Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-08-16
Editorial Breylties.

ly set your DlSSesI ioo' upon i''
The GROWERS now say there is too
much rain-the corn stalks will grow
too fast, be too thin, and the corn crop
be short. Everlasting growing.
Ladies toes are worth money in Au-
burn. A lady who broke her big toe
by a fall on the sidewalk made the city
pay $1,000 damages.
Shepherdstown can boast of having
more pretty girls in it than any other
town of its size in the United States.
That's SO.
The mclliAuent notes of the "katydid
will soon float upon the night air again.
The bite of the potato bug is said to
be poisonous.
Marye's Heights, near Fredericksburg
Va, including dwelling and IS acres
of land, was purchased by MIR. John 5.
Lane, of Rappahannock county, tor
81 500 few days since. ....--
A child was killed on the Western
MARYLAND Railroad, near Mechanicstown,
on Thursday last. 1t was lying on the
track asleep when the train passed over
it, and it is said to have belonged to q
Mr.. Flora.
A Georgia editor describing we'd
ding lately said the bride Cooked very
lily. Graded in the golden glimmcr OF
some eyening lake-a foam tleck, snowy,
vet sun flushed, browning the rippllngs
of some soft Southern sea-.
Still in town-the beautiful aud in
toresting young lady, whose mind is
stored with the most eloquent rhetoric,
and who says she could live anywhere
meath the sun with the man she loves.
Never tastes ice cream.
On Friday last, Messrs. S. ]. Moore
and Holmes Conrad, special commission
crs, sold the home tract OF the estate OF
d. w. Sewers, bankrupt, Clarke county,
containing 27S acres, to Col. Marshall
Mcdonald, at $50 per acre-a very low
price.
/ A mean old scalawag in Ohio tore his
wife's new honeymoon quilt in two, and
hanged himself with the larger half.
On Sunday afternoon, July 2O,during
the prevalence OF a thunder storm, MIR.
]. III. Graves, of Pittsylvania county,
Va, had six fine mules and a very fine
colt killed by lightning, under trce.
The Episcopal church at Centreville,
Fairfax county, Va, was struck by
lightning OH the Goth ult.
The Masonic fraternity Of Philadel-
phia and the State of Pennsylvania are
making elaborate preparations for the
dedication in September next OF their
now Broad Street Temple, which is the
finest Masonic editice in tho world.
The chief ceremonies will take place
Friday, September 26th.
The Virginia Convorsative Convon-
ton met in Richmond on "Wednesday
last, and on Thursday nominated tho
following ticket For Governor, Gen.
James l.. Kemper, of Madison county;
for Lieut.. Governor, Col. Robert K.
Withers, OF Wythe; for Attorney Gen
cral, Hon. II. T. Daniel, of Richmond.
The latest case OF emotional insanity
is reported from Louisville. A Mrs.
West shot her husband in street car
the ball CHANGING around the hip, inflict-
ing severe wound. The husband
explained that his wife was subject to
attacks of emotional insanity, aud went
her bail.
The recently elected General Assem-
bly, of Kentucky will be composed as
follows Senate, 80 democrats and g
republicans; House of Representatives,
81 democrats and 10 republicans.
The camp of Chinese laborers work
ing on the narrow guagc railroad near
Benccia, California, was attacked few
days ago by crowd OF drunken white
men, who tore down the tonts,and ston-
cd and crippled the Cinnamon. The
Chinese fled like sheep into tho hills,
and all work was suspended.
Miss Mary g. Lee, daughter OF Gen
cral II. f. Lec,was in Vienna on the "a.
Bows who mutilatc and tarc down
posters, sale bills, &c, shouldrcmembcr
that they arc liable to fine or impris-
onment for such conduct.
The colored citizens Of Williamsport
and vicinity will celebrate the annlver-
sary of the 18th amendment, on Satur-
day the Esd of August in that place
Mr.. A. NJ. Crane, formerly the editor
of the Winchester Journal, Radical
shoot, and candidate for Congressman
at large on the wells ticket, has been
appointed supervisor Of distilleries, in
the district composed of North Carolina
and the two Virginias. The salary Of
position is nine dollars per day and trav-
Cling expenses. Mr.. Cranes headquar
tiers will be in StauntoE. "A ''tat take.
Ground was broken on the Washing
ton City, Cincinnati and st. Louis X.
r., at Bridgewatcr, in Rockingham
county, on the 2sth ult.
]. Il. Brent, Baltimore commercial
traveller, had his arm broken on the G.
&c O. Railroad, by leaning out the win
dow, near Staunton,and recovered $500
damages from the company.
A negro fired pistol at Mr.. Kelly,
Chief Of Police, at Harrisonburg, Va,
but missed him and shot young man
named Charles Campbell,wounding him
severely.
Near New Market, Va, while Mrs.
Strickler was picking huckleberries,
reaching up to bluff, rattlesnake
s,nck ber on the breast twice, but her