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Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-07-17
VIRGINIA !:

At Court held for the county of Bar
bour, at the Court house of said county,
on the 9th day of July, 1857.
Present. Jacob Keller, Presiding JUS
tice, and John P. Thompson and Robert
B. Steuart. Justices of the Peace.
On motion Of Albert G. Roger. it is or
dered the following resolutions be enter
ed of record.
Whereas. it has pleased Almighty God
in his inscrutable providence TO remove
from our midst, since the last term OF this
Court. our honored and distinguished
friend aud brother member Of tho Bar,
Charles S. Hall, and deeming it alike a
pleasure and a duty to testify in some
proper manner our high appreciation Of
so melancholy bereavement, therefore
Resolved. That in the death of our bro
Their. this Bar has lost one OF its brightest
ornaments.
Resolvfd. That this Court and the Bar
tender to the widow and relatives Of the
deceased our heartfelt coincidence in their
unhappy bereavement.
ResOlved, That in further respect to our
departed brother. we will near the usual
badge of mourning for thirty days.
Resolved, That the Clerk of this Court
be directed 10 certify copy of the same
to the widow Of the deceased, and also
spread these proceedings upon the record
of this Court. and forward copy thereof
to the Weston Herald and Clarksburg
Register for publication.
And in further respect to the deceased,
it is ordered that Court do now adjourn.
A CopY-Teste,
y. D. MoRRA1I. Crk.
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ANNouNCEn1EMTa.

~ We arc authorized to announoo BEyER.
LIZ Il. LURTF, Esq, as q onna aid sto for Cisrk Of
the County Court OF HArFison county, 70 al the
WWe arc authorized TO announce cHAB;
LEWIS, ESQ.,, as, a, candidate for Clerk Of the
.caHoY occasioned by tho death on Bhinoss Cha.
pin, ESQ. asos sai o. TFfJ6 ap69 81 S5ED
EB- We are aHthofiEOd 70 announos,hUTHRR
RAYMOND. Esq, as q candidate for Clefkfef
~ che death n y. Chaplin als fsf3 : S7SiSSn
10 We afea authorizes, 10 Announcs VILE
LIAM ROY, Esq. y ns a candidate for ,Cloyk Of
the County: Court Of harrison Comfy, 70 gu
The vacancy otcasiuned b. the death 6tP. Cha.
~ The Editor % thias paper wi ssIso be Is
candidate for the County Court Clerkship, u II
meets the appreciation Of his D6ln6ef stS friends
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The Indians in New Mexico.q


Private letters from New Mexico state
that the Indians are becoming very trou.
blesome. A short time since a party of
about thirty Indians attacked train. stole
all their animals and killed one man. An
express was sent 10 Fort Thorn, and a
detachment Of Mounted Rifles, under the
command of Lieut.. Lawrence s. Baker.
were Immediately ordered in the saddle
by Colonel Miles, and ordered to over.
take and chastise them. At 2. P. NJ.
they started, just forty minutes after the
arrival Of the express, and soon discover.
ed their trail. which they followed for up.
wards Of seventy miles over a very rug.
ged country and through terrible can
on, and camped at 3. a, M, being unable
to follow the trail farther at night AT
daylight. the guide was sent out TO dis.
cover the trail, and soon returned. stating
that the Indians were in camp about
bali mile off. Lieut.. Baker Immediately
selected ten men and attacked the camp.
completely surprising. them. approaching
within thirty FIVE o.. forty yards of their
camp without being discovered. AT1the
first fire, six Of the Indians fell the re re-
mainder fought desperately, approa ching
SO near that Lieut.. Baker had TO order his
men to drop their rifles and draw their
revolyers. Five Of his men we're wound
ed and one was killed SO that he had to
order his bpglar TO sound the charge for
the reserve. who were in The saddle Wal.
ting for the order They immediately
came forward at gallop. charging upon
the Indians. The Indians met them
brayely, eetehing them by the bride, and
the battle became hand to hand. All the
Indians were killed or mortally wounded
aud all their animals. shields, bows and
arrows. skins. &c., were taken.
Lieut.. Baker and his men deserve the
greatest praise foY their intrepidity and
bravery. Few are aware Of the hard
ships endured BY our little army on the
frontier. and such an act Of eallantfy asI
this would in the French or English ser.
vice, have promoted the officer in com.
nasnd. and decorated bis men with me I
dal for Talor and good conduct.
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The CANVASS FOR CLERK.-The can
vass for Clerk is beginning to assume
something Of regular shape. The re-
commentator of the meeting held in the
Romines' precinct on the 4sh of July. is
being generally adopted by the other pre-
cincts. and we have no doubt that it
will result in the nomination. of a Demo
caatic candidate who will receive the uni
ted vote of the party and thus secure his
election.
AS these district meetings are .exclu-
sively for the organization of the Demo
cratic party, of course -Nothings
will not be permitted tovote at them. and
il is presumed they will not offer to do
so. ID
1t will be recollected that the 3Oth OF
July, is the day recommended for hold
ing the precinct meetings to enable every
Democratic to vote for his choice for the
candidate, and that the first Monday. the
Sd of August, is the day for compar>
ing and counting the whole vote of the
county. L. 81
We hope there will be general :urn-
out, that there may be full expression
of the preference of the party. .e
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-07-17

