Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1857-01-17
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Chesterfield county. Va, Was destroyed
Inv fire on Christmas, and the widow lacy
was burned TO cinder.
A wealthy citizen of BROOKLYN. dlstrio-
u'e,l on Christmas day $4,000 among
his nfphews and neices. Benevolent
soul.
The Mayor of Newport, Opposite Gin
c.nna,, received a magnificent Christmas
presen, of three fat bouncing babies from
MS wife on Christmas eve.
Grard College, at Philadelphia, now
supports and educales regularly 3l5 boys,
all mdigent orphans.
Rev. DAME! Waldo, chaplain Of the
House.of Representatives, is now in his
niney.fith year, erect, hearty, hale and
vigorous as man OF sixty.
Among the prominen, benevolent OBJ
pcts of the day, we perceive the call for
The formation of society for The anchor
alton of he condition of women with
snoring husbands.
1t is estimated that the love letters drop
ped in the pos, Office at Lowell average
over |, 800 daily. The factory girls are
unanimous in their opposition 10 ''singIe
, lessedness. y
a Present for Mr.. Buchanan.-lt is
stated that DR.. James McEIheney, Of
Ohio, has forwarded to Wheatland, as a
new wears present to Mr.. Buchanan, a
large armchair, a walking cane, and
broom, all carved from hickory in the
most elaborate and ingenious style, by his
own hand, and two wild turkeys.
DrcLINED-It is stated upon what is
said to be good authority that Gen. Cass
will not be the Secretary Of State under
The administration of Mr.. Buchanan. 1t
is true, the post was offered to him bnt he
declined it, preferring to pass the remain
der Of his days as private gentleman.
A fatal maIadv has prevailed among
the hogs in The Ohio Valley during the
last six months. 1t is computed that be-
tween 5000 and 10000 have fallen VIC
Tins to the destructive dslemper within
radius of hundred miles surrounding
Cincinnati.
The Galena. Illinois, Courier says -
The night of the snow storm, loaded
wagon was left on the Plank Road, few
miles from this city. it was completely
covered, and on digging it out, the snow
was found to be full SIX feet over the
wheels.
Mr.. Joseph Shepherd died at his resi-
dence i'll Clarke county, last week, having
been long afflicted with cancerous ahec-
ton. Mr.. Shepherd was one Of the old
est inhabitants of Clarke, and leaves
large circle Of relatives, acquaintances and
friends, to all OF whom he had been en-
cleared by many generous traits.
Rev. DndIev A, Tying, has received a
call to take charge Of new Episcopal
church in Cincinnati---s salary $4,000.
Mr.. Buchanan will arrive in Washing
ton about the first OF February.
The FIVE negroes who murdered Mr.,
George Green, in Prince William Coun-
,y, have been tried, found guilty. and SEN
fenced 10 be hung on the 18Th OF tebrua-
ry. They richly deserved tier fate
The funeral Of Father Matthew, in
Cork, was attended by $4,000 people, and
the bishop aud seventy priests otiiciated
in church.
A German woman living at No. -.
Pine street, in the Fifth ward, Plushurg,
Pa, gave birth on Wednesday morning
TO three children, all girls---lbe same wo.
man having given birth to two children
fifteen months ago, which makes five IN
! fifteen months.
The Bank of the Valley has declared a
haI(-yearly dividend Of 81 per cent. per
cent. of which is payable to stockholders.
This fine rate of dividend has been de-
clared for three years past, and shows ell
fcient management. The Bank of VIM
chester has declared a semiamnual dlyl'
dend of 8 per cent.
The New England Pin Company, OF
Winsted, Connecticut, have just started
new machine for Se,Cing pins upon pa.
per. 1t selects the little indlspensahes
from pile and stretches them IN a cen
tinuous row upon narrow strips Of paper,
at the rate Of 800 per minute.
Five persons, man, three women, and
child, were frozen 10 death near Mont.
cello, Iowa, while returning from neigh
boris house, in sleigh, recently.
A woman was found frozen to death OF
Monday last, in Wisconsin, with her !
children weeping around her.
SPLITTING BLOOD, from the debil
Hating effects of which other diseases arr
engendered, may be permanently curet
in lew days by the proper use of Car
ter's Spanish Mixture, which is now &C
knowledged to be the only true remedy
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