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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1855-04-21
SPECIAL NOTICE

To .4rnry Officers, Soldiers, ToItnatesrs,
Transfers, NauGl Officers, Seamen,
Mariners and Nary Clerks, and
their SUruiUiAg UidOrs or Nj
nor CHILDREN.
YOU are now entitled to Land Warrant for
/ 100 Acres and ii YOU have already Teceiy-
ed door 50 Acres, you are entitled TO an addi-
tonaI quantity, equal to 100 Acres. Whether
you desire to sell or locate your Warrants, it is
important that the same be procured without
delay, as the great number of Warrants which
will be thrown upon the market, must soon ma
terially reduce their value. Persons entitled to
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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1855-04-21
AGENTS..

Z. G.. Williams, Shcpherlstown-T. d. Ham.
nond, Harpefs Ferry-H. TimberIake 4 Co.,
Rlppon-A. Wilson, Kabetown-G. H. Beck
with q Co., Summit Polnt-h. NJ. smith,
Iharesto~n-H. A. Holmes, HaItown.
December > 1854 2--lv
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1855-04-21
TO OFFICERS, SOLDIERS,
SEAMEN, &c, OF ALL
WARS : their Widows and Mi
nor Children.
S. NJ K n IG Il T,
Attorney for Government Claimants,
WASHINGTON, ID. C.

CONTINUES to give prompt and personal
y attention to the prosecution Of CLAIMS of
every description against the General Govern
ment, aud particularly TO those before the
Treasury Department, Pension and Bounty
Land Bureaus Paten: aud General Land Offices
and Board of Claims.
An experience of years, and familiarity with
the means of obtaining the earliest and most ia
vorable action on claims, with his facilities for
the dispatch Of business, justitying him in assn
ring his Correspondents, Claimants, and the
Public generally, that interests intrusted to his
keeping will not be neglected.
Pension. Bounty Land, Patent, and Pub
lie Land Laws.
He has nearly ready for gratutous distribu-
tlon among his business Correspondents, (and
those who may become SUCH a neat pamphlet
containing a synopsis Of the existing Pension
Bounty Land, Patent, and Public Land Laws
down to the end Of the late ongrcss-includng
the
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1855-04-21
S S Z Z L X n & 8 = Z
Al COST =!
GREAT BARGAINS!!

TIE undersigned wishing to discontinue the
[ Mercantile business offers his entire Stock
ot Good, at Cost, witch embraces every article
usually kept INA country Store, such as
Dry Goods, Groceries, Hard
ware, QHecns-ware, Hats, Caps,
Boots and Shoes, &c, &c.
IT, TERNS.-To puncmal customers Gre
III, from now until the Isl oCOctober next.
~ lie also takes this method Of returning
his thanks 70 his friends Tor the yer! liberal en-
enlargement they have given him, since he
business in this place.
~ ?. S.-As am DESTROYS of paying what
owe, hope that all persons who know them
selves indebted 10 me, either by note or account,
will come aud settle without delay.
LLNES l.. TOU.NTR.
Shcrhcrd>town. April !. 1855. 2O-tf
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-09-06

touching the points involved in this case, con-
stitutional? He decided most emphatically,
that it was. That the title of the law embraced
only one subject, and only matters connected
Herewith, and that the subject was fully ex-
pressed in the title. That the first section
clearly shows what was meant by intoxicating
liquors, and that this, in connection with other
sections of the act, clearly defined who should
not sell it, and in what quantities it should be
sold. That the tenth section clearly defined
the punishment, and that the thirty eighth Sec
ton clearly showed that the punishment was
proper in the case of females as well as males.
That the liquor law was not an amedatOry law,
but repeating law, and therefore the thirty
ninth section repealed all former laws that con-
tanned provisions at war with the principles OF
this law.
The Judge fully and ably discussed the
question, and decided unhesitatingly that the
Legislature had ample authority to pass any
law regulating the sale of any thing in the
State, or the management of any business, and
further had full authority to entirely prol.ibi
the retailing of any article in such quantities
as they shall deem injurious to the public
good, or the management of any business
which in their view, would be destructive o
the public good
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-09-06
The Liquor Law.--1ts Constitutionality.


