Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1871-09-09
Editorial Breyittss.

AS cnOiSta UlslDleC(diit, the .NeN
York streets are being sprinkled with
earbolic acid.
YoUNG ladies are now advised not to
put too much oil on their hair, for the
reason that 1t Is apt to spoil, not only
the lapel of the coat, but also the vest.
\ man who married buxom hish
girl, greatly to the horror of his mother
and sister, made the following defense:
If married an American girl | must
have III Irish girl TO take care of her.
and cannot afford to support both OF
them
Horace Greeley SAYS there is gen
eral feeling that The Grant famiiy i, ioo
large" The Sage of Chappaqua never
uttered mole truthful remark
The United States District Courtwiii
commence 4 session in Wheeling on
the 9th of September. when n grand
and petit jury will be drawn.
: \ barber who was sued by Young
man for cutting off his mouStachc, put
( in the plea that he did not see it.
! The Mayor of Stauntou gets salary OF
$50 and the messenger of the coun.
ell is given so. The Nindicator saws
the mayor has proposed 10 swap
places with the messenger.
\ Florida man lately offered 10 fight
an alligator with butcher knife Tor
500 4 side. * the challenge has
been open Il month, and no alligator has
come down with his money or An ar.
cep,ance Of the challenge, the man
claims TO be the champion aliiga,orisi,
Advertise Your business in the Reg
ister twill pay, certain as rolling oil
4 LOG.
\ colorcd girl of Spottsylvania ran
away few days ago with white man
from the North for the ostensible pur.
pose of marriage.
The Richmond State Journal speaking
of the numerous colorcd excursions says:
Winter is coming. il might be well
for our colorcd friends 10 remember
this.
The " Y. Mail says: Mrs, Abraham
Lincoln looks like a plaster image, pale
and very wan. Her most intimate
friends of ten years back wouldn't know
her
The Staunton Nirginian SAYS that the
recent advance in the wool market has
had a marked effect on the price Of sheep,
and farmers now seem more generally in
clined to buy than to sell.
\ North Carolina colored Juror was
recently seen making rapid tracks for
the Virginia line, and upon being accos.
ted by gentleman as 10 whittier he
was going, confessed with diSmay that
he was fleeing the State as lac had Just
heard that the jury was TO be hung.
Colonel jerome Bonaparte has mar
ricd Mrs Newbold Edgar, nee Miss
Appleton, of Boston, y granddaughter
of Daniel Webster
The next Legislature of Kentucky
will be ~ follows Housc-s2 Demo
Gratis, lS Republicans Scnate--35
Democrats, 3 Republican. A Demo.
cratic majority of9G on joint ballot
Commissioner Douglass has decided
tha, all renewals Of insurance policies
whether made before or after the eX-
piration Of the policy, requires the same
stamp as was affixed TO the original in.
strumcnt.
a great fire broke out in William
sport, Pennsylvania, on the last Sunday
night, consuming the Waycrly House
Ex-Governor Packers residence, Mul.
berry street church, and many stores and
dwellings. II was the most destructive
confagration that ever occurred in that
city. The loss is estimated 10 be over
SZO00JO.
On Friday last while a young man
named Smith, son of Mr Job Smith,
living near MorrisonvilIe, in Loudoun
county, was riding rapidly after some
cattle, nis horse stumbled and fell.
throwing Mr. 5. with such violence a
gainst fence that death ensued it, n
few hour.
The Winchester Fair il is believed,
will be the finest exhibition ever held in
that place. Great preparations are be
inc made to get up grand display, III
which al classes Of the people are
taking the deepest interest.
Wilson Ager, poor Virginia miller,
is said by the Brooklyn Eogis TO have
received over s2OJ,OOJ during the past
three months from sales Of an improved
boiling apparatus used in the manu-
facture Of -four.
The bigamist Bowen, who was recent
ly pardoned By President Grant, il now
talked Of as the Radical candidate for
Governor Of South Carolina Accounts
are published ola recent ovation given
to Bowen, on Edisto Island, in which
he received the enthusiastic welcome Of
the colored people, approaching almost
TO idolatry, they having been made to
believe that he is prosecuted defen-
der Of the liberties. and the ''bcst
friend they have in the State.
A number Of New Englanders have
leased farm in Powhatan county, Viz
oinia, with the intention Of deyOtiDg il
exclusively 10 the raising of goats.
They have made beginning with two
thousand goats, and expect to increase
the number To 20,DJ0
a letter received In Washington de-
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