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

AN EXCELLENT APPOINTMENT. l..
Darnell, Esq, of this city, has been ap;
pointed manager of The Baltimore and
Ohio railroad company's hotel at Belpre,
Ohio, Opposite Parkersburg) This Sc
lection OF the railroad management is
one to be commended, as Mr.. Darnell is
well qualified for the position. lie is a
gentleman of good business qualities,
excellent taste and agreeable manners.
as "mine host" of the "Belpre" he will
be popular.
Last evening telegram was received
from Thomas II. Sharp, Esq, master OF
transportation, Ito whose department
the hotels belong), requesting Mr.. Oar
nell to take charge Of the Belpre Hotel
at once as Mr.. NJ. w. Lambert, who
has been the manager there, is required
at Deer Park. Mr. Darnell will there
fore depart for Belpre to-day. His bus
mess in this city will be continued as
members of his family will remain here.
-Cumberiand NeUs.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-06-17

BD- COUNTY NEws-We clip the fol
lowing from the Charlestown Spirit OF
Tuesday last:
Members of the Charlestown Cornet
Band request us to tender to the Shep
herdstown Band their sincere thanks
for the hospitality extended them on
the occasion of their visit, and also to
Mr.. A. w. Hawks, of this place, for his
generosity in furnishing means of trans
portat;on to the organization, until a
more formal acknowledgement is made.
Along the road from Summit Point
to Charlestown, we notice not less than
twenty large trees blown down by the
storm on Saturday last. The small
streams were raised to an enormous
height, covering whole acres of ground.
The farmers have been busy putting up
their fences since the storm.
Mr.. Charles r. Haincs, formerly of
this county, and Mr.. Hugh l.. Gallaher,
Jr., have been elected members of the
Town Council Of Waynesboro, Angus
ia county, Va.
During the storm on Saturday Col.
Black, of "Bell Air" whilst seated on
his porch was shocked by the electricity
which shiyered several telegraph poles
in front of his residence.
A Picnic is announced to be held at
Byrne's Island, on Saturday, 18th inst,
by the Harper's Ferry Cornet Band.
Jesse Poindexter, colored, was COM
mitted to Jail on Saturday, by Justice
O'Bannon, charged with threatening to
burn the property Of G. w. II. Cooper.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-06-17

p@- Andrew G. Boyd, formerly pub
Usher of the Hagerstown Free Press,
is now in Austin, Texas, setting type.
Andy can shoe his row" anywhere in a
printing office, from editor down to deu-
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-06-17
De- DEMOCRATIC CONSERVATIVE Con-


vExrIoN.-The West Virginia Demo-
cratic Conservative State Convention
met in Charleston on Thursday OF last
week, and adjourned on Friday morn
ing at I o'clock. d. ID. johnson pre-
sided over the Convention, as perma-
nent President, and J. Bernard Peyton
served as Secretary, with two assistants.
d. b. Lucas, Esq, was chosen TO repre-
sent the 18th Senatorial District on the
Committee on Resolutions. The follow
ing are the nominees:
For Governor-Henry NJ. Mathews,
of Greenbrier county.
For Auditor-Joseph S. Miller, oil
Cabell county.
For Attorney General-Robt. White,
of Hampshire county.
For Treasurer-Thos. ]. West, OF
Harrison county.
For Superintendent of Free Schools
w. X. Pendleton, of Brooke county.
For Judges of the Supreme Court OF
Appeals-A. +. Raymond, of Marion
county; Okey Johnson, of Wood coun-
ty; and Thos. c. Green, Of Jefferson
county.
J. n. Camden, J. J. Davis, Alfred
Beck!ey and L. r. Cofran were chosen
delegates at large to the St Louis Con-
vention. First District delegates, G.,
d. Camden, and Wilson Beall; Second
District, c. J. ?. Cresap and Alexander
Monroe; Third District, Henry G..
Simms and James w. Kelley. Electors
at Large, Nicholas Fitzhugh, OF Kama,
wha, and w. II. Travers, of Jefferson.
Hon. Henry NJ. Mathews received
the nomination for Governor on the first
ballot, the result being as follows :
Mathews, 2G9; Eastman, l3l; Price,
100; whole number of votes cast, 500,
necessary to choice, 255.
For the position Of Acknowledgement
the names of Z. Willis Wilson, Jas. NJ.
Mason, Col. Robert White, MIR. Blake
more and Col. Blair, were placed before
the Convention, and the first ballot re-
suited as follows: White received III
votes; Blair, "A; Wilson, 1873; Mason,
81; Blakemore, So; whole number OF
votes cast, 492, necessary to choice,
POI, no candidate receiving a majority.
The second ballot resulted; Wilson
1870; White 263; Mason so; Blakemore
81. Mr.. White receiving a majority,
was unanimously declared the nominee.
The financial plank of the platform
adopted by the Convention is as follows:
Resoiusd, That while we belong to a
debtor State, and believe that the re-
publican party has treated such States
unfairly and unjustly by its financial
policy, and while we favor an immedi-
ate repeal Of the specie resumption act,
the taxation of United States bonds like
other property, and the abolition of the
present banking system, yet at the same
time we emphatically deprecate the eff
fort to divide the democratic party upon
the issues involving money only, and
recommend that such issues be RENTED
to the congressional districts or other
wise subordnated to those great moral
and constitutional questions which I'M
derlie the very existence OF the Union
and its institutions.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-06-17

