Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1877-11-24


ing last month.
The following good hit comes to Us
from the n. Y. Com, Advertiser: For
a Congress which was convened special
ly to consider appropriations for the
army, the present one isn't strictly
speaking a success. 1t reminds us Of
the Georgia camp meeting where the
members assembled to g,orify God, and
then went to picking huckleberries.
At Milford, in Warren county, Va,
an eagle measuring seven feet from tip
to tip was shot last week, while in the
act of carrying off large pig.
Harrisburg, Pa, has shipped 1000
bushels of chestnuts this season, and
expect to ship 1000 bushels more.
The fire at the Patent Office wes not
so disastrous after all 1t has just been
ascertained that not single model of
perpetual motion machine was DESTROY.
ed.
Two hundred horses and mules, be.
sides a large quantity of other property
belonging to O'Brien's circus company
was sold at public sale in Richmond last
week-the company have determiIedto
travel next season by rail.
According to the Richmond, Va,
State, the population of that city, des-
pite the war, has doubled since 1860.
From local census, instituted last year,
tie population was shown 10 have
reached upwards of 10000
AT Lewiston, Juniata comfy, Pa,
last week, Jerome Hetrick, former
member of the Legislature from that
county and a highly esteemed citizen,
fell dead on the witness stand whilst
testifying in court 10 a bank robbery.
Col. Robert Glass, a well known and
highly respected citizen of Frederick
county, Va, died on Wednesday of last
week, after long and painful illness.
The jury, at Columbia, in the trial Of
Congressman Smalls for corrupt prsc.
,ices when a member of the South
Carolina Legislature has rendered
verdict Of guilty.
About two weeks ago curious sight
was witnessed in Lexington, Ky. Three
men were seated in 4 wagon. The
mules attached TO it were blind, the
driver possessed but one eye and his
two companions were blind in both
eyes. Thus there was but one eye TO
the whole outfit.
On Wednesday evening of last week
the citizens of Winchester, Va, without
respect to party, visited the residence
of Col. F. w. NJ. Holiday and con.
graduated him upon his election as
Governor. In response TO the con-
gratulations Col. Holiday returned
thanks, and spoke of the bright future
which Virginia had right TO antici-
pate, Of the glorious past OF the State,
and invoked the people TO preserve i'll
violate her honor and renown.
Mrs. Kate O'Toole, widow OF =.
O'Toole, of Staunton, has been appoint
ed to a clerkship in the Agricultural
Department at Washington city.
The Mexican general Escobedo. tried
ut Brownsville, Texas, for violation of
the United States neutrality law, has
been acquitted, the charge not being
proved. TX Judge Russell, one OF tho
counsel for Escobedo, feeling aggrieved
at some reflections made by Judge
Morrill, from the bench, slapped the
judg in the face on the street after the
adjournment OF court.
a widow in New York, while perus-
ing the family Bible the other day,
came upon a note given in favor Of her
husband some two years previous. She
sued the maker of the note, and was
awarded over 400 for obeying the in
junction: search the Scrirturesl'
1t is reported that the contest for the
Speakership Of he next House Of Dele
gates of Virginia viii he between J.
Marshall Hanger, OF Aguusta, and Hon.
Thomas ). Boeock, of Appomattox.
The Confederate monument at Chat.
tanooga, completed and ready for cree
ton, Was deiaoed beyond repair on Sat
urday night by unknown persons,
The farm of w. ii. Peyron, ncsr
Staunton, has been sold to Dennis O'Con-
nor. for eighteen thousand dollars.
Capt. X. A. Miller was shot and
fatally wounded by Elias llarman, at
farewell {. H., last Tuesday.
The Cincinnati Enquirer says: "The
many Cawktails" is what istbe matter
with many OF the Democrats in Con
gress. That paper says whenever n
party question comes mp in the House
every Republican is on hand, bnt there
is class OF haPpy-go lucky Democrats
who skulk round the bsr.rooms when
their presence is most wanted. Any
that will send such man
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