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, 1877-01-27

TaE DEMANDS OF SoCTTI.-WashIng:on >oclety
il very much disturbed just now because Speaker
Randall ios not propose to Eoii seeNly receptions
A certain number OF more or less Il-oTet men ani
women are assembled III that eIty, and they claim It
as kind of privilege 10 80 10 the speakers reception
whether their presence affords hm pleasure or Other
wise L - his duty, they think, 10 Keep kiAd OF
open house. where ali sorts OF p,Ope Win A. Soi u
of projects and ambitions IN view, may meet and
eoinptre hOtes Speaker Randall h5 the oo''Ts57 TO
face tins crowi with = negative, giving a. his reason
therefor hs own comparative poverty and the small
OF the house IN Ntisch he re>iirs Ii7 reason
sens 10 Is sufficient Among the duties OF the
SPEAKER OF the House Of Representatives, That OF
entertaining POLITICIANS and ioboyis;s Of either sex
once a week Is not laid down. II MIR. ami hrs
Ran lal desire 20 entertain few friends, pom tine
to time It be PRESUMED that they VIII 90 >"
without Opening their doors D ths motley crowd ,ha'
gather III " ashIngtOn during session az Congress
Bot the nathn large H:l not, We trust, regret th
determinations OF the SPEAKER not 10 " Ie'eITe - IN
lis character public official Enough Hilcuie lis
alreaiy faenOu the country by these heterogeneous
receptions Il Il these gatherings where contract
ors and shoiaystS all forms ami descriptions meet
for mingled purposes OF business and show, that
what called American society appears al ltS worst
Here ignorance AMI pretrns0n, Otcke,i by a Atl!e
money hre most Ojn-plCuOuS ant most ot-nsi We
The Dc pie composing the real society OF 'tSllIn-
ton are ne.tr there, or. II At ali, only lpf
moment. The notion that a public ottielal Is under
sort of implied obligation 10 make his bGu-e ~.
scene OF such motley parade should br explorer
once II Is no Ir.rt OF his business 10 Jrt le Ie.
ple an opportunity make fools OF themselves 80
cety will be al the b-ttr tor the pruning 1t receives
at the hands OF those who apply It's uBTrtten Laws
10 their entertainments. In private lie p', eAe-
else some power OF discretion IN the selection Of then
guests Int,ll z ne, refinement and elegance are
not IN ngled pTUmIscuOuSly with ignorance, coarse
ness and yulgri.y- The Speaker IN his ciplcity n
speaker, can exercise no such discretion All nrr
bi zen 10 CUme who happen at the time 20 D out oi
jail and in possession of decent EaTm-ntS The Rstloi
will yery We'll survive the !ISeontinutnce OF custom
which has caused so much repTotch. ~
, 1877-01-27

THE MIxEs. The ANIMAL statement
of John J. Valentine, of Wells, Fargo
& Co. shows that in 1876 the total
amount Of precious metal produced IN
California, and recorded on the books
ofexpress or transportation companies,
was slS.6OO,OOO, including $500, 600
ofsilver bullion and silver ores, leaving
bu, little more than S16,000,000 for
gold. A couple of millions, however,
may reasonably be allowed for dust
carried away in the pockets Of indi-
viduals. Idaho is down for Sl,615,-
900, probably lis full production, for
nearly all the treasure obtained there
is entrusted to the Express Company.
Arizona and Oregon are each down
for 81, ,100,O ,O00, the latter being on the
decrease and the former on the increase.
, 1877-01-27

FEosf WAnRrxs learn that on the first day
of January only one foot of snow on the 2 ouEd
in WaTTeus and tisr ~satieT mid sltd pleasant
They had q dance ia the town on New Years and
some OF them got quite merry. We learn that there
ss one collision between iWo parties III which nnt
OF their grir wors.ed, all qIIet now. The Bonauza
AMI CLARITY mines were still being worked witt
bright pYC,-peets A new road i IN eoutsmplatlCt
from the saddle 10 Warrrns which VII leave tL'
Warm S-,rina- much 10 the south IL Is TO BE- mad.
alnns The DIVIDE south OF the -prings and II L thought
that II VIII bs q much more dry road IN the Spring
-TgT'FT
, 1877-01-27

A NEw TERRToRy--It is quite probable
tllt Dakota will be divided and new Ter
rirory erected out of portion of her lands
to be styled - Huron" A bill to that effect
has already passed the Senate. The proposed
new Territory is to be formed from the
northern half of Dakota, and Will compri.s
10000 square miles, with population of
lbout 10 900. The soil is said to rank equal
for productiveness wI;h the best in the Uni-
ed States under corresponding temperatures
Bismarck, Il furnishing town, will be the
capital OF Huron
, 1877-01-27

