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Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-06-26

LARGE SHIPMENT OF CATTLE FROM Enc
LAND TO THE UNITED STATEs.-An exten.
sive and valuable consignment Of breed-
ing stock was shipped on Wednesday, for
Philadelphia. in the ship George" J"
Capt. Macloon. The stock comprised SO
head Of short-horned cattle, 3 valuable
horses, 25 sheep and 95 pigs. All the
animals are of the best breeds. and have
been selected without regard to expense,
in England, Ireland and Scotland. The
selection devolved on DR.. Johns. Captain
Brown and Mr.. Jacoby, who were sent
over here by tho Illinois Cattle Importing
Association. The cattle are TO be distri.
buted exclusively in the State of Illinois.
with view to the improvement of the
breeds in that State by crosses With the
best blood TO be obtained in this country.
In proof of the value of high bred English
cattle in the United States, il may be
mentioned that $50 guineas was paid for
one two year old heifer, and that the cost
OF the 85 animals, including their freight
and provision to the port of destination.
will not be far short Of $4,000. The
The horses are from celebrated studs, and
most Of the cattle have taken prizes al
the various agricultural shows. The
shipment is, in fact, the most yalnablG
ever sent from this port. Excellent ar.
rangements have been made in the vesse
for the safe keeping Of the stock dsSine
the voyage. and in order that they may
arrive at their destination in good eondi
ton. This department was under tie di
rection Of Mr.. Bell, Of the Adelphis STA
bles, who displayed his usual skill snt
judgement in making the necessary ar
raugements for the shipment.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-06-26
French BIN ierked die Mexican hlanl

French Bill jerked the Mexican blan!
ket from the Shoulders Of the youth, and
throwing it down. put his foot upon IL,
uttering at the same time q low chuckle,
that soundedaas hoarse as the laughter oi
a fend J The ranger slightly colored,
and gazed with the same singular smile
into the eyes of the duelist, as il he would
vanquish him by a look. s
Z" Coward, yillain'P' suddenly shouted
the bully " if you have one spark of
manhood in your poltroon heart, show us
how they. resent insults in Texas !"
Then, as quick as fash of lightning
from the thunder cloud, Ben Cullum
bounded to his feet, aud grasped French
Bills nose with one hand and his long
black beard with the other. opened his
jaws and discharged yolley Of tobacco
juice into his mouth, and Immediately
hurled him upon the floor as easily as il
he had been an infant. In amoment the
duelist arose foaming at the lips, grinding
his teeth and bowling for the satisfaction
OF gentleman.
e You shall have the satisfaction Of a
devil that you are," Illuminated the ran.
ger. Let us cross the Lake, and settle
the affair with bowie knives"
Bowie knives !" repeated the French
man with countenance of unmittigated
horror. " Bowie knives are not weapons
recognized by the code of honor"
" Bowie knives - echoed the satilites
of the Jenny Lind Saloon. ",Bowie
knives are the weapons of sayages."
" Are they indeed - exclaimed Gull
lum with terrible laugh. /" then this is
the right sort of crowd to try their
steel" and he drew from his bosom a
glittering blade nearly two feet in length
and rushed towards the foe. But none OF
them thought it advisable to wait the re-
suit OF the experiment. With pale lips
and frightened cries, the entire throng
took to their heels. French Bill leading
the route. and calling for the police in
horri6ed accents.
From that day the bullies and gamblers
Of the Crescent City have manifested the
utmost respectfor the rainbow tints Of the
Mexican blanket.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-06-26
WHOLE No. o9f-

for the chair: broke into Catholic
Church and stole the priest robe for
q sample for one himself. and also stole
the silver chalice. &C., from Che altar.
called at Mr.. Deans one evening TO have
a little season Of prayer. Temained until
evening. bade the family good bye. but
instead Of going ont OF. the door. he stole,
up stairs and sseereted himself under the
bed occupied sby Mr.. Deans son, remain
ed there until past midnight, when he.
crept out end robbed young Dean,s poek--
ct Of $3.50: (which he had ascertained
the day previous that he had Just procur.
ad from the bank. Then went 20 ST..
Johns Hotel. got up before day, stole ..
suit of clothes from boarder and clear
ed for q neighboring town. But this is
not half his villanies. He was constantly
stealing. praying and sxhorting lib
brought up BY q four years, term'in priss
on" ,
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-06-26
OxYoRD

