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Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-08-08

HE NATURALIZATION LAWS IN GREAT
BRIrA1N.-Cllizenship in Great Britain is
not SO difficult to be attained as might be
imagined. There is some delay and uu>
necessary routine to be performed, and
rather heavy expenses in the way of fees
to be provided for, as is common with ev-
erything in which the English government
has finger, but the provisions of the law
regulating naturalization are, on the
whole, very liberal. In the statue and
8 Victoria, C. &c, entitled can act to
amend the laws relating to Aliens" it is
directed that the applicant must send to
the House Secretary memorial praying
for the grant, and setting forth the name,
age and profession of the applicant, vine
Their married or single-if any children
or not-of what friendly Stale a native
and if he intends TO continue or reside in
the United Kingdom. This memorial
must be substantiaLed by an affidavit of
the petitioner, and the declaration Of four
househOlders of good repute, affirmatory
of his responsibility and loyalty. A CERT,
ticatc Of naturalization Is then issued,
which entities the person to whom it is
granted the right to vote, hold freehold
property, and all the other immunties
and privileges of British subject, except
that of a seat in the Legislature or the
Privy Council. The cost of procuring
this certificate amounts to nearly thirty
dollars.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-08-08

BARNUM's ELEPHANr.-Mr Brown, Of
the New England Farmer, having made
some inquiries respecting the diet of the
Elephant, whose exploits in ploug hing
have been mentioned in all the papers,
The great Snowman replies in way not
likely to encourage the general introduc>
ton of that kind of labor
He eats on an average one bushel of
oats and one hundred pounds of hay per
day, Sundays and all. His Weights 4,
700 pounds. He will accomplish any
kind Of work set before him, and uses ten
times better judgment than three -fourths
of the help which 1 am obliged to en-
ploy on my farm. Above all things, he
is not an eye ser0ant Once set him to
work Piling wood, picking up stones, or
any thing else, and you can leave him
without fear Of his playing old soldier
IN your absence. Another capital nega>
tive quality is, that he don't pick up his
buds and start for home exactly at six
o clock III the afternoon, as many other
farmers assistants do. He is willing
to labor till shutdown. and even later, Ii
work is pressing. On the whole. he is a
very honorable, industrious, intelligent,
and we'll behaved farmer: nevertheless. &
Cannot consclentIously recommend ele.
phants as the cheapest workers on a farm.
They cannot work in cold weather, and
OF course would eat themselves up, trunk
and all, In single winter"
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-08-08

DENIALs OF FRAUD.-The most instruct
i've part of the Know Nothing policy is
the denial, by the organs and leaders of
that party, of every dogma or doctrine by
which they are known to be controlled.
They deny that they persecute and pros
scribe the Catholics OF the United States,
even while they disfranchise and repudiate
them. They deny, on the one hand, that
they are in favor of the rights of the
States they deny, on the other hand,
that they are against these rights. They
deny that they are hostile to adopted cit
liens, even while they refuse to elevate
them to public station. They deny that
they are in lengue with the aboIitionists,
and yet they have swept the free States
by voting for abolitionists. and are now
daily consolidating their union with abo-
litionists.
They deny that they are in favor of
secret plots and counterplots. even while
their whole machinery is managed by
clandestinc caucuses.
They deny thatthey are opposed to en-
igration, even while they seek practically
to repeal the naturalization laws Wash-
'n9tOn Union.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-08-08
A Know NOTHING OnaAN REVOLVING

A KNOW NOTHING ORGAN REVOLVING
The Louisville Courier, q late most Ill
ira know nothing paper, comes out from
the foul party. The editor says:
No man that has any self respect or
independence can belong to it twelve
months without sacrificing both. 1t con-
tains features, which sooner or later,
must cause every one who has par
ticIe of manliness in his composition
TO revolt at the organization and leave it
in disgust 1t is an organization which
may suit INSCRIPTIONS politicians to use
for their own selfish purposes, but will
drive from it all good men and will infaI-
IDLY fall from its own weakness" ,.. &
The above appeared in the Courier
some days ago. In Mondays paper the
editor said he had expected TO be Bit
terly denounced and prescribed, but did
not anticipate that matters would be car
riel to such an extent as has been pro-
sed. He says:
We have been threatened that the
entire and concentrated power and in[lu-
ence Of the order would be used to crush
US, unless we yielded our rights and du-
lies as good citizen, and submit to the
dictalion Of set of men whose only
motives are to secure power and place.
Our application to withdraw was denied,
because, as member remarked, We
have got the Courier man just where we
want him. We will not permit him to
withdraw, but will keep his mouth shut
until after the election, and then we will
expel and disgrace him !''
The Courier expresses determine
ton to fight it out. 1t says "The order
has begun the war on US. We accept
the challenge, and pledge ourselves that
before we have done with an exposition
Of its deformities, nothingism, as
now constituted, will be a stencil in the
nosttiIs Of all decent people"
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-08-08