THREE CHILDREN DROWNED By THEIR
MOTHER. On tho 28th ultimo, the village
Of Leoni, Jackson county, Mich, was the
scene of terrible tragedy. Mrs. Logan,
mother OF a family of nine children, in a
tit of mental arrangement, attempted the
murder Of her whole family. In the alb
sence OF her husband she called all her
children into the house-the oldest being
ii years Of age, and forbid their going
out. Presently she took one of her chill
dren, went on: and threw it into the we'll;
then another. and so on, until she had
carried out four. The other. children
having their fears excited, followed their
mother with the fourth victim and saw
her throw it into the well. They tried
to interfere. but were unable-the maniac
mother making most desperate efforts to
drown them 4; failing in this she threw
herself down upon her dead and drown
ing children. The well,was curbless-
some l2 feet deep, with about four feet of
water. While in the we'll, her children
from the top handed her down pole, to
which the mother and one child chung.
and were drawn out. The remaining
three were drowned-all efforts of the
neighbors 70 resuscitate them proving un-
availing. Pecuniary troubles, it is said.
induced the temporary alteration of mind
which led to this dreadful tragedy.
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THOSE WHo WERE DUPED.-Tbe sick
and penniless portion OF Walker Nicara-
guran army, just arrived in New York,
are in danger of starvation. The U. S.
Officers who brought them home. raised
a contribution for them. but since they
have got TO New York, sympathy seems
to be less active. II is noted as curious
fact that Walker himself has not been
seen near them, but has suddenly made
up his mind to travel South.
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Public Meeting.

There will be meeting of the citizens of Har-
rison cot unity, at the court house in Clarksburg
on Saturday the 25th inst, to appoint delegates
to the Railroad Convention to be held in Buck
h annon on the 5th of August next. Full atten-
dance is desired.
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.Gupart,gGl
CLAnKsnuRe, FR1DAY, JULY 17, 1so7.
Democratic Meetings.

Democratic Meetings will be held at Romines'
Mill, Union Meeting House, Bridgeport and
Clarkshurg, on the Soth of July to elect Dem
ocratc candidate fer CLERK Of the County Court.
There viii also be similar meetings held in
Sardis and Shinnston.
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OF The Democrats sc are from the free
States. and &c from the Southern States,
a proportion of two to one. But the re-
naming elections are TO take place at the
South and the Detroit Free Press makes
the following estimate thereof:
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-EasRRAcRp By a SN1KE.--A few layearo
a son ofsMr.r > asoB Reinhart. sbopt twelve
years Of age. while Walking along Ws.a
Con6SheagaeecFee near Upton. PA. saw
aeyoungerslad than himself, whoASdI BEEN
fishing. suddenly fan backwasd into: tsie
,creeks Young Rsinhart got a pole.. with
rwhich4he f;shed' The other lad out of Tie
water and landed him safely, when 10
found chat a black snake az feet long was
wrapped round the child 50 body. q His
pocket knife soon freed the aladdfFom the
snakes embrace. the latter; suffered 40
further damage than a bath andi a good
frightailqsosi $3.50 sd Is nno Say 81
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-07-17

"WooDLASD CAEAM';-A Pprnade for beaatll
flying the hair-highly perfumed, supaFiof 10 any
French article imported, and foS half tho price.
For dressing Ladies' Hair, Il has no qnAl, eisine
It bright, glossy appearance. II Gauges gentle.
mems hair to curl in the most natural rnaaiet,
n removes dandruf, always giving tho hsir ths
appearance Of being freshly shempooed. iPsico
only hfty cents None genuine rnlees signods
FETRIDGE d Co. proprietofs efthe
Balm Of 9 Thousand fovSss, Is Now York. I
For all by all Druggists, m 40 sST.I.,ss
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!Cisr alsr Of Pricessin the Bnatasnore
Market, hy,..n,a.,. u.
70, ths sseek eadins Julsi4, 1856 -,
RANnOLffi 50 LATIMERs g
6G ,soaih Street. Rowly's wharf