LIEUTENANT GoyEBNoR-G wise
has appointed James L. Carr, Esq. Of
Kanawha county, Lieutensnt Governor.
to ill the vacancy occasioned by tho 70.
signation Of E. w. McComas. The ap.
pointment is madesby authority Of ihaA
clause in the Constitution which reuuiree
the Governor. during the recess Of tho
general assembly. to Gil, pro teppors, alb
vacancies in those Offices for which the
constitution and laws make no provision
but his appointments to such yasaneiss
shall be by commissions 70 expire 81 Tie
end of thirty days after the commence.
ment Of the next session Of the general
assembly," The Legislature viii then
pass upon Mr.. Cars claims. and contin.
ne bin in Office or confer the honor upon
another person. Il is probable thst. rs
the principal daty ofthe Lieut.. Governor
is to preside over the Senstes member
ef that body will be chosen.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-06-26

The ladies are gone, boy
But fill up the bowl
With the brightest Of wine, boy,
Well deIudge the soul
And since with their presence
N" longer we're bIest.
Wen drink trrm the glusscs
Their red lips have prcss'd.
I've heard that whenever
Small birds Oh the brink
or Il clear Eastern fountain
StoOp over and drink,
That foul,t becomes sacred
Then sacred be this,
Where the red lip of woman
Hath imprinted IL kiss.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-06-26
THE RANGER IN NEW ORLEANS

TIE RANGER IN NEW ORLEANS.
The New York Sunday Times, relates
a long tale in which Col. Jack Hays. our
present U. S. Survey yoEgGencral. and Ben
Cullum. in the character of Rangers, are
the Heroes from which we make an ex-
tract. Both met Col. Henderson, who
enquiring the reason of their advent, re-
ceives the following characteristic reply,
with which commences the sketch.
Oh, myself. and old Sam got on a
spree at the Supreme Court. and he bet
me one hundred dollars that would not
come and so here am y was the char
acteristic answer.
well let US go in there and have n
drink together" invited the captain poin-
ting towards an establishment on the next
corner.
Anywhere else but there" objected
Henderson. earnestly.
Why not there ?'' asked Hays in as
tonishment
Because that is the favorite resort Of
French Bill and his bullies, and :hey
make it point-a sort Of standing Jest
TO insult every American who enters
the door," urged the General.
French Bill think 1 have heard
that name befere," remarked the Cap
tain.
'' No doubt of that" returned the 9TH
er; everybody has heard Of the most
famous duellist Of the south, as dreadful
with the pistol as with the sword, and the
first one of his nation who ever shot with
double barrelled shot gun and killed his
foe ere be could touch the trigger"
Did he not shoot Col. Marks, of Mo-
bile 2"
Yes. and score of others equally va.
liant as well as skillful; and what seems
still more singular. he has never reoeiy-
ed scratch In any of his numerous bat
ties. His friends believe that he is
charmed against lead and steel, like the
great Napoleon"
Well, we will 6nd some other place.
suggested Hays. /" for 1 do not wish a
difficulty with such wild beast"
But for my part. intend to drink in
that house, even if it should be the last
sup which might hope to taste." affirm
ed Ben Cullum, with a strange CLEAN in
his burning blue eye.
In vain the General and Captain both
demonstrated against such useless temeri-
ty. To all their arguments and entrea.
ties the young man replied: would
blush 30 my very bones, and never show
my face in Texas again if 1 should do as
you propose"
Seeing his unaltsrable determination,
his companions exacted promise of So
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-06-26

=
MORE FAcTs ron LoyERs or 1HR An
pENT.-Dr. Hiram Cox. Chemical, inspee-
tor ofliquors for Hamilton county. Ohio.
it seems is sill prosecuting hisinyestiga-
tions. and recently wrote letter to one
Of the Cincinnati papers. the contempla>
tion of which must be a pleasant business
to those occasionally indulging in little
"pure liquor" He says heSwas NOT long
since invited to take drink in one OF the
most fashionable and popular drinking,
places in that city, and having some test
paper in his pocket. before drinking he.
concluded to test its purity, and, in the
presence of his friends. dipped in small
quantity which he had poured out in q
glass. and il had no sooner touched the
the paper than it turned from a. .beaatifnI
blue to u scarlet red. This scarlet red.
he says. be has generally found. whom he
had an opportunity for investigation. 10 be
Sulphurie Aeid or 0a Of Htriol, Sneh
he declares is the characterofa a greatdea
OF liquor now on sale. He says, also,
that he recently inspected samples Of tho
entries distilled or light liquors of CON-.
siderable store in that city. and Of
ten different articles Of liquor in the store,
he found but two to be what their nance
imported. In some he found by apply.
ing the various chemical tests. Prassis
Aeid. SHlphu,ie Aeia. N!ie <dsther, Aesis,
Assher, DC, while in others he found
Chlorefosp,, Pepper. !Sulphurie .Asid,
Copper in great abundance, and in one
Stryelnins highly favored and high
per oentage Brandies. with one or the
other Of the above poisonous drugs, and
indeed several ofthem, and mt one char.
acteristic OF Brandy and Corn whiskey
with abundan CO Of Fusl on, Hs a basis,
with the above articles added.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-06-26
fs'p From the Western Dispatch
I WOULD NOT BE A HYOCRITE.

