Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-09-17
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The Alexandra Gazette says: "Or
the 26ih of August TWO servants at thu
farm of E. G.. Broun, Esq. about half
mile from Mddlebnrg, we're playing witt
loaded gun, and one of them was accl
den,ally shot, upon which the other was
so much alarmed that he reloaded the guT
and shot himself.
The watch and jewelty establishment
IF Benz. Barton, Alexandria, Va, was
n,ered by burglars on Friday night anc
gold and silver were stolen 10 The amour
of $4,000.
The Romnsy Argus understands tha
Joseph Hiett, of j., and two other gentle
men, one day last week, killed thirty
eigM Ral,lesnakes at one den, on Slane' S
Knob, in the eastern section Of Hampshire
county.
VIM. W. Green, the Temperance lee
turer, was regularly ordained 10 the Min
i,try of the Episcopal Church on the l7Ih
uIt, by RI. Rev. Bishop Meade, near
Wildwood in Clarke County.
The Louisville Journal says: eve
are exceedingly sorry 10 say, tina, we yes
terGay saw man get himself bitten by a
rallesnake for the sake of having quart
of whiskey administered to him. He
WASN'T killed by either the bite or the
drink"
B. b. Evans, of 81. Louis, was fined
$40 and costs, on Tuesday, for touching
the hem Of ady's garment.
John B. White, Esq, OF Romney, died
in that place on the 30th ult
The coal miners, numbering two thou
sand, turned out in procession, Sept. I'd,
on strike, coniending for the pay OF
their wages according 10 weight instead Of
measurement
In Preston county three different firms
have commenced the manufacture of Can
mel Coal Oil. The coal yields from thir-
ty to thirtyfve gallons to the ton.
A dissipated man went to the polls at
Houston, Texas, and voted for Sam Hous
ton, saying that he would die soon, as he
only wanted 10 live 10 cast that vote. lie
was dead before night.
A. Il. Bledsoe, LID, Professor ut
Mathematics in the University Of Virgin.
ia, has been elected President OF the Uni
versity Of Missouri.
A uamring jonr-prnter arriving al Gin
cinnsl The other day, and out OF sorts, IN
vested the remnants Of his money in lot.
cry ticket which drew three thousand dol
lars. tie sellled his bills and went home
satisfied.
The latest foreign news states that har'
vesling is going on in England and Ire
land, and that the product in both coun.
Tries is above the average.
Ex.President Pierce and wife came
passengers in the steamer America, which
arrived al Boston, last Saturday, from Eu-
rope.
The agricultural society which hold lis
fair at Dundee. Mich, in October. offers
a premium of five dollars TO the Young Ia
dy who will pare peck of potatoes IN
the shortest time and do il best.
John G.. Underwood. chased from Vir-
ginia, has been addressing The Republicans
Of Portland.
A coIored woman named Jones, resi-
ding near Westminster, Md. gave birth
10 three bouncing girls, on Tuesday.
A SAD BEREAvEMENT.-Mr. Nathan
Jones, living in the vicinity of Knots
vile, in this county, lost three children
last week with the black tongue. The.
oldest was young woman, the o'her two
were small. They were all buried IN
one cofiin.-PruntytODn (Va,) TS't0r'
I'd.
SEVERE FRosT.-A killing frost fell in
the Glades," Randolph county. Va.' on
Monday nigh. last, destroying the late
corn and utterly destroying the buck
wheat.
Black.eyed ladies' are n6st apt to be
passionate and jealous. Blue'eyed, soul
full, truthful, aTeclionale and conhdlng.
philosophical, literary reso-
lutte, cold hearted. Hszle-eyed, quick
and tickle.
Hon. A. H. Claiborne, died very sud-
denly at his residence, in Franklin Conn-
ty, Va. on the morning of 'he lo'h Of
August, in the s3rd year OF his age
The 3Oth day of August was the
lsS9lh anniversary OF the death OF Cleo
parra. She expired on the SO'h August
of The year 80 B. G.
Nicholas Watkins was nearly cut to