Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1884-02-23
Saturday, February 25, Issi.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., WEST VIRGINIA.
Saturday. February 25, 1854.
A. III. FLEMING, senior editor OF the
West Trgiaian, published at Paramount,
West Virginia, died on Sunday last.
DIR. CHARLES NJ. FORD, prominent
Washington physician, is dead. lie had
charge of the Old Capitol prison during
the war.
The Virginia Legislature must be get
ting very generous. They have passed l
law allowing MANNED cXConfederate
Virginia soldier $50 each.
VINO ould not be county clerk of New
York City? The fees pertaining to the
office amount to eighty thousand dollars
ycar-thirty thousand more than the
President receives.
THE municipal election in Philadelphia
last Tuesday resulted in Il complete vic
tory for the Rcpublicans-a machine vic
tory Of the worst type. VIM. b. Smith
was elected mayor.
They don't have cyclones rs often III
Georgia as they do in some other States,
but they have the regular old unterrllled
whom they do indulge. The last tornado
upset three hundred houses.
Born of the great parties seem to be in
a political fog, through which it is impos-
sible 10 spy out the most available candi-
date for President. There are great
many patriotic still-hunters, however.
THERE was long and lively debate in
the United States Senate last week on the
nomination of Mr.. