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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-12-17
Union Meeting at Harrisburg, Pa.


There vas large meeting OF the friends
Of he Union, and the rights Of The people
OF The South, al Harrisburg. Pa, on Sat-
urdsy evening last. Among The resolu-
IONS adopted was one proposing 10 form
an organlzallon TO be called the "key-
stone Union Club Of Dauphin county"
and recommending similar Organizations
IN every county IN the Slate. Strong
Urion speeches were delivered by Her
man AlrIrks. John G.. Buillu, X. A. Lam
terIon and 4. J. Haldeman. Esqrs. The
venerable A. . Roum(orl presided, and
also made speech giving his personal
experience Of Tho workings Of onr govern
mrnt lis wonderful growth. and rhe hap
plness ol lis people, for tie las, fifty five
years, concluding as follows:
] am no politician. am no President
maker. come here plain and humble
citizen OF the good honest Keystone State
To TaI'e my voice in support 81 that blessed
UnIon-the palladium If rational liberty
the refuge OF he oppressed. snd Lereto-
lore the home Of fee and happy people.
] coWe Ia raise NY voice against sectional
Ism, which means disunion. come TO
ralse my voice. shd, If need be, 10 inter
pose my body against the reasonable "a
naucIsm which would shiver la pieces ,he
I"IresI work Of man and pl nRe us all INTO
the abyss Of luelrlevable revolution and
anarchy.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-12-17

&C. A full attendance of the members
Of Potomac Division, No. 60, s. of T., is
requested on Tuesday evening next, as
business Of importance will be transacted.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-12-17

g. Tuesday morning last terra hrma
was again founn covered with snow which
makes the fourth snow Of The season.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-12-17

o. Our townsmen Messrs. David H.
Hout aud John K. Hawn, shot within 8
miles Of town on Thursday last, Is rab-
bits. Who can beali
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-12-17
The Case Of C0ppie, the ilarpci's Fer
~ CUnspirdtOr

The Case Of COppie, The iiarpcI's Fer.
~ CUnsPirdinr.
A memorial, signed ! hnmas Winn. q.
Iowa, for cOmmuIaIinn # Copptcs scnf
tence. was presented IN hoth Houses OF
the Legislature Of Virginia, on Monday,
and retired To the committee on c0urt, nr
srce of each house. The committee
mel m tie evening and considered the
subject. o. the House committee bar
one, il is rumored, was against commr'a.
lion. The Senate committee vas equrlIy
DIVIDED. In submitting The petition N The
Seua e, Mr.. Stuart stated Mat he lad tuat
morning called on CIV. Wise, and bad
leaned from him that, IN liz judgment,
there were many circumstances tending Id
mitigate The enormiIy of the otiruSe Of
Copric. and !hat he regarded the memo
rial "a entitled To the serious cumsIGrra-
Ton of the General As emily. TIE Gov
ernor stated that ii appeared from HE ey-
dence on bis trial. that Coppie was very
young man. who had not yet a.tslutd his
24lh wear that he had been left an or
phan at six years Of age, and had. unnl
August last, been under The guardianship
al respectable members OF the society OF
FrirnGs. who testified as TO his uniform
good conduct. industry, honesty and truth
(ulness, up TO August last, when he le''
them.
Mr.. S. said hst these persons, feeling
much interest in CopPle, were now IN 'he
lobby Of the Senate and ready 10 bear tes-
timonv to his good character. 1t also ap-
psared from the testimony that 'oPPie
had be instrumental in preserving the
lives of the gentleman who bad been cap
ured and held in confinement by Brown
and his lawless band. During the assault
ON tie engine mouse, in which tie piI'nn-
ers were confined, COPpie had carefully
pointed out to them The places Of safety
and urged them 10 occupy them. declaring
his anxiety that they should escape I'M
hurt. The connection Of CoPple with
Browns party was OF very recent origin
and there was strong reason TO believe.
from what MIR. s. had learned from the
Governor and other sources. that Copplc
was not spprised Of the purposes OF Brown
until he was too far implicated to retreat.
Mr.. :. sad that he had formed no dehnI,e
opinion on the merits Of the application,
but he was prepared 10 give II an Impair
na consideration.
The memorial asks that the sentence OF
death he Commuled to imprisonment IN
the peni,fntiarv, and for the reasons set
forth in Mr.. Stuarl's remarks. CoPpe,
It alleges. was no, with Brown IN Kansas.
The memorial adds:
"Your memoriaIist would further urge
on behalf Of this young man that, during
bis imprisonment in the jail at Charles.
town, his conduc. has been cOmmendahlr.
and his correspondence entirely uncxcep-
rionabIe, accompanied by heartfelt re-
penrence for the wrong be has committed
and that there is al lIarpers Ferry and
where the facts ale known.
a general desire that his sentence should
be COMMITTED. in consideration OF his mcr-
itOrIous treatment Of Brown prlsonors.'
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-12-17
Fire Company Meeting,

