Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1860-09-22
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Hon. ]. G. Breckenridge is said TO be
confined to his home by illness.


Potomac TO the Patuxent. It's path vas
about mile in breadth; houses and barns
were blown down, tobacco and corn cut 10
pieces, and about 100000 worth of prop
et,y in all destroyed.
The Prince OF Wales has sent S240 TO
the servants who waited on him at Otta-
wa, and $50 10 FIVE men who held the
horses of the royal party when they dis
mounted after a short ride in the country.
A lad has been sent 10 the house OF cor
rectioL for stealing handful Of hair from
the tail Of the Princes horse.
Maine Election Returns from one
hundred and sixteen towns give Mr..
Washburn, the Republican candidate tor
Governor, 33 465; Smart, Dem, 23,64O.
The entlre Republican Congressional
ticket is also elected.
alexandria (Fa) County Court
This court met on Monday, and among
other cases took up one against /. b.
Stonebraker, boa!man, from Frederick,
Nd, charged with !e!oni"usiy maintain
! ing 10 a slave thai he was as Tree as
white man, and that Uhen Lincoln was
elected President Of the United States this
right would be acknowledged. After hear
ing the evidence the court discharged the
prisoner of the felony. but held him to
bail IN the sun of 81 600 10 answer al The
| October term Tor mlsdemeanor IN deny
ing the right Of masters TO property III
-. Il
Bear, the "Buckeye Blacksmith" is
making Lincoln speeches, IN PennSylVa-
MIA.
A suspicious character was lodged in
the Loudoun county jail on Sunday last
upon the charge Of attempting to pursnade
some Of Col. Ramey's negroes to rLn of.
lie had about him map Of the Potomac
river, with all the fordS noted down,
which looks rather suspicious.
The President has declined TO accept
the resignation Of MIR. A. NJ. Barbour, as
Superintendent Of The Harper's Ferry Ar
mnry.
The United Presbyterian SYNOD Of Vir-
pinia meets in Alexandra in October.
Five young women, dressed III boys
clothes, were arrested in Wheeling, Va,
last Friday night
Col. Fsuntleroy has received orders
from the Secretary Of War 10 make an i'm,
mediate and vigorous campaign agalnst
the Navaioe Indians. With the force he
has now, the Colonel will be able to put
speedy termination 10 existing troubles.
A Man fills from The Top eta &teePle.
At Troy, n. Y, Oh the 7th INST, man
named John FIshback, who was hall IN
toxicaled at the time, in order 10 exhibit
his nerve to a companion who was enga-
ged with him in repalnlng sieepIe,
walked out TO the extreme edge OF mar
row cornIce OF ledge running around the
base of the dome, sIXty-One feet IRON HE
ground, and, losing his balance, fell, strl.
king first upon corntce quite a distance
below. and then upon The ground, falling
upon The right side Of The head and shout
der. Instantly killing him, causing the
blood to spout from his ears. and driving
The right side Of his bead and face into
horrid shape.
The Frederick County, Nd, AgricuI.
tural Fair Will commence on Tuesday the
| 9Th Of October, and continue four days.
81. Louis, Sept. l7.-While MesSrS.
Blair and Glover were addressing RePub.
IicaE gatherings al Hannibal last Thurs
| day night, some outsiders made repeated
attempts to interrupt the proceedings by
throwing stones and eggs at the speakers,
and hurrahing for Douglas, Bell and Breck.
Inridge.
The Virginia Legisiaire.-The
Governor has determined to call an extra
ses, ion Of rhe Legislature, 10 meet on the
l4,h of January, to decide relative to the
sale of the James River Canal.
Mai. Thomas Campbell, proprietor Of
the Red Sulphur Springs, of Virginia,
died on the 9Th inst.
A Californian, while choPPing wood a
while ago, found in the bull OF hollow
tree bag of gold dust worth $1,000
The Baltimore Patriot states that both
the candidates for Mayor Of Baltimore al
ready nominated, Mr.. Brown and Mr..
Keyser, are for Bell and Everett.
Maryland Institute Fair.-The 18Th
annual exhibition Of American Manulsc-
lures and Mechanic Arts, under The direc-
Gon and superintendent Of the Maryland
Institute, will be opened at their spacious
hall in Baltimore, on Tuesday evening
the 9th Of Oct, and continue four weeks.
An alarm has been raised in Clarke co.,
Ala, by band GyPsies, who asked per-
mission to bury one Of their number who
had died on plantatian. Some suspicious