Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1881-12-03
Editorial Esresifies.

I position on account OF ll!-Dealtn- Ills sue
ccssvr will probably be Rev. Father Ma.
gtlirc Father Healy rs 10 take i trip &c
Europe.
The former wife of the assassin Guiteal
has arrived in Washington. She sayS SHE
never regarded him as insane.
Rev. Charles j. :. Mayo, late assistant
minister OF st. Johns Church, Hampton
4 Va, will take charge OF his parish in King
George county on Sunday next.
Miss Matte c. Bragg, a daughter Of the
! late Governor Bragg, OF North Carolina,
was married in Petersburg Oh Wednesday
to Mr.. Robt. w. Prichard,a merchant OF
that city.
All the counties in Virginia have been
! heard from and Cameron, read uster, has
4,OO4 majority for Governor.
Tuesday afternoon Thos. lass, living
two miles above South Branch, in West
! Virginia, went out into field TO catch
/ some horses. Not returning search WAS
made. and he was found lying in Il field
! inscusibe, with his skull crushed. lie
J died in few hours. 1T is supposed the
/ injury WAS received from kick by one of
! the horses. t.t
Narrow guage railroads few years ago
! were uuknown.in Teas. That State now
/ possesses 800 miles OF these roads, is build
! ing as many more, and has in prospect
: inuumerahle other lines. BY the building
! Of the New Orleans Red River and Texas
! Railroad, which is now in course of rapid
| construction, the Crescent City vii. be
! placed i'll con ncction with these roads. z
The London Daily News in an article
! OIL the GHiteau trial says: at seems OBJ
viou$ that the question of Guiteau'S sanity
and responsibility is a matter of word
chopping and Of psychological casuistry.
! Guiteau is perfectly well aware of the ma
| ture Of the act We might say that Gni-
tcau was crazcd, just is so many people
are called Cracked who are yet acknowl-
edged 10 be fit To control their own affairs.
Ii Guiteau is declared insane, a vast num-
Der of people like hin-fcather-br Drained,
conccitcd fools-will justly infer that they
too, may indulge III eceentricities and
murder
Mr. Kellogg, the last of the carpet bag
Senators, recently visited the State lIc
iraHduleutiy miSreWcsents, but never
showed himself publicly While there, AMI
spent lis time in lifting about, under
cover OF darkness, among the negro polili-
Cal committees, consulting With them i'll
reference To the federal patronage at bis
disposal. There have been greater out
RACES inflicted upon the South by the
North than Mr.. kellogg's retention Of the
seat he occupies in the Senate, but none
Of longer duration.
1t i said that ar. =. Clay Grig-by Late
rcadjustcr candidate for the Legislature
from Campbell! and Lynchburg, will prob
ably succeed Judge James Garland as
Judge of The Corporation Court VI Lynch
burg.
The Chesapeake and Ohio has put f.
900, 900 bonds on the market, Scctsrcu by
mortgage on thccomplcted road TO New
port News. The bankers the road say
that the net income Of The road last year
WAS over $3.50, 900.
Gen. Rufus ingalls,, of Maine, is to sue
cced Gen. Montgomery {. MeiSS, Of
Georgia, rs Quartermlstcr General of the
Army. Gen. NJ. has filed for many years
the position. Gen. L. was, during The
war, OIL the stan of Gen. Grant.
}. Stanley Brown, the efficient Private
Secretary of President Garfield, and,
Since his death, OF President Arthur. has
resigned, to become Il member OF the new
banking firm OF BateHlan, Brown IL Co.,
at Washington. Before entering actively
upon his duties rs amembcr OF the firm
he will arrange FOR publication the papers
OF President Garfield.
On Sunday night Chris. Davis, colored,
was taken from the Jail III Athens, Ohio,
by Il mob, lni hanged to bridge over the
Hooking river. He was charged with out
ragcous assault upon Mrs. Locke. The
mob promised if he would confess they
would take him back to jail. Davis then
then said, Il am the MAN." whcrcupon
they swung him up.
1900 900 i'll claims has been received ut
the Treasury Department for mourning
decorations, OH the public building thro'-
out the country, in memory OF the Late
President.
Senator Vest, of Missouri, has presented
to the st. Louis Historical Society paper
which he claims is the original order of
Gen. Robert +. Lee diSbahdng the Con-
fcdrrate army of Northern Virginia. Mr..
Vest says the paper WAS placed in his
hands by some who was loyal to the cause
for which that army fought, and who ac-
ccpled in good faith the results of its de-
feat"
Mrs. Senator BayTd was belle and
famous musician in her youth. Her name
was Louisa Lee, and she was Nirgiliian.
\ WORLD or GooD.-One of the most
popular medicines now before the Amcri-
can public. is Hop Bittcrs. You see it
everywhere. People take it wiki good
effect. 1t builds them up. 1t Is not as
pleasant TO the taste a. some other Bliters
a. il is not Il whiskcy drink. 1t is more
like the old fashioned bOue set tea that has
done Il world of good. If you don't feel
just right try Hop Bitters.-Nunda News.
III" &. b. Mann. Il wcll-known and
highly respected colored barber Of Win
chester lfaniliarly known rs ''Blucher,O
died at bis residence on Saturday, 10Th Of
November, after bricfbut painful illness
of BriSht's disease. He waS an attache of
the Winchester Light Infantry, and gen
orally accompanied them OH their parades
and excursions. They evinced their re-
spcct for him by attending his funeral on
Monday, in uniform, with sidearms. Be-
sides the military, a number ofother willie
citizens followed his remains to the grave.
The lodge of colored Odd Fellows also
turned out, and lie was buried in accord
auce with the rites of that Order. The
colOred band, playing solemn music led
the procession. He was native Of Win
chester, son of James Mann, also well
known barber. He was industrious, hon
orablc, polite and was universally popu-
lar with the white people, who recognized
and appreciated bis worth.
TO CONSERVATIVES.