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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-11-17

RE & Z. r. E--Ths messing Of tha stces
hcid;r, # The Riobmsnl. fredericksburg sod
Potomac Railroad Company. IVES had ia Rich
mend yesterday. Ths rlpor, Of PrssiGesi
Br;ooa shows tho gross rtysea, +: The y1a'
10 nave baea $406. 927,51 All tho exptu.c.
$l9S. lSG 81. l$s7i1s tho pe! reveeue s2QS.IlO,
Go. sxcsa3ics tbs. cI!;s. year By $j3. 92l,T17,
No d4i9e.d; o. lhe c1mIou s!cci OF tho coa
pary hG3tc,u paid slr mspy 5ear5 but The su!
plus revenue Gas been appropriated 70 the pu.-
chase of rea estate REa 10 making other pei
maneEt additions 70 the property CT the
o9mpsBy, ,hcr.bJ csaat oies tbs vsius OF tbs
stock upoa Which 10 toe iuurs dividend may
be txotc cd. }. 2. Biin'oa vas re- !!sc.rd
president, Sud tho cd Board Ct DiHo;nr wers
also ro-eisc'sd. rhe salary of Mr.. }. b. VIZ
s.oo, tnc sscreiar? srd ,rcMu:er OF tho raj,
Tss icc'cls d ffcm Sc .0G0 to So 500 per ST.
GUU.,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-11-17

Annual CONFERENCE or THE II, Z,
CHURCH SouTu.-Ghc Virginia snau.i Con
i:re1cs cf tie Methods. Episcopal Ctu:cS
Sou'h 6ss; Ill ?lei iu he Methodist Cauroh il
ChsIl2;;tsT;'!c. ycs:@ydsy. Bishop Fl, W. Nc.
Iyeire. OF Nlsh7iis. c.ei ti9 co5iorenc, "a
o'd:r s5e c0Gduc;sd liza oDeGi52 religious
services. Paul Whi:sEcsi wss elected sccre.
tory. sud The usus! committees zero sppointsS.
Commuoscit'o5s ware received isom tie beck
sSent. me Secretary OK tie bead OF uis;;oss
and from tie Wcm'p's Missionsly Soaiey.
a.! ct which we're referred to aprropslata cir
nttees.
The Bishop called the nsmes Of the super
tnnated sod suDarlu1s!sTy preachers rud
the rfesiioe elders sod their cha.sc.ers
passed.
The opening sefmoo ;5ss p.saahc1 ssi 81 y;
ty Rev. WA. f EdEirGS. aai st is els. the
cemnuaiea vas adm H!se::i b7 Rev. ,Inha T..
Etws,ts. d. D. Ii is ssiI..ei ;fs, .olls 2t0
nenbs.s ere in s.leniaac,.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-11-17
PUBLISHED DAILY q TRI-WEEKLY By
EDGAR SNOWDEN.
THURSDAY EVENING, NOv'R. II. Is9

TIE c:nduot o! ',he oh Massachusetts reg
ment al Richuold is ncs so sg1cea5ie topia for
Vlrsioia pewspapsra to dwell upon. AID they
have oo'y alluded to it When forced to 10 so by
tho utkiod remarks Of tho radical press 10 its
dehll!5 OF the statement c)rcerriag that mis-
tor icslaDus, attributed the charge 10 the haired
Ut the Richmond people Tor tho blue un;torn
worn b2 the otE5nders. ard Tor the State from
Eh'ca they came, snd asserted that their bebe-
viont was as good IS thst CT Any other regiment
1t orkt0Wo. 10 the contrary the Messactu-
setts commission sent to sRiabmood TO 1ves,!-
este ,ha charge. in their report s;tcst tie
:r.enGlio1ss. c0ur:ts1 aad hospitality CT tie
Richmoud people. Lu: say as to the miscon-
DUG. of the regiment at Richiaoui thescommi.-
slon sic c3n5.r4iatd TO b,ie7a thas meu veal
iGs The un,t2rm oi the Ninth REGIMENT c.u-
mnted 10 quito number OF Instances Vai?us
acss ii misconduct. rCuu ct which they cau al
prove and sGm1 OF which they must emphat.-
ciHy c)Gdcmu;' aud IL consequence OF this rt
port. General Loug, os Massachusetts, has
issa.d a specai Crd;r - Coloccl Strachsu 20
asocrtSln s1d report within tb:,!y days the
nancs OF tho calpriis. s,i Il they ere no. forth
o)m!og, the Telegram SAYS, :ba eliira regiment
viii be hst strictly responsible, bad be Isoo 10
such actioa ss the Governor Shall thcroupon
drsc:. Is 1t possible TIA: f. Massachusetts,
comn's :l0o aod Massachusetts, governor would
30 treat regili.1; from their owu State whose
coniuct hsd been 40 worse lhaa that OF eny
other regimen! st Iork:oan. AID simply be-
cause tho pcap;c oi Richmon6 hated tho b'uo
rs members were. and tho Stsio ifclu sbich
they came? Nobody Is silly enough to believe
sucl gu absurd assertion ,v,n though il w,s
made b! q a. Mshone's Washington orgsu.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1881-04-02
st)spberastown Register.


