Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1867-04-06
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The wheat crop around BoAham, Texas, is
looking unrsuaily we'll. 0!d farmers predict
the greatest harvest ever gathered.
A Partisan journal admits that there Is more
genuine CALAMITY towards wcmeh In the United
States Than in all the world beside.
A prize fight between Flank Drew, Of ST. Jo-
seph, and James Brainard, Of Montana, occnued
ia Kansas opposite ST. Joseph. One hundred
and si1ly-6ve rounds were fought, occupying
over TWO hours. Drew was the victor.
Major John Daniel, Adjutant General Of the
staff Of Gen. Jubsl A. Early, and coTresPo" dent
of DeBow's Rev lew, is al present sojournins IN
Nashville.
|. Ex-rebel General S. P. Bankhead was heater
TO death on Saturday, al Memphis, Tennessee.
A policeman who had been discharged at his re-
q, est IS supposed 10 have been ths perpetrasoT
OF lie crime.
A man in Evansville. India. :. gave his daugh-
ter terrible whipping ior "shinelns" her haif
and refusing to lead in prayer.
Fashionable crinoline in Paris now meas
ures round The largest place only two yards or
two yards and hall.
April l2 is the anniversary Of the birthday OF
Henry Clay.
Madame Patterson Boraparte, now in BaltI
more lives i'll a boarding house. She Is lively
and elegant though IS years old.
There have been lhirly-thrse cases Of small
pox in Norfolk during the lasi month.
Rev. Frederick Starr, of ST. Louis, has writ
ten paper to prove tina, all the wood on this
continent will I've destroyed within the Dszt GEN.
tury and halt.
"A new way 10 pay old deb,s." Stop drink
ing and 60, work.
suit was tried 1T Binghamptop last week,
in which lady brought an action for assault
and battery agalnsta young man, the accusation
b.ing that he kissed her while occupying the
same seat IN a railroad car, she being asleep a!
the time, with her head resting upon bis shout
der. The jury failed to a,ree.
A Pennsylvania railroad conductoE recovered
damages from woraan who kicked hHn IN The
mouth. She footed enc bill and had 10 foot the
other.
A coque,ie in Ashland. Ohio, was made to re
turn So 800 worth of presents and pay SEX cents
damages to the blIghe2 objec that she had JIlt'
ed.
The fashion OF fifty years ago Of wearing black
court plaster on the fac, has ust been revived
/ in New York and number OF be.lss now aP.
pear in full dress. with sable spots IN close prox-
unity TO charming cimPles.
/ Hon. George Read Riddle. US. Senator in
Congress from Delaware, died In Washington,
after severe illness OF several weeks Duration.
The house of Mr.. Heckel, with FIVE Of bis
Children was burned last Wednesday night, 81
SufIield Centre, Ohio.
/ The Lindel Hotel at St. Louis which is
claimed to be "the iargesa building on this con-
tinent, if not in the world was destroyed by
Gre on Saturday night. The insura &c on the
Luildng was $4,000. There were about four
hundred CUES IN the house, including large
number of families. The latter lost all their
personal effects owing 10 the confusion which
prevailed. Tut iltle e the furniture was saw
ed. The entire loss will probably reach 81
6U0 600.
/ The Maryland farmers are hopeful. TIE
weather-wise Mary landers have noticed that
wh never heavy snow occurred at the time Of
tie full meon in February, large crops wers
sure 10 follow.
/ The Montge merry Advertiser says that within
a few davs, more than three hundred chgnons
nave been committed 10 the flames by the la
dies of that city. new style of chgnon is
growing fashionable in Alaban a, ard il Is style
( The 'Gocoanut."
| John Caen, With his team !efl Cedar Falls,
Iowa, Tor his hcms siI miles out on the prairie,
daring -evrre storm las. week. He lost his
way, sl,nongh the track showed he had been
eighty rods from bis own house, and was fond
frozen to drath on the open prairie, three day 9
he w nd
General Spinner, Of the tseasar receives let
ters from the SeSih enquirlng when short cur.
rency {irac,ionsl Aosss) will cease to he yaua.
! bic. He fears the people are imposed upon,
aid gives assurance that all issues OF fractional
currency will be redeemed.
! We learn fro m the Wheeling Register that n
terrible loo oGioliyo explosion occurred near Lit.
Teton. on the Baltimore Il Ohio Railroad, a.
bout IS miles from Wheeling, on Thursday az
ternoon OF last week, by which three men, Otto
BurIel', George Arts and K. Johnston, were al
most instantly killed. The tender was torn to
pieces.
Silver has been discovered in paying quanti-
ties on the Cumberland river. four miles above
Smihland. a gentleman from Louisville is
now working The mine, and Gays be eonsideres
/ himself millionaire from psesen, indications.
Rich specimens have been shown in Cairo.
| Ex-presiden, Buchanan has d ciined The in.
vitation of a pubic dinner 10 be given at Phia-
delphia, which was lende red him recently by
prominent Democrats Of that city. He says he
prefers 10 remain silent on oil politEal ques-
lions, and only advises steady adherence to the
Constitution.
Six csses of "tricbins spiraIis'' ore reported as
having occurred at Springfield, Mass, from eat
inc raw ham. We should suppose that eating
raw ham, would itself be sufficient easse OF
death, without gong back to "irichins sPiralis."
Ten bushels Of snake bones were found in
eGss OF rock, a few days since, near Cedar
Rapids, Iowa. A corresponds (, OF shs Chicago
JourAsl says, "Tha, is where the Coppsrhesds