A YANKEE NoTIoN.-The New Haven
Register describes an invention of hard
ware merchant in that city, which is no.
vel. 1t consists of a steel trap for catch>
ing fish,. The demand for it is immense.
The instrument used is the old fashioned
sort, with iron teeth closing together.
The modus operandiis decided by UNIQUE.
The trap is set and baited. properly pro-
vided with sinker, and let down into
the water. An ominous click below, de-
notes the amusement at hand the fish
attempts TO steal the bait, but Immediate
ly the trap Steets the fish, when. presto
he is drawn up to the surface-otten three
at time, and at the rate of one min
ute The of fsh.ial returns for one days
sport, are reported at above one huudredl
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-08-08
Foreign News.
ME steamer Asia arrived at

The steamer Asia arrived at Boston5o on
the Cad.
Ta1 War Pelissisr, whose chaFaote,
suffered much after the repnlse Of the sth
of June, was regaining confidence, and
from the strength of the French works
now close advanced toward the Malakof,
there is a probability of its early capture.
A dispatch from Gen. Simpson is pub
lished. giving an account of the embarka-
ton of the Body of Lord Raglan for Eng
land. Pelissier placed garland OF iDanaor-
telLes on the confin, and the French troops
formed an avenue of men six miles long,
from the camp to the sea.
The following are the latest dispatches.
Under,dates of July 16, 41aPg Ms,;E Gen.
Pelissier telegraphs aea
1.-THE enemy, whoahad for some days
endeaYored in vain to stop our left APP
prosches in front of the iMalakoff Tower,
attempted last night to drive us back but
they were repulsedtby the first division OF
the second corps. Three times the Rus
SLAMS threw themselves upon our trenches
with their usual shoutingY butafter each
attempt they were compelled to retreat by
the steady fire and calm attitude of our
soldiers, leaving behind them many of
their slain i
July IL. Gen. Simpson telegraphs =
E" Nothing of Importance has occurred.
The army is in good health" July 10,
he telegraphs g A sortie made on the
left attack wasg'repulsed with only three
casualties on the British side"
The French have cleared Kamiesh Of
all suspicious persons, and have establish
ed municipality.
The British General Eyre had leg.
General Sir John Campbell
died within Sebastopol, and, under flag
of truce, his sword was returned.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-08-08
Timely Warning. to the south.

In attempting. and successfully at
tempting 70 identity Know othingism
with abolitionism; a contemporary point
edly observes I" The true position OF. the
Northern Know Nothing ganization can
be filed beyond a doubt by, taking the
character Of the men they have elected. !"
The same paper continues:
From the first KuowsNothing triumph
to the last in the free States has been one
continual triumph over the sound national
Democrats, and the promotion of the
most rabid Freesoilers and Abolitionists.
Fatnaticism rules the day at the, North,
and whenever this class gains the ascen>
dency, there is no surety that the South
will have her rights. and the perpetuity
of the Union is in jeopardy. :, In fact, Che
Know Nothing Organization is but anoth-
er name for aboliIionism. ,e-.-,s
Let us turn back few pages, in the
history of Know Nothingism, and read
what's there written, and mark the con-
trast between this new order and the
Democratic party, Seven of the follows
ing nine States had Democratic govern
ors last year who were in favor of the
constitutional rights of the South. Now
look at them, you men of the South, who
have advocated the principles of the
Democratic party, and see how the ma
tional men have fallen, and Know Noth-
ing abolition fanaticsrbaye risen up ready
to violate the, constitution and trample
your rights in the dust. +, ~
New York.-M. H. CLARK, Abolition
Wing. s.t
Observation-Disclosures D. Pollock, Abb
clifton Wing and Know Nothing.
Massachusetts.-H. ]. Gardner, Abo-
lition Wing and Nothing.
Maine.-A. p. Morrill,. Abolition and
nti-Nebraska Democrat, worse than
Wing.
Connecticut Henry Dutton. Aboli~
lion Wing.
Michigan. *. S. Bingham, Abolition
Wing and Know Nothing.
Vermont Stephen Boyce, Abolition
Wing and Know Nothing.
Rhode Island.-W. W. Hoppin, Abo~
liton Wing and Know-Nothing.
Now, let US turn to the page of 1855,
and read whom the Know~Nothings have
put in the United States Senate. In
Maine they have elected Fessenden,
rank Abolitionist, as the successor to
James W. Bradbury, National Demo
crat. In Massachusetts,, Henry Wilson,
rank demagogue Aoolitionist, succeeds
Edward Everett, conservative, Webster
Wing. In New Hampshire, they elected
Bell and Hale. Abolitionists. as success
sors to Anterior and Norris, Nation al
Democrats. In Connecticut, they have
elected Foster, bitter Abolitionist, as sue
cessor to Truman Smith, Wing. In Hi
nois, they send Lyman Trumbull, bitter
Abolitionist, to succeed Shields. sound
National Democrat. In Iowa, they elect
ed Harlan, Abolitionist, over A. G..
Dodge, sound constitutional Democrat.
In Wisconsin, they elected Durkee, Abb
oliJonist, over Isaac z. Walker, conserva-
tive Democrat. Let the people, we say,
look at such facts as these. and deter
mine for themselves, whether or not the
Northern know>Nothings are sound on
the slavery question. Even the Know
Nothings here will not say their North
ern brethren are not Free-soiers and Alb
oliLionists. t.-
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-08-08

