheeling. Quite
town is springing up there, some fifty
fine houses having been built during the
past three or four months. 4 heavy
bridge across the Tygart's Valley river is
about being crected at the junction, to
serve as a bed for the new railroad, and
the course and grade ofthe Baltimore and
Ohio railroad have also been slightly
changed at Grafton 70 suit the junction
with the Parkcrsburg road, the work up,
on which is progressing less rapidly thar
was expected-tke time for completing it.
graduation for the entire line of one hun
dreG and two miles to the Ohio, having
it is said. been extended from the first o
July, 1854. to the first of january, 1855.
While the eastern end ofthis line seem!
to re SO we'll arranged and provided for
we fear that its western connections ART
in no very satisfactory condition, if W.
may judge from the unsettled state Of the
S,uthern Ohio lines in regard to Mei
eastern tel minus or junction -BaHimor
| Sun.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-01-11
Foreiwn Nars.


The following are the particulars of the
week 81
The greatest battle since Navaftno, has
been fought with terrific loss of life. TIL
total destruction is twenty-one ships Of
war with several transports.
On the 3Oth of November, the entire
Russian fleet from Sebastopol, under AID
Nmlral Machikoff, consisting of twenty -four
sail, appeared of the Turkish harbor OF
Sinope, where Vice Admiral Osman Pasha
lay with fourteen Turkish Vessels The
battle Immediately commenced, and the
shore batteries being of no use, the Rus
SLAMS succeeded in forcing the harbor.
The Turks fought like devils, and would
not surrender. With most desperate
bravery they fought until one ship after
another was sunk, blown up, buraed or
destroyed. Seven Turkish frigates, two
crovettes, one steamer, and three trans
ports, with several thousand men, we're
totally lost--the men all perishing. Osman
Pasha the Turkish Vice Admiral, was
taken prisoner.
Each of the Turkish ships, besides
their crew, had 800 men on their way to
Circassia. They also had money to pay
the feet, all of which was lost.
The Turks. Notwithstanding the de-
structiou of all their vessels, sunk seven
Russian ships, two of their line of battle
ships, three frigates and two steamers.
The battle lasted only one hour. The
remainder of the Russian fleet was so
shattered that it could scarcely reach
Sebastopol. ..
All Europe was in Juror of excite
ment. and the opinion is general that Eu-
,ro2ean war can no longer be averted.
Fhe Russians continued to gain the ad-
vantage, but their loss in the great naval
engagement, under the circumstances, is
fully equal to that of the Turks.
oOn the line of the Danube there was no
movements.
Osmin Bey was on board the flagship
which rapidly sunk. He was, with his
crew, taken on board the Russian ship
This important news is fully confirmed
O by later dispatches.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-01-11

CONGREss.-In the Senate Yesterday.
the joint resolution from the House, ten.
dering the thanks Of Congress and a
sword to General Wool for distinguished
services at Buena Vista, was passed una
nimously. The bill to extend the ware.
housing system by establishing private
bonded warehouses, (Which for several
years past has been ged by Mr.. Hunt
er) was also passed. The subject of a
railroad to the Pacific was referred to a
select committee Of nine members.
In the House Of representatives., Mr..
Bayly, from the Committee on Foreign
Affairs, reported bill for the ascertain
ment and satisfaction of claims of Ameri.
can citizens for French spoliations and
Mr.. Houston, from the Committee Of
Ways and Means, reported the fortiGca-
ton bill. The resolution Of Mr.. Cutting
calling for the correspondence between
the Secretary of the Treasury, and the
late collector ofcustoms for the port Of
New York, was, after debate laid on the
table. Mr.. Washburn of Maine address
sed the Committee of the Whole on the
State of the Union in favor of the annex.
alton of the Sandwich Islands. The Sc.
Mates joint resolution. authorizing the
President of the Udited States to COME,
the brevet title of Lieutenant General for
eminent military services, was, after an
Intellectual effort to lay it upon the table,
referred TO the Committee on Military
Affairs Washington Sentinel
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-01-11