On Tuesday evening last, a number oil
the clHzenS Of ShhpheIdstown convened
lat the Town HILL for the purpose of or
ga"ling Fire Company, when on no.
non OF James l.. Towncr, Joseph Wells.
hans was called TO the Chair, and John
H. ZitIe appointed Secretary.
After the Chairman Of the meeting stated
the object of the assembling of the CHI
zens number of the persons present
came forward and enrolled their names as
members after which, on motion OF a.
Humrickhouse, a committee OF five were
appointed by the Chairman to solicit and
procure more members for the Company
in view. The following gentlemen were
appointed said copmilee A. Hum.
rickhouse, ID. S. Rentch, A. S. Stone.
braker, James II. Shepherd, Elias Baker.
James NJ. Hessey moved ,hst serms-
nent organization Of The Company be al
once held and permanent officers be cleo,
ted, which was adopted, and an election
held, resulting as follows: A. Humrlck-
house, President James II. Shepherd,
Vice President A. S. Stonsbrsker, Sec
rotary G. +. Licklider. Treasurer.
On motion of d. S. Rentch, il Was re.
solved that the proceedings Of this meeting
be published in the Shepherdstown Reg
lister.
On motion, the meeting adjourned to
NEE, sgaiD on Monday evening next. 1911
inst, al 6 o'clock.
JOSEPH WELSHANS, Chairman.
JOhn II. ZiitIe, Secretary.
MONUMENT TO JOHN BRowN,-The FOL,
lowing letter, dated Philadelphia, Dec.
6, hs, been rec esed by Greedy of the
New York Trlbpne. who gives it a place
in his paper Of tie 9Th -
"Many persona would be glad to con.
tribute to fund 10 build 3 monument 10
Capt. Bro"n. 1t is too soon 10 do this,
as the Only suilsblespol Is no. nov avail.
able. 20 ask contributions TO Gund for
that purpose now, moreover, mlghl cot Of
donations for the benefit Of Mrs. Brown
knd her family. and lhe families Of The 9th
ers We, 10 be execuied.F Let me suggest
that 81, 600 be collected and invested in
some way, by which il shall draw CON.
pOuEd interest, and that il shall remain IN.
touched for century. Until, say, the 2nd
OF December, 1859; that Then the proceeds
DE devoted TO building monument 10 the
memory Of John Brown, on the spot
where ths gslIows stood On which he was
executed. The fund would then amount
10 81 100000 Y
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-12-17

IT, Whllstat Harper's Ferry. The gen.
lIenen with MIS-. Brown made an invesli.
CATION as to the disposition Of the bodies
OF the insurgents killed a, The INVASION, in
an Effort to find the bodies Of tie two sons
Of Brown. They found that three Of
mem had been thrown in one grave, and
nine in another, helier-skelIer. and The
top Of the pile only covered By one loot
Of Loose e-:lh. The recertacies were
opened. but il was found impossible TO
identify any Of Tie bodies, and the effort
10 recover them was given UP. The 90
dies will al, however. be taken up and
given proper intermepi.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-12-17

ML1rARY-The following is list OF
the military companies present al 'he eX-
ecution a! Charleston b, on Frd,y, as near
as We could procure hem -
Petersburg City Guard. Capt. May
Petersburg Grsys, q apt. Scott; Wash
ing;on Guards, Capt. Sener Portsmouth
National Gray'. C.H. Dean; Wy'he
Grays. Capt. Kent; Richardson Guards,
Capt. WEIGH CIsrH e Guards, Capt.
Bowen; Mountain Gu Ards, Capt. Bush,
ons; Finess'le Rias'4 Capt. Anthony +;
Woods Rlaemen. Maw Lamb; Tenth
Legion Artillery. Capt. seiber'; Jefer
son Guards, Capt. Ro Fan Alexandria
Artillery. Major Duae \; Black Horse
Rangers, Cap. Scott; h'sck Hawk Ran.
ger,, Capt. AshOy, numbering about 500
troops.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-12-17