a Very ToUGH SroRY.-Sixty yoke Of
redabuIIs, according to the Frontier News,
were seen last week, by an old lady in
Kansas, hitched to an empty wagon,
which was mired in the streets OF this
city. The team reached entirely from
hill to bill across one of our valleys, COM
monty called CUTS, The wagon being
very tight in the mud, refused to, move ;
the consequence WAS when that portion
of the team in the lead. over on to the
hill, spread themselves in strong pull.
and Strengthened The chains. that twenty.
seven yoke Of bulls in the centre, were
suspended in mid air, by their neeks,
something less than City feet from tho
ground. We did not see it. but under
stood that profile view Of it was taken
on the spot for the News 0fice.-Kan>
sas City enterprise.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-08-08

READ YOUR PRooF BILLY.-The last
Clarksburg Register makes US say. while
speaking OF the effects of the recent light
ming, " A mare of Col. David Coplin's,
in this county, was killed few days pre-
vious." Now, friend Register, if we did
not take you to be clever fellow, We
might feel little vexed at you, for ma
king us spoil the Kings English in this
manner. Please analyze this sentence,
and tell us the case of the pronoun. We
think we said CopIin,' - not " Coplin's. -
What an unmitigated fool Dan Morris
is
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-08-08

TnE SNAKE HUMBUG.-BosroN July
Goth. yesterday another attempt was
made to give an exhibition Of the girl said
TO be charmed by snake, about which
SO much has been published. The child
was bitten by The snake, and showed great
terror when required to handle it. The
father was subsequently arrested and
bound over on the charge of forcing his
daughter to take part ia the exhibition.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-08-08

DISEASE AMONG CArrLE.-A very fata
disease has appeared among the cattle in
Prince William county, Va, and has car,
ned Oft large number OF COWS. The
Alexandria Sentinel says it has deied all
efforts at cure thus far, and has mt
the farmers at their Wit end. The cows
are taken suddenly with dizziness, aud
staggering with bloody discharges, and
usually die in day or two.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-08-08
rha. Eirht Retween Pfllow and

