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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1856-02-02
The Accident on tho Ohio and Penn
sI:tania Railroad.


\ Thrilling Sccnf.-Ihe collision
vas so sudden that no lime was allowed
TO apply the brakes. The huge locomo-
lives rushed upon each other as in deadly
conflict, anu having spent lheIr giant pow
eI in one onset. sank together upon the
track, common mass OF ruins. The
baggage car passed entirely through the
first passenger car--lhe bottom OF the .or-
mer passing just above the floor OF the
latter, sweeping, in The twinklng Of an
eve, every seat from its place and crow
ding passengers, baggage, stoves and bro
ken pieces oil limber IN space Lot large
enough for one car. The concusSion was
felt but for a few seconds, and all was
still except The fierce kissing Of the esca-
ping steam. Almost Instantly the shrleks
oG DYING men were heard far above the
noise OF the crushed engines. Three or
tour men lay of to one side in the snow
some with broken arms, others with
shattered legs and bruised bodies crying
in piercing tones Of agony for help.
Just above The front end OF the second
passenger car, where great mass OF
fragments had been washed up, three men
were seer, two Of them held up by their
legs, the third showing out OF. the mass OF
runs but his head and hand, crushed and
black from cOngeslive blood. Poor fell
low death give him no lime for agony.
Near 10 those, but on the other side oi
the car, stood brave man held hEmly be-
meath thr heavy timbeTs Of tie bottom OF
the baggage car, resting upon the front oi
the second passenger car. He uttered no
complaint, though his leg was broken and
his arm literally ground 10 pieces Near
| ~ an hour elapsed before he was releas-
ed, yet he showed no impatience and let
no groan escape his lips. The other two
men were almost equally brave, enduring
their long confinement with remarkable
forutude. The officers Of the trains, as
sisted by some OF the passengers, exerted
almost superhuman efforts 10 extrlcaie tho
wounded anG 10 place them in the unbro-
ken cars but so firmly were the ruins
pressed together that it was probably not
less than an hour before all were taken
out. The cries of the wounded for ply
scians, for wafer, for warmth and for
wives and sisters were sufficient TO rend
the stouiest heart.
One poor man, whose throat had been
cut either by splinter or by broken
glass, was laid upon the floor of the car,
and afterwards proppcd up on two or three
seats, bot his sunerlngs did not last long {;
he brealhed through he cut IN his throat
for an hour or so, and then lay still in
death. From papers in his possession
his name was found 10 be Samuel JOHN.
StoD, from New MidLIe'own, OHIO.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1856-02-02
Execution Of Three Murdsgert

We ind in the Lafayette In lana C'ur-
Ter, OF Friday, an accoaEi oflhe execution
of lie murderers, Rec, Duskii Y Stock
lug. The Courier says
Al ten inmates past o'clock, p. NJ,
Stocking, Rice and DriskrII were duly eX-
ecured by lie hands Of the sheriff, lhom-
as Jefferson Chisom--ihe first named for
the murder of John Rose, aud The two
latter for the murder OF Cephas Faren-
baugh.
Al IL o'clock they were asked if they
were ready for dinner Rice replied,
"yes, am hungry" DrsklIl said that
he wanted "a good old dinner, as II was
the last; he ddn't want to die hungry
He remarked TO Rice, "we'll get supper
some where else, Ape The dinners
were brought IN and despatched with
great hearlness. Aher dinner, ea'h Of
them in turn washed and dressed bimseIt
for the final moment. They could not
have made their toilet with more Gelibera-
Ton and GOODNESS if they had been going
t. irolic. DriskiII, when washing, re.
marked through the window, near which
he was standing, TO some one outside, that
lie was getting good ready" In put
ting on his shirt, Rice discovered that
there was button missing. DiiskiIl told
INN to sew on one. Rice replied lhat he
hadn't time. Dri>kIll nonchalanty re-
Joined that there was "an hour yet" he
cnmpIImenlcd Rice with looking Odd
slarchy." Rice, as he finished, observed,
"W ell. gentlemen, reckon there never
was wIlinger soul 10 die shan am"
Stocking said nothing, but conducted
himself (as he did throughouD with great
dignity and hrmness.
The sheriff then proceeded to ADJUST
the fatal ropes. Rice requested that a
stool which had been placed Tor his ac-
uuved, and on his request not being I'M
mcdlately compiled with, he removed II
nmself. lie then knelt down, inclined
his head forward, remarking that lie had
'sreu men hung" by which we under
stood that he regarded that as the prope,
position. DrskIiI on observing it said
Ape, are You going to knecI ~ Rice
ans wered yes" He then turned tc
Stocking and said, "Stock, which way i,
the easiest TO die-knee or stand
want to die the easiest way" Stocking
replied that he should stand unless he
thought there was danger Of he rope
breaking. The sheriff assured him there
vas no danger. IL therefore stood up
but Dushl!l kneeIed. The caps were
hen drawn over their faces and at twenty
TWO and half minutes after two o'clock
lhe huit was Withdraw Z and The cuIprlt,
launched into eternity.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1856-02-02