RANDOLPH 60 LATIMERs' ASfS
66,S0aih Strset Rosslyis wharf. a.}a
A.rLEs--1n COED demand salee a, % 10
$500 per Dbl. N XIII
RUrrKR-We quote
Western at lee l9I Cominsa fpiiioai9
Gndes as lao ISL Good stsE u @a6
BErswAx.-Salos al 26cts. .5.t. Is sassE
RAcoH.-LesS activity In the uaEkss, epapt:ess
s%SRs IL q 10 Hams. plain laaaas
Sides, 10 @ - " fansy l9@ia'
BxASs.-sales Of Mixed al s9'ssa White u.
CovNrRr SoAr-Sales q, 6ass.
CArrLE-The offering oil Thussdsy last We
about 900 head. 500 OF which were sod At 81
90 100000 on tho hoof, eaAai 10 ssp0ho $50
nett,
Cons-Recoipt. high. and mark .. fsfn,.
CLovERsrEp Sales a, Z @eOs. OF
p"ED FRurT.-snles ofaPples Psred .stl, sl'S IS
NnpaIsd "LIStsttO
Peaches pared :" 90ota5ba
uapsred . "'oonESapD
nEERSxINs.-Sales al 66s2D cts sii
tIOuR-With favorable, iotsliKbnse' fspiA
Eurs2e and largc. receipts. wo have te'teperls
good market an d advancing Pfieas. We quote
Howard st. at s7,25; city mails 1859!
lIoos.-Salea at 8. q $50 ~ ~
I.ARp.-Sales in bbls. ll0tl2e. keEtsll9l6 9.
MUSTARD SEEp.-Snles at S@7 Ek
>tMrs-Md. SIS to so Pa. GU % IS.
RYE-md. Csc. TO Zoe. Pa zoe. d. .1sc.
S5sAkERooT-In good demand s6iet al s0@sS
TALLow-at ~ 10 l3c.. g..t5r.ss q,
WooL:--SaIes Of unwnshed a. Rsa2se,
washed Z" 400 Is
WHEAT i'm - 'fii
Receipts large and demand active. We dnSIb
Inferior TO good rod. 4i.7olto $50.
Good to primo, Lbolto .B5. ~,
Inferior TO good white, 1850 70 90.
Good TO prime, eOto 200 y
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Landaf0ri Sale.

THE subsoriber, wishing 70 quit farming, OF
Town Lots for sale, in tracts 70 sui afehaSsfs,
many Of yhich are very wolf itppg ovod. Ard Vale
able@ For particulars cali upon de Ssbs4fibss
A. tumbeTPort, Harrison comfy, I'VE. sris "a,
jy1H7 II 'A'' q '''' maze "a S.Y. AoKsoR.
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blowing estimate thereof; -,
REcAPIru1Ar1os.

Democrats, 9. ~ 20,
Black Republicans, 81 s7ass or
Know Nothings, 80 70
Vacancies, .
This shows handsome gain. Demo.
cratic members of the next House. 1eI j.
Democratic members of the last House
76-gain. IS.
If the Democrats shall FIJI the vscan.
cles IN Pennsylvania and Missouri, and
the Black Republicans the vacancy in In.
diana, the Democrats strength in n f,,Il
House will be 123, and the combined
Black Republican and Know-Notb;ns
strength, Ill. Clean Democratic ma
iosity, "a onion.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-07-17

DISASTROUS RAILROAD AccIDENr.-We
clip from the Cincinnati Commercial Of
Thursday last, the following account of
the terrible accident on the NJ. & C. Rail-
r-ad, on last Wednesday morning:
MARIETTA. Ohio, July LIST, 1857.
EDS. Con- The Cincinnati night train
on the Marietta and Cincinnati Railroad,
due here at 6 o'clock, met with terrible
accident about half a mile this side OF
Vincent's station and twelve miles west
Of this city. at 5 o'clock this morning. At
this point there is a trestle some three
hundred feet long and fifty feet high. The
regular track at the west end Of it is not
finished and the trestle is reached By a
reverse curve on temporary track. The
train had just entered upon the trestIe
when the passenger car. from some IN
known cause, ran upon tie northern side,
became uncoupled from the baggage car,
plunged forward and fell to the ground,
bottom upwards and was broken into frag-
ments. There were in the car between
twenty and thirty persons. The wonder is
that every one Of them was not instantly
killed. Three were taken out of the car
dead, and all the others more or less
One has since died and sew.
eral others. are so badly injured that their.
recovery is doubtful. 90. s 4
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-07-17

E Col. Fornsy is It Is said, about to
g new democratic daily paper
in Philadelphia to be called 4 The
Press"
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The Utah military Expedition.

