Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1857-05-23
Editorial Breyities.

sas, lef. Washington w tuesday morning
of last week, for that Territory.
A society Of young men has been form.
ed in Paris who pledge themselves under
penalty of thousand pounds 10 marry
none bu, dark haired damsels.
The Norfolk (Vs.) American says IL is
estimated ..thal 10000 slaves were sold
and removed from Virginia last year, and
1000 more escaped
The latest foreign news, up to the 2oth
of last month. gives fattering accounts OF
the growing wheat crops in Europe, and
announces considerable decline in bread
slu6s, owing, in great measure, to the
large stock of wheat on hand.
Messrs. VIM. Leigh and John Shep-
herd are announced in the last Berketey
.4merican, as the Distribution candidates
for The. House of Delegates for Berkeley
county.
Beef cattle sold in Richmond, Va. on
Monday last at $3.50 per hundred
weight.
Mr.. VIM. II. Washington, Of Jefferson
County has bought The farm of Charles
NJ. Brown, IN Stafford, for $4,000.
Telegraphic dispatches TO the New
York papers state that the Hon. Fayette
McMullen, of Virginia, has been appoint
ed Governor of Washington Territory.
Living in Kansas is costly at present.
Board is said to be 50 and in some cases
So per day.
A skirt has been made for lady in
p Philadelphia, which contains 3344 yards.
Ii is rather hard getting round" that slo-
ry.
: A PASTOR CHosEN-The Presbyterian
Congregation of Hagetstown, Nd, on
Monday last, elected the Bev. J. w.
Kaufman, Of Baltimore, as their Pastor,
but il is not known whether he will &C.
cept.
We perceive that Mr.. James r. Amman,
OF Cumberland, Nd, Ia, been appointed
disbursing agent for the Fort kearney,
South Pass and Honey Lake wagon road
vice Mr.. Beall, resigned.
II. r. Fauntleroy, Jr., and Martin r.
K Kaufman, were nominated on Monday OF
asst week, in Winchester. as the Demo
ratio candidates for the House Of Dele
yates.
Rev. John G. Biddle, OF the .Winches- /
er Female Academy, died al Winchester
IN The 22d ul,.
The election in Virginia takes place on
Thursday, the 18th Instant. Thirteen
members Of Congress are to be elected.
In The last Congress the entire delegation
was democratic, with but single eXcep
lion---Mr. Carlisle.
President Buchanan was sixty-six years
of age on the 23d ull.
The family Of the late Uriah Paulk, of
have recovered 100000 DANA
ges from the South. western Railroad, for
having caused the death of Mr.. P, i'll col
lision, December, 1856.
Mr. Bonham has been elected to Con
gress in The fonrth district, South Carroll
ma, BY majority Of 1000, to fill the va
cancy occasloned by the death Of Hon +.
S. Brooks.
A shawl was lately sold in Philadelphia
for Sl,425. In the same city women
make shirts for six cents each.
EMIGRATION Wednesday, the 9Th Of
May, was The busiest day seen at Castle
Garden EmigraIed depot since ii was
opened. The extraordinary number Of
2,575 Europeans landed there and were
put en- route for their new homes in the
West.
The legislature Of Ohio has made an
important change III the election law
Thirty days residence in the county, and
twenty days in the township or ward, are
now required 10 constitute legal voter
The sum of ninety-six thousand dollars
has been subscribed al Vicksburg, Mlsss-
sippi. TO purchase plantation 10 he pre-
scented TO ex-President Franklin Pierce.
Only s4,oOOis required to complete the
purchase.