Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1882-06-03
Editorial ekrcy;fic>

Congress or of the pubic, care will ~
taken of the widow and orphan Of Da
Long and not OF them alone. but Of every
widow aud every orphan of the men who
sailed with the Jeanette and have per
ished.
The Greenbackers of PENNSYLVANIA he'll
convention at Harrisburg, on THURSDAY
last, and nominated the following tinker.
Governor, Thomas Armstrong, Of Puts.
burg; observation-disclosures, +. Y. Pow
DERBY, of Scranton; Secretary OF Internal
Affairs, Hon. j. l.. DeWoodS, o. Ncnan
90; CongreSsman-at-La Large, Robert X.
Tomlnson, OF Berkes; Supreme Judge, J
Adam Coke. of Northumberland.
The Rev. Jacob II. Shiphcrd of Pcruvi
an guano notoriety, preached last SUNDAY
in the Congregational Falls Church, VI.
In the course of his remarks he said tina,
Christ denounced all the religions Of His
time, and that if he were to reappear and
preach in any one Of the pulpits Of the
present day, He would not he invited to
preach there again.
On Saturday, May -, Mr.. Benjamin VI.
Slade, of Hartford county, bought tiche,
ut PerrymanS 10 20 10 Washington. The
ticket WAS stated to be good Tor three
DAYS. When returning he Was put OF tho
train ut or near PerrymanS, he claims,
two or three hours before the expiration
of the time. He intends To sue the L. ".
and b. Railroad Company.
BRIGHr's DISEASE OF THE KIpNlys, d.
ABErhs.-No danger from these diseases
if you use Hop BiIlcrS; besides, being the
best family medicine ever made. Trust
no other.
\ Philadelphia young man committed
suicide after trying In vain In win the
, love of the young woman Uf his choi,r,
and left Il note saying: 81 have hrcn rc-
fused by twelve women This i In full
accord with the eternal fitness of things.
ANY man so Internally ngly that not one
woman in twelve will have him ought
to lie. The young man showed excellent
determination.
General Fltzhngh Lee grew particular
" eloquent concerning General Stuart
when speaking At the Hollywood dcrora-
ton Of Confederate graves IN Richmond
the other day. lie Think StnJu was the
best cavalry leader the world ever pro-
duced. General Lee begins Ia show his
age, but his flowing beard and firm car
riage make his appearance pleasing.
CircuseS ARE buying up the horses left
by the late Jesse James, ct Missouri.
There will he over - thousand of the ia
yOrite saddle horses OF James on the road
this season.
At Fredcricksh Va, Ddnston'S pa-
pcr-bag factory and steam printing house
was destroyed by fire and the Catholic
church damaged and parsonage burned,
on Monday last.
Arrivals at Castle Garden, New Nork.
for the week ended Saturday aggregated
70 lgl, making total Of 5000 for the
month thus far. The demand for labor
from all parts OF the country Is uBabaird.
Many Applications are coming IN from
the Southern states, especially from Lou
i-iaHa and Alabama, asking for families ~
i've or six, and the inducements which
are offered are certainly very attractive.
Employment was found for nearly 400
persons last week.
The Mountain Herald IN Somcrs coun-
~, W. Va, has news Of Il destructive bail
storm on Soap Greek, in which hogs aId
other animals were killed by the p'lting
Of hail STONES as large as guinea eggs.
DR.. Brown was caught out In the storm
and considerably hurt, his horse being
knocked down three times. He saved his
life by wrapping his head In his saddle
blanket, aud that Of his horse by putting
the sheep skin over his head.
Henry johnson, who kept General An
drew Jackson supplied with water during
tile battle Of New Orleans anil who clean
ed the warriors sword tic next day, i
living In Obsrlin, Ohio, ut the age OF iV'
years. johnson was sold on the auction
block in King and Queen county, virgin
ia, when eighteen, and served ,olone,
Dick Taylor until transferred TO General
Jackson's household. lie Gid not have
the honor Of acting as General "ashihs-
tons body-seryant.
Gen. Joseph +. Johnston says taat u be
had stald in Congress he would have De-
come a beggar. lie is an insurance man
presumably makes more than $o,Vo
year. -,
Grandmother Plat, the oldest inhaol..
tant OF Niles, Mich, has been reader OF
Pittsfield, Mass, weekly paper Tor .igb-
ty-two years and never has missed NUM-
Der.
Cadet Whitaker has taken 10 the lecture
field. lie will begin TO tell the story %
his wrongs and how his ears were spl' ',
the people Of Buffalo during the present
! week.
The widow Of Jesse James has sgnei
contract 10 furnish facts sufficient 10,
lecture from her husbands career on,
will occupy seat upon the ssgc ""''
the lecture ir being delivered.
General Sherman Is talked about oy ol'
Louis bellies because he actually kissed
whole row Of grown-up girls at receP-
ton. Mark Twain stood on IN corne ,I
during the blissful episode and groa"''
"Who wouldn't march 10 the sea ;.
Mrs. Kate Chase Sprague has finally or
tained divorce from her husband, FL
Senator Sprague, and without The ..'an 70
| OF public trial In eOurt. She mas 49,
the custody OF her daughters, as the MON %, ~
er should. Thus ends, and u VII
, hoped forever, social scandal tna' io m
been greatly magnihed to crafty the "''
OF scandal. t.t.