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I>cui>cr.iiic C?n?coti?>M*-?ii?iiiin?Uiou of
Mr. Wiseffcr Govenmr. } -
The State Democratic Convention as
FtmuteJ at Sta'untok on Thursday la-? ^
the 3Jih ult. A lar>*e 1 Vjt : r i r? e r of dele
grates were in a'.omdence.; O. M. Crutolf
field, Ivq., of Spottsylvania, was elected
President of the Convention, with Vice
Presidents and Secretaries sp.lficiom. ?
From the commencement ?'?e excitement
was gre ?U On the tf^ot ballot, second
day, lor G >vernor, Kit. Wise had 31,419
votes, Leake 25 *762; Smith 2,I0f>; !lo|?
lyda, 1,230: oeldon 41)1; and Fuuikner
239.
A despatch from Richmond of Decern
l>er 3d, says : After a stormy session of
three days, the Democratic Convention at
Staunton have nomiua'ed Mr. Wi#efor
Governor, K. W. MeComas lor Lieuten
ant Governor, and VV. P. Uocoek for At
torney General. The nomination of Mr.
McOomas was declared unanimous, bin
when the question was put to make the
nomination of Mr. Wise unanimous, there
weie many noes. Although the chair
man declared die nomination overwhelm
ingly carried. The entire session was
stormv in a high decree. Resolutions
were passed approving of Mr. Pierre's
administration, declining that he had faith*]
fully adhered to the constitution.
Richmond, Dec. 4. ? The nomination
of die lion. Henry A. Wise, as the Dem
ocratic candidate for Governor, does not
seein to meet with the hearty response
from all portions of the party. The Know
Nothings assert they will beat him in his
own district. It i9 generally believed
that Mr. Rives will be the American can
didate to oppose Mr. W ise. Great ex
eiioment prevails 011 the subject. We had
rain here yesterday and it is new cold.
The Staunton correspondent of the
Richmond Whig says the Convention |
was a scene of tumultuous confusion, the
mo>t bitter and excifed feeling being dis
played by die partisans of die xlitVerent
candidates.
Wr.sTEitx ^onic Business. ? We collate
the following facts Irom the Cinciunatti
Price Current, upon the condition of the
hog ma.ket last week :
At Louisville, up to Nov. 30, 35,3*21
had been killed, and "0,2UU re mained in
the pens. The price was $3,50 fiom the
hook?, averaging 14Q lbs.
At Alton, 111., there is no disposition on
the part of buyers to operate freely. The!
high price of corn has a tendency io
bring forward the hog? early, and that!
may depress priecs. The price is $3,50
At Q ;incy, t!ie price is $3.i3,23i tho'
few arc selimg at any price.
At Nashville holders are asking $4 net,;
for good hog?.
At Jiussellville, K)\, corn-fed hogs are
selling for $1.
The Uuutsville, (Ala.) Advocate reports
sales at 5c. Irom all that we can gather
from exchanges, the above is a fair indica
tion of the business all over the country, j
Love and JSr:ciDE. ? The Columbus
(Ohio) Statesman of a recent date contains
the following : "Mr. Aaron Dunbar, a
respectable citizen of Marlborough, Stark
< ounty, aged about 45 years, committed ,
suicide at tlie Blind Asylum in this city j
un Tuesday night. He was engaged to
bu married to a lady in this city, and he;
arrived here on Saturday last, with the!
view of consummating tlie engagement.
The ceremony was to have taken place at
the Asylum. About 12 o'clock on lite a
bove night, screams were heard proceed-'
ing from his bed-room, and on entering I
which he was found to be in violent con- 1
vuUions. U)>on examination, a paper
was discovered, labelled 'Strychnine, 20
* 0
grains ? poison."
