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

children who got tleas share OF his
estate are testifying that he was addict
ed to all sorts Of vices, and the old
Commodore's prediction that there
would be "a hell of time when he
died" is likely to be verified.
Clarksburg was thrown into quite a
fever of excitement on last Thursday
morning, by the marriage of Nathan
| Goff, ST., and Miss Mary Homer, at the
residence of the brides mother, at Pike
| st. They took the early morning train
for Washington City, and the East.
We learn that on Friday morning
last, fire broke out in Gerardstown,
which consumed Mr., James Parks tam
merry and a dwelling adjacent in the oc-
cupancy Of Miss Elsy Butler, black
smith shop and quantity OF sumac be-
longing to Mr.. Gordon.
The farm of John Morgan, in Clarke
county, Va. containing 3l2 acres, was
recently sold at commissioners sale 10
w. w, Hook, of that county, at $50
per acre. The court confirmed the sale
At Fairmont, w. Va, last week, IN
the case of Thompson, Union soldier
charged with killing Ice, Confederate
sympathizer in 1864, Judge Lewis de-
cided that it should be taken TO the
United States Court that his court had
10 jurisdiction in the matter, dc. So
ends a case which has excited a great
| deal of interest for the last year.
Col. w. II. Sims was elected Lieu
tenant Governor Of Mississippi at the
recent election by one hundred thous-
and majority, but by the same majority
an amendment TO the constitution was
/ adopted aboishing the office of Lieuten-
ant Governor His election, therefore,
will prove barren victory, only emit
Ting him to bear the iliustrious name
of Governor.
The case of the Rev. DR.. E. G. Baird
occupied large part of the time Of the
Synod which was in session at Alexan-
dria last week. His case was sent back
to the East Hanover Pres6ytery for q
new trial, The next Synod will meet
in Alexandria, Va.
Mrs. Mary Pope, Of Clarke county,
Va, last week, put a full load of shot
into the back of a man by The name Of
Grub, who persisted in letting down
the fence on her premises instead
of going through the gate. The doc
tors grubbed the shot odt Of his back as
well as they could and he will likely
hereafter grub his way around the Pope
premises.
1t is astonishing how hard a man will
work to support a tailor, a hackman, and
q bar keeper, while he lets his wife run
the sewing machine to support the chill
dren.
Gov. Hubbard of Tcyas, has recently
made an application TO Gov. Williams,
of Indiana. for the return OF the colors
of '1erry's Texas Rangers" captured
by the Seventeenth Indiana at the bat
tie of Coosayllle, Georgia, and now in
the State Library at indianapolis.
We are glad to learn that Hon. .Jno.
s. Garlic, ct Clarksburg, who has been
seriously afflicted with dropsy for some
time past. is much improved. He spent
several weeks in Baltimore recently,
under the treatment of DIR. Johnston,
and it is thought that the disease has
been measurably broken.
A Special to the Pittsburg CONNER
cial Gazette states that Collector Duval,
of the Wheeling district, West Nirgi-
MIA, reports TO Commissioner RauIn,
that there will be over three hundred
indictments against violators OF the in
ternal revenue laws in his district, about
eighty of which are against Illicit dstil-
lers.
a Tyler county old maid says she
does not want to marry; still If some
one will leave husband on her door
step, she will bring him up with the
greatest care Poor old gal, won't
somebody take compassion and leave
man on her step!
James Quigg, a well-known citizen
of Wheeling, W. Va, died in that city
on Tuesday. He was one of the first
men to take contract in the construc-
ton of the Washington branch Of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad, and from
that time up to within few years past
continued as a contractor on that road.
Johnny, lave You learned anything
during the week?' asked a mother of
five year old pupil "Yeth'm." "Well
what is it?" 'Never to lead a small
trump when you hold both bowers"
Oliver Brown, son of old John Brown,
of uarner's Ferry raid fame. the sole