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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-10-18
Editorial Brevities.

We are informed hy officials Of the
B. e O. r.. r.. that the receipts of the
road have fallen off fully one-fourth in
consequence of the present stringcncy
in the money market.
A Danbury boy wants to know If 1t
is right for his folks to pay $500 for n
piano for his sister, and make him pick
berries for circus money.
A Leavenworth man wants to bet that
his wife can walk 500 miles in three
weeks. He thinks he is sure of three
weeks happiness if he can get bet.
There was fall Of snow at Oakland
last week-the first of the season.
The matrimonial market in Wheeling
is quoted lively. Eleven marriages last
week.
The docket of the Circuit Court of
Jefferson county shows 466 cases.
A family consisting of widowed
mother, three sons, and two daughters
were all married at once in Cincinnati
last Friday That is a sensible family.
In the trotting race over the course
at the Winchester Fair, OH Friday last,
Mr.. Z. 6. Kauffmans mare. Lady Alice
of Berkeley. won the prize in four heats
out of five.
Josie Mansfield is living quietly at a
Partisan hotel. Her friend is 4 veal
thy gentleman, who held at one time a
prominent position on Western Rail
road.
Rev. Joseph Rohrcr, minister of the
Tunker denomination residing near
Smithsburg, Washington county, Md,
whilst preaching in Gettysburg was Ia
ken suddenly i'll, and on Thursday he
died.
Judge John w. Kennedy, late of
Charlestown, was admitted to the prac-
tice of law before the Circuit Court of
Wheeling.
George II. Burdell, Sr., died on Sun
| day last, at his residence, Garter Hall,
near Wildwood i'll Clarke county. He
was in the 18th year.
The Morgan Mercury says the house
of Mr.. Samuel Eckerd, at Sleepy Greek,
was destroyed by fire. Everything was
burned up except some bedding, and a
few other articles. The fire originated
from a defective flue.
The colored men in the neighborhood
of Falling Waters, ara much inceused
over the murder OF Annie Butler, and
would mob Toliyer, if they had half a
| chance.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-10-18
Marria9es.

On the 14th inst, in Grace Church,
Berryville, by the Rev. Il. +. Martin,
JOHN o. GROWN, editor of the
Clarke Courier, and SADIE j. SMITH,
grand. daughter of the late Col. Tread
we'll Smith, of Berryville.
On the 10Th ult., in the Episcopal
Church, in Middleway, by Rev. James
Grammer, JOHN L. THOMSON to
Miss PENELOPE JAQUELINE
HANVEY, both of this county.
AT the residence of the brides father,
near Shanghai, Oct. 1st, by Rev. MIR.
Cecil, Mr.. FRANK MASON to Miss
VIRGINIA HIETT, all Of Back Creek
Valley.
On the 9th inst, in Martinsburg, by
Rev. VIM. Gerhardt, Mr.. HENRY
KESSNER, of Morgan county, to Miss
REBECCA DIETRICH, of Berkeley
county,
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-10-18
TN MEMORIAM.

Died, October sth, 1878, after long
illness, KATE L., daughter of Edward
and Jane f. Tearney. of Harpers Fer
ry, and wife of John Walsh, of Cumber-
land, Md, aged twenty-six years.
The trite phrases of obituary notices
would fail to convey an adequate idea
of the feeling elected in this community
by the death of this estimable lady, tor
her character was one of extraordinary
amiability, and the sympathies OF her
many friends and acquaintance are ex-
cited to a corresponding degree by her
early death. The favorite child of ex-
emplary and indulgent parents, her
training from childhood was such as to
develop the natural excellence Of her
character, and never, perhaps, were the
advantages of early moral and religious
teachings more forcibly illustrated than
in her pure life and edifying death.
Surrounded from her infancy with all
the comforts and elegancies of life and
educated in all the accomplishments
known 10 the day, she exhibited in her
manners rare christian humility which
made her the idol of her acquaintance
-snatched at an early age by death,
from the happiest surroundings and the
ministrations of the most devoted pa
rental and conjugal love, she manifested
a perfect christian resignation.
The services at her funeral were sin
nularly impressive. Every thing COM
bined to make them peculiarly touching
The exalted characters Of her parents
and husband-her youth, beauty and
accompishments-but above all her
many eminent virtues gave an additional
pathos to the solemn ceremonies OF the
Church. From the silver-haired priest
who officiated at the altar to the child
of tender years, the assembled multitude
we're melted into tears and an air OF in
describable sadness has ever since per-
vaded this whole community. Her
worthy parents and estimable husband
have the unbounded sympathy OF all,
but their greatest consolation is that
THEIR temporal loss is HER eternal gain.
She is gone to the land of spirits blessed
TO Him who ''gives his beloved rest,
Aud soonest takes from the world Of care
His mos. beloved to be happy there
No cloud obscured the October sky
To darken the path to herhome Oh high,
And Heavens bright sun with effulgence
shone,-
A type of the glory to which she is gone.
The matron staid and the maiden fair,
The care-worn man with grizzled hair,
The old and the young their tribute gave
Of tears to moisten our dailings grave.
Gods holy minister wept with them
AS he chantcd the solemn requiem,
And his plain,ive voice had a sadder
tone,
Though he knew her soul had Heaven
ward flown.
The tears we shed were not those Of
pain
They fell like the gentle summer rain.
Our Father smote, but we kissed the rod,
For we knew our loved one was with
her God.
Requiescat in pace.
ANXIOUS.
Harpers Ferry, October 18th, 1878.
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nay. THE SrABBlNG ArFRAY.-I

