Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1860-04-21

lion still living, Tie youngest OF them
lis 80 years Old.
The Municipal elections in Annapolis
and Haeerstown, Md, resul,erd III the
success of the American nominees.
Deceassd.-The Boonsboro' (Md.) Odd
Fellow records the death of George
Suause, Esq formerly memb,r Of The
Legislature from Washington county. aud
the inventor Of several machines for agrl-
cultural purposes.
AT Washington. on Monday morning,
a lady aged over 80 years, named MIS-.
Sarah Thompson. committed suicide Oy
swallowing quantity of arsenic.
On the night of the 9th inst, desrur-
live FIRE occurred in Washington county,
Md, FIVE miles from Hagerstown, hy
which large barp of G. w. Zelgler wa
deslroyed, together with lis contents.
Eleven head OF cattle, most OF them hhe
imlch cows and ten horses, were burnt To
death. The entire loss is estimated at
$1,000. Ie
WIZ. Miller, charged with stealing S35
from John Waters, had an examining
trial on Friday and was sent on for fur
Their trial. The evidence against him Is
said to be very sTong.--Harf'nS0trg
american.
Twenty thousand percussion rlfled
muske,s have been received al Charleston
during the past week from the quarter
MASTER at For, Moullrie. This is a part
of lhe general distribution by the fedora
good arms TO the States of the Union.
Gen. Cass, is now in his 7Slh year, is
said TO have yet to lasIe HE first crop OF
intoxicating liquors.
.Acquiual Of Young BrO'c"tOw.-A
verdict of acquilal has been rendered by
The Jury in the case of J. B. BrQwnlow,vn
trial last week al Abingdon, Va, for the
killing of James W. Reese. both students
a, Emory aud Henry College, on 23d Of
February last. The case was given to
the jary late Thursday evening, and they
were absent but few minutes before
agreeing. The verdict was received with
loud acrlama,ions Of applause by lhe large
auditory in the COURTROOM.
The Court of Appeals Of Maryland has
sus tanned The decision OF Jud &c Martin,
leg alizing The law recognizing the Balti-
more Police. i
A Terrible Bereavement-On the
nigh, Of April ID, the house of Mrs. Ra-
gan, in Richmond county, Wisconsin,,
while she was absent over night a. a neigh
bor's, was burned 10 the ground, and SIX
children persisted. in the flames. The
largest was years of age. They were
all the children she had. Mrs. K. lost
her husband about three months ago.
II is said that P. y. Barnum, who is on
his legs again, has sent messenger TO
ENGLAND to offer the inner in the Prize
Fight between Sayers, and Heenan an
enormous sum of money, If he will per-
mil himself 10 be brought to this country
and exhibited. Those oho are said to
know. say tina, 500, 600 is be, upon this
fight in the United States alone.
The Census.-Accordng to the act of
Congress no deputy will be allowed over
twenty thousand inhabitants. Those who
may be appointed by the United States
Marshals will be required 10 commence
operations on the Isl day of June, and
conclude their work six weeks thereafter.
This arrangement will make small dis
tric,s necessity. ..sg .-
Literary Socieiy.-Alex. B. Cochran
of Stanton, Va, has Ueen selected 10 De-
liver the valedictory address before the
Washington Society, and W. b. Berke-
LEV, Of Prince Edward county, Va, the
valedic,ory before the Jefferson Society,a
the University Of Virginia-,he one on
the ID, and the other on the Sd OF July
next.
In few da"s the cars on the Loudoun
and Hampshire Railroad will RON TO the
depot, on Mr.. Casslus Lees farm, about
,wo miles from Leesburg, where the stage
will connect with them. No Jamage has
been sustained by the road, from the re-
cent heavy rains.
We are informed by Pelerson's Detec-
Tor of new and dangerous altered live"
dollar note, purporling 10 be the true is
sue of the Fairmont Bank of Virginia.
Vienelle-Man feeding pigs; man on right
end; Henry Clay and figure 50 On left
end: dog between signatures.
Tornado in Franklin, Ohio.-On Mon
day night. a very destructive tornado WIS.,
lied Franklin county, OHIO. Fences
were blown quite away, trees were twIs-
ted of al the roots, barns and sheds blown
down. most of the chlmneys in the range