ae1l1 INSCRIBED TO SOME PROFESSORS. ~ "a
would not be hypocrite
For all the world contains.
What =! make mockery OF my Cod
And all for worldly gains ? LIZ. ..,.
Shall to mans opinion bow,
And cringe to their good graces.
~ By Joining church, as many do,
And making long, 1orytaces ?
r~ Shall be like the Pharisee, .1l %
0 Who playeth long and loud,
And let my heart be teeming o'er
With all that'svain and proud
Shall the poor unfortunate
Pass by with frown and sneer,
While TO the South Sea Islanders,
B" In public, drop u tear ?
Shall opprcss the fatherless- d.
.. The widows mite purloin-
And still walk upright to the world,
Concealing every wrong? I.-s' -
Shall by usury's iron rasp
Be successful winner,
Then groan, and wrestIe with my God,
To save some " awfuI' sinner
Not one Of these. Far better, fur,
To very earth be trod
By hulnan power, and know we stand
With conscience clear to Cod
To know that in our heart there dwells
A fount Of faith and love,
Which leads us ever TO rely
And trust in him above.
LETTIE.
Mo-, Jan. 10Th, 1857.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-06-26
TIE OLD BACHELOR.

a bachelor sat at his blazing grute,
And he fell into Il snoozY,
And he dreamed that o'er his wrinkIed pate
Had been thrown the nuptiul moose.
A rosy boy came TO his side,
And bounded on his knee,
And buck from the beaning face he shook
Fair curIs in childish gIee.
Then clear rang out his merry voice,
Ho shouted aloud" Papa,
] don't love anybody else
But you and dear mamma.
Oh, the bachelors heart o'erran with JOY,
So long by love unIit,
And from its unseen depths poured out
Affection infinite.
Out-stretching arms Of strength unshorn,
He hngged-his old tom cat,
Which, as was wont, when master snoozed,
Had leaped into his lap.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-06-26

a shingle ruff off. ov a house all at once
and felt like that my inards an bones
w5urro w5urroaE all that reached the floor. / stag;
gered tn. my, feet and took look up
at the shut. The, nails all hilt their holt,
and thar it wur hanging arms down, in
SIDE out as stiff as, ever: It looked like
map owe Mexico list after one owe the
worst battles--a patch owe my hide about
size owe a dollar and half bill here ::
a bunch owe my har about the size owe a
birds nest thar then some more skins
then some paste tnen little more har /;
then heap owe skin; an then more har;
then skin an SO on all over that burned
newfangled, everlastin' Internal ,cuss owe
a shut. It wur picture to look at-an
so aO"r I, The hide. har and paste wur
about ekeally divided tween me an hit.
Wonder what Belts, durn her, tho't
when, she cum home an found me missin.
Speck she thinks crawled into the thick.
cts an died owe my woons. It must av
scared her good, for tell you it looked
like the skin of some wild beast torn off
alive, or bag what had kerried load
owe fresh beef from shootin match.
Now George, ef ever I ketch that
Lawyer johnson out, I'll shoot him, an
ef ever an 'owmen talks about Aat.uin'
shut for me agin. durn my everlastin'
pIcter, eff don't faten her. lis rit-
ribution. sartin. the biggest kind owe a
preachers regular ritribution. Du you
mind my driviu owe. dad thro' that ho'-
nets nest. an then racin over him in the
kreek 90
Yes"
"Well. this is what comes owe it. I'll
drown myself some these days. eff I
don't die from that awful shut. Take
horn, an don't you try sticky shut as
long as you live"
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-06-26
The original Nicaragnans.