The Fight Between Pillow ana
Donelson.
a correspondent of the Nashville Unior
thus describes the recent rencontres be.
tween thesestwo gentlemen at q politica
Emeetingsin Columbia, Tennessee. Aftel
commenting on the speeches of the pre-
yious day, he says:
Major DQnelson then got up. and
Wheeled. and blowed through. He is
fiat and dullspeaker. and made no char,
acter. Just before he closed, he came
down on the Nashville Convention with
the sweeping statement that he had al
the time denounced the members of that
body as &c traitors'' General Pillow be-
ing in the crowd, promptly replied Sc You
tie-you lie, SIR ~ Fora moment, Major
Donelson was. Disconnected, but rallied,
and replied sc You ure an impairment
FOOL General Pillow rushed towards
the stand, but was arrested by the crowd.
Great excitement prevailed. Major Don
elson asked for stick, which was hand
ed to him, and he presently came down
from the stand in the direction of General
Pillow but there we're many persons be-
tween them, and voices shouting ''Let
Pillow get to him."
This being prevented, Major Donelsun
again took the stand. At this point.
there were. deafenipg cheers for General
Pillow; and this continued for some time,
SO that Major, Donelson was unable to
proceed. and General Pillow requested
the crowd to hear him through. Silence
being procured. the Major proceeded.
He said he did not mean to charge all the
members of the convention with being
traitors, but in this exception he did not
embrace General Pillow. General Pill
low then denounced hin, Jfercely as a lac
and a traitor to the Democracy and to Mr
country; and rushed at the staad, but
was arrested. When Major Donelson
closed General Pillow was shouted for,
and he mounted the stand. He said he
did not get up to speak, but to apologize
TO the crowd for interrupting the discus
sion. 1t wasathe first time that he had
ever done such thing in his life, but
not denounced as a traitor, and if
he had not resented it, he would have
been ashamed of himself as man and a
patriot. He was a member of the Nash
vile convention. 1t was we'll known
that the Tennessee convention of which
he was member, disapproved of the ac-
ton of, a majority Of the convention. and
wirhdrew2from it. The charge made by
Major Donelson was general, and en-
braced all the members of the conven~
ton. The charge of Major Donelson
was, at Tile time tie convention aOaS sitting !;
he DOnelson) denounced the members
of the convention as traitors.
General Pillow then said to Major Don
elson :: III yow charge that yo~ t6en de-
nounced item as traitors, or if you now
make the charge, 1t is false ! ii is .false. sir!
At this point Major DoneIson struck Gen.
Pillow on the arm, and General Pillow
gave him a blow on the head. They
were then separated. After great excite
ment General Pillow again took the stand
and finished his remarks.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-08-08

HoRRrD MURDER OF WIFE DY A JEA1,-
Gus HUSBAND. We copy the following
from the Boston Traveller OF the 18Th
inst:
AT a little after twelve O'clock this
morning, woman named Brown, wife of
Peter Brown. residing in Pages Court,
at the North End, was murdered by her
husband under the following circum stan
ces: Some person had lately represented
to the husbahd'tha his wife was unfaitb-
full which seemed to considerably excite
him. Last night the husband and wife
retired as usual, but at little after mid
night high words between them were
heard by the neighbors, followed by an
outcry from the wife. " Brown, don't do
it," or something of that sort. -
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-08-08
Gouper's GlurkBburg
CLARK8BURG, WEDNESDAY, AUG. 5, 1885
Democratic Meeting in Barbour county

There will be meeting of tho Democracy of
Barbour county, on the LIST day of the Septem-
Der term of the County Court, for the purpose
of organizing for the approaching Presidential
campaign; and also for the appointment of
Delegates to State. Convention to be held in
the city of Richmond, during the coming winter.
A full attendance of the true aad unterrifed
is requested, as distinguished speakers are ex-
pected. ----
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-08-08
A Halt Ordered in the Abolition Mach
of HnovsNothingism.

of hnowsNoth1ngtsms
We have daily charged that Abolition
ism and Know Nothingism are hand in
glove pulling willingly and lovingly in the
Same team but the Known Nothing OF.
5eans here have denied the softSimpeaeh.
ement. branding all with falsehood who
dare make the charge, notwithstanding
the proof that has been piled up to sub.
stautiste the fact. One Southern Know
| Nothing editor at least has the courage
and honesty to z acknowledge the corn,''
and call upon his fellows stoshaftsin their
Abolition Career. We copy the follow
ing from the American Organ Of Tues.
day last, and gcommend it 10 the attention
of those who sympathize with the Secret
OrderTin old Maryland ss4tgus.
AMERICANS Hart - q hose Who, sd their
prejudice against the Territorial lsgisla-
ton, have been willing to, employ
constitutional means to correct it, had no
belief that the deadly enemies of the
Union were lying in wait to avail sttem>
selves of an honest indignations But the
declarations of the Abolition leaders,
Chase, Wilson, Giddings. and others
leave no doubt, but that he turned IT,. dis.
solve the Union and overttrolo an itStitu.
lion more obnoxious to those tgtol control tie
fusion, than foreign influence or fslIgiOu,
iatigues." $1,000
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-08-08