SW Hon. H. G. Davis, in Congress,
on Monday last, introduced bill for
the relief of A. c. Hammond, George
Sybert and VIM. McCreary, sureties on
the bonds of Dennis Murphy, late pay
master, at Harper's Ferry, West Va.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-06-17

pa Stove AND TiNwARE ESTABLISH
MENr.-We call attention to the adver-
tisement of Mr.. III. G. Marten, in anoth-
er column. Read it and see what he
eau do for you. His prices are low, and
works none but the best material. lie
has large quantity of Fruit Cans on
hand, and now is the time to buy them.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-06-17

r@ PERsoNAL-Mrs. Albaugh, of
Frederick, Md, has removed to Ker-
neysville, in this County, and will make
her home in the future with her son
DIR. ID. w. Border. We welcome her
back to old Jefferson County.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-06-17

pa Col. Rob't w. Baylor, of this
county, Chairman of the Executive
Committee of the State Changers of
West Va, and Maryland, delivered an
address before the members of Mercer
Grange, No. 500, at Basket Picnic in
the grove at Mountsville Church, Lou
doun county, Va, Tuesday last.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-06-17

lS SUPREME CoURr.-The June
term of the Supreme Court of Appeals
met on Wednesday at Wheeling, Judges
Raymond, Moore and Greene being
present.
Judge Hay mond, President, formally
announced the resignation of Judge
Jno. S. Hoffman, of Clarksburg. He also
stated that in his opinion, with which
Judge Moore agreed, that the act of the
Legislature authorizing the Governor to
fill the vacancy occasioned by the death
of Judge PAUL, by appointment, was
constitutional, and Judge Green, who
had received the appointment, was le-
gally member Of the Court. Accord
ingly the latter gentleman was invited
to a seat on the Supreme bench.
Governor Jacob has appointed Judge
Matthew Edmiston, of Weston, to fill
the seat on the supreme bench made
vacant by the resignation of Judge
Hoffman.
A supersedas was allowed in the case
of Robert Lucas, Jr. VS.. John j. Locke,
from Jefferson.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-06-17

pg PERsoNAL-lIenry Shepherd,
ESQ.,, has returned from New Orleans,
and will remain, with his faulty, upon
his plantations near town, during the
summer months. We welcome him
back TO his old Jefferson home.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-06-17
MUSIC.
BENEDICTION.

On Thursday night Daniel B. Lucas,
Esq, of this county, delivered the ad-
dress before the Parthenian and Cicer-
oman Literary Societies OF Shepherd
College. His address was well received
and appreciated by his attentive hearers.
Criswell's Cornet Band furnished the
music.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-06-17
JAMES ID. BUTT,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
HARPER'S FERRY, w. VA.

CPECIAL attention given to all classes
y Of business before the Southern Claims
Commission and the Departments ut
Washington, ID. T.. Will also attend the
Courts Of jefferson, Berkeley, Morgan
and other counties.
June IL, 1876. 1y
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-06-17

