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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1855-12-01

AN UNFoRTUNATE THEFT.-The Phil
adelphia Sunday Mercury tells good
story of a fellow in, that city, who few
days since stole hrkin Of butter from
grocery store, and ran off with 1t on his
shoulder. When the butter was missed,
the theft was Of course pursued by The
owner and crowd of men and boys, cry
ing "stop thief!" Being strong and hee'
of foot. the rogue had every prospect ol
escaping. but in an unlucky moment he
attempted to shift his load from one shoul.
der to the other, and, i'll so doing. passed
il under his nose, when, as he himself de-
clared in the Mayors office, the scent oI
the butter was so powerful that il Imrne-
dia,ey knocked him down. This. OF
course. enabled the crowd 10 oyeriake
and capture him.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1855-12-01
Severely Cut.

During the evening of the procession
and illumination in WiIIiamspori, fracu:
occurred, in which one Of the young Flo
RAs Of CIearspring, was severely cut with
a knife in several places, by man named
CHENEY. In regard to this afray, the
Journal of the Times says:-
"A Young man named DAVID FLORA, a
member of the Ceciian Band from Clear
spring, and son of DANIEL FLORA, Esq,
of that town, attracted by the noise occa-
stoned by the melee, proceeded IN agrea'
hurry to the spot where the muss was GO
ING on, and forced his way into The crowd
By some means or other, whether OF his
own choice or unintentiOna, we know
not, he became engaged with one of the
parties. Some crony OF the person win
whom young Flora had engaged, upon
being informed of what had taken place,
drew out knife, which FLORA seeing,
took to his heels and run, the running
after. lie had proceeded but short dis
lance when he stumbled and teIl-the iel-
low Immediately bounced upon, and com
menced series of lhrusts at him with the
knife, six of which took effect in differ
emf parts of his body--all severe but none
al present, considered by his physician
dangerous. His coat was completely nd
died, having some dozen cuts IN different
parts Of H."
"Snce the above was il type, we learn
that EZEKIEL CHENEY, resident OF our
place, has been arrested and charged with
having perpetrated the deed. He had a
hearing before Justice Hawken on Friday,
which resulted in his being held TO bail in
the sum Of 81 600"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1855-12-01
31ANNAAGB9.


On Wednesday the 18th ul,., by Rev.
J. II. Keller, Cspi. Robert Swan, Of
California, and Miss Ellen f., eldest
daugk,rr of DR.. Charles McGih. of Ha-
gerstOwn.
On the 22d ult, by the Rev. Ro. M.
Lipscomb, Mr.. Columbus G. Mitchell Of
Cambridge, Nd, and Miss Annie c.
BrOwn, eldest daughter Of Joseph M.
Brown, Esq, Of Gharles,own. 1877 Is
A, Caledonia. in this coan,y, the resi-
dence of Andrew Aldridge, Esq, on the
9Th ult..by the Rev Mr.. Graham, Charles
II. Le'ois, Esq, Of Tins county, and Miss
Esielte 81. =. Green, of Winchester.
In DarkesyiIle, on the 20lh ult. ,bv Rev.
James IL Blown. Robert Se,sart ST., 10
Mrs. LydiT lNump.alI Of Berkely county.
On the 2t2d uh., by Rev. George Delhi.
al the u. s. Hotel, Frederick City, Md,
Mr.. Georgs ". COreH 10 Miss Caroline
t.. Onger, both Of Berkeley co., Va.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1855-12-01
Ar,hur,s Home Magazine.

We have received the December NO.
of Ar,hur's Home Magazine, and, as usu-
al, find il filled with everything apperialn-
ing 10 Magazinedom. Now is The time TO
subscribe for this excellent monthly, as
this No. closes the Volume for 1885. We
have no hesitacy in pronouncing this the
best and cheapest Magazine published
Terms, Two Dollars a year. Address
Il. S. Arthur & Co., Philadelphia, Pa.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1855-12-01
Incendiaries Committed.

Negro woman Emily, the property OF
MIR. James y. Moore, and Jane, the prop
erty of Mr.. H. 7. S. Blackford, were
committed to the Jail of this county, on
Sunday last, charged with setting fire 10
the Blacksmilhs shop and Carpenters shop
Of MIR. Isaac CHmer, ST., five miles south
east of this place, on Saturday night pre-
vious. Emily is about 45 years of age,
and Jane about IA years, Their trial will
take place at the next County Court.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1855-12-01
Meeting Of Congress.