Senator Malone of Virginia spoke his
piece in tie L. S. Senate on Monday last
TO a crowded audience, but it didn't have
mpch effect after the effort. He didn't
ssv word about Ben Hill who skinned
him alive some days since. His speech
principally amounted to lame defense OF
readiusterism or reputation. The .scram-
bic for office is great and the vote is SO
close between the Republicans and DEM
Ocrats, that whenever motion is made to
20 into election for officers the democrats
vote it down. The pay roll of the officials
attached TO the House of Representatives,
sums up To more than one hundreu
thousand dollars per annum. lhere arc
five officers that are elected. THESE are
Clerk of the House, with q salary OF S4,-
800: Sergeant-at-Arms, with u salary OF
81 600; Doorkeeper, with salary OF w.
500: Postmaster, with salary OF S2,5oo;
and Chaplain, who draws salary OF SOU.
Then there are host of appointive officers
with salaries ranging from $500 up to 49,
600. The Senate pay roll is probably, not
quite so large, hut there are u large num-
Der of fat positions for which hungry
crowd is working night and day, and l.
5. Senators are simply the agents OF these
fellows who arc standing on the outskirts
them up like Il lot of animals.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1881-04-02

n@~ The wife Of Senator Johnston,
(Gen. Joe Johnston, of Firsinia) occu-
pied a seat in the reserved gallery OF
the Senate at Washington, Friday last,
during the delivery Of her husbands
speech. While attentively listening 10
what he was saying she heard a man
sitting behind her make remark to q
friend 10 the effect that though Mr..
Johnston professed 10 be such an ultra
democrat now be had been an old line
wing and know nothing. She In
s,an,ly turned toward him, aud address
sing him, said, lond enough for those
sitting near to hear, "Yeu are entirely
mistaken, sir. Mr.. Johnston was born
q democrat, raised democrat, is DEM
ocrat now, and will die a democrat.
This ought TO know, because / am
his wife" The individual she addressed
begged pardon, bat soon lost all inter
es, in the proceedings and left the gal
lery, or at least that part Of it.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1881-04-02
~ ProGREss OF TIE SHENANDOAH

nay ProGREss OF TIE SHENANDOAH
VALLEY RAnRoAD.-At Z O'Clock on
Monday evening last, the 2Sth OF March,
the last spike was driven at Luray, Va,
completing the Shenandoah Valley Rail
road from Hagerstown to Waynesboro'
Va, where it connects with the Chesa-
peake and Ohio Road. TIE completion
of this road establishes new line tor
business between the Atlantic seaboard
and Western and Southwestern points.
Through trains between Hsgerstown
and Wa,nesboro' will be running by
the 18th Of April. Capt Coe, the chief
engineer of the company, has removed
his headquarters from Elagerstown to
Wayuesboro', and will vigorously push
the work OF locating line for the road
between Waynesboro and point on
the Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio Rail
road, at Lynch6urg, or Salem or Big
Lick, in Roanoke county. The work
Of construction will quickly follow the
location OF the road.
The company also has in contempla-
ton the construction Of several branch
lines, one east from Berryville TO the
copper regions Of Loudoun county, Fa'
and west through the silver and iron re-
gions of Preston and Monongalia coun-
ties, w. Va; east from Christiansburg
10 the iron OF Franklin county, and
west TO the coal of Summers county;
and east from Wytheyille TO the cop
per of Carroll county, and west to the
coal OF Camp creek.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1881-04-02
DR.. J. Gregg. Gibson,
SUCCESSOR TO
r. l.. MAGRUDER.

