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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-02-05

Tue PRRsIDEScY-LLTTER PROM SrS.
AToR SHERMAN. Sherman, Of
Ohio, has written letter Oh the presi.
dency, which is published lie begins
by declaring that the welfare Of the
country demands the election Of . 70.
publican President, saying:
The election oil democratic Presi-
dent means a restoration TO full power
in the government Of the worst element
Of the rebel Confoderacy. The South.
ern States are 10 be organized by VIC.
lence and intimidation into compact
political power, only needing snail
fragment OF the Northern States 10 give
it absolute coutrol, when by a majority
rule OF the party it will govern tho
country as it did in the time Of Pierce
and Buchanan. II it should cleo.
President and both houses OF Congress,
the constitutional amendments would
be disregarded [; the freedman would bs
nominalIy citizens, but really slaves in.
Vulnerable claims, swollen by perjury,
would be saddled upon the treasury, aud
onr public credit would be impaired |,
the powers Of the general goyorrnspt
would be crippled, and ths bonors won
by our people in subduing the rebellion
would besubjec;s Of reprosch rather than
pride. The only safeguard from these
evils is the election of republican
President, and the adoption Of 3 liber.
al republican policy, which should bs
fair and even generous TO the South, but
firm 10 the maintenance Of all the rights
won by the war. Our election in Ohio
shows that even under most adverse
circumstances ws can win on this basis.
After sying that 'rhe drift Of public
opinion has positively closed the ques.
ton of third term, and the establish.
ed usage against il woaid make Grants
nomination an act Of suicide, he con-
cluGes by expressing the opinion that
all things considered, the nomination Of
Gov. Hayes. Of Ohio, would give the
republican party more strength, tsking
the whole country 1t large, than that ct
any other man.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-02-05
An Affecting Scene.

An exciting scene was witnessed in
New Orleans courtroom the other day,
the leading actors Of which were
mother and her child, and a charitable
lady. Some FIVE months ago, Mr..
Charles Astelle picked out of the street
a half-naked aud half.starved little girl
of about seven years of age. This lit
tie waif of humanity was seemingly
drifting about the city, without friends
or home.
She was kindly cared for by Mrs. AS
telle. and became warmly attached to
her and her family. About three months
ago the mother OF The waif came to the
surface aud visited the child. AT first
she was satisfied to allow her to remain
in the nome she had found, but as time
passed on she desired the possession OF
the child.
| Mrs. Astelle raised no objections fur
ther than to advise that the child he al
lowed to remain where she was. The
mother was inexorable aud determined
to have her. In this she was foiled, as
the child refused to 90 with the mother,
and the mother was not strong enough
to take her by force.
AS d last resort. the mother, Pauline
Grayies, applied for writ Of habeas
corpus for her child, Cecile. During
the hearing of the case in court, last
week, the child broke out into violent
sobbing, and with tears streaming from
her ewes, begged the Judge, in piteous
tones, not to give her to her mother.
The little one, through her tears. said
that her mother drank whisky and beat
her, and that she was afraid of her.
The Judges sympathies were with the
child, but he felt that he must obey the
law, and so decided that the mother
should have her child.
The child sprang from her chair and
fled screaming with terror to the Judge.
She grasped his arm and c!ung to him.
sobbng, begging, pleading that he
would protect her.
The Judge could stand it no longer
His humanity overbalanced his respect
for the law, and reversed his decision,
and commanded the child to be placed
in the charge of the young lady who
brought into court.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-02-05

At the Presidents dinner party last
week, numbering thirty,six guests some
very elegant dresses were worn, crimson
velvet seeming to bear the palm. Mrs.
Grants train was OF this gorgeous hue,
while her petticoat was of white silk,
appropriately garlanded. a gold comb
put a finishing touch to her coiffnre,
while diamonds cleaned from her ears
and throat. Mrs Bristow's delicate
beauty was enhanced by cream white
silk, trimmed with rows of chenille
fringe, soft and velyety, while the
whiteness of her throat was encircled
bv a closely-ftting band Of black vel
vety, studded with diamonds. Mrs.
JEWELS dress was of winecolored vel
vet, trimmed with the foamiest and
fros,iest Duchesse lace, through whose
delicate tracey blushed the rosy vel
vet. Mrs. Pierrepont wore crimson
velvet also, trimmed with black lace
and embroidery. Mrs, Chambers dress
was of gray silk, with rose colored
trimmings, over which was draped with
elegance beautiful point lace shawl.
Mrs. Robeson's dress was of white silk
and purple velvet Mrs. Fish's laven-
der brocade, with plumes of the same
shade in her hair Mrs. Belsnays dress
was of white silk, over which tulips
and byacinths wandered at pleasure.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-02-05
THE INQUIRY.
Tell me, ye winged winds, that round m.
pathway roar.

