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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1858-07-31
The National Foundry.

The Secretary Of the Navy has appoin-
ted Captain WILKES, Chief Engineers
Hunt and MARTIN, and Constructor PACK
on the commission 10 examine the various
points designated as eligible for a Nation
al Foundry. They are to rendezvous
a, Washington and from thence proceed
sometime during next week.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1858-07-31
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A camp meeting for Winchester Gil
cult, commencing Friday August 20. will
be held on the ground known as "Chris-
mans Spring." near the Valley Turn-
pike.
MINERAL BANK.--The Cumberland
Telegraph says that second dividend
will he declared by tie Trustees OF the
Mineral Bank on The lst Of October, and
requests creditors Of the Bank who have
not YET presented their claims to DO so
before The 20lh Of September.
VIM. r. Porter. long known as the
editor of the Spirit of the Times, and OF
various sporting publications died at New
York on Monday.
Gov. Denver has returned to his post
in Kansas, having accomplished il is said
The objects OF his visit to Washington.
The Marlinsburg Republican states
tina, the new warehouse recently erected
by G.. NJ. Snafer, at the depot, in that
place. has been leased by Messrs. Baker
& Co, Of Winchester, who will open in
few days general grocery, grain and
produce store. on large scale. Geo. L.
Baker q Brother is the firm.
A married resident Of Bristol, Conn,
has been fined Sc and costs for pinchng
his wife when in bed. His defence was
that she threw her leg that way ard Int a
boil from which he was suffering, anu
that he merely struck out 10 save him
self Two lawyers on each side were
engaged.
CG,np Meefing.--rhe NJ. E. Church
will hord a Camp Meeting neal Jones y
Roads, Washington county. Md, 10 com
mence about the middle Of next month.
Capt. F. Cromer Of Mercer>burg, Pa,
Gu, III acres of wheat by actual survey,
on the 18th inst. lie commenced al sun
rise and 20 minutes before shutdown he
completed the task.
Observation-Disclosures Susan Rams
burg, OF Frederick county, Md, recently
deceased, bequealhed portion Of her es-
tate, amounting TO about 1000, TO the
benevolent societies Of tie Fipe Creek
and Jefferson circuits of the Methodist
Protestant Church, in trust for Home
Missionary purposes.
A WEST PoiNT GRADUATE.--Among
the cadets who recently graduated at West
Point, we notice the name Of WIN. }. H..
Nicodemus, formerly Of Martlnsburg'
His posi,ior. in the army, that OF brevei
Second Lieutenant in the fifth regiment oil
Infantry. has already been assigned hIm.
Col. Samuel Johnston, Lieut.. Col.
John S. Flapg. and Majors Lewis Ale
mong. and VIM. easier, have been elect
ed field officers Of The Morgan county
militia.
The Taunton Gazette srea's e four
sisters in that town. who are plump good
sized girls" the smallest beIng six feet
hie h and weighing 256 lbs. Amt they
buxom 4
AcClDENT.-A son OF the Hon. G J.
Faulkner, aged about 10 years, accidental.
" shot himself with Pistol, on Monday
last, the ball took effect in the leg. At
latest accounts il had not been extracted.
President Buchanan passed OPP tie Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad. on WeiIes-
day, en- route for Bedford Spring.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal is in
fine navigable order, and large number
| Of boats are running daily.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1858-07-31
Election OF Field Officers.

The Company Officers elected in Ma!
last, having been commissioned and quail
flied, assembled al the "Carter House,
Charlestown, for the purpose Of eleclins
their Field Officers. The election result
ed as follows:
JOHN THos. GiBsoN- Colonel.
]. ]. GRANTHAM-Lieu. Colonel.
VIM. II. II. LEwIs-lst Major.
WIN. A. MoRGAN-2nd :BdjOr.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1858-07-31

FIREMEN's PARADE.--We learn that
the firemen of Hsgerstown, Md, contem-
plate having grand parade on the lin h
Of September next, to which the bremen
OF Cumberland, Frederick. Chambers
burg. Winchester. and other neighborlpg
places. are 10 be invited. The Hagers-
town Mail says tits to be one Of the
prandesi affairs Of the kind ever witnessed
In country town.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1858-07-31

A murderer, named Kuy kendall. under
sentence of death in the Jail OF Houston
comfy. Texas, offered his jailor, one Al
ans. $500 10 let him escape. and the ofier
was accepted. The Governor OF the State
,ben offered $500 for the murderer's re-
capture, wbereupon Adams betrayed the
secret Of the fugilive's hiding place, and
he was soon again in irons and i'll prison.
Thus did the jaiIcr make $1,000.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1858-07-31
Rain Wanted.