aS BR1Ess.-Col. John E. Schley
attended the Republican Convention at
Cincinnati, as delegate.
Some of our farmers will commence
harvesting the first of next week.
We learn that the grasshoppers are
doing considerable damage to the wheat
corn and clover on the farm of Capt. +.
G. w. Herr.
Major Schley, of Frederick, Md, was
summoned here by the illness of bis
brother-in-law, /. Thomas Chapline,
Esq, this week.
Quite number of strangers are now
in town, and more are expected, to
spend the cheated term"
Cherries are selling at 10 cents per
quart Strawberries at Is cents.
Mrs. A. P. Kerney of this place, has
situation in the sales room OF Mr..
Birds Store, Baltimore, in the ladies
department. Success to her.
The Democratic National Convention
will be held at ST. Louis on the 27th
of this month.
Several shares of stock will be offered
by the Building Association on Monday
evening next, 10Th inst, at Register
Office, 7 o'clock.
Rev. NJ. L. Cutler will deliver, in the
Lutheran church in Martinsburg, on
next Sunday, a historical sketch of the
Lutheran Congregation from its begin
ming in that place to the present time.
Hon. John S. Hoffman has been COM
PEELED by continued ill-heath to resign
his seat as one of the J Judges OF the Su-
preme Court Of Appeals OF West Nlr-
ginia.
Col. Ward II. Lamon, Hon. c. f.
Scott, Gen. Nathan Golf, Jr, and Gen.
John S. Witcher are all spoken of as
candidates before the Republican Con-
yention for gubernatorial nomination.
His Excellency, Gov. Jacob, arrived
in town on Thursday evening, to at
tend the exercises of Shepherd Col
lege. He is the guest of b. +. Harri-
son. ESQ.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-06-17

TIVE undersigned always beeps % band snd
i for sale, every description VI
COOKING STOVES,
for either wood or coal, together With gsner-
Al assortment Of Heating Stoves, fsrior Stoves
Ranges, Furnaces. Grutss, &C., ise.,
HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS
in great variety such - Tia, Copper ssd
Sheet Iron Ware, Block Tin and japaoosd
Ware, Flat irons, Coffee Mills, Timed Sauce
Pans. Preserving Kettles, Baking Pans, Spoons
Forks, Lamps, Wsiiers, Buckets, Tin cupx.
Sc, &c. Particular aiteots,n viii be given TO
TIN ROOFING AND SCOUTING
which will be done 10 the best A. I'D most dura
bic manner, in town or country, at The short
est rotIce. REPAIRING wiIl also be done
AZ short notice and in The best manner. Gu
CUNBER PUMPS, The best in use, will bs
put in, at low rates. He will siss give stten-
tion 10 putting up
LIGHTNING RODS.
and repairing the same, when esiled upon.
From my long experience in ibs bsssness %
Q Practical Timer, spc determined 10 WORK
none but the best material, and close atses-
ton 10 business, and o strict desire 10 psesse,
I hope 10 receive liberal share Of patronage.
Nv prices will be lover Than any other es-
tsh,ishnent in the county Gifs me . call
and you will certainly be pleased. 81 -.
B.-Copper, Brass and Lad siII Be 70.
ken in exchsege for work and al kinds 4
Ware W. C.. NARTES. =
Shepherdstown, June II 9 ~
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-05-15
MUSIC AND ART.
Some Very Interesting Foreign
Notes and Comments.

LONDON, May 15.-The success OF Mile.
Albani, the American singer, In the
principal role in Wagner's "Tann-
hauser," is the event of the season In
musical circles.
Rubenstein is drawing immense
audiences in England.
Colonel Mapleson, of Her Majesty's
opera, Is going to America Win
TitieDs, Trebelli .Bettini and Varla.
The statue OF Schiller was unveiled az
Marbach in Wurtemburg ON the 9tn
inst, the anniversary Of his death
There was a great gathering OF the ger,
man literati, and a procession headed
by maidens dressed in white, was one
feature of the occasion. A cantata was
statue is very true likeness and STANDS
some distance off from the humble birth
place OF Schiller.
The Italian musicians have been hold
ing celebration at Florence in honor OF
Barth olomew Christofori, the originator
OF the piano-iorte. He lived one hundred
and fifty years ago.
Besides the Italian musicians there
was a great cOncourse OF artists iron
abroad. Selections were executed from
the choicest works OF the best com
posers, including Handel, Beethoven
Chopin, Liszt, &c. Various instruments
illustrative Of the progress Of the piano
were exhibited and played upon, from
! the first piano Of Christofori to the lates
production Of the best modern makers
The concerts lasted several days.
Musical Paris is excited over the dis
| covery of new tenor, with o voice 0
wonderful purity, and an excellent acto
as we'll. IN consequence OF the sudden
illness Of Duschene, the regular tenor q
the Theatre Lyrique, his part was en-
| trusted to young singer named Dur
wart, a bookbinder. He surprised tn
audience with bis, fine voice and acting
and was tumultuously applauded.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-05-15

