Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1879-02-15
Editorial Esrcyitics.

"Tbis class In grammer VIII please
stand up and answer this question:
"How do you parse the word dollar!'
please, sir, if it is trade dollar, you
parse it for ninety cents"
Gen. Grant, in letter to Gen. Bah
cock on the army reorganization bill,
SAYS: II am sorry for your poor army
fellows who are stirred up every year.
The army never seems 10 have any
peace except in war.
Leon Lewis, of the "Pen Fan Mys.
terry" has eloped from Pen Van with
sixteen year old neice of his dead wife,
and leaving $4,000 dollars of debts be-
hind him.
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher is 10 be
sued for 10000 dollars damages, for
failing TO fill his engagement TO be pres
ent at the Cumberland, Md, Agricu-
tural Far, last fall.
Hon. X. L. r. Bcalc, Conservative
member.elcct from the First Virginia
Congressional district, has been elected
TO ill the vacancy caused by The death
of the Hon. B. B. Douglass.
A bill for the repeal of the Valley
Railroad charter, unless certain condl-
tions are complied with, has been pre-
stnted in the Virginia House of Dele
gates, by Mr.. Burger, OF Botetourt
county.
The Court ofAppeals OF Virginia has
set at rest the question OF the right oil
counties and corporations to tax rail-
roads lying within their bounds 10y
decision that they have not tho power
10 do so.
Horrible revelations are being made
of the gang of murderers in Breathitt
county, Ky. Forty five murders have
been committed, and eighteen attempts
made in eighteen years.
Page county, Va, it is said has forty
three distileries. Only one makes whIs-
key-all the rest apple jack. Luray has
a population of G0O, and yet it hasn't a
public school.
The Hon. Edward Mcpherson says
that after twenty years OF continuous
public service, il has lit.le attraction tol
him, and that he would not exchange
his position as editor of the Press for q
place in the U. S. Senate. Sensible.
Among the candidates for sergeant-at.
arms of The Senate is Gen. Corse, the
hero of Allatooua, who signaled to Sher-
man, II am short a cheek and an car,
but can whip all HI yet" Upon this
message "Hold the Fort" was founded.
The Commissioner of pensions las
issued circular letter with reference 10
the bill granting arrears of pensions,ap-
proved by the President on Saturday
last. The circular notifies all pensioners
entitled 10 the benefits of the bill that
they will not require the assistance OF 4
claim agent in obtaining the amount
due them, and that 40 claim agent will
be recognized in the matter.
Mr.. a. b. Magruder, of Winchester,
Va, has instituted suit against that
city claiming six-hundred dollars for
damages received by falling off bridge
crossing one of the streets.
Mr.. Thomas Fitzgerald, chief train
dispatcher at Camden station, has been
appointed supervisor Of the Valley
Branch of the b. & o. X. i. Mr..
AveriII to take charge of the Southern
road.
Sew up the holes in your vest pock.
els, those pesky gold dollars will crawl
through an aperture that greenback
would plug tight enough to hold water.
Geo. NJ. Walter, No 1913 George ST.,
Baltimore, used every remedy for Rheu-
malism he ever heard OF, until he tried
Kellcr's Roman Linimeni, which entire
ly cured him.