wwe do not rccolisot of.seeing a
better homiIy upon advertising than the
following from the baltimore Sun. In
these days. of a=headitiveness. man
must push business if he expects to
succeed. and those Whoshavetried adver-
Using. if they exercised the same judgment
in regard to the manner, time and place,
that is manifested in other branches of
their business, have found it to be their
most valuable auxiliary. Were we dis
posed, we could give instances and names
in this community. where hundreds of dol
lars have been made by the investment of
"a few dollars in this way. But we turn the
reader over to the article from the Sun:
BUSINESS AND ITS A1Ds.-Some people
would say, and we should hardly demrr
to it, that business and its aids are one
and indivisible. Aids to business are n
part of the business. is theiiY doctrine-so
is it ours. If ar aid 10 mans business
costs him five hurdred dollars year, and
1t is worth a thousand dollars a-year to
him in his business, that is part of his
Business. mans rent is as much a
part of his business as anything else. He
pays hundred, thousand, or ten thou
send dollars a-year Tor that, and CHI ertui-
ly, we suppose, when he is prosperous
His investment in rent is then profitable
part of his business. he looks to eligI5i-
lily in all points The house must have
a good position 1t must De subs -antial
the necessary convenience must be there;
room for storage room for the exhibition
of wares facilities Of arrangement; sqf-
iciency of light ventilation and all the
ctcetera adapted to his P rPoses Thus
provided, he accepts the price and makes
IA primary steprn his business.
Nowadays, nobody expects a man to
go into house, however well provided,
and there to sit down and wait for g 4
trade" Another part Of business must
now engage his attention, and that lmPe-
rauveiy. With merchandise on hand he
must have customers for II, and the new,so
paper press is to him as essential a part OF
his business AS his rent. We know there
are those, even at this day, who are inclF-
ned to dispute the necessity OF this asen-
cy E; and we admit that there are some
kinds of business in which it is more pro
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WAsnINGToN, January 5th.-The dread
full news has just been received of the
wreck Of the magnificent Steamer San
Francisco, which recently left New York
for California, which the .third Regiment
of the United States Army on board
She was seen in latitude SO degrees go
minutes, her decks swept, all her boats
lost, and completely disabled. 1t is fear
ed every soul on board will perish.
Senator Gwin received this intelligence
this evening At five O'clock, and immedi-
ately applied to the Secretary OF tho Navy
to send y government steamer or vessel OF
war in search of the wreck, to save, pos
sibly, those on board There is not one
government vessel fit for sea in ANY one
Of our Atlantic ports Senator Gwin ap-
piled to the Secretary of War, who, to
his honor be it said, promptly authorized
the charter OF a steamship; to proceed
instantly in search of the San Francisco.
The Secretary of the Treasury will no
doubt dispatch also all available revenue
cutters, i'll any Of our ports, on the same
errand Of humanity and duty.
Between seven and eight hundred per-
sons are on board the wreck
The San Francisco is supposed to be the
finest steamer ever built for the Pacific
trade. She had on board three months
provisions for the troops, slowed away in
her hold. Some fain4 hope still! exists that
some of the lives will be saved
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-01-11

EB- The Washington Union. in an ar
ticle on the subject OF Rivers and Harbors,
advocates the Propriety of the several
States levying tonnage duties by consent
OF Congress for improving their rivers and
harbors. The policy has been adopted
to limited extent by number OF the
States and in all cases received the assent
OF Congress. 1t is much better mode
OF carrying on such public works than
that attempted by Congress on several oc.
casions' and obviates many of the diff.
culties which have seemed insurmounta.
Die by tnany of our statesmen This mode
makes the commerce of the States where
the Improvements are to be made, nav for
them.-4Ler. Standard.
CoMHANDER INeRAHAM.-7Fhe Washing.
ton Star says that the Secretary of the
Navy, at the solicitation Of the friends Of
Commander IRgraham, has granted him
relief from his present command. and
that be may soon be pected in the Uni
ted States. His health has been very in
firm for some time past Commander
Henry w Morris has been detached from
the New York Rendezvous, AMI ordered
to take the command of the sIoop Of war
St, Louis. sas f'sFg
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-01-11

The ESCAPE OF SMITH O'BRIEN-Itw was
mentioned in the Sun Of Saturday, that a
report had reached New York that Smith
O'Brien had escaped from Van Diemen's
Land. It is said that letter was receiv-
ed by the steamer of Friday, at the Citi-
zen office, announcing that the family
of Smith O'Brien, at Limerick, had re-
ceivcd authentic intelligence of his escape.
The letter, dated at Dublin, stating the
particulars of his fight. will pear in the
first number of the Citizen. -~hich is the
new paper soon to be published by John
Mitchell.
The reeman's Journal has the follow
ing from the Limerick (Ireland) Reporter,
dated Dec. Is:
1--WE have just been handed a letter
from highly respectable Irishmau, resi-
dent in Melbourne, giving full details of
the escape OF Smith O'Brien from the Pc
nal exile to which the British government
doomed him, and from which he has been
released by the courage and fidelity OF a
few Irish friends in the colony, and the
sympathizing aid of the commander of an
American trading vessel which was in the
offug to take him away to the free shores
of Columbia. There is no doubt what
ever Ofthe fact; and we need not state that
we feel considerable pleasure in being the
first medium OF announcing it. The wri-
ter Of this letter was one of those who
assisted Smith O'Brien in his escape. We
may add that Smith O'Brien was bound
by no PAROLE"
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-01-11

The JAoUEs TRIAL.-Thc trial of jacques
for the burning of Chas. Lewis ware
house commenced on the ed inst, Hon.
NJ. Edmistou on the bench. The whole
of last week was occupied in the discus
SION of law points, upon which the at:or-
neys for the accused wished to procure
the discharge of their Client but we be-
lieve they were all overruled by the
Judge. The trial will probably be pro-
cceded with this week.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-01-11
PRICES IN NEW YORK lsT JANUARY.