The Winchester Republican says iha'
the pardon by Gov. Wise of tie young
men Copenhaver and Spur. who have re-
turned to their homes in Frederick county,
has elected general condemnation ID anu
about Winchester.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-12-17

g. Dr.. A. S. Sion. braker has received
a supply of Goods for the Holidays.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-12-17

o. AZ Wm. McClary. son Of Andrew
McClary, Ess.. OF Berkeley county. says
the MartiRsburg American, yes leaving
.swn lsst night to 60 home, he wso halted
by one ofihe SenlineIs, Jos. Moore. He
stopped, rode op 10 the Sentinel, told who
he was end where he was going. The
Sentinel not knowing him peIsOnslly, re-
fused 10 permit him TO pass, end told him
he must remain with him sn,il the Ser
se1nt Of the guard should come rouad and
release lin, or take him TO the guard
house, Mr.. McClsry told The Sentinel
tina, lie did not like 10 remain there in
The cold, and would 90 back to iowa, and
starred off 10 DO SO. After he had gone
about seventy yards the Sentinel fired.
The ball grazed the back Of the horse, pas.
sed through the canleI OF the saddle, and
entered his hip, and passed outside Of the
bone into the thigh, causing very pain,
ful but DOT dangerous wound. The
conduct Of the Sentinel is very represibe.
Mr.. McClary is under hhe charge of the
Surgeons of The Border Guards, OF
which he is member, II. +. McSherry,
and p. J. McGary, ofhhe Wise ArulleTy.
&C. A MasIodon Paper for the Holi:
days The QnadrupIe Constellation"
the largest Sheet Of! Paper ever printed
being EIGHT FEET By SIX ! being
another edition Of dis wonderful paper. is
nov for ;. lie by all Newspaper Dealers
throus aoui the caunIry. al The greatly re-
duced price Of only 20 cents each BY
mail, copies Cor 81; Is copies for So
&c copies for So; so copies for So. AID
dress GEORGE RoBERrS, Publisher, New
York. 1t is surely zone of tie wonder:
of the age" Send for a copy.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-12-17

MONUMENT TO JOHN BRowN-The col
lowing letter. dated Philadelphia, Dec
6, hs, been received by G'eely Of tht
New York Trb lne, who gives it place
in his psper of the 9Th =
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-05-25
A Worthy Deed.

There is, in all probability, no Order
which can boast Of the performance of more
ennobling and generous acts than the Ma
sons, and no Order whose deeds of charity
are less often trumpeted forth TO the world
A generous deed was performed by the Ma
sons of Cleveland the other day, which, like
a thousand other benevolent acts quietly
performed by that Order, would never have
been known to the public at large had we
not CHANGED to hear it yesterday from an
authentic source. The particulars are es
follows:
The subject of their kindness is a lady
about thirty-fve years of age, widow of
Mason in Cincinnati, who stood high in the
Order. At her husbands death, which oe-
Cured about ten years ago, she went to
Boston, Massachusetts, as teacher Some
five weeks ago she left Boston on her way
to her former home in Cincinnati, and lost
her baggage between the former city and
Troy. The day being extremely sultry, her
anxiety, coupled with the fatigue she under
went in walking about among the depots
at Troy, looking for her lost baggage, induced
an epileptic fit, to which she was subject,
and she fell in the street
restored to consciousness she made known
the fact that she was the widow of a Mason,
and thereupon was visited and cared for by
the members of the Lodge of that city
When she became able to undergo the ia
tigue of travelling, they furnished her with
money, and gave her letters to the Master
and Warden of the Cleveland City Lodge,
lest she should be compelled by illness to
stop before completing her journey. She
arrived here last Saturday afternoon and
stopped at the johnson House. In the
night she was taken with fits again, and
had a violent succession OF them. Her sit
uation was made known to the Masons, and
besides having the skillful services of Dr.
Strong until her recovery, she was furnished
with an excellent and careful nurse. Yes.
terday she was quite restored, and this
morning takes her departure for Cincinnati
with heart full of gratitude towards the
Cleveland City Lodge and the gcnerou:
hearted Masons who constitute its members
Cleveland Dem, May IL.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-05-25
SourHERs CRops.-In a recent visit