To Preserve Apples. ? Some one hav-j
ing staled that the uest way lo preserve j
apples from rotting is to pack them in
tall, the editor of the Albanv Knicker
bocker tried the experiment. He says'
they have kept fur three years, and they j
would k ep to all eternity if they waited j
for him to eat them. The saline particles j
so mix with the apples (fiat you can't eat
one of them without fancying you are
chewing a piece of Lot's wife.
Political Bitterness. ? Parson Eaton,
of llarpswell, Maine, whose three corner
ed hat, big white whig and shoe-buckles,!
indelibly unpiessed our childish memory J
w as one of those stern old revolutionary!
l'eds, who preached politics, as was the
ia&hion of the day; and he prayed politics,
too, for in one of his public performan- j
<;es,,dunng the strile between Adams audi
Jeil'erson, lie said :
??I), lion!, thou iiast commanded us to:
pray for our enemies ? and let us begin i
with Thomas Jetferson,"
4 Do you keep matches ?' asked a wag'
of a retailer.'
?Ves, all kinds,' was the reply.
4 Well, then, I'll take a troting match.'
The retailer immediately handed him a
box ol lirandreth's pills.
The December term of the County
Court of Berkeley County will commence
on .Monday next, the ljthinst.
Virginia has never had a bank to fail
that was cjjarteied by Iter Legislature.
A lit n, Peril., is elected to Congress in I
11 iaois, over Arch, Whig, by one major- 1
ltv,
Abi nt sixtv clergymen arc members of
the legislature of Massachusetts.
c I
On|the 2n I ultl, a boat tliat was trans- 1
porting specie on board the Kuolish mea
nt r ? ir V era Cruz, was capsized, with
tne lo-s of $70,000
A ' reeder of Shanghais says that one
of thv'-c fowls, when eating corn, it takes
one }>> tk at a time. *
rm Mumu,
zmzmvDi ffOT&s, m
SATURDAY DECKM BEU f>, 18.) 4.
irTiiillWii:
SETTLE UIa ! I
* The first volume of the Register, by its pros- !
on ! proprietor, fxpitcd with the last number, ami
ihose indebted are now requested to be prompt
in selling the very small amount due us from j
each, as ?c are compelled to mcot a number ol
claims which have been deferred too long al.~e.uly j
Tor the want of funds. The amount from each
! !*e?ng but a tiiile, it is expected no one will de
lay the immediate payment of the same. Per
! sons at a distance will please remit their respec
tive amounts by return mail, f.?r which a receipt
will he immediately returned.
i Thoie who have favored us with advance
? payments, and befriended us with various acts of
kindness and liberality, have our unfeigned and
j hearty thanks for the same. [Nov. 25.
Have you a Paper ?? We would propound
to every family in this section of the
County, tlie simple question, *' Have you
a Newspaper ?" The long winter even
ings are now upon us, and it would he
well for every person to provide such
| means as may be at their command to
'pass them pleasantly, as well as profitably
w> themselves and those around them.
There is nothing, perhaps, can he sug
gested, which contributes so much to the
pleasure and happiness of a family, (par
ticularly where there are young children.)
at this season of the year, as the weekly
visits of a good family newspaper, or
which, at the same time, is productive ofj
more real substantial good. Children are
? ? I
fond of newspapers, lor the simple reason1
that the articles are generally short, and
of such a diversity of character as to at-'
* I
tract their attention, interests their minds, '
and prepares them as they grow older for!
more substantial reading. The Register,
o ~ * j
we feel convinced, is particularly adapted
to the wants of such, lor it has and ever
will be our aim to make it a family pa
per ; and whilst we continue to give the,
public an inkling of the "passing tidings'
of the times," at home as well as from
abroad, we will endeavor to disseminate j
wholesome moral sentiments, such a*
should be inculcated within the circle of
i
every family. It is a fact, however, at,
the contemplation which the intelligent '
reader must blush, that there arc at this
day many families, with grown sons and:
daughters around them, within whose ;
walls a newspaper never enters. Such
persons arc too far behind the age in
which they live for their own or the pub-!
lie good. They are, generally speaking,
too ignorant to appreciate newspaper ad
vantages themselves, much less those of
education, and too niggardly to give
their children the means by which they
might acquire at least common-sense ideas
of themselves and the world around them.
domination of Henry A. Wise. ? In the j
political, as in the physical world, strange
events are constantly passing. The nom
ination of the Hon. IIi.nuy A. Wise, by
the recent Convention of theJDemocratic
party, ovet the heads of the veterans of
the party, is certainly a lemarkablc event.
