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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1882-01-14

a. BALLOON rAscENsIoN.-A grand
Balloon Ascension will take place III Col
lege Square, in this place, on this Satur-
day evening, JANUARY 18th, by the ''June
Bug Stevens Balloon Company" They
have secured one Of Harris Meteoric Bal
looms which will present novel and de-
Iightful display of fireworks, such as
bursting bombs and lighting meteors, al
together making one Of the most beautiful
scenes ever witnessed. They have also
secured Criswell's Celebrated Cornet
Band to discourse music on the occasion.
The balloon has been received and will
positively be sent of on the above named
evening. ... ..........
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1882-01-14

cy South Florida is receiving large
per cent of the immigration which con-
tinues to how into that State in an unin-
tcrrupted aud by no means minute stream.
sanford, ia Orange comfy, has grew
from the little village of six dwellings
and postotfice of six years ago to large
and prosperous town with numerous fine
business houses, elegant hotels and hand
some private residences. Maitland and
Orlando, in the same county, have in 4
few years grown into large and flourish
ing towns. Hundreds OF orange groves
relieve the monOtony of the once unbrOk-
en- forests of the pine. Thicl>ly settled
neighbOrhoods have sprung into existence
on every side, and the howl of the wolf is
replaced by the ringing of the settlers
axe These vast transformations have
been accomplished, for the most part, in
the last ten years.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1882-01-14

CELL the sale of pews in Plymouth
Church may be taken as All indication,
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher's popularity
is on the wane. The annual sale of pcws
in Plymouth Church took place Tuesday
evening. MIR. Beecher was there. and
made the usua! characteristic speech be-
fore the auctioneer commenced. Mr..
Bcecher referred 20 the great prosperity
of the country and of the great work eX-
pected of Plymouth Church. Then the
auctioneer used his most persuasive pow
ers, but the sale was a. decided drag, and
the saIe aggregated only SSS, 1873. against
$42,3l2 last year, a falling of of about
$4,000. The first choice brought only
$500, against 500 last year, Mr.. Storrs,
treasurer OF the church, being the pur-
chaser Mr.. II. B. Clatlin, who paid 800
for the first choice last year, was coatent-
ed this year with second choice, which he
got for 400.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1882-01-14

- The City Council met OF Monday.
night last and passed the following bills:
WIN. L. Arthur 99cts; John III. little
$1,000; II. ID. kearfott Sll.65. 1t was
moved by John r. Reyes that the ques-
ton Of "License or no License" be sub
mitted to the voters at the next corpora
ton election, said motion was carried.
The Council has passed and ordered to be
paid, since the first of April last until the
first of the present month, bills amount
ing to S790.s3. Mayor Duke made re-
port of the fines and pcddler's license from
April until january TO be $l27.2s. Com-
Gil adjourned to meet on tile and Monday
of February. .. Dr. .....
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1882-01-14
s8- An element of Giscord has broker

sH An element of GiscOrd has broken
out among the members Of the Mormon
Church which promises to be a valuable
assistance in the future work of destroying
polygamy. \ body of the members have
renowned the doctrine and refuse 70 pay
any more tithes, on the ground that poly
gamy and blood atonement were intro
duret by Brigham Young contrary TO the
original belief. 1t is believed that great
many who still profess allegiance to the
old church secretly sympathize with the
seceders. and that nothing but fear of
the powers of the elders prevents large
proportion of the followers from renoun-
cling the objectionable features u the So
Ciety.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1882-01-14
IIarpcr's Ferry Notes.

Capt. Geo. Green has removed from the
old stand at the x. X. Station 10 his new
hotel, Mountain View House, OH Shenan-
dOah Street.
At the corporation election op Thurs
day of last week 5. v. YLntis, Esq, was
elected Mayor; Chas. II. Trail, Recorder;
John \. McCrcight, \. c. Bracket, Phil
ip Engle, Alex Murphy, James McGraw,
Cuunciimcu.
The winter Germ at S;orer College
opened in the new building. Anthony
Hall, Jan. ,, with nearly TWO. hHnGrrG
pupils.
This community Was very much asi;ated
a few weeks ago by 4 reported case OF
SMALLPOX. II proved 70 be light case OF
variol1id. The party has recovered with
out giving it TO others and we all breathe
more fee. !.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1882-01-14

