THE WAR OF RACES.– A party of negro men from Washington and Baltimore were one day last week sent to Newtown to work upon a section of the W. & S. R. R. lately given to […]
The military inspector-general of the Fenians, for the Washington department, Col. Nagle, has organized circles in Harper’s Ferry, Winchester and Martinsburg.
First Division, Washington D.C.as enumerated by Joseph W. DavisHouse Number: 74 Name Age Sex Profession Birthplace Dennis Dunn* 35 M Laborer Ireland Mary Dunn* 34 F Ireland Margaret Dunn* 11 F Ireland Michael Dunn* 9 M Ireland […]
Further Developments.It is stated that the Hon. Alex R. Boteler, member elect to Congress from this district, has collected from fifty to one hundred letters from citizens in that neighborhood of Brown’s house, wh[?] searched it […]
GEORGETOWN, August 19, 1856.Mr. James Flanagan, a very worthy gentleman, and well known to many persons in the District, was brutally murdered on Thursday last by an individual named Sam Boyers. From all we can gather […]
We clip the following paragraphs from the Charlestown “Spirit of Jefferson, of Tuesday last : The Fourth At Harper’s Ferry. — The celebration at Harpers-Ferry was one long to be remembered by the thousands who participated […]
CHESAPEAKE & OHIO CANAL. The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal was navigable, during the past year, only about six months, yet the descending tonnage reached 151,369 tons, and the ascending tonnage to 16,226 tons– total tonnage 167,595 […]
NEW PROJECTS. To keep pace with the progress of the times, it will be seen by reference to another column, that two Railroad projects are now suggested, in which our County has a deep interest. A […]
CAUTION.– All persons are hereby notified that a due bill in favor of James Flanigan, for two hundred and forty-two dollars and forty-eight cents, dated in January or February, 1843, and signed by Wm. Easby; also, […]
Washington.[Correspondence of the Herald.]WASHINGTON, March 30. The Senate — Mr. Clay. Among the petitions and memorials presented in the Senate this morning, was one by Mr. ARCHER from the armorers at Harper’s Ferry, complaining that the […]
PROCEEDINGSof theCHESAPEAKE AND OHIO CANAL COMPANY. […] Mr. J. P. Ingle presented a memorial from Easby & Hanly, and one from James Flanagan and Samuel Knott, asking that the rate of tolls for the transportation of […]
The disorders on the Washington rail road did not terminate with the atrocious murders detailed in our last. On the night of the 22d ult. some of the ruffians forcibly entered a tavern, kept by Mrs. […]
