Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1882-01-07
Editorial EsrcVifies.

The Secretary of the State Board Of
Health, of Illinois, is Informed of smallpox
In thirty-seven places in Illinois, allho'
in about two-thirdS of them TIE disease l.
under control.
An explosion occurred Monday at West
Point, VA, on board the steamer West
Point, plying between that place aud Bal
timore There were twelve COlOrcd men
i'm the forward hold at the time, all Of
whom were either killed by the explosion
or burned to death. Five other men
we're aft, slowing cotton. These jumped
overheard, and four Of them were
drowned.
Philips, Marshall q Co., of London,
have concluded the purchase of l,JOO,OO0
acres of land from the State OF Mississippi.
seven hundred and sixty thousand acres
are known As the ''leVee lands, ana ale
located mostly in the lazoo delta, COM
prising some of the richest cotton and
timber land in the South. The intention
of the purchasers is to improve, eoionize
and cultivate tacse lands.
Guiteau has received q blank applica-
lion for an insurance policy on ms lie
from the agents of one OF the sO-callcd
graveyard" insurance companies i'll Ia.
The paper which he is asked To sign pro-
poses $40, 600 in the Reading Mutual Aid
Association for the benefit Of Arthur j.
Bordner. An offer is made to insure
Guiteau's life in other companies up 10
an amount not exceeding 100000.
Articles of incorporation of the Kama
wha Il Chesapeake Railroad Co., have
lust been recorded in Mineral, Hampshire
and Kanawha counties. 1t provides for
the building of railroad from Canelton,
In Kauawha county, TO point near the
mouth of the South Branch, in liamp-
shire county, with right 10 build Il branch
road to the North Branch, in Mineral
county. Certain capitalists of Richmond,
Va, Charleston and Wheeling, are at the
head of it.
The New York State fish commission
will send To any parties i'll the niled
States wishing to experiment in hsh cHi-
ture, from three hundred to five hundred
eggs Of the California mountain trout, on
receipt of fifty cents TO pay for the pack
age. This species is very hardy and a
ysluable game and food fish. Applica-
tions must be made before March, !, 1889,
10 Seth Green, RoChcrtcr, y. y.
Special precautions were taken to guard
President Arthur against the attack of
''cranks" or evil disposed persons, during
the time he was in New York. a special
policeman constantly patrols the east side
If the avenue. in order to be within easy
calling distance in case there should be
any necessity for his presence at the
Presidents house.
Mr.. Jefferson Davis has given To cor
respondent of the Cincinnati Enquirer
this statement in regard to Gen. john
sous charge that he had run away win
TWO or three million dollars i'll specie be-
longing to the Confcderacy: IL do not
believe that Gen. johnson ever made
statement so absurdly false; aud | am
convinced that if any such statement APP
pears in print as having emanated from
him, that Gen. Johnson will promptly
publish over his own signature a denial
of ever having made so VIGOROUSLY false
statement.
According to the Atlanta (Ga.) COnsti-
tuition, Tamah Brooks, who visited the
cotton exposition the other day, is posi-
bly, the oldest colored woman, if not the
oldest person, in America, having reached
the remarkable age of l23 years. She
was born In Roanoke county, in 1888, rs
is shown in the Bible record of the faml-
" of Thomas Yancey. Sac was the prop
erty of William Yancey, and at his death
was given TO his son, Thomas lancey,
for a house servant. At the death OF
Thomas Yanccy she was transferred to
one of the estate. Aunt Tanah is the
mother of seventeen children, all of
whom reached their maturity. Her baby
son, who attends her. is an old white
haired man GO years old.
John w. Guiteau is of the opinion that
his brother, the assassin, will be convict
Ia hn
born M idiot, but in the present state of
public opinion ne believes that whether
saps or insane he will be- punished.
Jackson Showalter's barn, near Dayton,
Rockingham county. Va, with 1000
bushels OF wheat, 800 bushels corn,
horses. 10 cattle, and all his hay and
straw, were consumed by fire last Sunday
night. The work is supposed 10 nave
been done by an incendiary. There was
no insurance.
During the Knights of Pythias' festival
at Shanesville, Tuscarawas county, ohlo,
Saturday night, the floor gave way, pre-
cipitating the company, numbering over
200, TO the fioorbel0w. Two persons were
instantly killed, 10 others fatally injured
and between 20 and so others more or less
bruised or burned. The buildind took
fire almost instantly, producing a scene OF
the widest excitement. The lights were
nearly all cXtinguished, leaving the
shrieking, struggling mass Of humanity
TO erope their way from the ruins almost
Ia the dark. The fire was subdned i'll
short time.
Col. Vim. Richardson, a we'll known
citizen Of Frederick, Md, aged 81 years,
aud late Sheriff of that county, died OH