This section of country is much in need
of rain at the present time, not having re-
ceived any of much benefit for two
months. and il is thought tina! if we are
not very soon favored with soaking
lain the corn crop will be total failure.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1858-07-31
Camp Meeting.

We understand tina. the NJ. E. Congre.
CATION intends to hold Camp Meeting
on the farm Of Capt. JOHN MoHLER, in
this County. commencing about The 9Th
OF August.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1858-07-31
@A223AG83.

On Tuesday. July 27,h, by Rev. John
Landsueer, MIR. George NcDonaid. to
Miss Sarah E. .RmbrOse, both OF Berke.
ley County. Va.
On Thursday last, by the Rev. Jno.
Landstreei. Bernard DiUendeJer. 10
Miss Annie J. DoOiey. both Of Martins
burg.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1858-07-31
The WhOOping Cough.

The Whooping Cough is still preva-
lent in this place and vicinity. and strange
to say several persons from SO to GO years
Of age have taken il.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1858-07-31

A Bush Meeting will be held by the
NJ. F.. denomination, near Scrabble. to-
morrow. Sunday. Is, Of August. Several
minis ers will be present.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1858-07-31

Death from black iongue.-The Boons-
boro' Odd Fellow says that Solomon
Weddle, aged Is years, died in Freder-
lex County. OF disease strongly resem-
bling the Black Tongue.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1858-07-31

REsUMrIoN OF BoAT,No.--The Boat
men Of Allegany County. who had been
on strike for higher prices since the Isl
If June. last week agreed 10 resume Boat.
ing a, the old prices OF $l,l5 per ton.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1858-07-31
The Sons or Temperance Celebration al
HarpeP's Ferry.

On Wednesday last about 200 persons
took passage at this place in the boat oil
Rentch g. S,onebraker, accompanied by
Criswell's Cornet Band. to attend cele.
braiion OF the Sons of Temperance al
Harper's Ferry the boa! lief, the wharf
a, half-pasl FIVE o'clock in the morning.
We were not present. but understand
that large concourse of persons atten.
ded the celebration. Divisions from Mar.
tinsburg. Smi,hfeld, Shepherdstown. Duf-
fields Depot, Charlestown. and Jeffer.
son. Nd, joining the Harper's Ferry
Division, were present, making in all a.
bout 800 Sons Of Temperance in process.
sion. The Procession. accompanied by
the Hsgerstown and Mariinsburg Bands,
after marching through the town, repaired
to grove where addresses were deliver
ed by Revs. Lands,reei, Deal and Smelt.
ger, E. G. Lee and Boyd Faulkner, after
which they par.ook Of a sump,uous repast
in the grove and returned TO town and dis
banded.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1858-07-31
A Man Hung Himself In fun and Hung
i'm Earnest

