Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1870-11-19
Editorial Brevities.

the Alabama claims are 10 be taken 'fo,p
the control of hi, government and sold
to parties in England.
Boston voters viewed with s''on''h'
men,lwo women distributing votes al
two Of the polls in ,ha. city on election
day.
The mex, Congress will contain eigh!
O, ten colored men-eigh, al least.
One OF the spans Of The bridge across
the Mississippi a. St Louis. Missouri.
fell yesterday, killing six men 'nd wound
ing nine others.
The Pope has fixed his compensation
for the Improvements made by him In
Rome 81 100000 francs.
A severe winter is predicted bscasse
the autumn fleces Of the sheep end lambs
are found 10 be unusually close and
heavy.
The 800, 900 prize IN the San Fran
cisco Mercantile Library lottery was paid
week. The holder of the ticket au'
,horizes the disbursement OF $4,000 Tor
charities. $4,000 in San francisco and
$4,000 in New York.
The drusgi., Helmbold has brought
suit sgains, The New York Herald for
one hundred thousand dollars damage for
ridicuIng ard abusing him in lis col.
Umns.
Fernando Wood is preparing articles Of
Impeachment, 10 present against Judge
W oodford, late candidate for Governor oil
New York, al the next session Of Con-
gross.
The Bal,imorea contend lha, the real
population Of Baltimore 10 sbou, Of $780,
900 ae,ins, The 267, 900 reported by the
Uuiled States census takers.
New York is 10 have two-story ON.
nlbus line, with seat, insids and on top.
The wild geese are passing 10 the
southwark, which indicates that We are
going 10 have cold weather IN esrnesi.
Owen Mccain. Esq. for several years
a Justice Of The peace al WillismsporI,
Md, died suddenly las. week Of hear,
disease.
The Texas farmers are sowing more
whes, this year than at any time since
The close Of The war.
English Free Masons have contributed
S35O,OO0 10 the families oil killed and
wounded German soldiers.
There was a silver wedding in Msssa.
chuseus some time ago, al which about
aix,een Thousand ounces o! silver were
presented TO the parties.
Capt. John N. Hill. Of Harrisonburg.
owner Of Hills hotel. died in that place
on Friday the 4lh instant, in The 6sth
year Of his age.
Anna Dickinson still wears her hair
short, like a man. She delivers her lee
ture on Joan OF Arc" which is upward
of an hour in length. without note. The
Boston papers say that Anna is just as
smart as ever, and her eye still possesses
i,s sparkle and intelligence.
.Swee, are The uses of advertisements,
as The fellow said when he got a good
wife BY advertising for one.
We call attention TO the advertisement
of the N. Y. Methodist in snohsr COL
unn. I. is one Of the bes, religious and
family papers in The country.
Browns majority as Governor OF Mis-.
souri, will reach thirty five thousand.
A negro riot in Donsldsonvile, La,
las, week resulted in the killing OF two
respectable white citizens and The burning
Of The best portion Of the town. Five
hundred armed negroes took possession OF
the town and committed the most hellish
outrages upon It's cillzsns.
The. expenditures in Pennsylvsnis
this school year for school housesr reaches
nearly 100000. The total for all
school purposes amounts to over $1,000
600.
One OF our oljes, lawyers says ,hs, the
three most troublesome clients he ever
had were young woman who wanted 10
be msrfied. q married woman aho want
ed divorce, and an old maid who didn't
know Sha, che wanted.
Faye,,e McMullin is boiling over with
Indignation. He declares in speech al
Lynchburg that he is not dead, that he
will rise agsin-lhai he would have beat.
en- Gen. Terry but for Mr. Hughes. who
came in the field mos, inoPPortuneIy for
,nS Colonel.
A correspondent describes NJ. Theirs
as "a little. old. short man. in a shabby
overcoa,, and dirty white hs. with black
band"
Archbishop spalding yesterday delivsd
sermon a, the Cathedral in Baltimore
as to the situation a, Rome, in The course
Of which he denounced Victor Emanuel.
Garibsldi and Mazzini, characterized the
Italian army IS robbers, and predicted
,ha, the Pope will triumph. The Arch
bishop said tina, the hole world has been
insulled by the men who broke up the
Ecumenical Council.
The Board Of Supervisors OF Green.
brisr County. threw out Of count q suffi-
cient number Of precinct, TO cleo, the OF.
6cers they desired. This is an outrage
on. wrong. end an effor, will be made to
have it carried before higher tribunal.
At San Bernsrdino. Csl., last week
China woman was tied 10 stake by her
country me and burned to death for COM