nDe THE SrABBING AFFRAY.-The
Lexington Citizen gives the annexed
particulars of the stabbing of young
p. p. cambridge, son Of Mr.. n. S. Dan
bridge of this county:
A sad affair occurred at the Universe
ty Hotel last Saturday night, which re-
suited in the serious, if not fatal stab
bling of 4 young gentleman of the Uni
versity by one of his college mates. 1t
seems Mr.. cambridge, Of w. Va, con-
sidered himself insulted by some remark
said to have been made by Mr.. Faux
ner, of Mississippi. Mr.. D. demanded
All apology. which Mr., F. declined Civ
ing. After several blows had passed,
Mr.. +. drew a pocket knife and infict-
ed severe wound, from which it was
thought Mr.: ID. would die, but hopes
are now entertained of his recovery.
Mr.. +. was promptly arrested by the
students, and taken to the county JAIL.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-10-18

B9- SALES TO CONE OrF.-James
Flanagan will sell personal property
on Tuesday the Dist of October.
William Engle and Humphrey En-
gle, Trustees, will offer for sale the farm
of John NJ. Epgle, on Saturday the 1st
of November.
n. r. Snyder, Executor, offers at pri-
yate sale the farm of John Snyder, de-
ceased.
jacob NJ. Kephart and Samuel M.
Knott, Agents, offer at private sale the
farm of John Kephart, deceased.
J. C. Ambrose will sell personal pro
perry on the 9th OF November.
S. Is, Harrison offers a valuable little
farm at private sale, near Shepherds
town.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-10-18

@ NEW SUBscRIRERs.-During the
past week We have entered quite large
number of new subscribers upon our
books, and We still have room for a few
more. We received the following lines
from a gentleman in the lower end OF
the county, few days ago, which goes
10 prove that the Register is sought at
ter Although l take FIVE different
newspapers, yet the members of my
family seem dissatisfied without the
Register, You will therefore enter my
name upon your list,
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-10-18

A LOST DAUGHTER FouSD.-SiX years
ago, Mr.. j. 5. Hoke, lumber merchant
of Atchison, Kansas, married Miss
Bland. Five years they lived happily,
in which time beautiful girl was born.
Then he became jealous of w. w. Mar
bourg's attentions, and shot him in the
street. His wife fled with the child.
Hoke was indicted for attempt to MUIR
der, and bailed. Marbourg recovered
and fled. Then AR. Hoke began to
look Tor the child He journeyed to a
small village in New York, where he
expected to find her, but was disappoint-
ed. He returned TO Kansas and pre-
pared for an extended search. For six
months he went from one city to anoth
err all over the Union and Canada. AT
ter travelling eighteen thousand miles
he arrived in Brooklyn. AS he had
done in other cities, he wandered thro'
the streets looking for his child, scan
uing the face of every little one whom
he met. On Tuesday afternoon he
walked down Willoughby street. As
he passed No. 1873 he almost tainted at
seeing his child in the room Of Mrs. +.
c. Leland, his mother-in-law, He qui-
etly went to the sheriff's Office, told his
story, and made sworn complaint. lie
returned to the house with a deputy
sheriff. The child was in Mrs. Leland's
arms, and she made desperate resist
ance before they obtained custody.
Yesterday the case was taken to Judge
Gilbert, and was made special order
for this morning. Meanwhile Deputy
Sheriff Stillwell has the childin custody.
Mr.. Hoke has not seen his wife since
che left him, and he says, knowing that
she loves another man better than she
loves him, he does not want to see her,
but he will have his child at the cost OF
his life if necessarily, J. Sun.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-10-18

pW REVIVAL OF RELIGIoN.-A Fevi-
val of religion, after 4 couple weeks
progress, closed at Rinehart's School
House, on Saturday evening last. under
the charge of Rev, A. a. ?. Neel, OF
the NJ. i. Church South, of this town.
Some twenty persons embraced religion,
eighteen of whom added themselves to
the NJ. Z. Church South. An interest
ing meeting is also in progress at Union
vile, by Rev. Mr.. Ncel
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-10-18
EACE TIE FUTURE.

