Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-08-01

regularly. She said they liked sweet
things best, and that she had stole three
cakes of maple sugar that her mother
had laid away, and sweet ginger bread,
whenever she could, to give them. The
big snake would try to dive the small
one away from her when fed. and she
cuffed him several times. and he return
ed the compliment by taking her fingers
into his mouth several times, without do
ing much harm. Consequently she don't
love this snake as much as she does the
other one, though she is generally fond Of
him.
ANDREwJ DoNELsoN.- the news
papers of the day are quoting with par
ticular emphasis the fact that Andrew j.
Donels6n-or Andrew Jackson Donel-
son." as they printt-isa know-nothing,
and was member of the late know-noth-
ing convention. They refer to him as be-
ing " the adopted son and heir of Gen.
Jackson" This is not true. Major
Andrew Jackson, the reported son and
heir of Gen. jackson, his private Secre~
tary during portion of his administration,
and the present occupant of Hermitage,
is warm and CONSTANT democrat, and
as utterly opposed to know nothingism as
we are ourselves. He authorises us to
make this statement. This is also the
position, to the best OF our knowledge and
belief, of all the family connexions OF
Gen. Jackson in Tennessee, who have
ever been democrats with the exception
of Major Donelson.
Major Andrew J. Donelson, is the
brother-in~law of the know nothing can
dinate for governor Of this State, and has
not been successful in applications for Of
fee to this administration. He has not a
feathers weight Of influence in Tennes-
see, and it is understood that he has Just
been defeated for the know.nothing nom
ination for the Legislature Of this county.
This explanation may be useful at dis
lance. But here in Tennessee, and es.
pecially here in Nashville. his conduct
and his position are SO utterly unimpor-
tant that we did not regard it as necessa-
ny to notice all his letter to that especial
friend of General Jackson, Mr.. Allen A.
Hall, in which he told how he had dis
continued his subscription to this paper
for an alleged fault of Mr.. Eastman's in
1850, but did not tell that he had, only
one year ago, subscribed to the paper di-
rectly to Mr.. Eastman himself.--UNIoN.
METHODIST PREACHERS NODDED IN MIS-
soURr.-A correspondent of the Chicago
Press gives the following account of a re-
cent disgraceful occurrence in Platte coun-
ty, Mo-, growing out Of the slavery ques-
tion.:
The Methodist Church North had an
appointment for quarterly meeting near
Forley. The presiding, elder, preachers
and congregation had assembled, and con-
Guided the morning service, and we're pro-
ceeding, when mob Of about eighty arm
ed men made their appearance. The CON
gregation, it being warm, were seated in
the shade in front OF the house, and the
! preachers were inside, when a certain
doctor led the mob to the door, where the
Rev. Mr.. Morris was preaching, and seiz-
ed him. Mr.. Morris drew his revolver
and cooked it, when some one caught his
arm and took it from him.
i The mob then rushed upon him, Yell
4 ing, I" Hang him! shoot him !I'' Some il
the congregation interceded for him, and,
after q long parley, they consented to let
him 60. under a pledge TO leave, and moi
preach any more till they gave him per
mission. The rest Of the preachers ess::
capped during the disturbance, and the
I congregation broke up and dispersed.
4 The preachers we're all armed with re-.
yolvers: They are aware Of the threats
daily made against them. The moi
brought tar and feathers and hemp along
with them. The excitement Is great
These humble and p5iious ministers Of re.
ligion viii be driven out, and utter Law.
lessness prevail.
i CoHcE ALED WEAPons IAN Enelishso
ficer visiting the cemetry of Russian
Echurch atKertsch, after its.recent capturG
Twas greatly surprised 70 find a number b
new graves. AS no one had been killed
and as no epidemic malady prevailed Il
fthe town, he conceived suspicious aus
had the graves opened, He found il
them not fewer than fifty magni6cen
brass guns, quite new, aud a great auan
.ttity of pfoiectles and gun powder. e