Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1867-11-02
Editorial BreVities

evening in Boston.
Tie entire democratic Judicial State
ticket in California is elected by 1900
majority.
Aman 100 years old was married TO
his second wife IN Maryland the other
day.
Virginia has nine and a-half millions
acres of improved and eleven and a-qusr-
ter millions acres Of unimproved lands.
Plenty OF room for improvement still.
The Flcksburg merchants are reported
TO be getting seriously alarmed lest the
csusl made during The war, 10 assist in
the capture Of the place, should really be.
come the channel Of The Mississippi, thus
making ylcksburg an inland city.
The Governor of Ohio has no, The veto
power. So the new Legislature is indie.
penden, Of him.
The mos, Westerly inhabited poin, in
the Territory of the United States is the
Island OF Alton, Zone Of the newly acquir-
ed Russian group in Longitude TIA de.
ere, 10 minutes east. This is nearly 62
degrees beyond the western cape OF
Washington Territory, and from our east
elm limit on the New Brunswick border
is nearly 100 degrees, or one-Ihird Of the
circumference OF the globe.
A vignetle Gu, Of Lincoln ornamened
The Radical ticket in Norfolk, Tuesday,
and The sable voters, in procuring their
ballots would bAwl out 10 the extent oil
their lungs, Glib me one Of dem Lin.
cum tickets"
George Wilkins Kendall, of the New
Orleans Picayune, died at his residence
near San Antonio, Texas, on Monday.
One Of orr Western exchanges calls
newly married couple "honey moonis's.
Jet and lace will be the principal mate.
riel in trimmings this season. On even
ing dresses bands and bows Of velvet form
strange geonetrical figures. There is
rumor LAT ribbons OF immense width will
be worn this season, not only as ssshes,
but also in the hair, on dresses, and tied
around The upper part of The sleeve.
Miss Stricken, daughter Of Silvanus
Suickler, living near Lursy, was severe
ly shocked by lightning on the 81, but,
by prompt attention, recovered.
By the election this fall The Democrats
gain three United States Senators in the
next Congress-in California, Ohio and
Connecticut.
Buffers butler having secreled some
teaspoons from his masters cupboard al
Lowell, with various inilisls) The Gener.
al reprovsd him sternly: "When took
you for my butler, did not think that
you would take me for your New Or
leans"
The track on the Manassas Gap Rail-
road has been laid TO Markham Station.
Solenbereer g. Co., have sold The farm
Of N. c. Lup,op. Esq, near New.own,
containing 4l9 ceres, 10 a gentleman from
Pa, for s6,2s5.
The Gerardstown, Berkeley county,
Lyceum has commenced lis winter de-
bates.
A young lady at Monroe, Iowa, who
had probIb been sitting up TOO late al
night, recently discolaied her jaw by gap
ing TOO severely. She golit fixed. and is
now ready for another "feller" provided
he dom, stay too late.
General Howard says that The negro
population has decreased over a million
AID quarter since emancipation.
The New York Times, a radical journ.
al, in on article on the subjec, Of the trial
of Mr.. Davis, says: 1--WE believe the
country would feel relieved if the whole
proceeding could be dismissed. The re.
bellion has been tried and condemned
and there is neilhe. necessity for a new
trial nor possibility of any greater punish
ment than il has already received"
The Republican press of the North,
many of them, are crying ou, against the
shameful manner in which the late cleo.
tons were conducted in Virginia.
The Gazette sage that at the late cleo
lion in Alexandra, Lewis Mckenzie re.
ceved but seven negro votes. Since the
election over hundred claim 10 have 70.
ted for him.
The Lynchburg News says that one
hundred and fifty negroes employed al The
Wylhe Iron Works, all Of whom voted
The Radical tickle. last Tuesday, were
discharged that evening By the owner Of
the Iron Works.
A short time since, coored person, in
the day time. wen, into the house Of
Hon. A. II. II. Stuart. in SlauDlou, and
picked up some cu!-glass eobleis and
walked of with them. Mr.. Stuart me,
him with the gotle!s in his hands, bu!
supposed he had been sen, fo' them.
Gen. Wm. II. Richardson Of Virginia,
says that the "Norion's Seeding is The
beet inc grape OF al The varieties native
Of this country.
The Stanton papers announce the
death there from consumption, of Lieut..
SIribing E. Trout. son Of Senator Trout.
LIT. Il. was gallant soldier, and his death
is greatly regretted.
The Stanton Trginian says Penn.
sylyanians coming 10 the Valley" s The