20 sit in idleness and brood over the
misfortunes of the past is both foolish
and unwise. The past is beyond recall.
AS well might you try to restore the
dried up mummy to life and beauty as
to live over the past, and correct the
mistakes committed. 1t is gone, buried
beyond resurrection, and is as worthless
as dream, except as an example for
the present anl the future, To back
into the future, with your face towards
the past, is to stumble through life, and
repeat the errors that experience should
have taught you 70 avoid: Let the past
20, for to waste time idly, wishing lis
return, is to blind yourself to the reali-
lies of the present, and fits You fornoth-
ine but helpless wanderer in the fa'
,ure. Look ahead! ii you have seen
trouble, turn your back upon 1t, and
press forward, determined to deserve
success. Some people never recover
from a misfortune. Once down, they
remain down forever They make no
effort to get up. They prefer to keep
down, and appear to enjoy secret sat
;sfactiop in telling others what they
have been, aud what they might have
been had good fortune continued to
smile upon them. Others shake OIL
trouble as duck would the water. IL
makes no other impression upon them
than to make them trihe wiser. You
can't keep them down. Knock them
off their feet, and they are up in twin
kle, and go ahead as brayely as it moth
ing had stopped them. All they ask Is
health and strength. Their courage Is
equal 10 every emergency. Like the
Hooded racer, though distanced at the
start, they never give up the race until
the home stand is reached: in q word
thew do their best under all circVmstan-
ces, and in doing this, generally DO well
enough. 1t is bad enough for an old
man, who has put forth his strength
and failed, to become discouraged, and
drift into the rushing current OF tate
with no effort to stem it, but for "a young
man, or one In his prime, who has BRAN
and muscle in perfect order, to give up,
and drift with a tide that he could easl-
" overcome is without the shadow OF
an excuse. What ityou have lostmon-
ey or failed in business Can these
triaiug troubles excuse idleness when
extra exertion is required7 Yesterday
has fled from your reach; to-day isyours;
morrow may be full of sunshine to
Your darkened hopes, Let the past 90;
rear tombstone over it if You please,
but cease to dwell over its grave. The
world is before you; ripening fields await
your labor You may retrieve ALL ana
win even more than You had. The lit
tie yexations of life are but tho strokes
that chip and defaoe the young oak, but
fail TO retard its growth. Nature heals
the wound, and the young tree grows
to IT'S full proportion. So the vital ele-
ment of mans life, if hope remains un-
crushed, will heal the wounds of the
mast. and out of the failure of yesterday
weave the glorious triumph of today or
to morrow,
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-10-18

p1- IMrnovEMENrs.-We are glad to
learn that Nh. Henry Shepherd, Jr., has
recently improved his farms, 3 miles
North of this town, very much. he
has had two tenement houses erected
upon his farm lately owned by X. d.
Shepherd, deceased, and also large
barn upon his farm recently owned by
his father, Henry Shepherd, ST., decd.
Mr.. Henry Shepherd, Jr., is now the
owner of both these large and valuable
homesteads, and is adding valuable i'm
proyements. He has expended thou
sands of dollars during the past sum-
mer, giving employment to many of our
mechanics and laboring men. This is
the right spirit, and we wish we had
many more such enterprising men in our
community. Our mechanics and labor
ing men would then have employment
at home instead of seeking it elsewhere.
Mr.. Shepherd resides at New Orleans
during the winter season, and during
the summer he recreates upon his home
steads here. We learn that he contem-
plates making many more valuable ac-
QUESTIONS to his property during next
summer.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-10-18

