Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-12-17
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A negro preacher in Delroi', who mar
ried black man 10 a white woman, such
marriage being illegal, was convicted on
Monday last and sentenced TO pay fine
o! $50 or be imprisoned for ninety days.
Hon. Il. Collins Lee, Judge Of the ~
perior Court Of Baltimore city, died on
Saturday mornng al 5 o'clock, from an
attack Of paralysis.
Deceq8ed.-E. c. Dubois, Esq Cash
Ter Of The Washington County Bank, died
al his residence in Wliliamsport, Md, on
Monday morning last, at an advanced age.
Wee President John G. Breckenridge
was elected a Senator of the Uncd
STATES, on Monday last, BY he LegI>la-
tore of kentucky, to serve for six Year,
from the 4Iy of March 1861, and 10 sue.
coed Hon. John J. Ctluenden, whose
term will then expire.
Governor Hchs.-The painful opera
ton Of cutting for The stone IN the bladder
was successfully performed upon Gov.
Hicks on Saturday last, by Prof \. K.
Smith, of Baltimore. and stone about J
Of an .nch in diameter removed. The
Governor is comfortable but not out OF
danger.
Judge Robert n. Marin, formerly Of
this Judicial District, has received from
Gov. Hicks the appointment of Judge Of
the Superior CourE Of BalimOre-vIce Il.
Collins Lee, deceased-anJ entered upon
the exercise of his lies.-HogerSt0ICa
Herald.
Washington Irving, whose name is
household word. died al his residence,
Sunny Side, n. Y. on the both nit. lie
was an author Of distinguished ability.
The Morgan Contnelsls of Wnches.
ter. have been furnished with CoIt's re
volying Army Rifles and with camp cI0ak'.
The Kansas election has resulted in IA
vor OF HE entire Republican Stale ticket
by 1900 majority.
The Pay Of Membsrs.- 1t i' stated
that the Secretary OF the Treasury refuses
10 pay members mileage and salary,
though appropriated. on the ground that
no evidence of membership exisIs till a
Speakers certificate is furnished.
Southern R'pubHcaHism In Ken
lucky delegates have been appointed to
republican national con,snU'n TO uomi-
nare a presrdenrr-l candidate. The re-
puhIlcsns Of Missouri have i,sued a call
Tor State convention.
There are noS se'sn organized mill
tary companies IN Berkeley county, and
in almost every county in the State mil
nary companies, are organizing rapidly
y The lssl words of John Brown, accord
inX to the PhandelPhIa Enquirer, were as
follows Il die alone responsible for
M oSn operal pa. and ask 70 sympathy.
1 am satisfied il. my own belief-buI de
sire no other WaS to believe as do, Nm
les" his con'cient and philosophy ap.
prove. ] am 'IngR responsible for my
own -ot' good or bA 4. 1t tight or wrong,
'he consequence rsSs only upon my
self"
This second son Of Gov. Letcher. of
Va, an Interesting youth Of ten years Of
age died Of lock 80 on December 9Th.
A Iatge number ot he students of
Princeton College, on Saturday week last
burned IN efhgy Of Senator Seward and
Henry Ward Beecher. Tie excitement
was immense.
The Charter election held in New
~ al.
election of Fernando Wood, over IIav.
meyer he Tam0ny HaI candidate and
Opdy Ike. he Republican nominee.
one Of Th'm.-The ElmTa Gazette /.
saws THAI HazIeu, one Of tho HMper's
Ferry insurgents, Was formerly connect |
With gang Of hor'e-lheI'fs in that vein.
lIy, and escaped punishment by forming
Sssie'S evidence. Thi, i. specimen OF
the msftyrE who ale to make 1.-The gaIIows
glorious as he cross"
Not ReaG-The Englishman who
was arrested al Alexandra, ON the Euspi. .
clon Of being Resll, Hro~nS .ecrelary ol
State under Ihs provisional government,
y "a on Saturday discharged, there being
ns evNs"ce ~ suhGlantiaie the charge
He ~as forsard.d to Philadelphia by the
British Consul.
The Home Guar.'s is lille Of q Com
psny organized 10 Wncts1.tsr. and COM
posed OF meRhsrS over - yeau OF age. ,
End al lbus beyond me limit Of military
enrolment by I.~. The following off T
Gers have been elected Captain, Robert
Y. Conrad; LeutrnanI, JUS. :. Carson,
Lloyd Logan, and Go. w. Grnn; .. :
Geo ". Anderson. Mr.. Conrad. Uhu
10 a graduate Of West Point, accepted he
position unanimously rendered him IN an
annrnnriale sntfch He cnmnanY Las