The Utah Military Expedition.
The Washington correspondent of the
New York Herald states that instructions
have been sent to Gen. Harvey. who is TO
have command Of the Utah expedition,
and that it is TO be composed Of the
Twentieth Dragons. the Fifth and Tenth
Infantry--which will shortly be at For:
veuworth--together with the battery
Of the Fourth Artillery now at that post,
all Of which will be prepared to march TO.
City, and at the earliest practicable day
he, Gen. Harvey will put the troops
en- route, but will until that time retain bis
present command of troops in Kansas
On the 9Th Of January next. after the
Territory of Utah shall have been entered
by the troops, it will constitute new and
separate military department, to be styled
the " Department Of Utah." to be COM
manded by Gen. Harvey, or the senior
officer present. who will. from the time Of
leaving Fort Leayenworth. be the COM
mander Of separate army in the field.
within the sense Of the Seth article OF war.
The armament and equipment deemed
most suitable Cor the service Of the bate.
ry Of artillery will be selected. and, il me-
cessary. extended in guns and horses. by
the commander Of the expedition.
On Monday afternoon Two hundred and
fifty United States recruits took their de.
parture from New York, by the New
York and Erie Rail Road for Leavenworth
city, Kansas. where they will join the
command OF 5000 men that are to sccom>
pany the new Governor Of Utah to Salt
Lake City. These soldiers were mostly
young men. Last week one hundred and
fifty recruits left New York on a similar
mission.
The missionary party. numbering 6fty
in all, sent out by the Mormons, reached
Omaha. Nebraska, about the 18th Of Juno.
They left salt Lake City about the LIST Of
May, and travelled the whole distance on
foot, over one thousand miles. drawing
their provisions and baggage in common
handcarts, such as are used in the streets
Of cities
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County Court---July Term.

Present-Eib. Presidents and Esquire,
Swiger and Lynch. r.
No law cases of importance were before
the Court. 1t was ordered that Luther
Raymond and Uriel M. Turner, Esqs.,
receive proposals for building bridge
over Simpsons Creek at Hollands Mills
The Justices will be summoned to Au-
gust term to order contract for building
this bridge. if the building of it should
then seem expedient.
F. NJ. Brooks qualified as Commission
er Of Revenue for the lower district in
place of Mr.. Orr.
Mr.. Eib rendered his resignation as
president of the Court All the justices
will be in the August term when sue
cessor will be appointed.
On Monday afternoon VIM. A. Harri-
son, Esq, moved to postpone the time OF
holding an election for Clerk until the
general election in May next and TO al
low the present Clerk. Mr.. Roy. to hold
his Office until that time. Col. Wilson
opposed the motion on the ground that
such action was illegal. The motion
was ovcrruled.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-07-17

A Coop AGENT.-We have been very
much amazed by city agents. as we sup
pose have also most of our cotemporaries
Our experience has been that they want
to pay for most of their advertisements
with orders on the advertisers for goods
and wares, and send about enough cash
advertisements to cover their own commits
sions. After enduring this for long time
VIC resolved to publish no more city adver>
tisements without pay in advance, but S.
NJ. Pettingill & Co.. of New York, we're
recommended SO highly to US that we
were induced to try them, and we are
happy in being able to say that we have
found them prompt to pay for their ad-
vertising in cash. We confidently recon-
mend them to our brother printers.
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Posting the Books.
D. Blk. Rep. K. N. Vacancies.

The House of Representatives stands
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LiqMor Cor harYest.