4 CONGRESS OF WoMEN.-To afford
an opportunity for interchange of
thought and action among women IN
terested in the advancement Of their
own sex a call has been issued for q
congress of women to he held in the
city of New York. At this conference
there will be founded an association tor
the advancement of women, at the an
nual gathering of which shall be pre-
sentcd the best ideas and most adyanta-
gcous methods of the foremost thinkers
and writers. Representatives of all &C
cordant associations of women, teachers,
artists, editors, authors, trading capital
lists, lawyers, professors, preachers and
practical philanthropists will bepresent.
In this gathering they have already
been assured of the attendance and best
efforts of large number of the women
who, by means of higher education,
broader fields of industry, and better
laws, artistic and scientific pursuits,
buiness discipline and all enlightened
motherhood, hope toremove the sources
of misery and cure the evils that SO
niaHy of our benevolent women spend
their lives in ameliorating. There are
already one hundred and fifty signers to
the call, many of them women known
throughout the country. An associa'
ton Of women to celebrate the Ameri-
can centennial, and for other purposes,
presided over by Henry Bergh, OF New
York, last week, was failure.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-10-18

p@- Big BUSINESS learn from
the Palmyra, Missouri, Spectator, that
the firm of Hanley & Metcalf, of that
town, millers, have within the past two
months, received in their mill, upwards
of So, 900 bushels of wheat, at a cost of
$4,000. Mr.. J. @. A. Metealf is a ma
tive of this town, and We are glad to
see that he is prosperous in business,
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-10-18
pa BgnKELEr.-The County Cow

pa BERKELEr.-The County Court
commenced it's October term on Mon
day last. The Statesman says
The case of the negro Toliver, charged
with the murder Of Annie Butler, was
brought before the county court on yes
teriay. The crowd assembled at the
court hopse was unusually large, and
shows the deep and painful interest felt
in the case. Twenty-three witnesses
were summoned ON behalf of the State
and two on behalf of the prisoner. Be
fore any examination was proceeded
with the counsel for the defence enter
ed a waiver of such preliminary exami-
nation, The case rests upon clrcum-
stantial evidence, which however is We
nv strong. The examination before the
county court being waved, it stands
over for trial at our November Court.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-10-18

s@- AccIDENr.-We learn that on
Tuesday last young lad named Frank
Avis, while drilling wheat upon the
farm of Mr.. VIM. A. Marshall, near
town, had one OF his fingers mashed by
being caught in Drill, and will proba-
bly, have to be amputated at the lower
joint, Dr. Manning is rendering treat
mant
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-10-18
sN- Paving Of Debts ia. says a mo

sW- Paying Of Debts is. says NOR
alist, next to the grace of God, the best
means in the world to DELIVER You from
q thousand temptations to sin and yanl-
ty. Pay your debts. and you will not
have the wherewithal to buy a costly toy
or pernicious pleasure. Payyour debts,
and you will not have anything to lose
to gamester-anl We may add IN
stock gambling
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-10-18
@JrrrEnsoS CIRCUIT CouRr.-The

RI JEFFERSON CIRCUIT CoURT.-The
case of Capt Geo. w. Chambers, for
the alleged murder of Patrick Hagan,
was given to the jury on Monday even
ing about o'clock, who rendered a
verdict on Tuesday evening Of. man
slaughter, subjecting Chambers to i'm
prisonment in the County Jail for
twelve months and payment OF three
hundred dollars.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-10-18

The Cumberland Times explains that
only those hands who received over one
dollar and seventy FIVE cents per day
had their wages reduced ten per cent
by the Is. & O. r. r.. authorities Those
getting under that amount suffered no
reduction.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-10-18
n e w G D o ID ; !
GO TO THE
G II E A P COR N L R
AND GET
3 4 4 C II | " S!

UuY your Queensware OF
~ a. Harris.
GUY your Lamps, Lamp Chimneys and
~ Coal Oil Of A. Harris.
no1iY your Table and Pocket Cutlery
~ OF A. Harris.
PURCHASE your Cold Wafer Soap.
4 Bsbb,m's Soap and Fancy Toil.,
Soaps Of A. Harris
OROOMS. Baskets. Wash TUBS. Wash
~ Boards. Ws.ei Buckets. Clothes Pms
&C., for sale by A Harris.
IF you want good Umbrella. call a,
u The store Of A. Harris.
4 FINE 10, OF Cheming and Smoking
~ Tobacco, Pipes and Cigars. for sale
cheap. by A. Harris.
DROWN Sugars for sale q. 10 AMI l2t
~ cents. by A. Harms.
DOASTED and Green CofIees Tor sale
Al by A. Harris.
Z AIDES. Gents and CbilJren's Hose
"A al the store Of A IIsrris.
IF you wan, good Collars and Cuff.
L buy them Of A. llaHIs.
A CHEAP lot of Glassware Tor ssle by
II A. Hnus.
SUGARS, CoGees, Teas. Rice. Syr.
y ups, Mackerel. lloniny. Bacon. Lard
&C., Tor sale by A. Hsrri-.
NALi. for anything you want in the
" Grocery or Notion line, and you will
be sure and ge, Bargains. as | will
not be undersold. Call and examine my
stock aud see what Bar. aims ! offer.
A. Harris.
Oct lS n
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-10-18

