Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1883-12-15

the tail-ends of couple Of unimportamt
committees.
IL is said that there is the usual large
number of oiice-seekers in Washington.
sons who want Il place one will be ap-
pointed and nineteen disappointed.
IL there is one thing that the average
Congressman can 10, it is TO Introduce
bills. Several thousand have already
been introduced this session, and about
one in hundred will become law.
KENTUCKY whisky must be getting worse
than ever. During row at Fields still
house, in that State, the other day, five
men became involved in 4 row, and w.
III. Fields shot and fatally wOunded tue
other four fellows.
The Good Tcmplars are going to petition
Congress to prohibit the sale OF liquor in
the Capitol building. Their petition will
hot be regarded, for too many Of our states
men like to have their mint juleps rs con-
ycncnt rs possible.
The cigarette is almost rs deadly rs the
toy-pisiol. John Mara, Il fourteen-ycar-
old boy, was found insensible on the
streets of Hobokcn, y. j., 4 few nights
ago, suffering from nicotine poisoning.
He had smoked too many cigarettes.
The war in Egypt is still being waged,
and the False Prophet recently annihi-
lated another detachment Of troops that
were sent out against him. Dcyvishes are
travelling through the country preaching
holy VAR, and the rebels gain strength
every day
The Philadelphia Times says that this
year has been the most disastrous ever
known in the history OF the American in
surance business. The losses will exceed
100000 900. Many Of the insurance men
say that an advance in insurance rates
will have 10 he made.
NOT thirsting for that Kind Of honor,
John +. Lewis asks Colonel Dechert TO
remove his name from the ticket on which
DecherJ had placed him for Nicc-Presi-
dent. Now that the ticket is broken, why
not reconstruct it with Malone for Presi-
Gent aud Arthur for Yiee-President.
DISPATCH from Rome says that Mgr.
Sayarez, doctor Of civil and canon law,
and until recently the Pope's domestic
preate, has left the Roman Catholic
Church. He WAS received into the COM
munion Of the Episcopal Church by DR..
Dcvin, in st. Paul'S American Church.
SITTING BULL processes to have been
converted, and wants to join the church.
The old chief has two wives, however, and
he is in Il Quandary as to which one he
will give up. As he cannot join the church
until he can say he only has one wife, it
ia likely he will have to remain out of the
fold for while.
FRANCE and China, according to the lat
est dispatches, are Oh the verge of war,
and it is very likely that in short time
the conflict will De actually begun. Should
these two powers become engaged in Il pro-
tracted struggle the effect will be felt upon
all Of the great powers, and the commerce
will be affected in q greater or less degree.
II il stated on good authority that Mr..
Il. 5. Cooper, the celebrated importer Of
Jersey cattle, offered the enormous price
of $40, 900 for the Jersey COW Mary Ann
OF ST. Lambcrts, owned by Mr.. Nalancey
off,.
refused, Mr.. Fuller preferring to remain
the owner of the hest Jersey butter COW
In the world.
NEARLY all the United States Senstors
are rich. Mr.. Fair, of Nevada, is put
down ss the wealthicst man in the Senate.
His riches aggregate SIS 900 900; those Of
Mr.. Miller, of California, 1000, 900; Mr..
Sawyer, Of Wisconsin, $1,000 900; Mr..
Brown, of Georgia, So, O00 900; Mr.. Pal
lner, of Michigan, 81, SOC, 600; Mr.. Sabin,
Of Minnesota, -, 900 900, and so on.
AT largely attended meeting of
straishtout Virginia Republicans in
Washington on Tuesday, Mahoneism was
given The coolest kind of shoulder. 1t
was resolved that a combined and con-
certcd appeal should be made 10 all rcpub-
lcans OF Virginia to return to the party
fold; that MaiIoneism is Il failure and dead
beyond resurrection, and that the only
hope of carrying Virginia in the next
presidential election rests i'll the union OF
the republicans under their own standard.
THERE is no reason why Snowman Bar
mum should MOI lie happy. lie has just
received word from his agent, Mr.. Gay
lord, in Rangoon, India, that he had COM
pleted the purchase Of genuine sacred
white elephant, which had been recently
captured in Siam, and Vas the property
Of Il noblcman of that country. The price
to be paid for the animal WAS 5000, GOO in
gold, of which $50, 900 had been paid. The
animal will leave Bangkok by steamer for
England OH December Sth, and will prob
ably arrive in London some time in Feb
ruary. 1t will not be brought across the
Atlantic until next June.
Mr.. WM. III. VANDERBILT gave another
grand ball at his mansion in New York OH
Tuesday night, which was attended by
about two thousand persons. The supper
was one OF the most elegant ever served
i'll this country, and is said ~ have cost
in the ncighborhood Of $4,000. 1t was
served by Delmence. Each napkin that
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