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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-07-19

I~ CoLoRED PIC -NIC-The cOlored
folks of Martinsburg held Pic Mic at
the Big Spring, near this town, on Tues
day last. A brass band accompanied
them. and q good time was had.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-07-19

r8- REPREsENrATIvE.-Mr. Lloyd
Licklider represented the NJ. E. Church
South, Sabbath School, of this town, at
a meeting Of the Annual Sabbath School
Convention, Baltimore Conference, NJ.
E. Church South, at Frederick, Md,
during this week.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-07-19
nag OrrrcERs.-At a recent meeting

s| OFrrcERs.-At recent meeting
of Potomac Council, No. 2, Friends of
Temperance, the following officers were
elected for the present term -
O. S.-NM. WEIS.
SC. 7. BUTLER.
A. C.-J. HARRISON.
&C. T. LICKLIDER.
+. 81. b. SMOOTH.
SC. A. LICKLlDER.
Treas.-L. LICKLIDER.
Chaplain-A. A. p. NEEL.
Al. HAWKINS.
Pc. d. McGLINCY.
EXP. & L. V. P.-D. L. RENTCH.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-07-19
NOTICE.

OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
TluE Board OF Overseers OF The Poor
will NEE, at the Aims House. on
Saturday. the 2nd day Of August. 1879.
Persons having business with the Board
will give This their attention.
By order of the Board.
JOHN G. SHIRLEY, Sec'y.
July 10 3w
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-07-19

FIREs.-In Louisville, on the 18th,
there were four fires i'll the space of two
hours. Loss $4,000, insurance So, 600
Jefferson, Texas, on the same night
sl65,oO0 worth of property was de-
stroyed by fire.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-07-19

RB" Bush MEETING.-A Bush and
Quarterly Meeting will be held at Lee
town, commencing August 10th, to con
tinue several days.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-07-19

DIR. A. S. Baldwin, of Winchester,
died at his residence, in that place, on
Sund ay morning last, in the 18th year
of his age. He was wellknown through
out the Valley, as distinguished ply
stefan and christian gentleman.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-07-19

paT CHESAPEAKE & Ono CANAL
SuRvEYs.-The survey for the continu-
alton of the Chesapeake and Ohio canal,
which was authorized by Congress last
winter and an appropriation made for
that purpose, will be commenced about
the first of August. 1t is ascertained
that t he most advantageous route to
continue the canal is from Cumberland
to the Ohio river, and Col. Sedgwick, AN
old engineer officer, has been employed
to personally superintend the matter.
He has arrived in Washington for the
purpose of taking the preliminary steps
toward the work. Colonel VIM. Z.
Merrill, U. S. A., stationed at Cincin-
natl, has general charge of the survey,
and the work will be pushed forward
as rapidly as possible.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-07-19

The following officers were elected
by Opequon Tribe, Berkeley county,
No. 4, |. O. r. NJ. for the ensuing term:
Alexander Gross, S.; R. S. Richardson,
S. s.; c. =. Mcclure, ]. S., w. Ger
hardt, G. r.; G. l.. Hensel, A. z. r.;
w. Gard, K. W.; z. T. Brantner, p.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-07-19

ka" Divine services at the Methodist
Episcopal Church, to morrow night, by
Rev. III. Nice, pastor.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-07-19
nay HAkK1sBuRo & PoroMAo RAIL

sas" HARRISBURG & PoToMAC RAIL
ROAD CONNECTION WITH THE ShENANDo-
All VALLEY RAILROAD AT SHEPHERDS
TowN.-It will be seen by the following
article that the Harrisburg and Potomac
Railroad, of which Col. David V. ALL
is President, is rapidly progressing to-
wards this town, by way Of Smithburg,
Boonsboro, and Sharpsburg, in Wash
ington county, Md, to connect with
the Shenandoah Valley Railroad here.
This connection will be hailed with de-
light, while one or two other Railroad
Companies in Pennsylvania, are also
making arrangements to connect with
our Railroadat this point Col. ALL is
an enterprising and far-seeing gentle
man, besides a live Railroad man, and
always accomplishes what heundertakes:
II. & p. Il. R.-This formerly much
talked of road-says the OakuiAe En-
ferprise-is again coming into mention,
and it now appears that the work OF
grading is commencing in earnest. A
large lot of tools (shovels, picks, quar-
rying tools, etc. arrived at this place
this week, consigned to the contractors
in charge of the work opposite this
place, who, we understand, want seven
ty-fve hands, and a number Of horses
and carts, to go to work at once. 1t
will take several months yet to complete
the large cut at Mt. Holly that done,
however, the grading will soon be com
pletei. We learn from gentleman
connected with the road that the iron
will be laid and the road completed as
far as Mt. Holly, very shortly. Our
south side friends are not to be disap-
pointed in their expectations, as another
year will undoubtedly find the Harris
burg and Potomac railroad extending
from river to river (Susquehanna and
Potomac).
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-07-19

