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

| South, we understand, is about 10 be
revived. Kansas claims to have taken
care of 100000 OF these people, and
seems to be anxious for more.
The German emigration is steadily in
creasing. 4 Hamburg telegram says
$4,000 emigrants have left there tor
America iu the first three months of the
present year, as against 5000 in the
same time last year.
At a meeting OF the colored readjuS-
ters of Fredericksburg, Va, Wednes-
day evening, the course OF Senator Ma
hone was warmly endorsed. One OF
the speakers, Andrew Williams, said
he ''wanted the law so fixed that the
colored man should have the right TO
sit on iuIies, hold office and marry
white womeu"-a sentiment which was
loudly applauded.
Senator Mahone's State convention
of rag-tag, bob tail and speckled repu-
diatcrs will be held at Richmond, Va,
on the 2d of Juue, to nominate candl.
dates Tor Governor and other State OF
ficers. II is now certain that the best
element of the Republican party will
refuse to accept the heresy OF repudia-
ton, and straight Republican ticket
will be put in the field
Charles Baker, of Winchester, jump
cd from a train on the Chcs u .. X.
r., last Friday night week, and was
killed. Il is stated that he was partial
" asleep. and while in this condition
overheard some one make a remark
about a collision, whereupon he hasti
ly arose aud ran to the platform, from
which be at once leaped. The car was
passing over bridge at the time, and
he was dashed to the ground below aud
killed.
Kissing is expensive in Maryland.
Close upon the heels Of the $1,000 paid
10y the Postmaster Of Baltimore Tor a
buss, comes another case in which
Baltimorean has been assessed 5000 tor
stealing kiss from country cousin.
Brooklyn is the safest kissing ground,
after all
Jacob Smith, Of Middlytown, Md,
died Sunday after a brief illness. He
was between 81 and So years old. H.
surauce policies are held by L. 5. De
lauder, J. -. Ahalt, J. Eunis, d.
Young, w. willard, H. L. Sparrow,
( G. Dclauder, 5. VI. Cutler and J. '.
Cunningham to the amount, it is said,
of aboat $4,000. The last policies
were onl! placed last week.
Rev. Frank d. Moore, formerly of
Richmond, Va, but for some time a
prominent divine OF Coviugton, ky,
having been suspended from the minis
try Of the Presby leriau Church on &C
count Of certain loose views, viii prsc
tee law.
Mr.. Scptimus n. TuStin, son Of Mr..
James =. Tustin, and grandson Of the
Rev. Mr.. Soptimus Tus,in, formerly
Pastor of the Presbyterian Church, Ia-
gerstown; has been promoted from the
position Of clerk 10 the Surgeon Geuer,
ais office, /. S. \. Washington, to the
General Service Branch of tina: Office
in the War Department. There were
fifteen competitors for the position.
Major T. b. Ferguson, Of the United
States fish commission has rented cot
tage at Newport. THIS gentleman is a
scu-in.law OF ex-Govcrnor Thomas
Swami, of Maryland Mr.. John Whip
pie, of New York, sud DR.. Z. Shirley
Carter Of Baltimore, who also married
daughters of Gov. Swami, viii be at
Senator Voorhees, and his daughter
will go in few days to the Hot
Springs, Arkansas, to remain a month
for the benefit of his health, sS he has
been suffering from rheumatism. Mrs.
Voorhees, will spend the summer at
Naragansett.
Mrs. \. w. Emmons, wife of the
general secretary OF the Young Mems
Christian Association in Cumberland,
died on Thursday at her home in that
city, after patiently suffering tor nearly
twelve years with a disease that bahed
the skill of all the physicians that at
tended her.
His fortunes waning III the United
States, Grant, il seems, is TO try bis
hand in Mexico The Congress OF that
country has reported fnvorably on mis-
railway project. lie will probably be
running for President down there soor,
especially il the breach in the republi-
can party here widens.
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