Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1882-02-04
Editorial kSrcYirics.

Judge Black wants the Democratic NOM
nation. Tilden says he is going to have it.
Hancock mutely waits. Many Shrcwd
Democrats assert that Judge Davis will
be the man.
The smallpox scare in Richmond is
about over, and Norfolk, which WAS
threatened with an epidemic of panic
stricken Readiustcrs from the Legislature
cougratuIates herself upon escaping the
ailliction.
w. j. Walker, late of the Gilsey House,
New Y DIRK, has been appointed suprriE-
tendcnt of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road Company's hotel system, with head
quarters at the Queen City Hotel, Cum
berand. He succeeds Capt. j. L. Duke
hart.
The residence of William Major, Of Gull
pepper county, Va, was destroyed by fire
on Tuesday night of last week, with all
the furniture. The house, which vas one
OF tile largest and best in the county, was
built by Capt. Phillip Slaughter, of the
Revolution, nearly Il century ago, bat, be-
ing of the very best material, it would
have been good FOX many years To come.
The homestead was known rs Spring
field"
The L. ). Supreme Court has decided
that bonds or stocks exempt from taxation
in State where they were created. and
owned in another state, may be taxed as
personal property by the latter state, if
the laws of the latter state so provide.
Three Young ladies were drowned in
tho Shenandoah river. near Broadway,
Rockingham county, Va, Tuesday last,
whilst attempting to cross on a frall
structure. Two of them were sisters,
aged Is and Is years, respectively, and
and were daughters of Michael Faidley.
The other was Miss Lena Wilt, about
81 years of age. The bodies of Miss
Wit and the younger Miss Faidley
were recovered, but the third body had
not been recovered at last accounts.
p. II. Gunckcl & Co, of Dayton,
Ohio, have purchased The property
known rs Hog Island, in James river,
near jamestown, Va, containing 2,2G0
acres. These gentlemen are noted stock
raisers, and will devote their new prr-
chase to stock raising purposes. They
will expeud from $4,000 to $4,000 in
improving the property.
Capt. John I'iIghman, of Maryland,
for several years conductor on the
Western Division of the Chesapeake
and Ohio Road, fen under the train at
Nuttalsburg Monday aud had both his
legs cut off. II is thought his injuries
are mortal.
Edward Umhollz, prominent citizen
of Gratz, small town a few miles from
Harrisburg, Pa, died last week of small
pox, but the natures of The disease was
not given by the physician and there
was a large attendance at the funeral.
The sickness Of three children followed,
and of those at the funeral II are down
with the disease.
Two Mormon elders by the name OF
Ingle and Boune left Fayetie county,
says the Chambersburg Herald, on foot
for Franklin county last week. They
profess to have been quietly working in
the latter county before, and to have
n.ade number of conversions.
The Middletowu Register announces
that diphiheria has made its appearance
/ in that valley. Three deaths from the
disease have occurred in The family OF
Mr.. CobleuIz, living about l2 mile:
from Middietown Mr.. Coblen;z has
been a regular attendant at the Fred
erick market, aud IT Is supposed the
/ family contracted the disease by this
means.