Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1871-09-02
The Pennsylvania Central Steals March
AT Uarper's Ferry.
NEw YORK, AUG. 81

New YORK, Aug. "a.
1t is reported in Washington that
Col. Thos. \. Scott has concluded nego-
tiations with the Harper's Ferry Water
Power and Manufacturing Company for
their property recently purchased OF the
Government at Harpers Ferry. This
is movement i'll railroad strategy OF
great importance, as it will give the
PENNSYLVANIA combination possession OF
a point through which it can secure
much shorter route between Washing
ton and the West than that now being
constructed by the Baltimore ~ Ohio
Company. 1t is intimated that the OBJ
iect is to extend the road from Hagers-
town, in Maryland, to Martinsburg,
Berkeley county, w. Va, and from
thence down the Potomac to llarpers
Ferry, and from thence across the Shen-
andoah to Edwards Ferry, where it
will form a junction with the Washing
ton & Ohio road.
Gs9" COUNTY ArrMEs.-We copy the
following articles from the Charlestown
papers =
SAD ACclDENT-On Wednesday of
last week, Charles Vines, aged about %
son of Mr.. John Vines Of this county,
accidentally shot himself. He had gone
into the river for the purpose ofshooting
duck, but in resting his gunthe trigger
caught upon rock and the entire con
tents entered his abdomen, rendering
medical assistance entirely hopeless.
lie died on Thursday Spirit.
Corrosive have in our Office a few
Cotton bolls from the plantations i'll
South Carolina of Col. c. c. Porter, of
this County. We are informed by a
gentleman from that section that the
crops on the plantations from which
these specimens come will be very fine
Free Press.
Coon WnrAT-Immcdiatcly after
harvest we alluded to a field Of Wheat,
twenty acres. harvested 10y MIR. .Jno. W.
Gibson. in this County, which was then
estimated to Weld 30 bushels to theacre
We are informed by Mr.. Gibson, that
his expectations have been more than
realized-it having Welded 81 bushels
and 20 pounds to the acre.-Frse Press.
~" Woop', POCKET MAGNIFIEE-
We have received one OF Woods Pock-
ct Magnihcrs. Ii is beautiful instrl-
menI, consisting OF three parts-a cir
cular glass, circular frame i'll which the
glass is set. and circular case The
frame turns on pivot and closes in the
case The magniter is of use III detec-
TING counterfeit money, and i'll eNamln-
inc the texture and fibre of cloth, paper,
sc, and in examining minute objects
of any kind. And it can be made
source of great amusement. With the
focal distances properly adapted, it is
purely magnifer. In looking at some
distances, with our eye, it inverts OBJ
iectS. Men may be seen walking, with
the feet and legs in proper motion, but
curiouSly enough, overhead. To the
humorist, the position and movements
would seem ralHer lauSIapie. nc
Magnifer, price S1.5O), and Woods
Household Magazine year, (price l.
OO,, will be mailed to any person by
the publishers Of the Magazine, on re-
ceipt of $50. Address 5, 5. Wood "
Co., Newburgb, \. Y.
Rs SALE OF A FARM John J.
Bovd has sold his farm OF 230 acres,
near Martinsburg, Virginia, forslO, 900,
to Daniel Poole, of Frederick county,
Md
DR.. W. II. Russell, the wellkpown
London Times war correspondent, who
was in this country during the late war
and made such vivid pen-and-ipk pic
ture of the Bull Run retreat, has been
decorated by the Emperor William of
a, II IL. 90