Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1879-11-01
EdItorinl Dreyities.

es.
The New York Sun thinks that the
Democrats will nominate Union gen
eral for President next year, and that
General Hancock is generally consider
ed the fit aud available man.
AT the Yorktown celebration last
week. a "blarsted Hinglishman," after
surveying the situations and surround
ings, said. II can well understand now
whv Lord CORVALLIS surrendered York
town. If l owned such place would
give it up myself"
The theory that railway accident are
epidemic seems to be supported to come
extent by facts. For long time the
country enjoyed singular immunity
frorn these disaste,s;but special diS pa, CHI
es narrales the fifth serious calamity in
only few days.
The loss of life by the recent great
foods in Spain is reported al over two
thousand.
Heavy rains and food, causing scri-
Gus damage TO the new cotton crops,a
reported from Alabama.
The usual Democratic victory was
achieved in the Baltimore municipal
election last week.
Evansville, Ind, can't get bricks fast
enough to supply her builders.
Three Charlotte IN. CO. factories are
busy making cotton gins.
The Northern Pacific railroad is
blocked with wheat waiting 10 be ship
ped TO Duluth.
Grsnt and Blaine is the latest Repub-
lican card Tor 1880.
The Greenback vote in Ohio will not
exceed 5000. At the election u year
ago they pollcd $4,000 votes.
Fosters majority in Ohio will be
about 1900. and the Republicans will
have SO majority on joint ballot in the
Legislature.
Eighteen boa constructors have just
been received at the Philadelphia Zoo
logical Garden, and according to the
keepers calculation they will require tor
their support $4,000 rats per annum,
a large amount of unpaid stock ofthe
Shenandoah Valley Railroad Company
vas sold at public auction in Wiuches
ter, Va, on Saturday last, at one cent
per share.
Queen Victoria has twenty-five grand
children.
There have been 500 cases Of yellow
fever in Memphis this season, and 49e
deaths. Refugees are returning Il
Memphis is considerable numbers.
A word 10 the wise is sufficient. A
minister made al in,crminablc call upon
lady OF his acquaintance. Her little
daughter who was present, grew weary
of lis conye-salion, and whispered in 81,
audible tone, Didn't he bring his amer
with him, mamma.
At the fair at Fairmon,, W. Va, last
FRIDAY, female from Cincinnati event
40" in heated air balloon. The ascent
was beautiful; but it came down about
a mile away in the middle OF the Mon
ongah,la river, and if il had net beer
for the timely aid the female aeronan
might have drowned, but she was
promptly rescued and escaped with q
ducking.
There are 2St,0)0 assessed voters ii
virgins, but ui these 27,000 white anc
$500 colorcd persons are deiinquent'
and cannot vote. OF tie qualified No
ttIs l47,000 are whites and $4,000 col
ured
West Virginia seems TO be over-rus
with tramps, sand the papers are demand
ing that the next Legislature give THU
evil some attention.
There is ''squatter sovereignty Wal
in Iowa. breaking Ont of the old con
,roversey between the United States
authorities and the "sqnatters' on Ger
tain river lands. A United States Mar
shall and his poasc, who visited party
of these "<qual,ers" i'll Hamilton county
with = writ of cjeotment. were confront.
ed with 4 well aimed mob, and ''retlred
in good order" without inviting n COLI
sion. Serious trouble is anticipated.
The Washington Sunday Gazette sng.
ccsts that at this juncture it would be
well for the southern members, upon
the Resembling Of Congress, 10 pre-
sent and pass bill creating the office
of Captain General, with salary am
pie to maintain the dignity of the sta
ton, and declaring Gen Grant General
in Chief of the Armies during life. AS
wild vagary rs we have yet seen 10
this age of vagaries.
Col. Gillespie, nominated by the Lou
isiana republican convention for Lieu
tenant Governor, refuses 10 ALLOW his
name to be put on the republican ticket.
Miss Maud Banks, Gen. Banks young
est daughter, appeared in private lheat-
ricals at Brookline, Mass, few even
ings ago. She was very successful,
and wants TO 60 on the stage. 1t will
be remembered Gen. Banks himself was
an actor in his earlier days.
A dispatch from Mount Vernon, Ohio,
reports a temperance crusade at freder
icktowu. near that place. The ladies of
tie place, at the ringing of a bell,
marched 20 Randall's saloon, broke open
the door and windows, cracked his dem
iiohns, splitting the liquors, aud con-
pletely Quilted the place. They after
wards visited the saloon in Corners
Hotel, aud attempted the same perform
ancc, hut the proprietor saved his Ii
quors 10y agreeing 10 remove them from
the town. Several drug stores were
then visited, the proprietors of which
Il .,noH nnd hnrrad ihnir dnnrs anaiust