The most eventful period of his political
life was spent in bitter and violent de
nunciation of the great Jackson ; not his
political but his personal character consti
tu'.iiiglhe ta iget at u liich his shafts flipped
in venom, w? r..* nushed. Hut a short time
since in po itical speeches delivered in
Charlestown and Martinsburjr, he declar
cd "the administration of Millard Fillmore
Washington-like."
We must confess that we are pleased
with this exhibition of politic. .1 chaiity.
It is an evidence that better days are com
ing. The Bible teaches us to "love our
enemies," ? to "return good for evil
and we are glad to see these sacred injunc
tions acknowledged and acted upon by
political parties as well as individuals.
Graham's Magazine. ? This old favorite
magazine, though now in new hands, con
tinues its attractions both literary and pic
torial. The December number contains
another of the admirable series of national
pictures which, as frontispieces, has ac
companied Ileadley's History of Wash
ington. This one represents Washington
I administering the oath of allegianee to his
Generals at V alley Forge, and the artist
jrives to each veteran all that noble manli
ness in appearancc, for which they were
celebrated. In all oilier particulars, this
number, which by the way closes the for
Ity-lifth volume of the magazine, is in ex
cellent keeping with the established repu
tation of the work. Price S3 per annum.
Snow. ? Snow commenced falling early on
Sunday morning last and continued du
ring most of the dav.
The President'* Message.
' We have given tins document a careful
1 pud impartial examination, and are pleas
led with its lone, style and general con
tents. The statement of the Grey town af
fiir has the best face put upon it, but is
i (consistent with the facts, as we have
seen them heretofore stated. Thn Presi
dent pronounces the population of Grey
town to be lawless ruffians, without legal
gover anient and responsibility, and ma
kin* claims contrary to risjlit and justice.
Tiie testimony of other citizens of the U
nited States, i* of a contrary character.
According to their published accounts,
Grey town had a form of government pure
ly republican, with its Mayor, police and
judicial officers ? and a code of laws to
protect persons and property. The fact
that a naval officer was sent to demand
satisfaction for an alleged insult offered
Mr. Holland, shows that our Government
recognized some authority existing in the
town of whom the demand could be made.
Hut what was llie monstrous offence com
mitted against* the United Stales which
required the terrible chastisement which
was inflicted. Mr. Borland itad endeavoi
ed successfully to prevent the arrest ol a
murderer, ami the people, in a moment of
excitement threw a bottle at his head.
This was the only indignity offered to the
government of the United States through
one of its officers ? and we think that this
insult (if insult it can be called) was not
of so flagrant a nature as to demand the
bombardment and destruction of the town.
As to the dispute between the American
Transit Company and authorities of Grey
town, if the statements published be cor
rect, the latter had justice on their side.
Hut, if they had not, the condition of things
did not justify so hard a proceeding as
that of demolishing the town, with the
destruction of the laige amount of mer
chandise contained in it. The President
has evidently formed his opinion of the
people and government of Grey town from
the representations of Mr, Horland ; but
we presume that claims for indemnity will
be presented to Congress, and that the
whole matter will bo thoroughly investi
gated.
Our foreign relations appear to be ami
cable ; but the President hints at a de
fign by *ome power unnamed to endeavor
to embroil us in European squabbles; and
also that exception is taken by some prom
inent nation to our acquisition of territo
ry, A V e know not who or what is meant;
but are certain, that the policy ol this
country in regard to foreign powers will
not be changed, at least whilst our States
men possess common sense and prudence.
