Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1867-12-14

next, the 2lst inst, TO appoint deiega'es
TO the State Contention.
\ Neu Horror.-The latest horror
comes from France. y shoemsKer' Nv
inc La ViIeiIe, near Paris, has conIti'-
ed. with the perverted ingenuity oil
wholly beslial, but. perhaps. hali-erszed
mind. TO infict all entirely new species oil
anguish upon the woman who was mlset-
able enough TO be his wife. Fora length
ened period he had been in the ha'n OF
heating and otherwise bruislly maiueat-
ing the unfortunate wretch. The msn
was dfunkard. Ills prncipsl TcpFoach
against the por'n,r Of his homo was thai
she refused him the means 10 procure
drink and in his endeavor 10 wiring his
booty from her by torture, he flung her
to the ground, put his knee on her chest.
essaved 10 strangle her, and then eouged
one Of her eyes. lie told her deliberate
~ that he intended there and then to XII
himself, and that she should be spectator
Of his death and "shuddcr al his grime-
ces." lie lied her hand and foot gagged
her. and opening knife, swore that II she
dared 10 stir he would al once cut her
throat Mex, lie slowly and cooIly pro-
ceeded to hang himself 10 a huge nail
which he he'd driven into the wall, drink
ing while he was making his preparations
no less than fifteen glasses OF rum. Then.
standing face 10 face before The pInioned
sufferer, he kicked away the stool be-
meath him, and was duly strangIed. his
victim being compelled, as IN hiueous
nightmare. helplessly 10 witness the CON
WILSON'S of his limits and the distortion OF
his features. Al last the woman conlrl'-
ed to liberale herself from her bonds. and
her shrieks brought up The nelghbors and
the police. TIE man was dead.
Muscle. Ballot and Mdchmry.-
Miss Amanda G.. Norris writes 30 the
New York Tribune. from Iowa. saying
that Iowa wants more producers, male
and female. She invites the poor seam.
stresses Of New York city TO 60 TO Iowa
and 90 to working on farms. Amanda
says The farming is all done by msebine-
~, and that sheis getting 81 rs per day
for riding over the farm. Sic says
Il planted corr with a riding corn
planter cultivated it v ih a riding cult.
vstor. and as soon as harvest is over
shall commence pIowirg with riding
p,ow." The gentle Amanda says furiE
er that farming. "inyigoraIes and also
powerfully develops the muscles so essen.
liaI in preparing VS. for the bsllot-box. TO
which We are fast Fastening in Iowa
Now there is a producer for you. We
commend Amanda 10 the attention Of some
Young man who has no objection TO hay-
ing everything done by machinery.
Weston the great pedestrian'bas reach
ed Chicago. lie has walked 1870 miles
in lees Than iwenly.sx walking Gays
Such task would probably have killed
the most powerful horse but, II IS said.
the man has lhrived under il. tie has
averaged fifty miles day for stretch OF
one month al time, and could continue
his tramp 10 the Pacific at the same rate
Of travel. An account says Mr.. Ingalls,.
who accompanied Weston, is completely
worn down with excessive fpiigue. al
though he has ridden the entire distance.
and says he would not fepes, Tie trip for
$4,000 in GOLD. Weston, however,
seems never TO be tired, no mater how
far he has walked, or how bad the roads
are, and what is still more singular never
persplrcs.
1.-The CALLED jades vince" The Pres.
dents Message. so well received by The
people, is bterly denounced by the Rad
zeal leaders in the Senate. Mr.. sumner.
few days ago, called ia "libeIlou' and
ineendiary document" and spoke Of tho
President az the successor Of JED. Da.
Wis" Mr.. Wilson. also. called ns"l-
BEL" Mr.. Howard spoke Of ii os "ano.
CANT" and "a wanton libel upon Con-
gress," and there YVES much more OF tho
same kind Of stuff. All this, upon an al
tempIiO prevent The Order Orpnnlpg no
Message, as IS usual
The Richmond Examiner OF Saturday
says: We learned las, night tina, nan
named Johnson had falling out with
fellow workman whilst ascending The shS'
of the Brigb, Hope coal pits, on ltuis-
day night last, and when near me "P
threw him out OF lie "cs2e ~ when 'D'y
were being hauled up. lie fell sboo' onS
hundred feet TO platform and was 10
slanly killed. fhe had not fallen on 'ne
platform he would have gone between sew
en- hundred and one thousand feet. TO Nc
bottom OF the shaft. Johnson MADE his
escsPo.