Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1857-09-12
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oats are offered in that market al 20 cents
per bushel.
Alexander Foreman, of Norfolk coun-
ty, has produced moIasses of excellent
quality, from Chinese sugar cane raised
on his farm. @s.
1t is reported that The Bank Of Kama,
Ywha, in Virginia, has failed. II has al
ways been suspicious concern.
>, The large, new and handsome Episco.
pal Church in Berryviile, was consecra'ed
on Saturday Iasl-the interesting ceremo'
ny was performed by Bishop Meade.
A murderess, named Charlotte Jones,
is now in prison in Pntsbnrg, Pa, await,
ing public execution. A few days ago,
says Phtsburg paper, her sister express,
sed a wish ihal Charlotte would send her
some money 10 purchase anew dress
that she might go TO see her hung
Troops FOR Observation-Disclosures, Aug.
2S.-H andbills have been circulated In
upper Georgia and Tennessee. for enlist,
ment of Nicaragua troops al $50 per
month, and $50 acres Of land.
Company A of the second regiment OF
United States artillery, for several years
stationed al Fort McHenry, Baltimore.
passed up the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road on Tuesday, 9Th inst, for Kansas.
The company will be under the command
Of Lieut. Col. Brooke, and will take their
departure by Wheeling thence down the
Ohio and up the Mississippi 10 their place
of destination.
Quite revival of Religion has taken
place in the NJ. p. Church in Smihfeld,
under charge Of Rev. Mr.. Drinkhouse.
At the last Circuit Court for Jefferson
county, Sweringer Butts obtained decree
of divorce matrimonial from his wife Jane
Butts.
John Jacob Werner, OF Hagerstown,
who, in 1899, attempted to destroy his
whole family with a tomahawk, killing
re45-s his children, wounding two Others,
including his wife, and afterwards Gu. his
own throat, has recently been left leg.
acy, by deceased relative, in Germany,
amounting TO $4,000 dollars, which his
surviving heirs have claimed and will
doubtless obtain. The freaks of fortune
are past finding out.
Mrs. Cunningham has been released
from prison on giving bail in The sum Of
5000 dollars.
The Charlestown and Berryville Turn
pike road is TO be sold under deed OF
trust TO the highest bidder on the 18th.
An English paper gives an account of a
tea party of sixty old women, who were
the mothers of eight hundred and sixty
nine children They must have had
something to talk about al that tea party,
We should think.
DRowNED.-A son of Henry NJ. Cof-
man. residing in Pleasant Valley, some
five miles from this place, aged about sew
Ell wears, was drowned i'll the Canal, near
Sharpsburg, on Tuesday last, LIST of Sep
TENDER. Mr.. G.. is tending saw-mill at
the place where the accident occurred, land
while The child was playing about, il fell
in and before Il could be rescued, was
drow ned. - BoonSboro' odd FeliO,C.
MRs. CUNNINGHAM The Surrogate OF
New York has come 10 the conclusion
that Mrs. Cunningham has not had baby
for fifteen years.
Mr.. Samuel Hendricks, of lndianapo-
lis, Ind. Advertising Agent for Eldred's
Circus, died at Harrisburg, Pa, on Sat
urday night last.
! At the late meeting Of the Board OF
Public Works, Mr.. David Funsten, was
appointed proxy Of the Chesapeake and
:. Ohio Canal.
A despatch from Washington city on
the 2Sth uIl., says: T.. o. Perrin, private
Secretary Of Governor Walker, who lief,
the camp Of the latter at Lawrence Ten
DAYS ago, reports all peace and quie'
there, nor was there the least inllmailon
+ of war or hlooGshed. Governor Walker
was using the army as posse comtfdtuS
when the civil authorities could not make
arrests for breaches of the peace. The
800 troops IN Kansas VIII remain lhele
until after the October election.
REMARKABLB.--We learn from the
Boonsboro Odd Fellow, that Jacob Bow
ers, the Sexton TO the Lutheran aud Re-
formed Churches Of lhat town, who lately
yer, suddenly died, dug, it is computed
some six hundred graves. =
Upwards of one thousand persons. o
all ages, sexes and conditions, aitende,
/ The Musical Soiree and Pic Mic which
, took place at Bakrr>v,lle, W ashington,c GO.
Nd. on Saturday 10Th uli. There were
six Bands of Music on The ground, viz
The Rohrersvillc, keedys ville. Buena Wis
ia, Sharpsburg,Fair Play and BskersvIle
and large number of Choirs hose sing