Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1868-12-05
Editorial Breyities.


aud ,he senior member gave to The public
the following notice DE distribution oil
of co-psrsnips heretofore resisting 'wIx'
me and Moses Jones in de barber probes
sion, an hrreloio resolved. Pusson5 who
oes must pay de scriber: Dem what de
irm oes must cal! on Jones, as de firm is
insolved."
The other day thirteen head OF caI'le
were killed by or zlng in corn-heId near
Melrose, Wisconsin. in which several
smut ears had been left.
The Richmond Circuit Court gave
judgment against the city for fifteen 'hous
and dollars Torth Of whiskey, which
was destroyed by order OF the CIIy
Councils on the night Of the evacuation
in 1865. About three thousand barrels
were destroyed that night, for Ill Of which
the city will have to pay.
Near Montgomery. Montgomery,
county, Texas, fe" days ago, Waller
II. Brennan shot and killed a man named
Cine, and three days afterward, the muT-
dered mans wife, Mrs. Sarah A. Cline.
was married to her husbands slayer
when they both fed They were pursu-
ed and capture near Travis, and taken
back TO Montgomery.
Once, when jeff. Davis was crossing
The Capitol square in Richmond, drunk
eu NORTH Carolina soldier stopped him
and INQUIRED, Say, mister, amt you
Jefferson DAVIS ?" Sir" returned the
President. "tha, is my name II thought
So" replied ,sr.heel, "y on look so much
like Confederate postage stamp"
A double murder occurred al Preston.
burg, Ky, few days since. a cOnS'a'
hle named John Moore while striving to
collec, debt from William Huff, had a
quarrel with him. Moore then armed
himself, and meeting Huff, shot him dead
in the street. Moore was arrested, but a
son of Huff, fearing the murderer of his
father would escape, wen, 10 toe Jail. and
calling Moore to the window OF his cell,
shot him in the head, inficting a fatal
wound. Public opinion there was very
strong against Moore, and justlies the
murderer.
DR.. Arthur E. Pericolas. supetinlend-
ent Of the Eastern Lunstc Asylum, al,
Williamsburg committed suicide there by
lesping from a window Of The asylum, and
dsshing his brains out on the bucks be-
low. The deceased was distinguished
physician, and former professor in The
medical college here. HIS mind has been
unsettled for some tine past.
Mr.. Glass has retired from The Lynch.
burg Republican and disposed Of his in
terest in The paper 10 Mr.. n. L. Foster.
The Emperor Of Russia has sent 10 this
country two civil engineers, with insiTuc'
/ ons to make complete examination Of
the operations Of The Pacific and other
great railways in the United States. The
Emperor contempIatss building railroad
from China, across Asia, to the capital Of
Russia. his purpose being 10 prevent the
United States, with It's railroads and
steamships, from monopolizlng the whole
China trade.
Gen Francis Smith, Superintendent Of
the Virginia Military institute, says that
Gen. Slonemsn was not only a Ct assmsle
but that he was q roommate Of General
S,onewaIl Jackson at West Point when
they were students a, that institution.
A bill lie before The Senate OF Vermont
imposing penalties, varying from 90 To
$50, upon The parent or guardian OF every
boy who neglect 10 attend school, and
authorizing Judges TO send 10 the Reform
School boys convicted Of second ofense
in staying away.
50. 100000 tax was paid on tobacco
manufactured and shipped from Richmond
during the nine months ending on the LIST
inst.
Rev. Or. Litllejohn has been elected
Bishop Of the Episcopal Church OF the
new diocese of Central New York-snd,
also. Bishop Of The new diocese Of Long
Island.
BELLS ExpECToRANT This valuable
Preparation very soon manifested lis
pow er in sllaying and soothing the mos,
troublesome colds. 1t possesses extraor-
binary power in relieving coughs, colds,
hoarseness. difficulty of breathing, &c,
! II is pleasant TO The tssle, and sale and
reliable medicine for children. Price 25
and DO cents. For sale BY Druggists and
ell promiuen, S,orekeepers.
w. w. Richardson, Of Cooss county,
Alabama, Radical Justice Of the Peace,
hung himself on the llh ul,. He left a
letter stating that one OF the causes which
led him to commi, The act was remorse
for the manner in which he had treated
the white people Of his neighborhood.
In Cleveland, Ohio, on Friday. J..
Harsh sold TO Case and Sholl, packers,
five thousand Two hundred and fifty sheep
for FIVE cents per head, The seller retaining
the hides. and the purchasers slaughlering
the animals. The Leader says: "Mu-
on is exceedingly cheap al present. Large
quantities OF sheep are being slaughtered,
as, on account Of the scarcity OF fodder,
they will no, pay for winlerIng. Carcss.
seq are sold in the market for from forty
10 sixty cents each"
The 81. Louis Republican says: Mrs.
Maria Martha, a colored woman, recently
slave. has had bequeaihed 10 her farm
IN Plat county, valued at $4,000. Her
old master Is the generous donor. She
says she was never so happy SIS when in
slavery, and blesses The name Of her kind
old master