Cororess will meet on Monday next,
and from the divided state of parties, it is
feared tina, the organization of the House
~ III not be effected at the usual time, and
the Message of the President consequent
lv DELAYED. The political complexion OF
the House is figured up thus: Admins
t,a.ion members 81 Southern Whigs . !;
Union Americans 70; Free Soil AmerI-
cans Is Fusion or Abolition Republicans
50 : Vacancies |. In this composition
Of ap,agonis,ic elements, it is impossible
,o Cor,eIl who will be Speaker, or Clerk,
or Seroean,-at-Arms, or who will 6Il any
of the Offices of the House. Combina-
lions will probably be formed, and The
game of give and take extensively played.
Among the first business which will
engage the attention Of the House after lis
organization, will be the contested cleo
ZION case from Kansas Territory. Two
elections were held in that Territory for
member of Congress, one by the Slavery
party, and one by the Free Soil parity
The former elected WHITFIELD and the
latter REEDER, and both gentlemen are
for the seat. This case will o.
pen the whole question Of Slavery at the
very commencement of Congress, and
when or how it will terminate God only
knows.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1855-12-01
Rothercood, Nov. 10, 1855.

Great Sale of.Wild .Ani'nals,--The
Geological collection of Mr.. Seth b.
Howe, which has been on exhibition. al
The hippodrome in New York for few
weeks, was sold al auction on Tuesday,
18Th ult., the proprietor, it is said, having
amassed fortune and intending 10 retire
from business. A number OF showmen
and circus managers from different Sec
lions Of the United States were in anen-
dance. The following are some Of The
prices obtained Wagon and cage con
tanning white Polar bear. said 10 be The
only one now alive in America, sold to (.
NJ. Shields for $3.50. Original cost ST..
100. A wagon and cage containing q
Royal Bengal tiger. sold 10 Henry Butler
for 1925. The animal originally cost
$500. Three performing lions, which
cost $4,000, brought only 1915. EIe
phant Canada, used for performances il
The ring. sold for l,4O0. lie eats 20G
pounds Of hay, two bushels Of oats snC
drinks three barrels Of water every day
Two other elephants brought 1000 dol
lars each, and another |, 100 dollars. AL
Of them originally cost , 1000 dollars each
A lion and hyena sold for - dollars, an,
q Brazilian tiger for 10 dollars, liil,
over one.iourlh Of The cost.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1855-12-01
G8AgE3,

On Tues la7 evening last, the 9th uli.,
al 'he resi- lence Of Mr.. Jacob Miller.
Berkeley q oumy. Mrs. Mary Ellen Hill.
wiIe ot My. Daniel A: HILL, aged about
81 years.
Al his residence in Berkeley couniy.on
Tie 29sh Of fOc.ober, Micgah Beeson, in
.lI.e ss,h year Of bis age.
In Marlil sburg, ON Thursday the 22d
mIl.. John tfilian. infant son Of Henry
&. and Saian f. Matthews. aged year.
8 monshs abd % days.
At bis residence in Mariinsburg. on The
25,h nlt., lof typhoid fever. Mr.. JACOB
pi.cenhsRfr.aged 81 years and 3 months
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1855-12-01
Capture of Runaway Negroes


On Sunday afternoon last, the 25lh ult.
Ave negroes were seen crossing the rive
from this to the Maryland side, at pon
called Reynolds Dam, one mile below
this place. They were judged 10 be iugl
tives, which subsequent facts have proven
beyond dispute. Soon after the rumol
became current, five or six citizens Of
ISharpsburg, Md. armed themselves and
started to capture them. They found the
party about one mile alb owe tins place and
succeeded in arresting four without much
difficulty, but the fifth one gave batlle.--
This was Stout, athletic negro, doubtless
the leader of the gang. He was bent on
having his freedom and after short scuf-
fle broke away, darling towards the liver.
Several persons gave chase who seen him
disappear over a precipice overlooking the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. His pur-
suers, close upon him, on arriving on the
bluffs, seen the negro in the Canal, strng-
Cling to cross it. From his struggles, he
was evidently disabled by the leap from
the precipce. The water proved too deep,
and the poor fellow, after struggle or
two, sunk to rise, with life extinct.
The body was taken from the Canal
and took TO the office Of Dr.. A. A.
Biggs, in Sharpsburg, where Coroner 5
Inquest was held and posi-mortenl ex-
animation made Of the body. The tesIl-
mony in regard to the death of this unfor-
lunate negro was the same in substance as
given above. The examination proved a
serious wound must have been received
by the negro in the leap from the prec-
pice. In the plunge he must have struck
rock, or some hard substance, for there
was deep cash back Of the lett eye. Drs,
Biggs, Kennedy and Smith say that this
wound, in itself, was sufficient 10 cause
death, without any additional agent. The
verdict of the Jury therefore, was in ac.
cordance with the facts stated--acciden-
tai death. The body was buried the
same evening. He was the property OF
Col. Ware, Of Clarke county. He
had with him at the time of his death a
Shoemaker's kit, and between thlrty-nlne
aud forty dollars in money.
The four iugijives that were captured
were taken to liagerstown the same even
Ii ing and quartered in Jail, where they a
wait their legal owners. Two of them
belong 10 DR.. Williams, Of Berkeley Coun-
ty, and one TO Mr.. Amos Shepherd, Of
this County.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1855-12-01

