Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1871-04-08
Editorial BreYit'es.
EuIIUTIuI DTCTItscS'
A green procer-One who trusts


The Sunday law is mol in force on the
canal this spring. and The boats are pass
ing al sll hours. day and night, week 10
and week oui.
Venus 10 The evening slar. and will he
until The 26lh OF September next. IL is
the brigh, STAR seen in The west jest after
| sunset.
Ii is estimated that there are 100000
cows 10 The country, the daily product Of
which annually is 5000, 100000 pounds
of cheese, and 575,OOO,O0O pounds OF
| butter.
A New York contemporary says there
are so many thieves in New York thai
they propose 10 form society 10 reform
some Of their number. and prevent their
business being ruined.
The news comes from Europe that bon.
nets are coon to be larger. 1t is neshy
time for The fashion to change. and they
cannot we'll be made smaller.
The ls,es, reform movement in Lon
don is Ole TO reduce exIravagsnl aud use.
less funeral expenses.
Bishops Johns and White, Of the
Epscopai church, will, in the course OF a
few days, begin their Spring visitslions
TO the various churches Of their diocese.
Rev. II. +. Titus. Lutheran Misis'er
Of Hagers,own, Pastor of "Trinity
Church." has resigned his charge. to
take elTac, on the let Of July.
There are but twenty.six cubic feet Of
| gold now used in the whole world.
Seven war vessels have been ordered
TO fl out for sea Immediately at the
Brooklyn Navy Yard, and speculation is
ri!e as TO the meaning Of the movement.
The New York Home journal an
nounces the interesting intelligence that
Miss Nellie, daughter OF President Grant,
IS engaged To a young naval officer Of VA
exceptionable pedigree.
Theodore TiIton has resigned the pres
| idency OF the woman's suffrage assocls.
ton. He announces that, during the in
Gun bency, he has appointed no relatives
10 office, nor has he removed ally head Of
committees from their charmsnships.
The census enumeration is complete,
and the population Of the Unired State.
proves to be little over thirly.eighl and
half millions.
The New York Assembly hsve pass
cd bill offering premium Of $50, 900
for the best invention 10 secure rapid tran.
sit though the canals OF that State.
Fred Douglas declares IisyI failure.
It's paper nancy requires an outlay Of
$1,000 for pound Of tea, and in five
year. there have been three revolutions
and 4 Loco major generals.
The Lutheran congregation of Staun.
ton have called their former pastor Rev.
Mr.. Gilbert, Of Savannah, Ca, to the
church al The former place.
Mr.. Edward A. Pollard has just recov-
cred IRON severe illne.s, and has, il is
said connected himself with a Methodist
Church in LynchbuEg,
The Grand Lodge Of The Independent,
Ofder al Odd Fellows will meet IN Rich
mond next month. when the brethren viii
make an imposing demonstration.
What are .aid to be The fines, mills in
Virginia. outside Of Richmond, have been
recently bull, by Capt. John G. Meem,
Jr., on the celebrated Mount Airy estate,
Shenandoah County.
Capt. G. w, Alexander. once com
mandsnt OF Castle Thunder, and after
ward Of the military prison IN Salisbury,
n. c.. it is stated recently died 10 power
ty in England.
1t is said that James Gordon Bennett
is about 10 return To the bosom Of the
Catholic Church-lor whose priesthood
lie was Intended fifty years ago, when lie
was a student al Aberdeen, Scotland.
Green peas and strawberries are now
Gin full feather" in New Orleans, Ss-
yannah, and Charleston.
The accounts Of The growing wheat in
all the adj AGENT counties in Virginia and
Maryland, are up TO this line, favorable.
VIM. Gogans. indicted Tor killing Cor
nelus Wachler, and found guilty of mur
der in The second degree, al Frederick.
Md, has been sentenced TO eighteen
years confinement in the peniienlary.
a Lexington. Ky, man sat down OF
beehive The oIher day. lie got up again.
General Ros.crans is ou, in leutr IA.
voring the building by the government Of
railways, North and South, and declares
them necessary 10 complete national hsr-
muny.
Mr. G.. F. Lewis. OF Cleveland, ha,
purchased the agricultural college scrip
OF the Stale Of Texas. The purchase
amounted 10 nearly two hundred thousand
acres, s,a valuation Of Sl56,OOO. Mr..
Lewis has purchased The scrip Of seven.
teen States, amounting 10 about seven
millions Of acres.
The nsme OF the Tenth Legion Banner
has been changed to that Of The Shensn.
dosh Democrst, HE paper having COM
pleted one year. oil lis existence under it,
former name.
a bill fixing Ten per cent as The legal
rate Of interest has been defeated in lie
Legislature of Ohio.
The funG Tor tie relief Of the Jsus hlers
Of Chief Justice fancy viii. 1t i. said,
reach The snug sun Of $4,000.