And, as to our acquisition ol territory, we
trust that it will be some time before we
give further occasion to reproach us with
a grasping disposition, 1 he President
expresses just views respecting our rela
tions with oilier powers, and wc hope i i .
Congress will not attempt to devi te liom
the path which has been so long trodden
by the best patriots and most experienced
Statesmen.
Our country is in the most happy and
prosperous condition. W itli an ovei flow
ing treason ; at peace with all nations; an
expanded territory; and a free and enter
prising people ? we should be truly grate
ful to an all-wise Providence who has be
stowed upon us so many blessings from
which the greater portion ol mankind arc
debarred. ? Baltimore Clipper.
As Outrageous Murder. ? We learn
from a gentleman of Columbus that a most
outrageous murder was perpetrated in a
ball-room in that town on Saturday night
last by Joseph Nash, on the person of a
son of lion. Judge Whitfield. It appears
young Whitfield was talking to a lady in
the room, which aroused Joseph Nash's
anger, when he caught Whitfield by the
D ' ? ?
hair and cut his throat, killing him almost
instantly* ? J\Jason (il/is#.) Jhucon.
Quebec, Dec. 5. ? The steamers Ta
gueway and John Counters, and another
craft, were sunk during the storm ol yes
terday. In the city considerable damage
was done. The roof of Russell's Hotel
was blown off. At Montreal the roofs of
two houses were crushed by the fall of
the large telegraph innst at the Grossing
of the St. Lawrence River. Much other
damage was also done along the river.
The late Thomas P. Cope, of Phila
delphia, leaves an estate worth a million
j of dollars. Of this a small legacy goes
to the Shelter fur Colored Childreu, $50,
000 to his daughter, $100,000 to a son
j who resides near Montrose, and the re
mainder to his sons Henry and Alfred,
l
: By a recent order from Washington, the
enlistment of foreigners into the Marine
corps now stationed at the Charlestown
Navy Yard is to cease. It is believed
that the same order has been sent to all
the military posts.
For unadulterated economy, commends
us to the German. Give him a salary of
forty cents per diem, and in ten years he
will own a brick block, a fat horse, nine
children, and a vrow broader than she is
long, and as good nalured as a blind kit
ten.
One hundred and fifty paupers left Bos
ton on Thursday for Liverpool, in the
ship John Eliot Thayer. They were
sent back by oider of our courts.
December Court.
According to classification, lite follow
ing Justices will compose the Court for
the December Term : Braxton Daven
port, Presiding Justice ; George W. Lit
tle, _John J. Lock, J. W, Reynolds, and
J. J. Grantham, E*qs.
Froze Up ?The weather for a few days
has been so intensely coldHhat the canal
has been frozen up, and in all probability
un end put to navigation for the season.
An American Attacked by Catholics.
Brutal and Unprovoked Assault. ? On
Sunday afternoon, says the New York
Tribune of Monday, a man named Joseph
Oldrjdge, living at No. 194 East Twenty
Sixth street, while engaged in distributing
tracts of a religious character in Tomp
kins square, was observed by the Irish
Catholics as they emerged from their ca
thedral, near where he was.
Taking him for a Know Nothing, Rob
ert Bernard and others pounced upon him
and beat him in a most unmerciful man
ner, and, if a correct opinion can be form
ed from their actions, intended to take his
life, bestowing sundry kirks and heavy
blows while he was laying prostrate on
the ground. So, in substance, is the re
port of Captain Hartt, of the 17th ward
Police, this (Monday) morning to Chief
Matsell.
The alarm of murder was raised by the
unfortunate and unoffending man, when
officer White ran to iiis assistance, and no
doubt was ihe means of saving his life.
Other policemen soon appeared and pre
vented the commission of further violence
by the riotous gang. Bernard, who was
foremost in this disgraceful assault, was
arrested and taken before Justice W elsh,
who commuted him to prison for trial.