Tell me, ye winged winds, that round my
pathway roar,
Do We rot know some spot where mortals
weep no more?
Some lone and pleasant dell, some valley
in the west,
Where, free from toll and pain, the weary
soul may rest?
The loud wind dwindled to a whisper
low,
Ard siohed for pity as it answered.
"No."
Tell me. thou mighty deep, whose pillows
round me play,
Know'st thou some favored spot, some
Island far away,
Where weary man may find the bliss for
which he sighs,-
Where sorrow never lives, and friendship
never dies?
The loud waves rolling in perpetual
flow.
Stopped for while, and sighed to an
swer-"No."
And thou, serenest moon, that, with
such lovely-face,
Dost look upon the earth, asleep in
nights embrace,
Tell rue, in all thy round, hast thou not
seen some spot,
Where miserable man might find happi-
er lot?
Behind a cloud the moon withdrew in
woe,
And voice, sweet, but sad, respond
ed-"No."
Tell me, my secret ul;-oh! tell me,
Hope and Faith,
Is there no resting place from sorrow. sin
and death:
Is there no happy spot, where mortals
may be blessed,
Where grief may find balm, and weari-
ness a rest!
Faith, Hope, and Love, best boons to NOR
tails given,
Waved their bright wings, and whisper
ed-'YEs, IN HEAVEN"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-02-05

To MAKE A HORSE TAKE on FLESH
There are sundry condition powders
and tonics which are often fed TO horses
and produce an increase Of flesh; but
they must be kept up or the horses will
run down, and in the end they all do in
jury. Regular feeding, faithful groom
ing, change OF diet, salt always ac"essl-
BILE, exercise even if it be hard work,
with sufficient rests, pure water, pure
air in the stabls, comfort with quiet,
will cause almost any horse properly
fed to lay on flesh, it not to become tat.
a writer in an exchange paper says
truly:
Many good horses devour large
quantities of grain and hay, and
still continue thin and poor. The food
eaten is not properly assimilated. II
the usual feed has been unground grain
and hay, nothing but change will
effect a desirable alteration i'll the APP
pearance Of tue animal In case oil
meal cannot be obtained readily, min
ole bushel OF flax seed with buShcl
of barley, one of oats and another bush
el OF Indian corn, and let it be ground
into fine meal. This will be fair pro
portion for all his feed. Or the meal OF
barley, oats and corn, in equal quantities
may he first procured and one-tourth
part of the oil cake mingled with it,
when the meal is sprinkled on cut feed.
Feed two or three quarts of the mixture
three times daily, mingled with peck
of cut hay and straw. lfthe horse will
eat that amount greedily, let the quan-
THY be gradually increased until he will
eat four or six quarts at every feeding
three times day. SO long as the ami
NAL will eat this allowance, the quanti-
ty may be increased a little every day.
But avoid the practice Of allowing a
horse to stand by rack well filled with
hay. In order TO tatten horse that
has run down in the flesh, the groom
should be very particular to feed the
animal no more than he will eat up
clean and lick the manger for more.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-02-05

The BLESSED OyEs.-Blessed are
they that are blind, for they shall see
10 ghosts
Blessed are they that are dead, for
they shall never lend any money, or lis
ten TO tedious stories
Blessed are they that are afraid of
thnnder, for they shall hesitate TO get
married.
Blessed are they that are ignorant,
for they are happy 10 the thought that
they know everything.
blessed is he that is ugly 10 form aud
feature, for the gals sha'nt modest bin.
Blessed are they that expect nothing,
for they shall not be disappointed.
Blessed are they that don't advertise,
for they shall very rarely be troubled
with customers.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-02-05