Idrred and FeGthCred. The citizens
OF Lexington Ky. became much excited
last week IN consequence Of letter from
that city, (which appeared in a Ohio paper,
rchecllng upon the institution OF slavery
in their midst. The letter was signed
J. b. the initials, as was ascerained of
person u. Brady who had been for some
ume employed as 4 teacher in one OF tho
city schools. The Louisville Courier
hus tells what followed
FreIIng that lhIs mar, who had been
received and hOspltahlv entertained, was
guilty OF great wrong IN lhUs caIumnaIlng
tie people and institutions ui that section.
after night Pa~ly e almost lwo hundred
repaired 10 h,s lodgings. he was INFORM
ed II ihe MISSION OF The company, and,
lAougn ieariu, 81 Ihe chiii n,2ht ar, cOulg
n0i hesitate accompanying lle party. lie
was COaauc,gd ~ l.e court house yard,
and lhr'c stripped. A large quantity OF
plich hfd been prepared f"r ihr orca-loBl
with lie contents ol sevefs! bags Of leaIt-
ers. The clothing was specify removed
from the body OF Brsdy, and The piIeb
applied 10 the thickness OF an inch. Then
lhe feathers were nicely planted, and
Brad Us head shaved close 10 The scalp,
save two locks, near the forehead. lie
was then sc! loose, aud charged to 90 and
sin 10 more. More severe pUnlsbmeH,
would have been administered had IL not
been (or the wIfe Of Brady, beautiful
and eotim4ble lody. Brady applied TO
physician TO remove the tar, Dal it was-
found utterly impossible. lie lei! on lie,
morning train Tor CovInglon.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1856-02-02

n MIN Ujhom Uoney.--A man,
without money is a body without a soul
"a walking deatf--a spectre that frigIr-
lens every one. His coGnieDsuce is so'-
ro~ fuI. anG his conversation langGishing
and iedloUs. II he calls upon an arquain-
isnce, be never inG= hin al home; and if
lie opens lis mouth 20 speak, he is inter
Tbpied every moment, so tia! he might
nol have rhsnce 10 faish his DISCOURSE.
which il is fearful viii end with his ask-
ing for monty.
lie u avoided Ike person infected
with dlsease, and is regarded as an in
eunbrance 10 tire earth. Want wakes
him up IN the morning and misery scrom-
paaies h,m to his bed al aight. 'Fhe la
dies discover that be is an awkward boo
by-lshdl0rd believes he lives upon
SIC; and If he wants anything from trades
mas. he is asked FOR tie essh bssose ,iA-
livery.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1856-02-02