The Hamilton Butler comfy, O., In
telligencer, of the 18th says
A very sad affair transPired at Prince
ton, near our city on Thursday last. A
MIR. Daniel Eloti, who lives in Princeton
butchering beeves and selling them in tho
nelghborhood. hung himself in his slangh
te. house. He was in m exceedingly goot
humor during the day and evening ant
naturally of playful disposition gave
vent to it by many playful things. ne
had bought some cattle, had extended M;
business. was Going very well. and lei
Il lively and encouraged. He so expressed
himself 10 his wife and friends.
Going from the house to his stable he
fed his horse, and taking his lille girl and
neighbours little boy, some thirteen
wears old he went on about shir'y-hve
Yards from his house TO the siaugh'a
house. Here was Il machine for raising
dead ca,lle--a rope with hook in 1t run
over large reel AMI attached to a wind
lass with ratchet. Adjusting the rope
with moose around his neck, he playluily
bid the little girl 10 60 tell her mother
'eomebody was hanging out there who
looked like Dan Elliott" Then showing
the boy exactly how many noiches, he
bid HIM, still laughing, 10 draw him up.
The boy did so. and drew him of his
feet. Once up he could not. because oil
the ratchet, get him down. and when IN
answer to the little girls anxiety, Mrs +.
came out, her husband hung dead, his iee'
touching the floor. and the hook pressing
hard against his jugular. From all the
circumstances, il is not doubted that the
act was done accidentally in a burst oil
pIayfully.
THE GREAT STORM AT BosToN.--1he
Lightning Ringing Church Bells
The Boston papers are filled with par
,iculars with regard TO the FRANKS of light
ming in that city and vicinity on Thursday
afternoon. One overcharged electric cloud
We'd with the other in sending abroad their
lightning flashes, and in rolling forth their
thunder tones, which shook every build
ing IN the city TO its foundation. The
storm continued for an hour. A second
thunder storm came along from the west
ward abou. 6 o'clock, and on both occa
sions much rain fell. Several bells IN
church steepes were made to ring by the
lightning. A woman in CambrldgepoFi
as killed by a fash. The lightning
struck also in dozen or more places.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1858-07-31
Corporation Taxes.

THE undersigned hereby informs 'ho'.
i who ale indebted for CorporaiIeo'
Taxes that they have been due since w.
lst o( Jone, and all persons knowin!
themselves TO be indebted for the same az
requested TO come forward aud settle 'n'
same as soon as possible. -
GEORGE NJ. BAST, SargeanI
July 81 1858. o.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1858-07-31
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Corrected ,ceekty by Stai.s, Miller & Co.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1858-07-31
Military Project.

The citisens of his town and vicinity
are requested 10 meet al the Armory, this
evening, after the parade Of the Ham.
,rs1nck Guards" for the purpose Of ma
king arrangements TO hold a grand Militia
ry and Civil Barbasue a.lhis place during
the month of September. LIE. there be a
full attendance and devise ways and means
TO have "good time generally" on the
contemplated occasion.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1858-07-31

For the week ending July 81, 1853.
The Shasta courier., 1858-03-27
No Rum In salem.

The shades of night were falling fast,
When through the streets of Salem pass'd
A youth, who, muttering, oft did say,
Is By gum they've choked us hard to-day"
aNo Rum in SalemI'
His brow was sad, his nose below
Looked as If damaged by blow;
And like cracked old fiddle rung
The accents of that well-known tongue,
mo Rum in Salemr'
Through parlor-blinds he saw the blaze
In shops beheld the gaseous rays;
On rocky pavements flashed the flame
And from his lips hic-cough came,
"No Rum in Salemp
a Stupid. take care" dandy said,
Don't jostle me: look where you tread
Nor spoil my patent feathers pride p
But loud that damaged voice replied,
q No Rum in Saleml"
Beautiful p girl exclaimed, " no doubt,
o, does your daddy know you're out ?"
Tears filed his eyes, he gave sigh,
And murmured, as he wiped them dry,
'.No Rum in Salem r.
"Look out. old chick be like mouse,
Your near the Sheriff's station house p
This was a Stoker's farewell sweet;
a voice replied, far down the street,
" No Rum In Salem ~
Toward close of night, or dawn almost,
A covy, hanging to a post,
Heard rising nearly from his feet,
A voice which uttered through the street,
No Rum in Salemp
There in the gutter, cold and gray,
Serene, but awful drunk, he lay,
And from his nose all purpled DER,
A voice came like snort or snore,
"No (hic) Rum (hie) in Salem
The Shasta courier., 1858-03-27

ORovILLE-Afairs at 0rovile, as they were
sweek ago, are thus depicted by the. North
Californian of the 2Oth 1t will be seen that the
editor makes the remarkable assertion that
thereabouts "mouey is scarce'!-
Our town is very dull-money is scarce; stag
nation prevails in business houses are plenty
to rent; the bummers have left or gone into
their holes the police courts have little to do
rondo has dried up; whisky is drug in the
market; the miners are ont hunting new dig
gings the plaza is not fenced in the streets are
not graded; we have no theatrical amusements:
a chinaman stole some goods day before yester-
day the Record is filed with popular SOW
ereignty gas; we were dunned for two and a
half yesterday and came home and licked our
devil flour is $50 per barrel Who cares?
The Shasta courier., 1858-03-27

