Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1883-10-06
ITEMS OF INFER EST.

Gen. James L. Moorehead, Il prominent
citizen of Parkcrsburg, w. Va, died last
week.
Gen. B. T. Butler has been nominated
by the Democrats for reelection as Gov
ernor Of Massachusetts,.
Mr.. Nichols, farmer, near Lcesburg,
Va, committed suicide by hanging him
self to a rafter in his barn on Monday.
Daniel Dillon, notorious bully, insult
cd Robert 3. Payne, a farmer, in saloon
at st. Joseph, Mo-, Saturday evening.
Payne stabbed and killed Dillon.
An explosion Saturday evening at the
California powder works, Stegis Station,
Cal, resulted in the death of forty Chi
nese out of forty-two. One white man
was injured.
There has been war among the great
New York daily papers. Nearly every
paper has reduced its price, and any of
them can now be bought for two cents
copy. The former prices were three and
four cents.
n. b. Ainsworth, young Choctaw In
dian, who was graduated recently from
Roanoke College, Va, was married few
days ago to Miss Thompson, the daughter
of James b. Thompson, a wealthy planter
Of Roanoke county, Va.
During a thunderstorm Saturday night
the residence of Harvey Wheeler, situated
IN Amherst, n. H., was struck by light
ming, and Mrs. Wheeler was killed. Water
being scarce upon the premises, Wheeler
cxtinguiShed the fire with milk.
The boilers of the steamer Colorado,
which left the Cock at Chicago Saturday
night, exploded with terrific force when
the steamer was Il quarter of n mile out.
Three men were killed, Il number wound
ed, and the steamer was badly broken up.
At Pittsburg, Pa, Saturday, John G.
Gordon, X. NJ. Geary and Albert Cruzen,
members of band of highway robbers
who operated extensively III Maryland,
West Virginia and Western Pennsylvania,
were sentenced to 20 years each in the
Western penitentiary.
The remains of 10Y Confederate soldiers
are being removed from the National
Cemetery at Arlington, and are to be re-
inferred in the Confederate Cemetery ut
Raleigh, y. G.. The remains will be met
at Raleigh on the 18th by the Governor
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military.
A special from Cclina, Ohio, says that
John Cantwcll, 4 farmer, GO years old, re-
siding four miles north of that place, shot
and killed his wife Saturday morning,
while she was digging potatoes. He used
a revolver, with which he shot her in the
head, and then shot himself dead, putting
two balls in his chest.
l. II. Campbell, a contractor, building
five miles of the Ohio River Railroad
track in Tyler county, w. Va, is reported
to have left for parts unknown, to the re-
greet of creditors and workmcn. lie is
charged with borrowing from the Italian
laJorers in his employ and other persons
in the neighborhood.
King Alfonso OF Spain recently paid a
visit to Paris, and in passing through TIE
streets was hOOted and ieercd ut by crowds,
and grossly insultcd and even threatened
violence to his person. The King cut his
visit short and returned home. His peo-
pie are greatly excited over the ill-treat-
ment of their sovereign, and serious re-
suits may follow.
The Touring mill of Vim. Tanguary, at
Brucetown, Frederick county, Va, was
burned Thursday night last, together with
5000 bushels OF wheat, the miller (NIr.
Dougherty) and his wife barely escaping
with their lives. The mill was insured for
So, 1000; no insurance OH the wheat. The
fire is supposed to have originated from
friction Of the machinery.
The express car of the Pacific Express
Company on the Eel river branch Of the
Wabash, ST. Louis and Pacific Railroad,
bound west, when near Peru, Ind, early
Friday morning was broken into by three
masked men, who bound and gagged the
express messenger, Bert LOOMS, and rob
bed the safe of $4,000, besides taking all
the other valuables in the car.
Two passenger trains on the West Shore
Railroad collideG between st. townsville
and Fort Plain, y. y, on Monday. Two
engines, two baggage cars ard one smok-
ing car were completely wrecked. Michael
Lyons, of Utica, engineer of the east
bound train, was instantly killed. James
Whitlock, of Ephratah, passenger on the
west-bound train was, also instantly kill
ed. Mr.. Cool, of Ephratal, had his skull
fractured and will probably die. About
twenty other persons living in the vicinity
were slightly injured.