Fou Dollars and Fifty cents for an
.fypie.--A ahlornIa letter sicaking Of
the eAtravaganl -pirlt that prevails every
where IN the State says:
Apple. ,or Iarge size, to lie sure, were
offered al fruit stands lor sale Al four dol.
tdr> and fifty cents apiece; The price is
not more remarkable than that there are
nan persons indscreet enough TO pur-
chase and eat them al li3is rate. II Ihis
ras,e continues, who viii say that the
orchards of Oregon shall not come TO be
as valuable as the gold mines of Ca!iIor-
MA. The love OF apples, the abundance
ol gold, aud the little estimation in which
rhr "Iucre" is held in San Francisco, may
be Inferred
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1856-02-02

Ursicbcd CoaHHi1n IF The Iat0ji,
faufS Of hors.--A corrtsp spondent Of rhe
London Times says OF The maIItla and
Ba,hi Bazoaks who aided in the defence
of kars
Numbers have been frozen to death, and
the villages along The road from kars are
filed with their miserable comrades, who
have sunk exhausted upon The way. We
see them staggering in all day along the
principal thoroughiarcs into the city, hag-
gard and footsore, their countenanres halt
idio,ic from cold, hunger and fatigue.
Their condition even before leaving
Kars was as wretched as could be; SO
much so Il quote word for word from an
eve-witness) that i! was positively painful
90 stir out OF doors. They were I} inc a
bout in all directions, groanng pileonsIy,
watching the Russian provision wagons,
which, ,as if to add 10 their mi cry, passed
almost all day within their ken. Town
people and soldiers alike suffered all The
horrors of famine. The former crowded
round the General as he road ont ct his
quarters, and prayed him, with all the Ell,
oQucnce Of des par 10 seek some means
to pot an end to their mlsery. Women
forced their way INTO his verv rooms, and
throwing their starving children at his
feet, implored hm rather TO kali them a.
once than let them perish thus Pecemea
iCr want of sustfnance.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1856-02-02
More Uheat for Fancs.-The Chi

More Uheat for Fancs.-The Chi
cago Daily Press says Some days ago
we noticed tie shipment OF 10000 BUSH
els of wheat from this city, via the Hi
nois Central Railroad and Cairo, for
France. From The Lssa'le Press we OBJ
,erye rhs, similar shipments are made
from other points for tie same desllna-
rion. On Saturday, last 5000 bushels
were received at that place from Iowa ov-
er the Rock I,land road, which were
transferred to The Illinois Central to go 10
Caro- and then to France. The Press
says "A sill larger quantity is 10 arrive
from the same Sale This week for lhe
same dcs ;nalinD.'
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1856-02-02
ProftaHe EeIing.-The Yarmoud

ProftabIe EeIing.-The yarmouth
Register OF the 18th instant saws:
"The excessive cold weather last week
came so suddenly that the eels On our
coast had not sufficient warning TO get m
to their winter quarters of mud, and con,
>cquenhy they were overlaken by the
frost, and frozen stiff as poksrs. Hun
dreds of bushels OF them were driven a.
shore, and laked up on the beach, and
after being packed in barrels, they were
shipped for The civ markets. We learn
that some ffry or sixty barrels were last
week sent, via railroad, for New York,
where they are considered luxury, and
meet a ready sale at from 10 10 Ia cents
Der H. :"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1856-02-02

Very LrXELY.--A New York paper
predicts ibat hoops will soon cease to be
fashionable. Ii says That the Empress
Eugenia revived ihe ndiors fashion Mere
ly for the sake sf dehrgcy; she viii, OF
course, lay it aside as useless the moment
she furnishes France with roysl iieIf.
BY next May hoops viii be out oi fashion
III Psris,a VIZ presume American ladies'
will cease 10 louk So shockingly domestl;
and material IL The sIeels.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1856-02-02
. y y ALD5 G.GCLS BOB

