Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-02-01
Editorial BreVities.

The National Theatre in Washington
was burned down on Tuesday night,
caused from defective fue.
Col. Treadwell Smith, prominent
citizen of Clarke County, died last week,
aged 81 years. He was soldier III the
war of 1872.
Jos. S. Long, of Berkeley, stole a
horse belonging to Col. John ". Stew
art, and started up the Valley. He was
arrested at Harrisonburg, brought back
and committed to Berkeley jail for his
appearance at Cour,r.
Tomorrow, (Suaday,) will be Ground
Hog day. We warn the citizens OF
Martinsburg to keep an eye on Wlsner,
of the Unioa. II he sees his shndder
he will 90 back in his hole and sell
have six weeks snow.
in Harrisonburg, Va, on Wednesday
night, parcel of robbers entered the
Depot and carried off a key Of whlskey
valued at $50 The kitchen OF Jacob
Voorhees, was also robbed Of barrel Of
flour, Lutter, sausage. &c,
John G. Lare, of Rappahannock, Va,
has sold his farm of 1850 acres OF land,
to J. T. Fletcher, for $4,000.
The testimony in Mrs. Whartons
trial. at Annapolis, Md, for attempted
poisoning of Mr.. Van Ness, closed on
Tuesday, and the lawyers IRE pleading.
The new style of bonnet is cross
between locomotive smcke-stack and
custald pic.
Ifyou forget The poor in this world
your chances for envying some OF them
in the mex; Nay be ut 4QWna as extreme
~ probable.
The young lady in this place who has
such an affectionate beau, had Letter put
the window blinds down, 70 prevent
him from being seen.
Straining honey is what they call it
in New Jersey when fellow hugs his
sweetheart. The honey likes it, too.
A disguised Danburian wants to
know, if woman was designed to be
the equal Of a man, why it is she cant
whistle.
Advice free gratis to young men-Of
all your ge.tings, get responsibility and
q good trade.
"Gentlemens pantaloons upholstered
here" is sign near skating park in
Titusville, Pa
From present appearances our millers.
farmers, and everybody else will have
plenty Of water next spring.
A Western widow would like to meet
the printer, who when she advertised
for an agent, made her appear to want
"a gent
A waggish friend of ours, says the
Worcester, Mass, Budget, attempted to
count the sleepy heads in the church.
He reached as far as fifty, and fell a
sleep himself
What is the difference between truth
and eggs? Truth crushed to earth
will rise again" Eggs won't.
An honest mans word is as good as
his bond.
A black bear undertook to hug Mrs.
Mason, of Wisconsin, to death, but she
obbed the tip of an umbrella in his eyes
and he seeded.
The Central Virginia Land Company
has recently been organized in Luray
under the auspices Of Judge Ashby as
President, Maj Newman, Attorney, land
Mr.. Barrett, Chief Engineer Of the S.
V. i. r., Mineralogst and Engineer.
Five car loads of iron belonging to
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, has
been levied on at Moundsville, by the
Sheriff of Marshall county forthe school
tax of seven townships, amounting to
S3,200.
We regret to learn that Mrs. Nunna-
maker, quite an aged lady, formerly of
Harper's Ferry, now residing with her
son, Mr.. Anthony Nunnamaker, near
Charlestown, fell on Tuesday last, and
broke her arm below the elbow.
Mr.. Emmert Fechtig,of Hagerstown,
has issued his prospectus proposing to
commence, on the first of February,the
publication of daily paper in that place
to be called the Daily News.
DO not be discouraged. Ifyou have
dyspepsia or any disease of the Liver,
there is long life Of happiness before
YOU, if you only use SIMMONS L1V-
Err REGULATOR.
Gov. Jacob has issued his proolama-
nation declaring the result of the Au-
Gust and October elections He refuses
the responsibility of deciding which G.
lection, if either, WAS legal, referring
the question to Congress.
The radical Legislature of Louisiana,
last week, elected Pinchback, the negro
acting Governor of the State, U. S. Sen
ator for six years from the 4th of March,
next.
A negro in Jackson county, Ky. I'M
dertook the Job of burying smallpox
corpses at $40 apiece He made $50,
and then was himself the next one need
ing burial.
The eight counties lying east of the
Alleghanies, viz: Berkeley, Grant, Har
dy, Hampshire, Jefferson. Mineral, Nor
gan and Pendleton, pay slll,9l2 20
taxes, nearly one-ffth Of the whole State
revenue.
Gen. Lees birthday was celebrated at
Lexington, on Monday, the goth inst.
The address was delivered by Rev. DIR.
Pendleton, Chief of Artillery of the