Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1870-05-14
Editorial Brevities.

Inc ladies are all rfD6llibg dgdihss 'uo
long walking dresses. and some one pro-
poses the formation Of "Shor, Walking
Dfess Society"
Fascinating young gentlemen IN this
vicinity who run after the "curl OF me
PERIOD" may be termed "swI'ch Ten
ders."
Arrangements are being made in 81.
Louis, for mass meeting in reference 10
the removal Of The Capital. Another ma
tionsl convention on the subject is 10 be
! held in October next. Ex-senator Hen
derson presided a, the meeting OF the COM
mittee.
Passengers arrived in New York in six
day. aud twenty. three hours from San
Francisco, the quickes. time yet made
across the Continent.
The gun with which John Brown was
armed ., Hsrper's Ferry, is now in New
York. for sale.
From nearly every portion Of Csliior-
mia has been received the alarming in.ellI.
pence of shor, crops. In Santa Clara
county there will be only half grain
crop, which will not pay for harvesting.
10 the Suyssn Valley north winds 'nd
dry weather have slmos. destroyed the
crops.
The committee OF citizens Of Richmond
who have prepared an address 10 The peo-
ple OF the United States in behalf OF the
sufferers By the regent disaster in that
city stale that the number OF the victims
has been ascertsined to be not less than
$50 persons, Of whom IS have died and
many are seriously injured.
The Floral Decoration Of the soldiers
graves will take place in New Market,
Va. on Saturday, the 18Th inst. Col
O'Ferrall. i. expected TO deliver an adj
dress OF The occasion.
Its estimated tina, over one hundred
young ladies are at present studying law
in this country. Probably they will all
become mo,hers.in.lsw one Of these days.
The Frui, Tree. are all in Blossom.
They promise bountilul yield. So
mote il be.
The Confederate graves in the South
we're in many places decorated with How
srs on the 26th ul,imo. |. was SO warm
in Mobile lhs, much OF the pious labor
was done a. night.
The Wheeling Register says Judge
G. D. Camden is engaged in en- effor, to
bring large number Of emgran" into
our Stale.
Can any one tell how men llla. canno.
absolutely pay small bills. can always
find plenty oil money 10 buy liquor and
treat when happening among friends 7
The floral decoration OF the Stonewsll
Cemetery. a, Winchester. will take place
on Saturday the 4th Of June.
With remarkable presence OF mind.
when Gen. Corse. of Alexandra. ielt
himself descending. in the Capitol at
Richmond, he pulled his hat down over
his eyes and ears and kept his hands
clenched upon the brlm Of his bat lie
lighted upon his feet. and was almost
the first one to emerge from The rubbish.
H. only received some slight scratches
on the head.
An amorous swain declares that he is
so found OF his girl that be has rubbed
The skin from of his nose. by kissing her
shadow on the wall.
A young lady in Monson. Mss'achu-
sets, was recently offered $500 for her
hair, which lacks but half an inch OF be.
ing elk feet long.
A little gill sent out TO hunt eggs came
back unsuccessful complaining that "lo's
Of hens were standing around doing moth
ing"
Master Thomas Turner has been sP.
pointed page Of the House OF Delegale'.
to fill the vacancy caused by The death Of
his brother. John NJ. Turner. Who was
killed at the capitol, at Richmond.
The Grand Jury Of Allegsny county
refused to find an indictment against
Col. Alfred sps,es. upon the charges
made sgsin.t him Of misspProprla'ing
funds of The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
while he occupied the position OF Presi
den, OF the company.
The Wi% County Democrat warmly
urges the claim Of Okey Johnson. Esq.
az the Demo craiic candidate for Cover
nor.
d country exchange. in it's fashion re.
port says that the riche,. dressed lady at
recent fashionable party was the wife OF
q man who has owed The editor thirteen
d,Ilars for seven years
Anew .ect has arisen in Boston. who
GU themselves bible Chrislisns,' and
Who hold thai they have new insight IN
10 lhe Bible iha, none others before them
have learned, and tina, Saturday is prop
erly The Lords day instead Of Sunday.
The new sect. in This particular. sPpioxl.
mate toward Judaism.
An exchange says: "You might as
we'll suemp, 10 .hampoon the head OF an
elephant with . thimbleiul Of soap suds as
TO atemp, TO do business end ignore PTin-
teI's ink.
A prosperous revival in western town
was demorslized and broken up by the
conversion OF two lawyers and one editor.
The good people couldn't stand all that
| a. once.
John Lee Chapman, G. w. Harris,
and a number OF other prominent Bali.
morians, were in Hsgersiown for several
DAYS las, week, looking after the lniere'"
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