Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1874-11-07
Editorial Breyities.

him; and Furthermore he has in no way
expressed himself in such manner as
to incline them TO believe he has aspl-
rations in that direction.
Fadladeen, belonging to the MesSrs.
Davis, was second i'll the Members Cup
race. fourth day of the American Jockey
Clubs fall meeting at Jerome Park, y.
V, of Wednesday OF last week.
In the Circuit Court now in session
in Leesburg, the case of John Brooklns,
indicted Tor shooting Geo. Jackson.
with intent to KILL was tried on Wed
nesday, and the jury after being oat
fifteen minutes, returned verdict OF
guilty, atfixing the penalty, five Years
III the penitentlary.
Mr.. David c. IIeimes, of Point OF
Rocks, in Frederick county, Md, sold
at the Agricultural Fair grounds, last
week, Spanish Merino buck lamb, TO
Mr.. Stephen Howell, of Frederick Co,
for 800.
a few days since ragged looking
organ grinder carrying 4 monkey made
the town of Staunton lively, staying
three or four days. His appearance
excited pity tor his poverty. The day
he lett he called at the National Valley
Bank and got large notes for 500, SO
he could more safely conceal it on his
person. In reply to the surprised in
auiry of the bank men he said, de
maunky make it all.
At the Woman's Congress, in Chica-
90. Mrs. VI. \. Livelmorc, of Boston,
president in the chair, Mrs. Julia Ward
first vice president, read paper IN Ia
vor OF women educating themselves to
fill every sphere in business life held 10y
man. and especially that OF brokers and
bankers.
A wedding was celebrated in the Gel
man Catholic church at Cleveland, o.,
the other day, and all apparently went
merry until the bridal party reached the
door of the church, when all at once
the bride took to her heels and started
off down street with bridal veil, orange
blossoms and white drapery generally
tapping in the morning wind.
The st. Louis hog market it is said,
is oyerstocked, especially with common
stock, and shippers are warned against
sending in more unless further decline
is accepted Packers are doing almost
nothing, and the price of common to
good hogs has dropped to 50. 30 a 5000
Wheat is lower in England now than
il has been for four years, or down to
A. shilling quarter. 1t has not been
below 80 shillings before since October
1870.
Nettie Green, the woman who killed
Samuel EIchelberger, of W ashington
county. Md, in a dance house at Alex
andlia. Va, was convicted on FRIDAY
NIGHT last of murder in the second de
cree. and her term OF Imprisonment IN
the penitentiary ascertained by the jury
to be seven years.
On Tuesday last, there were SIXTY.
seven car loads of stock shipped thro'
Grafton over the Is. IL o. X. r., for the
East. from various points. apporuoned
rs follows: From Pennsboro, l6; Fet-
terman, 2; f'lemington, 4; Bridgeport,
2i; Webster 10; West Union, =.
Mrs. Nelson, proprietress OF the Mel
son House, at Toodle, Utah, was ar
rested and brought to Salt Lake on
Saturday. bv the United States Marshal.
The charge is said to be illegal voting
at the last election.
DR.. Ayers, of Lowell, will leave his
handsome daughter S2,OOO,Ooo in green,
backs. There's a sugar coated phi
wor,h taking.
\ man who goes to Kansas to settle
on a homestead must expect to eat
roots, sleep on the floor, fight gnats and
net away from the Indians for whole
five years before he can begin to ENJOY
life.
The daughter of Gen. Sherman will
berin her career as housekeeper with
the outfit of "twcnty-threo dozens oi
silver spoons"
The Lieutenant Governor Of Massa
chusets has fixed Thursday, Nov 70, as
the annual Thanksgiving day.
Rev. Geo. Strobel, pastor OF st. Ma
rvs Roman Catholic Church of PhIla
dcIphia, died Monday, aged "a years.
On Wednesday night Of last week a
Holly Springs, Miss, a mob OF abou
40 negroes took James Perkins anC
William Ravenswood (colored,) iron
iail and shot them dead, thereby aveng
inc the death of Mack Hill. 1t wa
done so quietly that but few person
knew il until the next morning.
The terrible hue and cry raised b.
the Black Republicans, about SoutherI
outrares. for the purpose of afiectin9
the elections last week, didn't scare th
people of Ohio and Indiana much. Ih
thing has been tried so often that tn
people fail to be affected by 1t. Sine
the elections last week Southern out
RACES" are at discount
A novel suit has been instituted
AGAINST a railroad in New Jersey by
number of '.indignant passengers.
They claim heavy damages for belnI
elected from train because, not beint
able to secure seats, they refused to pa,
their fare for the time in which the.
were left standing.
Col. Burton Despard, prominen
LAWYER of Clarksburg, w. Va, died o
,b. Oh instant