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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1858-09-18
A Terrible Story.

Sevenly.lour cows, four valuable hor-
scs, one mule, four calves and two goats
were destroyed on the 18th, near Cincin-
nail. hy fire. in extensive dairy stables.
Two horses, Two COWS, one mule, two
goalS and two calves, only, escaped,y but
lhey are So badly burned that II wall be
humane to kill them. The scene in the
Stable in the midst Of the conhagratlon
was most pileously and indisclibabsy har-
lowing. The live stock were tied in their
stalls. When The flames frs. commen-
ced, the poor animals snorled and below
ed with hideous and frantic force. As
the heat increased their cries and groans
and furious struggles became sgonizing.
Some threw themselves headl0ng on The
floor or leaped upright at full length with
frenzied energy, and vented their agony
in lealfu screams.
The horses broke from their halters,
aud dashed through lhe consuming blaze
IN desperate dismav. The tortured and
Isutfocalng COWS tore away their horns
and rushed through the blezing piles, and
encountered each other in destructive col
hsion, Their flesh broiling and cracking in
the heat with sickenIng eiiea upon the
sense Of human beirgs, wm gHzcd horror.
stricken upon The wrelchod scene OF suf-
ierng without power TO mitigate The ag-
Ony Of lie tortured brules. The yeIls
and desparing cries rf The different elias
ses of animals commingied wiihs houiJ
concert, and broke through lhe rosrioof
flames aud crackiing lialbeTs upon the still
nighl air, and were borne away IN ierrljy-
Ing echoes To The ears Of persons t@o
miles disanIlI the dreadful scene.
Two or three Foses. and as many
cows plunged through The flames and burst
in wild alright ihrough he sides OF the
consuming structure. and iel beadlong.
whining with misery, upon the ground
outside. sprang again TO their feet. aud
sped ilh lrenzied fury across the 6elds
until they dropped lfeless from sheer ex-
hauslion. Some rolled upon The floor of
the stable, screaming with immiiigable
pain, until suHocated and destroyed by
the fierce heat Their contJslions. 'ibcir
awful "dhs VI uISNeSs' ".uhlely ho'o
pileous and narrowing Than those Of ha-
man beings in the dire extremity Of loI-
ture. are described by those who gazed
sp,Ilbound upon the terrible spectacle. as
surprising lhe power Of humsn lmagina-
non 10 conceive The flesh ul tie car
casses qulyeied and JIazeI and broiled al
night, and flied the atmosphere with
sickening ciHJvia.
Some Of tie cows stood upright atfhelr
stalls, their 1esh baTbecued. 0lhers yere
wllhoul beads. Others without lliebs: IN
one inslAhce four OF five caTca,es i0geiher
wllh their horns inicrlocked, forming
circle. 1t was a ghaslly scene TO eon,em-
plate. ''e".
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1858-09-18

proved his ruin? Little did suppose,
when promising TO love and obey, that
my fate was being linked to that of a
gambler.
Il married him to be LADY, did not
love him then. do love him now. Yes!
we have suffered together, we have near
ly starved together, and then there kin
died flame, which is love-hark is
that his foolslep? No Ills far too stea-
dy; for his will trembe meath the weight
Of the intoxicating cup.
Our babe, poor thing, how 1t suffered;
bul last night il died-il is happy now !
Here comes four men, bearing a corpse,
and, with one wild cry, the woman
throws herself upon that form, and says
Livingston !
All we recognize her now-She once
was .AdeIaide Leiana-now is the gam
bler's widow.
One evening, early in autumn, Lucy
Hill was seated in her reception saloon
Everything betokened comfort; around
her played three little cherubs-her chill
dren; beside her sat her husband, his face
wore The look Of contenlment and happi-
ness, bu, his mind seems wandering.
Lucy he says, 1T is long time since
we heard aught of Adelaide. Yes, lis
five long years; why does she remain ST.
lent 2
Why il is, James, cannot conceive;
perhaps she never heard Of our removal;
our letter. informing her Of the fact, may
have miscarrie1.'
Il may be wrong, Lucy, but think IT
is wilful neglect. Perhaps her Golfers are
full, and she desires TO forget us, and US
to forget her
Perhaps so. There, James, see who
is that wrelched woman at the door; her
face seems familiar, yet | cannot recall
when or where have seen it,
The door opens and the intruder en-
tiers. She speaks =
James Hill, you know me not; but
once you told me That in the hour of need
must apply TO you. Forgive the past,
for have suffered much--l am the once
tickle Adelaide Leland
Tha, house was thenceforlh the wild
ow's home.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1858-09-18

