Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1858-08-14
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The last Ch,mbersburg papers an
nounce the death Of Joseph CnIhertson
Ed. President of the Chambersburg
Bank. ard an aged and highly respectable
citizen OF that town.
MINISTERS ABROAD -PennsyIvania Is
pretty literally represented by Ministers
abroad, as viii be seen By the following
list George NJ. Dallas, Minister 10 Lon
don: VIM. b. Reed, Minister 10 CHINA;
Joseph r. Chandler, Minister 10 Naples;
Jos. b. CLAY, Minister TO Lima; Charles
n. Buckalew. Minister 10 Eucnadof.
The wife of George Snow, in Arkan-
sas, gave birth 10 three children last Mon
day week. We suppose this might be
called "small sprinkIing of snow III
the month Of July.
The Lynn News says that II we nave
a war with England, the ladies will fight
because of late years they have been ac-
customed TO bare arms /!
A dandy lately appeared in Iowa with
LEGS so atlenualed that the authorities had
him arrested because he had no visible
means of support.
"The remark is often made that chill
dIen will ask questions which even me
wisest are puzzled to answer. Charley
asked his mother. "Iow big was | when
you was little girl =
Lucy--'I wonder how il goes TO KISS
one of those creatures with horTId mus
iache 2?
Mary--'Why, la Lucy of course !
don't know =
Lucy--'WelI,P going to get the boot
brush and try it,
Lucy finds out and then the scene closes
Rev. Or. Joseph Laihrop, of w.
Springfield wrote five thousand sermons
in his ministry OF sixty-fve years.
The honorary degree of LII. D. has
been conferred on Rev. Benz amin kuftz,
D. D., of Ballo. co., bv Nuremberg Col
lege, at Springfield, Ohio.
Gov Runnels. of Texas, has appointed
Col. Matt. Ward. u. s. Senator TO fill
the vacancy by death, Of Gen. Hendcr-
son.
Rev. Nicholas J. Watkins, a minister
of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Tor
more than fifty years, died in Baltimore on
Sabbath evening last, the Isl Of August
We learn from the Saunton VindiCalor
tina! on the ooh nit, Davidson Geerhart,
Of Augusta county, was killed by hi,
brother NJ. d. Geerharl.
A man by TIE name Of JOS. Kelly i,
supposed to have been killed on the b. q.
O. Railroad on the evening OF the 29h ul.
limo.
Four brothers named Reed are now in'
carceraled in the Stale Prison of Georgia.
The family stuck together pretty well.
VIM. ToIer, coIored, was killed by a
white man named Dennis FentOn, on the
farm Of Isaac Tyson, Jr., near BerryvIIle'
Clarke County, on yesterday week.
The lwo were engaged at Ihreshing ma
chine. and upon ToIer not moving as quick
as directed TO do, by Fenrou, he was
struck with Pilchlork, The prongs OF
Which entered his brain. causing death.
Fenton is in Jail at BerryviIle. lie says
he killed the negro in seli-delensc.
FentOn was The only white person pres.
ent.
Waldegrave II. Lucket, Of Middleburg,
Loudoun County, received the degree OF
A. VI. at the Commencement at the UNI.
versiiy of Virginia.
UNIVERSITY OF VRGrNIA.-There are
among the students Of This ins,llu iion, the
current session, an aggregate Of one hun
dred and hcsniy-5ir professors of reIig-
ion. These are distributed as follows
Baplisls, 40 EpiscopaIians, 80 ; Presby
lerians, %; MethOdists, 10; scattering
Is. The whole number of malriculales
this session is 933. Daily prayer meet
ngs have been held by the students regu.
arIy since the lst Of May.
A man named Geo. Ludlke, a canal
boalman, was drowned in the vicinity OF
ID. g., on Monday.
SUICIDE. Jos. s. George, one Of the
most respectable citizens of Fauquler
county, Va, committed suicide at his res
idence. near Brislersburg, on the 9th ult.,
by hanging himself.
CAMP MEETING.-From an official no.
tice published in another column, it will
be seen that Friday the ooh day Of this
month, has been finally determined upon,
as the time for the commencement OF the
Camp Meeting for the BoonsbOro' Circuit
of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
The place is near ZONES Cross Roads, as
before sla'ed.-HGgerSiO'0n Herald.
1t is said that Glossbrenner Sergeant-at-
Arms, a. Wssh:ngton,hss had allowances
for constructive mileage made him duriLg
the last session, amounting 10 $4,000.