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Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-05-30

SMALL Po1,-We regret to tate that
this contagious disease has made its ap>
pearance in our midst. and is prevalent
TO some extent at the East end of town.
Already it has spread to some slight de-
gree, which has naturally aroused consiI,
cradle anxiety on the pr; Of our citizens.
We arc gratifed to learn. however. that
steps have been taken to arrest it in its
further progress, and no further nPpre
tensions Of danger need now be enter,
tanned.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-05-30

CAPTURE OF BAKBR.-Ths barquo
Grape Shot arrived at New York on the
evening Of May 18th. from the Canary
Islands. bringing back Louis Baker. the
fugitive OF whom was she dispatched Of
in pursuit, and who stands charged With
the MURDER Of William Poole. She arr
we'd at Cape PaImas some days In sd,
vance Of the Isabel Jewett. and awaited
the arrival of that vessel. arresting Baker
on her arrival.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-05-30

BrsuoP DoASE on WoMEN's Rronrs.-
Bishop Doane, Of New Jersey. has no fan
cy for strong minded women and womeD
in bifurcations. In the course Of his ad-
dress the other day 10 the female Gradu-
ating Glass, at ST Mary's Hall. Bu'liny.
ton. after abiding to the value Of intel
lectual accOmP i>hments in women, the
Bishop nevertheless observed
q The highest human graoes that a
woman ever won have but ensnarcd her
soul in vanity and sin. and wrought de-
'truction through their attraction $, for
the soul OF others. And INTEL ectuaI
powers and intellectual gifts, not subordi-
mated the provldential workings Of
God, not chastened and controlled by his
renewing grace. are. at this time. Unsez-
ing women. and Ihrusting on the aston
ished' world a race Of monsters. in that
Amazonian crew, who cIamor. now.
for " Woman's Rights" such as no my
thology has ever dreamed Of"
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-05-30
UPsuUR COUNTY.

Upshur county gives the Democratic
candidates for State offices and Congress
2l5 majority, and go for Carper, Demo
crat for House Of Delegates.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-05-30
sTr. May and his sister, the Nun.

Mr.. William E. May, Of Ro1bury. Mass,
Who accompanied the famous Nunnery
comnittee on their famous visit to Rox-
hurry. stated on oath to the Investigating
mittee, that he had a particular rea>
son for wishing to SEQ the inside OF con.
vent. because he had sister in a convent
in Emmittsburg, Maryland, whom he be-
lived he should not be allowed to see. If
he should attempt to, and whom he had
treason to abelieYe was detained as nun
against her will, The Boston Daily Ad-
vertiser, however, makes the following
statament which puts a very different face
iuponstlie matter
..With;n afew days past, however, this
gentleman has visited diminishing, Where,
he found that he was admitted freely to-
The presence of his sister, and allowed
unrestrained conversation with her. She
had, no wish to leave the establishment.
1--WE need scarcely inform our readers
that if the lady did wish to leave the in
s,itution.. and had friends outside who
knew her wishes-as Mr.. May protested
was the case-there could be little ditfi~
Guilty andsdeay in,effecting her discharge.
AsWrit of HQbeaS corpuS issued by a Judge
OF the State, would at once prevail against
any parties claiming toyrestrain her OF her
liberty against her will. In some Catho>
lie countries the vows'of nuns are made
irrevocabIe by the laws of the civil aus
thorities, but Of course this is not the case
in the United States. Even it the rules
of converts here were rs stringent as Is
pretended, they could not stand against
the process Of the regular courts OF law.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-05-30

There has been an advance durIng the
past month Of Sl.5O per barrel, sales
having been made on last Saturday at
SlO.5O per barrel.
We have chosen tn" first three months
of the year. January. February and March
for the foregoing statement. for the rea-
son that -four has generally reached is
highest points during those months. In
i847. tie Irish famine year, during the
month Of June. flour advanced TO $1,000;
although sales were made in November
at S6,l24, from which tiue it comm,nc-
ed to advance.
The following will show the prices OF
-four that prevailed in New York during
1867. from which it will be seen thai
So.124 was the highest point that it at
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-05-30