A lady riding in carriage few weeks
since, found herself seated by the side OF
an old matron, who was exceedingly deaf.
"Madam," said she, in a high tone, "did
you ever Try electricity Z" "What did
YOU say, miss !'' "l asked if you ever
tried electricity for your deafness g 10,
yes, indeed did ii $ only lastsummer |
got struck by lightning, bni don''see as
il done me Bit OF good" 'ii'sA.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1858-09-18
who'd be a Bachelor 4!


When Life is so transient, and rapid
Times tread
When maidens are plenty, and longing to
wed
Who would live single, and marriage de-
cry
Who'd be bachelor Who mot l.
Who does not wish for fond-hearted
wife.
TO share with him The pleasures and sor-
rows Of life
To cheer and sustain, when troubles are
nigh
Who'd be bachelor? Who y not |.
Who, when his garments were taiiered
and torn,
Could mend them himself, without feel
ing forlorn ?
When thrifty wife's fingers The needle
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1858-09-18
G303GB gOgg&g.
BRANDY AND THE CHOLERA.

BRANDY.
Tell me, dread plague, why goest tho,
forth,
Spreading dismay and death
From East to West, from South 10 North
With peslilenlial breath.
CHOLERA.
Foul, poisonous drug. charge me no NOR
With crimes Of such excess,
My victims number many score,
But thine are numberless.
BRANDY.
That is not true, for have sure
Been often instrumenlive,
With pepper to effect cure
also am preventive.
CHOLERA.
All, Brandy, thy untimeIy birth
Has caused perpetual tears;
While ! have coursed around the earth
Blu, twice in sixteen years.
Tie rich. the poor, the young, the old,
Are crushed by ihee eash day,
While death and evil manifold,
Are strewed in thy pathway.
Ah ! many widow thou has, made,
And many an orphan pair
On many home has cast shade
Of darkness and DESPAIR.
So. Brandy. say no more TO me
OF pestilentisl breath
Awhile, and will leave to thee
TO do the work Of death.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1858-09-18

Our friend Jones--the indefstigable-
has been dong homage 10 pair OF bright
eyes. and talking tender things by moon
light, lately. few evenings since,
Jones resolved "to screw his courage 10
the sticking point and make his desti-
ny secure Accordingly lie fell on his
knees before the fair 'tuleines,' and made
his passion known. much to his SUI
prise, she refused bin out fat Jump
ing to his feet. he informed her in no
choice terms, that 'thefe were as good fish
in tie sea as ever were caught. Judge
Of The exaspers'ion ofoor ~orlhy swain,
when she cody replied. YES. but they
doa'l bite al f0adsr Jones has learned
a lesson. 1.eo saiH i..i t1e1i s.es
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1858-11-11
ELECTION NEWS.
MORE REPUBLICAN VICTORIES!

o.
EF The result of the November cleo.
ton is equally glorious for free princi
Piles and the Republican cause, as that O
October. New Jersey has ranged her
self alongside Of Pennsylvania, and is
now unanimous for the Right. The Op,
position have swept the State, electine
every member of Congress, and legis.
lature which win send good Republi-
can to the United States Senate, IN place
of WRIeHr, Administration Democrat
Massachusetts disdained to impair the
unanimity Of New England's delegation
in Congress, and sends united and able
Republican band to that body. She also
reelects Mr.. BANKS to the Gubernatorial
chair, by a large plurality over both the
Democratic and American candidates.
New York is triumphantly Republican,
electing MORGAN Governor by about
twenty thousand majority. She also
sends nearly a unanimous opposition del
egation to Congress. Michigan re-elects
= Republican State Ticket, but allows
HOWARD, faithful and reliable Repub-
lican, to be defeated for Congress.
Illinois alone furnishes food for Dem
ocratic congratulations. She elects Re-
publican State officers, and sends dele
CATION to Congress Of precisely the same
political complexion with that of the last,
four Republicans and FIVE Democrats
The Democracy, however, have secured
both branches of the Legislature, which
insures Mr.. DoUGLAs's reelection to the
U. s. Senate. This, has been brought
about as much by the war which the Ad-.
ministration has made upon him, as by
any other means ; for by pursuing him,
as the Administration did, with bitter
ness unparalleled, for differing with it
upon question solely of policy. they
excited for him the sympathy of humid
reds aad thousands in his own State who
have no particular sympathy with his
measures or his policy. but yet supported
him for the purpose of rebuking the Adj
Wisconsin also elects Republican State
officers. but the latest reports are that
democrat, has been elected
10 Congress in the Sd district, over Bill
HSGHuRsT, Republican.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1858-11-11
FOrney on Buchanan.