The Nicaraguans are supposed to have
been people of Mexican origin, driven
southwark by great drought. Their
language and mode of writing were simi.
lar to that Of Mexico their religion diff
fered slightly their architecture was
more simple; they had rough form Of
social.polity; and their customs were in one
respect unique. A young Nicaraguan
beauty would have many favored lovers {;
but after time. bethinking her that it
would be we'll to marry and settle. she
would ask her father to give her por-
ton of land near TO where he lived
When he had appointed what land she
should have, she would call her lovers to-
gether and tell them she wished to mar
ry, and take one Of them as her husband; !;
that she did not possess house, but that
they would build her one on the land
which the father had given. The prudent
damsel did not hesitate to enter into de.
tails as to the kind ofa house she wished
to have built, and that, if they loved her
day, giving them a month or six weeks
to complete it in. To one she would give
the chance of furnishing the wood work !;
to another. TO find the canes which were
to form the walls TO another. to provide
:he cordage; to another, to gather the
straw for the roof; to another. to procure
the dried fish to stock the house to an.
other. to get deer and pigs for her !; an.
other, to collect maize.
The work was usually put in hand with
the utmost promptitude, nor was the least
thing dispensed with that she had asked
| for. AT last the house was ready. The
provisions and the furniture were put in
il, and the hearts Of the over worked
competitors beat rapidly as the fortunate
or fatal moment approached. A solemn
feast was held in the new house. When
supper was concluded. the damsel rose.
and made short but gracious speech
She first thanked them all heartily for the
labor they had undergone on her behalf.
She then said, that she wished it was in
her power to make SO many women as to
provide wife for each of her suitors. In
times past they had seen what loving
mistress she had been to each Of them
but now she was going to be married.
and to belong to one alone,-and this is
the one she said whereupon she took
the chosen suitor by the hand, and retired
from the apartment. Her choice having
been declared. the disappointed suitors
and their respective factions went away
amicably. and concluded the feast by
dancing and drinking. until the senses Of
most of them were overcome. The re.
jected suitors. after that day. could neye,
hope for smile from the bride. Gene.
rally bore their disappointment with meek.
ness but sometimes one or two of them
probably in state of ambrosial deli.ium
committed suicide. and were found mex
morning hanging on tree, in the neigh.
borhood of the palace of love, built partly
by their hands.-Roply.
LOOK our.-when a stranger offers K
! sell an article for half its value. look ont
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-06-26

LOOK our.-When stranger offers TO
sell an article for half its value, look ont.
When note becomes due at bank and
you don't happen to have the necessary
funds on hand to meetit. look ont. When
a lady has +" turned the FIRST corner" and
sees no connubial prospect ahead, 1t is
quite natural that she should look out
When you End man doing more bust
ness than you are. and you want to knos
the reason, look al the advertisements he
has in the newspapers. and look out.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-06-26

L1TTERs FOR HoRsEs AND CATrLE.-Have
any of our readers used chat for litter in
their strolls? Ifthsy have NOT, would
recommend them TO try ii once. IL has
many advantages over straw. Ii is a
much better absorbent of liquid manure.
is mors easily thrown out Of the stall, and
makes better handling N the manure
heap. Try Il.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-06-26

ADVICE GEA1rs,-Be civil 10 q womsn
who bites the end Of her gloyes. In a
balloon, dop't sit opposite . man With
long legs. Take care Of your pockets
when you 90 70 Exeter HaiI.6 The loan
az loan Office Is best left alone. Tell =
woman nothing but what you wan, 10 be
told again. Those who live In glass hou-
ses had better pull the blinds down Be-
ore washing. see that there issa towel AZ
hand. II you have q l4wyer Tor next
door neigbbor, you had better NOT throw
your weeds over into his garden. Puuet-
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-06-26
H AaBob. Harry Smith has one Of

H Bob, Harry snishahas ono Of
the greatest curiosity yon ever Saw
"5Don't say so-what is Il ~
4 tres which never sprouts, and
which becomes srsaIIer the older ir
grows"
well. that's Curiosity. Where did
he get it ~
q From California" !"
/" What's the aame Of it9 ~
aAxle-tfee. IT once belonged % o
CaIifornis omnibus"
Scene closes By Bob throwing en- inb-
stand q The half-elosed door,
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-06-26

E Lies are hil.less swords. which sue
the hands that Yields them.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-06-26

RI Deed. are ftuits--sOrd. Az
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-06-26

&THeis the best accountant Who can
keep pscount of hiasown errors 81
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hern sort o5 noise sorter ike I 'tarin

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Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-06-26
BRINDISI.

INDEPENDENCE, Mo-, Jan. 10Th, 1857.
Nebraska advertiser., 1857-05-07
WAsHrNsroN, April "a.

