Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1856-09-06
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San AFFL1crIoN..--A young lady, a
present a pupil in one Of our literary In
s,i,ulions, has received the distressing IN
teligence that among those WHO persisted
in The terrible calamity al Last Island were
her father, brother, uncle, aunt, and two
cousins. Having previously been deprlv
ed of her mother by dealh, her lonely sit
ua,ion must now excite the deepest sym
pa,hy.---Richmond Uhig.
Shocking Murder.-The Danviile
Republican gives an account OF COO
blooded murder recently perpetraled near
Piusylvania courthouse, Va. A man
named Motley sent his son, boy abou
10 years old, for jug of liquor, and the
boy having over stayed his time. the ia.
Their, il is alleged, became enraged, started
after him, and meeting his son returning
with the liquor beat him to death, and
then placed the body in a branch. He
afterwards took the body and buried it.
In the lst or Accomac district Of this
State, the democrats have nominated Mus
coe r. II. Garrett, of Essex, and the A
mercan party have nominated Robert
Saunders, OF Williamsburg, 10 fill the va.
cancy in Congress caused by the death OF
Judge Bayly.
Death Of COngressman.-A des-
patch from Middlebury, Vermont, dated
August 90, states that the Hon. James
Meacham. member Of Congress, died
there on that morning, after short ILL.,
ness, of congestion of the brain and
lungs.
The Columbus (Ohio) Statesman says
that two colored men named jenkins and
Langston are s.umping that State for Ere
mont. Niggers on the stump-only think
of it
The New Orleans Picayune notices
the elopement from that city of young
lad of seventeen years of age with miss
of thirteen years.
Thursday morning week, Thos.
Jefferson Stuart, Esq, highly esteemed
citizen of Stanton, MIR. Stuart was a.
son of the late Judge Archibald Stuart,
and brother of the Hon. A. A. IL. Stuart
He was man Of fine talents, much inior-
nation, and many generous End noble
qualities.
Among the official frauds brought TO
light in San Francisco, it is said The I'M
der,akers sold expensive collins, some
times at $500 or $500 each, and as soon
as mourners' backs were turned the COT
fins were capsized, the bodies emptied in
to the rough wooden boxes, and then the
original collins taken back and sold 10 the
mex, customer. This is cheating both the
living and the dead. California is great
country.
I'm Intelligent Echo.-What must be
done to conduct newspaper right g
Write. What is necessary for farmer
10 assist him ?-System. What would
give blind man the greatest delight 3
Light. What is the best counsel given by
a Justice of the peace Peace. WHO
commit the greatest denominations Ma
tons. What cry is the greatest lerrifer
Fire
We learn from the Episcopal Recorder,
that at the ensuing General Convention
of the Protestant Episcopal Church, the
resignation OF Bishop Whilehouse will
probably be laid before the House OF Bish-
ops. !
Fire in Clarke.--On Wednesday NOR
ming last, about o'clock, the barn Of
Bennett Russell, eight miles east of Win
apparently Saflaaif1R2yed by fire. with OF
seized it by the neck v 800 Of corn
hands, and for the first time sa@ &c !: !
that it was an eagle. The powerful moi,
bird buried it's claws deep in Mrs. Ere
Utts's arm. She did not dare let sam
go her hold, although the eagle was der
tear,"g h0r flesh dreadfully. She Va,
esa',' s,"' 90. grasp on its throat of
'ast' 10 'o9"000-'' heavily to the q n
under the former pepsG!:-,-.u'..- Q z
DEAD.--Capt. VIM. Mason. native OF
Dinwiddie, Va, and graduate of the Vir.
ginia Military Institute, died on the 4lh
of May,oI yellow fever,on board steam.
er in Lake Nicaragua, AMI was buried on
the Island of OmerlePee. He was an Of
icer in Walkers army, had fought gal.
lantly al Rivas, and was on his way home
when stopped by death.
|! The Sir Johns Run property, adver.
Used III our paper for some time past BY
John Blair Hoge, Esq, the trustee, was