Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1878-05-04
EdilOcIal BreYifieS.


The wheat crop in the west is said to
present the outlook of an immense yield.
With another crop like that OF last year
we ought to reach the end OF the hard
times.
A great many bankers and mer-
chants throughout the country are pay
lug ont gold at par.
T'ilton and Beecher are both off lee
turing. Elizabeth is the advertising
agent.
Several firms in Philadelphia are pay
ing their employees their weekly wages
in gold.
The late Ezra Houck, of Frederick,
Nd, leaves fortune estimated at from
100000 to 100000.
Large numbers of black bass are be-
iGg taken both in the Potomac and An
tietam, and on an average 4 out OF Z
of the fish are almost ready TO spawn.
There should he some protection 10
these fish in the spawning season or
they too will soon disappear from our
waters.
Hon. VIM. Walsh introduced bill
in the House of Representatives at
Washington, to pay Jacob Ii. Grove, OF
Sharpsburg, Md, $ll,925 for quarter
masters stores furnished by him to the
United States army in 1862,
Joshua Arnold, of Frederick city,
Nd, has purchased from MIR. Daniel
Hcflebower, the two farms of Daniel
Dovenberg, in this county, aggregating
40 acres, for $1,000. Both are well
improved.
Saturday a week three negroes well
known as desperate criminals, assassin
ated a German butcher named Sheen
berger, a short distance from Hunts
Vile, Alabama, They fed, but being
holly pursued by officers and citizens,
were captured and lodged in Jail the
same day. Il few days later a mob
took them out Of Jail and lyuched them.
A terrible storm of wind ard rain,
accompanied by hail passed over Bel
laire, Ohio, on Wednesday oflast week.
The Globe glass works were badly in
jured. An employe named Rolla small
was killed, aud several others severely
injured.
Rev. Dr. Stephen II. Tying, Sr, the
venerable rector of St Georges Pro
testant Episcopal Church at New York,
preached his farewell sermon Sunday.
He thanked the congregation for their
kindness to him and said he had much
for which he thanked God daily, and
nothing of which to complain. When
speaking of the severance of relations
between them his voice faltered. At
the close he was led out of the church,
leaning feebly on the arm of one of the
congregation.
The President has signed the act of
Congress to prevent the sale Of lottery
tickets in the District of Columbia; also
the &C, to prevent the Introduction Of
contagious desease in the Uuited States.
On Sunday last, robbers entered the
residence of Samuel Griffin, two miles
from st. Clairsville, Ohio, during the
absence of the family at church, and
stole tour Martinsvi!le, Ohio, school
bonds, amounting in value to $1,000.
The bonds are made payable TO the
bearer, and are readily negotiable.
We have received from Congressman
Martin package OF seed of new varl-
ETY. of Sorghum, which General lie Due,
the commissioner of Agriculture, is aux-
ious to have well tested in the soil and
climate of this section. We have dis
tributed the seed among some of our
farmer friends, and now await the result
of the experiment.
One day last week James G. Ores
well, a weIl-to.do farmer, living near
Capon bridge, Hampshire county, w.
Va, committed suicide while in fit of
Insanity by hanging himself The aber-
ration is thought to have been caused
by imaginary financial troubles