Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1879-08-23
Editorial Rrevities.

"A Boston Ice Company Is SAID 10 DC
manufacturing ice by cheap refrigera-
ting process at very large profit. The
ice sells at wholesale tor ten dollars per
ton, while the cost is only eighty-fve
cents per ton.
A conference of delegates represent
ing 100000 English miners adopted a
resolution, unanimously, in favor OF en-
igrating to this country.
"The revival of the iron trade" said
Hon. Abram S. Huyitt, of New York,
s'is the legitimate result of the revival OF
business generally. In February l said
in Congress that as soon as we came
down TO basis of solid values-that is,
values measured by gold-we should
have prosperity.
The Virginia Court of Appeals has
awarded John Z. Poindexter, convicted
of killing young Curtis in Richmond, a
writ of error to operate as supersedeas,
but the prisoner is not to be discharged
from Jail.
AT the Greenbrier White Sulphur
Springs, Sunday, there were thirteen
hundred people seated at dinner at one
time, and then there were hundred or
so outside.
The Rockbridge Enterprise, Lexing-
ton, Va, says there are four cases OF
yellow fever at Balcony Falls, in that
county, all of whom are refugees from
the South.
4 would box your ears, said young
lady to her stupid and tiresome admirer,
it. IF what?' he anxiously asked.
If she repeated, 4 could get box
large enough for the purpose.
Landlady, said he, the coffee is not
settled No. she replied, 'but it comes
as near to it as your last months board
bill does And that man never spoke
again during the meal.
Mr.. Smith is bound to have his joke.
His wife walked nearly in front of a
railroad train the other day, and ne said
that if she had gone step father his
children would have had step-mother.
A Mississippi candidate thus frankly
announces himself: CAT the earnest
solicitation of those whom owe money
have consented to become a candidate
for county treasurer.
Mrs. Abel G. Thomas, residing near
Philadelphia, harvested 200 bushels of
wheat to the acre. Mrs. Thomas cult
waited her wheat with a hoe, aud would
not allow spear Of grass to grow upon
it.
1t is reported at Des Moiues, Ia, that
there will be strike of all coal miners
in Iowa, $4,000 in number on an agreed
day in October.
The new tramp law of Pennsylvania
went into operation in that State on the
10Th inst. Its features are such that it
will stimulate the tramp to make tracks
for a more congenial latitude, as winter
is approaching he may come south.
The Texas Pacific Railroad Company
have authorized the issue of Bonds tor
$4,000, 900 for the completion of the
road, distance of over 1920 miles.
During the past fiscal year this coun-
try imported from South American
countries $l57,0l6,3l6 worth of goods,
while we exported to them but S5S,3G7,
078 worth.
Potter, who has been trundling a
wheelbarrow across the continent from
San Francisco for some months past, has
arrived at st. Louis. In few days he
will resume his journey TO New York
via Pittsburg.
1t is understood instructions have
been sent to the district attorney at
Washington to vigorously prosecute of,
tenders against the anti poly gamy act,
the constitutionality of which was at
frmed by the Supreme Court of the
United States upon an appeal. The in
dications are that there will be an earn
est attempt on the part of the govern
ment to blot out mormonism or its pc
ouliar institution.
AT Cumberland, Friday nj ght last,
about seventy five citizens, proceeded to
the disputed crossing, seized and blind.
folded the three watchmen on guard
and tore up the track, laid seven hours
before over the disputed crossing OF the
Pennsylvania railroad into Maryland
In Siam the penalty for lying is to
have the mouth sewed up. If that was
the case in this town,it would be very
quiet town.
On Monday evening last, four young
men took refuge in stable, at Thorn
tons store, Fauquier county, during a
storm, when the lightning struck it,
killing two of the young men named
Kidwell, at once, and stunning the
others.
The Citizens National Bank of Wash
ington has lest some $4,000 or $780,
600 by the peculation Of VIM. n. Roach
its cashier. J. A. J. Creswell, Grants
Postmaster General, is the President OF
the bank and Jacob Tome, his father
in-law, is the largest stakeholder.
John r. Hubbard, a lumber merchant
of Wheeling, and late republican candi-
date for Congress in that district, com
mitted suicide Monday in Hampshire
county, w. Va, by shooting himself
with a pistol through the head.