We noticed, some days since, that Judge
Petit had sustained the Temperance law, and
decided in favor of its constitutionality. The
Judge is an old liner out and out, and yet, in
advance of the Supreme Court, he has given
his decision. We give the remarks of the
Judge, as we finL them in a late number of
the Lafayette Courier:
The Court, in giving the opinion, regretted
the necessity devolying upon him of deciding
on the law in advance of the Supreme Court,
who had the whole matter so fully and ably
laid before them. Also, that in the present
instance the defendant was female but stated
that being so called, he would decide the case
as he thought just regardless of any other
consideration than his duty as Judge demand
ed. In giving this opinion, the Court ably re-
viewed the whole ground, so far as the case
before him was concerned, probably declining
an opinion in any point not involved. He said
the following question were involved:
!. Had the State constitutional right to
enact prohibitory law in reference to the re-
failing of spirituous liquors? He decided she
had such right, and went fully into the eluci-
dation of the subject
2. Had the Legislature not enacted. such a
law, and was it not now in force? He decided
this afirmatively.
Was the liquor law, in its provisions
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-09-06

COwARDLY.-The Catholic Priest of New AL
bany has lately received three anonymous let
tiers warning him that the church would be at
tackled and burned To the two first he paid
no attention, but the third named the night on
which the attack was to be made He took
it to the Mayor of the city, showed it to him,
and asked what he was to do; the Mayor re-
piled that he did not know-tIfat he could do
nothing. The priest is a Frenchman. He
told the Mayor that the church was his prop
erty, and he intended to defend it. So when
night came-last night-he went to the church
having with him double-barreled shotgun
and accompanied by some halfdozen Irishmen
They waited till towards midnight, when body
ofmen came up. Before they had time to make
an attack, he went out and asked them what
they wanted. Their only reply was a shower
of stones at him and the church after this
brave exploit, frightened by the sight of a gun
and half dozen men, they turned and fed
The priest did not shoot, for he thought, al
though he would have been justified in doing
so, that it might lead to bloody work, which
he was determined to avoid if possible. We
have these facts from an old and respectable
citizen.- Lou Denaocrae.
The editor of the New Albany Tribune in
quired of the Priest and of the Mayor as to tn,
truth of this story, and they declared it falls
from beginning to end. There We're not ever
the slightest grounds for such a story. TIL,
editor then called to see the editors of tn,
Democrat, and not one of them knew who tn,
''old and respectable citizen was, his name o
where he lived The fact of it is, the editor
the Louisville Sag NIGHT papers got so usec
to lying about the Know Nothings at the tim
of the riots, that they can't stop now But o
all infamous lies against the K. Ms the abov
can take the palm.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-09-06
Proceedings of the City Council.
MONDAY EVENING, Sept. 8, l

MONDAY EVENING, Sept. 3, 1855.
Council met pursuant to adjournment
Present Mayor Hopkins Councilmen Stephens,
Scantlin, Steele, Elliot Hedderick, Kron, Ro-
quet, Hunnel and Mentzer.
Minutes read and approved.
Ordered, that Kendall & Rogers be allowed
$28 1216, for plastering Young America En-
CINE house, as per bill filed.
Ordered, that A. M. McGriff be allowed
81 89, for earth delivered on school lot, ar pei
bill filed.
Ordered, that the following persons be al
lowed the sums set opposite their names, fol-
work done on the streets as per bill fled
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-09-06