ES- Col. FoRNEY, in speech recent
ly delivered in New York, uttered the
following strong language against Mr..
BUCHANAN and his Southern masters
Mr.. FoRNEY has arrived at the conclu-
sion long ago adduced by the leaders of
the Republican party, namely, that the
South had always. in the enunciation of
creeds and platforms, had an eye single
10 her own aggrandizement, that she is
always a unit in opposing every and any.
measure that does not tend 10 that end,
that principles and professions have no
binding force with her only SO far as
they promote her interests. He has like !.
wise come to perceive the necessity for a
similar unity of action at the north, if
not for the furtherance, at least for the
protec ton. Of our interests. He says:
:" | can well imagine how MI. Buchan-
an feels ut the present moment ; how he
goes back over the unfortunate steps of
the last two years how he seeks excuses,
for the great disaster that has befallen
himself and his policy. For in our State
this was not a question Of the Tariff or
Revenue laws-it was simply an issue be-
tween Mr. Buchanan and The people up
Oh his KANSAS policy. There WAS not :
there could not be-any pretext the is,
sue was fairly and fully tried, and the
result is before the country. AS Mercu-
sio said when he received the stab of the
indignant Thibault. q The wound is not
AS deep as we'll. nor as wide as church
door, bat i soiH do,y Tremendous
cheers. We have fought you when you
had nearly four years of Federal power
before YOU, aud were surrounded BY a
hungry army Of uufed and insatiale
hounds AID ne shall fight you now,
when you have but li,tle more lhsp two
years Of power and your dogs have near
ly all been gorged. Great cheering.]
The whole career Of Anti Lecomptonism
has ben Il career Of triumph, we have
driven thee usurpers fl ON one point to
another; we compelled them to abandon
their LecomploiI policy; we compelled
them to abaalon lie English bill, and
now there is not a white man running
for Congress in the No..h who dares
ayow himself in favor of The poiicylof
the Adminislratipn--not one Cheers.
Even Mr.. English has been compelled to
abandon his own measure to save him.
self from defeat They have been com
PEELED TO adm, the justice of our position,
and thai those : no act with Mr. Haskips,
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1858-11-11
Sheri6',s Sale.

RY VIRTUE OF AN EXECUTION IS
- sued out Of and under the seal of the Dis
tr!ct Court of Buchanan county, Iowa, in favor
OF Older, Lee d Co, and against the goods and
and Raphael R. Clifford, principals, and S. S.
Mcclure and George W. Counts, sureties, have
levied upon The following described property
viz
The west half Of the northwest quarter of
Section fifteen I5) Township eighty eight (ss)
Range nine go, the property Of s. s. Mcclure
offer for sale at public auction at the door Of
the Sheriff's Office in the village of Indepen-
dence, on Saturday, the 4th day Of December A.
D. 1858, between the hours Of Nine O'Clock A.
M. and Four o'clock p. NJ. of said day, to the
highest bidder. to satisfy said execution and
costs. ,.ena. WILLIAM MARTIN
ets Sheriff
Shcrff's Office, Independence, Iowa.,
Oct. 90, 1853 (33-4t
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1858-11-11

R1 VIRTUE Of an Execution issued out of
- and under the seal of the District Court
OF buchanan county, Iowa, in favor of James
b. Thomas, and against the goods and chattels
lands and tenenents Of Jacob S. Travis and
charity A. Travis, have levied upon the fol-
lowing VIM described personal property, viz:
One dark bay mare about six years old, one
dark red cow, one light red COW, with one horn
on. one two-horse buggy, and one double wagon
Which property as above described, will
offer tor sale at Public Auction, at the door of
the Sheriff's office, in the village of Indepen-
dence, on Saturday, the 9th day of November.
a. -. 1925, between the hours of Nine O'Clock
A. M. and Four O'Clock P. M. of said dav 10
the highest bidder, to satisfy said execution
ana costs. WILLIAM MARTIN,
go Sheriff.
Sheriff g Office, Independence, Iowa.,
November 9th, 1853. 7aaHl ( f35-2w
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1858-11-11
SheriH's Sale.

