Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1855-03-24
Foreign News.

Foreign News.
The Royal Mail Steamer Africa arrived
at Halifax on the 18th inst, brinrino the
startling announcement of the dea,b Of tho
Emperor of Russia. The fact WAS an.
nounced in both Houses Of the EnoIish
Parliament. No dera:.',s are known, but
'''' are surmlsC.s that his death was
oduSeu oy aS,+assinalion. The general
t lnlp'esS'' Il, however is,that it was caused
=! nrionary apoplexy, and ii is reported
- have happened on the 2nd inst. The
Russian Minister discredits the news, and
il may turn ont to be untrue. The news
had no effect upon Breadstuffs in the l4iv-
erpool market, prices generally remain
ing unchanged, but otherwise caus-
ed an intense excitement throughout Eng
land and France. II the Emperor is real
" dead and peace should follow, il will be
one of the greatest blessings which God
ever bestowed upon suffering humanity.
1t is said that for thirty years he never
allowed himself 10 cat full meal, or
satiate his appetite from food. His break
fast was simply cup of tea and biscuit,
and at dinner he uniformly restricted him
self to single glass OF wine, and suppers
he never parook Of, Pretty hard fare
for the wealthiest and most powerful
monarch in the world, but he was obliged
10 conine himself to this severe regime
10 avoid apoplexy, TO which his physical
organization was strongly predisposcd.
ROBBERY AND MURDER Seven Per-
sons KiNed.--The Gazette, published al
Troy, No. relates shocking tragedy,
said TO haYe occurred in Monroe county,
in that State, recently. According to the
Gazette's story--which reads as if ii
might not be true--a gentleman sold his
farm for So 900, deposited it in the house
with his family land left home on business.
During his absence he stopped a night at
house three miles from his own, and
while asleep dreamt twice tina; his family
were supplicaiing for help. He got up,
dressed himself, and in company with a
German started for his own house. We
let the Gazette tell the result in lis own
language
The two in a short time came TO the
house in which Hight was discovered.
This unldyorable omen in that hour o! the
night lit being about three O'clock) con-
frmcd the husbands suspicious. They
approached the house land looked through
a window, saw five men all surrounding
table busly engaged in counting and di-
vidng the money which they had secured.
The first impulse of the enraged husband
was to give The alarm, but the German,
who deserves unb ounded appreciation for
the very successful manner in which he
managed the affair, badG him be silent.
lie then instructed him to 90 to the back
door and knock, upon which the robbers
would attempt TO make their escape out
OF the one at which he llhe GERMANY was
stationed.
The man accordingly made an alarm al
the back door, upon which the midnight
robbers endeavored TO make their escape.
Right manfully did the German maintain
his position, while with revolver he Kill
led four of the robbers and wounded the
fifth, who was afterwards secured. Would
that this was the only bloody spectacle
which presented itself at that dead hour
of the night. The most heart-rendng
part remains yet untold. A wife and
two or three children had been bu,chered,
and lay weltering in pools of blood. The
feelings of husband and father can bet
ter be imagined than described, as he
bcheld this Aorrid spectacle.
The wounded man having been secured,
made full confession, in which he stated
that an organized band Of robbers was
in the country, and that the rirgeader
lived n Lincoln or Pike counties,