Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1883-12-08

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y. w. 81 III. L. Snyder,
EDITORS AND pRoPRIEToRs.
sHgPHsRosToWa, WEST VIRGINIA.
Saturday. December -, 1883.
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The Congressional mill has been set
a-grinding. and the eyes Of the country
are watching the process.
DR.. BAGBy, the well known Virginia
hhmoyist and satiIist, died in Riehmond
on Thursday Of last week. He was %
years Of age.
lr seems as though China and France
will settle their differences without blood
shed after all. England having offered her
services Us Il mediator.
O'DoNNELL, the slayer of Carey, the
informer, has been found guilty OF murder
and sentenced TO be hung OH the 18th of
December. His trial lasted but two days.
Ex-Governor STEPHENsOX died at his
residence i'll Parkersburs, Thursday OF
last week. lie WAS prominent in the pol
tiles of this State for number OF years
prior TO his death.
Two Kentucky ladies prcscnted Speaker
Carlisle with George Washington
hatchet composed of lowers and satin. Ii
seems like irony to give Il Ratchet to any
one except newspaper man.
AN aged colOred couple in Terra ilaute,
Ind, who have Lad twenty-five children,
four of whom were killed i'm the war, de-
cline pension. saying that the govern
mcnt had done enough for them III cman-
ripating their race.
The worthy citizens Of Baltimore are
very much excited because some vandal
broke the tails OF of four stone lions which
adorned handsome bridge. As there is
40 hope OF the caudal appendagc growing
out again. they will have TO ger new lions.
Miss HANSON, the belle of Maple Park,
ILL.,, hanged herself in corn crib Oh
Wednesday last because her lover was all
.,icted 10 whisky aud her father would not
let her marry him. She left Il note saying
she WAS broken-hcartcd and hoped 10 meet
her lover in heaven.
TmE Washington monument has reached
height of 40 feet, and work has been
stopped until next spring. With all of
its enormous weight il is but l-G4th Of an
inch-the thickness of a shec. of stout
writing pnpcr-out OF plumb. The mon
llment will be about $50 feet high when
completed.
The main walls OF the Mormon Temple
in Salt Lake City have just been COM
pleted. They were begun twenty-eight
years ago, and thus far the cost has been
$500 900. IT is now the dizzy OF Con-
greSS to pull down these walls and eXter-
inmate. root and branch, that monstrous
crime called MormoniSm.
LAST week thirty-eight students out of
class of forty-SiX left the National Col
Iege OF Pharmacy, in Washington, in con-
sequence of the admission to the college
course of cOOred man. The students
had protested against his admission, and
when he was allowed to attend the lee
lures they left I'm body.
IN the report OF the Secretary of the
Treasury, just published, it is suggested
,Lot the trade dollar be called in and re-
deemed by the standard silver dollar. The
Secretary also suggests the total abolition
OF the internal revenue system, except
the tax on fermented liquors, and on the
circulation OF the national banks.
IT is said that VIM. III. Vanderbilt owns
1850, 600 in four per cent bonds, draft
for the interest on which is mailed TO him
quarterly from the Treasury. The inter-
est on these bonds is Us follows: Per an
mum, Sl,ss2, 900; per quarter, $40, 800;
month, sl56, S33 .33ls #; per day, s., 1860;
per hour, $2H.Si; per minute, S3.3S.
Mr.. EpMuNps has introduced into Con-
gress bill for the establishment of
postal telegraph system. and new civil
rights bill. Mr.. Logan introduced bill
TO appropriate and expend $50, 1000, 900,
derived from the internal revenue taxes
aud the sale of public lands, for the edu-
cation Of all children living i'll the United
States.
IION. JAMES q. BLAINE publishes letter
i'm which he makes proposition TO divide
pmOng the several States, according to
population, the $50 ,OOO, 600 derived an
nually from the tax upon spirtuons liq-
uors. This would give West Virginia
about 81 ,00o,OO0 Mr.. Blaine opposes the
reduction of the internal revenue upon
whisky and tobacco.
The Spirit Of the Valley, the organ Of
the Readjustcrs at llarrisonburg, Va,
published by Col. Daniel Dcchcrt, has
gone over to the Republican side of the
fence, and heads its editorial columns
with the names Of Chester \. Arthur for
President and John +. Lewis, Of Virginia,
for Vice President. Notwithstanding this
fact, however, we are still not without
hope for Democratic victory.
The annual message of President Ar
thur was read to both Houses of Congress