Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1878-04-13


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The cannon to be placed in Stonewall
Cemetery, at Winchester, was cast at
Gilbert & Meredith's foundry in that
place.
Mr.. Charles j. Weaver, prominent
citizen of Berkeley, died few days ago.
Mr.. Henry Hull, Deputy Sheriff for
Berkeley County, died at Hedgesyille,
on Thursday of last week, latter an iHnesS
| of several weeks
| Rev. {. J, White, one Of the most re-
spected clergymen of the Catholic
church in Washington city, died in that
CITY on Monday evening,at an advanced
age.
The Rev Father Jones, pastor of st.
Mary's Catholic Church at Hagerstown,
has obtained leave of absence from his
parish for tour through Europe.
Virginia has restored the law punish
ing petty otfenses with the lash instead
of imprisonment
Miss Maggie Lee Chapman, has been
appointed to fill the vacancy as clerk IN
the Baltimore postofice, caused by the
resignation of Mrs. Nj. +. Starr. Miss
Chapman is the daughter of John Lee
Chapman, an FIX Mayor OF Baltimore.
Mr.. John NJ. Phelan, who, as boy
some years back, resided at Hagerstown
with the Rev. Father Jones, has lately
been appointed to the position Of pri-
vate secretary to Mr.. A. p. German,
President z. & o. Canal.
The Baltimore and Ohio express CON-
pany and the Adams express company
have formed an understanding that both
companies will have uniform schedule
of freight rates at all competing points,
The 3. & o. II. r. CO., have reduced
the passenger tariff rates between Mar
tinsburg and Baltimore, and interme-
date points to basis of about three
cents per mile. The reduction took eff
feet on the LIST.
"Shadwell," the birthplace of Thorn
as Jefferson, in Albenarle county, Va,
is to be sold at public sale.
Michael Yeo, of Shenandoah county,
Va, recently fell heir to 5000 acres OF
land in Texas by the death of relative
in that distant State.
Seven hundred aud sixty-nine acres of
land in Stafford county, Va, recently
sold to parties from Pennsylvania by
Mr.. Q. Barker, an enterprisng settler in
that section, is to be divided into six
parcels and occupied by as many fami-
lies.
The temperance car, it seems, is roll
ing onward. Yesterday the entire tenn
perance ticket was elected in Wells
burg, by an average majority of 60.
Parkersburg, Grafton, Fairmont and
Wellsburg. Four elections. -Four
victories.
Mrs. Gilmer, whose husband was
murdered with Judge Chisholm, in
Kemper county, Miss has been appoint
ed clerk in the War Department.
Gen. w. S. Rosecran's second daugh-
ter has entered the Ursulin convent,
where her sister, who was also nun,
recently died.
1t is suggested that if Congressman
Douglas drank in Virginia all the time
instead of in Washington, under the
operation Of the Motfett bell punch
there would be no necessity for read
iustment of the State debt.
The National party have reason to be
thankful. Brick Pomeroy has left them.
They should roast the fatted calf.
Judge Blair thinks he can seat Mr..
Tilden in the White House in sixty
DAYS. We are willing to give hin all
Summer to complete the JOB. Its best
not to be too hasty in these little mat
tiers.
Captain C. S. White, Fish Commits
sioner, on Thursday of last week put
another installmeut of 10000 California
Salmon in the North Branch OF the Po-
tomac in the vicinity of Keyser.
Cleveland wants the bell-punch, and
an effort is making to introduce it into
the District of Columbia. 1t looks like
this country is to be punched" to
pieces.
Rev. J. w. Dungee, we'll known to our
people as pastor OF the colored Baptist
church in Winchester, and politician
of some note, will go to Alabama to
live. His brother in that State is a
well-to-do planter.
The report of DR.. Camden, Superin-
tendant of the Insane Asylum at Yves,
ton, for the six months ending March
3lst last, shows that the number of in
sane who were in the Hospital on Octo-
Der l, 1877, was AIT.
Mrs. lucy Lu.trell, committed suicide
near Shanghai, Berkeley county, during
a temporary alteration of mind, last
Thursday morning by hanging herself
on pine tree with piece of bed cord.
She was in her 6lst year.
Moody is particularly strenuous in bis
advice to young converts no! 10 marry
unbelievers. He thinks the time will
come when ministers will refuse to per-
form the ceremonies in such cases:
The bill against waiter girl saloons
has passed the Pennsylvania Legislature.
Thusly one by one woman are robbed
of her rights.
Mrs. Ann Hophine, Of Cedar Creek,
Tenn, is III years old. She has three
sons living, her "baby" being ninety
years of age.
Mrs Roll the California LADY, who