Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1857-05-30
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county, Va, who has regularly presented
her husband with an heir during The month
of March Of each year for sixteen years.
UrAH.--A large military force has been
ordered to Utah. A new Governor has
been appointed, bit has no. hpen heard
from. The Government seems determln-
ed TO act with becoming energy. Better
late tbau never.
Ex-Governor Philip Francis Thomas,
: late Collector OF the customs a, Baltimore,
is about 10 remove to ST. Louis, where
he purposes TO take up his residence.
A dreadful acciden, occurred on the
Southern Michigan Railroad, recently. II
took place about midnight. the rain pour
ing down in torrents. Five passengers
were killed and others wounded.
Rev. p. Rizer, Pastor Of the Lutheran
Church, Of Middlelown, Frederick coun-
ty, Md, has resigned his charge.
The ship Carmen" with Two hun
dred Chinese on board (Coolies) TO be
sold into slavery. was burned on It's pas
sage from China, and all on beard two
hundred) persisted. The Chinese revolt
ed and set fire 10 the ship.
Dates from the city Of Mexico to the
Isl CT May, Stale that Crabs party Of
iIlbuslers were attacked al Colorea aud
surrendered al discretion. The prison
ers, to the number of sixty, among whom
was Col. Crabb, were all TO be shot.
John A. Washington has offered again
to sell the Mount Vernon estate to the
Commonwealth of Virginia for 100000.
In three days during The present month,
upwards of 5000 Immigrants have arri-
we'd in New York from Europe.
The Manchester IN. H. American
says that widow Rebecca Carleton, re-
cenay died in Bardett, N. H., a, the adj
vanced age of one hundred and three years.
She was born in 1853. and was % years
OF age when the Revolutionary war be-
gan. Her eight children are all living,
The Youngest being over sixty.
In Andover, Mass, last year, SIS pre-
miums were offered TO the boy who would
destroy the largest number of caIapillars'
nests. The consequence was 10000
nests were destroyed This year SIS are
offered in similar premiums.
The Episcopal Convention OF Virginia
assembled in Petersburg on Wednesday,
Bishop Meade presiding; Rev. Mr.. KEEP
er, secretary, vice Rev. MIR. Woodbridge,
.esigned. Credentials Of delegates were
examined, after which the Convention ad-
burned.
About 10 o'clock last night, the large
wooden stable owned by William Graves,
located on Council Chamber Hill, was
discovered 10 be on fire and before the
flames could be ex,inguished some 20 hor-
ses tout Of 30 contained in the stable, to-
gelher with that structure, were reduced
10 ashes .-Richmond Dispatch.
SOME FUN ANyHow.--A bachelor friend
Of ours, who is engaged TO be married on
The | 9Th Of June, is negotiating with his
intended TO have the affair come off on the
| 9th. He says if The comet should cap
sise the earth on the 10Th, all his fun will
be spoiled, and he wants 10 have little ,
glory before the world is upset. He is
right.--St. Louis Herald.
The fish business at Alexandra, Va,
is reviving. The OILERS caught about five
hundred shad, and near seven thousand
herring, on the two tides on Monday
last.
SCARCITY OF Foop.--Feed is so scarce
in Ca,,araugus, N. Y, that the Randolph
Wing expresses apprehensions that much
of the land will go untitled this season,on
account Of want Of strength in the teams
10 do the work. Oats are selling at 81
per bushel for feed.
There is a woman. youthful and quite
handsome, who visits the Baltimore peni-
tertiary every day and converses with her
husband for an hour and more through the
bars. Yet this man is serving out term
of years for having cut her throat his
wife and inflicted several severe slabs
in her breast, from the effects of which
her life was for long time dispalred off,
What an evidence Of love and consiancy J!
PRoLfflc. There is man in White
county, Illinois, who has wife that has
borne sixteen children the first six came
by twos, the succeeding nine by threes---
while the last one, poor, helpless, lonely
thing came into this world without com
pany. Sixteen childrea al seven births
The Fair.
This female institution opened on Thurs
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