Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-05-01
Editorial Brevities.

railroad Saturday to Norfolk loaded
with early vegetables. OF them, four
were loaded with green peas from Sa-
vaunah, intended for the Baltimore
market.
The Orange c. H. Virginian says
the Jail there is full of 'blackbirds, who
keep up singing from early in the
morning till late at night, and wants
to know if the jailor feeds them on
canary seed.
The Manassas Gazette says: Millions
of little green lice have made their ap-
pearance on the apple bloom in this sec
ton, which bids fair to destroy what
prospects there were left by the long
and hard winter, for a crop of fruit.
Forty-two colored people from Hick-
man county, Tenn, arrived in st.
Louis, destitute, last week, the victims
of some heartless white men who pur-
suaded them that government was
offering l60 acres, q wagon and pair OF
horses, with six months rations, to
every settler going to Kansas.
Thursday lady on Halifax street,
Petersburg, gave birth to child which
has created much interest in that neigh
borhood from its unusual size. The
little stranger weighs just one pound
and one ounce. A number of ladies
visited the little wonder and pronouno-
ed it perfectly developed child in every
particular, Notwithstanding it is such
wee bit.
An ounce Of wit that is bought is
worth pound that is taught.
"Tom, what in the world put matrl-
mony in your head?" swell, the fact
is, l was getting short of shirts"
Boyd's Arcadia iron furnace, in Bote-
tourt county, has been conditionally
sold to Northern firm for $4,000.
There are valuable deposits of iron ore
on the place, and it is designed to put
the works in full blast. a number Of
Northern men have recently invested
$4,000 in an iron furnace at Newtort,
Giles county.
The Freemasons of Iowa are very
much exercised over a recent decision
of the Grand Master that dancing il
the lode rooms is inconsistent with the
good of the craft. Two subordinate
officers have been deprived of their po-
sitions for violating the spirit of the
decision.
Gen. Butler is making money at
Washington. 1t is reported that he
has received $4,000 in retaining fees
since the adjournment of Congress, and
as lie isworth 81 600, 900, he will proba-
bly, get along comfortably till the end
of his days. He has built palatial
mansion on Capitol Hill.
Rev. Thos. A. Jaggar, d. D., rector
of the Protestant Episcopal Church of
the Holy Trinity, Philadelphia, will be
ordained bishop of Southern Ohio on
Wednesday in that church. Bishop
BENJAMIN b. Smith, of Kentucky, will
be consecrator, and Bishop Littlcjohn,
Of Long Island, will preach the sermon.
Bands of armed Mexicans are reported
all along the Rio Grande frontier, and
there has been some skirmishing with
armed citizens of Texas in the vicinity
of recent depredations above Browns
vile.
A slattern always makes poor cook.
The woman who don't dress herself,
has never yet succeeded in dressing
be, f,teak properly.
The Staunton (Va) indicator says:
"The forward wheat is injured, but to
what extent cannot be estimated. About
$4,000 spent in cloverseed in this
county faded in night. Just "a years
ago, on the Sd of April, there was
cold spell Of equal severity preceded by
snow which fell to the depth of %
inches"
We have a lady in our town that it
takes one yard of gum elastic to make
her pair of carriers. Whew.
Valentines recumbent figure of Gen.
r. Z. Lee was received at Lexington,
on Monday. There was general turn
out of the citizens, and addresses were
delivered by Gen. Jubal "A. Early, ex-
Governor Letcher and Col. William
Preston Johnson.
The Department OF Agriculture re-
ports an increase of about 1,550,00O
acres in the area of winter wheat, but
estimates that this may be balanced by
the amount which has been winter
killed, and will be replaced by other
crops.
WoMANs PAST AND PRESENT Posi-
rloN.-The following is taken from the
Baltimore Sun of Tuesday morning.
"Mrs. NJ. A. Combs, lady of Eau
quier county, Va, delivered lecture
last night at Masonic Temple, on 'Wo-
mans Position, Present, Past and Flu
ture.' She said she was not an advocate