OF The Journal appeared yesterday morn
ing in an entire new dress and much improved
in its appearance. 1t is really neat looking
paper We are gratified to see this evidence
of Mr.. Sanders prosperity in his business con-
cerns though. we don't particularly admire his
politics. We wish him continued success
Eaquirer.
The readers of the Enquirer have had during
the last week Just as much cause as the readers
of the Journal to be gratifed at the improve
ment of their paper Since Mr.. Hall has been
out of the city, Mr.. Whittlesey has conducted
the Enquirer with ability. He-is far superior
writer to Mr. Hall, publicly and privately of
more influence, and more respected personally
The Democracy would do well todispense with
the low ignorance and vulgarity OF Hall, and
secure Mr. Whittlesey while they have a
chance. Under the control of the former, the
Enquirer has at every election done its party
more harm than any opposition paper could
lnjure it-and for the truth of this we appeal
to Democrats themselves. Our only interest in
this matter is, we should like to have a gentle
man for our opponent.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-09-06

ENTERTAINING ExHIBTTToN.-Many of our
citizens doubtless recollect the very entertain
ing exhibitions of Mr.. Church and Daughter,
with the singing and dancing of the latter, and
the magical performances of Mr.. Powers, last
Spring. They formed one of the best enter
tainments we ever had in Evansville. We are
glad to announce that the same company will
perform this evening at Apollo Hall. They
should have crowded house, as Mr.. Church
was so kind as to give an exhibition here for the
benefit of a Fire Company the last time, and
he can certainly please.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-09-06
Gov. Wright's Course.

Gov. Wright made himself particularly con-
spicuous at the indianapolis Convention, as he
had done Just previously at other meetings, and
has done since at public meetings, denouncing
a large portion of his fellow citizens who are
members of the American party, as if becoming
members of this party had crushed every moral
attribute of their nature, and by some singular
process at once converted honest men into great
rascals. Now this course of abuse and defama-
ton may do for petty Old Line editors who I'M
derstand no other argument than SANDER, and
who by defamation of those opposed to them
make up for all deficiencies of reasoning facul-
ties 50 far as zeal in their cause is concerned
and it may do for rabid Old Line orators inte-
rested only showing their devotion to party
but in Governor of a great State, it is simply
out Of place, unbecoming, and exceedingly con-
temptible 1t is certainly unnecessary at his
age, and after all his labors for his party, for
Gov Wright to make such an exhibition of
himself to prove that all his feelings are with
that body with which he has so long acted and
to which he is so much indebted. The oppo-
sition of Bright and his followers, and the mu-
tual jealousy between them, probably renders
it necessary for Gov. Wright at this time to
lose no opportunity of securing or preserving
the full confidence of his party. But that tc
do this it is at air necessary for him to sinh
his position to the level of the lowest politicians
by descending to the abuse and villification o
men, the great majority of whom are his equals
in all moral attributes, we cannot believe.
so, it merely proves how exceedingly low ant
depraved are the principles and natures o
those with whom he desires obtaining fayors
and whose applause he so much covets. Gov
Wright has by his course lowered himself il
the estimation of all good citizens. If he ha
not, then his party position, and his position a
a man, are UNNECESSARILY below his official sta
ton.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-09-06
WELL H. WALKER, CLERK.
TUESDAY MORNING, Sept. 4.

Council met. Present-Mayor Hopkins
Councilmen Scantlin, Stephens, Elliot, Hedde-
rick, Roquet and Mentzer.
Council proceeded to hear the testimony in
the complaint of nuisance kept by Jacob Nye,
and after hearing testimony, the same was de-
clared nuisance.
The complaint of C. K. Drew and others, Of
nuisance adjoining Pavilion Hotel, was
heard, and after receiving the testimony, the
same was ordered to be abated as a nuisance.
Ordered, that a cash order be issued upon
the City Treasurer in favor of =. Refill for
$40, amount advanced for procuring stone.
Council adjourned.
Attest WELL II. WALKER, Glen.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-09-06

DID WILLARD LIE?-Since writing our lea
der on Willard, we have had the Constitution
of Indiana opened before us. 1t there
plainly states that the Presiding officer of the
Senate has the casting vote on all questions
where there is tie. Now the qeustion is
was Willard when he denied this fact guilty OF
gross ignorance, or did he wilfully le9
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-09-06

