Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1880-03-27
Editorial Brevifies.


of such place.
The losses of 1879 exceeds those of !
1878, of 1877, and 1876 by many mil
lions of dollars.
Mr.. Jones, father wants TO borrow
your paper. He only wants to read it.
We'll, 90 back and tell your father to
send me his supper. Tell him only
want to eat it.
What is the difference between a
chicken and dirty cook? The one is
a domestic fowl, and the other foul
domestic. !
There was s353,OOO,OOo worth of
property wasted by fire in the United
States during the last five years.
Fraud vitiates all contracts, but the
burden of proof is upon the party alleg-
ing it. 1t requires evidence precludmg
reasonable doubt.
The great organ now building in
London for the Stewart Memorial ca
,hcaral at Garden City, Long Island, is
said to be the largest and most wonder
ful in the world. 1t will cost $4,000,
and will be completed some time in the
spring. The exact number OF stops has
not been determined, but there will be
about l20.
Sleighs are about the cheapest thing
of their size, just now, that we know
of.
1t is said that the Republican press of
Philadelphia has entered into an agree
ment by which should Grant be the Re-
publican nominee, the Press, North
.7msrican, Times, Inquirer aud Tels-
graph, will unite in the support OF the
Democratic nominee.
WIN. F. Taylor, late Auditor of Pub
lie Accounts of Virginia, was fonnd dead
in bed OF heart disease, aged 67,at Rich
mUnd.
The Cars body-guard in on duty
day and night. Anybody entering the
bed room or library of the sovereign
would have to pass 200 Cossacks. Two
soldiers sleep at the foot of his bed ev-
cry night.
The patriotic owner Of the Gettys-
burc battle field is determined that he
shall not be i9noted He has claim
before The Congressional Committee Tor
the rent of the ground while the battle
was being fought.
In the libel suit instituted against Mr.
w. L. Royal, editor of the Richmond
Commonwealth, by Elder O. IL Holmes,
colored, Messrs. Brock and Ream, two
colored lawyers of that city, have been
retained for the Defense.
The New York Republican State con-
vention which was held III Utica last
week, elected delegates to the Chicago
convention and instructed them to vote
for Grant The Republicans of ''the En-
pire State" have initiated the example
set them by their political brethren in
Pennsylvania, and those in Illinois and
other States are almost sure to do like
wise.
The decision of the supreme court OF
the United States in the Taylor Strau-
der case is bearing fruit, last Saturday,
Reuben Grant, being tried at Parkers-
burg, demanded jury which was grant
ed, by few colored men being pat on.
Monongalia county republicans in
in convention last week passed resolu-
tions endorsing Blaine for presidential
candidate, and strongly condeming rhe
third term policy.
The town of Winchester, Va, has a
shoc-factory, a sumac mill, two glove
factories, seven cigar factories, three
furniture factories, a paper mill, three
tanneries, three iron folndries, three
carriage factories and three wagon fac
tories in its limits, and eight wooden
factories in the county outside, all IN
full operation and giving work TO 645
hands.
The lie Moyne doctrine is finding ad,
herents in jersey City. y number of
her citizens have selected spot for
crematory.
In Wheeling on the evening of the
9th inst, about twenty prisoners con
fined in the workhouse mutinied,an at
tacking the guard escapedtrom custody.
During the attack several of the prison
ers handled Frank McSherry, one ofthe
guards, pretty roughly, and in seltde-
fense he pulled a revolver and fired, the
ball missing his assalants and striking
Patrick Daily, prisoner, who was taxi
inc no part in the fight, in the aldo
men, killing him instantly. The attack
iup prisoner escaped unhurt.
The Legislature of Virginia has pass
ed a law repeating the Moffett bell
punch liquor law, and restabishing the
iioeucese system, to go into operation
May lst.
House STRUCK BY LIGHTNING .-Du-
ring the severe thunder storm Of last
Friday morning, at about 4 o'clock, the
small residence OF Frank Hall, not far
from the Sand Greek church, was struck
by lightning, which ran down the back
corner of the chimney, in between the