Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1880-04-03
Editorial Brevitics.

The New Orleans Democrat estimates
at more than 100000 the loss of mules
and other stock in the Ouachita Valley
section of Louisiana, from disease pro-
duced by the bite of myriads of sna,s
that invade that part of the State lately.
In Preston county, on the line Of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Pits
burg company is reported 10 have Gis,
covered a vein of silver in paying
quantities. 1t was oil they were boring
for, but have found more profitable
material, as the ore is said TO assay
Sl25 per ton.
Dennis kearney. the California agita-
tor, was arranged in the police court of
San Francisco,the other day on charge
OF misdemeanor, convicted, fined $1,000
and sent to the house ofcorrection for
six months.
Ex-senator Christiancy married
young Treasury clerk named Legenheel.
She was 20, he was 60. Unhappy mar
riage He resigned the Senatorship aud
took the position OF minister to Chill.
His wife left him there and is now in
Washington. Divorce proceedings look
ed for.
The barns and other outhoases of
Joseph Van Meter, near Keyser w.
Va, were burned by incendiarism on
Monday morning. Five valuable horses.
several head OF cattle aud a number Of
wagon. and farming implements were
also destroyed.
Mrs. Browusmith is woman with
practical turn OF mind. When Brown
smith had been knocked down and rob
bed, and was brought home in dying
condition, this wonderful woman didn't
60 into faint or Mysteries Not she.
She remarked, with GOODNESS and self.
possession worthy OF herself, There,
| knew it would be SO; told John he'd
better leave some ofhis money al homer
On Saturday fourteen railroad cars
were loaded at Hagerstown with cattlo
for the Baltimore and Washington
markets. There were 220 head OF cat
tie, 81 sheep, y hogs, 81 horses aud
mules. Thirty head of the cattle were
from Governor IIamilton's farm, which
were purchased by Howard Griffith, of
Montgomery county.
Milwaukee Sentinel, Dem. 1T is our
private opinion that though Mr.. TiIden
may be killed on paper half a dozen
times before the convention meets, his
reserve power will be brought to bear
on the convention in way which will
be revelation to the doubters.'
1t was discovered in Richmond, on
Saturday last, that DIR. l.. X. Dickinson
had committed forgeries TO the amount
OF S2S,000. DR.. Dickinson is well
known to the agricultural community
of Virginia rs the publisher of tho
Southern Planter and farmer The
name of Of bis brother, Rev DIR. A. T..
Dickinson, aud two of his brothers-in-
law were found forged 10 paper nego-
tia;ed at the banks. Dickinson has
fled.
Mr. Tucker, ot Virginia, introduced
bill in the House of Representatives
on Monday, appropriating S25,0O0 for
the relief Of the daughter and grand
daughter OF Zachariah Taylor.
Hunger is ravaging more than one
nation at this moment; not only Ireland,
but Persia, Russia, and parts OF Austria
and Of Turkey are its victims, and n
thousand square miles OF famine n tho
terse story that comes from Armenia
aud Kurdistan.
TIE New York State Senate has pass
ed bill which prohibits womens walk
ing matches. Penalties are prescribed
not only for the women who take part
in the so called walking matches, but al
so for the managers, and even for tho
lessees OF buiIdings in which they aro
given. The New York Tribune thinks
the most advanced advocate of equal
rights for women will make no com
plant OF the passage Of this bill, which
is in the interest Of morality, and we
think Of common sense.
A French vertinary surgeon has dis
covered that vaccination may be useful
ly applied to dogs. 1t apparently pre-.
vents the dcvelopement Of those diseas.
es that in many cases prove fatal TO
pups. ,.- ,....
In Boston, last week, father was
convicted of having improperly applied
other peoples money to bis own uses
After the conviction his counsel pro-
ddced letter from the prisoners son,
then miles away, lconfessiDg That he
was the real criminal in the stealing of
over S13O,000, for which the father bad
jdst been convicted.
A News and Tribune (Alma, Cal.)
special says w. J. Porter, hard char
acter, shot aud killed Tbos. Carnody
there on Monday last, The murder was
unprovoked, and in less than an hour
about Fifty citizens gathered at the Jail
and hung Porter to the ridge pole Of
the jail. lie swore until they put the
rope around bis neck. He then spokea
few words and said, "PuIl up the rope,
boys"
The Keeley Motor, it is reported, has
again been perfected this time jus,
one week before the first of April. The
"power" has been adjusted 10 "vibra.
tory engine" unlike anything of the
kind ever before seen, Of course, which,
however, maintains a uniform speed Of
twenty-five vibrations per minute and
utllizes the power effectively. Mr..
heeley is going to take out patent
right away, aDd then the Keeley boom
will begin again.