Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1857-06-13
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Pratt had seduced and absconded with
McLean's wife, taking with him two oil
the later's children. A fearful relrlbu-
ton has overlaken him. 1t is not too Sc
we're.
CANAL SgBscRIpTIoN.--Ihe Cumoer'
land Telegraph says, the amount suoscrl-
bed by The cilizens of that place towards
The completion of dams No. and D, on
the Chesapeake and Ohio Cana, may be
assumed al $4,000. The amount aciu-
ally subscribed does not quite reach mat
sum- but the committee are assured that
The whole ofthe 100000 will be obtained
with but little difficulty.
We understand that the County Court
Of Morgan. al lis last term, under an act
Of the General Assembly, passed March
IL, 1886, granted charter of incorPora-
lion to the .'Berkeley Springs Hotel Com
pany of Virginia." David II. Slrother'
President-Gav favored with the object OF eX-
tending and improving the accommoda-
lion OF persons wishing the Springs Tor
the benefit OF lis waters.
Mr.. Kinman, the California hunter, who
came all the way from California 10 w ash
ngton TO presen, 10 President Buchanan
chair composed of the horns OF thirteen
deer, all killed by himself (lhe chair be-
ing the product Of his genius aIso) pre-
scented said chair to Mr.. Buchanan few
days since and he received il with heart
felt gratitude, as the unbought offering of
an honest and sturdy yeoman OF the dis.
tant southwest.
A gentleman of New York city cele-
braied The sixth anniversary of his mar
rage on the 9th ult., by sending his wife
beautiful basket of flowers and deed
for 100000 house on the Fifth avenue.
The Republican Banner, published at
Shelbyville, Indiana, IN It's issue of the
22d ull., states that there we're twenty
four applications for divorce in that coun-
ty at the late term of court and every one
Of them were granted.
A REMARKABLE Cow.-We are inform
ed that COW, belonging 10 Mr.. Lewis
Campbell, Of Amherst county, died few
days since, in whose womb was dlScoV-
cred one hundred and f,gO young calves.
One Of them was fully deve!oPed-bus the
others, though perfectly shaped, were a.
bout the size Of rats. This is a remaIka-
bic inslance-but We are informed, on
authority which we cannot discrcdlt, that
ii is strictly and literally true Lynch
burg Trginian.
GREAT DISPRoPoRTIoN.- "A late census
Of London shows l49,l2O more females
than males, 65 ,48l unmarried ladies' in
excess of unmarried men ll0,76 wild
ows 10 $1,000 wdowers and 1858
"grass-widows," as is seen by the fact OF
there being that number Of married wo-
men more than Of married men.
The last Morgan County Court repea-
led the action of the former Court, which
refused TO grant licenses for the sale OF
ardent spirits in the county, and granted
licenses 10 a number who applied for them.
Hon. Robert J. Walker, the newly ap-
pointed Governor of Kansas, arrived al
Quindaro in that Territory, on the 2Oth
OF May, and was received with great dem.
onstralions Of regard
The Supreme Court of Ohio has deci-
ded that wife is of no pecuniary value
to her husband that if she be killed by
railroad accident, he cannot recover
damages therefor.
The Virginia State Sunday School
Convention met in Richmond on Friday
and adj ourned on Saturday evening. On
Sunday all the Sunday schools marched
in procession TO the capitol square, where
the Rev. DR.. Hoge, Rev. J. E. Edwards
and several others delivered addresses
The procession was over mile long.
HEAVY Loss OF GoLD.--On the 10Th
uIt., Major Dashiel, paymaster in the U.
S. Army, and four men, were upset IN a
boat on Indian river, Florida, and came
near being drowned, but were fortunately
rescued. Major d. had with him lea
Their bag containing about $4,000 in gold
for tine payment of The troops on The Flor
ida coast, which was lost
A Fox SToRY.-Mr. James C.. Beatty,
Of Marion county, Va, has dog such as
is not TO be found every day and every
where. This dog recently discovered a
lox's den, waited until young one made
his appearance, took it by the neck and
carried it home, and delivered il 10 his
master entirely unhurt Young Reynard
is still alive and Jumping.
The Chicago Tribune states that man
named Hosey, in that city, undertook 10
kiss the wife of an Indian doctor, named
f Brooks, with whom he was on terms OF
intimacy. The husband hearing of the
m after, instituted suit for SANDER against
Hosley. and The jury gave him verdict
, Of $3.50.
: The Fincastle (Va.) Democrat, cadtions
tho DrhI;n AGAINST Ona COl w w hi,a