Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1860-09-29
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New Orleans, Sept. ia dreadful
storm occurred in the Gulf OF Mexico on
/ Saturday. The town of Biloxi was al
most demolished. Several lives were
lost, and many vessels and steamers blown
ashore. ar G.In
Death of q Ciergyman.-The Rev.
John Winebrenner died at Harrisburg, Pa,
on Tuesday night, the nth inst. The
deceased was the founder of the denomi-
nation known as the "Church Of God.
and was honored and esteemed by the
entire membership, embracing many
thousands in different States in the Union.
Col. Fsuntlproy has ordered campaign
agains, the Indians, 10 move in three sep
arste columns, on the first Of October.
+ Gov. Letcher has commissioned Col.
Thomas P. August as Brigadier General
of the I'd Brigade. ...,..e. ssh. b..
The meeting of the Winchester Pres
bytery will commence in Romney on
Wednesday, the .3Id of October. u.j
TO BIZ TRANsPoRTED.-Negro Bill, the
property of MIR. Emory Edwards, who
was COMMITTED to Jail in Charlestown, a
short iime since, charged with an assault
upon white lady of this county, with in
tent TO commit a rape, was sentenced on
Monday of last week TO be transported
beyond the limits Of the United States
Free Press.
Political. The citizens of Piedmont,
Va, and Wesiernport, MIDI public NEE
ting, and without regard TO party, have re-
quested ex- Gov. Francis Thomas, of Md.
to deliver an address on the political issues
of the day, at Piedmont on 10 day. Gov.
II. has signiIied his intention 10 comply
! with The request. SOC
VIM. II. Van Wyck. Esq, an attache
a, the Custom House, in Baltimore, since
1897, died Saturday morning, in the els
year of his age. His death makes the
seventeenth which has occurred in the
house during the present admins
lraticn. ..-.
The census-taker in Upper Aroosiook
Me-, reports one family of tweniy-sever
children. and several more containing
from fifteen to twenty children. In one
family he found sixteen children, all o.
whom were living al home, and the moth
er was only forty years Of age.
A new planet was discovered at the Ma
tionai Observatory, on the ISM inst. Its
right ascen,ion is % hours and 4 minutes
and It's declnalion is 3 degrees and 2;
minutes south.
Attorney. General Black has decided
that the Post Office Department has th'
power to Withhold letters addressed 10 fic
,,ious persons or firms, when such name
have been assumed as part of system t'
ches, and defraud the public. The fraud
ulent intent. however, must be very clear
The Secretary of the treasury has awar
ded the contract for the construction o
the Pacific Telegraph to Hiram Slbey
President Of the Western telegraph union
The easiest and most efficient way Il
clean windows. looking glasses, and III
like, is TO rub all The spots off with fold
ed a0ft newspaper. and then polish then
, dry with clean dry one. Housekeeper
who once adop. this method will neve
adopt any other.
Ii its stated that man in Williams
town, Mass, has large lot of bull-irog;
0 all lauened for foreign market. Som
r OF them have been highly fed for sewers
years. land are of enormous size, welghn
= abou, 40 lbs. He intends TO exhibit thei
i, a, the Hoosan Valley Fair.
!. When H. Ingram, Esq. the proprieio
y Of The London Illustrated News left, IN
2 party in attendance on The Prince of Nor
r tresl, he said lie wanted 10 60 where
was more quiet. He found the quiet III;
knows no waking on board ill.fa,ed sic;
q mer Lady Elgin t'-
n Quite an extensive revival is now i
h progress at,he NJ. E. Church ia hi
place. The meeting commenced on Ia.
Sunday morning week, and up TO Frida
i might we understand tha'some twenty Cd
+ tcon(essed CONVEX ion and were admi,re
into the Cburch.-Bsryyu:Hs Coaseyt!