II. WAsnINGroN's LOVE FOR TIE
PoroMAC.-From a recent article i'll the
Washington Chronicle, under the above
caption, we take the following extract !:
Washington was appointed, as one
highly skilled in his profession. sur
veyor by William and Mary College,
and by Lord Thomas Fairfax, the Baron
of Cameron, his private surveyor, when
he was but sixteen years OF age. His
lordship was anxious to have the rich
valley lands lying between the Potomac
and Shenandoah rivers, part OF his
immense grant from the British Crown,
laid off by regular survey, as all prevl-
Gus leases and transfers, had been made
by stepping, measuring from the eye,
and blazing the line-trees with toma-
hawk as they proceeded. These were
known as "Tomahawk titles, and OF
course were very unreliable in respect
to calls and quantities, and were,to save
the snew corners" from lawsuits, con
firmed by acts of Assembly. TO carry
out his lordship's wishes, Mr.. Burden,
his business agent, directed Master
Washington, his assistant, the Hon.
George Fairfax, the lords nephew, with
a party of chain, ak, and stake men, to
proceed to the valley and survey one
hundred tracts of 500 acres each, for
Immediate sale and entry, as the fame
of the valley lands was spreading far
and wide, particularly throughout Ger
many.
This order of survey was in March,
1748, and about the time of the greatest
flood ever known in the Potomac. (For
an account, see London Maeazine.)
Master Washington and party were
further directed to stop on their way at
shenandoah Falls" (now Harper's
Ferry,) "and survey for one Robert
Harper lands purchased by, and to be
patented to, him"
When the lads, Washington and Fair
fax, both named George, aged respect
lively sixteen and nineteen years, pre-
sented themselves to Mr.. Harper, and
told him their business, he was amazed
to see two beardless boys sent to per
form such important, duties and had his
doubts about Washington's ability to
run the lines accurately. However the
survey was made, and the party passed
on up the Valley.
The writer begs leave here to state
that he was summoned on the part Of
the United States to attend resurvey
of the Government lands ut Harpers
Ferry, in September, 1854. One of the
best surveyors in the State, Mr.. Trot
ter, of Augusta county, was employed.
After he had closed up at "the point of
beginning, he turned to the witnesses
and exclaimed "Gentlemen, there never
was better survey made than this one
by boy LOG years ago. Except by a
little disturbance caused by the buried
iron filings, it is perfect"
Of all the compliments ever paid
Washington, l think Mr.. Trotters was
the greatest
Washington, years after this, although
still a young man, took up the idea of
making navigable the Potomac and
Shenandoah. Having examined those
rivers, frequently surveying their mean
behring's, he pronounced the water power
at two points unsurpassed in any coun-
try. The first at the Great Falls, the
second at what is now Harper's Ferry.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-07-19