~ Governor Hamilton, of Maryland,
with the assistance of the new city admin
istration in Baltimore, is giving the ring
democrats and bossiSm in general bad
scare. :, The democratic ring in Maryland,
and particularly in its operations in Balti-
more, has been about as bad as could be.
For years the most outrageous frauds have
been committed ut the elections, and it
has never been possible to get any one
adequately punished. Gov. Hamilton
voiced the better sentiment of the State
in denouncing ring methods and demand
ing important reforms some time ago, and
among the first results was the election of
an anti-rirg mayor in Baltimore. The
fight will be continued in the Legislature
now in session, and the democrats Of the
State whose Judgment has not been blind
ed know very well that if the ring ism It
destroyed democratic ascendency III Mary
land will be. t..
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1882-01-14

cE- When the arrears of pension bills
was first proposed, $4,000 was the limit
of its expenditures; when it passed the
House the figures were SIC, 100000; when
the Senate was acting upon it the estimate
was 49,, 000, 900; now that this swindle has
been fastened upon us, the President Of
the United States says il will call for
1885, 200, 600; and extension Commission
er Bentley says it will take at least $780,
600, 900 to satisfy the claims that will be
made under it. And still the claims are
not all in. We will await the next esti-
mate with some curiosity.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1882-01-14

sw DR.. Talmage delivered discourse
recently on what he called "Guiteauism, :"
which he characterized rs able-bodied
beggary. Such men propose TO live by
their wits. They are trying to see what
they can pick up. They hang round the
headquarters of the political parties to see
if there are any crumbs and hurrah for
the candidate who they think will be
successful. Washington is full of them.
All the trees around the White House
were full of these crows when Garfield
was shot. That frightened them off their
roosts, but they are now as thick as ever.
They are as strong and enthusiastic now
for Arthur Is they were for Garfield then.
Their chief apostle is Guiteau. The most
of them will soon be Respondent and mad
enough to suit anything from President
down TO a sapling. The most Of them will
come home with no official appointments
and without a cent in their pockets. What
then will they do? Borrow, of course, bor-
row, They will not think Of getting
work 1t is only we vulgar people who
work Again, "Guiteauisin" stands for
those who employ the cloak of religion to
cover up their turpitude. The assassin
was successful prayer-meeting eXhorter.
lie was usher at revival meetings; he
quotes scripture glibly; lie has been a
member of the Methodist church, the
Presbyterian church and the Baptist
church. lie has hOnored pretty much all
our denominations except the EpiscOpa-
liam; but as the Apostle Judas was hung,
Guiteau may yet in one sense be in the
line of apostolic succession. Membership
of the church was TO him n great field of
usefulness, for it enlarged his oppOruni-
~ aud gave him more facility for the chief
end of such men-the borrowing of mon
ey. He is only 4 ripe illustration Of that
class of people in tile churches, who wor-
ship God on Sunday and the devil all the
rest OF the week; some of them are yes
trymen, elders, deacons or Sunday school
snperntendents. and prominent professors
of religion; while they are rotten clear
through. ' W..
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1882-01-14
Trespass Notice.

TIE undersigned hereby forewarn all
i persolis from tress passing upon tier
farm, miles North Of Shepherdstown,
from hunting, fishing. hunting berries,
or riding, driving, walking, or trespas-
sing in any way Whatever, as they will en-
force the law against all who violate the
same. THOMAS TURNER,
ROB~r Z. TURNER.
Jan. II 3w
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1882-01-14

sE- Before resuming the trial of Gui-
teau at Washington on Monday last, the
prisoner, after expressing his desire to say
!, few words said 81 have about seven
or eight hundred letters that i expect to
examine as soon as have time. a good
many are from ladies, expressing sympa-
thy and praying that be acquitted.
desire to thank the ladies of America for
their sympathy. On saturday received
a check for 81 900 from the stalwarts of
BROOKLYN, also one for 500 from the stall
warts of New York. l desire to call on
other stalwarts to show their hands with
cheeks" (Angrily TO the bailitfs:) ''Keep
quiet and mind your business. Don't in
terfere with me when L am speaking"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1882-01-14

MURDER By AN OLD OFFENDER.-Sat-
urday night, during an alteration in
Donnellcy's bar room, No. 23l5 Penn
sylvauia Avenue, near the Washington
statue, Joshua Anderson shot and killed
James Carr. The two men had been
drinking together most ot the afternoon
Of that day. Anderson is over so years
old, and it is said this is the second,
perhaps the third man he has killed
one 30 years ago at llagerstown, Md,
while he was tow path hoy on the
canal Fo: this he was sentenced TO
the pententiary tor life, but after serv-
ing fifteen years was pardoned out.
lie was suspected of killing man prior
to that on the canal near Georgetown.
The jary returned verdict in accor-
dance with the testimony, and Ander-
son was sent to jail Ivy the coroner.
Anderson is native of Fairfax county,
Virginia.-WashingfOa Ecening Star
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1882-01-14

rCAR AND SULPHUR SOAPS-For
1 the removal of pimples, and the cure
Of local skin diseases. Nothing is so con
vemient and so certain as Prof Lorne's
Tar and Sulphur Soaps. They are pleas
ant TO use and cheap.
BAKER s. McMURRAN.
Jan. II. 1882. 4w
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1882-01-14

sS" The following letters and postal
cards remain uncalled for in the Post or
flee ut this place. Letters-Miss Emery
Emsminger, Mrs. Mollie Flood, Mr.. Tim
Haymer, Miss Kate NJ. Thomas, Jane Il.
Taylor, Henry Price, Mr.. John MOyese
Mr.. John Sly. Postal Cards-Mr. Rob
Dumgest, r. E. Thomas, e.. Groves, II. S.
Lupton, Chas. Gilkinson, Mr.. Thos. D..
Creswell, Miss Milly Turner, Mr.. Willard
Walters.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1882-01-14