CHEAP AND EXCELLENT CANDLE,.--Thr
following q recipe have tried twice, and
find il ali lhal il is cracked up 10 be. |
have no doubt that il wouId have been
N"r:h more than $40 to me II had known
II twenty Years ago. Most farmers have a
surplus OF Stale fat and dirty grease which
can be made into good candles al ttIllug
expense.
kept both taIow and lard candles
through the taSt summer, The lard candles
standing The heat the best and bornng
quIIe as well, and giving as good light as
the laIow ones.
Directions for making good candles
from lard:
For u lbs. of lard take Ib. saltpetrc,
and | ID. alum; mix them and pulverlzr
them; ;dI>soIve TIE sallpttre " alum IN a q!
OF boiling warer; pour the compound into
the lard before II Is qnI,e all melted; sir
the whole until ii boiIs, skim oft what
rises, let il simmer until the water i boil
ed. or rlI 1t ceases 10 throw Oft siean;
pour off the lard as soOn as II is done and
clean The boiler while it Is hot.
II The candles are to be run, you can
commence Immediately; if 10 be dipped,
let the lard cool first to cake and then
treat II AS you would raIlow - COrreSpOn
dent Of he ". 7. FtrHaer.
C,nn, Pou,n ,rurrs r. go, b,v..
.,', r.',,, ,D",, ,,,a' w." y; n.'sa.J.n ,r,oso ha,k
''I'' Wv,
- '','' .,,I 49, .;n' ''J,, 49, L,,I, -, a,a, ,,a
,,' ~; a'', ,',, Wv ,x,nra on.nn,,S.d ~ ,ha
r ..r, m.
P',P"' ''''' ~ S'''''' " WV ''"P
w. W. " aI VI W | p,'" 'r.,%- 1 ana aanI,aI r,M
",,' "''N,' N"n, rr,' .,,.
~ around each tree, 2 inches deep as far
ont as the limbs eX,end, dressing of well
rot,rd manure gallon. or of bone-dusr.
gallon uf ashes, quart of ,aIt and
Quart ,C plaster. The Eject OF this treat
mrnt viii he ,n greatly improve the health
and annrarance nC lhc trees. imDIove the
OF. .Ii,v Of ,b- fruit. as well as increase
.,hp nr,ducr,ve canactv oC the trees. The
bone. .dusl, ashes. salt and plaster should
he rakrd in.
IMPROVEMENT IN SOAP The vile oI
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1856-02-02
YTOWN JEFFERSON COUNTY, VA SATURDAY MORNING

THE Story Of a FOundling.-About s
o'clock on Saturday evening last, some
person rang the door bell ot the dwelling
house of Mr. Richard Booze, on Starr al
lev, and the summons was answered by
,he good lady of The house, who, On open
mo the door, discovered bundle " ing
upon tie step, and on taking it up for eX-
animation, found it TO be newly born ie-
male infant wrapped in dress OF nous
lain de Iaine. The little founding was
taken into the house and kindly cared for,
and some Of the nergnburA on being IN
formed of the incident, repaired to the
house to inspect the hItIe innocent VINO
had been thus abandoned. One lady, on
examining The dress in which the child
was found wrapped, discovered peculiar
patch in il, winch led her to resolve that
she would ferret out the mother. She
REPAIRED tn a certain house, and ringing
the servant girl TO The door, asked II Mrs
WAS within. The reply was IN ihe
NEGATIVE, aud that she had gone into the
country. The visitor, however, offered
some excuse for going in and up stairs,
and on arriving in chamber found Mrs.
-conhned to her bed.
The visitor urrumphantly cried, 81
thought sol knew lt-and YOU had bet
ter senHaf your child!' The result
was tina, after the infant was comfortably
cared for in the ho1se where il had been
| left. it was conveyed back and restored TO
the arms of its mother. The mother, we
understand, has husband, bat he ha> not
IiYcd with her for some two or three
years. And furthermore, we are inform
ed, she has grand children !-Baitim0re
Clipper.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1856-02-02