PRESCRIPTIONS carefully compound
L ell all hours Of the night. Call at store
PULAONA-The greatest cough and
cold remedy out; for sale by DIR. j. Gregg.
Gibson, General Agent for this town and
county. Price 80 cents.
GARDEN SEEDS-Landreth's Garden
Seeds, the best in market, are kept fresh
and IL quantities at Gibson's Drug Store.
Eight ive-cent papers for 25 cents.
Cheaper than can be had anywhere else.
EASTER EGG DY ES-Boys at Glib
sons Drug Store Is the place to get them,
all colors, Green, Purple, Blue, Yellow,
Red and Black. Only cents paper.
HEPATINE-The popular liver Regu-
lator, at Gibson's.
CASTOR aud other Oils for lubricating
purposes at oin2oN
April 2, 1881,
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1881-04-02

p@ At Staunton, Va, last Wednes-
day week, Capt. w. n. Page, represent
ing an association of English capitalists
under the style of the Iron and Steel
Works Association of Virginia, made
the purchase of about 5000 acres of the
valuable mineral property known as the
California and MI. Hope Furnace prop:
critics, lying around the Rockbridge AL,
um Springs. and reaching to within i've
miles OF. Goshen depot, on the Chesa,
peake and Ohio Railroad. The comps-
nv will at once commence. the erection
of large furnace ofsbout 1000 ton a
week capacity, and will build railroad
eight miles in length to Goshen depot.
OF the purchase money $4,000 was
paid cash down.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1881-04-02

A SraRrLIso DEA TH.-In Cincinnati.
Tuesday night, sudden and startling
death occurred in the midst OF ball ss
Washington Platform. A w.ltz vi"
being played and the dancers were 90.
joying themselves and thinking only OF
pleasure, when suddenly one OF the
merriest OF the company wss seen TO
tall headlong to the floor. The men IN
the party approached the PROSTATE body
fast growing cold in death, and picking
it up placed their late companion upon
a number. OF chairs arranged for Inc
purpose. The deceased was John =.
Moore, a cavalry sergeant, engaged "a
the cavalry recruiting service. Al inc
time of his fatal fall Moore was dancing
with q young lady.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1881-04-02
p@- In TIE BUTCnEEING BUSHES:

t9r In TIE BUTCHEEING BUSINESS
AGAw.-Mr. J. L. w. Frazier, CORNER
" of the firm of Frazier & Stonesifer,)
has commenced the butchering business
again, but this time upon his "own
hook" He wishes us to inform his old
friend. and customers, and new ones
too, that he will nave Meats of all
kinds, on sale, fresh and nice, and of the
choicest kinds, at the Market House on
every Wednesday and Saturday morn
inos, and that he will do his hutI best
to please his customers. Farmers hav.
ing stock for sale will do well 10 call on
him.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1881-04-02
p& CoLoREp CoNrERENCE.-Tf