The list of homitides of the year
1876 was larger than that of 1873. In
fact, homicides are steadily on the in-
crease with US; while the judicial pun
ishments of homicides show a de-
crease. 1t may well be questioned
whether the latter fact Is not the cause
of the former
, 1877-01-27

KINDSEss wealthy Sanfranciacan sent
a fine turkey TO his married daughter for n
Than ksgiSing dinner, and placsd inside of it
a certificate of 100 -hsr-s of Consolidated
Virginia Mining Stock enclo~ed in moroc-
60 pocket-bo. k He joined the young couple
at dinner with a merry twinkle III his eye /;
bnt when the turkey was carved it was
found tha. the smell of the poeket-book had
very disagreeahly permeated the s'ufing and
he crisp certificate was reduced to worth
less pulp. What Was worse The fond father
aad forgotten the number of the certificate.
, 1877-01-27
Notice TO Absent Defendant.
TERRITORY OF WASHIyGr0E,l
COnnlH 0f Nniin HnL.n | %

TERRITORY OF V4SHINGT0N,l
County Of WaiiG Wdiia, SS-
In Jzstiee's Court, tore }. D. Laman, Justice Of The
Peace
TO JOSEPH NANEAUDAS:-Yo are hereby
L notified that BESSErFE & TATRO have Aled a
claim against you IN said COur. which Will come on
70 oe heard at my office, IN North Waa WaIla Pre-
einet, IN Walla Nalla county, W. T., On the 18th
day Of February A D. 1877 at the hour of 10 O'Clock
A NJ, and uDless you app-ar and then and here an
swer, the same will bs taken as confessed and the
demand OF the Plaintiffs granted. The object AMI
demand OF said claim y from you the sum
OF one hun1red dollars balance due upon book ac-
count, for liquors AID cigar and for money loaned
and freight paid. Claim flied January sth. 1877
j. ID. LAMAN
Ftd Justice Of the Peace.
, 1877-01-27

BErrrSG on ELFcrIoxs. There Is one clause in
the message Of tiOye-uOc Robinson, OF New York,
which men Of Il certain class Will hardly Ike ne
re,o,u,gndS that law le passed with severe penal
ties a inst betting, in form, uIon elections,
holding. WY wisely that the persons DsfIng have
strong motives 10 corrupt and hriDe voters. The
suggestion Il understood to IA partleu 4ry at poo
sei.,Ig Y. .hieh Of late wears hAs been COrsdeTed
genteel sort Of gambling
, 1877-01-27

THE Sultan of Turkey stubbornly
refuses to accept the terms of the
great powers. His position is not diff
ficult to unders,and-if he yields he
fears that the Mohammedan fanatics
will cut him off in the flower OF his
years with bare bodkin or 4 silken
bowstring. lie is uncomfortably sure
of being bullduzed by the one side or
The other.
, 1877-01-27

MEXICAN NAvV.-A portion of the Mex
rcan navy has just performed suspicious
-xpoit for Mexico has navy, although not
very formidable III point of numbers. 1t is
composed of four ships-two on the Pacific
and two at Vera Cruz These two latter
pronounced against the Government. and put
TO sea. Thus it is that Mexico is shorn OF
oue-nalf her navy.
, 1877-01-27

SrARrTSG roR TIE NisEs-We Ieatn tha: Messrs-
Triinble a Simmons propose soon 10 start for the
mines on Burnt Greek. They regard the Winter -
far broken. that they Will have much further IN
tsrfereDce from the and frsts- Last Fall they
found pTcspecss that seemed the opening
Of large quantity OF grounl on that creek Hence
they desire 70 be early commencing their work
as the season viii permlt--IefIeT-
, 1877-01-27

TIM BAsx OF NEvADA-A statement has Just been
published GIVING tbs condition the Hank " NeSads
the close OF lecember The capital Of the Bank Is
$40 coo 400, there being bat one other bank IN
us-ea. New York Tne assets Of the Bank are s26,-
sic I57. The deposits amount 70 sl3,97i 9H. Loans
outstanding sIS. leo sSs- Cash on hand, 50 s9s s7.
Bullion, si0, 81, sci.
, 1877-01-27