Bay The editor of the Williamsport
Pilot says he has seen a second crop Of
Raspberries, and wishes to know if We
can beat that. We heard a gentleman
say the other day he had a third crop
Now, come again, Mack.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-10-18

Rev Francis H. Bowman, only broth
or of Rev. John Rice Bowman, OF Har-
risonburg, and Pastor of the First Pres
bvterian Church in Memphis, Tennessee,
died in that city on Monday last OF the
yellow fever.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-10-18

The October elections came on Oh
Tuesday last, Pennsylvania was carried
by the Republicans by $4,000 majority.
Tn Ohio the Democrats elected their
State ticket by 1000 majority, and
have majority in both branches OF tine
Legislature. Iowa was carried by the
Republicans by a reduced majority. In
Oregon the Democrats were successful
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-10-18

r0" FASHIONABLE MILIINERY.-We
invite attention to the advertisement OF
Miss Mary Bowers, in another column.
The ladies should call at once and have
themselves new bonnets and hats made,
trimmed with pretty flowers, sc, "Pret-
" feathers make pretty birds"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-10-18

nss- APPOINTMENT learn that
Mr.. Samuel McGraw, of Sharpsburg,
Md, has been appointed Superintendent
of Dam No. Division, on the 9. ~ o.
Canal, in PLACE Of Mr. John Shay, who
has been removed.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-10-18
Editoriai Breyjtles.

Il il announced that Gen. Wickham
is to take the stump in Virginia for the
Radical nominees, and it is suggested
that Gen. Fitzhugh Lee and Gen. w.
H. Payne meet him in discussion.
There was a severe snow storm at
Pottsyille, Pa, on the 18th inst.
The prospect of a good demand for
our wheat in Europe, is encouraging.
One way to relieve the stringency in
the money market is to pay your small
debts.
The river at Harpcr's Ferry is ''lined
with bass fishermen.
Boys, if you don't want to fall III
love, keep away from muslin: You can
no more play with those girls without
losing your heart. than You can play
with gamblers WITHOUT losing yourmon-
ey.
For bots in horsas give the horses
two or three apples to eati either green
or ripe apples will do:
Donaldson made another ettors to
cross the Atlantic with his Graphic bal
loon on the 9th instant, and landednear
Canaan, Connecticut.
-Four teeth, supposed to have been
those of Mammoth or Megatherlum,
have been found in Augusta county;
Virginia.
The work of laying the rails on the
Valley Railroad was commenced at Har-
risonburg on Tuesday last.
The Cincinnati Exposition was an
immense success 1t is stated that
about twenty thousand people visited
the grounds every day.
While a compositor on the Montreal
"Witness" was setting up an advertise
ment for lost canary a few days ago,
the bird flew in at the office window.
This shows the value Of advertising.
The Manassas Gazette says: eve
learn from all English gentleman that a
number of young farm hands will arrive
here from England in a short time, who
will desire good homes among our far
mers.
A daughter of Mr.. Robert Sands, of
Hagerstown, eloped last with q bohe-
mian named Turner, and MIR. Sandspur-
sued the pair and succeeded in resculnS
his daughter
Few of the rudy faces of our farmers
are now seen upon our streets. They
are busily engaged in sewing down
their crop.
The Williamsburg, Va, lunatlc asy-
lum was opened on the 18th OF October
I773-one hundred years ago. 1t is
the oldest institution of the kind in A
merica, and old as any but one i'll Eli
rope.
Gen. Burnside, of Rhode Island, gen
eral in the Union army, and Gen. Buck
ner, of Kentucky, late major general
in the Confederate army, dined at the
Sherman House, in Chicago, and i'll a
glass of champagne drowned all memo
ries of the past.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-10-18

Bay" FoR RENT.-We invite attention
to the advertisement of Mr.. Henry
Shepherd, Jr., in which he offers for
rent three attractive houses. Persons
wishing to rent such residences should
give attention to the matter immediate
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-10-18

RG- DEATH OF A VALUABLE HORSE.
We regret to learn that d. S. Orndorf,
who started for Georgia, last week, in
company with Martin B. Lemen, lost a
valuable horse by death, at Edinburg,
Va, en- route up the Valley, of cholic,
caused by feeding too much green corn.