Curious Fancy.--An eccentric gentle
man of fortune, named Saunders has Ia
k,na fancy to huild house in the neigh
ho.hnod OF london with stone from the
forIica,lnns o: SehsA,opoL He has gone
nui In ilte vessel of his own for the
purpose Of oblaininglI.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1856-02-02

4 Brutal HuSband.-A man by the
name of Pat. Rafferty, was before Judge
Pruden this morning, on the charge al "a
husIng his wife. lie is an hIshman, ana
she French he is iaz, drunken; worth
less loafer, aud she an Industrious, hard
working wash-woman. On Friday he
threw POI OF lye on young s'cp-daugh-
Ter. with the intention Of scadimg her. but
,he I've had partly cooled. Last night he
drove the wife from the house. and bare
footed and haIfuaked, she sought shelter
IN stable. And The most brutal OF all,
he endeavored IN Court rhjS mornlnl, Il"
uiure the reputatlon of his too taIlhI"i
wife. lie was fined $40 and costs, and
sen; to he dungeon TO oe Ted ON bead and
water for fifteen days. Cincinnati
Times, 2l&t.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1856-02-02

The SMIrus, The Browns AND THE
MISUNDERSTANDING TO the directory
IoE 1856, just issued by McEIroy. there
are the small number of six hundred and
lh:r'y-three Smiths in Philadelphia. " 10
have 'iocal hahrialiun and name FIVE
hundred ana fifteen Browns, and four
huudred and seventy eight Johnsons or
Johnsions. The John Smiths reach the
Number Of l3a, and The Iames's II.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1856-02-02

Er'eas;os Hail Of Stolen Jeoc''ry.-
On Saturday last, several of rhe ST. Louis
police proceeded IN the house of Fred,
Blebush and gave iia rho'ough search
ing. The same louise had been searched
by other officers few days previous
This time about three thousand dollars
worth OF jeweIIy and watches were found
hidden in the garret. A brick bad been
taken out OF the wall, the stolen property
put in, and ,hen the place was p'astered
over. The articles recovered we're 81
gold watches, Is silver walche>,2 eye.
glasses. 9 gold vest chains, 4 gold loh
chans. 6 guard CHAINS, 10 gold pencils,
rs gold II ger rings, % breast Pia>, II
pair ear rings, 9 gold watch keys, gold
crosses. gold shirt buttons, 2 gold brace
lets, 2 gold lockrts, and gold clasps.
The principal portion of lhe stolen aTti-
cIes are claimed by Lawrence. tarrar and
Others. keepers OF pswn-b'oktr offices IN
ST. Louis.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1856-02-02

Royalty is no, always The same thing
under different circumstances. For IN
stance, when Queen Victoria GOES ont to
ride or walk, she is dressed in silk and
robes, aud her progress is minutely chron'
icIed in all the papers of the realm =
while Queen Pomare, of the Society Is
lands, runs out and is unnoucrd, gong
bare footed with her toes dyed red. \ ell
Pnma'e is every inch as much Queen as
NIclora.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-02-20

OID BELLS IN OHIo-ln the court house at
Lancaster i'll this State, there hangs bell, and
thereby hangs tale" By Spanish inscrip-
ton on its side it appears that it was cast early
in the fifteenth century-we forget the precise
date.
1t once belonged to convent in Spain, and
the sounds which now summon to dull disputes
ofaw, and perhaps of equity, the people of a new
town in new world, not known when they first
rang often called the nuns at morning and even
ing hours to mathis and to vespers.
The story, as tradition hath it. runs somewhat
after this fashion: Many years ago when the
banditti who invested some parts of Spain, were
so fierce and powerful, this convent was sacked
by them, and the bell being among the booty,
was transferred to pirate ship. The ringing
and the swinging, which had hitherto spoken in
clear and musical tones across the hill and valley
only of devotion and of prayer, was now
changed to the "clashing and the c.angor' which
struck upon the ears of wild and desperate men,
and surged sadly over the tnmultous sea.
How often it summoned the lawlcss crew to
deeds Of plage and murder, may not be said
The piratica vessel in its turn fell into the hands
of pursuing justice, and was brought captive
to the port of Baltimore. A gentleman then
contracting to build court house for the town
of Lancaster, purchased the bell when the ship
was sold, forwarded it to that village, and for
years its notes have been echoed by hills as
beautiful as the most romantic bell could de-
sire, though its uses can no longer be deemed
piratical.
In Tiffin there is also bell which once swung
from the turrct of castle on the Rhine, so that
almost within speaking distance of each other,
these bells toll forth their memories of the past;
and it would not be difficult TO imagine that upon
still nights and lovely simmer mornings, they
hold converse together over their singular histo
ies.-[C Gin. Times.
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-02-20
PlOHyhinE by Ste0n.

