Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-12-31

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from his desk. walks ont with "fcol.
who" air. aud the House adjourned.
Ilurrah for or "gerTcat and gsI.or'o.s
ked'airy "
Yon remember tie man in the Fly
who was bcsp, by JOHN Jones. lie ncy.
ct wen, anywhere. lie never did anything
hat he wasu'tsuIe 20 encounter John
Jones. The very line he wished no.
body 20 know or see hiir, when lie wish.
cd 10 he most secret in his movements.
Just " hen he Vas congrarulaung himself
upon h's successful conc,aIm,nt, Il, and
Hehod ,aere was JOHN Jones. "EXlra
81, y j. NY congressional John Jones.
never go to the CAPITOL that Billy doesn't
make speech, to-day Billy made a
speech. would 60 10 morrow but |
know Billy viii make speech, for he
sand It would Iake him ,h,ee hours 10 get
y rough. Think of realer-,hrre hours
,nore Of tX,racis. ! cent stand il, Tx
ira Bdl, Is my John Jones, Rsn1cr II
Won ever GET chance, 90 to CongT'ss on
Christmas day. Then YOU may see your
Representatives in The highest s'a'e Of
..'cirildi0a." FRANKlIN.
aWhen man substitutes tie word
"cirHuion" for cirHicatiOn, you may
know he enjoys Christmas.
Among the signcrs TO The call for Hack
republican Cenver!Ion, 10 assemble at
Chicago on the 18th of June next, are
George Harris, of Md, Alfred Caldwell,
Of Virginia, and Lewis Clcphane of the
District Of Columbia. Tie P'"pIr's
Parry % New Jersey, and all otter orpo-
nrr,s of the present Administrator, are
invited by the call to unite wI'h 'he he
pubncans il support of The Chicago nome
nee.
The proposition Of Major Hartley, who
is well known in conneNloa win me
n.anufac,ure OF firearms, 10 establish an
armcry and manulacioTy OF arms IN RIrh'
moud. and which has been recommended
TO tie Legislature by Gov. Wise, meets
the approval of prominent citizens. The
enterprise is To be under tie auspices OF
company with 81, 100000 capital.
On the l9lh insr., while passenger
car on the Manassas Gap railroad was
backing near Thoroughlare depot, II was
run INTO Nv freight tram. bat fortunately
no lives were lost. D.. \. Late, OF llIr-
rlson county, Va, was however damned
between ~ cars and considerably irJrr-
ed. and Mr. Woodw ard, OF the vicinity ol
L ppcrv!lIc, had his collar bone broken and
II Is feared is Injured internally. W. y.
McYeIgh, daughter and niece, of AleXan-
dria, leaped from the car and escaped III
Jury. The car was shattered to pieces.
There are only rhiuy.hve surviving
widows. out OF five thousand admitted,
who were peusiored for their services III
/ the Revolution. Three reside IN Virgin
ia, VIZ: Sally Goodall, aged los, Green
county; Sally Stewart, aged leo, APpa-
matox county, and Ann Taylor. aged ln2
OF Madison county. Among the Oldest
are Sarah Fitzpatrick, Of Smith county,
Fem, aged lO5. and Wini'rrd Loly, Of
Halifax county, n. c., aged i04.
VIRGINIA LrGrsLArURE.-Thi body
has Adjourned until the 2nd OF January.
Among lhe resolutions submitted on Fri.
day last was one to Inquire INTO The cNpc-
diency of excluding from he common
wealth all nnn.reSIdeut inccndIary preach
crs, col?nrers and other corruplrrs Of
slaves, by requiring evidence Of good cla-
racIcr before they obtain license Tor pursu-
ing their business.
CIoy Haiue.-The Statue Of Henry
Clay, 10y Hart. was shipped from IIayrc
for New Orleans the 9Th of November,on
the ship Fanny Fern. 1t will be inaugu-
rated wI'h great ceremony on the I2ln of
next April, the anniversary Of CIays
birth. The sIle for ls erection will be
on |anal sltcci,at the intersection Of Roy
al and 81. Charles streets, New Orleans.
Mr. Nathaniel Moons, Of Upshur coun-
ly. ha, u-gro named Blown" who
frtIS that the name has been drspraccd by
old Ossawouamis, and says lie viii pell-
non he Legislature for liberty to change
his name.
Tie horse John Brown rode al the bat
lie Of Ossaws'lamir,wass sold in he streets
"l - JusrPh, Mo-. at auction. Col.
Samuel, OF Rods county, was the parcha-
ser.
About 10000, 900 bushels Of oysters
have been token from the Virginia waters
during the past year.
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