Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1879-06-14
Editorial EsreyilicS.

d. NJ. Ream, editor of the Culpeper
(Na) Times, who was shot by George
W. Jamison at that place in an election
quarrel, May %, died last week. Mr..
Ream was a native of somney, Hamp-
shire county, w. Va, and served in the
war in the old Stonewall brigade.
VIM. jenkins, of Hancock, Md, one
of the wounded by the destruction of
the Washington House, Hagerstown, at
last accounts was not improving.
There is a very strong public opinion
against preaching 10y women, bpt al
most every husband knows that women,
as lecturers, are an entire success.
Bishop Kipp announces the ordina
ton Of young Chinaman to be a dea-
con of the Episcopal Church. lie passed
an extra bright examination. lie put
off Chinese clothes and his pigtail, and
he has assumed ali American name, w.
5. Young. The church expects him to
DO missionary work in China.
The Legislature Of Texas has passed
a Mottett liqnor law similar to that of
Virginia. +. d. Johnson, Of Cuipeper,
Va, has contracted with the Texas au-
tnorlucs L" make ana denver o'Ooo
Mottett registers by ISt Of SepteniDer
next, at SO for each register.
TLo I.;..r;,, Convention If ,Ln Can
cral SYNOD Of the Evangelical Lutheran
Church of North America WAS held
in Wooster, Ohio, commencing We'd
ncsdav morning, 18th instant, and will
continue in session about nine or ten
DAYS.
Thn Sunday Lender pubiisheA at
wL,clirg Wos, Va has aDpcarcd in
new, and smaller tyne. by which it is
enabled 10 Give double the quantity Of
rpading matter. The Leader, already
( one oil the most readable papers pub
!!shed IN West Virginia, proposes 10
add several attractive features.
Toso.b Erown. brakeman with en-.
oinn Az ON J'hirJ Division Of the Bal
,;r,orn g Ohm Railroad was killed in
,Ln p;.I,,nnt r.,I ON Tuesday. by en-.
,rinn t-G lie WAS standing between
, iIc cabs frviry TO push them together,
when cnninp 47G pushed her cab back
AGAINST the 483 cab, catching Brown
between the two castings, and killing
/ him instantly. He was a young un-
married man, and lived IN Piedmont,
4 hand Of fine ored Men" of Wetzel
comfy, this State. numbering fifty. Sun
day niuht moved on the house of Il
n,6mipynt citizen of Huntington, bat
hearing that the citizen and his family
were well armed, and would fight 10
the death, withdrew. 1t is said that
the justices Of the peace Of Wctzel coun-
tv Will not prosecute the outlaws be-
cause they say their lives would be for,
icited on such prosecution.
,s Mrs Uonora Lacy was driving
frn,n vyiIn,inr,on, Del TO Eer home in
CL"st.r cnnuIy Pm Saturday evening,
the contents OF the carriage, cotton and
straw, were isnited by a match, and in
an instant tie whole interior Of the We
hicle was in a blaze. The horse, be
coming frighteLed, ran away, and be
fore it was stopped Mrs. Lacy was liter
ANY ro"S'e" awe ~, ,I'''' o''';S o" a,.
10 crisp que "'e0 'N' '''0' '''''o "''>'
ware. =,
William Lee, coIorcd man, WINE
crossing inc Iai"o4t '' ' ":"l " '1'
OF locks MA; Monu"y h'si''' " "a.
struck ny locomotive anu n'u ms
rlght l@S ofohe'' ana i was o''e' ''' III
J"ie" 50 ''iat nc " III wv
deputy Ohi'eu 'o, Gs i.e' VV"s, w W.
rector 'ehiess' u p''''o" to'u eo' to",
SATURDAY ,''u. "'u I, mo''io '' nnrn,r ~
DAYS ra!H III IAN "a, s"'r nv, oo"I ="
search OF lIL!G'' u'S'iI'e'S ~ ~ 'T ne
found oiS'lIlery' 0wI'" oE -, n'o""'
Ill inc ''lpunt"'ns % Ian, ,p[ S',i n.;,h
5000 gallons OF mash, quantity OF rye
chat, and number OF tu9S.
The President and most of the mem
bcrs of lis cabinet will attend the ma
tional cucampment, Grand Army OF the
Republic, to be held in Albany on the
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