Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-04-01
Editorial EBrevifies.

On Thursday week near Luray, Page
county, Va, four little colored children
were burned to death by the explosion
of an oil can whilst they were attempt
ting to make fire in the cooking
| stove.
Frederick Bean who has been on tri
al in the Circuit Court of Hardy county
during the last week for the murder oil
Till Wilburn, was found guilty by the
jury and sentenced to the penitentiary
tor life.
Gen. Samuel Cooper, of Virginia, has
had his disabilities removed.
The Senate on Friday last passed the
bill admitting New Mexico into the Sis
terhood of States.
Orville Grant, dear brother of the
President, was fined 800 in Washington
on Monday for horse racing.
The Senate has passed the bill to re-
duce the Presidents salary after the
4th of March next, to $4,000 per an
mum.
Charles G. Browning of Martinsburg,
a brakeman Oil the PitlSburg Division.
was run over by the cars aud killed a
few days ago.
The logic OF the Mobile Register is
that the negro is still slave, with only
change OF masters, the carpet-bag ger
having suppJauted the Southerner.
Thomas w. Piper, the murderer of
little Mabel Young in the Warren Ave
nue. Church belfrey, at Boston, has at
length been sentenced to be hung.
The session of the Genera! Assembly
of Maryland will expire at midnight on
the 3rd of April by Constitutional limi-
talion.
Both Houses of the general Assem-
bly, have passed bill providing for ex-
tending aid to the Virginia Military
Institute at the rate of ten thousand per
year for six years. This is to be in ad-
dition to the regular annual appropria-
ton.
Elias Eakle, of Polo, Illinois, former
ly OF Washington County, Nd, died
from over doses of morphine admins
tered by mistake.
A Nevada sheep man, who had tried
and succeeded with sheep said: "Sheep
are better than government bond; YOU
can tear off a coupon every six months
half as big as the bond, and the bond is
lett as big as it was.
A recent marriage notice ends with
the singular expression, probably added
by waggish friend; MAY their future
troubles be little ones
''In the line of "How to bring up pa
rents, is the speech OF little boy who
said, "father l think you should give up
swearing or family prayers
The proverb says, Laugh and grow
fat" What saving OF corn it would
be if pigs could laugh.
The Centennial excursion tickets are
to be good for sixty days, Instead of
thirty,as proposed by the Ticket Agents
Convention. There are also to be halt
fare tickets for children
Dan VOORHEES, is in Washington
working up Hendricks claim to the
Democratic nomination for the Presi-
dency.
The Steubenville Gazeiie says that
Judge Black, as Presidential eandi-
date, has been laid on the table, and
thinks that he ought to be indefinitely
postponed.
Mr. Charles Eldridge, lately Demo
cratic member OF Congress from Wis
cousin, says he was member Of the
Washington real estate pool, and he
dent care who knows it," Mr.. Ed
ridge will please step up aud be inves-
tigated.
1t is not supposed at Washington that
the adjournment of Congress can take
place before the 4th Of July.
Does parting the hair in the middle
assist young man when he attempts
to ''balance all in dance' Answers
received only from the ladies.
The friends of Attorney General II.
NJ. Mathews of Greenbrier, seem to be
very busy in manufacturing public SEN
tinent favorably to his nomination for
governor on the democratic State
ticket. This will prove Stoves labor
lost"
The Black Hills fever is still raging.
An exchange suggests thatif our young
men wants to lose their hair instead OF
going West to give it to the Indians,
they ought to marry redheaded women
and nave it pulled out. Encourage
home enterprise.
Some Holmes county, Ohio, oIstillers
are getting into tronble by making
crooked potato whisky. Let them send
for Babcock.
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