Captain Hartt remarks that whatever
may have been the origin or similar dilfi
culties heretofore, the Catholics in this
instance were only to blame, as no provo
cation was given by Mr. Oldridge tor the
cowardly fiendish assault.
JOY FOR THfc L\ VALID. ? We cut ihe
following from the "Philadelphia Saturday Ga
zette," and recommend our readers to peru.-e it
carefully, and those suffering should nut delay
purchasing :
'?DR. HOLLAND'S GERM AN HITTERS.
This celebrated medicine, prepared by Dr. (J. M. j
Jackson, at the imposing German Medicine Siore,
No. 120 Arch street, is exciting unprecedented
public attention, and the proprietor, who is a
scientific physician, is selling immense quantities ;
of it. The virtues of (hid remedy are so fully i
set forth in the extended notice of it, to be seen '
in our advertising columns, that there is hardly
any room left for us to speuk of it. This much
we may add ? Of the long train of physical ills
to which humanity is heir, there is none more
distressing than the general derangement of the j
digestive apparatus, which i.ever fails to accom
pany u disordered state of the liver. Headache,
piles, languor, frctluiitesg, a bilious tongue, a
morbid breath, loss of appetite ? in short, an in
describable wretchedness of existence, are its in- 1
suti'erable and life-wasting attendants. These
diseases, which have bullied the skill of the ablest
Doctors, have been radically cured by Hoofland's
German Bitter?.'' Sec advertisement.
f If the statements wo sec in many of the
papers, and t lie names of many highly respecta
Ij physicians in (I citizens of high standing ut
ta? i-cii lo certificates of the good effects of a
!..? iiicmc, can he relied on, it seems to us the
height oi incredulity to d uht f-r a moment tlic
intrinsic < irtiie of the "MEXICAN MUSTANG
Li N i \iE.NT." 'I h? tact is admitted In all, that
it i> the hi >i external remedy ever discovered by
the mtuicai faculty; and that it i> a certain cure
lor all kti.d' of Cutaneous diseases, both on man
and beast. We cordially recommend it to an)
of our readers who are troubled w ith any of the
diseases lor which it is recommended. ^L^See
udvei tisemeut in another column.
Henry'* invigorating C ordial.
The merits of ihis purely vegetable extract
for the removal and cure ol physical prostration,
geniai debility, nervous affections, ^c.,iv.c., are
full) described in another column oi this paper,
to which Uic reader is referred, per bottle,
.'1 bottles for ?5, six bottles for $3; jib per doz
en. Observe the marks of the Genuine. ?L^~*lTe
pared only by S. E. COHE-Y, No. 3 franklin
Kow, Yiue Street, below Eighth, 1'hilidelphia,
iJa , to ichom all or (It rs must be addressed, hor
.*u!e by oil respectable Druggists and Merchants
throughout the country. 1'tKi. J*. SrtvExs, Alex
andria, Va-, w holesale agents for Virginia, and
for sale by Dr. E. (J. W illiams, Shepherdstowu;
T. I). Hammond and A. M. CrnJler, Harper's
Ferry; L. M. Smith, Chailcstown; L. P. llart
mati, Winchester; W. 11. Hesletine, Martins
hurg.
t If INVALIDS recovering lr rn the effects
of I'tver, bilious Difsea-ep, or lung continvcd ill
ness oi any kind, will iind Carter's Spanish Mix
lure the only remedy which will revive ihetr
drooping constitutions, expel all bad humors
from the blood, excite the liver to a prompt and
hraithy action, and by its Ionic properties, re
store the patient io lite and vigor.
We can only s3y TK V 1 1*. A single bo'tle is
worth all the ?o*c;-lled Sar? snanlUs m existence,
it contains no Murcury, Opium, or any noxious
or prisonous drug. and can be given to the young
est infant without hesitation.
fee the certificates of wonderful cures around
the bottle. More than live hundred persons in
the Oily of hichrnond Ya., can testy ty to the
good clfects. advertisement.
