Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1881-11-12
NEW VOL. l7---N0. l3.
Editorial I8reyities.


the heaviest loser, his loss being about
L, 600. covered by insurance.
The remarkable demand for Confeder-
ate bonds continues. Brokers are adyer-
tising for them, and II is difficult 10 esti-
mste the number of them sold. One bank
ing house I'm Richmond has already pur-
chased 5000, 600 dollars coupon bonds nc
from to 8 dollars per Thousand. Ii Is es-
timated that 10000, ,000 in these bonds
have recently been sold in London.
Hon. Charles j. Folger, of New York,
has been appoisted and confirmed Secre-
tary of the Treasury, vice f. ID. Morgan,
declined. Hon. Thomas l.. James has
been re-appointed Postmaster-General.
William n. Kineade was the great
leaper Of Forcpaugh's circus. At Pulas-
ki. Tennessee, he broke his spine, from
which he died few days afterwards. He
was turning n double sommersault over
several elephants when the fatal accident
occurred.
White J.. z. Ferry and wife were out
horseback riding near Park City, Utah,
Thursday, Mrs. Ferry's horse fell and
rolled over, crushing her so that she died
wlIle being brought ia On litter. Mr..
Ferry is brother of Senator Ferry OF
Michigan.
The travelling carriage OF Mrs. j. W.
Mackey, who lives at Paris aud balls from
San Francisco, cost 80 900 dollars and Is
kept in running order at an annual ex-
penditure of 1000 dollars.
The W. NJ. r. X. Company have in
creased their facilities In the form of an
other new locomotive from the Baldwin
Works. and sill another is expected In
few weeks. The motive power is being in-
creased as rapidly as practicable, 10 tho
better accommodation of the heavy busi-
ness that the road Is now and has been
doing for some time past. t
A fire Tuesday morning In the drying
room Of the Crescent Brewing Company's
brewery, Aurora, Indiana, damaged tho
building, machinery and stock TO the n
mount of lZ5, 900 dollars. In the cellar
were stored 200,00 kegs.
The expenses attending the treatment
of the President, during his illness and
his hnai burial, cost, in round numbers,
305 900 dollars-53, 900 of which Il ap-
pointed for medical services and attend
ance in Washington and at Long Branch,
aud 2i7 900 is the estimated cost OF the
funeral and ceremonial display NJ Glove
land. and the balance Is consumed In Incl
dental expenses of various kinds.
The Hon. j. n. Tyner, First Assistant
PoStmaster-General, has rendered his res
ignation and il has been accepted. IL Is
known that Judge Tyner was requested
TO vacate his position, but no charge Is
mace against his personal or official hon
or.
"Pinkeye" is very prevalent among
horses In Pittsburgh aud Philadelphia,
,,la Ia faI
cattle in Eastern Pennsylvania.
With powerful lobby, the distilling
interest will make an effort 10 have Con-.
gress reduce the whisky tax to.5O cents
per gallon.
About O'Clock Wednesday morning
the steam canal boat Ludlow Patton, ly-
ing I'm the Potomac, off the point of Anal
ostan Island, opposite the Potomac boat
house near Georgetown, was observed To
be on fire, and as the fire engines could
not reach 'it was entirely destroyed. The
Patton was owned by Mr.. Henry g. Wag-
ner, OF Georgetown, and was valued nc
4,200 dollars, being insured for only 200
dollars. There was no lire a out the boat
when she was left during the day, and it,
is therefore thought that IL must have
been incendlary.
There are $4,000 Methodists In Iowa,
and In that State they build churches at
the rate ofone every two weeks.
A fire occurred In Lynchburg few
days ago, destroying over 10000 dollars
worth Of property. IL originated IN the
mercantile house Of Lucado Il Urquhart,
burning a number OF other buildings In
the vicinity, The freight and passenger
depot OF the Norfolk aud Western II. *.
was totally destroyed, together with 70
number Of freight cars, some of them
loaded with tobacco. a portion Of trcstle
work Of the Richmond and Allegheny
Railroad and several freight ears were al
so burned The fire IL supposed to have
been the work of All incehdiary. M
Five masked men entered the house Of
Allen Fairbanks, Mt Wheaton, Dupage
county. Illinois, OH the night Of the Ito,
tied Fairbanks, his wife and two hired
girls, and burned the soes OF Fairbanks
feet until he told them where he kept bis
money. They carried Of 10000 IN gov
ernment bonds and considerable quanti-
The body of man found floating
in the basin at Baltimore on Thursday
of last week, has been identified as that
Of Mr.. G. Lewis Brent, OF Fredarick
county, Va. 1t is not known how the
drowning occurred. sf
A fire broke out Friday morning ia
StauntoD, Va, aud partially ccnsumed
three stores The entire damage Is e..
timated at $4,000 j. w. Abby il Tho
heaviest looser, his loss being about
$4,000, covered by insurance. Mr..
g. Il. HaiDs also losses $500 on stock,
covered by insurance. ~
The Massachusette regiment which
went TO Yorktown, behaved in most
scandalous manner while IN Richmond,
and Adjutant- General Berry. OF Boston,
has issued special order co,nsnanding
detail Of one staff and one line officer
OF the first brigade 10 visit Whining.
ton Del, Richmond, ", aud other
places TO investigate the charges made
against The regiment. ~ ~ laav
The people Of Baltimore have been
made happy by the arrival Of 5000
heads of cabbage, brought over rom
Bremen, by the steamship Leipzig;
Lovers Of sauerkraut need nol despsIr.
If The cabbage crop Is a,osti in ibis
country. our friends 10 Germany will
tabe care Of as, Asf t92- se
a dispatch from Richmond, Vs., says
that the ''toom" in confederate bonds
is daily Increasing 10 proportions. A
leading banking house bought over
el,000,000 OF them in The last two
days, and are siili buying. Ota<r deal
ers report a lively bnsiDs - 10 tbs same