A GREAT PAPgR-The New York
Herald weekly edition) is now fur
nished TO subscribers for 81 a year.
The Heca!d l. great paper, and at
this price every body ought to take it.
, 1877-01-27

NEW YoRK FISAScEs.-Gov. RobinsoD's message
10 the New York Legislature shows that the State
debt Of all kinds amounts TO $4,000 COG and that
there sinking funds applicable to the payment of
portions OF this debt which amount 70 sl4cOO Co.,
Having balance Of 100000.
, 1877-01-27

CAPTAIN EADs, engineer Of the Mississippi
rive: Improvement at SpnJh Pass, has accom-
plished the first stage of his undertaking by
deepening the channel through the bar to
twenty fret and for width OF two hunored
feet. rhe success which has attended this
important work reflects great crrdlt on Gap.
E4d- and encourages the hope he entertains
of securing channel thirty feet deep for the
lsryes, vessels. With such a chaunel New
Orlsans will take her place among the chief
commercial ports of he United States, aud
q new era of p,-ter''y opens for the MlSsls
sipi Valley, The other plsses viii naturally
suffer, as the main volume of the river water
is directed through the South Pass. and We
muy therefore look for important changes IN
their condition which will eventually Lead 10
their obliterstiOn as uavigable channels
This improvement gives New Orleans a mag
nifcent ouriet 10 the sea; but 1t also renders
the operation Of bloekadiog the Mississippi
mouth by hostile fleet much easier than
formerly.
, 1877-01-27
1n AnNERIIeER..

The walla wala SrsrrsNAS has much larEtT
Circulation than any other paper punls--.A 10 s'e
Territ0ry Of Washington, and hence offers suPrrlH
ipduncrner.s 20 advertisers wlro would reaeh The
very best elass Gf paying cnSi0Inr1s
, 1877-01-27

AN ABLE JUHST.-IJ Is now conceded
that judge Lewis is the ablest man that ever
dispensed justice in Washington territory.
During the three years he occupied the bench
in this district he WAS the subject of abu-g
aud vituperation, but now he has left Us and
passion has cooled, his merits aIe admitted 10y
those who where his hitterest enemies. w
are led to these remarks in view of the fol-
lowing paragraph which we find in the Seat
tie Dispatch:
We we're rot f4vOrably impressed with
Judge Lewis on first acquaintance, but his
frank and mauiiy ways are caicai'ted 70 dis
arm preiu3ice ami make him friends whore
he lea-t expects hem. He Is the superior.
as juri-t, of any man on the Oregon bench,
s1vo Judge Shattuek. He il less of a par
lisan than Watson, mure studious than Me-
Arthur, less fckle than Prim and less bi2ot-
ed than Boise. He was Il great Improvement
upon his predecessor, who Is a man Of sterling
integrity, though better fitted for the bar than
the bench We should regard his resignation
from the bench of this territory (fDr he has
more than once ialked of ~ as public ca
lami'y. It Is net alone for his NEE sense of
equity that We Ike TO see him on the beech 7;
it his 'or his ready and methodical way oi
ruling, upon questions both OF law and OF
practice, in which be saves money 70 taxpay-
ers by expediring the business Of the courts
, 1877-01-27
LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
Portland. january ~.

Wheat-l be market i duh with few offers 10 sell
current quotations - and upwards.
Flour Quotabie, bes. brands, S6seS y 2 Dbl
good outside ana country brands, = 5000; fine and
superfine, 81 7jG5.
Oats Best quality. 65S70: fair 6sIS65 inferior
aud black sal 10 5Itc per bushel-
Potatoes Market well supplied at S5,Sije per
bushel
Onions As to quality, 81 s5SI 50 = lOo rs.
Hay-Choice timothy, hAled. SE9lS; Loose. SAG
sl5.
in kegs, llc.
DRIED plums-Wi Pits. 4a5c; pitleSS, lie 2 q.
Driei appI SIN sacks, O.: IN kegs 7c per o.
Dairy prOiuccs-ButtsT, SOIi, lSGauC per D. BRINE
sa25c roll SOC; fancy dairy S0GJ5c; chesse, quo
table IT l5ltlGc Z Il. Market doll
Ricnn-NarAet weaker; at iSl5c for Sides l4ss
Is for hams, and lOc for shoulders
san Francisco, Jan. 70.
Wheat-More inquiry shipping a. IOs2 l2i; NIL
ling unchanged.
Brley-Qulet and unchanged.
Po,a'oes--N sAk and unchanged.
Siiyer-Trade dellars, lells ,0S.
Chicago, San. 21.
The events OF the week IN the produce market are
the reports from Calf rnIA that rams have rendered
the prospects OF gUol crop Of whs AZ more hdtter-
me- and that recent Investigations show that the
y, rthWest has a stock very much less than at the
sane last year. SO marked Is tie difference III
Last year, that uiillers of Minnesota are BE-
giInins 70 their mills be kept running
with tir present stock. Prees opened strong, re-
e-lrl some ghAt, but elnsa1 rather firm " heat
closed AZ 81 81 corn, iS1 cents; rye, o. barley,
6Ss Re,eipis i0g tbs W,ek have been, wheat no.
0O bus el- corn, So OO0 oats, $4,000 Shipments,
wheat, 80 Os; c,gn l25.tN0; oats, $500 Eeee pts
for tt- psrOd Last ye4T were, wheat, 81 900
ojru iSS co oats - %. shipments, wheat 4SOuO,
cC-E, 30, 900. oats, S,O.O-
, 1877-01-27

