Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1878-03-30

WIN diC tHO ioi SCot iSoi coSotO o"hS'o
in that city, are quietly notifying their
tenants that they may expect further
reduction of rent after the first of May.
What the precise reduction is to be is a
matter of CONNECTION as yet, but agents
think it will probably be ten per cent.
This will be the third reduction since
the panic, and in this, as in all the pre-
ceeding instances, they have demonstra-
ted their proverbial business shrewd-
ness by accepting the inevitable before
it is forced upon them. In this way
they manage to have the best class OF
tenants on Manhattan Island. As the
Astors govern rents just as much as
Stewart governs dry goods and prices
at the retail stores, other landlords, as
heretofore, will be obliged to follow
their example.
The ArnlcAN.-The plan of tho
Southern colored emigration to Africa
has. been s,outly opposed by the lead
ing bishops OF the African Methodist
Church in the South, as well as by Sen
ator Bruce. one ofthe ablest color repre-
sentatives in Congress, Frederick Doug
las has now planted himselfon the same
side, aud tells the colored men that the
best place for them is as near the white
people as they can possibly get. All
experience proves the wisdom OF this
advice. Yet it cannot be doubted the
negro in this country should do some
thing for the elevation OF his brethren
in Africa.
DECREASE OF BRITIsH EMIGRATIoN.-
The annual report of the English Board
of Trade shows noteworthy decline in
emigration, especially of the Irish. The
number of emigrants that left the Uni
ted Kingdom during the past year was
less than in any year since 1853, with
once exception OF the year OF 1867, in
which the nuuibero of emigrarts was only
$4,000. The emigration to the United
States and Canada was almost entirely
of adult emigrants, while the proper
ton of children was much larger among
those going to Australia.
John Sherman's recantation before
the Senate committee was highly i'm
portant performance. He acknowledges
that he was wrong on the silver ques-
ton. Mr.. Sherman has already chang
ed his views FIVE times on the green
back question and three times on the
tariff question and twice on the question
of infant damnation. We would like
TO see public opinion change faster than
John Sherman. The only thing that
John has stuck to with religious ferver
is belietin the putty and patriotism of
Eliza Pinkston.
Governor Robinson has vetoed the
bill passed recently by the New York
Legislature allowing persons charged
with crimes TO testify in courts of law.
lie says among other things, that he
will never admit the right of murder
er or burglar to testify on an equality
with q law-abid ing citizen, least the lat
ter's truthful narrative may be negatived
by the perjury ofan interested criminal.
General Sir William O'Grady Haly,
who died Tuesday evening at Halifax,
N. S., was the commander-in-cEief OF
the British military forces in North
America. He was born in Sussex, Eng
land, and entered the army in June, Is
20. Six years afterwards he was made
q captain, and served in Crimea as col
onel of the Forty-seyenth Regiment.
At Inkerman he received four bayonet
wounds, but he was engaged At the f.
nal capture of Sebastopol, receiving q
medal in recognition of his services.
HUMAN DEGRADATroN.-In casting
the vote which defeated the whipping
post bill in Kentucky, the Lieutenant
Governor put his decision OIL the broad
ground that humanity is already too
much degraded, and that no amount OF
saving in criminal expenses would war
rant the State in promoting human deg
radiation. A sentiment which should be
borne in mind in other matters than
that of the whipping post.
A movement is on foot in New Or
leans to prove that Kellogg procured
his election 10 the United States Senate
by bribery. Several colored legislators
who received $3.50 each for their votes,
are willing TO confess, now that the
term during which they could have
been prosecuted-ore year has elapsed.
OLeary, "the American pedestrian"
who has won the great international
ualkinu match i'm London. was boru in