TNaE subscriber has jast received 81 sbbis.
Il Of Mononga hela Whiskey o. ftst quality,
which he will sell at 60 cents gallon foE essh
Also choice Rye Whtskey at$l q gallon. These
prices are twenty-five per eent. lsss than psusl.
July Sd, g.. JOHN. MeafAANfAWlAY.
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The Last Illness of Governor Marcy.
The Albany Argus has some particu-
lars Of the brief Illness and sudden death
of exs Secretary Marcy. 1t says
- GOV. Marcy was spending 9 few
weeks at Ballston previous to his depar-
.ture with his family for Europe. On Fri-
day he visited Albany. calling on Mr.
Corning and other friends, and stopping
at Troy to see his daughter. Mrs. Marcy
was visiting some friends in the West.
previous to her departure; and other
members of his family were absent with.
the like motive; and he was COMPARE.
lively alone at the time of his decease.-
He was, however, in apparently excellent
health and buoyans spirits. II IS only
since his death that weslearnl OF his Shay-
ing been conscious of late of palpltation
of the heart /; but the symptoms had not
alarmed him, nor occasioned unessiness
to his friends" @ siil y 1,sA
Asletter to the Argus dated Ballston,
July 4th, says: 1891 g
a. He had been enjoying excellent
health and lspirissuntil discovering! when
he felt.somewhati fatigued. This morr>
ing. he complained Of aasiight pain. or
g. stitch"-as heotermed it-int his back,
Abontsl Iao 'clock, sA!s NJ. ) accompanied by
onetof our citizens helwalked TO the resi-
dence of,Dr. IEMoore, which isIabont one
quarter of a mile from the ihotei. He did
mot complainof serious indisposition hiie
at the DOCTORS residenoeg and not finding
the physician 10, on being askedsif car
riage should be ordeEedt to- take him 10
the hotel, he refused to'otAke one! and
walked back. b On arriving at the hotel
he requested the office elerkto send the
doctor to his room; and the doctor soon
arriving was sent up TO the Governors
room, but, on rapPing, received mo- an
swer uS a7r0zs -. 4
"The doctor yetuyned to the hotel Oh
fee and informed the clerk.0ahd 1t was
supposed that the Governor had gone TO
visit some friends in the house. The
doctor, however, after waiting q few mi.
nutes, again went up tohis room. opened
the door and found him lying on his
couch With a book upon his breast. dead.
1t could not have been more than twenty
minutes from the time he was in the hos
tel Office until hO was so found by the
physician. He died, probably, Of disease
of the heart. Not a muscle was dis.
torted. nor any article of apparel or far.
niture in the room disturbed. He had
pulled of his boots and put on his slip
perS." 4 a
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-07-17

UNIVERSITY OF VIRo1N1A.--The board
of visitors of the University of Virginia
were in session last week Among the
changes made is the allowance Of q certain
per cent. on their schools to the profess
ors, in addition to their fixed salaries
The proctor's salary has been increased
to So. 1000 per annum. The board conclu-
ded not to petition the Legislature to per.
NIT the University to accept the endow-
ment of an agricultural Professorship. the
power Of the State society to nominate
the professor being an objection. 1t was
determined to be inexpedlent to erect ad-
ditional buildings to the institution unless
the present prove Of insufficient capacity.
The board appropriated 81. 500 for a
gymnasium, $4,000 for new apparatus
for the school of natural philosophy, $500
for chemical apparatus, 81, 500 FOR speci
mems for the school of comparative ana
tony. Professor Bledsoe was authorized
to appoint another assistant in his depart
mens. John S. Dix was appointed hotel
keeper. A committe was appointed to
contract for the building of water-works
for the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Dispatch.
LIVING IN THE WEsT.-As a curiosity,
we have examined, with interest, bill OF
fare of the Minna- Haha," one of the
floating palaces in the West. The gen
tleman who handed it to US Gan old travel
er, assures us that every article named
in the bill of fare was found in abundance
on the table-he having been invited to
inspect the table before the hour of din
ing. Only imagine. steamer plying
from St. Louis to Omaha and Council
Bluffs, for seven or eight hundred miles,
and afording all the comforts and ele-
gance to be found in this country or Eu>
rope, to people living On the soil of
country in possession of the Indians only |
three short years ago. Already the whis-
tie Of the Western steamer is he ard 2, 700
miles aboye ST. Louis. Who ce predict
The future of the mighty West 9-Rieh,
nond Enquirer.
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/ ,sanNOfice. IA

WEHEREAs, my wife Prudy lAsh hasofst
Wv cmyibs and board SithoutnHyj uat esuSa.
on my account, as vii be responsible Tor ne
debts OF her contracting: s"t2s 70 90
jys st .EDDpM Ash.
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r HAVE taken into partnership my broiisr.
l. ", +. Irwin, and wishing 70 close my old
clarksbnrs, July 1st, 1857. ~ -" ~
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For Sale.
E.t0pR. Pomsroy Salt by the barfei orbush.
ei' White Lime. J.B. WRIGHT