Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1855-11-03
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MARYsvILLE, September 10, 1855.
Dear Sr.-AsI have few leisure mo-
ments thought would spend them in
indling a short letter TO you about mat
tiers and things here.
Inasmuch as Politics seem 10 be the
all absorbing topic of the day, will be-
Gin with them, and before close | will
procure as many returns from the recent
election as can. As this is the Virgin
trial Of the American party in this State
it is using every possible means and put
ting forth all lis energies 10 stop In Eigh-
teen Hundred and Filly-fve, the great
Democratic tide which has been suffered
TO flow so unrcmiltingly for the last five
years, and TO stay if possible It's onward
march,, while upon the other hand the
Democracy are striving cunningly and IN
dustriousIy to stop if possible these bloc
dy furrner haters,' who, they fear, have
stolen march upon them since their IN
PRODUCTION into the State. While these
two great parties are struggling for the
Mastery, there is another, less numerous
perhaps, but withal very powerful par
ty, to wit {: the Temperance party; ii
seems that the interrogatories. put to cam
didates by the Temperance Committee
sore!y perplexes them. They scarcely
know how to answer. TO gain The sup
port of this party, which it is thought
will be ga balance of power" institution,
they effect all sorts of regard for The meas
ure, but take the precaution rather than
spoil their chances with the Rum-iles, who
also will exercise great deal Of infu-
ence in HE canvass, to dodge the question
in the most approved style of non-com-
mittalism, saying that if The people decide
in favor of prohibitory law, then they
are for it, and adversely if they DO not.
The question whether e shall have such
law or not has been voted upon by the
people at the late election. | will not be
able to give you the resGlt, but my i'm
preston is that it has been defeated. But
enough of political matters for the pres
ent.
While your laborers, mechanics, &C.,
have been paying eXorbltant prices Tor all
the necessarcs of life, and receiving rs
cents to 81 per day for their labor, ours
have been earning from 50, so TO 81 per
day and paying much more reasonable
prices for the means of subsistence. Pro-
visions seem now, however, to be gong
mp. Flour $3.50 to Sc per hundred.
Bacon % cents. Sugar l0 cents. COT
fee 25 cents. Dried fruit (peaches) 40
cents per h., and other articles in proper
ton.
This summer has been very pleasant;
with us, as we have not felt that hot
searching winds that used TO sweep over
our Valley.
The law prohibiting public gambling
went into operation a month or two ago,
and its effects are satisfactory 10 large
portion of the community. Many OF
those who were doing lucrative bust
ness, might have been seen at almost
any time, rsking their money against the
chances of the Monte bank. Many OF
the fair complex;oned gentry (gamblers)
can now be seen in oLr city with red fan
mel shirts and waterproof boots engaged
in the different avocalions of honest life,
driving away as if tleir lives depended
upon their exerlions But must close
for the present. Yours, u