Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1877-09-22
Editorial lBreyiiics.

lover really loved her, and she got
boy to yell mad dos.' as they were
walking out. The lover flew over
fence aud lett her TO be chawed up, and
she went right away aud married store
clerk.
Alexander Shifiiet, condemned to be
hung Oh the 25.h OF September, was
married in the Rockingham (Na.) jaila
few days ago TO Miss Susan Grcar, Il
woman with whom he had lived with
for years, aud by whom he had several
children.
Admiral Raphael Simms, the COM
mandcr o. the Confederate steamers
Sumpter, TuScarora, aud Alabama, dur
ing the late war, died at Mobile, Ala.
bama, on the 3Jth ult., aged 6S years.
lie was native OF Charles county, Md,
and at one time resided at Cumberland,
Md, where he practlced law.
Turkish soldiers are taller than he
Russians, aud will average at five feet
and ten inches. They wear full boards,
but have their heads shaved, or the hair
cut very short.
On Wednesday evening, the accom-
mediation going west, ran over aud III
stantly killed an old man named VIM.
Leasure, abou: two miles from Raw
lings Station, B " .. X. L. He was
coming up the track, apparently in fit
of abstraction and paid no attention To
the alarm whistle until it was upon HIM
go, .l,s, t.,r .ssana
The nominees on the Virginia Con
servative ticket will bc unable TO present
but tour arms aud five legs. Gen. Field
lost lee ut Ceder Mountain where
Col Hilliday lost an arm. Gen. Wal
ker, nominee Tor Lieutenant Governor,
also lost an arm during the war.
John W. Young, the favorite son of
the late ruler of Utah, is man oi re-
markable intelligence, and more alive TO
the spirit Of the age than his hard head
cd father Ii he succeeds TO the presi-
deucv OF the church he will probably
be instrumental in liberalzng his peo
pie. There is however, much bitter
feeling against the Young family even
among leading Mormans.
John Taylor, president of the twelve
Mormon apostles and acting president
OF the Mormon church, will retain that
position until a new president is elected.
lie was shot ut Nauyoo at the time Jo-
seph Smith Was killed aud is bitter
Mormon.
The Danville Express learns that Col.
). Samuel and Rep, Barns have sold
their large estate III Charlotte county,
Va, (Barnsville) comprising between
1000 and 5000 acres, 10 Il Philadelphia
(Catholic) colony. The sum realized
from this sale is $1,000.
Many Of the wagons going TO tho
Black Hills are drawn by cows, which
furnish sufficient milk TO pay the toll.
Alvin Adams, who founded the Ad-
ans Express Company, died IN Water
towi, Mass, on last Saturday night,
aged 73 years.
All hair pins look alike to men, but
let wife 90 of on visit and come
home and hnd hair pin near the door
and she cant wait minute TO grow red
in the face.
Out in Oregon man has 10 take out
a license, which cost him five dollars "a
year, permitting saloon keepers and otL-
ers TO sell him drinks. And when
mans wife takes away his license in tho
morning. and hides it, hc has TO go dry
as bone all day.
To Mothers:-Should the Baby be
suffering with any Of the disorders of
Baby yhood use Dr. Bulls Baby Syrup
at once for the trouble. % cents per
bottle.
Brigham Young, unlike the early
prophets, made religion pay. lie left
an estate estimated at sG,OO0,00O TO
S7,OJ0,O00. lie also left fine assort-
ment OF wives. The prophets prsf,s
must have been immense.
1t is stated that Anderson, Of Return
ing Board notoriety, who left Washing
ton few days ago Tor New Orleans,
carried with him commission as Spe.
cial Collector Of the port of that city,
issued 10 him at the instance OF tho
President.
Old grain bags make excellent hand
towels after they are well worn as bags.
They may be ripped opened aud hem.
med. They will last as long as new
crash toweling, and do not cost as much
in the begin nIng as that does.
Gen Bedford Forrest, the famous
Confederate cavalry officer, il danger
oUsIy i'll at Bally Springs, Ala, from
chronic dIarrhea Ills friends have lit
tie hope OF his recovery.
a Kentucky newspaper says that an
investigation Of the records of the State
shows that not single man or woman
within its borders has been legally mar
rieJ.
The merchant or business man who
don't advertise is like the boy who took
green corn TO market in bag. When
be was asked by would be customers
what he had 10 sell. he replied: Its
none Of your business!"
John A Earle, jr., freight brakeman
on the Parkersburg Division, fell of his
train Monday night near Salem, aud
was instantly killed. lie vas dragged
over mile, aud his body torn into irag-
ments. Ills heart, lungs, head and dli-
T,r.nf marta of tha h,.Iv u.ro fon,,I