Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1860-06-30

O. Don't forget the Lecture on the
4th of July, 10 be delivered by nr
SCHAFF, in the Presbyterian Church, al
10 o'clock, A. NJ.
&C. The Democratic Convention which
met in Baltimore on Monday OF last week
closed It's labors OH Saturday last by pre-.
SEEMING TO the country as their candidate
for President, STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS, oi
Illinois, and BENJAMIN FITZPATRICK OF
Alabama. for Vice President Sub.e-
qneutIy Mr.. Fitzpatrick declined, and the
National Committee of the Democratic
party substituted in his stead HERscHEL
V. Johnson Of Georgia.
Owing to the decisive stand which the
Douglas delegates look in reference TO tie
Majority report, a secession from the reg
ular Convention IN part was had of The
Delegates from Vermont, Massachusetts,
New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Ma
ryIand, Virginia, North Carolina, Geor,
gia, Florida, Alabama, Louisiana, Mis-
sissippi, Texas, Arkansas. Missouri, Ten
nessee, Kentucky, California and Ore
gon. The Seceders met III Convention
al the Mary land Institute, on Saturday
representing over 300 delegates and nom
lnaIed JonN T.. BREcKgNKlpGE of Ken
lucky, for President, and Gen. JuE LANE
of Oregon, for Vice President.
Al serenade given TO Mr., Douglas on
Saturday night last, in Washington, he
came forth and in a speech accepted the
nomination rendered him by the CoAvcn-
ton.
On Monday night las! large con
course OF friends and admirers Of Mr..
Breckenridge visited him, when in a neat
and patriotic Idress be accepted the nom,
NATION given him by the Marylan lnsl
tute Convention.
There are now four candidates for Pre-
sdent of the United States. The contest
bids fair to be the warmest ever known i'll
the political annals Of our country. In
Ihe present aspect Of political affairs,
when the troubled waters appear so threat
eningIy To enguli US, we can but invoke
the blessings Of a benign Providence 10
direct US through the coming campaign
and all lis DEGREES rebound 10 the good
and prosperity of our Nation.
o. At about quarter paSiiwo d CLOCK
on the afternoon of Friday the 18Th ult.,
fire broke out in yard No. 2 Of The Or
leans Cotton Press, at the corner OF Rol'
fsnac and Front streets, New Orleans,
La. The cotton shed worth $4,000; the
new hydraulic machinery for compress
sing Cotton. belonging To K. ID. SnEP-
HERD, worth $4,000; and about 1000
bales Of cotton worth 100000, were
swallowed up in the gale Of fire. and
lucky was it that the efforts OF the ii,emen
prevented the destruction from extending
farther. The cotton belonged ic RoTCH,
FORD, BRowN & Co., though about hall
of it had day before been sold to some
Liverpool buyers. As TO insurance we
have not heard the particulars.
&zS. IaroKTANrr TO FARMERS. w have
received visit from our young friend
SAM. J. PRICE, who is Agent Tor the firm
of WELTY & Co., Of SmilhsbuIg, Wash
lnslon County, Nd, for the sale of Fruit
Trees. &c. Being personally acquainted
with one Of the Grm, Mr.. JOSEPH d..
Pace, we can recommend most cordially
the farmers .ot Jefferson and adjoining
counties ID ibis firm, who may be IN wan!
Of anything i'll their line. as icing res
ponsibIc one and in which reliance can
be placed.
g. Congress adjourned at noon on
Monday last, but the President called all
extra session of The Senate OH Tuesday.
o. JosEPu CRANE, Sheriff elect toT
This County, has appointed Col ii. W.
GLOVE OF Harper's Ferry, one OF bis