Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1856-08-30
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BRooKsvILLE.-The Weston Herald
saws :-"Brooksvile is the name OF the
county seat of the new county OF Calhoun
i-called so in honor of Preston 5. Brooks
of South Carolina. 1t is situated on the
waters of the little Kanawha, and is said
to be beautiful situation"
Madame Augustine B., pretty blonde
of 81 or %, landed lately at Dover, "neaE
her time" and was placed in an armchair
for conveyance 10 the nearest hotel. A
cuslom-house officer insisted on finding
her a midwife and she was promptly de-
livered of two pelerines, Is scarfs, II pie
ces of lace, II pair Of silk stockings, 50
pieces of cotton, 6 rettiCules, and 4S Ly-
ons handkerchiefs.
Extraordinary Freak Of Nature
Mary, negro woman Telonging to Dr.
John H. Hundley, near MooresviIle, Ala.
gave birth on the 10th inst, TO three Iiv-
ing infants, two whites and one black. 1t
will puzzle the medical fraternity 10 ac-
count for this singular event.
Abolition Documents at the SOuth.--
John Duberry has been arrested at Co
lumbus, Miss, for circulating the speech
es Of Senators Sumner and Seward among
Slaves. The punishment on conviction
is 10 years in the penitenliary.
Quarantine at Portsmouth.--The
Portsmouth (Va.) Board of Health has
ordered all vessels from ports south of that
place, under penalty Of $500, to come
to anchor below point at which the flag
staff at Fort Norfolk, (that bears north
east that designating that Quarantine
Ground, and there remain until visited by
the health officer, and his permission for
such vessel or vessels to come up within
the haTbor.
Cigars by Machinery.--The Alexan-
dria Gazette recently saw some cigars
made by machinery. They were per-
feet in form but rather hard and tight. 1t
is said they can be made much cheaper
in this way than by hand.
Il Man Bit by Fish.--A man nam
ed Dan Smith, was bathing near Van Val
kenburg's Mills, at Rapids bridge, yeser-
day morning, when he was attacked by a
large fish, six feet in length, which bit
him on the instep, producing dangerous
wound. A branch of the tibal artery was
nearly severed, and the man was in dan
ger Of bleeding 10 death, when DR.. Kay
ner was sent for who stopped the flow of
The blood.--LotkpOrt Journal. 4
Fatal Camphene E4ploSion.--Tr 4 n b A A
exandria, Va, on Wethc yessY,siy last, az 70 Y.
,oa,d;nS h6nsps ofsI the Misses 'Thursion.
wbi,s, segSSr. AMI was filling a caaiphene lam
4 Which exploded from, the Combustion of
camille held near by, burning coore,
girl to death and seriously injurng tn
white woman and one of the Mise
Thurston.
FUNKsrowN FAIR.--This Fair for TIT
benefit of the Lutheran Shurch, in Funks
town, which opened on the 9th Of August
closed 10th, and resulted more success
fully than was at first anticipated. Th,
entire sales were over 5000, on which lht
net profit is about $475.
II is contemplated TO hold another 70
the same object about Christmas.--Boons
boro' Odd FeHow.
Wheat and Cold Weather.--We saw
few days since, grain of wheat embed
ded in large clear lump Of ice, which
had sprouted and sent out, at small ORR
flee, blade about two and half niche;
long. There were roots of about the
same length which penetrated the lump o
ice where it appeared entirely solid. The
roots we --~Hfully dr. 49, Of &c