The New York American has been favored with the following extract of a letter from Greenock, addressed to a gentleman in New York. It gives a frightful, but, we trust, an exaggerated picture of misery:– “I […]
Henry Sloan, cabinet maker, a native of Ireland, this day applied to the court to be admitted to become a citizen of the United States, whereupon the said Henry Sloan, exhibited a certificate of the clerk […]
An accident occurred at Harpers-Ferry, on Monday morning last.–Just as a salute was fired, a small boy, a son of Mr James Copeland, ran across in front of the cannon, and had the left side of […]
1,700 LABORERS WANTEDAt One Dollar Per Day. The subscribers, contractors on the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-Road, want to employ 1,700 LABORERS, To whom One Dollar a day will be punctually paid. This work is in one […]
From the Harper’s Ferry Free Press.CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO CANAL. Mr. Gallaher:– From present appearances, I am led to fear for the reputation of this great work Its enemies are busily engaged in circulating reports derogatory to […]
CANALS AND RAIL ROADS, No. 11 Mr. EDITOR:– In our first No. we questioned the soundness of the Valley in Virginia, in favour of a Rail Road, as the Great Improvement of this interesting section of […]
We live in an explosive age, and that’s the truth on’t. A short time since a grindstone burst at Harper’s Ferry; the Administration lately blew up at Washington, as the Calhounians have it, and now we […]
Our Grand Canal.– We have at length had an opportunity of passing up the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, as far as the Great Falls of the Potomack, being something more than half of the distance that […]
Wm. A. Stephenson, a native of Ireland, this day applied to the Court to be admitted to become a citizen of the United States, whereupon the said Wm. A. Stephenson, produced satisfactory evidence to them that […]
DIED,On Thursday last, after a lingering illness, Mr. ARCHIBALD McCLELLAND, of Harpers-Ferry. On Saturday last, Mr. ARSOLEN VANVACTER, of the same place. In Talbot county, Maryland, on the 11th ult., at the residence of Dr. John […]
JOHN JACKSON,Constable, Auctioneer, &c. RESPECTFULLY informs his friends and the public, that he has been appointed Constable in the district embracing Shepherdstown and Harpers-Ferry. In tendering his services in the capacity of Constable, he assures all […]
Daniel McFarland, a native of Ireland, Tailor, who has migrated into this State, this day in open Court, gave satisfactory proof, by his own oath, that he intends to reside therein; and also took the legal […]