TO- CoLoREp CONFERENCE.-The
Conference of the NJ. E. Church, color
ed, Bishop Simpson presiding, closed at
Wheeling on Monday last. 1t will be
seen from the list OF appointments as
follows that Rev. II. Il. Gilbert has
been returned to this place:-Staunton
District-Saml G. Griffin, p. E.; Staun-
ton-R. A. Read; Augusta-R. s.
Smith; Highland-A. w. Brown, Lew
isburg, w. Val. S. D. Hall; Spring
Creeks. A. Lewis; Somers-W. Ii.
Brooks; Professionally. A. Claxton;
Union, w. Va.-Charles Lewis; Mt.
Vermont. f. Sawyer; Rockingham
w. II. DAWSON; Harrisouburg-R. II.
Robinson; New Market-P. II. How
ard; Strasburg-J. Jenkins; Winches-
ter-C. G. Koy; White lIall-Abraham
little; Charlestown, w. Vat. ii.
Dansberry; Jefferson, w. Va.-W. r.
Davis; Berkeley, W. Vac. Il. Will
Jams; Shepherd,town, w. Vail. r.
Ebert. yg
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1881-04-02

p1 VENNoR's PRoBABIITIEs FOR
ApRlL.-Mr Henry 6. Nennor, the Ca
madam weather prophet, makes the fol
lowing weather predictions for April:
.There will be sharp frost in the begin
ming of April, with snowfall on the 4th
or 9th, but the spring will open favorably
and everything will be pretty well adj
vauced by April 10. Floods may be eX-
pected in Chicago about the first week in
April, with high winds also prevailing in
the early part of the month. Suowfalls
are probable about April5. Navigationis
likely TO open on Lake Ontario about
April7.
1.-The st. Lawrence Will be open about
the 9th or llth, and the first steamship
will probably arrive about the nth or
18th. The weather will be very stormy
in the lower provinces about the 2O'h,
with very high water prevailing, but in
the West April will be a dry month.
There will be warm weather just follow
ing the 10th, ending i'll thunder storms on
the 24th and 25th. Snowstorms are proba-
bic in the far West on the 25th and 2Gth,
and snowfalls are not unlikely to occur in
England at the close of the month. The
month will end wet and cold, but, OH the
whole, will be like a May month";"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1881-04-02

nS Whenever you find man who
finds fault with a newspaper You can
rest assured that he don't take it, or if
he does take it he never pays for it.
We have several "rot gut" suckers and
dead beats, of this kind on our own
list. Neither would they pay anybody
else if they could get out of it by ras-
cslity, and would advise other people
to do. the same, but when the crisis did
come, (Which was bound to do) it was
so much worse for them.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1881-04-02

p@- 1t is now rumored that the Pope
and Prince Frederick. William are to
be murdered A dispatch from Rome
to the Pail Mall Gazette ssys-"A lady
obtained a private audience with the
Pope and warned him that the day and
hour were fixed for the murder Of him
self and Cardinal Pecci,' and dispatch
to the News from Berlin says-"The
Post states that the Crown Princess
Victoria has received an anonymous
letter declaring that Prince Frederick
William will be murdered during the
ceremonies at St. Petersburg. The let
ter bears a Berlin postmark.'
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1881-04-02

~ DEATH OLA Coop NAN We
regret very much TO learn that Nh. John
w. McCurdy of Charlestown, died sud-
denly on Thursday of last week. The
Spirit of Tuesday last says:-
"Our entire community was thoroughly
shocked on Thursday last by the sudden
and unexpected death of John W. McCur-
dy. ESQ, one of orr wealtfliest and best
known citizens. Mr.. MeCurdy had left
his home, i'm this place, i'm the morning,
apparently in the best of health; visited
his farm and mill. and was OH his way
home, when, after getting off his horse to
omen n gate ut the barnyard of Mr.. w. III.
nj. Roper, he was seen to mount his horse
again, and only rode a few steps when he
fell. and was dead in less than five min
utes. He was, ut the time of his death, in
the Ssth year of his age, had been for
wears a consistent member of tbs Presby-
terrain Church was Director of the Bank
of CharIestown and of the Jefferson Coun-
ty Mutual Fire Insurance Company, and
was well and favorably known through
out the entire county. To his doubly af-
f,icted wife, TO whom to the loss of vision
is added this heavy sorrow, the sympathy
of the entire community especially goes
out"
We saw Mr. McCurdy at Charles
town on Monday of last week, and who
was reelected on that day one of the
Directors OF the Jefferson County Mu-
tual Fire Insurance Company. He
seemed TO be in his usual good health
and aftable and genial ard little did he
then think that the summons would
come 80 SOON But how true the adage
"In the midst of life we are in DEATH"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1881-04-02

