Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1882-08-19
Editorial Breyitfcs.

II is estimated that during their two
months of self-imposed idleness the labor
ers In the Pittsburg district alone have
lost "a .OOO, 900 in wages. and similar
amount has been lost by those il other
parts of the West.
At Nuremberg Court House, Va, Mon
day afternoon Richard b. Garland was
arranged Oh the charge of having muir
dered Joseph Addison on July IA. He
vss neatly dressed in suit Of blue fall
mel, and was perfectly calm and composed
though very thin and pale from the effects
of his wound and his confinement. he
was attended by his father, Mr.. John K.
Garland, farmer, of Mecklenburg coun-
ty, aud mis- brother, David Garland.
The Greencastle Press says that Z. o.
McI.anahan, Esq, one of our most intel
ligent and active young farmers recently
made a sale Of five colts for the snug sum
of sl.O7l 90. These colts were hot thor
oughbred but partook largely OF the
Percheron blood.
Gen. n. Coz, Jr., has been recognized
as one Of the incorporates OF the Inter-
oceanic ship-canal across Nicaragua. BY
A recent act Of Congress the right 10 pur.
chase the canal is reserved TO the United
States Government whenever IL may be
deemed eXpedient.
There are now five State tickets In the
field ia Pennsylvania, with the promise
of one or two more.
During storm in Salina, Kan, an ice
cart was dragged through the town by its
frightened team, scattering ice-olocHs eV-
ery way. A reputable citizen happening
along saw the ice and wrote 70 his paper
inc
eighty pounds had fallen during the
storm.
A Kentucky man has for clock weights
two pint bottles filled with whiskey, and
the Chicago Tribune says that il Is under
stood that law providing against future
outrages of this kind will be passed by
the next Kentucky legislature.
The amount appropriated during the
past session Of Congress embracing the
regular appropriation bills, the river and
harbor, pensions, the deficiency and mis-
cellaneous appropriations, aggregate
within fraction of two hundred and
niuety-fve millions Of dollars.
During the year ending May, 1881,
one match manufacturing company PAID
for stamps S4,50O,0O0 The tax is two
cents; they are sold to the grocer at
three cents and retailed at five. One
firm manufactures 45,500,000,000
matches, or 277, 100000 6ye-ceuI boxes.
The largest cotton milling enterprise
at the South is claimed TO be that OF the
Eagle and Phoenix Manufacturing Com
pany, Columbus, Ga. This company
has q capital Of two million dollars,
runs three large mills, and employs over
two thousand hands.
Fire insurance agents at Lancaster,
Pa, have given notice that they will
issue no more policies and cancel exist,
ing ones unless the authorities take Wig.
orous measures to suppress iuceodi
arism.
~. T. Barclay, editor Of the Lexing.
ton Gazette, and Major James B. Oar
mau, a prominent readjuster, came &c
blows Monday in front OF the court,
house, growing ont Of an editorial in
! the present issue Of the Gazette reflect
ing on the latter. Neither party was
seriously hurt.
The Independent mOyementin Penn
sylvania in the republican party is de-
signed TO elect the democratic ticket.
The movers in it have practically read
themselves out of the Republican party,
and while proclaining REFORM are
working to put the Democratic party in
power to carry it into effect.