SHE MEANT BUsINEss.-They have
some queer girls over in Colorado.
One of them who resides in the Cache
la Poudre valley had been receiving the
attentions Of young man for about a
year, but becoming impatient at bis
failure to bring matters to a crisis, she
resolved to ascertain his Intentions
When he next called she took him
gently by the ear, led him to a seat, and
said
"Nobby, you've bin foolin' round
this claim fur mighty near a year, an
hev never yit SHOT off yer mouth on the
marryin biz I've cottoned to yer on
the square clean through, an hev stood
off every other galloot that has tried
ter chip in an now l want yer to come
down to biziness or leave the raBche.
Ell yer on the marry an want a paid
thatll stick rite to We till We pass in yer
checks and the good Lord calls ye over
the range, just squeal an we'll hitch /;
but ef that amt yer game, draw out
and give some other teller show fur
his pile. He sang.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-02-05

Philip r. Meade. a grandson OF
Bishop Meade, and brother of Rev. W.
H. Meade, of Charlestown, died at
Charlottesville, Monday week.
A Western editor apologies to his
readers sometime after this fashion:
"We expected to have death and
marriage to publish this week, but a
violent storm prevented the wedding,
and the doctor being sick himself, the
patient recovered, and we are accord
ingly cheated out OF beth.
Mr.. Moody, the evangelist, has gone
to Florida to place his son in milder
atmosphere. He will return in time to
commence his labors in New York on
The 1st of February.
Chinese hotels have raised their
rates, and it now costs twenty-five cents
q day to stop Mound Grstclass house.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-02-05

Congressman, Wheeler, of New
York, thinks Congress will adjourn
early in June. He is also confident
the next House and the next President
will be Republican. He said to the
Washington correspondent OF the
Springfield Rrpubiiea" recently:-"on-
less our people fling away all their
chances, we shall take the country by a
rousing majority nexs yeaE."
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-02-05

VIC IN FREDERIcK. .-Nrs. Woodruff,
as we stated last week, lectured in Fred
erick, but to very small house SO she
proceeded 10 tell those present what
she thought of that fact, and among
other things stated in very lively man
ner that if the men thought it was not a
6t place to which 20 bring their wives
and daughters, they (the men) had no
business there. She also, according to
the Union bore down hard on the man
who, jast al the moment when Vicksy
was passing along, asked the ticket
agent whether "tbe old gal had come
vet" Touch woman on her age aud
she'll fight you, but Mrs. Woodruff is
not only not an old woman but very
handsome young one, and smart and
gamgas steel trap.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-02-05

Curious FACTS Fishes swallow
their food whole. They have no dental
machinery furnished them.
Frogs, toads and serpents mover take
any food but that which they are salts.
fed is alive.
When bee, wasp or hornet stings.
it is nearly always at the expense Of It's
life. Q. -
Serpents are so tenacious Of lite. that
they will live for six months or more
without food.
Turtles dig holes in the sea shore
and bury their eggs, covering them up
to be hatched 10y the sun.
Lobsters arc very pugnacious, and
fight severe battles. II they lose
claw another grows out
Naturalists say that single swallow
will devour, 6,0Jo flies in a day.
The tarantula Of BRAZIL is nothing
more nor less than an enormous spider.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-02-05

1t has been discovered that the same
kind of coloring matter which pelsons
the striped stockings is also used to col
OF bad whiskey. In both cases II goes
to the legs and ruins the understand
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-02-05

raj causes, while in our day they step
out through steamboat explosions, rail-
road smash-ups, hurricanes, earthquakes,
circular saws, and in thousand other
ways discovered since the birth Of the
Oldest iuhabitaut.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-02-05

An Englishman compares man to a
clock, and a woman to watch, aud
says :-"You can stop clock at any
moment, but you cannot stop watch.
So i. is with the talk of man and of wo-
men. Man is great, ugly, coarse ma
chine, but you can stop him. Woman
is beautiful, fragile, jewelled thing
but she will run on till she stops her.
self
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-02-05