Secretary Lincoln is said to have
more visitors thar any other member of
the cabinet. His list is swollen by
troops of colored people, who pour in
simply sto shake hands with the son of
the man who issued the emancipation
proclamation"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1881-04-02

Gen. Grant has resigned tho presidency
of the Worlds Fair, proposed TO be heia
in New York in 1883. 1iis greatness o.
his name did not attract that degree OF
support that was expected, and he Il quite
free to express his Disappointment at ti,s
failure ofthe people to rally 70 the en-
would approve Of. He viii now Try hs
hand at project I'm Mexico. -
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1881-04-02

RE- John S. Wise, son Of the late
Governor Henry "A. Wise, and the de.
feated readjusler candidate for Congress
at the recent election in the Richmond
district, publishes three column letter
in the Wing in reply to one written to
him by Major n. b. Meade, of Culpeper,
calling upon the former to announce
himself as a candidate for Governor OF
Virginia on the readjus;er side. Capt
Wise indicates that he will not decline
the nomination if rendered him by his
party, but he will not 60 vigorously
to work" as advised by his friend MIR.
Meade, to secure the nomination. lie
expresses great confidence in the ability
of his party TO carry the State next fall,
lauds the course of Senator MahoIe,and
expresses the opinion that the wisest
course for the whole South 10 pursue,
and particularly for Virginia, is one of
entire independence regarding both po-
l;tical parties.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1881-04-02

n NJ. FERRY'S Celebrated Garden
". Seeds at IlCkLIDER'S.
I AXE Herring and Mackerel in "a Il
~ and Kits at LiCkLlDERS.
A FULL stock Of Ladies. Gents and
u Boys Shoes at LICKLIDER'S.
| INSEED Oil and Lewis White Lead n,
II reduced prices at LICKLIDER'S.
TIE largest stock Of Qucensware in
i town nj LICkLIDER'S.
NULL stock Of Rakes, Hoes, ShOyels,
l. Forks, Ilames, Traces and all kinds OF
Hardware at LICKLlDER'S.
THE Grocery department. is full and
i complete at LlCkLIDERS.
A Ii Kind of country produce taken In
n exchange for goods at
LICKLIDER's.
April II
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1881-04-02

The iron furnace at Lynchburg, Va
owned by Pennsylvanixns. has proved ~
profitable that the owners have defermln-
ed TO build another furnace during tne
coming SUMMER, and will increase tie"
capital stock so 900. -
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1881-04-02
pS- In the educational bill passed by

p9- In the educational bill passed by
our late legislature, proper provision
has been made to give the colored peo-
pie in exact proportion to their popula'
ton in the State the same advantages
possessed by the whites in tuition at
Normal schools, so that in al education
al institution possessing advantages like
Storer College at Harpers Ferry, young
colored men can be trained up to be-
come teachers, the State paying at the
rate of SO. so per month for their tuition,
being nearly if not quite sufficient to
pay the regular school fees.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1881-04-02

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad stock is
now selling at 2O3, an Unprecedented iig-
urp.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1881-04-02

FISH, FISH. White Fish and Potomac
L Herring and Mackerel for sale by bar
rel or dozen.
Ms. J. STRIDER, Unionville.
T HAVE just received Il full assortment
| of the Willimantic Six Cord spool Cot
ton. the best that is made for machine or
hand sewing; also cabinet Of Sewing
Silk and Buttonhole Twist which offer
as cheap as can be bought elsewhere.
n. =. j. STRlDER,
Unionville.
lust received from Boston over 200
u pieces Of different kinds Of Laces and
Edgings, at one-third Of the usual cost.
y. ). J. STRIDER,
Unionville.
WE are Offering Winter Prints at cost.
w Ms. J. STRlDER,
Unionylle.
7 HAVE 80 test Coal Oil for sale.
i n. 5. J. STRIDER,
'yf Unionyille.
April2 II
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1881-04-02

