Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1867-10-12
Editorial BreyitieS.

Editorial Brevities.
: a Northern man recently purchased large
, landed estate in Northumberland county for
I $1,000, and proposes 10 make the growth Of
blackberries his leading crop.
/ The Rockingham Register has curious apple,
part sweet and sour. The color OF the apple in
lis skin was yariegated, showing the difference
in the pulp or the body Of the fruit. This SIN
/ eular growth of sweet and sour beneath the
same skin was the result of the grating pro-
cess.
4 special despatch 10 Forney's Chronicle,
/ from Charlottesville, announces that on Tues
, DAY the Republican county convention nomna-
ted Judge Alexander Rives and negro named
James S. Taylor. for the State constitutional
convention
A silver mine has been discovered on the
farm Of Mr. John j. Larcw, ten, miles
southwest Of Stanton. Surface specimens Of
the ore have been Analysed, which are said to
be very rich and to promise fine yield upon
going deeper into the bowels Of mother earth.
Gen. Lee has 600 students at his College,
against 400 last year.
Adolphus Leibstutz, through his attorney has
commenced suit in the Circuit Court of the Dis
trict Of Columbia, against the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company, laying damages at
$4,000, because Of the defendant, by one OF It's
servants, "a conduCtor) unlawiully and iorclbIy
forced HIM of platform of a car while the
train was in motion, Oh the 4th day OF July last,
thereby imperilling his life.
At meeting OF the Board OF Directors of the
c. 8. .. Canal, on Saturday last, the office OF
general superintendent of the canal was created,
and Alfred Spatcs, Esq president Of the COM
pany, appointed to fill 1t. No changes in the
officers or employees Of the canal were made.
Dam No. !, above Georgetown is TO be raised
SO as TO increase the volume of water i'll the
canal at that point.
On the 3Oth ultimo the old family residence
of the Chichesters, in Fairfax county, Virginia,
known as Mount Wellington, was destroyed by
fire. The estate is now the property OF Mrs.
+. ID. Lemoine, and is one of the Oldest and best
known in Virginia.
On Saturday evening last, about 9 o'clock,
the large barn Of Mr.. Jacob II Keedy, residing
near Keedysvlle, Washington county, Md, was
set on fire by some malicious scoundrel, and en-
tirely destroyed, together with all its valuable
contents. These consisted Of 10 head of horses,
q reaper and mower, gears of every descrp-
ton, hay, straw, quantity Of seed wheat aud
many other articles, all Of which persisted in
the flames, involving very heavy loss 10 Mr..
*.
The farm, which has upon it the mineral
spring known as TayIors Springs, situated
about four miles east of llarrisonburg, Va,
was sold last week by Col. George +. Deneale,
to Mr. Linneus Woodson, of Goochland coun-
IL, Va, for the sum of SIC, 900. The farm con-
tains 1870 acres Of land, with good improve
ments.
The Memphis Avalanche tells story
Of the seizure by black man, in Mlsss-
sippi, Of young lady; his carrying her
into the woods and OBTAINING her there
for several days lis brutal ouuages, &c,
and then it adds, that the man was detect
ed in his atrocities by two hunters, who
captured him, and literally skinned him
alive.
Thirty THOUSAND head OF cattle from
Texas and New Mexico. bound for the
Eastern markets, ate now at Abelne, on
the Union Pacific Railway, one hundred
and six!y.ive miles from The Kansas State
line.
Another OF General Washinglon's con-
temporaries has just departed. Mrs
Mary Arnold. OF Brooklyn, died in that
city on the 9Th, aged one hundred and
ten years. She visited General Wash
ington when lie lived in Pearl Street,
New York, and during the war OF 1912
was one 9th women who assisted in
throwing up the earihworks al Fort
Greene.
Some years ago Mr. Thomas WnaDs
procured buck and doe for his place
near Baltimore. These, in time. incress-
ed until the herd of deer numbers fifty
two, all in fine condition, and completely
domes,icaled. The whole herd Of MIR.
Winans presents the Druid Hill Park,
&5e ANOTHER WAR.-The Saunion
Tirginiqn says: There is talk about
another war soon. We would like 10
know where it is to commence. Not
possibly in the South, for if you would
"siack arms" pile mp equipments and
furnish wagon tSins from MsrIinsburg 10
The Rio GEsnde you couldn't raise com
pany for another sectional contest. Un-
les somebody paid very big wages in
gold, you couldn't raise pos, wagon
master. Then where is the war 10 COM
mence! The men who Tough, before are
tired of tina, sort of fun. They say "d-n
SIGH fun" as an old militia substitute for
his son said to US about the "Romney
Campaign" The men who never fought
before in The North. may feel like taking
hand. All we have TO say is "go in
and Try H." Then ave will see what
we will see," but, in The language Of The
/ poetic melsh, We think We hear them
! saying 'd-n SIGH fun