Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-05-10
Editorial Breyities.

who was once beautiful belle of Bal
timorc, and married him when he was
chaplain Of Congress.
A female philosopher believes in the
law Of compensation. She says that
the same wind that disarranges lady's
toilet fills the mems eyes with dust.
The peach crop in Delaware is said
TO promise the largest that has been
grown i'll that State for several years, the
trees being literally covered with bios
SONS.
W.R. Hill. son of General ID. III.
Hill. of the late Confederate army, has
been appointed a cadet at West Point
from the Charlotte n. C.) district.
John Cramer, residing on Beaver
Greek. Washington county, Md, was
killed on saturday last by wagon
loaded with brick passing over his
stomach.
Sixteen valuable horses belonging to
Thomas Farrell, Brooklyn street oon-
tractor. New York, who has been away
sick, literally starved to death after eat
ing up their bedding, pine boards, &c''
in the stables were they were lockedu up
4 Charleston woman's false teeth fell
as she was going up the church aisle To
be married. and the lover went out 10
see his uncle and didn't return.
The Society of the Army of the 20
tomac will hold its annual reunion tins
wear ut New Haven. Conn, on May
18th. Gen. Charles Devins will deliver
the Grafton, aud among the distinguish
ed soldiers who are expected To be pres
ent are Gems. Grant. Sherman, Sheridan,
and others.
Indiana has lost her prominence ms an
easy, divorce procuring state lndcr
recent act of her Legislature, il requires
two years residence III the state rs
condition precedent TO delivery from
the matrimonial yoke,
On Monday. 10y general consent OF
the boatmen, the freights on coal from
Cumberland to Georgetown and Alex
andria were reduced five cents from
eacl, point. The rates therefor are now
Sl35 and Sl.40 respectively.
Mr.. William Ensminger, a resident OF
Williamsport, aged 4i years, retired TO
bed on Sunday night, aud on Monday
morning was found dead.
One of Josh Billings maXims Is
"Rise early, work hard anil late, give
nothing away, and if you don't die iich
and 90 to the deyil you may sue me Tor
damages.
A naked German will dive under
barge and come mp on the other side
with n good suit of clothes on, and DO
lopna and saur kraut enough i'll his coat
ta:lpockets 10 start business with.
Py gracious They are the men who
know how TO make money.
A cannon, weighing 1880 pounds,
arrived in New York, from Berlin, 1t
being a present from the Emperor VIII
liam 10 the Lutheran Church OF Titus
vile. PENNSYLVANIA. The gun was cap
tured at Sedan, and will be east into
bell for the church.
Hon. Wm. J.. Shaikey,of Mississippi,
aged Is years, died at Washington, on
Monday last. He was counsul general
at Havana under President Fillmore,
and was life long political opponent to
Hon. jeff, Davis, in Mississippi.
A Tennessee man found nine hundred
dollars in gold while ploughing, and its
wonderful how many Tennesseans have
lately taken to agricultural pursuits.
A lager beer riot occurred in Frank
fort. Prussia, on the 2lst, on account OF
rise in the price. Sixteen breweries de
stroyed and much plundering by tho
rioters, and u persons killed and 40
wounded. Over l20 arrests made. No
riot here yet over the West Virginia
liquor law.
SIMMONS LIVER REGULATOR
has no equal as preventive or cure.
Il rather hit the nail on the head when
q lady on being asked what she thought
was the meaning OF the words, "the pes
thence that walketh in darkness, an
swered that, in her opinion, it was bed
bugs.
Aunt Betsy has said many good things
among the rest, that a newspaper Is like
a wife because every man should have
one OF his own.
General Fitzhugh Lee has written
letter TO the City Council Of Richmond,
calling the attention Of that body TO lis
un.ulfilled pledge to place monument
over the grave Of General Jeb. Stewart
in Hollywood. r
From the Delta We learn thst the wife
of DR.. ID. S. Pinnell, Of Buckhannon
died on the 10th. Her health was great,
" impaired, we believe, by the long sea
VOYAGE to and from Melbourne,on on which
she accompanied her husband.
From the Charleston Courier OF tho
4tb. we learn that the Road Bill, which
has excited 80 much denuDciation in the
country press, did not pass. TWAS made
special order in the Senate Tor the
27th Of October next
The ministers of Staunton recommend
the discontinuance Of fuperals on Sun
day in all cases where il possibly can be
avoided, especially during regular hours
of church service.
1t is said that few iroL nails placed
in vase of water where fosers are
kept, will retain the sweetness Of the
water for considerable period, and pre-
vent the flowers from witheringas soon.
ro,. AIfrad CIasacoct has r,urcbased