At Sappington's Hotel, on 28th of November
tlie Rev. Mr. Lipscomb, Mr John B. Urubtr
and Miss Llizubtlh LiUlltmuu, ail of tnis Couu
h
ess mmrs*
BALTIMORE MARKET.
Flour. ? The market this morning was quiet.
He have heard of no sales on early Change.
IIo Iders of Howard st., brands are asking j.'s 25
per bbl. Nothing done in City Mill* Hour.
Rye Flour we qi.ote it $7; Corn Meal $4.3ia4.
50.
Grain. ? The supply of all kind* of Grain is
very light, owing to ihe low tide and culd weath
er. Wheat ? The market continues steady.
There were only abuut 2,UOO bushels ode red,
and we note sales of white, good to prime, at
lsaal95c; family flour nominal at lUTaUOO. lied
at 180 to lDUc. Lois ol interior qualities are 3
to loc less per bu>h.
Com ? The market is gome* hat firmer, and
, the supply has slightly increased. '1 here were
only about 1U.OOO bushels new oti'ered, and sales
<>f old white at 74c, not prime; old yellow at 80
a*3o; new yeMow at 82a83c; ntif white at 77a
78c; and mixed at 73c.
Kje and Oats. ? We hare no sales of either
Kye or Oats in report.
Seeds ? remain qui(?t. Clover ?6,25a6,50v an
to quality. Timothy $325a3.50.
Provisions firm and transactions small. We
quote Mess Pork at ?13 525*13 75, and prices
tending upward. Mess heel' $10; No. i, >14.
Sales ol" Hacon shoulders 7c; sides 7 l-2c; hams
9al3<*.. Lard in bbls 10c, in kegs 4 lp. Cheese
lojall. Hutter 12a 13c.
Groceries quiet. Small sale of Rio Coffee at
9 *a 101 -Sc. Rice 5a51--c.
, 1'obacco continues firm and prices remain un
i changed. ? CHpprrbth
Murder and Robbery.
The Concordia (!'*?) Intelligencer of
last week says : "On Tuesday last week,
ahout six n> iles beyond !Iariisonburgf in
Catahoula Parish, on the Alexandria road,
as Mr. Jotm (?. Young, a gentleman of
consideration and property belonging' to
the parish of Rapides, was <?n his way to
the town of Monroe for the purpose of
entering lands, he was shot and instantly
killed and robbed by an assassin evidently
concealed by ihe road side. A? many as*
eleven buck-shot vvoim Is were found on
the right side, penetrating the vitals and
| distributed from near the hip to the neck.
Mr. Y oung's horse, frightened at the shot
and fell on his rider, ran bark towards
Alexandria The murderer hating rifled
the body of his victim, took his saddle
bags on his arm and made after the horse,
I O
to which Ire came up just as another per
son was approaching from the way to
wards Alexandria. The assassin cailed
to the stranger to catch the horse, which
he did, and the villain then mounted him,'
| saying that the horse had been frightened !
and had thrown him. Putting the horse;
} to a rushing speed, the horse was seen,
actually to throw the robber against a tree ;
apparently stunning and seriously injuring
him. The horse came back to the body
of his owner and was taken along with
the corpse to Harrisonburg,
Humor states that Mr. Young had quite
an amount of money with him, some ma-i
king it ?i)00 and others as many thou
sands."
From Salt Lake ? Attack on a Mai/
Parly by Indians and all hands Mur
dered
In dlpkn dance, Missouri, Dec. 5. ?