ESCAPE FROM PRIsoN.-A letter from
Leayenworlh, Kansas, 10 the n. Y. Her
aid says In the absence of Judge lie
comple, the clerk of the court, and the adj
ourned Grand jury, prisoner IN our jail,
awaiting the action of the adjourned Grand
Jury, prior TO his trial, took ii into his head
TO lock the TAILOR in, and himself out, oil
prison, and make tracks for the prairie
1t seems the fellow was genus. lie
had all summer carried on large cattle
and drover's business, riding up boldly
and selecting the latest anu best beeves
from the cattle of the owners, and III sight
of these sovereigns and then bringing them
here and disposlng of them to our butch
ers. The butchers have been supplying
and We have been eating this stolen meat
all summer, not dreaming that we las "Par-
takers were as bad as the thief" according
TO the old Presbyterian maxim. The Prls-
oner was chained, but he managed TO slip
out, lock the jallor in, took off his irons,
and vanished. The jaiior had TO be cut
out. after several hours commitment, stiff
GENTLY long to let the people know there
was no collision, and afford the prisoner
time for safe delverance. He is gone,
and Gods blessing 90 with him, for such
genius is no, found every day to supply
poor starving Sc, Of squatler sovereigns
with beef. and then acquil himself without
the intervention of the adjourned Grand
Jury and honorable Court, thus saving the
expenses Of trial, which would have a
mounted to more, probably, than all the
beef he had stolen.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1855-12-01
Virginia LCgisla ture.

The Legislature OF this STATE will con
gene on Monday next. jhr 81 of Recem
ter. Ex.Governvr Floyd and o. NJ
CrulchfeId, E>q.,are spoken Of for Speak
er Of The House. Hon. Letcher is sale
10 be candidate for United States Sen
ator, in place Of Hon. MIR. Mason.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1855-12-01

MILLER THE MuRDERER.-Thls unior'
tunare man has entirely recovered from
his indisposi,lon. He is preparing him
self Tor HE las. great change. He reads
his Bible constantly. 1t is now though
tia, he will make confession before the
day of his execution. lie has already
acknowledged many things which he hat
pGevlously denied.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1855-12-01
For Sale,

We observed by The last Free Press
that the Good VIII, Press, Types, and
Fixture" &C., of the Esprit oi Jeilcr.
SON." will be offered at Public Sale, ii
Charles,uwn, on The 2Sih inst.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1855-12-01

A FRIGHT IN CHURCH AND STAMPEDE
OF THE AUD1ToRs.-The Rochester Dem
ocrat says: Sunday evening was the oc-
casion of some unusual doings in 81. Pc
ter's church, at Rochester. The house
was compacty filed with people, seats
having been placed in the aisle TO accom-
MEDIATE those who could not get into the
slips. Just as the services had common
ced boy in going up the stairs leading
10 the gallery broke out light of glass III
window, tumbIed over bench, and
made good deal of a crash. A nervous
old ladv in the audience cried out that The
house was falling; another screamed hie
and there was general rush 10 get out o
the building. A boy in the gallery jump
ed through window 10 the ground, an'
Young woman was prevented by force
from throwing herself from the gallery
down upon the people. insthe body OF tue
house. Three women tainted aud were
carried ont. Some of the more excited
ran across the tops of the pews to re"el
the door. A great MANY halls and bonnei'
were crushed. Many suffered from hsv
ing their corns trampled upon and ihei
ribs pressed by the crowd. Blu, fortunate
~ no one was seriously hurt, and tie ex
cilement gave way 10 amusement whe'
The real cause of The fright and confusion
was sscertained 10 be so lrltilng.
Jenny Lind and her husband recently
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1855-12-01

Austin f. Smith, Of California. son OF
Ex-Governor Smith. Of this Slale, was
wounded short time ago in duel will
Henry b. TrueIl. They fought with Ma
w Reyolvers, with six barrels a, dis
lance Of ten PAGES.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1855-12-01