\ "FoREIGNEH" AFTER Oryn "a
committee of the New York city corpora
ton was in session, inQuiring not into tho
capacity. but the nativity Of the various
members OF the police department. and
those who were applicants Tor appoints
mcnt, and among those examined under
oath was John Mills. who Il ssiicd rs fOl>
lows:
was rot born in this country, but
never hailed from any where else; nev>
er let any body know wns not born in
the United States; was for many years
in the Navy of the United States; have
been wounded in i've places, but not dis
abIrd in any shape or form; served in
the wars Of 1919 and 1918. and was in
the Alserinc war; Ogden Hoffman and
Comm odorc Wilkes. the explorer. were
miIshipmrn with me; in the late war with
Great Britain was not in the regular ser
vice; | was in privatcer: was taken
prisoner and carried to Bermuda, and
kept there for ten months with log tied
To my leg part Of the time; after peace
wcnr into the regular service with Deca
tur, in the Mediterranean squadron; / was
a warrant officer in the service: my tim"
in the police was up on the 10Th of last
month; | want to be re appointed, but
suppose am too old and grey beaded for
that; think ! could serve four ears
longer.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-05-30
MARION COUNTY .

Marion county gives Wise a majority
OF SIT, Kidwell 7l9. and elects both DEM
ocratic candidates for the House Of Dele
gates.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-05-30
TAYLOR COUNTY.

This county gives Wise about Sc ma
jority and the Democratic candidates for
House of Delegates and Congress is about
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-05-30
pODDRIDGE COUNTY.
Lewis S majority.

The Delegate is elected By Doddridgs
and Tyler. George, Democrat, has so
majority over Duty, Know~Nothing, and
is probably elected.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-05-30
PLEASAST5 COUNTY

Gives the Democratic candidates thirty
majority.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-05-30
MoNoEGALIA COUNTY

Is said to have given Wise majority
Of about Of 700
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-05-30
onro COUNTY.

Ohio gives a majority Of 6l8 for Flour
noy, 45o for Pendleton, and elects the
KnoW>Nothing Candidates for House of
Delegates by.about 400.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-05-30

DRAR KIss.-Jus,ice Smith, of Brook
ly. yesterday fined Richard SaltenstalI,
$40 for kissing married lady on the
street without first having obtained hex
consent. The plea Of defendant was
near-sighted, and mistook the complainant
for another lady
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-05-30

During the Irish famine years Of 1876
y, the price Of -four in the Baltimore mar,
ket reached for few days in the month
Of June. as high MS $1,000 pr DBL, hay
ing advanced from 1918. md fallen
again 10 the latter figures within week.
The highest price that the standard quail
tiles Of wheat brought III the market du-
ring this period was $2.l2}. though IL
parcel fit for family -four sold as nigh on
tie 18th Of June as S2,21, which is the
highest figure it has reached since 1897.
The following statement, however,
compiled from the files vi the American
commencing with the first OF January,
1847. will show the exact prices at which
sales were made in the Baltimore market,
for both descriptions Of flour as well as
for wheat and corn. During the prcce-
ding months OF November and Deem
Der flour bad gradually advanced from
$500 TO six dollars, and the subsequent
GEEK the sales were at the folio ing
rates. the quotations being the highest
h3uTcj Tor the best qualities -
Po,~1vR
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-05-30

THE ELECTION. We publish to-day the
returns of the election as far as heard
from. Most of them are reliable. but sub
jet to slight changes by the official res
turns. ~ very large vote has been poll
ed throughout The State. In this county
tile increase has been abou; 800. The
result is, Of course. involved in some IN,
certainty. but We entertain scarcely a
doubt that the Democratic party will tri-
umphnntly carry The State. Our accounts
from the Eastern portion of the State,
though somewhat vague. are favorable.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-05-30
BARBOUR COUNTY.
Democratic Standing.

