Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1880-04-10
Editorial Isrevities.

all are natives OF the State excep, the
foreman. This concern paid out So
900, 900 last year, and used $4,000 bales
of cotton 1t won't he many years be-
fore every man in Georgia will wear \
white shirt.
Texas is going to indulge in an eyo-
dus. More than 100000 head OF young
cattle are TO be driven into Kansas.
There is no State, in the Union more
prosperous than Texas. The census
will show how she is pushing along on
the highway Of fortune.
Thomas Banks, (colored,) of Wood
stock, is one of ;he drawn jurors for the
Circuit Court Of Shenandoah county,
beginning April lst.
An incendiary fire, Chatham, Pittsyl
vania county, Va, Monday night, de
stroyed about dozen houses, inyolv
ing a loss of $4,000
Rev. Stuart Robinson, ID. d.. OF
Louisville. Ky, will deliver the annual
sermon before the Young Mems Christ
ian Association at the University OF
Virginia, June 9th.
In a recent fire in Toxic, Japan, 6S
streets, containing IL, ,46S houses, were
destroyed, rendering 10000 people
homeless. The residence of Bishop
Williams and all the buildings connect
ed with the American Episcopal Mis-
sion there were destroyed.
Ex-Gov. Hubbard's daughter Nellie,
who eloped at Hartford, Conn, with
her farther's cOachman, has learned the
dressmaking business and is living hap
pily with her husband Her father tells
her that she will be received into the
family again if she will leave her hus
band.
Clay Zirkle, of Shenandoah, started
last Mondry for New Market, with ST.
700, to make payment on mill. lilo
lost his pocket book containing il, hur-
ried back over the road and found the
book but no money, nor has he heard
from it.
A disease known as black measels il
prevailing to an alarming extent in sew
eral of the adjacent counties, near
Petersburg, Va. During the past few
| days a number of sudden deaths result.
! ed from it.
Last weeklhe Baltimore Dental Col
lege turned over 40 th-carpenters
loose on the county, and the Jefferson
Medical College at Philadelphia gave
degrees to 1876 physic-venders.
Christ will come and the millennium
begin in September, 1881, according TO
the calculations OF the Rev. Mr.. Rounds,
an Adventist OF Portsmouth,N. ii. who
has devoted seven years to figuring out
the matter on Chart 260 feet long
J. Gould is now accumulating wealth
more rapidly than any man in New
York city, (and probably in Auierica),
except VIM. H. Vanderbilt His income
is now estimated at $4,000 per day.
Twenty years ago he was jobbng in
sole leather, and had tannery in tho
Pennsylvania woods the place being
called Gouldsborough.
AZ big buzz saw in Suffolk, (Va.,)
sawmill was tearing through n large log,
suddenly there was a crash, a shower OF
sparks, and then demolished saw. 1t
had run into piece of shell that during
the war had been imbedded in the tree,
and afterward hidden by the bark which
closed over it.
The Louisiana delegates 10 the Ma.
| tional Democratic Convention have been
instructed to vote for Hancock. Tho
two third rule Is also 10 be insisted upon.
The Norfolk Landmark announces
that Hancock is the man who is most
likely to be nominated for President by
the Democrats.
Senator David Davis has purchased
6,OO0 acres of land iu Illinois. His last
illness suggested the idea of death, and
he has availed himself OF the unsettled
condition OF the State 10 buy ground
enough to be buried in.
A fire broke out in the lower end Of
Parkersburg, Tuesday afternoon abont
) o'clock, and before it could be got un-
der control eight buildings were de.
stroyed. >. t
Sunday morning Mrs. SimlDgton &.
Douglas, Elk City, Barbour county, w.
Va, gave birth to child without arms
or legs. DR.. John w. BAworth phs-
ician of large experience and practice,
attending, reports the child as perfectly
natural and healthy, and as giving prom
ise Of vigorous life. 8.
A frenzied drunkard held pistol at
barkeeper's head at Portsmouth,, Va,
aud pulled the trigger. The charge fail
ed 10 explode, and the man peered Gu
riousiy into the barrel. AT that instant
the bullet came out and killed him.