Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-01-23
Editorial Brcvltlcs.

When Buckbannon youth goes to
spark his sweetness" he finds the old
lady in one corner, and dog under the
rocking chair, and he is made to speak
up like a lawyer.
1t is said that more men are now re-
enlisting in the United States army
than during several years previous.
This is no doubt due in great degree
to the hard times.
1t is stated that an exceptionally large
group OF large spots is now visible on
the surface of the sun. They may be
perceived with smoked glass without
the aid of a telescope.
The excitement in Santa Clara, Cali
fornia, over the discovery of rich silver
mines in that county, continues. The
ledge has been traced ten miles. Elk
perts say it is genuine ledge of silver.
The travelling public will be interest
ed to learn that the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad Company has discarded the
use of kerosene as an illumination on all
its mail and passenger trains. Downer's
mineral sperm is now used, and in case
of accident there is much less danger Of
the cars being set on fire.
A correspondent of the Reading
Pennsylvania, Gazette, who has been
on a prospecting tour, writes as follows:
at would be well for the iron masters
of Pennsylvania to spend few davs
among the iron mountains of West Vir-
giuia, to see the millions of tons of the
richest metal iron ores exposed on the
surface running with the great North
Mountain range, of Virginia and West
Virginia" u
The conservation of Rev. ]. w. Ad-
ans, Bishop elect of New Mexico and
Arizona, took placeat St. Paul's Church,
New Orleans, Sunday. The consecra.
ton ceremonies were performed by
Right Rev. Bishop Greene, OF Mississ-
ippi, assisted by Bishops Beck, of Geor-
gia, and Wilmer, Of Louisiana.
The two colored men, who murdered
Samuel Jones, were executed at North
Hampstead, Long Island, Friday.
When the ropes were cut jackson
sprang up five feet and came down with
a heavy thnd, while Jarvis was raised
but few inches, when the rope broke
and he fell to his feet without injury. 1t
took 10 minutes to prepare another
rope, and he was slowly drawn up FIVE
feet, where he remained until dead.
Both died from strangulstion.
A Calhoun county man, who lately
attended q prayer meeting with his
agal," felt impelled to rise up and re-
mark 81 want 70 be good, and 60 to
heaven, but if those fellers in the corner
don't quit winkih at my Sal, there1l be
heap of prancin' round here, the first
thing they know"
The South Branch Railway, from
Romney to Moorefeld, has been sur
veyed. Distance "a miles.
The Springfield Academy, in Hamp-
shire county, was burned few days
since. So
Let us all see to it that upon the new
leaves we have just turned over, We
write nothing which, during q year
hence, we would wish to blot
Money and time are the heaviest
burdens of life, and the unhappiest of
oil mortals are those who have more of
either than they know how to use.
A man named G. w. Ulley, who was
charged with committing an outrage on
q little girl nine years old, was taken
from the Jail at Urbana, Ohio, by
mob Of masked men, last week, and
hung to tree in front of the Court
House. NJ.
And now Senator j. F. Lewis, of
Virginia, il to be read out Of the Re
publican party because he has dared to
condemn the action of the Administers
ton in the Louisiana outrage.
Mr.. James E Busby, a baggage mas
ter in the employ of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company, died ut his
room in the City Hotel, Cumberland.