By the following report, which we find in the
American Farmer, it will be seen that one of our
countrymen, who is well known as the inventor
of one of our first American reaplng machines,
has taken an important step in regard to the set
tlcmentofthe question of the application of steam
to ploaghing. The trial took place at the late
meeting of the Maryland State Agricultural So
ciety.
The committee appointed to judge of the mer
its of the Locomotive Steam Ploughing En-
CINE" invented by Obed Hussy, of Baltimore,
Nd respectfully report, that precisely at the APP
pointed time the engine entered the grounds Sc
lected for the exhibition, and was guided by the
engineer with perfect facility to the place indica
ted by the committee.
Three large sized right hand flushing plows
were attached, viz: Prouty l. Mears' centre
draught No 6, Ira Reynolds steel edge No 6,
and one left.hand flushing pillow, viz Ira Rey-
nold's steel edged No. s. These pows were at
tached by long chains at distances varying from
fifteen inches to five feet, and each managed by
Il separate plowman, consisting of two gentle
men from the western and two from the eastern
shore, at the head of whom was James T. Earle,
the worthy President of the Society. The en-
CINE was then started at uniform speed equal
TO that of quick walking horse; the ground
was thoroughly. broken TO depth varying from
a depth of seven to fourteen inches, and an ave-
rage width of fourteen inches to each plow.-
The engine proceeded across the entire length
of the area inside the horse track, being dis
tancc of about two hundred yards, encounter
ing a hard road he'd and several large stones,
without any diininution in the speed. 1t was
followed by dense crowd of spectators, who
were attracted there from all parts Of the
grounds to witness SO novel and interesting an
exhibition. Three cheers, which made the well
kin ring, proclaimed the triumph of this noble
effort OF genius.
The crowd were then requested to retire sufii-
GENTLY to allow the committee to view the opera.
ton, when the engine turned short round
and plowed back TO the place of beginning; a
right-hand pillow was then substituted for the
left-hand one. and the engine traversed the
ground third time, putting close along the edge
of the ground previously plowed 1t is proper
| 10 remark that tue engine was exhibited by ths
| Inventor merely 10 show the power of drangh
and the facility of backing and turning in an.
| direction. The ground bad been much trampiet
/ during the exhibition, and at one end there wa
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-02-20

Nor WANTED IN HANsAs.-A Company called
the |egetarian Scttt6mcat Company, is now Or
gained in New York for emigration to Kansas
on the opening Of navigation. If the name
does not mislead MS in Supposing that the COM
pany is made up of bread and butter men and
women who expect to conquer homes in that ter
ritorv, on diet of turnips and other garden
sass We give our opinion unasked, that they
had better stay at home. Cocks of that species
won't hght in new country. Kansas has got
enough philosophers, tddlers, phrenologists,
vegetarians, &c, already. She needs beei-eating
mcn-men of thews and sinews, who have blood
to spare and the pluck to put themselves in
places where loss of it might happen. But, on
second thought, send out the radish eaters. The
first night in camp after days march or day s
blowing, will take one ridiculous fantasy out of
them, and then, on diet that men eat, they may
and probably will be able to earn their living.
IChicago Dem. Press.