The GOvernOrship of Utah has been
rendered to Major Benjamin McCul-
loch of Texas, and it is believed that
he win accept the appointment.
A letter is now on the way to him.
requesting his presence in Washing
ton.
The design Of the Administration
is to pursue a peaceful policy towards
Utah, IN order that the laws shall be
executed, and the right of every in
habitant Of the Territory protected
without recourse to arms.
The Postmaster General has conclu.
ded a contract with the Panama Rail
road to convey the mails until tht
expiratiOnSOf the present contrac
with the steamship companies, TIVE
years hence, at the rate of 100000
per annum.
Nebraska advertiser., 1857-05-07


The Department Of the Interior this
morning completed the organization Of
the wagon road corps, viz: Fort Bid
gelv and South Pass ROAD. 81.
Mobiles, ofMinnesota, Superintendent;
Pbilo P. Hubble, of Minnesota, Distri-
buting Agent; Sam Medary, of Ohio,
Engineer. Fort Kearny, South Pass
and Henry Lake, Eastern Division
NJ. F. Megraw of Mo-, Snpt.; J. s.
Abel, of Nd, Distributing Agent; r.
w. Lander, of Mass, Engineer.
Western Division-John Kirk, Of Cal
ifornia, supt.; Frank Denver, of Cali
fOrnia, Distributing Agent; Bland
Bishop, Of California, Engineer. 81
Passo and Fort Yuma-ames B.
Leech, of Texas, Supt., Gabriel Jor-
don, Of Ala, Distributing Agent; n.
Il. HOllOn, Engineer.
Megraw, Noble, and Leech leave
Washington to-day. Kirk is en- route
from California. Operations r to
be commenced with the least practi-
cable delay.
The War Department has not com
pleted its organization for the roads
assigned to it.
Nebraska advertiser., 1857-05-07
STEAMBOAT ADVERTISEMENTS.
MISSOURI RIVER PACKET. I85
Wm- Campbel1.


WM.E 49, Master
For Florence, Omaha City, Council Bluffs, Bellevue,
st. Mary's, Wyoming City, Nebraska City, Lin
den, Brownsville, Lowell, Oregon City, Iowa Point,
SAVANNAH, st. Joseph, Palermo, Atehison, Wes-
ton. L~eaTenWorth City, Kansas, Independence,
Liberty, Lexington, etc, etc.
THE new excellent and favorite passenger Steamer,
Il WIN. CAMPBELL, Wm.E dds, Master, win on the
earliest opening of navigation, run as a regular
packet to the above and all the intermediate points
on the Missouri River, remaining permanently in
the trade during the entire season.
The William Campbells has recently been fitted
up, AID refnrnished in the most modern style, re-
gardlesso of expense, and with IN eye single TO strength
safety and comfort, as well as with every convent
once that could render her desirable to the travelling
public, rendering her now both as regards capacity
forbusiness, superiora accommodation for passengers
equal to any in the trade. Captain Edds hopes to
receive at the hands Of his numerous Missouri river
friends a continuance Of that generous patronage
for which he is indebted during a series of years,
while in command Of different boats, and for which
he hereby desires to present his most grateful ae-
acknowledgements, promising increased efforts to give
general satisfaction, and retain their confidence and
April I'd, 1857. 42-tf
Nebraska advertiser., 1857-05-07


It has been decided by the Admins
tration not to remove Gov. lizard from
the Executive post which he holds in
Nebraska, but to give him an oppor-
tunity to be heard in answer to the
charges that have been brought against
him. IF after such a hearing it should
be necessary to remove him, a South
ern mar. viii be appointed as his sue
cessor.
Col. slOo t~elegraphs from New Or
leans that be has again been cheated
out Ofthe direction Ofthe Tehuantepec
Company, and that at the election just
held the present board has been re-
elected, with Mr.. Nicoll as President.
The slOo COmpanyurge the Govern
ment to make at once q contract with
them for the conveyance of the mails
across the Istkmus of Tehuantepec.-
If this should Be done it would render
operative the eighth article Of the
Guadalupe Treaty and secure to the
Government the desired right Of way,
as that article authorizes the United
States, whenever they may deem it
necessary, to interfere for the prOtee-
ton Of persons and property Of Amer
lean citizens upon the Tehuantepec
Isshmus.
The Government is disposed to act
foritself and entirely Independent Of
the companies; as the Importance Of
securing this route is profoundly ap-
preciated.
It is contemplated TO establish two
mors Naval Courts Of Inquiry. The
number Of applicants for redress is
Fone hundred and twenty"