Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1877-09-15
Editorial Breyitics.

seven and EIGHT years ola, SUI vi W.
w. Hozier, of Berkeley, Co., accidental
" shot himself through the abdomen
with pistol with which he was playing,
causing almost instant death.
Rev. Basil Berry, Baltimore Con
ference NJ. Z. Church, is dead. He
died at Rockville, Maryland, aged SO
years.
The farm known as "The Glebe,
near Brandy Station, Culpeper county,
Va, has been sold to James A. Swami
for S16.40 per acre.
The people of Ossawattome, Kansas,
have Just dedicated monument to Old
John Brown. Ten thousand persons
were present. Rev. Mr.. Adair offered
prayer. We suspect the old fellow
needs something Of that sort; but
whether it will DO him any good now is
question for theologians to decide.
The Baltimore papers say that Col.
r. Clay Crawford, said to be identified
as Osman Pasha, came to Chestertown,
Kent county in 1867 and published a
paper there. He lett suddenly about
1873. Marylanders in the Egyptian
service wrote home of an American Off
Ger known as Osman Bey, in the army
of the Khedive, and personal des-
cripton TALES with that Of Crawford,
who was tall and stalwalt with reck-
less bearing.
Among the many schemes for the
relief of the workingmen is that OF John
Gibson, of Philadelphia. 1t is 10 raise
fund Of S1,O0O,000 by 100000 Of
$1,000 each, with which waste, unim.
proved land in New Jersey or Pennsyl-
vaua may be bought, and on which
men who ave willing to work may be
placed.
David Miller, of Lee county, Va, an
nounces himself as an independent can
didate for Governor-which announce
ment, we suppose, he has perfect
right to make.
The Petersburg Post remarks that
the present Governor of Virginia is
widower, and that Col. Holiday, the
next Governor, is also a widower, and
express the hope that Col. Holiday
will get married before his Inaugural
ton.
Gov. Kemper has appointed General
James G. Field, the Conservative nom
inee for Attorney General, to fill the
unexpired term of the late Attorney
General, Raleigh T. Daniel.
The venerable William Gardner,
father of Rev. J. S. Gardner, of the
Baltimore Conference, died at the resi-
dence of his son-in.law, J. Rau Wood.
ward, near Odenton, Ann Arundel
county, Md, Oh Wednesday, in his Slst
year.
Latest California election returns in
dictate that the democrats have elected
ten Senators and fifty Assembly
men. Republicans elect ten Senator'S
and two Assemblymen. Including
"holG-overs" democrats will have thirty
eight majority on joint ballot.
Y.J.P. Owens, formerly a State
Senator of South Carolina, died in Bal
timore, on Wednesday. Among his
effects was a sealed package said to
contain $4,000 in State securities,
which was taken charge of by the hotel
clerk
A young married woman mended her
husbands coat She sewed the tail
pockets up all nice and tight, thinking
they were holes. The Women's Jour
nal says the anecdote is fact.
Rev. McDuff Simpson, pastor of the
2nd Presbyterian Church of Stanton,
Va, has resigned and accepted call to
Philadelphia, Pa.
A colony consisting of about one hun
dred and fifty persons are going to leave
Baltimore aud settle in Kansas. All
the colonists are workingmen and recog-
nize the necessity of leaving the city.
They propose to occupy land near the
town of Kinsley, the county seat of Ed
wards county, Kansas, 80 miles from
Kansas City.
Inspired by the reports of Western
crops, an eminent banker of New York,
and one of the most sagaclous observ-
ers and best informed tiIanciers OF the
country, predicts that within two years
the United States will be overfowing
with prosperity and wealth.
Judge Jere Black writes letter to
say that large standing army to keep
the workingruen in subsection, is lot
the proper remedy for the labor troub'
les. Jeremiah, your head is level on
that proposition. We are not ready to
be governed by the bayonet yet.
Now that the farmers are rejoicing
and waxing fat over their abundant
harvest, wouldn't it be good time for
them to pay their subscriptions and
make printers rejoice too.
Snow fell on Savage Mountain, North
of Dons rock, Saturday. 'to sufficient
depth to track rabbits"
President Hayes has promised to
visit Cumberland about the 18th of o.
tober next, and while there he will be
the guest Of Hon. Lloyd Lowndes.
Mr.. Ezra NJ Grossnickle, aged 81
years, member of the Keedysville Band
died at Keedysville, Md, the 5lh inst