Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1881-06-11
EDITORIAL ESrcyiIics.


William b. Dorsey, OF Evansville,
Frederick county, Nd, died OF paralysis
Saturday last. lie was a prominent
citizen.
BY the death of Andrew Humrick,
aged 70 years, it is said that about $780,
900 insurance money will be claimed by
policy holders in the neighborhood Of
Emmittsburg, Md, from number OF
insurance companies.
Tuesday afternoon the wife of Mr..
Samuel Mason, prominent citizen OF
Indian Spring district, Washington CO,
Md, committed suicide by drowning
herself in cistern. She leaves n hus-
band and several children, was about
60 years ofage, and has been for some
time suffering from mental depression,
but no such sad result was anticipated.
Fayette county has no license and the
last grand jury returned 453 indict-
ments for unlawful retailing.
An exchange remarks that Blaine is
the only President Of the United States
that was never iuaugurated.
Rev. Lewis a Anderson, formerly of
this State, but more recently of Atchl-
son, Kas., died in the latter place week
before last aged Il years. He was one
Of the most prominent Baptist ministers
in this country.
The late railway king, Col. Thomas
A. Scott, wasn't mach Of politician.
He was warm supporter of the adj
miaistration of Abraham Lincoln, but
at the last presidential election voted
for his old friend, General Hancock.
The immigrants who land at Castle
Garden, according to a careful estimate
bring $40 with them per capita. The
arrivals are now about 10000 per week,
SO that they add 100000 a week to
the currency in circulation.
1t is stated that Mrs. Dahlgren, wild.
ow of Admiral Dahlgren, will have a
Catholic chapel erected this summer on
her beautiful grounds on South Noun
tain, near Boonsboro.
The Office that Fred. Douglas now
holds recorder of deeds of the District
OF Columbia, is worth $4,000 year in
good hard money.
The long expected parasite that is to
destroy the potato,bug has appeared IN
Cecil county. 1t is a small brown bug,
that covers the potato bug in myriads
and sucks the juices ont of their I'M
calmly bodies, leaving their lifeless car
casses to bleach III the sun.
Rev. J. d. Leachman, one of the
most useful Baptist ministers in West
Virginia, died few days ago, leaving
a wife and nine daughters. He was
chaplain in the Confederate army.
Mr.. John w. Garrett returned 10
Baltimore on Wednesday of last week,
after an abseUce Of more than a year in
Europe, and was given grand public
reception by the Mayor and business
men OF the city.
The Right Rev. Thomas Underwood
Dudley, ID. d., assistant bishop of Ken.
lucky, was married on Thursday of last
week to Miss Mary Elizabeth Aldrich,
a daughter of the late Herman Aldricb,
at Calvary Church, New York. There
were no bridesmaids or ushers, as it
was intended that the wedding should
be very private.
1t is estimated that the liquor traffic
costs the United States Government
seventeen dollars for every dollar it re-
ceives from that source as revenue.
A vault in the cemetery at Canton,
o., has been found broken open and the
bodies Of the dead scattered around
The Boston Produce Exchange has
passed resolutions in favor of holding a
worlds fair in that city in 1885.
The revision of the New Testament
is denounced by Rev. T. Dewitt Tai
mage as a mutilation Of Gods Word.
Gen. Fitz. Lee, Gen. w. III. Payne,
Gen. w. H. f. Lee, Hon. John Goode,
Hon. JAS Barbour aud Judge w. r.
Staples are mentioned in connection
with the democratic nomination for
Governor of Virginia.
The reorganization of the Texas
Western Narrow Gauge Railway Com
pany was perfected on Monday, and
Gen. Grant was elected president.