SOUTHERN CRoPs.-In o recent visit to
Western Tennessee, Mississippi, and Arkan-
sas, the crops Of all kinds appeared in most
excellent condition. The cotton stand, In
every locality, is declared tobe the best the
planters have had in many years. the plant
never gave promise of so large crop. Tho
whe at is ripening, and will be ready
for the sickle the present week. The yield
ON the Arkansas, White, and st. Francis
rivers, is very heavy, and excellent in quail
ity. DR.. Owen, in his report of his geolog-
ieal survey Of the Northern part of Arkan-
sas, says in many of the counties the lands
are capable of producing from thirty to for
ty bushels of wheat to the acre.
The crops this year, in those regions, will
fully corroborate this opinion. New wheat
win be abundant it is expected in Memphis
market next week. The prospects of the
wheat harvest in all the Southern and South
western States has begun, and an abundant
crop is secure. This with the flattering
prospects of the crops in the Northwest must
have a material effect in keeping down any
advance in the bread stuff market, caused
by the war in Europe
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-05-25

A BLOODY REvESGE.-B. B. Jordon was
assassinated at San Andreas, Texas, on Sum-
day, the 18th ult. He had seduced the
daughter of widow lady, and continued to
live with her in disregard of the many warn
ings he had received from the community in
which he lived. Prosecution was COM
for his appearance at court \ license was
procured and placed in the hands of mag
istrate, and he was again earnestly solicited
to marry his victim, but he still delayed,
and expressed determination to live as he
pleased, in spite of law or the honor of the
community. On Sunday morning he start
ed from home, and when short distance
OIL, the report of nine guns simultaneously
was heard. His body was found shortly
after literally riddled with twenty-odd balls.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-05-25

Dagn There has been another murder case
in the Washington Criminal Court. The
murderer was poor man, and was found
guilty and sentenced accordingly. The
Washington correspondent of the n. Y.
Post, writes:
In this case the indicted persons were
poor and in low positiOn-hence the ease in
according justice to them. Had they been
rich, or members of Congress, we should
have seen quite different result attained
And | dare say that Rev. DR.. Sunderland,
and Rev. Mr.. Haley would have visited
them in their prison. But as it is, they are
poor and despised, and no jury, no pious
parson takes pity on them.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-05-25

INTEGRITY of the Unien, and for the final
reformation of the administration of the
Government.
Notwithstanding Col. Netherlands re-
fusal to discuss the subject of slavery, Gov.
Harris, in every debate, makes it his chief
theme; he arraigns Greeley, Seward, and
the whole catalogue of Northern Abolition
lists and ultra Republicans at the North, and
holds up their aggressive designs upon the
rights of the South to the execration of
Southern men. He seems to be fighting the
doctrines and measures of Northern, ultra
Republicans who have NO supporters and
sympathizers in Tennessee, rather than con-
tending against the views and policy of his
opponents at home This vain beating of
the wind, aud 'abortive effort to raise an
excitement on any of the issues in the mig
ger question, with the unpopularity Of his
anti-bank policy are turning the prospects
of the canvass against him, and the opposi-
ton are looking with confidence to the
election Of Col. Netherland.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-05-25

HsAs The editor of the New York Centu-
ny, in speaking of the Presidential prospects
in 1850, concludes that signal defeat must
attend the party that will select for its can
didate anegro, a woman, a Roman Catholic,
n Non Resistant, n Mormon, n Second Ad-
ventist, Spiritualst Disunionist, an AZ
rican Slave Trade RevivaliSt, an ancient
Wing or Democrat, an Extreme Free Trade
Politician, or Fillibuster.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-05-25

H9. Gen. William Walker remains still
in San Francisco, keeping himself rery Sc
cluded. There are many surmises as to his
future movements. Some think heiproposes
another expedition to Nicaragua; others,
that he intends going to Sonora. All, how
ever, agree that he proposes going some
where in the character of chief of band
of adventures. Gen. Walker is never seen
in the streets. :.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-05-25
nSg- A most diabolical murder was c,

