Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-12-23

beautiful young lady who had become
blind, having recovered sight after mar
riage. 1t is no uncommon thing for
peoples eyes to be opened by matri-
mony. ORGY ll. aF-t ss.. q, r..
The Maryland Building in the Cen
tennial grounds is to be removed and
re-erected in Druid Hill Park, Balti-
more, whereit will be used as museum
for the collection and preservation of
various articles s.. Fra.-.F
The almanacks are good enough to
tell when the sun rises and sets, but
they furnish no information as to how
long woodpile ought to last in thick
ly settled neighborhood-
General Mcclellan and his fsther-in-
law, General Marcy, Inspector General
of the U. S. Army, will spend the win
ter in Baltimore, near the seat of gov
ernment.
The actor, who was burned in the
Brooklyn theatre, once lived in Wheel
ing, and was known by the name Of
Hitchcock, having assumed the name
of Murdoch after going on the stage.
1t is understood that on an early day
Mr.. Tarbox, democrat, from Massa-
chusetts, will make a speech in the
House of Representatives recommend
ing the inauguration OF Mr.. Tilden, as
President, peaceably if possibly, iorci-
bly,, if otherwise. .F ,.. W.
'Why don't you trade with me?
said a close-fsted tradesman to us
the other day. Because said we you
have never asked me, sir, | have looked
all through the papers for an invitation
in the shape OF an advertisement, but in
vain never go where l am not inylt-
ed
The Pearlsburg (Giles county, Ga
zette thus energetically expresses itself:
'Damn the Returning Boards. The
devil will get his own some day"
THE GREAT DIARRHoEA REMEDY.
When you are suffering from Diarrhoea,
Dysentery, &c, use STONEBRA-
KER'S GUM SYRUP. 1t will cure you
in the shortest time, and never fails in q
single case. Only 25 Cents bottle.
A idiotic lad, residing in the family
of John Moulton, butcher, at Gors-
ham, Maine, yesterday was left i'll
charge of an infant, and, initiating what
he had seen in the slaughter of cattle,
he killed the child, skinned the body,
and cut and horribly mutilated the fea-
lures.
The boys in Cumberland catch bass
this cold weather by going on the ice
and tapping sharply upon it whenever
they see a hsh, and the sudden con-
cussion kills their game, all remaining
for them to do is to cut the ice and
string the fish.
Governor Grover, Of Oregon, says
that he was compelled to give the GER
ti6cate of election to the democratic
Presidential elector from that State, not
only by the constitution of his State
and bv that of the United States, both
of which he had sworn to obey, but by
long established precedent il this coun-
try and England. i...
One of our coal dealers came out of
his handsomely furnished and warm
house on Saturday last and on receiv-
ing blast of cold west wind, remark
ed, "very rough weather. God help
the poor, raise the price so cts, ton
Jim. 3D." o"i s. "a
The differences between the radical
Senate and the democratic House of
Representatives are increasing daily.
Acting Vice President Ferry, who will
probably preside at the counting Of the
electoral votes, decided that the joint
rules are not in force, while Speaker
Randall holds that they are.
Five thousand unclaimed trunks are
stored away in the depot OF the Penn
sylvania railroad in West Philadelphia.
The place is guarded by fifty policemen
TO prevent baggage snlashers from
breaking into the building and making
themselves ut home.
There will never be peace in the
South till all classes learn that it is just
as much murder to kill i "nigger' as 20
kill white man. O.
Nearly 100000 was refunded by
John Morrissey on bets on, the Presi-
dcncy declared off: a number Of the
larger bets were withdrawn by mutual
consent under the arrangement previ
ously made by Morrissey, but it is pro-
babe that more than 100000 still re-
main in his hands.
For RHEUMArrsM, Sprains, Painful
Wounds &c, you can dse nothing SO
healing and soothing as ST0NEBRA-
.KER'S LINIMENT, it is efectual in all
cases. 25 cents bottle.
Among the candidates counted ont
by the Louisiana returning board was
Mr.. X. M. Lusher, Superintendent of
public education, the State agent of the
Peabody fund, and a gentleman of high
standing and eminent fitness for the po-
sition. The candidate counted in is an
ignorant Jamaica negro. u a..z
Mr. Samuel Mumma, an old and re-
spected citizen of Washington county,
Md, living near the Tunker church,
north of Sharpsburg, died on Thursday
Of last week, aged IS years and 20 days
The residence of Col. Gabriel yaude- |
vanter, near Leesburg, was burned last
Saturday. Mrs. Milton, one Of the Col
onel's daughters, who was sick, was
with difficulty rescued from the flames.
Thomas Stephens, indicted for mur-
dering William Hawthorne, 10 Hagers-
town, had his case removed to Carroll !