Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1881-05-21
Editorial E5revit.cs.

The Coupons monument was unveiled
at Spartanshur@. :. c.. Thursday, in The
presence of 10000 people. Coy. hagood,
Of south Carolina, presided. Speeches
were made by Senator Hampton md 9TH
crS.
woman in Philadelphia bought silk
lros, on credit and had the bill sent 10
her husband. He refused 70 pay 1t, and
suit wa, brought hy the dealer 20 COM
pcl him. The Judge decided that silk
dress is not necessity, ana the husband
need not pay the bill.
Bernhardt sailed from New York for
France on Wednesday. she had been III
this country about six months, and car
riDd o,r"y' with h. - t'crHieS of her va
it about Il quarter Of million of dollars
of American money.
\. y. Shepherd, aged 80 years, Of
Campbell comfy, Va, visited Lynchhurg
on the 18th inst, with $500 and gold
watch on his person. He was murdered
and robbed the same night, his body being
found the next mornicg, lying OF 4 log
under the bridge over B!ackwater creek,
atthc Union depot. His head was broken
in several places, his arms were folded
and his hat pulled down over his face.
The Presbyterian General Assembly,
which met at Ruffalo, on bay 10, had 800
members. IL is said that the Assembly is
getting too large to transact business con-
yrmicntly. The church has III PreSby-
terieS, 5,Uli ministers, ., $50 churches,
anu ST., 6Sl commandments.
Bcni Fitch, an OLD and well-kuown cit
ilen Of New Yorl, has just given 100000
for the erection and maintainance of
charitable institution in Buffalo, y. \.
\ blind colorcd man, 30 years Old,
was recently received ut The Maryland
pcnitentiary from one of the Eastern
Shore counties, under q sentence of cigh-
teen months. for stealing pair OF gloves,
valued 1T fifty cents.
The tax levy Of Elicott City, Nh. for
the year 1881 has been fixed at 10 cents on
the 500.
For the first time in its history the Vir-
GINA pcnitentiary is self sustaining.
Cerebro-Spiual Meningitis is raging a
All epidemic in New York City. since
January LIST there have been 22S cases IN
the city OF which 223 were fatal.
The largest sales of leaf tobacco ever
known in one day in Dmy,lle. We're made
on Wednesday and amounted 10 lOS,G5O
pounds.
An exchange wishes to know VII il is
that first class loafer seems tN '.r1 less
trouble to "makc living tn1- re most
industrious labOrcr.
Twenty thousand car loads Of freight
are detained on the tracks in and near
Chicago in consequence OF the strike 81
railroad hands. Large quantities OF grain
are spelling from the damp weather, and
the consequent reduction in value amounts
in some cases to fully 800 per carload.
The stock-yard~ are full TO overlooking,
and cattle arriving have to be kept in the
ears and no convenience for feeding or
watering them.
Last Monday G.52I emigrant- arrived ut
Castle Garden, the largest number ever
reported for one day. The exodus from
Europe to America this year promises to
surpass in numbers anything ever dream
ed Of.
The Rev T. Dewitt Talmagc gesticu-
latcs TO some advantage. lie - said to
have the largest Presbyterian church In
the world, its membership being 2,5s9.
Montpelier, the home Of President
James Madison, in Orange county, Va,
is advertised to be sold at auction in July
next.
Prof. J. /. Campbell has recently
made most favorable report upon
large body of iron land in Rockbridge
county. The Developments thus far
made have been Of the most satisfactory
character, both as regards quality and
quantity.
Forty-two new locomotives and eleY-
en- hundred new cars have been ordered
for the Newport News extension OF the
c. d o. r. r., and fifteen locomotives
and four hundred cars Tor the Big San
dy branch.
By bare majority Of one vote Stan
lev Mathews has at last been confirmed
by the Senate as a Judge OF the United
States Supreme Court.
Ger. Weaver has been making q
speech on Greenbackism in Williams
port, Pa. lie seems 10 think be is still
running for the Presidency, but the
country has already forgotten that he
was ever a candidate for tina! or 4ny
other Ohice.