Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1860-01-28
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In Philadelphia, according 10 the pre-
sent directory, there are 595 Smiths. 336
Juhnsons, Az Browns, 304 Jone$es, 269
WllIiamses, 225 Wilson's, and l79 Da-
vises. OF The Smiths, 80 rejoice in The
Christian name o: john, while Of the
Joneses there are &c who are known by
hat excelen prefix. OF the Johnsons,
one half The number are colored.
In TINE OF PEACE PREPARE FOR WAR.
jus, hear how Mr.. CIoly, the lady To-
cal of the Rockford Daily News counsels
her sex in view of the fact that 1860 is
leap year:
Are the girls aware that this is leap gear
"a grand chance for those who feel that
they are verging toward uncertainties, to
make desperate plunge. We know one
or two gentlemen who certainly ought TO
be married, and probably the right kind Of
tactics would induce them TO come 10 the
same conclusion. little care, llule
caution. so as not TO scare The poor vic
tins, and the game may be your own,
girls.
CoPplc's BRoTHER.-Barclay Coppc,
one of the Harper JFcrry insurrectionIsis,
was in CoIumbian$ county for several
DAYS previous to II p bringing home OF his
brother Edwin's sody for burial. lie
was in Salem seve Sal times, well mufled
up about the face a I'D with cap drawn
down over his fore head. He kept close
watch against purgbers. He carries two
revolvers-is a Operate young man and
says he will never ee taken alive.-Jtheet-
jig paper.
I A Piece ofJohk Brown's Cc0a.-
Coming up on lid cars. day or two
since, we noticed IA csdaveIous looking
parsonage sitting done on one of the seals,
and by the side Of him large piece OF
composite stone, On which was painted
"A piece of John Browns Coffin" We
asked him where lie got it. He replied,
lin Essex county; Browns grave was
bored IN the solid rock, and this piece !
broke on, myself, The cadaverous per
son looked upon i,'as sacred relic, and
we have no doubt will always consider it
so.
Free Colored Population in the South.
"A writer in Nashville paper has COM
piled The probable number OF fee colored
persons now in The slave States, which is
about 265 900. distributed as follows:
Maryland $4,000, Virginia 10000,
North Carolina 80, 900, Delaware 10000,
louisiana 10000 Kentucky 600, Dis
lrict of Columbia 900, South Carolina
O,OOO, Tennessee 5000, Georgia 1900
Mississippi 5000, Alabama 5000, Florida
900, Missouri I.2OOs Texas 1000, Ar
Kansas 900.
BOGUS HUMANITY ILLUSTRATED -
Where is Mrs. child "a frghtful num-
Der OF poor women-yeung gIIlS the most
of ,hem-are still lying, half dead and in
most excrutiating agoiies in the City
H ii, q, Lawrence, Mass. These poor
women need kind nursing and gunde
words, to smooth their !assage to the tomb.
Where, oh where is Mrs. Lydia Maria
Child Can only murderera, horse
thieves and traitors sliTher sl mpath es
WHY is she not al the bedside of these Ill
ia ed sufferers ! Is it because they are OF
her own sex !or becau Sc il is their mis-.
fortune To- be white lead Of black p
". 7. Express.
Handsome Present. General Cass
has just presented TO lhe city of Detroit
Mich. one site itI a public park and an
other lor a fountain and watering place
proviJed the common council will devote
The laad which he gives exclusively 10 the
purpose designated.
Virginia Military .Appropriafions.-
The bill approprialing five hundred thou
; ssnd dollars for the Stale armory; 10 b'
expended Tor machinery and the msnutae
lu,e of firearms. has passed both house
OF the Virginia Legislature. Il
81 It is stated that there are nov in Cana
5 fda iorlyiee thousand runaway slave
: from the South. Valuing these slaves a
an average of one Thousand dollars each
il is clear that The British provinces ar
hahnring $4,000 200 worth OF the prop
e,iy of the United States, and keeping
hey the reach Of The rlghilIul owners.