The Salt Lake mail has arrived, with re
ports that on 13th ult., the mail party un
der charge of John Jamison, w hilst com
inn to the States, was attacked bv a party
of Sioux Indians near Dripp's trading post
six miles this s-iJe of Fort Laramie, and all
the men killed, as follows : ? Jamison,
James, Wheeler, Thomas, Ilackett, and a
passenger from Salt Lake named Charles
A Kimard, who was pierced by several
arrows and left for dead. The mail bags
were robbed of their contents and all tore
open. Kincard was robbed of SI 0,500 in
gold. The mules were also all driven off.
A mail party outward bound, passed bv
the spot on the 17th ult., and found some
soldiers who took care of the bodi< s. No
est ort could be granted at the post, and
the mails of November could ?go no fur
ther than Fort Laramie, and that of De
cember has returned to Independance.
The Presidency of the Senate.
Washington, Dec. 0. ? The election
of Senator Bright as President of the Sen
ate came near being attended wtth un
pleasant consequences. The caucus was
anything but harmonious ? in fact at one
time came near seperating in a row, before a
selection was made, consequent upon
Judge Butler urging the selection of Mr.
Bright as President of the Senate for the
time being merely, still considering Atch
\T' . ?
ison as V ice President pro tern., thus
opening an issue between the North and
South,
But for the firmness and persuasion of
Northern Senators, most unpleasant re
sults to the business of the Senate, at
this session, would have ensued. Much
bitterness is still felt by some Southern
Senators, that Air. Bright should be elec
ted without qualification as to time.
North Carolina Currency. ? The
W ilmington Commercial of the 5th inst.,
in noticing a recent article in the Clipper
upon the systematic attempts of brokers
in our ciiy to depreciate the cutiency of
North Carolina, says : "So far as our
information extends ? and we believe we
have correct knowledge on the subject??
this depreciating the currency of North
Carolina to 7 per cent below that of Ma
r) land, or any other State or place, is
downright swindling on the part of the
brokers above named, gor any one else
who perpetrates the wrong. \Ve caution
i!.e holders of xsor^h Carolina paper against
being duped in this way. Our Banks are
essentially as sound as any others in the
I mou, and their notes are paid in specie
at their several counters.
i RANS-A LLEOHAN Y BANK NoTES.? ?A
correspondent of the Alexandria Gazette
has been shown a i rans-Alleghany Bank
rote for the payment of $100, (No. 257,)
to which the signature of the State Treas
urer has not been affixed. Ii is said that
there are many more of such notes, and
there is but little security lor their pay
ment.
Death of an Old Resident of Nor
h>lk. Mrs. Sarah Ann Canbv recently
died in New Liberia, La., at the advanced
age ofi07 years. She was born in New
i ork in 1747f ant] gmne time pri ?r m
1 8<)0 moved jo Norfolk, where she resi
ded un'il 1810, when she removed to New
Orleans with her son, Mr. John F. Mil
ler.
Another Gabriel. ? The Texas Chris
tian Advocate nonces a visit from another
chap with a horn, in the figure of a Dutch
man. The German Church ol Galveston
was so much disturbed by the blowing ol
the above instiumeut, that the offender
was arrested and sentenced to a line of
one hundred dollars and ten days impris
onment.
Fifty-three slates freed by the *wi!| oj
the late Dr. Charles ftvueti, of Virginia*
have just left Petersburg, Va., for Penn
sylvania, w here they are to be located
with an outfit valued at $1,500 for each.
The Wa.hinjjton Star of vestenhv
announces the death in Williamsburg Va'
\I n kjIZa',ei'' "aiding, wife of Rev
Mr. larding, and daugi.tnV Kev. Hen
ry Slici?r.
Sm"Tbox " "5 w* sneer.
j More Hanks. ? A number of banks de
sign applying to the Legislature of New
Jersey for re-charters, and several bank
ing compenies for charters, which involve
$4, 000,00(1 of capital, anil a circulation of
?1 4,000,000 to 8 10, 000, 000.
'FEMALE mm AM !
Shepherdstcwfl, Fa,
REV. J. L. FRART, Teacher of .hi
cicnt Languages.