DIR. KANE IN BoYHooD.-When he was ten
years old, four or five neighbor boys, all bigger
than himself, who had climbed upon the roof of
back building in his fathers yard, were anus
ing themselves by shooting pntty-wads from
blow-guns at the girls below. Elisha attracted
to the spot by the outcry of the injured party
promptly undertook the defence, and in the firm
tone of a young gentleman offended, required
them to desist and leave the premises; which of
course was answered by broadside leveled at
himself Fired at the outrage, he clutched the
rain-spout, climbed like young tiger TO the
root, and was amcng them before they could re-
alize the practicability of the feat; and then he
had them on terms even enough for a handsome
settlement of the case.
The roof was steep and dangerous to his cow
ed antagonists, but safe to his better balance
and higher courage, and they were at his mer-
cy: for no one could help another, and he was
more than match for the best of them, in a po-
sitIon where peril of terrible tumble was
among the risks of resistance. Forthwith he
went at them seriatim TILL sevcrally and singly
he had cuffed them to the full measure of their
respective deservings. But not Satisfied with
infiicting punishment, he exaeted penitence also,
and he proceeded to drag them in turn to the
edge of the roof and holding him there deman-
ded an explicit apology.
Before he had finished putting the whole party
through this last form of purgation, little Tom,
who had witnessed the performance from the
pavement below, greatly terrified by the immi-
nent risk of fall, which would have broken
neck or two mayhap, called OUT" Come down,
Elisha Oh, Elisha, come DOWN.
Elisha answered the appeal in the spirit of the
engagement.
" No: Tom, they amt done apologzing yet"
-Dr. Eldsr's Biceraphy cf Hdns, Ms Arctic Ex-
pZorer
The Shasta courier., 1858-03-27
@- Non-interferenee is the rallying cry

: B@- Non-interference is the rallying cry Of
the mining representatives in the Legislature
All they ask is to be left alone. Several bills
have been introduced by mining members and
referred to the committee on mining interests,
nearly every one of which have been reported
back with recommendation that they be in
definitely postponed. To day Mr.. Safford's bill
amending the existing law for the protection ol
owners ofgrowing crops in the mining districts
came back from this committee with recon-
mendaton that it be indefinitely postponed
Also bill introduced by member from Neva-
da, providing for record of quartz claims in
the County Recorders Office, with an adverse
recommendation. The committee also reported
adversely to Mr.. Briggs resolution asking Con-
gress to grant the right of way across public
lands for ditrhes and fumes. All these matters
are the offsprings of mining brains, and yet the
committee of eleven members, representing that
peculiar interest, are unanimously opposed to
them
The Shasta courier., 1858-03-27

DISAPPOINTED MoRMoNs LEAVING UTAH-By a
private letter from E. D. Knight, who is now at
San Bernardino, the San Francisco Herald has
the following intelligence The mail carrier
between Salt Lake and California, stated that
Brigham Young had furnished passports to-
hundred and forty disappointed Mormons-AA
women and children-who had availed them
selves of the opportunity, and set out from Salt
Lake to California. The messenger passed them
about four hundred miles from San Bernardino,
and they were hurrying through as fast as pos
sibe
The Shasta courier., 1858-03-27
An American Horse-Breaker before the
Queen of England.