raP TIE MAII--We were made
happy the other day by the hope of get
ting our mails earlier in the day, but
alas vain hope The mails now close
at 8 l-2 in the morning, and we get
none until 3 in the evening, and then
only one mail day. The Eastern and
Western Express pass each other near
Kearneysville, between 10 and IL o.
clock, but only the Western train car
ries the mail, which lies at Kearneys
vile, until the arrival of the accommo-
dation train, l l-2 =. M. Thcmail that
leaves here at 9 A. NJ. does not leave
Kearneysville until G p. NJ. For this
reason, it takes two days to get our
mails from Martinsburg, and one day
longer than formerly to receive replies
to letters sent to Baltimore. This is q
great annoyance to our merchants and
others, and VIC hope some remedy will
soon be had.
The Uheeling MteHigencsr thus ex
presses his views on this subject -
If anything could inspire an utter
contempt for the way the Government
conducts the business of carrying the
mails for the people, while forbidding
them from doing it for themselves, it is
such stupid, obstructive and vexatious
arrangements as inflicted upon us.
Only one more step remains to be ia
ken. That is for the Department to re-
fuse to carry the mails at all. And that
would be in perfect keeping with the
loose, irregular and incomprehensible
manner in which it has proceeded dur
ing the last twelve months.
Add to this unnatural, illiberal and
jackassy "rulings" which have eminated
from the department, and now hang
like mill stones on the correspondence
of the country, clogging business and
puzzling postmasters from one end of
the nation to the other. In one village
we have seen postmasters refusing to
forward mail matter unless entirely pre-
paid. Some would deliver letters and
papers, not fully prepaid, on receipt of
the regular postage. Others charge and
collect double the prepaid rate. And
each claims to be acting under "instruc-
tons from the department. And we
have no doubt they were
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-07-19

1D" SALES TO Come OFr.-Wm. "A.
Morgan, Deputy Sheriff, will sell at
public sale, personal effects of John
Ronemous, on Friday the first day OF
August.
Geo. NJ. Beltzhoover, Special Com
missioner, will sell at public sale, q
House and Lot, of J. V. Underdonk, dc
ceased, on Saturday, the 9th of August.
Geo. NJ. Beltzhooyer, Special Com
missioner. will sell at public sale, tract
of land, of John w. Packet, deceased,
near Smithfeld, on Monday the 18th of
August.
Maurice Kavanaugh, will sell at pri-
yate sale, house and lot at Duffields.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-07-19

BIS" SUNDAY School PICNIC.-The
Methodist Protestant Sunday School Of
Harpers Ferry, will hold Basket Pic
mic, on Wednesday, the 23d inst, at
"Nillow Grove" Halltown. A cordial
invitation is extended to Sunday School
scholars, teachers and officers, and all
others interested in the Sunday School
work, to join us in the enjoyments Of
the day.
Music and Singing by the School, I'M
der the direction of Prof Richardson.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-07-19
A Valuable Tract of
Land,

consisting Of % ACRES. 3 Rood' snd
10 Poles. situated near miti6eld, in
Jefferson County, w Vs., being tho
property lately owned and occupied by
John w. Packet, decea'ed. Gle" 8 A.
cres with the Improvements thereon in
the North. west corner thereof assigned
az tho widows dover in said properly.
TERMS OF SALE-One third each
and tho residue in two equal insislmenD.
on o credi, Of nine and eighteen months.
with ir,eres, from day Of sale, the put
chaser giving bonds for the deferred pay
men,s. 10 be secured BY lien on the
premises. -
GEO. NJ. BELTZlIOOvER.
Specisl Commissioner.
July 10. 1879. 5w
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-07-19
FRENCH'S NEW HOTEL,

Cor COrfId,ld and NtW ChUTch Ns.,
Nec York.
on THE EUROPEAN PLAN.
DICIARD =. FRENCH, son Of the late
IL Col Richard French, Of French's Hotel,
has taken this Hotel, newly fitted up ind en-
tirely renovated the same. Centrally located
in the business part Of the City.
Ladies and Genllemens' Dining Rooms nj
tached. JULY l9-6m
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-07-19

'On the lst of July, 1872, the wife OF
Henry Westfall, in Preston county, this
State, was delivered of three boys, and
on the 18th of June, 1S73,she was again
delivered of two female children, who
arc alive and doing well.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-07-19

Blind Tom, has made Warenton,
Va, his home.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-07-19
DUFFIELDS,
July Is, 1873.

Editor of the Register-Dear Sir =
Will you please inform us whether there
are any candidates for the position OF
County Superintendent of Free Schools,
to be voted for at the approaching cleo
ton OH the second Friday in August?
Yours respectfully,
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-07-19
amount desired.

