Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1874-06-20
FUNNY TIMEI CONGRESS.

The Boston IoSt has lnls picture OF
the Senate during an uninteresting
speech. 1t is said TO be quite a usual
scene:
Time, halfpast one o'clock subject
under consideration, the Civil Rights
BILL Mr.. Howe, of Wisconsin, has the
floor Senators Hager and Mitchell are
industriously writing letters to loved
ones at home Senator Chandler is
reading his correspondence Senator
Pease is enjoying the peaceful slumber
OF the Just Senators Carpenter and
Frelinghuysen are attempting to pay
attention to the speakers words Sena-
tor Conkling is writing ; Senator Ham
lin, when not squirting tobacco juice
on the carpet is reading a Maine news
paper; Senator Kelly is posting him
self on the provisions of the Constitu-
ton Senator Flanagan sleeps sweetly,
but snores occasionally Senator Bore
man pretends to understand and enjoy
the speech Senator Davis, stretched
ont on two chairs, peruses the pages OF
a West Virginia paper Senator John
son is writing letter; Senator Bogy
is reading an account Of the Sartoris-
Grant wedding, and wondering why
the reporter forgot to describe the gor-
geous appearance Of the Missouri
statesman Senator Merrimon is study
ing finance from late speeches of Nor
ton ana Logan all the other Senators
are absent from their seats and the
chamber At half-past two o'clock Mr..
Howe is still speaking, but change
has occurred in the attendance. The
first relief has arrived. Mr. Morrill,, of
Vermont, is reading a newspaper both
the Minnesota Senators are similarly
occupied Hamilton, Of Maryland, is
listening to jim Nye telling funny sto-
ries Alcorn is all attention and self
satisfied McCreery laughs at the jokes
he perpetrated in his last speech, a copy
of which he holds before his eyes
Flaunagans head has fallen back over
tie back Of his chair, and there is great
danger that he will dislccate the spinal
column Cooper reads Memphis pa
paper; Bogy is telling Goldthwaite,
Robertson, Ransom and Merrimon
(who were not invitcd) all about the
royal wedding. The other senators
have gone ont to see man-or woman.
Hoop PoLEs.-The Richmond Even
ing Express gives the following inter
estng particulI rs of trade now being
developed in Virginia, which will
doubtless be news to almost everybody:
Unheralded and comparatively un-
needed until our iudomnitable reporter
found him out and interviewed him,
have we had living within our midst
these past eight months, one of the real
kings of this earth, and monarch of his
class. We speak of J. Harris manu-
facturer and importer Of hoops, who
has made his headquarters in this city
since last October. This gentleman
has employed in this State and West
Virginia, upwards of 500 hands, who
were constantly engaged in getting out
the poles and making them into hoops,
which were shipped hence TO New
York and exported to Cuba. About
100000 have thus been cleared from
this port, and 100000 shipped from
Winchester, Va, the latter place being
the centre of operations for West Viz
ginia. About 25O,0O0 more were ship
ped from the lower James, principally
gathered in James City county. The
bulk of the hoops shipped from this
port. were gotten out in buckingham,
Halifax. Nelson and AlbOmarle coun-
ties, Buckingham furnishing the larger
number. lie has now on hand, holding
over in this city, about 100000 hoops,
and az many more At Winchester
Pennsylvania also contributes largely TO
his stock, where he also has large lot
on hand probably 2j5,000 more. His
expenses in this State and West Virgin
ia have been OH an average of 5000 per
day since the season opened.
This is Mr. Harris third season in
Virginia, and let us hope it will not be
his last He has been fifteen years in
the business, and now has the. con
sciousness of being the heaviest dealer
in his line Of trade in the United States.
Let the knowledge Of his career give
courage to the heart Of many young
Virginian, for out of these must come
the men to recuperate the wasted for
tunes and restore the glory Of the com
monwealth.
NAILED.-The idea has been and is
still very prevalent that one OF the
strong points of belief in the Presbyte-
rian doctrine is Infant damnation," and