On Wednesday morning, JAN 13, at Windsor
Mr.. ]. S. Raney, from the United States of
America, had the honor of exhibiting before her
Majesty, the Prince Consort, and the royal
family and suite, in the riding house, his mirac-
ulous power over the horse. Several animals
were selected subjects of his experiments
He commenced with wild colt Is months old,
belonging to the Prince Consort, which had
been brought from Shaw farm and which had
never been handled except by halter, and had
been chosen by the Colonel the Hon. A. N. Hood
for the occasion. After being alone with the
animal for about an hour and half, the royal
party entered, and, found Mr. Raney sitting on
his back without holding the rein, the horse
standing perfectly quiet. Mr.. Raney then made
few remarks in regard to his great experience
in the treatment of this noble animal; a drum
was afterwards handed to Mr.. Raney which he
beat with fury while sitting upon the horses
back, without the colt exhibiting any signs of
fear. The royal party afterwards withdrew for
few minutes, and on their return found the
animal lying down, and Mr.. Raney knocking its
hind legs together, one of which he put against
his face. Afterward, a restive horse selected
from Mr.. Anderson's stables in London, which
Mr.. Raney said he had before handled was
placed at one end of the riding house alone. Mr.
Raney went to the other end, and at his COM
mand the horse walked quietly up to him. He
then made the horse lie down in the presence
of the queen, when Mr. Raney crawled between
his hind legs, and over him in various ways
The horse was afterwards placed in various pos
itions, in which it stood without holding and
without a bride. third horse, selected BY
Mr. Meyers, the ridngmaster, very nervous
animal, was then brought in, and in a few min-
utes afterward, it was made by Mr.. Raney to do
all which had been done by the other horses
At the conclusion of this exhibition of Mr..
tRaney's wonderful power over the horse, his
s-l5Ai Eighness the Prince Consort expressed to
the performer his qualification and thanks. The
Secret has been intrusted to Major-Gen. Richard
Airey, in confidence, who has pronounced that
there is nothing in the treatment but what any
horseman would approve Of
The Shasta courier., 1858-03-27

BEAurRuL CoxPLNEsT.-It was a beautiful
compliment that Haydn, the musician, paid to
great female vocalist. Reynolds had painted her
as Cecilia, listening to celestial music. Looking
at it, Haydn said, sIt is like her, but there is
strange mistake" "What is that ~ asked Rey-
nolds "Why, you have painted her listening to
the angels, when you ought to have represented
the angels listening to her."
The Shasta courier., 1858-03-27

RELIGIous-The San Jose Tribune informs us,
that religious revival of unprecedented magni-
tude has been for a number of days past pro-
crossing in the Berryessa settlement, few miles
east OF San Jose. Great numbers have Joined
the church, and large majority of the adult
population OF the neighborhood, for severe
miles around, have been brought under the in
huences of the Gospel
The Shasta courier., 1858-03-27

BA- The medical attendant at the st. Louis
Hospital accosted an Irish servant at the door
OF the same, not long since, with-sDfd YOU
give medicine as told you n aFaith an did,
SIR HAnd the brandy 2" "Shure an / tho,ght
il pity to waste such good liquor on the men
that were bound to die anyhow, so l drinked
it meselfr
The Shasta courier., 1858-03-27

PRovERB.-A miner, in the Golden Era, OPEN
ed his mouth and spake:
'*The wind goeth to the south, and turneth
about unto the north; it whirleth about con-
tinually; so, also, no man can tell where be
shall bring up
The Shasta courier., 1858-03-27

p6- An Englissman speaking in favor of his
own country, said to DR.. Thompson: "You
have no coal-a is this that gives England its
manufacturing importance" The Doctor re-
piled "a We are not altogether destitute of coal;
we have one small bed, called the ceal 6eld of
Illinois, which is larger than the whole of Eng
land. If you wait till we scoop some of it out.
and then bring your island over, we will droyis
m and annex you.n
The Shasta courier., 1858-03-27

The CHfSEsE EMPEROR AND THE WAR-It has
Seendiscovered from correspondence found in
Canton, that the authorities at Pekin did not
approve of the conduct of Yeh towards the for
eigners The China Mad says: ''Yeh in fact is
as great a rebel as any one Of the loo, 900 men
whom he boasts that he beheaded.n
The Shasta courier., 1858-03-27

Col. BENTON IN WAsHNGroS.-A correspond-
ent says: Col. Benton appears on the avenue
almost every afternoon between four and Eve
o'clock. He sits as erect upon his beautiful let
black horse as he did twenty years ago. His
literary labors seem to have invigorated him
physically and mentally. He continues to work
lndustriously, as he says, because id1eness is SO
tiresome
The Shasta courier., 1858-03-27

94- There are people of so little courage as
10 oe AFRAID to say that the wind blows cold. no
matter how much they may feel it, unless they
nave previously heard others express aud main
tain similar thoughts on the same subject.
The Shasta courier., 1858-03-27

The EMPIRE OF WoxAS.-Rosseau Says
" The empire of woman is an empire Of soft
ness, of address, of complacepcy. Her COM
mands are caresses. her menaces are tears