Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1880-06-26
Editorial BrevifieS.

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ernor of his State for two terms and
also represented Mississippi i'll Con-
gress.
An English gentleman, George Sin
gleherst, has purchased Mountain
View" 1871 acres, the homestead OF the
late Jonrdan NJ. Saunders, in Fauquler
courty for $2,100 cash.
The Bayard family has had four mem-
bers in the United States Senate, grand
father, two sons and grandson. The
grandmother was the daughter OF Sen
ator, Richard Bassett, making five IN
all. No other family in the country
has been equally bonored.
Children cry for it, but they stop
crying at once, after they have taken a
single dose, as DR.. Bulls Baby Syrup
cures all the pains our little ones are
subject TO.
A man who firmly believes that q
second flood will come next November
TO cover the whole face of the earth is
building an ark at Helena, Texas. The
craft will held fifty persons, with food
for forty days and forty nights, and he
will take passengers at $500 each.
Every other vessel, he explains, will be
wrecked.
Mamma, what do they pass those
corn-poppers around fOr?" was the
query of a little maiden who had not
been in the habit of going to church,
and to whom the church collections
were a mysterious novelty.
President HAYES, on Tuesday of last
week, sent into Congress veto mes
sage to the Marshals' bill The bill as
passed was prepared by Senator Bay
ard. and that distinguished and able
man says that be drew the bill withspe-
cial reference to Hayes former veto
messages on the same subject, so that
without the most fragrant inconsistency
be could not fail to sign it.
Senator Bruce, the first colored man
to preside over the Senate OF the United
States and a national convention, has
been successful, not only in politics, but
in business. He owns Two large plan
tatious on the Mississippi river, and Is
currently reported to be worth 100000.
Experience has proven that the best
remedy tor Collie, DiarroGa, Teethlng
and other troubles OF Infancy Is DIR.
Bulls Baby Syrup. Price % cents.
The Cumberland Times of the 18th,
inst, states that young lad, whose
name was Brinkarl, while playing on
the fence at the Fair Grounds, lost his
balance and fell to the ground, a dist
ance of about twelve feet, and broke his
neck, causing instant death.
Col. VIM. Terry, who has just been
appointed to the Supreme bench in Lou
isiana, is native of Portsmouth, Va.
lie went TO Mexico in the Virginia
regiment, and afterwards settled at
Natchitoches, Louisiana, where he edit
ed paper.
The longest drought that ever occur
red in America, was in the summer OF
1852. No rain fell from the lstot May
to the lst OF September, making 1913
DAYS without rain. Many of the inhab
itants sent to England forhay and grain.
Col. Mcclure telegraphs to his paper,
the Philadelphia Times: at is possible
for Democratic folly to elect the Gar
field ticket. Its election will be impos
sble if craftsmanship and patriotism
shall be among the conspicuous attrI-
butes OF the Democratic candidate.
The General and Mrs Grant have
been visiting their son in Chicago-al'
80 the Pullmans and the Potter Pamers.
They have gone to Galepa now, and
will start for Colorado early next month.
At Kansas City formal dinner is to be
offered to the General.
Robert Preston, who was paralyzed
about a mouth since, died on Sunday
last at his home, near Blacksburg, Va.
He was the first colonel OF the Twenty
eighth Virginia Regiment during the
war, and man held in the highest es-
TEEN throughout the State.
VIM. S. Young, master Of the steam
boat Narrangansett, last Sunday eve.
ming attended the Trinity Methodist
Church, in Jersey City, n. J. During
the sermon the minister denounced all
the officers of the Narrangansett as
towards. Capt. Young, who sat in
front of the pulpit, arose and said any
one who made such charge, was
liar. lie was taken TO the station
house by one OF the trustees, charged
with disordcrly conduct and locked up.
He was subsequently discharged.
1t is stated that the Rev. John A.
Preston, of Franklin, Pendleton county,
has accepted call to the Presbyterian
Church at Salem, Va. He expects to
begin his labors at that place about the
18th of July.
1t was formerly a maxim that ayoung
woman should never be married until
she had spun herself set of body, table
and bed linen, From this custom all
unmarried women were termed spin
sters, an appellation they still retain in
all deeds and law proceedings.
Two Illinois boys accidentally dis
charged pistol while playing with it,
and one was badly wounded. Fearing
paternal displeasure they buried the
weapon audtold narrowing story about
an assault by murderous tramp. The
region was searched during two days
and nights for the mythical william be
fore the young liars, under cross ques-
tiouing, confessed the truth.
MosBY ON GARFIgLD.-The Alexan-
dria (Va,) Gazette publishes the follow