Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1868-07-11
Editorial Rreyities.

Albert Berry, the negro who killed
Young Herbert, at Darkesvil!e, had
hearing before Justice Doll, at Martins
burg, on Wednesday and was bound over
to answer the charge Of murder.
Jus, think OF ii!-eighty negro mem.
bers in the House Of Representatives OF
South Carolina. Imagine the effect on
ho. day, (such as South Carolina has,
with cheated debate" and closed doors
The Stanton VirginiGn says - Nor
lhern men say they "will come South
with capital as soon as the political ques-
tons are settled" Why in the devil!
DON, you settle them, then ! We can't
but we offer you cheap lands and hearty
welcome.
John l.. Craighll. near Summit Point,
Clarke county, has sold his farm TO Fred
erick Shoot, Of Loudon-274 acres at
sG5 per acre.
Jacob Hartman has been appointed JUS
tice Of the peace in Shenandoah comfy IN
place OF Geo. Rye, who was made State
Treasurer.
Tha, man who pays more for his rent
than for his advertising does not know
his business. This maxim OF an exper-
fenced and successful merchant is incon-
t,oyerlibe. 1t matters less 10 have fine
store than thai everybody should know
where il is and what is in it.
A verdict for $lO,sO0.Gl was rendered
in the Superior Court Of Baltimore or
Saturday agains. a sheriff who had failed
TO serve an attachment in time, and by his
neglect caused loss TO the plaintiff.
An Arkansas Democra! recently COM
PEELED Radical guest 10 occupy the same
bed with negro man, whom lie invited
10 his house for the purpose OF testing the
quality professions of the Radical. The
Radical was not there The next morning.
The post Office at Hamburg, Shenan-
doah county, is re.esablishod and Mrs.
Polly Sieler appointed postmiatress.
Mark Grayson. pedestrian, left Rich
mond on Tuesday TO walk to Omshs, ma
king 60 democratic speeches on the way,
the trip 10 consume AZ days. lie carries
flag marked "Democracy."
In the las, number Of the Clarke Jour
nal William Burnett takes leave of that
paper inuus,ing it 10 the care OF John L.
Morgan.
Gen. Green Clay Smith offered res
olu,on a, the New York Conservative
Convention that the widows AMI orphans
Of soldiers and sailors were the wards OF
the nation, aud if any creditors OF the
Government, woro to be paid IN gold they
above all others should have the prefer
enco. The rules were suspended and the
resolution passed.
A party Of seven!yfve young ladies'
from seminary at Elmra. n. Y, arc on
an excursion 10 Richmond, Va, and are
having grand lime.
Ku kLUx.-About one thousand negro
boys, more or less, were selling ice water
Saturday, in and around the Square at
Richmond, price zone cent for as much
as you can drink" One OF them encoun-
tered K. X. darkey who empted his
horse bucket al dEaught, and called for
more! The boy gave up The business in
disgust and went of crying.
A bereaved wife, whose consumptive
husband died in Florida, @heEe they had
gone for his health, displayed an econom-
ical spri, by packing lot Of oranges and
sweet potatoes in the box with the corpse
tina, she might please the folks al home,
and at the same lime save expense OF
transportation.
Col. T. S. Flournoy, president OF the
now organized company TO build rail
road from Norfolk by GAINESVILLE and
DanvIle to Bristol, addressed the people
Of Norfolk. las, Saturday night. in advo-
cacy of subscription Of $2,000,O0O by
that city towards the enterprise. The
friends Of the project seem to have be.
come quite ssnguine.
Major Lawrence Van Buren,, brother
Of President Van Buren,, and for many
years postmaster at Undertook, died on
the 2nd instant, aged IS years.
Ex.Gov. Grason, Of Maryland, died on
Thursday last, in Queen Annes county,
aged 50 wears. He was the first Cover
nor elected by the people in that State,
The New York Post says, the walls Of
Tsmmany Hall are ornameniod with G.
sbora,e seals OF the States. These are
very well done, but we could not find the
Stale seal OF West Virginia. Is that
State 10 be blouod out when tho Demo
Gratis come into Powerl or what does the
omission mean
The Supreme Cour, Of Pennsylvania
has declared unconstitutional the law re-
Gently passed by the Legislature, provi-
ding for registration in Philadelphia; and
also the law DISTINGUISHING descrors and
bounty jumpers.
Hole,in-thc- Day. the Chippewa Chief
who was murdered o, Crow Wing, Min
reso,s, recently, was shot by three Beech
Lake Indians, while riding IN his buggy
near his residence. They went TO his
house, go, somc guns from his wife by
false preiences, and waylaying him, sho,
him dead. The cause was an old grudge.
He leuves six Indian wives, one white.
The Richmond Chn,tian Advocate
thinks hal ,he fall session Of Randolph
Macon College, 20 be removed 10 Ash.
land, should open with three hundred
students.
In the Soldiers and Sailors Conscrva.
live Convcr,,,,, IN Nav York on Satur-