The following is The vote of thIs coun
ty. Barbour has nobly sustained her
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-05-30
pRooKE ARp HANcooK


Have given Flournoy about ia majo>
rity.s =
Putnam county gives Wise and Lewis
81 majority.
The majority for Wise in sixty-six
counties is set down at 1874.
A dispatch fromthe Richmond Enqui-
rer says: Wise's majorities in the South
western counties -Wythe, Washington,
and Montgomery-are astounding. Ac.
comac gives Mr. Flournoy majority
Halifax. Mr.. Flournoy's own county,
gives Wise 600 majority. 1t is general
| " believed that Wiseis elected by 1000
majority.
The Baltimore Sun Of May &c. says =
There can be no doubt of the reelection
Of Judge Bayly in the first Congressional
District; ex. Gov Smith in the 7th; Hon.
John Letcher in the 9th; H. "A. Edmond
son in 18th; and Hon. Paulus Powell in
the 9Th. c. J. Faulkner is elected in the
9th District by3about 400 majority. The
Richmond Enquirer is of opinion that
Judge Caskie is reelected in the 81 dist.
Accounts from this Congressional district
favor the election Of the American Can
didate. The result now anticipated may,
however. be materially changed by the
vote Of Kanawha, which, as yet. we have
MT received. Many rumors are flying
giving The American Ticket from 900 tc
1880. but Being Geographic dispatches and
rumorS, are not reliable.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-05-30

FRoM ,OAL1roRxrA.-STLe George Law
a rived at New York on the gath ult.
bringing San Francisco dates to the LIST
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-05-30

HWspNyr il ",Sam" is still about
The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1855-12-27
~ The Portsmouth (Ohio) Herul

~ The Portsmouth (Ohio) Herald
of the 18th inst, states that man
named William Milligan had been sr-
rested for the murder Of an old man by
the name Of Ssntsr and bis wife. The
murderer wished to get possession Of the
old mans farm, and for this purpose,
forged deed Of the same. .asd Dispatch
cd the venerable possessers. Hsis sup
posed to have killed them in bed With
an axe. The murdered bodies wore
found about one hundred yards from the
house, buried together, two feet under
s..u-I, With . largo leg over them, hav-
ing only their night clothes on, and hor-
ribly mangled.
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~ The Chester. (Pa) Renublie,

~ The Chester, pa Republican
informs u that in the case Of Passuors
Williamson vs. John K. Kane, Joseph
j. Lewis, Esq, tho PLAINTIFF counsel,
has filed declaration, claiming dam
ages to the amount Of $50,OOO. In all
probability, the case will 80 upon tho
trial list for the February term. The
Republican understands that an effsrt
will be made to have a special Act Of
Assembly passed to remove the trial to
Phii.dslphis. That the Legislature
would probably pass an act Of this kind,
may be true, but will Gov. Pollock
sanction it TIE Republican thinks
net. There is no county in the cem-
monwealth whore . moro impartial ani
fair trial could be had than in Delaware
county.
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- We copy fro. the New Haren

- We copy from the Nep Haren
Regisser Of the 26th, full particulars Of
one Or tho most singular murders that
has occurred for nasy years. It is .
curious aad rsvslting story Of igasrancs,
superstition, and fanstieism, worthy Of
the darkest period Of Salem Witchcraft.
The substance Of the history is this -
A certain Widow Waksman, a woman
Of 70 years, pretends to be Prsphetess,
possessed Of miraculous powers, capable
Of raising the dead, and as having been
sent from Heaven . Messenger " to
the wicked in this world. Athsr house
in New Haven has been living q some
what notorious, fanatical old man named
Elder Sly; and the house has been the
place Of meeting Of . company Of per-
sons-male and female, husbands and
wives-who had come to believe the old
woman a. all that she professed to be ;
and that at her ned, the world would be
destroyed. This pretsnse had been
strengthened by the fact that not losg
since one Of her followers, it is said, /,
gave her q dose of arsenic in cake,
believing it would have no effect, except
to illustrate her Divine mission and
nothing but the fact that it was an over
dose and soon elected from her stomach,
saved her life. From that time all cavil
among her followers respecting her pow
or has been hushed, aud her presence
has been considered by them as that Of
messenger from Heaven. Among
these devotses, was Justus Mathews, a
small farmer living in the westorn part
Of Hamden, and who has latterly been
accused by the old woman of possessing
4 devil-and the incantations Of the
whole party had been applied for its re-
moval, at various times, and in various
ways. OF late, it had been the burden
of tho old woman's mummeries, that he
was her evil genius-that he was be-
wi,chipg hsr-that she should die if be
was not removed--and that, in such an
event, the wsrld would be destroyed
On Sunday night last, these spssms were
repeated, and so worked upon the fears
Of the party assembled, that during the
night hs was BY some one or moro Of
them murdered, in the belief that, by
so doing, the life of the old woman would
be saved, and the destruction of the
world prevented Sly has since con.
fesssd the murder, and thus the bloody
work Of superstition ends.
The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1855-12-27
pAy- Major General Daniel Prat

