Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1880-06-19
Editorial Rrevlties.


Chicago, "Wednesday, Dennis Kearney
answering the loud calls made charac.
teristic speech deuouncing Garfelds
record on the Chinese question, and
declaring that the Pacific coast Isosa
defeat him.
General and Mrs Gran. passed
through Chicago on the 9th. Ulysses
said he had no fault to find with the
Convention, but Mrs. Grant expressed
great disappointment, saying she had
believed from the beginning the Gep
eral would be nominated. Poor wo-
man! 1t was pity to disappoint her.
An engine at Deford's tannery, near
Berkeley Springs, in Morgan county,
blew up on Monday last, which demol,
ished the engine, and resulted in the
death of jesse Rice and George Chris
.y, employees.
Not only has Gen. Garfield put nim-
self on record as most strenuous op-
moment of tire demand OF the Pacific
States TO be relieved from the delsge
of Asiatic degradation, but no has been
equally hostile to the wersingHen OF all
sections in his opposition 10 a fan en-
forcement of the Eight-hour law
These are sample gems from record
rich in elements of non-availability.
Avoid using those remedies contain.
ing Opium, Morphia, etc; but when the
Baby is sick use DR.. Bulls Baby Syrup
perfectly safe and always reFable. Price
25 cents bottle.
The army worm has appeared in the
wheat fields OF Bohemia Manor and
Sassafras Neck, in Cecil CO., Nd. A,
Carpenter Point there are millions OF
them in single wheat field. A ditch
was dug around that field to prevents the
plague from extending to otner fields,
and was entirely successful. The
worms occupied the ditch and became
the prey of the birds who iocked thith.
err 10y thousands 10 enjoy the rich treat
There is a female prisoner in the
Philadelphia House Of Correction,
originally n mulatto, whose skin is be
coming white. The change has been
in progress tor about six years, aud
now, though her hair is kinky and the
upper part OF her face dark H. mulat-
to, vet from her chin to her toes her
skin is fair as any blonde, with occa
sional patches of black remaining.
Her change Of color has not improved
her morals, for she is an habltual
drunkard.
Train agents on the Chicago and
Northwestern Railroad are requested by
new set of regulations to keep clean.
talk dccently, talk in low tone, not
work their cars more than once in
thirty miles, and never throw books in
passengers lap.
-Four stalwart negroes with a stall
wart bank account. lease and carry Oh
jefferson Davis plantation in Missis
sppi, and il is said by the neighbors
that no other four men in the county
know 20 well what full day work is.
Hon. William H. English, OF Indian
a, has written letter in which he de
clarcs that he will not consent 10 the
use Of his name in antagonism to that
OF Hon. Thomas y. Hendricks, either
for President or Vice President.
VIM. A. Capen, boy OF - years,
who on May lst shot and killed Lou
Ma,heny, was taken from his house and
hung by mob in Logan county, w.
Va, near the mouth OF the Big Sandy
river, on Sunday night.
Ten persons, eight of whom were
members of one family aud the remain
ing two visiting relatives, were poisoned
on Saturday last, at Williamspor, Pa,
from eating lettuce. All OF them, with
the exception of two OF tho SONS, were
reported at the last advices 10 TO SER
ously i'll. The physicians that were
called in found evidences that the poi
soning was from Paris green, and tho
theory is that the lettuce probably grew
near potato patch Oh which the poison
had been used.
Ex Senator +. \. Wood, Of Pitts
burg, Pa, delegate 10 the Cincinnati
convention, and who recently visited
Mr.. Tildcn, says he believes the runor
OF that gentlemans contemplated with
dra wal is true. lie says Mr. Tildcn
gave him to understand that he had al.
most fully made up his mind not TO bo
a candidate for the presidency, and in
tmated that nc would support MIR.
Seymour for the nomination.
The army worms are working much
destruction in Berks county, Pa. a
twenty acre field OF rye near Womels
dort was destroyed by them in twenty
four hours. They were, on Monday,
teasting on corn field near by cut
ting it down as they went along. The
farmers will at once commence cutting
grass for hay for fear that they may
lose all The army worm has disap
peared from around Long Branch, n.
j., after eating up $4,000 worth OF
growing crops.