A few days since, in Kentucky, q
coy maiden of nincty-nine Summers was
welded to a fifty year old paralylic on
cne leg La the same peighborhood
another damsei of seyenty-fYe summers
recently brought suit for a divorce
against her husband for bis alleged in
fidelity, although he was born seventy
three years ago.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-02-05

Somebody has invented corset laces
which are made of elastic, and covered
with cotton or silk, and allow lady to
breathe with comfort, even though she
is drawn in to the size Of a pencil.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-02-05

"Benjamln,' shouted Mrs. Toodles to
her husband as he was going out of the
gate, "bring me five cents worth OF
snuff when you come" "Snuf, Mrs.
Toodles, snuff" he CALCULATED, as he
paused with his hand on the latch. 'No,
no, Mrs. Toodles, times are too hard to
admit of such extravaganza; you must
tickle your nose with straw whenever
YOU want to sneeZe.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-02-05

A weak lady thinks it hard TO be
left to stand up in horse car. wbss
she will dance from ten O'Clock till day
light. This shows that darczng = cz
sier than standing Of.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-02-05
BALTIMORE
LOCK HOSPITAL.
DR.. JOHNSTON,

PHYSICIAN OF this celebrated Institu-
lion, has discovered the most certain,
speedy, pleasant, and eifectual remedy in
the world for all
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-02-18
To Advertisers.

In order DsoR the large and reriCty trlTsdsssso
sttltson Of THE STAR may be delivered 10 Gs cor
rseTs o,sd served TO Subscribers at q reasonable
hosu each day, Is necessary 10 close The forms
as neov as possible at O'Clock p m Adpertf-
seTs are therefore requested 10 send IN heir aoter
elements not IdteT than TWELVE O'CLOCK. II
receired after This hosT there Is great danger thai,
t0ffh the exception Of fglpeTosiUe cdses,-stSca as
Deaths, Lost, 6c.r-they cozysot appecsT lsgG ne
folOsU,1lo d1rly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-02-18

1t may now be regarded as certain that
Maryland will take part In the great Cen
tennial Exhibition at Philadelphia. Bo.h
houses OF the legislature have finally passed
appropriation bills with this view. In the
senate yesterday the finance committee
reported In favor of reducing the original
amount (s25,OOO) to $4,000, but the senate
increased this figure TO s15O AID passed
The bill by vote OF Is TO 8. In the house OF
delegates a bill appropriating $4,000 was
passed by a vote of 50 TO p.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-02-18

The testimony given yesterday by Messrs
Fitzpatrick and Blake before the Investf-
eating Committee OF Congress, in regard to
thea1leged award of contract for improving
18th street, near Z, led to our examining the
records al the Office OF the Commissioners
1t appears from these that by standing
order OF the Commissioners, adopted in July
10 contract was 10 be awarded, except after
advertisement, and 10 the lowest res ponsi BILE
bidder; and, also, that the contract OF the
Board Of Public Works, which covered the
street In question, hal neither been cancelled
Eor abandoned, but was an "exlsting legal
obligation" which could not be repIdiatel;
and that work was being prosecuted under
IL when the Commissioners came into Office
To have given a new contract TO Mr.. Fitz-
patrick, who had never had one for this
work, wOnld, therefore, probably have hal
for immediate result, a law suit against the
District, with good chances for damages.
We may give copies hereafter OF the most
important documents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-02-18

r Circulation More than Three
TSwes that OF any other Daily Pa
per published f,t " asbtnDton, aud
therefore Sp far the Best Adrer-
ffsins Medium Ia fhe District Of
Columbia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-02-18

TIE WEEKLY STAR, row ready, contains
the Babcock Trial; the Board of Audit To-
vestisstion' the Advisory Council on Ply
mouth Church; the Revival Meetings in
Washington; Social and Personal Gossip:
POlltical Notes; Court Proceedings: Choice
STORES; al the News of the Week, general
snd local: Poems and Sketches; Agricul-
tuIal and Household Matters, etc. etc
Terms: % per annum, in advance: postage
prepaid; single copies FIVE cents, IN wrappers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-02-18

The London Times thinks toe argument
used by Spain Ia her reply to the American
note o. TIE Cuban question fatally iRcsu-
plete, and closes by saying that no country
seeks TO interfere by force with SPANS pos
session OF Cuba. but IL she camel govern il
she would DO well to consider how she could
best prepare it for the freedom which alyyavs
follows Colonial misrule.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-02-18
Another Tally OF the Ohio LegIsIa.
ture on the Presidency.

