Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-07-15


Qowa) special gives further details of
the terrible tornado in Central Iowa
Tuesday night 1t appears that actual
facts are much worse than at first report
ed. Mrs. ]. p. Morton al d child were
both killed, Mrs Elderly was also kill
ed. Reports from other parts OF War
Ien county show that the storm was
general and disastrous. About Fifty
houses were blown away, and their in
mates killed or badly hurt From Mad
ison county reports are equally disast-
rous. Reports from Norwalk state that
the house of Mr.. Gideon was swept
away and his wife and three children
were drowned. Between Winterset aud
Norwalk eleven persons were struck by
lightning. The devastation is terrible
and cannot be known until communica-
tion is re-established.
A DEATH BED MARRIAGG.-We copy
following from the Holt County Se"n-
mel, published at Oregon Mo-, as there
are many relatives and acqnaintanccs OF
the young lady residing in this and
adjourning counties who will be inter
ested IN its perusal:
"The truth Of Holy Writ, that death
is no respector of person, is again strik
ingly illustrated in the death OF one Of
the most respected and most accom-
plished of the ladies of our city. We
refer to Myra L. Hoblitzell remaining
daughter Of John Il. Hoblitzell esq,
who departed this life on Tuesday
morning, the 9th day of June, 1876,
after lingering and wearisome illness
of many months. Size suffered severely
aud long from nervous dyspepsia, which
changing into consumption cause death.
''Myra was for a number of years the
intended wife of 7. G. Dundan, ayoung
attorney of this city, but owing to her
continued i'll health, their marriage was
postponed until with in few days Of
her earthly pilgrimage. Conscious OF
her approaching dissolution, and as she
had plighted her faith to be his com
panion in health, she was prepared to
die his welded wife. The sad death
bed marriage took place on the even
ing of June /, 1876, Rev VIM. Fiegen-
baum performing theceremony-not
quite six days before her death.
"Myra +. Dungeon was born Sept. 30,
1874, near Hancock, Washington conn-
ty. Maryland.
In May, 1867, she with her parents
came to Oregon, Mo-, where she was
universally known for her good qnali.
ties of head and heart. She was fond
of the Sabbath school and attended reg
ularly public worship, though the writer
is not aware that she was identified
with any one ofthe churches. Life was
very, very dear to her, and she would
have gladly lived longer if the Master
had so willed it. But when He did
call, she resignedly obeyed the summons.
And now.
after life's fitful fever, she sleeps WELL
"At the time Of her death Myra had
attained the age Of thirty.one years
eight months aud seven days"
CENTENNIAL CONTRAsTs.-ln cen
tennisl address at Hampden Sydney
College (Virginia) Rev. DIR. Hoge, of
Richmond, made comparison OF the
compacted States, great cities, railroads
and population of 1876, with the limited
resources of hundred years ago. He
stated that n minister had been sent
from the South to the General Assem-.
bly, in Philadelphia because he had been
before and knew the way. The estab-
lishment OF stage coach twice week
from Richmond TO Washington in the
early part Of the present century was an
extraordinary event and of doubtful ex-
pediency. About the same time the
celebrated Mr.. Ritchie had announced
in his paper, The Enquirer, the remark
able rate of q steamboat between Rich
mond and Norfolk, going at six miles
an hour up stream! When DIR. Frank
lin asked ladys hand in marriage her
father objected because he was only a
printer, and there were already two
newspapers in the United States, and
another could not be supported. Egypt
was called the granary OF the world.
Now, said DR.. Hoge, there are raised
three hundred millions Of bushels in
the United States-more than was
raised in Egypt during the longest life
of any Of the Pharaohs.
SELrIsHSEss.-Look around, and sec
how love lies bleeding under the gold
en- hoof Of Mammon Few, very few,
have knelt before the sacred alter with
bosoms untouched by the gangrene
of selfisbness Alas the traffic Of hu-
man hearts is as common as the traffic
of common merchandise. Hearts IN
the freshness of innocency are bleeding
their life away at every pore. Affection
has lost a portion Of its sublime COM
pletenesss and is fas: dwindling into
thing Of shreds, and patches. Many
man has married house who should
have married woman and many
man has married a fidgety uDcles will,
or an asthmatical graDdfa.hers legacy,
wien the world has spplauded him for
a more magnanimous action. Can we
then wonder when We see chickering's
instead of blessedness, Irritation instead
Of fixedness, falsehood instead Of faith,
dependency instead OF devotion, and
caudleism instead Of consolation
A CENTENNIAL VISITOR VIcTIxzED.
"A PhiladelpLia dispatch to Foruey'r