Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-12-24
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New York. where, early III January,the.
embark for Nassau, the capital OF New
Providence, one Of the group at Baham
Islands. The island has been rec0mmen
ded by The highest medical authority il
Boston. as promising by us climate ani
OIL er surroundings, beneficial results Il
tie health Of Mrs. Pierce, which it i
fonnd cannot bear the severity OF Ne"
England winter.
7He Ralcigh Tavern.-The old Ra
leigh Tavern, at Williamsburg, Va, va
occupied by Mr.. BIessIngham at The time
of its destruction. lie had an insurance
Of $4,000 upon the building and furniture
The bust of Sir Waller Raleigh, over the
portico, was the oniy relic saved oil The
venerable structure.
Another Bro,Cn PIOi-Wc learn tina
a plot was discovered few days ago, a
DardantIle, Ala, for an insurrcctlon Of
negroes. Upon the discovery of the plot,
The negroes implicated several white men,
TWO of whom were by The name oil
Brooks, who, we understand, were arrest
ed.
In Jail-There are two suspected per.
sons now confined in the Winchester
(Va.) jail. One who saws his name is Ju'
Ian Merit, was arrested in Harris burg
last week taken To CharlestoWn i'll charge
Of officer j. NJ. Magson, and thence re,
turned there for safe keeping. The 9th
er, who says his name is Samuel Cook,
was arrested near SIephenson's Depot
last week. Bo'h profess TO hail from
New York, bul give no satisfactory ac-
count.
Virginia State Finances audi,
tor OF public accounts Of Virginia paid
over on Friday last, TO the commissioners
of the sinking fund, 1913, 255 80, TO pay
the interest on the public debt due on the
Isl pGoXlmo; of which S356,0S5 will be
transmitted to New York and 1892, 10 80
will be dsbursed at the State treasury.
Military ConUentiOn,-lt is proposed
TO hold military convention Of The com,
missioned officers Of the Virginia volun.
ieers in Richmond, some lime during the
session of he Legislature, TO deliberate
upon the military and political aliAlrs OF
the commonwealth.
A church near Smilhfeld, Isle Of Wight
county, Va, is said to be the oldest one
now in existence in the United States. Il
was erected some time between the years
| $50 and 1898, during The reign OF the
lst Charles. The BRICK, lime and timber,
were imported from England. The tin.
Der is English oak and was Iramed\in }o,
rope. ~
Taking Care ofhs U1dows.7We0:
dell Phillips, Rev. Dr.. Cheever, and m,
other red hot Brown Christian, by the
name Of Rev. Plol. MauISon, are out with
a call in New York for meeting at the
Cooper Institute, TO lake up collection
for lhe benefit of the widow and orphans
Of the late John Brown. As an offset, a
similar meeting is proposed for The Pur-
pose OF getting up some sort Irsum".
NAL for Mrs. MahaIa Doyle, whose hus-
band and two sons, Wis SAID, Old Brow
helped 10 murder in Kansas.
.4rrested on SuSpi-ion.-Wm. Herse-
field was arrested last TUESDAY at SnIck,
ers,iIlr, Loudoun county, Va. He said
he was from Yorkshire, England, and
protested TO be "a lecturer on phrenol"gy;
had on his person several letters written
IN cyphcr; is an aged man, and was com
miued TO jail.
THO Suicides at a HofcI.-W. 3.
Hopkins shot himself through tie heart al
the ST. Charles .HoIl, New Orl"ans. on
Friday. A few moments after his body
was discovered in lis ROOM, John +.
Murgrove, of ST. Louis, Mo. threw hlm-
self from the pottico Of the hotel and was
Instantly killed.
Tuginia Legislatore.-On Friday. in
the Senate, a csolulion was adopted M
structng the joint committee on The Har-
per's Ferry outrage TO report TO the hou'
ses Of Assembly all laws enacted by tie
non-slsveholJing States of the enIon
since the paSsag &c Of the fugitive slave law
hostile TO The sIavehodipg interest OF The
State Of Virginia; also one for amending
and extending ahe provisions of the &C
passed March 9Th, 1856, entitled "an &C
for additional protection TO slave proper
ty."
.4noiher Msurection.-The Rocking
ham (Va.) Cltizen says that they have
some reports ib Iha, county about negro
instructions to come off al Christmas.
Gen. Scou has travelled distance o
$4,000 niles since the 20Ih of last Sep
tember. This is doing pretty well for !
maheover % years of age.
-Four deaths Of members o. the presen