Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-07-24

From tho NATIONAL Capital.

From tho National Capital.
The Secretary of the Interior has tele-
graphed to Ouray, one of the powerful chiefs
in Southern Colorado, requesting him to al
low Prof. Hayden's exploring expedition to
pass through that section without molesta-
ton.
Eastern Items.
On account Of dull times, several Massa-
chusetts mills arc closing for time. The
Atlantic Cotton Mills, at Lawrence, which
give employment to one thousand two hun
bred and fifty operatives, shut down for an
eight weeks suspension, and may be Tor
longer time, il the present stock OF manu-
featured goods is not marketed. The opera
tives will lose eighty thousand dollars or
more in wages BY this shut down. The Sal
mon Falls Manufacturing Company also
closed their mill No. for two months.
Southern Itcms.
The Cotton States Congress mt Raleigh,
North Carolina, adjourned July 10, after
harmonious aud interesting session OF three
days. resolution, adopted, asking Con-
gress to make greenbacks a legal-tender Tor
all dues TO the Government and on all im-
portations, was discussed, and further con-
sideration postponed until the next session
of Congress.
Crimcs.
At Brownsville, Tenn, Capt. J. B. Phillips,
of the firm of Phillips, Leake & Co., whole
sale grocers, was assaulted by X. kautro-
WITT, an ex-sewing machine agelt and cut
in the thigh and wrist with a razor, severing
an artery Phillips then drew pistol and
hot u ~ he In CT Ia N o.
effect in the body, passing through his liver,
from the effects OF which he died.....A few
DAYS ago, blacksmith named John Henley,
living near Horn Lake, Miss, had quarrel
with a woman named Martha Morgan, EN-
ployed bv him as cook. That night, while
Henley was asleep, Mrs. Morgan approached
the bed and cut a terrible cash in his throat
with razor. Henley, awakening, attempted
10 catch her arm, but caught the razor,
which was drawn through his hand, inhict-
ing an ugly wound. Mrs. Morgan then seized
her child and fed to the woods. Henley lies
in precariOus condition.
A turbulent negro named Burnside, was
shot and killed on Randolph road, five miles
from Memphis, by VIM. Mitchell, colored,
whose life Burnside had threatened TO take
on sight. Mitchell went to the city and gave
himself up.. Mrs. Morgan, who severely
cut blacksmith named John Bellamy, a
few days ago. near Horn Lake, Miss, rs re-
ported at the time, was afterward arrested,
and, ut an examination before Squire Far
mcr, Bellamy testified she had twice tried to
poison him, and afterward attempted to cut
his throat. This was denied by Mrs. Morgan,
who stated that Bellamy had come to her
bed and attempted TO outrage her person,
and she had seized razor lying on Il table
.nI .l,fanIo1 barSalf aul i'm Sn 1oiuU had
inflicted the wounds, and then fled from the
house. She was discharged by the Magis.
trate.
Mrs. Dunn, wife of laborer in Lowell,
Mass, was recently kicked to death by her
husband who wanted money from her but
was refused. Dunn is under arrest......A
negro convict while attempting to escape
from prison at Little Rock, Ark, was shot
and killed by guard.
4 number of thieves entered the house of
Mr.. Matthias Douser, OF New York City, a
few days ago, during bis absence, between
the hours of eleven and twelve in the morn
ing, bound, gagged, and blindiolded his wife,
whn was there alone, and, ransacking the
house, robbed it of forty thousand dollars in
bonds They escaped without detection or
arrest. The New York IIOrld regards the
police of New York as inefficient and favorS
vigilance committee. .... Mrs. \. X. Dim
mock, at Northampton, Miss, attempted to
take the life of DIR. A. W. Thompson, with
Il revolver. because he failed to keep his
prom's" TO marry her. The doctor has taken
steps for her confinement as lunatic.
Disasters by Fire.
\ fire in ST. Stephens, Maine, burned the
Oh ctn ~
Loss, $4,000; insurance, slight.
4 disastrous fire at Monougahela City, Pa
DESTROYED KulbertSon's saw-mill and boat
yard, Foster, Blythe Il Co.'S planingmill
lumbcr-yard, and dry-hsuse, and three dwell
lng-hOuSeS. The estimated loss is $50 600
Insurance. 81 200, principally in Pittsburs
companies. The fire is supposed TO have
been the work of an incendiary.
At Cincinnati, the sawmillS of Robert
Creighton, on the river bank in East Colum
bia, were recently burned down. The los,
is estimated at $4,000; insurance, $4,000.
\ fire in Duulellen, n. j., destroyed five
of the largest buildings in the place. Loss
100000.
Casualties.
dispatch from Iuka, H., says: There
was heavy storm of rain in this part OF
Illinois, few nights ago, which did consid
cradle damage. ThSsLain fell in torrents
large tracts of land were submerged and
crops were considerably damaged. The
track of the Ohio 4 Mississippi railroad was
at places under water. The flood in a small
creek near this place undermined the rail
read bridge, and when the train which left
Cincinnati for st. Louis at 7:25 Friday night
came along at ) o'clock in the morning the
structure gave away. The engine went over
safely, but the baggage and two passenger
Ears were thrown off the track and into the
calvert, aud completely wrecked. These
cars were full of passengers, tho 5irs3 being
an emigrant car, but strange to say only one
person was seriously jured. This gentle
man, Mr.. Marvin, Of Mt. Gilead, O., was
standing on the platform, and had the lower
pat of one of his legs crushed to Jelly. A
surgeon from Olney amputated il above the
knee. The two sleepers remained on the
track. ..... Duringa heavy storm at Portland,
Me-, the Cathedral was fired by lightning,
hut the flames were soon extinguiShed.
The First Baptist, Payson Memorial, and
Chestnut Street Methodist Churches, all SUI
fered more or less.
William Drennen and Charles HALEY, two
young men of Van Buren,, Ark, went boat
riding, short time since, on the Mississippi
river. The boat capsized, drowning Dren-
men and two ladies with him. HALEY barely
escaped.
Items In General.
The Executive Committee of the National
Grange, at Washington, after considerable
discussion, by vote OF three to two, agreed
to remove the headquarters of the National
Grange from Washington to Louisville Ky.
They also resolved to hold the next meeting
of the National Grange at Louisville, on the
third Wednesday in November of next year.
THE wives and children of sixty Kiowa
and Comanche Indians, who surrendered at
the Staked Plains, are 10 be transported to
'' augustine, Fla, at government expense,
- re now confined