Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-05-14
Facts are More strange than Fiction
The freaks Of Fortune.

cidenis. Ii is fact well known IN Ger
tain circles in New York, that two Of The
first merchants Of that city were saved
from insolvency by Lottery Tickets. /
so happened thala member OF each o.
these firms bought Lottery Ticket Z
piece. They are now doing finely ant
are well known To The country merchants
But the strange feature of the case is, Ina
although the gentlemen are middle aged
men, they never bought Ticker before
What sill small voice whispered, "jus>
them" in their ears
Every one has heard Of the Havana Su'
gar Merchant. Ii will be reCOliected that
this occurred in 1857 also. Ii is SAID
that he was then and is nov the most ex'
tensive dealers in sugar in Cuba. In 1857
his gentleman, met in common with all
heavy dealers with immense losses. lie
found his affairs in what he thought a
hopeless condition. He was seen one
day, with some Of his creditors, in state
bordering upon despair, walking along the
streets Of Havana IN pursuit Of his AI'or'
ney's office, 10 make an assignment, when
he was met by young gentlemen. who
slipped into his hand paper full Of fg-
ures, and as he pointed with his finger Il"
mylic number whispered in his ear, you
nave drawn 100000 Who will at.
tempt to delncate the merchants feelings?
Who so gifted as TO paint the'scene-
"H hen in a moment DER his face
} A tablet Of unutterable thought was traced"
We have been thrown into this train Of
thought by an incident which has just oc-
Cured Of a very interesting nature. The
facts came 10 us from reliable authority,
and are fresh. il having taken place in
March last 1857 A country merchant
Of Tennessee, OF fair standing, and Of pru-
dent and frugal habits, suddenly became
embarrassed and probably ruined by The
death and solrency Of friend on whose
paper he was found to the amount Of about
$4,000. The merchant had but one
clerk; young man % years Of age, the
son Of widow, and the eldest Of six chill
dren. He managed to keep the family TO-
gelher by his small salary. The day be-
fore the dennument Of this incident the
old merchant bad made an assgnment,and
The assignee, the clerk and himself, had
entered the store in the morning to per-
form the sad and gloomy duty of cffrctng
an inventory, Scarcely had the clerk seat
I'd himself with pen in hand al his desk,
when boy entered and presented him
with letter. 1t was me drawing Of the
Georgia State Lottery, MCKINNEY q
CO., Managers, Of Savannah, Georgia. 1t
furnished him The pleasing intelligence
that his Ticket had drawn The $1,000
prize. The inventory ended here. The
uexi day saw the new sign over the store
door, made up ty tie merchant and his
clerk. And it is said that the lights seem
ed to burn brighter in The widowed moth
er's home.
The WHEAT CRoP-From all parts of
the country We have The most favorable
reports with regard 10 the growing crops,
as follows:
The Clarion (Pa.) Democrat says that
the whea, never looked better in that
country than il does this spring.
The Leonardtown {Md.) Beacon sntici.
pstes an unusually large crop Of whest in
that county. So all through Mary land.
A man who travelled last week through
six counties in Central Illinois, reports to
the Chicago Tribune that winter wheat
promises 10 make fine crop, and that
farmers feel greatly encouraged al the
prospects.
From the newspapers a, Jackson, Nash
vile, Franklin, GreenvlIe. McMinnvllIe,
and Fayetteville, Tenn, we have encour-
aging news with regard to the wheat crop,
though, in some cases, it is said The frost
has hurt The fruit.
In Missouri. we learn that the wheat
crop promises a yield One.thIrd larger
than in former years.
The Wisconsin, Times states that the
papers in that State all concur in opinion
that the prospect for full and abundant
wheat crop are exceedingly favorable.
We hear. SAYS the Toronto (Canada)
Globe. from all paris Of the country, that
the fall wheat never looked better than
now.
The Lake Providence Na.) Herald in
forms us that crops of all kinds never
looked better than a, present
WASHINGTON COUNTY BANK.-On
Monday last, the following gentlemen
we're elected Directors Of the Washington
county Bank for the ensuing year:
David Nikark, Sam'l. s. Cunningham,
Isaac Mouer, Adam ShooP, Andrew
! Renlch. Alexander Neil, Martin Ricken-
baugh. John Mckee, Abraham Strife.