PARDON OF DR.. BEALE-.An Affecting
Scene.-The Philadelphia Bulletin OF the
23d instant says: DR.. Stephen /. Beale
was Yesterday released from his conhne-
men! in Moyamensing prison. DR.. BeaIe
was convicted in October last OF the OIL
fence with which he was charged, and was
sentenced to an Imprisonment: OF four years
and six months from the 28lh OF Auvem-
Der. After his Incarceration, he was con-
fined alone in his cell, but his health hav-
ing become much impaired. he was remov-
ed in June last to the hospital OF the prI>-
on, where he remained until the time OF
his release. Gov. Pollock signed the par
don on w ednesdav, the Dist instant, and
the same night Col, J. ii. McCanIey, the
chief clerk IN the office Of the Secretary
of the Commonwealth. started 10 the city
with the document. Information of the
granting of the pardon was received on
w ednesday nigat, and the family of the
doctor was prepared for his return home.
Early on Thursday morning, Col. Nc
CauIry was met at the American Hotel by
Col. j. S. Wallace, and together with one
or Two other gentlemen they repaired 10
the prison. A friend o! DR.. BeaIes had
preceded them and communicated the GLAD
llGinqs to him. The doctor vas complete
Is overcome when the intelll gence was
communicated to him, and for some time
he was unable TO arliculale syllable. Al
II half past eight o'clock in the morning Or.
Beale reached his home In W aInut street,
and those who witnessed the meeting be-
tween the late prisoner and his family de-
scribe il as being affecting in the extreme.
Mrs. Beale visited her husband frequent
is during the time OF his imprisonment
but the children had not seen their father
from the time ul his conviction. The IN
,erview between them is represented as
having been very affecting. During The
entire day the house of DR.. BeaIe was WIS.,
tied BY scores of his friends.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1855-12-01

LASD SALEs.--We understand that Con
rad Rouch, Of This place, has bought tie
Burns farm al private sale, Al $50 per
acre, two thirds cash. There are upwards
of s300 acres in The uacI.-Martins,
burg american.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1855-12-01

pen the whole question OF slavery a! NE
very commencement of Congress, anc
when or how it will terminate God only
knows.
AN ASTONISHING MAN.-Edmed through
f ont The UOrM.--New York and London
are now the great manufacturing depots
for HoIloway's Pills and Ointment. From
No. so Maiden Lane, this city, and NO.
244 Strand, London, are sent forth, daily,
millions of boxes and pots of these ines
Unable medicines. The heavy duty I'M
posed by our government upon patent
medicines and the large and constantly
increasing sale of Holoway's Pills and
Ointment in this country, determined their
proprietor 10 make this city his residence.
Our republican system OF government is
also in harmony with the predictions OF
Professor Holloway; and Kings AID En-
perors have conferred upon him honors
and especial favors, these will never be
50 gratifying TO him as the grateful hearts
Of free citizens, who with out any endor-
semcnt of sovereign authority, freely pat
ronize his celebrated remedies for the pre-.
yen,ion and removal of disease.
Asa member of the medical faculty,
having long witnessed the inetEciency OF
the profession in curing disease, and being
familiar with the errors and Iolies OF the
profession, we feel il an imperative duty
10 acqualnt the American public with he
arrival of this distinguished physician IN
our city. His fame, in a measure, pre-
coded him to our shores, but the extent OF
the good he has done in the world has new
er We. been proclaimed to an American
public. Great as his reputation is, II i
destined to increase far beyond that which
ever adorned The character Of any man
whose profession was that Of healing the
sick.
We shall embrace other occasions TO
explain to the American people the Sys-
lem, the Mtory and mode OF cure adopted
bv Professor Holloway. His Pills and
Ointment, the one taken internally, and
the other applied externally, act in har-
monious conjunction, and if his directions
are followed, will eradicate every disease
incident to man in all clmes. They pu-
rify and cleanse the body, and restore
healthy action in every organ. Our space
will not permit US 10 say more at this time
respecting this distinguished man and his
celebrated remedies. He has one ambl-
ton, and it is an honorable one. He wish
es TO have the world for patient and he
will succeed in his desire.
1t is our object 10 address the Amer
can public in series OF articles, showing
conclusiveIy that, in the whole history OF
medical science, no medicines have ever
been offered for their use which are so Ell
ficacious in restoring health and prevent
ing disease as those of Professor Hollo'
way. In this series of articles We shall
necessarily explain much of the human
system, and those physiological laws o.
life controlling our bodies, both in health
and disease. The American public ale
sufficiently intelligent 10 judge OF thel
own interests, and it is no longer in TIT
power of those styling themselves regular
physicians to conceal from them importan
truths concerning their healih.-Neu
York Citizen.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1855-12-01

Jenny Lind and her husband recently
arrived a, Paris.
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