b@- Major General Daniel Pratt,
Jr., the Great American Traveller and
candidate for the Presidency, favored
US a day or two since With long COM
municstion on subjects connected with
the welfare Of the world and particular
ly with regard to that portion Of it that
he expects to preside over. The mani
fssto is beautifully written, and parts Of
it are as pungent as a pack Of onions,
but with tho amisbility that is always
found accompanying a truly great mind
hs kindly consented to let US conde nse
the portentious document int this briei
paragraph for which We beg him to
accept our uufeigned thanks, and to re-
ceivs the assurance, that when We see
either Franklin Pierce or George Wash
ington Msllen pitted against him for the
Presidency, We shall deem it duty to
give him a chance to be heard---possibly
give him the preference though it is
rather early to commit ourselves now,
on 80 grave q question. Indeed, We are
willing even at the present punetum
tempOris to say We believe if General
Pratt was Prsidsnt of the United States
tomorrow he would make more judo
ious appointments to Office than Mr..
Pierce, judging from previous exper-
ience. We shall not, however, come
out for Pratt for several weeks.-Neu
London Chronicle.
The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1855-12-27

~ The Albany Register says therss
is in that city young maH, seys,tssn'
years Of age, possessing veics and faee
50 strifingly fsminins, with some rssen-
hlancs in gait and manner toS S1nlo/
that he 10 ss.sa mistaken for ~
in male attire He is often mslested
by rowdies, who mistake hin for f.
male, and has been obliged to obtain
certificate as to bis sex from the Chief
of Police to insure himself from suspic--
ion and arrest. The Register says that
brother of the young man possesses
the same feminine voice and counts-
nance, while bis sister has masculine
face and Voice. He aas frequently as
'umsd female attire, and feels at ease
in that dress-and indeed 10 less liable
to attract attention in that costume thaH-
in the one properly belonging to him.
The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1855-12-27

~ The Hudson Bay Company,
Arcls Expeditions, which was sent cal
about . year ago in search Of Sir John
Franklin, has returned. The expsdi-
tisn reached the spot which DR.. Rae
identified as the place where Franklin
and HIS comrades died, according to the
accounts Of the Esquimaux. Many sd.
ditiopal traces pointing to the sad fate
Of Frspklin were discovered. For sixty
days, the company, sixteen in all, wsr.
without Ere, dry clothing, and cooked
victuals, save on a few occasions wher
they made little tea by means Of 9
lamp. They net With no important as.
Oident to persons Or property, and 40.
complishsd al that was required oI
them. Had they gone out Eve years
earlier, they might have been instru.
mental in saving the lives of portion o.
Franklin's party.
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Advertisement.

Advertisement.
To the Editor Of the Echo and Advertiser.
SIR:-I saw in one of your late mum berg
a notice as follsws=
"My wife, ELIZA POTTER, having left
my bed and board without iust cause, IL"
Tbi. -;.h, Enough tho columns of your
paper, to confute, and for the informati on
of those who have read in the Echo the
above notice, will here say that Thomas
W. Potter did leave my bed if not board,
and to what house or place he stopped
know not. used all Of my energies to re-
claim him, but to no aval he said he
would hear to his best friends inste sd OF
me. have never left my Husband, and
hope that no person win think so,
Yours truly,
ELIZA POTTER.
p. 8. ! shall ever hold myself ready and
willing to answer and confute all such CON-
temptibles as the above notice -
Stillman Vile, Dec. 25, 1856.
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il the fact, that will Be one step towards
the improvement Of the plsee, and the
others will no doubt soon fellow.
There is hope for Westerly yet.
e

