Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1877-02-24
Editorial Brevities.

Nv drew dlltullOlI W lllr WI 49,
think it is 4 new book.
\ few days ago man was sentenced
to six months imprisonment for steal
ing ham. What ought to be the SEN
tence of the men who have stolen the
State of Florida, and others who have
stolen the State OF Louisiana?
J. S. Carper, a native of Loudoun
county, bat a prominent citizen OF Fred
erick, Maryland, died last week.
Well, well;-who'd a thought that
old Simon Cameron would have been
prancing around after pet;icoats at this
late day ?-Truly the old man has
wonderful nerve {,
Justice Bradley carted charcoal when
a boy. He ought TO have stuck TO the
business.
There is prospect of burying the
hatchet on the Western frontier. Two
of Sitting Bulls warriors, Charging
Horse and Make Them Stand-Cp, have
reached Spotted Tail Agency as nesotia-
tors of peace. If Sitting Bull concludes
treaty with the whites and then
Makes Them Stand Up to it, he will be
more successful than any other child OF
the forest has been.
Ex-Sheriff Hall, of Lewis county, was
recently killed by 4 falling tree, while
telling timber.
The question. who is to be the next
President of the United States, has not
vet been settled Yes but it has. Re
turning Board Hayes is the man.
Grant with his troops is about TO
cvacuate Washington. His campaign
against Congress is ended.
Diptheria prevails as an epidemic in
every town Of California. 1t is very
destructive.
Hon. Alexander II. Stevens, of Geor-
ola, has just attained his sixty-titth year.
lie is recovering from his recent eX
IRENE illness, and will We hope soon be
in his seat again.
In the Senate Wednesday, bill vas
passed removing the political disablll-
ties OF Gen. Joseph l.. JohhSIoh'
Now that Grant has pardoued all but
one OF the st. Louis whlskcy thieves,
they ought 10 uEite in presenting him Z
some suitable testimonial of their gratl-
tude. When he comes to retire to the
unsalaricd shades OF private lite, with
no one to love him, none to carcsS, he
would find a forty gallon Darrell OF ten
year old Bourbon, with an amber Dung
hole and silver plated hoops, miSht!
handy thing to have about the mouse.
They tell of an Oregon boy, who got
to school the other day few minutes
before the master and his fellows, de
clarcd vacancy, ana CaSL III" "IIoIe
vote OF the school III favour OF a hoii-
day.
1t is stated that one OF the Hayes cleo
tors in Louisiana was ineligible, as he
served three years in the Alabama penn .
Tertiary and never had his disabilities I
removed. There seems to have been +.
great lack OF decent material Tor electors
in the Republican party OF the south.
Death seems TO tie busy at this season .
with the old naval heroes. But few
days ago The demise OF the venerable
Admiral Smith was announced, lew
days later that Of Admiral Alden, then
Admiral Davis on Thursday last, that
of Admiral Wilkes. on Saturday Ad-
miral Bailey, and on Tuesday last, Ad-
miral Goldsborough.
The Ct. II. is not keeping his prom
Use. We are reminded however that
the weather question WIN al '''e oe'
uhcates, has been rehanoe" u N"n;-
mission with old pro0aDliitieS as nun
Judge, and the u. II. has been counted
out,
The Baltimore Evening DnLIe''h
states that on Monday night MI, A'ofrI
W alIer, who lives on farm SIX ,'''IeS
from Princes Ann, Md.' cut lhe 'hFoa'
OF his iaVorite Morse set hfG TO 'Ile S'I-
BILE, which was burner 10 Tue GROUND
and the unfortunate man PeF'Sneu III INC
names
The woman iateIy murdered a' Ie'-
iersoG' Texas Is SUPPOSE oy some 70
nave 9eeh MRS: MID! VINO iyl' "et ',.s,
bard III baltimore last lalI an" IAN
away WIN man named I - 9"'o"' ""0
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