by VIRTUE of an Execution issued ont of
- and under the seal of the District Court
of buchanan county, Iowa, in favor Of BASEL
d Co, and, against the goods and chattels hnds
and tenementsi, Of WIN. Maishall and Samus,
Suficool, Principals, and John Cameron sacn'
rity, have levied upon the following described
property, viz
The undivided half of the North west fraction.
al quarter of the northwest quarter of section
six (6) in Township Eighty-nine (s9) Range
nine go west of the 5th P. M, in Iowa, also
one span of white Mares, harness and wagon.
the property of Samuel Sufficool in said writ
named.
Which property as above described, will
offer for sale at Public Auction, cat the door of
the Sheriff's Office, in the village of Indepen.
denee, on Saturday, the 18th day Of December.
a. y. 1895, between the hours Of Nine O. clock A.
N. and Four o'clock p. M. Of said day, to the
highest bidder, to satisfy said execution and
costs.
0aG. WILLIAM MARTIN,
q, .r, oo 80, Sheriff.
Sheriff's Office, Independence, Iowa,l -
November 9th, 1853 f35.4v
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1858-11-11
NOTICE.

ID TO THE PEOPLE Oh BU CHANAN. CO.
There will be a Mass Meeting held at the
Court House in Independence. on Satur-
day, November, the Goth, for the purpose
OF elecling ten Delegates, to attend State
Convention, to be held at Iowa City. on
the lsta "Wednesday of December next.
to take into consideration the propriety
Of obtaining S'aryaid for such Of our
Railroads as may be considered of State,
and, not mere local importance. Come
every one who feels. an interest in our
State t... ,
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1858-11-11
Wanted Immediately,

Al lhis Office, in payment of subscrip-
ton or on account, Twenty five Cords OF
Wood and Five Tons Of Hay We hope
those who have promised to pay us in
Wood and Produce, will not delay any
longer in doing SO. Our terms require
advanced payments, whether made in
cash or produce, a fact which we hope
our friends will not overlook, -,
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1858-11-11

foe and in true French style kissed his
handgin token of his valor. Both! were
borne from the field in the same wagon.
This morning Heenan left his card"
on Morrissey, and Morrissey sent in re-
turn gift Of one hundred dollars 70
Heenan. who, Although he declined a
purse presented, accepted Morfissey's
gift in token of amitY.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1858-11-11


II. Wasn't that waste of powder ?'a
said an Irishman to a Kenttckian, who
had just brought q coon 70 the ground
with his rifle, from large tree. !" Why
SO, Pat ?" asked the hunter q Sure. the
fall would have kilt him. ''oSts liui {isD1
A reverend preacher in Florida having
recently preached sermon to prove that
Africans have no souls, Prentice perti-
nenty comments HE had better be
careful. How can he expect his disci-
pies TO consent to go to heaven, if they
can hope to have no niggers there ?" =
METHoDIsrs IN IowA.-At the recent
meeting of the North Iowa Conference,
held at Lyons. Bishop Morris stated that
in 1899 the first PIE. for THIS State was
appointed that in l84o it WAS divided
in two districts and il. 1914 it was first
formed into Conference with seventeen
members. Now, in nineteen years, the
State has two Conferences well supplied
with ministers, with members numbered
by thousands. bins yllsiup s,dtoq3 4a
Hope is the last lingering light Of the
human heart. It shines when every
otherIis put out.e1 Exiting uisn it, and the
gloom of affection >; becomes the very
blacklist Of darkness. cherries and inn
penetrable,
The National Intelligencer lcompli-
ments the people Of South Carolina high
ly for their respect for federal law in the
case Of the Echo slaves-as ii it were a
merit thal.they did not take possession
of them and defyadthe Governments
Rather leithanded compliment
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1858-11-11
upficial Vote Of Ohio,
lH3Jll G5Lvss.ssvs, NV. d

The official returns show an average
majority in Ohio on TIE State ticket Of
1896. t t'''h9d ~ 7'l as7s
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1858-11-11