OF Long John Wentworth, in the Chicago
Democrat, gives it as his opinion that Wilson
Shannon will prove to be just such Governor
of Kansas as the mob rulers of that Territory
win wish him to be- Wentworth says, en-
phatically, that Shannon goes to Kansas ITO
infict deadly blight upon its rising hopes"
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-09-06

o. The Enquirer of yesterday condemns
Gov. Wright in strong terms for the appoint
ment of Mr.. Puett Canal Trustee, and thus
contemning the claims of Evansville. 1t closes
thus:
The Governor may aspire to a position of some
kind in future, when his old friends in Evans
villewill certainly assist him all in their pow
er-to mind his own business.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-09-06

0E We thank DR.. Ross, of "across the
Creek for bottle of first rate Catsup, made
from Iaie tomatoes. He knows how to make
the mixture
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-09-06

OF A Washington letter writer states that
it is the ambition of Mr.. Campbell, the Post
master General, to be Chief Justice of the
United States 4
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-09-06

OF Earl Gray, in a late speech in the
English House of Lords, predicted that Tur-
key would not stand as independent nation.
forty years longer.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-09-06

OF Gov. Wright has respited Rice, Dris-
kohl, and Stocking, the Lafayette murderers,
who were to have been hung on the 18th inst,
till the 18th of January
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-09-06

OF Anderson, democrat, has been elected
delegate to Congress from Washington territory
by eighty-f majority.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-09-06

OF Gen. Cass, in letter to the Detroit
Free Press, reafirms his opposition to the
American party.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-09-06

OF Canadian money authority estimates
that two million six hundred thousand dollars
in gold sent from the U. S. to the British Prov
licences last year.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-09-06

" The Protestants are not allowed to
build churches in Chill. They must meet in
dwelling houses or in buildings joining to
dwelling houses
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-09-06

0EP The total number of visitors to the no
tells at Saratoga this season, up to the 18th Of
Aug, was sos.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-09-06

THINE Third Annual of the above institution, To-
Gated on First sire between Main and Sycamore ii
the city Evansville win commence on Monday Sept IL
1855
The bile are that the facilities offered by this
School for obtaining thorough practical knowledge of the
Book Keeping, all its various
FORMS equal not superior school in the West
Students time and progress with their
cities &c. Time required to plete full from
weeks For catalogues giving full address
the Principal call 81 the Rooms.
sens Iwd-3mw JEREMIAH BENIN Principal.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-09-06

0TTwo gentlemen of Madison, Wis, killed
l29 prairie chickens in the course of few
hours the other day.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-10-06
Items nj tlsc Vermont lj,,,iou

From IL bu4,ng',a Fr.. i--.
Our returns from two hundred arl r, r.
one towns make Governor Rove, m..
over Clark 1865, over all 9o.5. II. .
snail towns 10 te heard from vii ,-.r.
not alter the result fifty votes. 1he IA
against the Administration and .5r T-..:
is in round numbers .iqlt.p. rs,.t>.,,.. :
eral counties give increased maiori-;,>
Rovce. In Washington COUNTY. h. ~.
" is larger than it WAS la, year Z, g.
votes: in Rutland County by ia 10,
Chi,'enden by 50 votes.
The total vote Of the State ), irh,,- Oh
the vote of 1854 bv about OF. fi.f.,e
L's.|reH rO'.< The vote for t,a.. +
falls off abou: 26oo from hi, vote nt Las.
Mr. Clark falls off more than GOV L
and lacks about 300 of his ro'e %
year. Perhaps fifty votes were throw
the State for the e Straight ont VIZ e:
ct. nominated bv Orm>hv of Bradford
have no means at present of arri,.,- =
correct estimate of the vote for Shair-r.
Standards candidate He received ..
IN Burlington. and -,,-o in St Alhan> i
ran no better throughout the State. 2. c-
nearest TO being the dead horse IN
team
We suppose the exclusive Know M.
vote an the State ticket * not far from
Inc Rutland Nrai and Midilehury "
fer state that t,e votes east for Sad IS.
not given with his consent. and that he 3
terrcd that Gov. Rovce should be re-,..'.'
We do not dispute the statement tg,
think that the proper time for ,ha anno.r
ment Of Mr.. SHADES unwillincne>S 10 b.
candidate, was betore election. instead u
ter.
The l'u'clman. with returns from :
towns, claSsifieS the House of Repre- MA
as follows: Al Slave hir. - lo-">. 3
1913 Republicans" e.. ". GgaNnF1.
popular speaker of last wear. i re-ti''-
from Nergenncs. and will be likely =
chosen speaker again. The Scnare -
30 Republicans to Democrat M vs.
worth of Grand Isle. has the honor OF t.
the sole representative of his rartt 10 Z
senate lie Is not VERY zealor> 7'.'
tra'ion man. He was an attentive al H
ble Senator last wear. and if Grand l>.tr
be represented 10y Democrat, VT ar
he is the man.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-10-06