You've BoNAPARTE IN THE CR1MEA.-
Mrs. LIE Vert, of Mobile, writing from
Paris, thus speaks of young Bonaparte,
late of .his city:
"Tell NJ. that his friend Jerome Bona
Parte has greatly distinguished himself,
and has done great honor to his West
Point training. He is the aid of one of
the Generals, and is the medium Of com
municatiOn between the French and Eng
lish, ashe speaks the two languages equal
ly well. He is always in the midst OF the
battle, and has had two horses shot from
under him, but as yet has escaped. a
wound. The Emperor is proud of him,
and the French soldiers call him the brave
American Bonaparte.'
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-08-08

NEGRO R1or AT SAkAroGA.-The Negro
servants a: Saratoga springs, few days
since, were prohibited by the proprietor
Of Congress Hall from drinking at the
spring from the same glasses as the whites.
This did not suit the " free and equal"
doctrines Of the darkies. The next morn
ing about thirty negroes assembled around
the spring, and one of them snatched a
glass. from a lady ard began drinking,
when gentleman from New York threat
ened to shoot the first negro that touched
another glass. Things looked for few
moments quite serious, but seeing the de>
termination of the gentleman present, the
negroes beat retreat. The same after
noon a large building. belonging to the
Proprietors of Congress Hall, was burned,
and it is supposed TO have been set on FIRE
by the negroes. The riotous negroes, it
is said, belong to the United States Hotel.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-08-08

NOTES OF THE FAIRMoNT BANK ALTERED.
"A note on the Fairmont Bank, purPor-
ting to be twenty dollars, altered, has re-
Gently came into the possession OF The
Cashier of that institution. We have not
yet seen the note, but Mr.. Sprigg informs
US that the alteration was awkgardly
made and may be easily detected. II is
not necessary, for The protection Of the
public, that this note should be described.
Let them refuse all twenty dollar notes
Purporting to be on The Fairmont Bank (;
for all such are either altered or counter.
felt. Tile Bank has never Issued noe Of
that denomination. - aifmont VirgiSqn.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-08-08

Hg H-NH. =
CowH1D1Na A La MoDE.-Th he epidemic
still prevails to an alarming extent. Yes
terday a lady who resides up town ac-
complained by her friend. entered a store
on - street, and walking up to a young
man who was a partner in the concern,
requested the pleasure;Of.his company in
to the back portion,oC the stores He ac-
companied her. when, she drew a pistol.
which she cooked aud held inlher left
hand, while with thelright she brought
forth from beneath her mantilla az small
rattan. She then informed Mr., ~ that
she had it from good authority that he
had stated in public bar-room Ithat1she
had been on rather intimate terms with
another young gentleman. He denied.
but she perssrel and. demanded a7retrac-
ton. lie told her he hadinothingito re.
tract, and she struck himiacro the face
with the rattan. Instantly he ssnalohed
the pistol and cowhide from Bher hand,
caught her by the wrists and led her to
the door. Her friend never offered 10 in.
terfere, and Mr.---lhen politely told him
to move his boots Mt once or he would
make the toe of his patentrleather nc
quainted'with the seat OF his breeches.-
He vamosed.-NeV Orleans GFsscsntJ
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-08-08

~ The Rev. B. A. Sedwick win
preach at the Southern Methodist Church
on next Sabbath at IL O'clock
The 4th Quarterly Meeting for the
Southern Methodist Church. in Clarks-
burg, will be held on the Sd, Saturday
and Sunday in August. ...E
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-08-08

AN Army Appo1NrMEsr.-We learn
from reliable authority that President
Pierce has complimented this Congress.
sional district by the appointment Of John
a. Thompson, Esq, Of Moundsyilie, 70 a
Second-Lieptenancy is one Of the Cavalry
regiments ordered by the last Congress
Mr.. Thompson is the son of Col. John
Thompson, of Marshall county, and a
nephew of the lamented Captain Walker,
the celebrated Texan Ranger, who fell,
with Mezicans all around him, on one OF
the bloody battle fields in Mexico, and OF
whom we have most distinct recollsc-
ton owing to the fact, that we heard him
make speech in Richmond during the
Mexican war. Mr.. T. is, too, a distin-
guished graduate ofthe Virginia Military
Institute, and altogether young man Of
promise. - - e
The appointment reflects honor on the
appointing power, and accords with the
far seeing discrimination which the Pre-
sident,, we are informed, has exercised in
his selection of officers FOR the four new
regiments. Faiirnaont Virgintqn.