~ A New England vhaleship ha.
found something that will pay quite u
well A. sperm oil, even At present prices,
The Ne,e London CAroxiels says:
Capt. Quails, who went cut first mate
Of the George Henry. and saus home
in command Of her, informs us that hs
left Capt. Bsddington and fifteen ne,
on beard the Rssolute, the British Dis
eovery ship, which they picked up
sbaadsnsd in The ice. When the TIVE
vessels parted company, they were in
about latitude SO N-some two degrees
south Of the spst where the Rssolute
Was found. Though she bad bee.
abandoned absut year when Capt.
BuddingtOn took possession of her, her
sails, rigging, aad all Of her appoint
nsnts were in good order, and she would
without doubt make the passage here
without delay. When found BY Capt.
Buddington, she was at least one thou
sand miles from the spot where she was
abandoned by her officers and crew.
The British Government may claim the
ship, but really we do not believe it,
under the eirsunstsness of the case.
The George Henry had = hard time
OF it after leaving her eousort, but has
arrived safe, though leaking bSlly. She
lost her ruddsr in the ice sson after par
ting with the Resolute, and there being
no carpenter On board, the captain and
mate managed in aboat half q day, to
make q rough substitute for one, and
have brought the bark homo with it,
though it has been u.sbipped three OF
four tunes, and left the bark TO the
mercy sf the waves for long intervals
which greatly retarded the passage
home. The officers and crew certainly
deserve great praise for their spirit and
perseverance,.
The Resoluts was taken BY Capt.
Buddiagton into the port Of New Lon
doa on the 2ad inst With all her arma-
ments, stores and equipments on board
She is . new and handsome vessel, and
worth 100000. When fsuad, she had
driftsd over 1000 miles from the place
where she Was abandoned. An effort
will be made to take her to Now Haven
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- The Exercises at the Plymout

~ The Exercises at the Plymouth,
Mass, Pilgrims celebration, last week,
took place in the Unitarian Church, and
consisted of prayer, singing aa original
ode, and GRAFTON BY VIM. Il. Seward Of
New York. The grafton occupied about
an hour aad half, aud was listened to
with marked attention. A public dinner
followed the exercises in church, at
which speeches were made and senti-
meats given. The celebration closed
by ball in the evening.
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~ The Northern Light, belsnxi.s

- The Northern Light, belonging
to the Nicaragua Transit Company, was
attached by the United States District
Attorney, at New York, Is she lay in
her berth On Monday. By ssns .is-
take the Captain got bis clearance pa
psrs and put to sea, when the steamer
was fred into BY the Revenue Cater
WashiDgtsn. She returned 70 the
whsrf She now lays opposite the Bat
terry with the guns Of the Vixen and
Washington bearing upon her.
It is charged that Fillibustsrs and.
amunitien we're On board, 10 bs ,ssd
against the State of Nicaragua. The
step was taken under The direction Of
the Attorney General, and the course
of the Administration is to examine her
cargo these persons found on board
not having tickets have been arrested
and put on board the Washington
The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1855-12-27

D% We understand that it il tho in
ssnsioa Of the " Westerly Rife Com
pauy, which has been organised some
six or eight months-to have . public
parade on Monday next. They number
about sixty members, have = splendid
uniform, and will, no doubt, make 6.s
appearance. The Westerly Bras, Band, ,.
will escort the "soisrs on this oesa-
sioa.
The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1855-12-27

- An itinsrant phreuologist stopp.
ed ut rustic farmhouse, the proprietor
of which was busily engaged in thresh-
ing. Sir, l am a Phrenologist -
Would you like to have me examine the
heads of your childrsn' l will Dc j,
cheap WALL said the farmer, paus.
ing between two strokes, Il raythsl
guess they don't nsed it. The old wo-
man combs 'sm with 6ne tooth comb
once Q week =
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Che mtsterlp @fbo,
AND
Pawo atwok Advertiser.


l. Subscribers who do not give express no.
dce to the contrary, are considered ~ wishing
TO continue their subscriptions.
2. 1.-THE esubscriberso order the discontinuancs
Of their papers. the publisher can continue to
send them until all srrssrsses are paid.
5. If subscribers neglect or refuse to take
their papers from the Office TO which they are
directed, they are held responsible till they
settle their bill, and srder tho papers discon.
tinued.
4. If any subscribers remove to another
place without informing tie publisher, and the
paper is sent to the former direction, they ars
held responsible.
5. The courts have l3ied that refusing 10
take newspaper fr0s6 The Office, or removing
and leaving it uncalled for, is prims facie evi
dence of intentional Lssud.