Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1880-06-05
Editorial Brcvities.

leans last week. During the Sou'ue[n
war he was on the staff OF Gen. Jos. +.
Johnston.
The Military Court after thorough
and searching Investigation has render
ed verdict against Whitaker, I'M
peaching his yeracity and indicating
that he had mutilated himself.
J. Z. Lowe, one of the oldest engl-
neers on the middle division OF the
PENNSYLVANIA railroad, between Harris
burg and Altoona, died at Bedford Sat
urday. He ran on the road as an engi-
neer for thirty years, and it is calculat-
ed that during that period he ran one
million one hundred and eighty eight
thousand miles.
The Indians in New Mexico on Sat,
urday captured stage coach, Killed
and burned the driver, Samuel J. Lyon,
and four other persons. The stage
coach and three wagons were also
burned. Major Bird, paymaster, and
escort, pursued and fought the Indians,
Cooks Canyon is reported full of hos
tiles. There is perfect reign of terror
east of Silver City, n. NJ, aud mail
communication is suspended.
There are still some places where
dogs are considered of more value than
sheep. In some parts OF Kentucky
hounds are selling at from five to ten
dollars per head aud in the same place
sheep are worth two dollars.
A Pennsylvania farmer sold 10000
pounds of wool, being the clips OF three
years, which he had kept for better
prices; he received fifty five cents fier
pound-ffteen cents more than some
Of it would have brought the year it
was shorn.
Another date has now been fixed for
the adjournment of Congress. This time
it is June the 18th.
Hon. Thomas A. Hendricks attend
ed the unvelling of the Jackson statue
at Nashville, Tenn, Thursday. In the
evening he was complimented with
serenade, in which large crowd partlc-
ipated, and in response delivered non
partisan address, in which he paid an
elegant tribute to the memories Of An
drew Jackson, James +. Polk and An
drew Johnson.
West Virginia Las no reason to be
dissatisfied with the appropriation bill
pending before Congress at this time,
inasmuch as it gives her the big end Of
S3O0,OOO viz: 100000 for the Big
Kanawha river Improvement; $4,000
for the Little Kanawha; Sl2, 600 for the
New river; $4,000 for the Big Sandy;
$4,000 for the Monongalia; $4,000 for
thc Shenandoah; $1,000 tor the E!k;and
$4,000 for the Guyandotte river.
On last Tuesday at Charlottesville, Va,
Mrs. b. V. Whitlock, popular miliner
of that place, was found dead in her
room. Whilst alone she used chloro-
form to relieve suffering caused by neu-
ralg;a, and it caused her death. 1t is
supposed that she went to sleep
and the bottle turned over allowing the
chlorotorm to escape, and killed her.
Gen. Longstreet has been nominated
as the next minister to Turkey.
Gen. Hoods son, Duncan Hood, has
been adopted by Miss Clementina Fur
miss, wealthy young lady of Fifth ave
nue., New York, and SIZE has placed him
at st. Georges Hall for Boys, near
Reisterstown, Md, to be educated by
Prof. Kinear, till he is eighteen. Miss
Furmiss sailed for Europe May 10.
The Grand Army of the Republic
held decoration services Monday, at
Loudon Park and Laurel Cemeteries,
Baltimore. There was large and i'm
posing street parade. At the close OF
decoration services in Laurel Cemetery
fight occurred between a party of col
orcd men and county policemen. Pistol
shots were fired, aud Chas. Morsell,
colored, was instantly killed. Several
others were wounded.
Food generally benefits whenproper-
ly given at the right periods, but to
overfecd the baby is to sicken it, and
induce a degree of suffering; DIR. Bulls
Baby Syrup is the best remedy for the
discomfort arising from overlooking the
baby. Price % cents.
Longstreet, the distinguished ex- Con
fcderate General, has been appointed
United States Minister to Turkey; Gen.
Key to a Tennessee U. 5. District
Court Judgeship, and Mosby has fat
foreign Consulship. 1t is astonishing
what an amount of sin is covered up by
being Republican.
The first new wheat Of the season
was received at st. Louis Saturday from
Fort Worth Texas, and at auction on
Change for 81 81 1-2 per bushel.
The fine residence of b. K Jamison,
in West Philadelphia, was badly dam
aged by fire Saturday night. Loss es
tilnated at $4,000.
Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, whilst on a
visit TO Atlanta, Ga, put himselfsquare-
ly on the record for Gen. Hancock as
the democratic candidate for the presl-
dency
John J. Roller, for several years agent
of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad at
Mt. Crawford, Rockingham county Va.
died last week Of consumption.
"My Mother-n-law is walking ad-
vertisement for DR.. Bulls Baby Syrup,
a subscriber remarked yesterday; "she
recommends it everywhere"
The man who will wait two hours
for his girl to friz her hair to 90 riding