PRINTING u CoLoRs, cheap and quiz, at the
L SIATEsxAS Orice.
, 1877-01-27

Wheat-More inquiry shipping a. IOS2 L
ling unchanged.
Btrley-Qulet and unchanged.
Pota, oes--H eAk and unchanged
SiiYer-Iraae eellars lells ,OS.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1877-09-08
NR. SCOTT WANTS TROOPS.

In letter to the editor of the North
American Review Col. Thomas a. Scott,
President of the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company, says that the United
States government should station troops
in the large cities aud at prominent
points where the government has prop
erty, in order shat their movements
can be combined rapidly, and they be
directed against points Of danger so as
to be able to act effectively and with
decision before violence can become trl-
umphant." This in plain words simply
means that he desires that the rights OF
the several States shall be ignored, and all
power centralized in the general gov
eminent. The late railroad riots have
thoroughly alarmed Mr.. Scott and 9th
er gentlemen who entertain views akin
10 his own, but we doubt if his argu-
ment will have much weight in the
quarter where he hopes it will be most
effective. The States will not, we think,
be willing to enlarge the powers OF the
general government Ii the great rail
road corporations OF the country would
only deal justly with their employees,
there would be no danger of such scenes
as were lately witnessed, and this fact
alone will in larger degree render
nugatory the plan of Mr.. Scott for a
standing army to protect railroad prop
erty. If we mistake not the signs OF
the times, even powerful corporations like
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company,
will soon learn that the public and the
laboring man has some rights, which
the Capitalist is bound to respect,
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1877-09-08
Dkatbs.

On the 29th of August, 1877, HAIR
RY MILTON THOMPSON. aged l
year, II months and I days, grand son
of George and Susan Horn,near Browns
Shop.
In Berkeley county, on the 10Th of
August, Mrs. HANNAH SMITH, wife
of Jonas Smith, i'll the 87th year of her
age.
AT his residence near Martinsburg,
on Tuesday, Aug. %, of paralysis, Mr.
WILLIAM TYLER SNODG2ASS,
aged 60 years, month and % days.
On the morning of Aug, %, at the
residence of her daughter, in Harpers
Ferry, Mrs. EMILY FARMER, after
short illness, departed this life-aged
II years.
At 'Caslace," Prince William Co.,
Va, Mrs. SUSAN CARTER BALCH,
wife OF Rev. Thos. b. Balcb, formerly
Of Georgetown, ID. c,
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1877-09-08
The yyorixingmen's Movement.

Divested of large measure of nom
sense and demagogueism,th the movement
of the workingmen in various portions
of the country, and notably in the great
cities, might prove etfectual in remov-
ing many of the evils under which our
laboring people now suffer. There
seems to be however, a dearth of intelll-
gent leaders in it, and there is danger
that the movement will not accomplish
the purpose originally Intended. There
is certainly wide field for reform, and
it is to be hoped that some good may
result from the Efforts of the laborlng
masses to better their condition. 1t
will require however, wise counsels to
preyen, the movement from running III
to extremes, and there is danger that 1t
may finally fall into the hands Of de
signing demagogues, who care not a
far,hng about the interest OF the peo-
pie so that their own selfish Purposes
are sdbserved,
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Lee at "StoneWall's" Grave,