Wheat, is thus seen, is nearly double the
price now that it was IN 1850 and 1852
Corn from to 10 cents per bushel.
The heavy shipments of breadstufs,
we have been making to Europe the few
months past, to supply the deficiencies of
the harvests in England and on the CONT
nent are the immediate causes of the pre-
sent high prices. When that deficiency
is met. as it soon will be, the market will
SO back TO ordinary values.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-01-11

FRANKL1N's B1RTHDAY.-The members
of the printers craft everywhere seem to
be making preparations for celebrating
the l48th anniversary of Franklin's birth
day, on the 18th of January. In New
York, the Typographical Society give a
banquet>for the benefit of the Printers
Free Library. 81
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-01-11

FRozE TO DFATu.-A man named John
West, attempted to ride across the mouth
Of Pawpaw on the ice few evenings
since, when his horse broke through and
was drowned. West was thrown forw~ I'd
on the ice probably stunned. and was
found frozen to death the next morning.
1t is said he was intoxicated at the time.
~ Morganto0n Mirror.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-01-11

AN ExAMPLE.-In Aarau. IA town of 6
or 5000 inhabitants in Switzerland, the
Pro,estants and Catholics have but one
church. They share it peaceabIy toge-
Their. What is more, considering mans
predjudices. they have but one graveyard,
and there their dust mingles.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-01-11

EE Secretary Guthrie, it is said has
addressed circular to the controllers and
other accounting officers, and says impor-
tant errors of law and Computation have
been made, showing incapacity or neg.
iect' and he feels it his duty to guard the
treasury, and requires a monthly report
OF errors This circular has produced a
sensation among the officers. and some
express a desire that the names of those
committing the errors be given,
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-01-11

RoBBERY.-We understand that a Ger
man residing at GalIipolis, Ohio. was
robbed of $3.50 at Rust's hotel in this
place, on Saturday night last, while on
his return from visit to some friends in
Penns ylvania.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-01-11

ADVANCE OF FLOUR AND BREADsTUFFs.-
The prices of tour, wheat and corn, at
present Quotations, strikingly contrast with
those of s'few years past, and show re-
gular and progressive advance-as wit
ness the following quotations, for the three
leading staples in the grain market, since
1880.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-01-11

~ Our eastern exchanges come filed
with accounts Of disasters to vessels on the
coast. There has not for many years
been such destruction among shipping as
that caused by the late storm.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-01-11

THE TEMPLAn's MAGAzrNE.-Thise x-
celent temperance publication for Janu
airy is up on our table, laden as usual with
the choicest reading matter To persons
wishing good temperance reading for
their families, we would recommend this
magazine as worthy Of their patronage
Published by J. Wadsworth, Cincinna,
ii, Ohio, at one dollar q year, in advance.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-01-11

QUAKER SEAMoN.-Three Quakers, two
ladies and a gentleman, visited our town
on last Tuesday. One of the ladies
preached in the Presbyterian Church in the
evening. They left the next morning for
Weston, where we learn from the Herald,
one Of the ladies preached on Wednesday
and Thursday evenings.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-01-11

MURDERS IN New YoRk.-Accord;no 10
the City Inspectors report of deaths for
the year just closing there were twenty.
i've murders committed in New Y,yt
since the first of January last. The wear
previous there were but fifteen.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-01-11

HThe Chinese Of San Francisc have
donated one thousand dollars tn CAPTAIN
Loves Rangers for their services in cap
turing the bandit Of Joaquin. b
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-01-11

WAIkER, TnE FuBusTER.L It appears
from the New Orleans Pioayune that VIM.
Walker. the commander Of the Sonora FL
hbustering party is only twenty weight
years of age, native Of Tennessee born
in Nashville, where his father still lives,
secretary of an insurance company there.
He studied medicine in' Paris, lawlin New
Orleans, and in the winter of 1913 "a be-
came directly connected with The press Of
New Orleans as one Of the proprie.ors
and editors Of the Crescents The enter
prise did not prove profitable. 1.-THE pa
per was soidato other parties in the falfof-
that year, aud Mr. Walker soon atierif fol-
lowed the tide Of emigration % sau Fran
cisco. He resumed his profession there,
at the same time continuing his pursuits
as Journalist Insone of the disputes
which grew outof the pewspape articles,
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-01-11

G@- 1t was stated in London at the de-
parture of the steamer Canada. that Kos
su:h had positively gone to Turkey.