The Russian army in The Crimea is proba-
bly, not superior to the forces Of the Allies in
numbers, and it is immcasurably inferior to
them in resources and supplies, as we'll as in
those moral qualities which at once constr
tute and enhance the prestige of victory.
On every occasion on which they have en-
coun'crcd an enemy in war-whether Turks,
French, English or Sardinians--the fortune
Of war has deserted the Russian eagles. For
them to advance is Impossible, for the whole
coast is guarded by the enemy, and no Rus
sian vessel floats on those waters.
The stronghold in which the Cars had &C.
cumulatcd during the last Two reigns an in
ralculable amount of warlike stores :or the
suhingation Of the East, has been reduced
to blood STAINED ruin by the troops who
were glad to escape with life from its burn
ing walls; and the question on which the at
tention of Europe is now fixed is no longer
the fate of Sebastopol, but how is the Russian
army to escape from the Crimea, or main
tain itself there? We trust that no consid-
erations whatever will prevent the allied
Generals from giving the most vigorous and
immediate effect to the great advantages
they have won.
Beyond the time absolutely required for
the removal Of the wounded no armistice
shou! be concealed to give the campaign
its tull effect its success must now be render
ed absolutely compl,t.. The Russians are a
people who will deny to the last that any adj
vantage has been gained over them, and
Prince GortSclakotl boasts in his account
of his sanguinary defeat that he was ex-
;rcmcly successful in carrying off his army.
Fighting, as they are, in closed lists, with
out the means of escape, the defeated Rus
sian army should he compelled to lay down
It's arms, or to fight general action, which
would crown the series of our success by a
still ore decisive victory. The peninsula
itself is besirscd and well nigh invested by
our fleets AMI armies. and if the command Of
a SINGLE road he lost the whole line Of retreat
and the only line by which supplies and COM
munications can reach the Russians, is gone
Such we take to be the relative position:
Of the belis"rcnts in the Crimea, and, with
the means of action at the disposal of the
French and English Generals, We have con
:iIcnt hopes of glorious result.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-10-06

Is II Wo>nIH?-I the Maine @.
lection, lar.r sums of money. contributed b,
wholesale luor-dcaers in Bo>t IN and New
York, were used to overthrow the Maine
Law and in Massachusetts the same dealer,
are using the same instrnmcntaliticS 10 elect
Beach, the Anti-Maine Law candidate for
Governor. have wondered how it was pos
sible that liquor dealers could afford to bleed
so freely in the cause of drunkenness: but
a fact told me not long since, and it is an au.
thcntic on" too, explains the wonder \ 10.
of brandy was disposed of in the country no,
MANY months ago. at s. gallon. which cost
the manufacturer, in Boston, 3.y cents per
gallon Does any body wonder that manu-
facturcrs of liquor can afford to subscribe
from $500 to $1,000 to overthrow a law that
interferes with traffic as lucrative as the
manufacture of liquors from poisonous drugs:
T.