NARBOLIC SOAPS-FOr Toilet, Nurs-
" cry and Disinfcctant purposes, and rs
q precaution against smallpox, diptheria
and scarlet fever. Nothing is 50 simple
and 80 eilicacious as the use Of CarbOlic
Soaps.
BAKER d MCMURRAN.-
Jan. II, 1882. 4w
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1882-01-14
Horrible Mormon Crime.
A WOMAN DIsMEMBERED FOR REVEALING
THE SECRETS OF THE CHURCH.

A WOMAN DIsMEMBBRED FOR REVEALING
TIE SECRETS OF THE CHURCH.
One crime, that was committed here
only short time ago | must describe.
Mrs. Maxwell came 10 Salt Lake City
with her husband in 1869. Two years
afterward her husband took another
wife, and one year subsequent he was
sealed to the third. Mrs Maxwell had
two sons, aged respectively fourteen
and sixteen years. Their father urged
them TO 90 through the Endowment
House and become Mormons, bound by
all the oaths of the Church. Mrs. Max,
we'll objected and in order to prevail
over her SOUS she told them the secrets
of the Endowment House. The penal
ty for revealing these secrets is dismem
berment of the body, cutting of the
throat, and tearing out of the tongue.
Mr.. Maxwell overheard his wife, being
in an adjoining room, and forthwith he
informed the elders, who sent for the
unfortunate woman aud her two sons.
They were taken into what is called the
dark pit" blood-atoning room under
Brigham Young's house. The woman
was then stripped Of all her clothing,
and then tied on her back TO large
table. Six members of the priesthood
then performed their damnable crime;
they first cut off their victims tongue,
and then cut her throat, after which her
legs and arms were severed. The sons
were compelled to stand by and witness
this dreadful slaughter Of their mother.
They were then released and given
twentyfour hours to get out OF the Ter
ritory, which was then an imposslblity.
The sons went directly to the house OF
friend, TO whom they related the
butchery of their mother, and getting
package of provisions they started, but
on the following morning they were
both dead-they had met the Danites.
One other case similar TO the above &C.
Cured about five years ago in The City
Hall. These arc truths, and the lady
to whom the sons told the story is viii
ing to make affidavit TO the facts If she
can be guaranteed immunity from Nor
mon vengeance. Sail Lake letter 10
tt. Louis Republican.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1882-01-14

COLDS AND COUGHS-Do not be an
" noycd with coughing, when such
pleasant remedies Is Globe Flower, Bulls
Syrnp, German Syrup, Piso's Cure, llOrc-
hound Syrup, AdamsOn's BalSam, Rad
ways Resolvent, Cherry Pecloral, SCOTS
and Camm's Emulsion, and TUFTS EXpcc-
torant, can be had so cheap.
BAKER IL MCMURRAN.
Jan. II, 1882. 4w
d HFUMATISM-This painful disease
IL can BE- culcd in n few days by the use
of observation-disclosures and the Rhcu-
matte pains relieved by the use Of st.
jacobs Oil, Railway. Ready Relief, Ro-
man Liniment, Centaur Linimcns, &c.
1t only requires II trial.
BAKER 81 Mem IRAN.
Jan. II, 1882. Iw
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1882-01-04
The First Oil Well.