The report of various committees
stated that the workmen, ana nor the
Superintendent, of the Binding Depart
ment OF the Government Printing-Jmce
apprc priated the gold-leaf to their own
use.
Representatives OF the press OF Cleye-
land held a meeting Saturday TO teSti.y
their respect for the memory OF tne iSte
George A. Benedict, of the Herald. IN"
Board OF Trade also adopted a resoiu-
tiun Of respect to his memory.
A party OF young men were giving
charivari to anewly-married man named
Dahlg, n, Saturday night at Mount
Vernon, ILL.,, when Dahlgreen became
enraged and fired at the crowd through
a window, and killed Willis Lawry ana
wounded two others.
Advices from Salonica sources state
that a battle was fought on Friday near
Besses, in which seven hundred turks
and one hundred insurgents were killed.
Tie Turks at Scutari had celebration
over the murder OF the German anu
French Consuls at Salonica.
Ed. johnson, an escaped express rob-
ber, sent up at Nashville one year since
| for tWenty-one years for robbinS Mes
senger oil $4,000, was recaptured u few
days since in Morgantield, KY. He had
been arrested on some trltiing offense,
and was recogniz I'd as the escaped rob-
ber.
A special from Prescott, Arizona, says
that fOrty.fiye of Cozzens' Boston colony
have arrived at San Eco from the mount.
aims. Many have abandoned that To-
cality and come to Prescott seeking en-
ployment. They are indignant, ami rep
resent the whole colony as disappointed,
and will advise friends to stay at home
and disregard the glowing accounts o
| Judge CoZzens and his agents.
The civil suits against the bonded Gov.
ernment officers and distillers who have
been convicted of or pleaded guilty to
frauds on the revenue at st. Louis Will
come UP for trial in the United States
Circuit Court next week. Civil sult
will be entered against General JohI
Mcdonald and Mckee for very large
)amount in the course OF q few days.
The Brooklyn Board of Health has
been notified that a sea captain, residing
in Brooklyn, has kept the body of 8
favorite child in his house for seven
years. The child died at the age OF two
years in South America, and the captain
had It's remains placed in metallic
coffin. When he came to Brooklyn he
brought it with him, and has had 1T IL
the house ever since.
The Methodist Conference Committee
on the Cincinnati Book Concern hav'
made d statement to the effect that th'
exhibits, when compared with former
quadrienniums, show that at no perio
in its history were tie assets and he
capital as great as al present, and tina
the statement that the Western Boo
Concern is practically insolyent, ami
In an unsound, dangerous and bankrup
condition, is both unjust and untrue.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-05-15
LATEST LOCAL.

MRS. MARY MACK, who lives at the
corner of Gest and Harriet streets, aged
about forty years, and the mother Of
four children, was SO badly burned by
the explosion of ccaEoil lamp last
night that her life is despaired of.
BARBARA RAH, indicted by the last
Grand Jury for drawing illegal pension
money, pleaded guilty before Judge
Swing at the request Of her counsel, Mr..
Fitzgerald. The sentence was suspend
ed for few dnys.
THE party who made up the programme
as published in last Thursdays STAR
with reference to the Golden Jubilee
procession, aud mentioned the Young
Mems Sodality Of ST. Xavier's Church as
to take part III the same, had no author.
ity TO do SO.
THE Marshal of Xenia, Ohio, will be
down this evening or tomorrow, anC
take in charge the person OF George
Gaitwood, a colored man who is in jail
here for knocking down a man named
George Klein, on Fourth street, lasi
week, and attempting to rob him OF {
watch. Gaitwood is wanted in Xenli
on charge OF larceny.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-05-15
FLASHES.

Moody and Sankey are hold ing meet
ipgs in st. Louis.
Nearly the whole business portion oil
Darlington, s. T., burned yesterday.
Alexander Speer, one OF the oldest
merchants Of Pittsburg, died Saturday.
The supreme Court of Arkansas de-
cided that railroad land is subject to
iaxati0n.
Harrington, of District Of Columbia
safe burglary notoriety, has skipped out
to Canada.
New counterfeit tens on the State Bank
OF Terre Haute, Indiana, and fyes of the
First National Bank or Louisville, are
discovered.
The British feet in the Mediterranean
has been ordered to rendezvous lmme-
diately at Smyrna, in view Of possible
Oriental difficulties.
The jury In the case OF A. q. Dawes,
Of Jefferson City, Me-, indicted for COM
plicity in whisky frauds, have returned
verdict of not guilty.
Christopher Ward, a farmer living
near Branpton, Ontario, who last April
murdered bic wife and fred his house,
has been sentenced TO be hanged june
%.
United States District Attorney Dyer
has reported tp the Attorney General
uniav0rabiy In the matter oil the appll-
cations Of Naguiro and Mckee for par
don,
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-05-15
FOREIGN.
BY American Press Association to the STAR.
THE EASTERN PLAGUE.

