Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1860-06-02
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tern, will leave Tor the poTI vi I'VE" AOIN
on the 9Th Of June. This appears to be
the programme, whether she visits Fort.
land or not, and will probably anchor OF
the Battery, under the guidance OF the
New York pilots who have already gone
TO England for the purpose of bringing
her safely into the hsrbor OF New YORK
JEFFERSON LAND.-The Cromwell farm
the suIe of " hich we mentioned lew
weeks ago, as having been purchased by
MIR. l.. SaLler, at S55 per acre, has been
purchased BY Mr.. D. W. Cromwell, lo'
The sum Of $40 per acre-Mr. 5. realizing
an advance of over S20O0.-Charls5t0i'"
Free Press.
The Japanese Embassy having received
all the dinners and hOnors comeaIaole III
Washington, are about 10 visit Annapolis
Baltimore, tiarpcr's Ferry, Philadelphia,
Boston, and other places, to Par'ake oil
similar leastings and worshlPPIngs.
Tom HYER.-This noted pugIlIst was
one Of the republican delegates to ChIca,
90. He IS an acuve Lincoln man, and
was the leader Of The grand procession at
Chicago, on the nighI following the nom
nation.
Tue Joint worm is plying sad havoc
with the growing wheat crop IN Amherst
coanty, Va.
Throughout Kentucky the complaint is
almost universal of destruction Of the
wheat cop by the fly. Fields that werr
full Of promises few weeks since will,
from appearances, produce scarcely two
bushels TO the acre.
Hon Wan. Campbell Preston, the eIo-
quent South Carolina Senator (flom 1892
to 1922 died a Columbia, S. c., on The
22d ulr, aged GG years.
Sayers and Heenan have made friends;
Savers is to retire from the Ring and keep
his belt, but present one like it to Heenan.
Isaac V. Fowler, The defaulung post
master of New York City, has thus far
avoided an arrest. lis believed lie has
left the county.
A gentleman Of Chicago well posted in
political affairs of the country, offered TO
bet 81. 900 on the evening of the nomlna.
lions that Lincoln could not carry ten
States, and This right in the face OF the
men who so warmly urged his nomlna-
ton, but no one was willing TO take the
bet.
New York. T'rade 1cith Japma.-Ro-
bert H. Gallaher, associate Of John ALI
mand, Jr. & Co, Kanagava, Japan. is
in Washington. completing arrangements
for starting a line OF clipper ships from
New York in the Japan trade. The first
ship will probably leave in few weeks
GUILTY AT Wheeling, Va, Madge
Baldwin was convicted Of murder in the .
second degree and sent to the Penltenllary
for fourteen years, for the murder OF +.
Mass, at Triadelpha. Four other parties
are indicted for participating in the muir
der.
Peter Hancock, a lad twelve years OF
age, living in Kent county, Delaware,
hung himself last week 10 Fl Of passion,
because his sister. Mrs. Casson, had
refused to take him with her on visit 10
Dover.
STAMPEDE OF NEGRoEs.-On Monday
night (Whilmonday, some eight or ten
slaves, belonging to persons IN this CITY
and vicinity. absconded IN body. One
Of ,hem for whom a reward OF $500 is OIL
fered in another column, belonged TO Mrs.
Caroline E. Brengle, of This city; Others
10 Mrs. Mary Hammond, hlessIs John
Smith, Ezra Houck, Chris ian Thomas.
and Frederick (Hd } ErGmi-
ner.
STRONG Men IN AFRICA The Rev.
w. Thomas, Chaplain,o Of the U. S. sloop-
of.war Jamestown, on The African station,
from 1855 to 1857, has recently publish
ed work in which he states that the
Krooman OF Liberia and Sierra Leone IS
considered a week man who cannot hold
barrel Of beef goo pounds) al arms
length above his head, and walk with ii
through heavy surf, ~ boa! 200 yards
from The shore,
A SAD TALE.-A five dollar note came
into the possession of citizen Of Wash
ington, on Monday, with the following
enforcement "This is The last OF 500
600 spent in gambling in the fashionable
bells of Washington. Young men into
whose hands this may fail, beware Of dis
sipaiion, drunkenness and gambling"
Singular TRUE.-A snortsman Of
much experience informs the Harrisburg
Pa Uulon. that there is mol an instance
on record of slut going mad from any
cause. and that he has known Of several