Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-12-17
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lhv. Quite an extent OF area in that re-
glnn is thnughl 10 snow signs of gold, bot
no, in sufficient quantities as YET 10 excite
much interest
Judge Douglas and his wife design
leaving Washington, on the l3'h OF De-
cember for Florida, at the recommends
ton ofhis physicians.
Az. Copenhsver and VIM. II. Spur
Of Winchester. have been paTdoned by
Gov. Wise, from the peniienlary.
The Wiley Guards of IIarH,oaburg,
60 strong. are at Charlcstown. lhe SOL
diers are the finest looking set of men
there, nearly all of them being SIX feet
high. They have a fine Brass Band ana
an infant drummer only seven years at
age. who steps llke soldier and "lelGs
his drum sticks with great accuracy and
taste.
The editor of the Saltwater Democrat
IS rejoicing over local uem which WAS
presented Ia hIm last week. lie says It
Is "a small piece OF bue,eyed humanity
of the feminine order, standing about one
foot three without stockings, broad acc"r-
ding, weighs ten and n quarter pounds
and has a toIerable good voice The
article is purely original we suppose.
The wife Of Gov. Willard, Of Indiana.
sister of j. f.. Cook, now under sentence
of death at Charlestown, is suffering
much from her grief at the impending ia'e
r, ia fn,iuOatp man
A SrRIRE.-The cigar makers OF New
Orleans are on strike. They had
procession. composed of whites and backs
IN which they carried banner INSCRIBED,
NO less than IS per 1000 The PC
avune IS down on The slrke and on The
mixing OF colOrs.
Law is expensive As well as vcxaI"u'
and uncertain. In recent case IN Mil
waukie. il came out that the income of
one lawyer IN that city for tie past year
was $4,000.
A PRErTY CONvIcr Gov. Wise has
pardoned a young woman about ID years
of age, out of the penilen'lary, op Salnr-
day. Her name IS Sarah Campbell. She
Is from Wheeling, and very pFty. She
was convicted OF receiving sFoIen goods.
and sent to the penilenliary fer tie term
Of one wear. The gIrl's>story is, that the
goods were brought to her by her lover,
and she rot suppo9hg that they had been
obtained by undae means, received them
A LADY's OuTFIr.-There is now on
exhibition at a fashionable jewelry es'ab.
Ji,hment in New York, in a small show
case less than thirty inches square, col
/ecnon of gorgeous diamond jewelry,
forming an outfit for lady, valued at
SIS. 900. A pin, formed of a single white
diamond, is valued at So 600, one neck
lace OF large diamond $1,000; two small
ones $4,000 each; two parasoIs SIS each.
The abolitonists OF Boston sent an ar
list To Charlrstown TO procure likeness
of old Brown. and a measurement OF his
head, to aid in making bust 10 adorn
Northern parlors and halls ! ~
Army INrELLIoENCE.- Brev"t Colonel
Robert f.. Lee. second cavalry.is assign
ed 10 duty according TO his brevrt rank,
and will repair to Harper's Ferry and
take command orthe United States troops
ordered to thai pllce. The fobr compan-
les OF artillery ordered TO iiarPer's Feny
will remain lhere until further orders. un.
der such insrrucrJ Jns as may be given
them by Col Lee
Mt. Sou;heflandi vas fined $50 in New
York the other day for kissing mans
"a lfe against her vii. A righteous de-
cision. No man has a right 10 kiss sn-
other fellows VIE Without she wants
hIm.
UUxo Ix ErFIGY On Friday la't
Gov. WISE was hung IN shIgy al Nanck
and Wohurn, Mass. As a sei.oI 10 such
fol!y. "Old Brown" received similar
treatment al I've first named town.
Col. Col; Of Hartford. Conn, has pre-
senleJ hundred ol tbs cavity Pi'iols 10
G srlbaIdi aud his company ol guides.
Twenty years ago The number Of roI-
ored men IN Canada West was 3 400,
now there are more ihsn 5000. lu !Uur
months after lbe passage OF The fugitive
slave law 10 900 poured into the country.
The Empress Eugenie and the ladies'
Of her court have definitely abandoned
rrinoline; lhev have also substituted shori
dresses for trailing ones.
+. Hamilton Vausud1, well knorn asa
story writer and contributor TO ihe Sunday
papers in New York. died in that city on
Tuesday morning Of last week. He was
, native Of Mlddleiown, Nd, and about
% years Of age. he leaves widow.
Rev. James Peeler. Of Fsllshssse.t1s..
..., .inht nf q nlnx of his