In reference TO the statement Published in
THE STAR yesterday In regard TO a vote
taken amongst the members Of the Ohio
legislature resulting in amajority for Blaine,
some one sends as the following:
Cbtlfpl5tGs 20 Or CINCINNATI q Izefse, FEB IS !
"a dispatch to the Chicago Tribune from
this city, stating that thirty-two members
of the legislature are for Blaine for President,
thirty three for Hayes, and one for Norton,
Is totally unreliable. Your correspondent
to day interviewed sighty-eight republican
Senators and Representatives, and OF these
sixty are pronounced unequivOcally for
Hayes as their first choice. three for Blaine,
one for BristOw, twOundecidei, and one said
he was for the nominee Of the republican con
ventiOn. / did not ask as to their second
choice, but about q dozen volunteered to say
they were for Morton after Hayes. The mis-
representation in the Chicago Tribune is q
great outrage, and has excited much indig-
nation"
Now what has the Tribune man to sag on
behalf OF his tally?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-02-18

Our New YORK kilograms to day give the
purpoTt Of letter by Oliver Johnson, pub
Usher Of Beecher's Christian Union. designed
"a explain away previous letter written by
him affirming BCecber's guilt. That previous
letter was enc written by him TO II. c.
Bowen undertake ofJanuary,7 Z, 1871 in which
he protests against the removal Of TiIton
from the editOrship Of BOwen's IWt9pea1ent
for alleged INN 1ralitles on his (rIlton's)
part. In this letter he makes serious charges
against Bsecber, as follows:
"DO you not remember saying to me that
In all that You might do Ia this case, ynu
would De governed by a desire to spare r.
nom exposure. and 10 give him a chance to
recover himself If he was Wrong2 And vet /
hear people say, on your alleged authority,
tEat he is so bad q man that you can have
nothing TODD with him. An, Mr.. Bowen, If
MT r. Is NJ 10 be your pastor. Mr.. L. cannot
10 uEft TO edit for you a secular Journal
. Gu may say that the one las rcpeuted,
While The otucr has not. But Mr.. Il. since he
re confessed 10 yOu, has repeated his OffenSe.
ne may have convinced you that this is not
20; but II so, you are the victim OF q decep-
t,cn. You probably know something that
90 rot OF the charges against Mr.. TIltOu; bat
also know something that you do not of
the evidence against Mr.. Il and if he denies
bis guilt IN the matter whereof he was &C
CUsed In that ChIistmas-day interview at
your house, he lies in face Of evidence that
would convict him in court of Justice.
That erideTsce I hare seem
. But would have you be merciful to him,
doing nothing to bring upon his head the
odiCm OF an ungOdly and relentless world. l
want you to be equally kind and mercfuI to
T., as fear you are not. Your precipitate
action may lead, is likely To lead, to fearful
consequence"
This letter to Bowen was published I'm the
~. y. Sun Of yesterday, and must have fallen
like a bomb she'll into the Beecher camp,
Judging by The haste to get up an explana-
tion and have it telegraphed over the coun-
try today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-02-18
FOR RENT AND SALE.

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street. 1snf- I'm
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-02-18

A morning contemporary heads report
OF meeting OF politicians last night
"A Mob IN South Washingt and
says that from the time OF organ
ization till the adjournment all was con-
fusion, I'VE or six men al a time rising
TO their feet and addressing the chair,
and II the chair failed To recognize them
they would break out in the most disgusting
oathS." THESE are the Kind of men who VIII
elect our rulers and lawmakers when the
sweet boon OF suffrage is conferred upon US.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-02-18

The telegraph announces the recent killing
ola burglar at White Plains, New York,
while he was engaged In robbing house. 1t
is refre shlng TO read intelligence OF this kind.
Criminals never enter upon these enter
prises without being prepared to take the
life of any one who interferes with them. 1t
Is therefore satisfaction to know that their
victims occasionally get in shots which rid
society of very undesirable members.