Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-02-15
FdItOFial BrPyittee.

risonburg with a capital OF $4,000,
which may be increased to $300.OO0, to
manufacture new paint.
Mr. James Carroll, who died recently
in Baltimore, at the age of 81 years,
was the Democratic candidate for Gov
ernor of Maryland, against the late Gov
Pratt. in 1874.
Mr.. Benjamin Grandstaff, residing
near Edinburg. in Shenandoah, died
last week at an advanced age. He was
among the old citizens of the county,
having served in the war Of 1912.
In the last three months eleven Eng
lish steamers have been lost at sea with
all on board. This fact is appalling, land
must be attributed to their construction.
A Young man died in Pittsburg, the
other day, tiom an operation performed
on his throat to dislodge set Of false
teeth which had dropped into his gulIet
during sleep.
There are now at the University of
Virginia 339 students against 800 the
same time last session. The falling OF
in the numbers has been principally
from Georgia and Kentucky,
Mr.. Samuel Warner, near Marksville,
in Page county, lost, last week, four
hogs and one cow from hydrophobia'
Thep had been bitten some weeks ago
by a mad dog running through the
country.
Gen. Gordon, the newly elected l. 5.
Senator from Georgia, in an eloq 'ent
speech. said that il the Republican in
stitutions survive the present ndltlon
of things in this country, "the life ot lib
ertv under the circumstances Will be the
strangest paradox in history.
The Board of Visitors Of the Military
Institute have rendered the State the
manuscript of Commodore Maury s
Physical Survey, No ,, of Virginia.
Accompanying is q map of Virginia,
which is pronounced to be the only cor
rect map cxtant of the State.
1t is lamentable to know that the evil
dence taken in the Greeley will case,
proves, beyond doubt, that MIR, Gree
lev was suffering under mental aberra-
ton. some weeks before the Preslden-
tial election. This, it seems,w was known
to several but it appears 1t was Kept
concealed from the public.
Ignorance and laziness did the bust
ness for the colored cadet, Samuel
Gibbes, son of the Secretary of State OF
Florida. On Monday he was sent away
from West Point in disgrace.
Counsel in the Stokes case, in the
event of failure to obtain an order for a
new trial from Judge Boardman, will
apply for stay Of proceedings, and
thereby secure a review Of the case by a
full bench of the Supreme Court, and
on failure there will go to the Conrt oi
Appeals
Governor Walker, in accordance with
a resolution passed few days ago by
the General Assembly, has issued "a
proclamation. under the seal Of the Com
monwealth, inviting the nholders OF
! Virginia bonds to a conference with a
special committee Of the General As
sembly, in Richmond, on the 18th day
of February.
A melancholy and fatal accident
which occurred in Simpson, Harrison
county, few days ago a little daugh-
ter of Mr.. James Handley, went to the
corn-crib to procure some corn. She
ascended plank to the door, some feet
from the ground, when the plank slip
ped from under her; the door of the
corn-crib closed at the same time, and
and caught the child by the neck. In
this position she is supposed to have
hung nearly an hour, and was quite
dead when discovered.
Charles Manley, the colored man
sentenced to be hung recently, at Alex
andria, on his way back to the jail SAID
he would like to be free Just long e.
nouph to kill his father-in law (who was
a witness against him) and that then
they could send him through in chest
nat coffin
There are now in the penitentiary at
Albany, seventy-three 'ku-klux and
otherprisoners from the Southern States.
Women are like horses--the gayer
the harness they have on,the better they
feel. We got this from an old bachelor,
who was early crossed in love
A man named Wright was shot for
breach of promise, lately, at Cedar Ra-
pids, Iowa, by young woman who
thought Wright was wrong
Mrs. Snider of Jefferson City, Mis-
souri,, chopped off the head Of her six
weeks old infant while temporarily In
sane.
Immense snow-drifs are reported on
the line of the Union Pacific Railroad.
The trains haveforced their way through
with comlnendable promptness, but 1t is
said there has been great suffering
among the men employed to assist In
clearing the track, and some have per
ished.
GIRLS DoN'T TALK SLANG.-Girls
don't talk slang. If it is necessary that
any one in the ia mily should 90 that,
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