Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1874-12-26
Editorial Breyities.

Ill. Robert Mckinley prayed fervent-
", and Cyrus Barger, another young
man of the neighborhood. Joined with
equal heartiness in the exercises Alter
the meeting both wanted to go home
with the same girl, daughter of dea-
con. She showed no preference, and
neither gentlemen would give up his
claim. \ terrible fight followed, in
which Mckinley used murderous
sluug shot, and Barger welded knife.
Mckinley was killed.
The beliefis becoming stronger every
day in the East, that if John MorriSsey
should give Harvard or Yale College
So5O.Oo0 the Lord would commence
new account with him.
Mr.. Christian Bickle, an aged citizen
of Smithsburg, Washington Co, Md,
is dead
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad is
now running between Baltimore and
Chicago. via the Chicago division, two
passenger trains daily, leaving Camden
station at ESQ A. ". and 4.S0 L. NJ,
leaving Chicago at 7.45 y. ii. and 8
u. NJ. Time 33 hours.
San Francisco and San Mateo, Crl,,
lose endowments of shout S2,00OOoO
for founding several institutions that
Horace Hawes intended 10 make, 1t Is
said, by defect in the deed, aud the
setting aside of his will on the ground
OF insanity.
Every lady who doesn't own one OF
those new fashioned hats is Grassy TO
pet one. 1t looks like some able bodied
fellow bad sat down on it, and then II
had been thrown away and the old cat
and all the kittens had been sleeping IN
it wear. But its the fashion, and OF
course is perfectly killing.
Gen. John c. Pemberton, of Fauquier
county, has made profitable engage
ment with an iron company IN Pennsyl-
yania.
And now the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company contemplates the
establishment of line of steamships 10
Marscilles.
A fire at Charleston, in this State, on
Thursday night last, destroyed fully
one-third of the business portion OF tho
place, entaiing loss of S2oo,ooo,
mostly insured.
From the West comes n word OF
cheer in these piping dull times. Chlca-
90 is said to have received SrOoo,ooo
more for her corn than last year, and
of hogs, a staple production OF the
Northwest, the supply is much larger
the sales in Chicago alone being esti-
mated at sS5,000,000.
Nothing will sooner tempt bache-
lor to abandon his resolution to marry
than to sleep in the adjoining room to
couple with colicky baby.
DR.. Gerard +. Morgan, son OF Rev.
Gerard Morgan, formerly of Harrison
burg, Va, dropped dead in his studyin
Baltimore city, on Thursday morning
last.
Woo,en g. Andrews Menageric,
which has been quartering in llagers.
town during the winter, was removed
last week to Cincinnati, where more
comfortable quarters will be found.
The Remains of Davis, executed for
the murder OF Lynn, which were buried
in his mothers yard, having been re-
fused sepultnre in the burylng ground
of two denominations at Taneytown
Nd; were re-interred in the German
Baptist Church Burying ground at
Beaver Dam, last week.
"Hard times" is beginning to pinch
in Philadelphia On last Friday nine
young men OF genteel appearance, but
destitute from want OF employment,
were committed to the House Of Cor
rection at their own request.
The celebrated Jesse ID. Bright,
formerly of Indian, declares himself in
favor of William Allen, Of Ohio, him
of the mighty voices for President.
Now rise up, William, and let US all
hear you return thanks
Mrs. Elizabeth jenkins, mother OF
the late Mrs. Surratt, a lady upwards
of eighty years OF age, met with an ac-
cident at her home, near Surraitsyllle,
last week, by which she had an arm
broken, and received other injuries,
A Georgia paper says that the COM
biued weight OF the entire nine mem
bers of Congress Just elected IN Geor.
cia, will not amount to over 1000
pounds ayoirdupois. 1t adds, however,
that .'they are the ugliest aud smariest
set any State vi have in Congress.
1t has lately been decided by tho
Supreme Court Of Pennsylvania that
Express companies lay themselves La
ble to prosecution as agents for the
sale of liquors, when they deliver goods
of that cIas, in .local option" counties