Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1880-11-06
A TERRIBLE MaDDIU

aud all the members Of The bar that 80, ~
term could not be held legally. '"'
This is one o: the first results Of a..
adoption of the amendment 10 the co "'
stilu,ion. We have read the amonI
ment more carefully than ever befns,
and confess that it is a puzzle.
Nothing as indefinite as difficult .
understand, was ever adopted by an,
people, as part of their organic Ia!
SO far as our knowledge extends.
How can any term of any cour, ;.
held, under the constitution, p,,yi,D'
10 the meeting of the Legislature ,.5
lis taking action IN the matter?
We do not know.
How can justices and eonstaJlcs ~,
coed TO attend to their duties? Nv
We do not know.
How can officers elected. who ara -
quiled TO qualify and give bond belor.
the county court, do sol
We do not know.
How can the police and fiscal aFair,
of the county be attended to!
We do not know.
How can candidates who wan, :,
contest the election Of their opponents
proceed1
We do not know.
In order for any one to realize M,
state of ignorance, he has only to re.
member that Article 9Th, of the Cops,i
tuition of 1872, was OH tie l2lh dsy Of
October 1880, stricken out, and Article
Stb, as submitted TO the people, suJs.;.
:uted, taking effect from sun down, on
the same 18th day Of October, 1850; ard
after understanding this, so 10 work
and examine the new article critically.
If any one who does this, does no,
acknowledge that the judicial afgairs Of
this State are in a terrible mudlle, We
are mistaken.-Rif chic GG.eue.
CoNpUCroR KrLLrp.-On last Wedncs
day night, as the freight tram bound
tor Stanton was passing between Ed.
inburg and Mt. Jackson, the conductor.
VIM. Watkins, tell from it and was
instantly killed He left the cabooso
with the intention OF passing over the
train to the engine, but just as he was
about stepping upon the second ear,
he made a misstep tell between the
cars, struck the bumpers and was
crushed 10 death. His home was at
Sandy Hook and he leaves a wife aud
one child.
Since writing the above, we have
learned that the wife OF the deceased
upon receiving the sad intelligence OF
his death, was so affected that leMs are
entertained tha, she will die. inches.
ter Times.
SuExANpoAu VALLEY H. Il. ENrrS
sIoN.-IIon. J. +. kimball, PrcSid,ut
of the Shenandoah Construction Com.
pany, which is now pushing along the
work on the Shenandoah Valley Road,
was at Waynesboro, last week, whcr,
he met Maj Jed. llotchkiss, OF this
place, for consultation. II VAS deter.
mined to at once place corps oi cugi
ncers on tho extension OF this improve
ment South, with view To speedily
entering upon the location of The line
and construction OF the work South
ward Mr.. kimball is now examining
the country South oi Waynesboro.. and
in few weeks will with u party ol
gentlemen interested in the RalnUai,
and Maj lIotchkiss, pass over the 60
tire proposed route To Chattanooga,
Tennessee. The Object IN Maj lIotca
kiss accompanying; the party II To make
map Of the country, lis gcol"glca' Tor
nations, and prepare IN auihen,ic ~
polt OF the vast mineral aud other r.
sources with which the region 10 be
travcrsed aboRnds. The impression
now prevails that the Shenandoah Val
ley Railroad Co. will construct an hide
pendeu, line of railroad from IiarrIs
burg, Pa, TO Chattanooga, Tenn, as
such limo would accommodate and dr
velope the most magnificent mineral
region on the globe, much Of which Is
now inaccessible for want OF any ap.
proximate railroad facilities - Sfdun'O"
Tngini0n.