Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-09-18
Editorial Brevities.

Editorial Brevities.
A new style of fan has made its
appearance, the handle of which forms
a pocket-handkerchie holder, whilst at
the extreme end tiny scent bottle is
concealed.
Gov. Jacobs offers a reward of 800
for the apprehension OF Moses Welsch,
charged with grand larcency, committed
in Mineral county.
An Iowa farmer has eighty acres of
corn that stands sixteen feet high, and
will average one hundred bushels to the
acre.
The Wheeling Window Glass Com
pany failed On the oath inst They
will pay fifteen cents on the dollar, and
close business.
Eight of the Illinois kuklux have
been arrested and held for trial. Evi-
dence is adduced that the organization
consists OF one thousand scoundrels.
On Thursday, at Jeffersonville, Indi-
ana, Nancy Mckee shot and fatally
wounded Henry J. Loutter, of Haines-
vile, West Virginia. She says he fail
ed in his promise to marry her.
Rev. Edward S. Lacy, well known
Congregational minister, and formerly
a..resident of Berkeley county, died in
California on the 23rd of August.
Mr.. John Smith is carrying on lum-
ber operations on Lick creek, Monroe
county. He ships walnut lumber to
England
Score three for Mrs. Dick Williams,
colored, -who lives on Sinking creek,
Greenbrier county. The mother and
her new sprung progeny ''are all alive
and hearty"
The Western rivers are falling, after
having done immense mischief by their
overfow-the damage to the Mississip-
pi region is not as great as feared.
The London Lancet says that no per-
son should sit for more than halt an
hour. S'posin' a fellow is sitting on
the sofa with his girl, is he going to be
particular to minute?.
The Heat on the Southern Pacific
railroad grade, near the Colorado des-
ert, is so intense that the thermome-
ter often makes l20 degrees in the
shade, when shade can be found. A
considerable number of the laborers on
the road have died of the heat. There
is probably no other spot in the United
States that can equal this. "Riding
on the rail" in this latitude will not
prove very pleasant.
There is heap of talk about "1ndian
Frauds" They should be correctly
denominated "white mems frauds" tor
it is the federal officials who have been
stealing from the Indians, and not the
Indians from the white men.
A difficulty occurred at a republican
meeting at Clinton, Mass, on Saturday.
Three white men are reported killed,
three negroes killed, and several whites
and negroes wounded. The negroes
are reported to be arming and threaten
ing another fight
Rev. Father Jacquemet, who, a few
months ago, renounced the Catholic
faith, has written letter from Montre-
al to Archbishop Bayley renewing his
allegiance to the Catholic Church.-He
has been admitted to the Jesuit Commu-
nifty in Canada.
The election for State officers and
congressman in California Oh Wednes-
day last, resulted in an overwhelming
democratic victory. The State Officers,
Legislature and Congressman elected
by very large maorities This is the
first time in many years that the demo-
Gratis have carried California.
A Chinaman married negro woman
in Arkansas year ago, and they now
have baby which has light hair and is
as white as snow.
A California JUDGE has decided that
in future he will not naturalized any
person who has not read or heard read
the Constitution he swears to support
Warren Pa.,) has baby four months
old that is warranted to weigh 12I
pounds.
AT the conservative primary election
in Richmond, Va, on Friday last, Gen.
Bradley I. Johnson and w. E. Tanner
were nominated by large majorities for
the State Senate, and Judge w. w.
Crump. w. S. Gilman, w. p. NJ Kel-
lam, James H. Dooly, and Charles U.
Williams 70 the House of Delegates.
This will be the ablest delegation Rich
mond has had in the Legislature since
the war.
During dense fog Mississippi
steamboat took a landing. A traveller