A SPLENDID engraving Of the lament
II ed Gen. X. +. Lee, standing beside the
fower-strewn grave OF ''Stouewall" Jack
son, in the Lexington, Va, cemetery.
The noble Lee, the. sacred grave, the
weeping willow in the foreground, and a
beautiful landscape scene in the distance,
combind<o make this picture gem Of art
that should hang in every Southern home.
1t is without rival, the sweetest and
most touchingly beautiful engraving be-
fore the public. This magnificent picture
is AXIS inches in size, and printed on
heavy plate paper. Send for sample
which will be mailed to any address on
receipt OF % cts. or three copies for 90 cts.
Agents wanted 70 sell this and other fine
engrAyings. 50 to SIS day easily made.
Catalogue and terms TO Agents sent on
receipt of stamp. Catalogue and private
terms free to those who order a sample
picture. Address
w. VI. BURROW.
200 Main ST.,
Bristol, Tenn.
Sept S, 1877. 4w
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5bspbsrastow Register.
MONEY AND HOW 10 GET HI,

There is no word in the English
language more often used and nniler-
sally admired than ''m'ney. In fact
it is considered, the thing altogether
desired, and men TO obtain it will go
through all kinds of toll and hardship
imaginable. They will even commit
the most loinous crimes. Everybody
is after money, and the great desire TO
gain it hastily often end in total failure
to accomplish the desired end. About
the first question youth asks when he
gets old enough 10 think about provid-
ing for the future is slow can | get
money, and how can ! get rich?" There
are two way OF getting rich. One is
by industry and economy, and the 9th
CT is by dishonesty. Riches accumu-
lated by industry, economy and Judlcl-
Gus investments never detract from
mans dignity and selfrespec', but car
~ with them happiness, contentment'
and clear conscience, and leave no re-
grets. The true secret is to snake
haste slowly" in getting money 1t does
not make so much difference as to the
kind of business a man engages IN, tor
any business will Pay If attended to
properly, but no man should embark IN
any business to which he is not adapt
ed; but " hen be does make his selec-
ton he shoald go in with a steady and
determined purpose to win, and succeed
by constant and persistent labor--re,
mernbering that s'little by little" is the
sure way to succeed, and out of that
a little should be saved. Remembering
also that it is by what we save that we
get rich, and not 10y what we make.
A man may make million a year and
if he spends it all he will be no better
off at the end of the year than in the
beginning. Whilst the man who makes
$500 year and saves bat ten is getting
rich. The man at thirty who can save
five dollars month, and invest the
same in real estate, is in fair way to
be in easy circumstances when he
reaches his tiftieth year. No man has
vet lived who saved his money and ill.,
vested it in real estate that did not
make money. Therefore, the true and
only certain way of getting money is
by industry, economy, saving and IN
vesting in real estate, and the man who
follows this rule is sure to win.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1877-09-08
nlarrla9es.

At Townsville, Georgia, on Thurs
day, August 10th, 1877, a: the residence
of the brides mother, by Rev. n. p.
Quarterman, of Quincy, Florida, Mr.. J.
DOUGLASS BUTLER, of this coun-
ty, to Miss COMMA w. COYLE, of
the above named place.
On the 9th nit, at the Lutheran Par
sonage, Martiusburg, by Rev. NJ. L..
Cutler, CHARLES G. CLARK and
Miss ANNIE DAVIS, both OF Berke-
ley county.
On the 18th ult., in Martinsburg. by
Rev. VIM. Gerhardt, Mr.. CHRISTO-
PIER EBERLY and Miss VIRGIN
IA 5. MCALLESTER, both Of Martins
burg.
On the 3Olh ult., by the same at his
residence, Mr.. GEORGE H. HELFE-
STAY and Miss SALLIE L. BUTT,
both of Berkeley county.
On the 9th of August, 1877, by Rev.
S. Townsend, JOSEPH Z. LIGHT to
Miss l.. J. E. MCLAUGHLIN, all of
Jefferson county.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1877-09-08

pa The BERKELEY COUNTY FAIR
The sixth Annual Fair of the Berkeley
County Agricultural and Mechanical
Association will be held at Martinsburg
on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday, September llth, 18th, l3th'and
l4th. The rates of admission have been
reduced to twenty-five cents, and the
association is in better shape this year
for an extensive exhibition than ever
before. The crops everywhere are
abundant, and the improvement in stock
is perhaps better than ever before, and
whilst manufacturing and mechanical
interests have suffered somewhat, still
they should, and probably will take in
creased interest in the exhibition. There
will be numerous trials of speed, rope
walking and other amusements. The
list of premiums shows considerable
liberty, and all will be done TO make
the Fair worthy Of public encourage
ment and patronage.