Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1860-09-08
NEWS 3I$89.

bound freight--ihe through irathc alone
averaging a thousand tons per days
now coming over the Baltimore and Ohio
Rail Road.
In one building in Lynn, Mass, there
are six shops, where $500 pairs Of boots
are heeled daily by machinery. One es
Enlistment has sold, within the past four
months, about 80, 600 turned heels, TO be
put on by outside parties.
We are grarihed 20 learn that the Agri-
cultural and Mechanical Association OF
this county is making extensive arrange
menls for its annual Fair, which will com.
mence on "Wednesday the ION Of October
Neutrality-suspicious. Heraid.
B Sherrsrd, chief Judge Of the
Court Of Sessions of Suuer county, Cal
fornis, died al Winchester, Va, 26th
ult.
The Board Of Public Works Of Virgin
ia have advertised for State loan OF So
900, 600, upon per cent. stock. redeem
able in 81 years, and the interest payable
semi annually. BY The constitution and
laws Of the State, d sinking fund IS always
provided to pay the interest and principle
when due.
On Thursday of last week a duel was
fought in the Indian nation, between DIR.
Mitchell and Mr.. Grant,, opposing camel
dates for Compress in the late election IN
Arkansas, in which Mr.. Grant,, the sue
cessful aspirani, was killed.
The great exhibition of the U. s. 4gri-
cultural Soclely begins al Cincinnati on
the l2lh Of September, and closes on the
2Oh. The premium list amounts to
500, 900 in cash, medals, &c.
Execution Of a M~derer.-Willlam
Hendricks was hung al I.ynchburg, Va,
on Friday last, for the murder OF Thomas
Johnson in December last. He corIes-
sed the killing, but asserted 10 The last
that il was done IN sell-dcfence.
New Orleans, Sept. l.--CaPt. James
Mcintosh, Commander Of the Navy ard
at Pensacola, died this morning. Capt.
McIlrosh was native Of Georgia. anu
entered the service III 1871.
ST. Louis, Aug. 3l.-Samuel BFust
was executed to-day, for the murder Of
Schmidt, last March. He spoke some
twenty minutes from lhe scaioId, freely
confessing his guilt saying that he IeJoIced
that he had at last reached The end OF ms
earthly career. Till within a few days
he has asserted his innocence.
New York, Sept. 2d.-lt is asserted
that IIeenan and Morrissey will hghI
again. probably in January, and certainly
not later than lhe 5lh Of March IorlO 900
aside.
The mammoth gun known as the
"FIoyd," has just been beautifully moun,
ted at Old Point. The "FIoyd' is SAID
to be the largest cast gun in the world,
it's sheIls weighing $50 lbs, and ITS solid
balls 475 lbs. The first test will be OF
lis range, with a charge of only twenty
pounds of powder, which will be grad
uaIly increased to one hundred pounds.
The James River and Kanawha Com
panv have sold their canal to "tIench-
Company" The terms are not stated
Uart on a CoH-The New England
Farmer say that Mr. A. Briggs, of Mass,
saws that potash dissolved TO paste, laId
upon the wart for halt an hour and then
taken of end the part washed in vinegar
will cure a wart on man or beast.
Saratoga, Sept. The wife OF Cen
eral Garland, of the United States Army,
dropped dead on the street hero last
night.
An Iowa exchange says "A lot Of
runaway slaves passed through Iowa City
recently on the underground railroad on
their way to Canada. They were under
the conduc,orship of brother Of CoPpic,
who was executed at Harper,s Ferry for
his active completely in the John Blown
raid. Hi brother is in fair way for the
same destiny.
The following is the official vote Polled
a, the recent election for Clerk OF The
Court of Appeals Leslie Coombs. 6S,-
954; McCsrlv reg. Detn.,) 45,O7G +;
Boiling, O,8G4 Hopkins, sol.
Conricted.-W. w. Totiy, indicted
for the murder Of his sisler-n-ldw, Miss
Caroline Thorn, al Richmond, was con-
vlc,ed on Saturday Of murderin the first
degree.
Coal OHm Jrginia.- In kanawha
county, Va, there are i've coal oil lac'o-
ries in operation, turning out 1900 gal
Ions Of oil per day. There are also three
other factories, the capacity OF which has
not yet been tested.
Specify ReiriJufion.-Fhe Jefferson
! fTexasl Herald tells US the fate that beiel