BY American Press Association to the STAR.
THE EASTERN PLAGUE.
LONDON, May 15.-Advices from Bag
dad state that the plague is still raging
there and at Muscat with increasing vio-
lence. Strict quarantine is main tanned
at all ports of India to prevent it's
spread as much as possible.
THE LATE CONFERENCE.
BERLIN, May 15.--It is stated definite.
ly to-day that the result of the CONFER
ence of Chancellors has been an agree
ment to propose new guarantees to be
given by the Porte tor the fulfiilment of
the measures of reform proposed by
Count Andrassy.
LONDON, May bit is generally be-
lieved here that the proposed negotias
tions with the Porte Tor Introduction OF
the Andrassy reform scheme will prove
useless. There are rumors that rising
OF the Turks is threatened in Syria and
Asia Minor. Great apprehension is salt
to prevail among foreigners.
MARINE LOSSES.
LONDON, May 15.-During a gale of
Madeira, the American brigantines Mel
lie Clifford, OF Bangor, and Maurice, also
of Bangor, were lost. Both crews were
saved.
FINANCIAL.
LONDON, May 15.-Tne Times money
article to-day says United States bonds
and speculative railway shares are
steady.
SOCIAL LIONIZING.
NEW YORK, May 16.-A London spe-
cial says the Empress Of Germany, now
in England, is greatly lionized. At a
grand reception at the Prussian Embas-
sy, Thursday, the Empress, on present
alton by Mr.. Wickham Hoffman,. the
American Charge d'Affairs to Her Maj
esty, took occasion to personally express
her thanks to him as member of the
Legation, who, during the Franco-Ger-
man struggle, was SO good audIpainstak-
lug. She also requested him TO convey
her thanks to Minister Washburne, and
spoke kindly OF Mr.. Bancroft Davis, the
American Minister at Berlin.
SCIENTIFIC.
The loan collection OF scientific appa-
ratus was opened yesterday by the
Queen. France, Germany, Italy, Hol-
land and Switzerland are contributors.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-05-15
was IL suicide.

Last Friday afternoon Mr.. Harry G..
Eaton, well-known business man who
at one time was in the produce and com.
mission business in this city, and later a
book-keeper for the firm OF Babbitt,
Goode d Co., on Second street, died, az
was reported, from heart disease.
! The body was being taken for burial
to spring Grove yesterday attsrn oou,
when il was ascertained that no certifi
cate Of death had been registered, as IL
required by law. DR.. o. II. Newton was
applied to, who refused to grant a cer-
tiicate. A conditional permit waf
granted, and the body placed in a vault
These facts coming to the ears or Cor.
oner Maley that officer refused to let the
body be buried until an Investigation is
had, as 1t has been suspected that he
committed suicide.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-05-15
The wrong Corpse.

Jerry Johnson, an express driversWno
lives in Covipgton, Ky., occupied tht
prisoners bench this morning on
charge of obtaining money by false pre-
lenses, preferred by Coroner Maiey.
From what can be learned OF the
rather novel case it seems that Jerry
Johnson wrote note to Mr.. Jacob
Gantz, VINO lives on College hns,
stating that he had heaEii
OF the finding OF a drownsd
body in the Ohio River several miles Dn-
low this city, and that the description
tallietcxactiy with that of Mr.. Gantzs
son. who was drowned on the Sin %
April last.
Mr.. Gantz authorized Johnson ta
bring him the body mentioned and gasH
him $25 tor his expenses.
The body was brought up and planes
In Undertaken Sohn Habig's establish
ment, where the father saw it, but N
once denied that 1t was his son, and NOS
institutes proceedings for the recosers
Of his money.
The case will be heard to-m0rroM,
Johnson giving 5000 bail for his appear
ance before Judge Lindemann.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-05-15

By American Press Association TO the STAR.
CHICAGO, May 15.-A special from st
Louis says that the friends of Mckee
concede that the worst which has ye
befallen the good Deacon was the sworn
statement made by Mrs. Leavenworth.
M, Kee was also indiscreet enough to
make what he intended for a secret trip
yesterday morning about 6 O'Clock, TO
the house of Zebulon Leavenworth, a
circumstance which became at once
known and found publication in u Lead
ing st. Louis daily this morning. Private
advices from Washington are to the
effect that the exposure is regarded as
fatal to McKee's chance for pardon.