Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1877-12-08
has stated his views upon these import

ant questions.
The message next takes up the sub
ieot of civil service reform. The Fresl-
dent repeats somewhat vaguely and at
length the sentiments expressed in his
letter OF acceptance upon this subject,
and concludes by recommending a revl-
val of the commission appointed by his
predecessor to digest rules for the regu-
iation Of the civil service OF the coun
try.
The foreign relations of the United
States present nothing Of special inter
est at this time, not even in the case OF
Mexico. The President anticipates no
trouble growing out of disturbances on
the Rio Grande, with an adequate mill
tary force on our side of the river to
prevent raids and punish outlaws.
A brief summary is given of the re-
port of the Secretary of the Treasury,
and the secretary's recommendation that
a tax of ten cents a pound on tea and
two cents a pound On coffee should he
imposed, in lieu of a number of petty
and annoying internal revenue taxes
which yield less amount Of revenue,
is concurred III.
The service rendered by the army last
summer, upon the application of the au'
thorities of several States, IN aid of the
suppression of domestic riots and distur-
Dances are briefly alluded to.
The necessity for change in the pol
icy of the government in the treatment
of the Indian is forcibly presented. The
acknowledgment is frankly made that
many, if not most of our Indian wars,
have had their origin in broken pledges
and acts of injustice on the pant OF our
own people and government, and the
slow advance made by the Indians in
civilization is largely, therefore, our own
fault. The passage OF law admitting
to the benefits of the homestead act and
the privilege of citizenship Indians who
may be willing to sever their tribal re-
lations is recommended, as well a more
jus: and humane policy generally in re-
gard to the Indians.
The closing recommendation of the
message is one which many persons
who may approve Of almost everything
else the message contains will find most
difficulty in approving The President
urges upon Congress the policy and du-
ty Of leglslating in aid of the States for
the education Of the whole people Of the
country. There are many persons who
will not agree with the President in
thinking that the wisdom and nece: sty
of such Legislation is no longer qnes
ton, but OH the contrary, insist that it
is matter much better left 10 the
States. Baltimore San.
The GREEN EYED MoNsrER.-A dis
patch from Cleveland, Ohio, says:
Charles r. McGill, cabinet maker,
twenty. seven years old, killed his mis-
tress, Mary Kelly, this afternoon. Jeal-
ousy was the cause 9th murder. He
gave himself up. In calm and per-
tectly cool manner he gave the follow
ing verbatim account OF the shooting:
II laid down on the bed with Mary,
and after few words, l put my left arm
around her, and with my right hand
took the revolver from my pocket, and
putting the muzzle to her ear, fired.
She said: Forgive me, Charlie. Send
for the priest. continued to shoot
her in the right cheek until the seven
charges were emptied into her head.
Finding she was dead, got up, sat on
a chair, and put three more charges in
the revolver, and laying her arm, which
was across her breast, to one side, / put
the muzze as near Mary's heart as |
knew how and fired two shots, and
with the third load shot her through
the temple, making ten shots in all"
After the above horrible recital Nc
Gill ordered his supper, saying, Don't
send me any cold lunch; l want hot,
square meal" The murderer was for
merly from Athens, Ohio, and is said to
have wife and children in Columbus,
Ohio. He has lived in Cleveland about
a year and half
The Page Courier says:-"The situa-
ton of Mrs. Hisey and family during
the recent freshet was one OF the most
dangerous and distressing that could be
imagined. She is an afflicted lady, un-
able to move limb except when assist
ed, and is kept constantly in ham
mock. Her house on Dry Run was
surrounded by water six or eight feet
deep, and on the inside it was consid-
erably over the mantlepiece. The wa
ter rose in the night, and that so rapidly
as to cut them off from all outside aid,
They went to the garnet and there re-
NAMED during the whole of the night
in the most agonizing fear. The next
morning as early as possible, when the
water had subsidized, they were relieved
and taken to a neighbor's. The family
consists of mother, daughter and
sou"
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