Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-06-17
Editorial Brevities.

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of a Chicago paper to print the names
of the applicants for divorce last year in
Cook county, the county in which
Chicago is situated. The Church
Journals comment on this is: "And
yet We are sending mission aries
abroad. "
There will be broken states enough
after the Cincinnati convention to sup
ply all the primary schools and shingle
all the shops in that city. But it is
consoling to think that many of them
are only fit to be broken. Better break
states than heads.
A Navada paper says: "There was
no regular trial of the case Of John
Flinders yesterday. He had an inter
view in the woods with few friends,
aud it is perfectly certain that John
wont burgle any more.
Nine members of the family of Martin
Laros, five miles above Easton, Pa,
were poisoned by coffee containing
some mineral poison, the presence OF
which is unaccounted for. Mrs. Laros
is dead, and it is since reported that
Martin Laros and another member OF
the family have also died.
Prot. Simmons, (coloredD who was
elected delegate at large by the Clarks-
burg Radical Convention seems to take
his honors lightly. The Parkersburg
Sentinel says as soon as he returned, he
laid aside his fine clothes, drew on his
Jeans and went to cleaning faces.
In Palestine, Texas, it is believed
that woman was struck by a meteor.
She was riding on horse, when some
thing like ball of fire descended out
of a clear sky and hit her breast, set
ting her clothes ablaze, and killing her.
The Society of Alumni of the Virgil
MIA Military Institute propose to erect
a monument on the parade ground at
Lexington to the memory OF the cadets
who fell during the war
Mr.. Louis McMurray, proprietor OF
the extensive canning factory at Fred
erick, Nd, has nearly two hundred
hands employed preparing the ground
and planting the thousand acres OF land
which he intends putting out in corn
this season.
Messrs. b. c. Taylor Conrod Kowns-
lar and Chas. X. Lee, Of Clarke county,
last week passed successful examinations
before Judge Turner, of that circuit,
and Judge Byrd, of the Shenandoah
circuit, and were by them Licensed to
practice law in the courts OF the Com
monwelth.
A Trenton editor makes the state
ment, for the good of correspondents.
that they need not commence their
communications, i take my pen in
hand as he don't care whether they
write with their toes or with the pen in
their mouth, so they send the news.
On Thursday last on board a steamer
enroute from Florida to Baltimore,
Legis n. Mclaughlin, Of IIagerstown,
departed this life, after an illness OF a
considerable length of time. Mr.. Mel.
had gone to Florida last winter for the
benefit of his health, he being afflicted
with consumption.
The Carlisle Mirror says "a dog be-
longing to II. b. Cornelius was struck
by lightning, near the &. V. Il. K.
turntable, during the storm of last
"Wednesday afternoon" Oh, for a lit
tie of that kind Of Lightning, around
here.
A Newspaper publishes the following
notice:-"Married, at Flinstone, by the
Rev. Windstone, Mr.. Nehemiah Sand
stone and Miss MILESTONE, both of
Limestone Look out for Birthstone"
A boy in Texas has the true spirit of
seventy-six in him. He went cunning
for panthers and shot his father by mis-
take. "Never mind, dad" he said, ''if
YOU are hurt, this is the Centennial year
and I've got to kill something"
On Saturday evening last Mr. Mich
acl Hunter, wellto-do farmer Of Lou
doun county, whilst driving his team,
on return from Hamilton depot, was
struck by lightning and instantly killed.
The horses were also killed.
Mrs. Belknap is losing health, flesh
and beauty. Their carriage has been
sold and she cannot walk out without
attracting observation and annoyance.
Lightning struck an oil tank contain
ing 2l,OO0 bbls. Of crude oil, belonging
to o. ID. Harrington, near Oil City. 1t
Immediately exploded and set fire to a
tank owned by McGrew Bros, contain
lug 23,OOO bbls. of oil. Loss estimated
at 100000.
Gen. George 3. Mcclellan will de.
liver an Grafton at the Fourth of July
celebration at Binghampton, \. Y.
The Cumberland Times having been
sold to Messrs Stephens & Taylor of
the Allcganian, Mr.. T. F. McCardell
has retired from the editorial chair at
present We wish him abundant sue
cess in the future.
Col. Henry c. Buel, who was on the
staff Of Gen. Grant during the war, has
been committed to Jail in New York,
charged with fatally stahbing Michael
Hussey, in that city, in an alteration
on Sunday night last.
Hon. John S. Carlile Of Clarksburg,
has made an assignment for the benefit
OF his creditors.
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