Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1878-01-12
Editorial Ysr.cyilicS,

of the late General John {. Breckin-
ridge, was married in New York on
Thursday to Mr.. Arson Maltby.
The Bank of Berryville, Berryville,
Va, suspended on Thursday, Dee. 20.
1t will not pay more than 80 cents on
the dollar. a number et individuals
will be loosers to the amount of several
thousand dollars.
Mrs. General Custer is living in New
York on the small pension she receives
from the government, and her salary as
Secretary Of the Ladies Art Associa-
ton.
Rev. DR.. Seymour, Bishop elect Of
Springfield, H., will shortly marry Miss
Susan Tying Coke, cousin of Stephen
ii. Tyng, Jr., rector of the Church OF
the Holy Trinity, New York.
An item is published to the effect
that the reason why Col. Peyton, clerk
of the last Legislature and more recent
| ly clerk in the office OF School Superin-
tendent w. Is. Pendlrton, left Wheel
inc, was that he had been detected in
misappropriating to bis own use some
public funds that came into his hand.
Russia evidently wants no compro-
mise. \ draft OF 100000 men began
on yesterday, the Baltic fleet is over
hauling, and the Russian forces are
steadily advancing southwark from the
( Danube. Russia means death TO Tur-
key in Europe.
/ Civility costs nothing, and is often
productive Of good results. Here is an
Instance. A local doctor of medicine
at Bath, England, has just had legacy
of S2O,O)0 and a comfortable house
left him by lady who was only known
TO him by his once offering her a seat
in his carriage.
! Gov. Holiday, in his inaugural says,
Virginia cannot escape her liabilities
except by a process similar to schedule
in bankruptcy, with surrender Of her
assets. His declaration that Virginia
was able to meet her obligations was
greeted with great applause.
By direction of the President, First
Lieut.. James VI. Ingalls,, 1st artillery,
has been detailed as professor OF militia
nv science and tactics, at the University
at Morgan,owu, w. Va.
Philip Mar,s, of Monroeyille, Allen
county, Indiana, was married on Thurs
day and gave a wedding reception on
Friday night. A number Of unlimited
guests gave the couple "belling," or
'.calilhumpian screnade, whereupon the
friends of Martz fired into the crowd,
wounding nine persons.
A meeting of merchants, banks and
others was held in Boston yesterday,
and resolutions were adopted eulogizipg
the Bland silver bill aud the repeal of
the resumption act.
Tuesday night r. Claude Nirts, 10
years old, was killed near Adamstown
Station, Baltimore and Ohio railroad,
in Frederick county. He was in a
sleigh and attempted to cross the track,
but his horse stopped and was struck
by a passing train. Nirtss body was
thrown about sixty feet, his left leg
broken in several places, and his head
! badly crushed. The sleigh was broken
up, but the horse was unhurt. The de-
ceased lived near Point OF Rocks, Md.
The trial of De Witt Ettinger alias
Glover, accused of wrecking train on
the Valley Railroad, began in Harris
cnburg OH "Wednesday last. He was
convicted and sentenced 10 Is years in
the penitentiary.
The Golden Gate Mining Company
have cousummated 4 sale OF their four
mines in the Black Hills-Father Des-
mat, Golden Gate, Justice and Belcher
Ito California capitalists for the sum
of 100000. This is the heaviest min
ing transaction that has occurred in the
+, Hills.
! a special dispatch from Frederick,
Md, gives an account of most unior-
tunate tragedy which occurredi in Mont
gomery county. Oh Tuesday, of last
week, in which one citizen, named
Walfield, was stabbed and killed by
Lloyd u Jameson, duringa renconter
growing out " personal affair.