Ba5~ A most diabolical murder was COM
mitted last week on store boat trader on
the Mississippi, just below Napoleon, by his
assistant. The store boatman, named Dun
bar, had an assistant named Samuel Moore,
who had been with him several months, and
in whom he seems to have placed entire
confidence. The boat had been=iying for
several weeks at the new town Of Prentiss,
opposite to Napoleon, where large portion
of the stock in trade had been sold for
Cash. About the 9Th instant the boat left
Prentiss for some lower point on the Missis-
sippi. About week after the departure of
the boat, Moore returned to Prentiss, and
soon began to display considerable sums of
money, and made arrangements to open n
drinking saloon on his own account. On
Wednesday last, as the steamer J. C. Cline
was coming up from Vicksburg to Memphis,
pork barrel was discovered floating in the
river, SO as to be just visible in the water.
The steamer stopped and took it on board.
On opening it a CHASTITY corpse, with its
head terribly mutilated by an nxc. was found
bent double and jammed intoyit-
The barrel.contained heavy weight Of
iron, but the gases generated- by che decom-
position of the body in the tight barrel
had raised it. The body was recognized as
that of Dunbar, the store-boat man. 1t
was taken to Prentiss, where Moore was
found and Immediately arrested on its ar
rival 1t was ascertained that he murdered
his employer, for his money, and after sink
ing his victim in the river, as he thought
in a manner that he never would rise again,
he navigated the boat short distance
down the river and sold her and the goods
she contained, and returned to Prentiss, tc
enjoy the fruits of his terrible crime. Blu
murder always provides its own witnesse.
to convict its perpetrators, and the colo
blooded villain will soon end his career OF
the gallows. The murdered man formerly
lived in Louisville, and was known in va.
rious towns along the Ohio river
Moore, the murderer, it is thought, also be
longed somewhere on the Ohio.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-05-25
NJ OTEcR.zTHE RO.SRD o
80. Pixies Peak!
KDEZyN-g DESXROUS OF .WOT.x.y-G

y
- Wcst, wish to give up my lease on the I'm
ion House, and soil the Furniture and other arti-
clcs belonging 10 the house. The house is well fur
nished and in good condition for the accommoda-
ton Of boarders and travellers will sell at cost
and deduct one hundred dollars for wear and tear
Amy person wishing to keep Hotel, win do we'll TO
como and loob for themselves. The Union House
is good tavern stand, situated in the most bust
ness part of the city, and near the wharf boat
Persons wishing.the situation will do we'll to call
Immediately, shall sell out the first opportu-
nifty. Call at the Union House, Henderson, Ky.
my24-lwd Y. PULLlAM. Proprietor
HUCTJ0.N.-.N'OTH TO LxQUOR
81 DEALERS AND MANUFACTURERS.
We will sell at auction, at our Auction rooms, on
THURSDAY, May 26th, AT 10L o'clock, a lot of
choice Oils for the use Of manufacturing Liquors.
my24 III. NELSON q CO., Auct'rs.
IVME COPa X TIVE X SNIP HE.
II tween the undersigned has been dissolved this
day, ii. o. BABC0CK having purchased the in
terest of III. w Lagow in the firm and will con-
tinuc the business ON his account.
$685.. o. .. .E.tf III. o. BABC0CK,
|. E... t. III. w. LAG0W.
EvASsvrt NAV OF lg5g rnx02
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-05-25

n. r. LOBDELL, Secretary.
Applications receiyedby ALLEN c. HALLOCK,
gent tcbl5-ly
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-05-25
ID l. I N ID -


Other sizes made 10 order
BS BLINDS of all sizes made TO order.
fssS- DOORS other than regular sizes on hand, or
made on short notice.
Doors moulded TO erder. Builders should, ifpOs-
sible, make their Frames of regular sizes, they
then be supplied at any time.
Ceiling, Siding, and Flooring for sale. Mould
ings of all sizes Fencing Boards AZ feet long, for
sale cheap. One Window contains twelves lights.
All orders must lie addressed to
I T.. s. BABC0Ck,
InNll- ydSw Evansville Inl-
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-05-25

this point, and there is no prospect of hear
ing from Cape Race tonight