The weather is too hot to set any more
type.
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PERSONS INTERESTED.

p@- We can only say to "Persons
Interested" that we have heard no
one mentioned as yet, but presume the
present Superintendent, w. l.. Wilson,
ESQ. will be a candidate for reelection,
and if not, we would suggest the name
of Prof. Joseph McMurran, Of this
place, as one who is every way qualified
for the place and will discharge the du-
ties of the office satisfactorily. This is
an important office and some one famil-
lar with and interested in the workings
of our school system should be elected
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-07-19
THE R EGIST Err.
Ms PER YEAR-sa, so IN ADVANCE
SAepherastOwn, West Va:

sATURDAY......~ JULY 10, 1873.
, 1873-08-14
A. Macintosh,
Notary Pubic and Convevance1
REAL ESTATE AND TAX AGENT.

-
fias complete Abstract of Title to al
Lands in King County. Will attend te
the purchase and sale of Lands any,
where ON Puget Sound. Special atten
ton paid to the transfer of Real ESTATE
and payment Of Taxes. Patronage So
f3cited and satisfaction guaranteed
Office on Mill Street. orpllosite tht
cidental Hotel. Seattle, King Connay
c23 f
, 1873-08-14

eceived the following dispatch from
Glasgow, with reference to the reported
loss Of the Alabama: Look for the Ala
fbama on the 18Th. The report Is un
founded"
LoNo BRANCH, Ang8.- The ball for
'-netit Of Portland sufferers has b. en-
o,tponed until Wednesday next. "A
MEMPHIS. Aug. S.---A horrible outrage
was perpetrafed near Brighton Tenn,
on Satin, day last. Three white men
poured turpentine over a ne2rr whom
thy found asleep, set fire to Il burning
him To death. There is great excite
ment among the neg, oes III the neigh
b. rhood, who threaten to rerallate.
Cuolera has again made its appear
tnc- Ill the north eastern porrior Of this
couny. ae H- i ert
NASHVILLE. Aug. S.-Tive new cases
of cholera III Chat anoosi to day. three
of which are f..'al. "5 s~atrt
VIENNA. Aug. s The V-rdstad Zei-
tny reports this~ Conn: lie Chtmbo il
has accepted the throne of frauce. u
formal tender of whlcf Wis recently
made To hin by a iepatttl1n ot l. 'giti-
| mntists. si 7Fi't- at
T
MADRID. Avg. S.--valt ntia has un
c ,niirI"ntlly surrendered, AMI Grnerai
nmp,s now occupies the city. sub
mission Of CarteuyeiH. il =. lected 10
follow immediately. .'r
PAels. Aug 5. Pa! r. ent Of the third
| unartei Of last lniiiaru Of war indemnify
VII. completed on the fifth iDss
Henri Ruchefort was examined by
physicians yesterday. and PRONOUNCED
able to bear the fallgnes of IA voyage.
He was accordingly srnt Oh board the
transport VIrglnr. this morning With W
other ccnyicts Tor CaleC onia.
, 1873-08-14

s q ID
on
ing.
OH
from
ReI
one-h
, 1873-08-14

Has been before the American public
OVER THIR Y years. 1t has never vet
+ lied to give perfe satisfact on. anl ha;
Justly been styled the panacea for al! ex-
tenal Wounds, Cuts, Burns. Swel.inrs.
Sprains, Bruises, &C., &C., for Mn and
Beast. No family SHOULD DC a single day
, 1873-08-14
Colonial Hotel a nd Res
taurant,
G0Uernnae1at ST., Vict0,10.
LATE S. DRlARD.
LUCAS & EEEck, Prcr,ietors

THIS OLD ESTABLISHED BUSINESS Ha-
wing been purchased and refi'fea by the
sbovt. will be CARRIED on as FIRST CLASS
Ho, Sc with strict regard to .he comfort OF
their patrons: and they hope l'y SO doing to
merit continuance of rhe liberal patronage
accorded 70 tn If predecessor.
Th.ir WINES and CIGARS arc not to be sur
passed anywhere ON the Coast
Private Dlning Saloons FIR Faniilias.
~ BILLIARD ROOM attached to The HOTEL
, 1873-08-14
Ne U TO.

