Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1872-07-20
EDITORIAL Gossip AND NOTES.

there any doubt Of his existence In
the flesh. The expedition organlzedby
the greatest of JOURNALISTIC New Y DIRK
Herald-to trace out DR.. Livingstones
wanderings in that most inhospitable
country, Africa, was crowned with sue
cess beyond the most sanguine expec-
tation of the projectors themselves.
When the expedition was organized in
New York End given in charge OF MIR.
Stanley, Herald correspondent, no one
believed for moment that the end aim
ed at would ever be accomplished, and
even when the correspondent wrote to
his paper from Cairo, many OF theprom-
inent journals Of this country hooted at
the idea Of a newspaper sending out
snch an expedition, anu more than him
ted that the letters from Cairo were
written in the city of Brooklyn. But
time has proven that the then great
head of the Herald was determined to
make at least one mighty effort to as
certain the whereabouts of the African
explorer, Dr. Livingstone. And now
should this great man be permitted to
return 10 civilization, what valuable
work he may be enabled to give to the
world, descriptive of that great yet un-
known land We hope that the Doc
tor NAV be spared many 4 year yet and
that he may be enabled to give n full
account of his explorations in that wild,
barren country. The Doctor has not
vet concluded his labors in Africa, and
parted with the Herald correspondent
at Ujiji, for the purpose OF ascertalnlng
the true source OF the river Nile The
correspondent closes his interesting and
somewhat lengthy letter about the DR..
with the following words
Though he is now going on sixty years Of
age, he looks bat iorty-fse or hlty-quite hale
ard hearty. He has an enormOu. appetite.
which has absird nothing OF It's power since !
have kuown him. !le j. III need of no rest
he needed supplies he has got them now and
everything lie need. Though SICK aud thin
when saw him OF CJJi he is NOW frshy and
sioutish, and must weigh about one HUNDRED
and eighty pounds. ihough have hung my
bala nee scales tempiingly before his eyes,
have never been able TO get him To weigh HIM
self. have not the slightest fears about his
health, or Of any danger coming to him from
the natives.
PoLIr1cAL-The great political cam,
paign is being ferGely waged at present
in North Carolina which is the first
State to vote this year. Both parties
are putting their chest foot" foremost
in order to carry that State, believing
that it will have no little effect uponthe
presidential canvass. The Republican
and Democratic parties are fully organ
lied for the fight and at present itseems
that there will be nc third party in the
field and they will have the whole course
to themselves, and the indications are
that the contest will be the warmest that
has ever occurred iii this country for
many years. Blanton Duncan, Of Ken
lucky, ''straight-out' Democrat as he
calls himself has addressed letter to
Mr.. Horace II. Day, Vice President Of
the National Labor Union of New York
asking him to send delegates to Con-
vention which is to assemble in Louis
vile, on the 3rd Of September, to put
up Presidential candidates. The candl.
dates OF The Labor Reiorners, nominated
NJ Colun,bus, Ohln, in February, have
both declined. and his II. =. Baysrd, OF
Delaware. Who pre.ided over The JelIb.
eralnus of the "Strsig hi.outs" Ut Bsil-
more. has .lnce gwen his adherence 10
'ise'sS' ~ - NOV ~ e'i NV pIhUdOIt lnAl
the Louisville convention will end in
.moke. So mach Tor Ns,ions politics.
in our own state We have the regular
Democratic iIrkel Tor Stale off " h lie
as yet. the Republicans have made no
nominations, but ire supporting Gov.
J. J. Jacob independent democrat Tor
Governor. end III, fight will be made by
the two parue. TOR and sgslnsl Me prSpo-
sed nov cun.iIluton and Tor The govern
or.hrp. There Nl!I, however. N sIl
probability, be some democrats who will
vote against the new constitution, while
perhsp, without exceptions, the Repub-
leans will vote solid slalns, it. The
writer hereof nol beng voter OF The
slate Of Yves, Virginia. and only filing
The editorial chsrr Of The ReP,.t-r during
the lln.ss oi tie Edl'nE has no opinion TO
express and 20 comments 10 make UPON
'hr new cunsuluIIun. aud US II Is before
The voters they viii toubile-s inform
the mstlve- IN regard to II 90 az To vote
in,,IIilenIly on the day Of election. The
conventiOn 10 buInlnsis COMFY officers
viii be ssld on Monday nexl. when The
voters Will know who are placed before
them for their suffIsges. The election
occurs on the 4Ih Ihursdsy, the 22d d,y
OF August.