MISS I,. 15. f)A YEN POUT, Tcachcr
of Modern Languages.
I)OAKD tnay he obtained on moderate tornw
) under Che care t?f one of the Jenchers. whi>
v%;li pay special atteulion to the deportment of
Pupil* out of school. The year io divided into
two sessions of five months each, commencing
on the i!ud Monday ot September and February.
TERMS PER SESSION :
Preparatory Course $!0. Academical Course
?15. Claiwical Course ?20. Instruction in
French Instruction in Italian or Genu a u
?>G. Instruction on the Piano $20.
December 9, I8o4. 3 ? ly
mHOES FOR SALE.
T WILL oiler at Private Sale, SE\ Ell
1 AL WOMEN AND HOYS, and .
if not sold privately before H't'ilncs-ffl^
d'tij the 1~th of December, inst.%~&
I will, on that day, ollVr them at Public
Sale, at my residence iii miles north of
Shepherdstown, with the understanding
that no trader, or any person bidding for
traders, shall be allowed to bid.
JAMES L. CHAPMNE.
December 9, 1854. .'J ? 3t
TOBACCO, CIGARS AND SNIFF.
1-100 Minervia Cigars,
500 Venus do
I 500 La Didema do
?100 Three Crowns do
GOO La Espanola do
2 I)oz. (Jasselts Scotch Smilf,
1 Butt Clarbonoe Extra Tobacco,
1 do Gravely do
just received and for sale by
Dec <.) J. L. TOWNER
Domestics,
10 pieces Brown Muslin,
15 44 Bleached do
G 14 Cotton,
G 44 Canton Flannel,
Osnaburg, Drilling, &c., just received and
for sale by J. L< TOVVNfctt.
/(lOMATO Catsup and Pepper Sauce, lor
1 sale by J. L. TOWNER,
PUBLIC S ALE!
/MflE undersigned, Executor of Valentine
A Dust, deceased, will sell at Public Sale,
On Tuesday the -20th of December, inst.,
at the late residence of said deceased, near
Duffteld's Depot, Jefferson County, Va.,
4sli 'm
o! said deceased, ( 25 in all ) consisting of
Men, Women, Boys, and?$
Girls, cf Good Character.^.
11119 No trailer, or any one bidding lor tra
|ders, will be allowed to bid. Aiso ? about
200 DubIjcIs cf lUljcnt,
anJ sorue Rye, a Set of
ViVaeksmHU Tools, 1 RcUovrs.
EST" T ersh. ? The Slaves will be sold
on a credit of Twelve Months, the pur
chaser giving note with good security.
The wheat and rye will be sold for cash.
No property to be removed until the terms
are complied with. Sale to com
mence early in the day, when due atten
tion \Vill be given.
ISAAC DUST, Executor.
December 2, 1854. 2 ? it
Charlestown Free Press and Spirit
will please copy ts. and send bills to this
i office. Dec. 2
PUBLIC SALE,
j rPIIE undersigned will offer at Public
X Sale, in front of Mr. Daniel Enller's
'Tavern, in Shepherdstown,
| On Saturday, the 23rd of December, next,
now occupied by Mrs. Klizaheth Mc.Mur
ran, in Shepherdatown. It i* a TWO
STORY BRICK DWELLING, contain
ing Seven Rooms, with an oflice adjoin
ing, together with all necessary Outbuil
dtngs. E?T I erms made to suit the
purchaser. E. C. WILLIAMS.
? ,M November 25, 1854. 1 ? 5t
M ACKKHB!.. ? A f:r.o iut ot Mtektrel,
; jjl. rtrrJifU and tor ?ale t>y
Dt-reqrtur 20 VVM. MOtJLPER.
pAUHt'lX-A Urge of ^
VJ bauy. Yfry ciiM}). VV'M- MOUI.DEK.
UAtiJJKb'i OWN Aluuin^k's, for hhU, t
K. C. WlLU-iX