Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1877-03-17
Editorial Brevifies.


Papau, was a native of Loudoun county.
The Supreme Court Of Appeals has
concluded its session at Charleston, and
will meet in Wheeling for the purpose
of deciding cases argued at Charleston.
The object the Court in holding an ad-
journed session is to have access to the
State Library.
Thomas n. Ashby, Esq, Secretary OF
the Shenandoah Valley Railroad Com
pany has just returned from Philadel-
phia whence he had been called on bus
mess connected with this road. We
understand the news he brings is very
favorable as to the prospects of resum-
ing work early in the spring
The Virginia Midland Railroad Com
pany are rebuilding their bridge across
the Shenandoah river, near Front Roy
al, which was carried away by the late
ice freshet
On Friday evening of last week, ia
cob Funks barn near Hagerstown, was
burned by an ;ncendiary, who, says the
News, was humane enough to turn out
the stock before firing the building.
Loss, $4,000, insurance, $1,000.
Oae of the last acts of President
Grant was an order to Gen. Auger to
maintain strict neutrality between the
dual governments in Louisiana.
Gov. Jacob has appointed Geo. W.
Hauyermale, Esq, trustee of Berkeley
Springs, in the place Of Mr. G. ii. Hodg-
son, deceased.
Ii is stated that the engineers in the
employ of the b. & o. railroad compa-
nv have been divided into four classes,
to receive respectfully SO 25, S3, 81 75
and 81 so per day-a reduction OF 81
cents in some cases. The old firemen
will be kept at their present figures,
while new men will get but 81 2S per
day.
Mr.. John Tyler, son of the late e1-
President, who has been hanging
around Washington for sometime past,
making radical speeches, has received
his reward in the shape of the postmas-
tersbip at Jacksonville, Florida.
Alexander II. Stephens, who is i'll in
Washington, is next door to the room
in which Henry Clay died, and within
few doors of the room in which Dan
iel Webster died. -Four doors off are
the rooms in which Crittenden dispen-
sed princely hospitality, and next is the
room from which Buchanan went to
his inaugural ceremonies.
The Rev. l.. a. Mann, pastor of the
Lutheran Church in Middletown, Md,
confirmed seven persons at the Mt. Ia
Dor Chapel on Sunday last, where a
communion service was held on the
same day.
Dan Voorhees, at the st. Louis Con-
veuton charged that the New York
Democracy had twice sold US out, and
that they would do it again. Dan had
the spirit of prophecy upon him.
Had Grant have done in any other
Nation on the earth what he has done
here under the banner of freedom, it
would have cost him his head.
The 8 to have robbed the ballot box
of its purity and disfranchised ~, 600
legal voters in Louisiana, and the weak
kneed Democrats say submit
West Virginia has been counted for
Tilden and Hendricks. 1t is well. She
was not sent the Electoral Commission,
or Tilden would have had five votes less
Our 10000 majority wouldn't have been
circumstance in the eyes Of that tri-
bunal.
General MeAuthur, postmaster at
Chicago, is defaulter for $3S, 900. His
bondsmen are believed to be bankrupt.
A democratic caucus of the Legisla-
ture of West Virginia passed resolutions
and telegraphed them, instructlng their
Senators and Representatives in Wash
ington to use all constitutional means 10
prevent the county OF the Electoral vote
under the decisions of the Electoral
Commission.
To the weak and despondent we ten
der our sincerest sympathy and condo
lence; but Hayes, were he twenty fold
worse than he is, would not be as bad
as Grant, and SO let US be not altogeth-
er disheartened. Hayes is but the legiti-
mate offspring of Grant, but children
can be better than their fathers.
Before the adjournment of Congress,
Mr Knott's resolution declaring that
Samuel J. Tilden and Thomas A. Hen
dricks had received the votes OF a ma
;ority of all the electors legally appoint
ed, and were thereby duly elected Pres
ident and Vice President for the term
of four years, commencing March 4,
1877, passed the House by yeas l36, to
nays SO, and this information was tele-
graphed to Mr.. Tilden at New York,
over the signatures of David Dudley
Field aud twenty seven Others.
sg COUNTY NEws.-We clip the
following from the Charlestown Spirit