Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-11-19


cult Cour! last week, and was acquitted
A sale a, auction was affected by th
government on the 25th uI'., at the nav,
ward al Washington, o! upwards OF 4O,C0'
pounds of copper scale, (oxide of copper.
al 10! cents per pound, yielding upw ard
Of So, 900.
Breach Of Promise.-Rebecra Thorn
as recovered 50 6G6 damages, at Dayton
Ohio, lew days since, of Joseph S
White, for promising to marry her, anl
then marrying another lady.
The Democratic National COMMITTED
will meet in Washington on the IN o
December, to fix the time for holding The
Charleston Convention.
I Gnq. Scott in CQJornia.-N. Gen
era Scott had arrived at San Francisco on
Sunday, 10Th OctobSr, and was honored
with grand puHic welcome. The
whole city is said tt have turned out Ell
masse, to give the 81 leran welcome.
E0sSujHS MuSkAs.-One of the Lon
don letter writer's stses that KossulI has
yet on hand The siXS thousand old mus
kets he purchased II this country. lie
writer suggests that tthe Hungarian patriot
should open gun slore and dispose Of
his extensive stOck4
The Louisville Journal says that gen
leman O! that city. who was In the Med
ieranean at the time, states that Sir John
Franklin was in command Of the Irlgate
IIermes, at Gibrallet, when an insult was
offered the American Minister by the Bey
of Tunis. No American vessel being near,
Sir John demanded an apology, and ii
was given.
The Florida Legislature met on the 9Th
day OF October. Tile Senate is compos
ed OF Is Democrats and Opposition; the
House Of 81 Democrats and II Oppose
ton.
The Reform Central Cpmmirce of Bal
limore, have offered reward Of One
Thousand Dollars for the arrest and con
vicIon Of the murderer or murderers Of
Adam Barklie Kyle, it,, who was brutal.
Iy killed in the vicinity Of the 18th ward
polls on the 2d inst. This reward is in
addition to the $500 offered by the city
authorities.
The Republicans have majority in the
PENNSYLVANIA Legislature Of 80 on joint
ballot; in Ohio OF 80, and III Minnesota
81.
A sergeant and eight men left Cover
nor's Island, New York, last Friday for
Harper's Ferry, to strengthen The military
force in The arsenal al that place in the
arsenal at that place, This addition
will raise the number OF men on duty
there to forty, which, it is said, is deem
ed sutiicien, to project the arsenal against
all apprehended assaults.
Mr.. Samuel Chiffon, of Washington.
accepted the task of defending the insur.
gent Brown in response to all application
from Montgomery Blair, ESQ, ~ho guar.
anteed him fee OF 81 geo. TO be paid rs
parties at the North, principally in Boz
top.
The aggregate vote of the counties Of
MARYLAND, al The late election. outside o.
the city OF Baltimore, is 63,S2I; which is
an increase Of 4 ,O59 over The Governor :
election last fall. The Democratic vote
has increased 2G02. and the American
vote 1897. The Democratic majority
in the counties this year is 2,445. Last
year il was ESQ; increased majority H.
265. Adding the returns for Baltimore
city. the aggregate vote of the entire State
is S7,274, against 65,822 last fall.
Francis Jackson Merriam, Of Boston,
who was reported to have been with
Brown in the !Iarper's Ferry instruction.
and subsequently to have died Of his
wounds in Philadelphia, is alive, and al
present in Canada.
Incidents ofMe John Brown Excite
medallion. Chas. ]. Faulkner publish.
es letter in yesterdays States and Union.
denying the report that he pronounced
Browns trial mockery Of justice, and ex-
planning his connection with the defence.
Vim. Rich, of Troy. coIored politician
Of some notoriety, decSmped on Tuesday
for Canada. In Springfield, Mass, John
Brown had one vote for Governor, and
Lydia Maria Childs one for Lieutenant
Governor.
The Legislature Of Tennessee is taking
some action on conspiracy. 1t has resolu-
tons before j, declaring that this outbreak
is the natural fruit Of the reasonable, ir'
reprcssibIe conAil doctr ne, and that it is
the imperative duty Of all national men OF
all parties, TO denounce tie authors of such
doctrines as deadly enemies 10 The public