Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1877-03-24
Editorial urevities.

DSU. au1un ~ IepOIbSN W HS'S
secured the Memphis, Tenn, Postmss-
tership. lie was Confederate soldier
aud was endorsed for the place when
Tiden's Inauguration seemed certain.
A wedding ceremony was performed
last week, near Cairo, by minister not
authorized by law to tie the knot, and
the parties want to know, you know,
how about this thing.
The Washington Republican says;-
Now that Chamberlain has published
the letters of Evarts aud Matthews, the
publication of his resignation is both
desirable and in order.
The Peyton House, the new hotel at
Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs, was
destroyed by fire Tuesday night.
The scramble for Office in Washing
ton is said to be SO great that several of
the secretaries are already exhausted.
Beck tS Stonebrnker, grain buyers
and pork packers, at Hagerstown, Ind,
made an assignment. Liabilities re
ported at Sl2o,O0O; assets not stated.
General Grant, it is understood, has
accepted the Presidency of First Ma
tional Bank in New York, aud will
enter upon his duties Immediately.
1t is rumored that Hayes will arrest
Grant for scdition, because the latter
said: mo man worthy OF the Office of
President would be willing TO hold ii it
counted in or placed there by fraud.
The Patapsco guano works, of Bal,i-
more, We're burned Sunday afternoon
last, with all the buildings, stock, fix.
lures, etc. The loss ID estimated At
about 100000.
Hon. IL. y. Bell, the democratic
nominee in the ninth Georgia congress
sional district, was elected Tuesday TO
succeed Ben. Hill
Madame Octavia Walton lie Vert,
the well known auihoress, died on
Tuesday, near Augusta, Ga.
The attempt to reduce the Presidents
salary TO S25,O0O, the old figure, Was a
failure, and President Hayes will receive
$4,000 per year while he il President,
since the law prohibits the reduction Of
the pay OF the office, which shall affect
The compensation of the present incum
bent.
Dir. Moody's services in Boston are
attended by large crowds, but their in
fluence is not yet as thoroughly per
yasive in Boston az in Chicago.
1t is said the loss of stock in Texas
from the snow and cold will amount to
millions Of dollars.
The Presidential family will consist
of President and Mrs. Hayes aud three
children: Webb c., aged l9; Fannie,
aged 8, and Scott Russell, aged 6. The
two oldest of the four sons OF President
Hayes are away from home, one Of
them attending the Cambridge Law
School, and the other is n member of
the Junior class of Cornell University.
The Littletown, Pa, Press says that
a lady in that vicinity was last week
tapped the fortieth time for dropsy
within the last eighteen months, during
which period over l,200 pounds Of
fluid were extracted. Fifteen of the
tappings were made during the last
three months.
The Postmaster General was visited
by sundry delegations from Virginia
and elsewhere Monday, urging the
claims of applicants for postofices, lie
announced to them all his policy AS
heretofore published, that is, not to in
terfsre with any Office where the service
is well performed.
One of orr exchanges says that Key,
the Postmaster General isn't much of a
Democrat after all. In 1869, as a
member Of the Tennessee Constitutional
Convention, he advocated negro suff-
rage, negro schools and negro test
mony, which was all that Republican
can do.
Mr. Joseph J.. Lewis. who recently
died near New York, has left the whole
OF his estate, estimated at sI,225,OOO.
to the United States Government, TO be
used towards paying off the United
States debt.
A Washington dispatch says: The
crowds OF ofiice-seekers at the White
House Oh Monday were almost unequal.
ed in the early days OF GRAMS admins.
tralioD. The large hall leading to the
executive-room was packed with men,
and the ante room was crowded with
women.
During the recent session of The Con
ference of the NJ. Il. Church, South, IN
Alexandra, Rev. X. A. McElhsnny, OF
Loudoun, was reported as having been
expelled in February last.
Hon. Richard w. Thompson, of
Indiana, who holds place in Hayes
Cabinet. was born in Culpeper county,
Va. for while, in early life, taught
school in Loudonn, and is brother OF
Mrs. Richard Z. Littletou, of Loudoun
county. Before the war Mr.. Thompson
was prominent old line Wing.
Jones, the democratic candidate, has
been returned to Congress from the
first New Hampshire district by AZ
plurality. This makes the Forty-iftt
Congress entire stand IA Republicans tc
$40 democrats. allowing the republican,
all they claim in Louisiana, South
Carolina and Florida.