DUPILS WANTED FOR THE PI
i ano or Cabinet Organ, by tho
onghl, competent teacher, Special u,
tentlon gwen to youn. scholars, to sc
cure their rapid Improvement. Pupit.
tanght at their own residences. Voc,
lessons tree MISS NJ. DUBOIS.
At the residence Of Q. N. Hyde.
e. Please apply early. ja2.
Connecticut western news., 1873-06-13
The Domestic GrOwler.

Look at him he is curiosity. He was pleasant enough an hour ago, as he sat in his office talking to Jenks. With his chair tilted back, the toes of his boots resting against the mantel-piece, his mouth extended in loud guffaw in reply to one of Jenk's yarns, you would have said he was one of the jolliest fel- lows in the world.
 But he does not look so 1fow. He has lowered his hat over his eyes, and got his family face on. He considers it bad domestic policy to come home looking smiling and cheerful; it would not only lower his dignity as master of the house, but it would encourage his wife and children to the asking of all sorts of favors, and the running into good ness knows what extravagances. The only way, as he believes, to keep up a proper system of household authority, and reduce household expenditure to its certain limits, is to always find fault, and never relax for moment the system of domestic snubbing.
 Of course, the coming home of the Growler is not looked for with joy. All pleasant influences take wing. The very atmosphere becomes charged with depressing or explosive material. The cook spills the gravy, and blackens the toast for the pigeons; the wife is afraid the soup will not be all right, or the pudding done to the precise turn; the children huddle in corner, and talk ir whispers, and no one feels that they can breathe free breath until "pa is gone. Who would be 0 growler P Ledger.
Connecticut western news., 1873-06-13
Criminals in Prussia.

The essence of the Prussian system for effecting the reformation of crimi- nals is contained in the single word "work." There are religious books in the prison library but they are not forced upon the prisoners-rather the reverse. They are encouraged to read biographies, histories, books of travel and adventure and even works of fc- tion and illustrated magazines are not forbidden them. While they are al- lowed to expend portion of the share of their earnings which is allotted to them in grammars, dictionaries, and works on other subjects, they are on no account permitted to buy religious books this, as understood, is to guard against the tricks of hypocrisy. Every one committed to the Strafgefangniss, no matter how short or how long his sentence may be, is set to work at somc kind of trade.
 In Prussia masters are found who contract for the labor of certain num- Der of prisoners ignorant of any trade, whose services they receive gratuitously during the first month. At the expira- ton of that period they have to pay six silbergroschen or ten cents per day for each man they employ; but this is merely tn" starting point, the rate of wages being subject to increase from time to time as the prisoner becomes more proficient. The contractor is also bound to provide the convict with work when he quits the prison. A prisoner failing to earn the regulation six gros- chen per day paid for him by the con- tractor is duly punished; while of his earnings in excess of this amount one- third is allotted to him by way of en- couragement. A certain portion of these earnings he has the privilege of spending on the Sunday, under due re- strictions, in such delicacies as butter, bacon, beer, snuE, sausages, and fruit j; but tobacco is strictly prohibited. Should the convict prefer mental to ma ,terial food, he can lay out his money on books, as before mentioned. The bal ance of his share of earnings is given up to him when he leaves the prison, to- gether with new suit of clothes and 8 new pair of boots, for the making of which within the prison he has to pay 8 trifle, the materials being supplied gratuitously.
Connecticut western news., 1873-06-13
Spring TOnics.

People often complain of weak and weary feeling during the spring months.
 "Tonics" and "bitters" are resorted to as 8 remedy whereas, in @ majority of cases, little hygienic treatment, with out medicine, would bring the system into its normal condition. An abundance of fresh air and exercise is of the ut most importance. And then in spring we usually eat the wrong kind of food, and too much of it. The hearty meats and rich, heating articles of diet which help to fortify the system against the winters cold, should be laid aside, or at least sensibly lessened in quantity, as the warm weather approaches. The di- unfinished appetite is not cause of alarm light, spare diet of early vege- tables, fruits, and articles commonly considered "cooling" is the best. But if too much animal heat is generated by the food, the weary spring feeling in- creases, and illness is scarcely escaped.