TnE Howe PArER-The home paper
is what you most need, reader. Ii Is
worth more to you in the aggregate
than all the city papers you can read.
1t contains the news you are most IN
teresttd in. 1t is out OF these home
sheets that city papers get most OF the
news, and without these avenues from
which TO select, they would be exceed
ingly dry. The home paper rs means
OF advertising the business Of It's I'M
mediate vicinity has no equal. 1t Is
here you wish 10 sell Your merchandise
here you wish to seek employment
and here is where your interests cen
tire. Then subscribe for your home pa
ppr-adycriise in its columns, and II
you wish it success, pay Tor 1t prompt
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1881-04-02
I~ FoR FARMERS. is said that
the sowing of white wheat has proven
failure in some Instances. The Hagers.
,ow, Moi! of last week says.-

1.-THE uncertainty OF White wheat IN
this valley of our county is illustrated by
a circumstance communicated. to us by
Mr.. Aaron Middlekauff. Mr.. Joseph
Thomas, aneighbor of Mr.. Middlekauh,
near Fairplay, sOwed some white wheaI
last year of a variety known as Centennfli
and it produced finely, but this year III
he entirely winter killed. Red wheat
was sowed ir n part of the same field and
looks remarkably well, while the part OF
the field sown i'm the white wheat Is en-
tireiy bare even up to the drill row where
the red wheat begins.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1881-04-02

livan, brothers, were at work on the
Pittsburg Division Of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, near Demmler Station.
John Sullivan was section boss OF the
sub division between Mckeesport and
Port Perry, and he had made tour
along the track to see i! everything was
in proper condition He found rail
that was not quite straight, so be and
his brother took a heavy trackmans
crowbar and lifted up the rail to
straighten It. While they were busily
at work the afternoon accommodation
train east, with heavy load of passen-
gers, came along. There was a curve
just below the place where the men
were working, and they did not see the
train until it was almost on them.
They took in the situation at glance.
The rail which they had been fixing
was lifted up, and the huge crowbar
was wedged tightly in such a position
that the train would certainly be thrown
from the track unless the bar was re-
moved. On one side of the track was
a hill, and on the other steep bank
running down to the river, so il the
train were thrown from the track while
under full Roadway OF steam there
would undoubtedly be an appalling
loss of life. The mrn seized tie bar
and began franlicaily to pull aud twist
( il about. The engineer, OF the train
saw them, but could not stop, He says
that their efforts 10 free the crowbar
aud lower the rail were frantic and like
the workings of madmen, and they
seemed 10 forget their own danger
The bar was loUsened aud The rail low
cred Just as the train reached the spot,
but the men who had worked so nobly
paid for their doing so dearly. The
engine struck them, aud Killed John 10
stantly and mangled Michael so fright
fully that he died in short time. The
men were married and leave families.
A REMAEKABLE FEAr-A correspond
ent Of the Baltimore Hernid, of the 10th
ult., writing from Staunt1n, Va, gives
an account OF a remarkable feat per
formed in that place by Blind Tom last
week. at one of his concerts. 1t says:
The most remarkable feat Of memory,
perhaps, that Las been recorded Is told
of Blind Tom, the negro pianist, at one
OF his concerts here few days ago. In
1860 Tom gave concert at Frederick,
Maryland Prot. + l.. ldr, German
music teacher, now at the Wesleyan
Female Institute of this city, Was in the
audience then, and Ia test the genins oi
the boy played little German waltz
which was but little known then or
since. 70 make the ties. more certain
he made some little changes OF his own
in the music Tom played ii uff at one
hearing correctly. Last Friday night
during his concert in tie Opera House
here Prof Ide happened to he again in
the audience AMI going upon the stage
asked Tom it he recoll,c,ed the uame of
the hall III Frederick where he played
twenty-one years ag"f lie said he did
and gave the right name. lie Was th'n
asked if be r,cUlccted who played Tor
him there He said without hesitation:
Prot. Idc.' He was then askek To re-
peat the piece be played then, and /, Is
wonderful to relate that he sat down a,
once to his piano and promptly played
the whole piece, variations and all;
without single mistake.