INFAMOUS FRAUD ON THE BALLOT
Box.-We have information from Pres
ton, the county seat of Fillmore, that in
the Land Office town of Uhatfield. the
most infamous frauds upon the ballot
box in that precinct, have just come to
light. Republican votes appear to have
been distracted from the ballot box, eth
err before or else after it was deposited in
the keeping of the Chatfeld land officers,
and frauds enacted sufficient to overcome
the undoubted majority cast for the Re-
publican ticket. ."
The Republican voters of Chatfield got
together, and made individual afidavits
of having voted the Republican ticket in
greater numbers by oyer thirty votes than
the Chatfeld Land Office return conced-
ed to them. '7'.A S+ 'Aifh 4
On representation of these facts to
the CansassiDg Board, :hey unhesitating-
lyI threw out the vote of Chatield pre-
cinct, and have given the certificates of
election to the two Republican Senators
and six Republican, membefs.-&. Paul
~ '""e'o fs'qfrl1nlilll2IIlt
G. w. Webster, Esq, President Of the
Illinois State, Agricultural Society. pub
fishes a notice that the exhibition yof
Steam and other plows, under the direc-
ton of'the Society, will take place at
Decatur on Wednesday, the 10th inst,
at which farmers and others in Southern
Illinois are INVITED to sba1 present. i 1t il
anticipated that it will be an exceedingly
interesting exhibition, and all those who
wish to witness the performance can pass
over the Illinois Central Railroad ON hal,
fare tickets toland from the exhibition
GOLD PRoDUCTIoN FOR 1S58.-The
production of gold in Australia for the
past year is set down by the best English
authorities at one hundred million of dol.
lars. Tbs, production in other countries
is estimated as. follows : ft. ~.
California; .;-. ~ So ,oO0, GOO
Russia and Siberia, ..-..J.A ~ ,0O0 ,O0O
Other parts Of the world, ,4.-.-4.a l5,000.Ool
eaiToaI,. ..ie4 H. ..eet dm sfoo 900 ,ood
We thus have two hundred millions as
the gold crop of a58, and the actual
amount is likely to be rather more than
the estimated aggregate. At this rate
two thousand millions Of gold will be
thrown into the monetary circulation Of
the'world during the next ten years -,
THE Gouldy family are stated to be
improving land hopes are entertained OF
the recovery of all. The servant girls
are also much improved, Joanna Muir
ply is able to converse with her friends.
Ii is stated that the cost of the Sepoy
war is beginning to excite alarm in Eng
land II will'probably add forty millions
sterling to the national debt and create
an annual deficit of six millions.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1858-11-11
" AsHINGToN UNION PLEASE COPY.
+ III. \ Powerful Party. IN ].

The great National Democratic party
of 1Ilinois-supporicd blythe Washing
ton Union and having the glory Of such
outside leaders as Clancy Jones. How
ell Cobb. jesse ID. Bright, John Slidell,
Daniel s. Dickinson. VIM. Bigler, and
one Clayton Of he Treasury Department,
with all the aid of federal money, and
federal office holders, polled in the city
of Chicago the enormous number of votes,
viz Es-i.15.-- Chicago Times s,.T
BY the statistical record kept Of the
port Of New York, the emigration from
Europe this year is found to be more
than onet half less than IN the year previ7
Gus. The record says The number of
emigranls arriving at that port for the
week ending Oct. e. WIS ., ESQ, making
IA total of 68, 7s9 since the commence
ment Of the year The arrivals for the
corresponding period in s57 numbered
1873, 400.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1858-11-11

A telegram from Valencia reached
London on the night Of the Goth, stating
that intelligent signals were again being
received from New Foundland the sig
nails were very distinct. Mr.. Seward,
Secretary of the company. in giving the
news to the public, says this, though
however encouraging, must not be re-
garded as a permanent state Of things,
as it is still clear there is serious fault
in the cable, Which at the same time Il
is not at present absolutely clear that
any efforts can be made, more especially
on this side, to overcome the existing OBJ
stacles in the way Of perfect working 81
It's said the company will probable send
one Of Henly's new and powerful cleo
tric machines to Newfoundland. 4a'19o
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1858-11-11

In Perry Township, Nov I'd, at the residence
Of j, w. Boardman, by Rev ,sMr. Eberhart, Mr..
) ERIE 81. CHAFEY TO Miss ISABEL AV.
ERf 10Th Of Perry Township.