| A story is published in Cumberland
Valley newspaper to the effect that oil
was found in large quantities near BRlrxs-
vile, Kentucky, as early as 1928. I'm
fortunately all the witnesses are dead.
It is claimed, however, that some of the
oil Is still retained In bottles, but We VIII
have to insist that this testimony is not
competent. The article appeared Ia the
Cumberland Courier, and Is as follows:
Some time since we read an article In a
Northern journal making the statement
that Colonel Drake, who put down the
first oil well In Pennsylvania, had been
pensioned for the great discovery made
by him. The fact is Indispensable that
Colonel Drake did first sink a well for
oil in Pennsylvania, yet, many years
previous to that company of Cumber-
land County gentlemen, who are long
since deceased, formed oopartnership
for the purpose of boring for salt water,
and in pursuance thereof they sunk o
well near the town of huntsville, Ken
lucky, about two and half miles from
this place, on the Columbia Road.
When they had reached the depth of
eighty feet they struck petroleum In
great quantities. 1t flowed for two
weeks, filing Ranox Greek bridge deep,
and running off into the Cumberland
River, covering the river for twenty
miles, when some miscellaneous chap set
fire to it, In consequence of which naviga-
ton was impossible for days. 1t is
estimated that thousands of barrels
escaped from this well at that time, and
thousands since. This was in 1928.
Some of our oldest citizens remember
this, and viii verify our statement. 1t
was the first and is the oldest oil well IN
the world. At this time the company,
knowing nothing of its value, it's use
and qualities, abandoned, the work. In
the course of time, however, some enter
prising quack doctor, strolling through
the county, discovered that it had great
medicinal qualities as hniment
He therefore engaged with the owners
of the wen to deliver to him, in bottles,
great quantities, to be shipped North,
where he prepared and sold it for medical
ailments of all sorts, shipping 10 Europe,
as well, where it soon became very
popular, and called and known there as
the American Oil, /" from which circum7
stances the well was called, and is now
known here as the "Old American Oil
Well" There is now large number OF
bottles filed and corked, ready for ship
ment, as per contract made with the
owners, still IN possession of Mr.. Ed.
Baker, son of one of the company, which
was never, for some reason, delivered.
We have seen the oil, and can certify to
its superior quality. Since this time
(IS65), when TO strike oil was a fortune,
many wells have been sunk in the county
with like success; in fact, the county is
full of oil, and the wells sunk too numer-
GUS to mention. 1t is only question Of
time as to its development.-PctroIe~na
World.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1882-01-04
TEE FAMILY RECORD.


"This n1.ched stick, suspended here
Beside tha great hall door,
Hides many quaint and curious page
OF unwrit family lore;
It holds the record Of our lives,
Each notch q Ftory tails,
And in its nyste markB and signs
Our family history dwellR.
"'Twas not 80 now, when We were young,
Our schools were precious few,
And also very FAR bekween-
Our county numbered two
And fifteen miles in Wtntor tina.
Was rather FAR 10 got
Remembering that the winters then
We're not devoid Of snow.
"And 10 tbs schooling we obtained
CMyseif and husband Dick1,
Consisted all In marks and Eigns
And notcbes on stick
blush not here 10 own thka fact;
The blame II blame tharm be-
Must al attach 10 circumstance
And not to Dick and ma
"This preface on the end, we notcAsd
just sixty years ago,
where we had buflt our little hat
And moved in, through tbs snow;
The worldly wealth we then poaSeaSec.
IN not essay-to hide,
Consisted IN . yoke Of steers,
log-ehaan, AK and slide
But we were young and hopeful, and
Esteemed our prospects, fair,
The richness OF our mutual love
Relieving every care;
We dwelt within a little world
All eacredly our own,
Basking in smiles and johnny-cake,
Living on love and pone.
"This notch denotes the day and date
When little Dick was born,
The first Of June, in twenty-RinN-
just nfty years this morn
Poor boy he was not with N long,
His sands Of life were fswi
For here notahed him or again
In April, forty-twol
"with doubtful, trembling hands, mads
This ugly notch myself,
When Daisy married wild Jack Jonas,
And moved OF to hsrssh;
I had 10 confidence in JACK,
He'd lived n reckless life;
Twas only under my protect
That he obtained his wife. -
" But Daisy brought about change.
AZ good wife ever can,
And Jack has long Eincs settled dswn
And proved himself = man;
They swn i've hundred acres OF
The very best Of land,
And have a genteel balance left
or ready cAsh on hand
sour cash account we've always kspa
Upon this separate stick
make no entries here myself,
But leave Ii all to Dick.
Each notch a thousand represents,
In al just sixty-four,
Ard, should the crops prove fair this year,
Wen add about ave mora
We've always kept our business square,
And strHightsr than . string;
Have fairly dealt with all the world
And owe no man n thing.
we've lAbored honestly and well
For every cent we've got
And old age finds us happy and
Contented with our lot"
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1882-01-04
Had to Do IL.

A most curious freak is reported from
Castalia, ON the c., S. and Q. Railroad.
A young woman boarded the express
who was running the train, states that
while the train was running at the rate Of
twenty miles an hour, she jumped of
and turned several immodest hand
springs. The train stopped OH the signal
OF her red stockings, when 10! she was
found comparatively lunhurt. She had
struck on, sand-pile. She claims she
was seized with desire to jump off the
train which she could not resist -COiual-
bus Times
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1882-01-04
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The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1882-01-04

THE last agricultural returns of Great
Britain show that the growth of woods
and forests is going on very fast, and in
the last five years has increased their
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The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1882-01-04

WESTWARD.

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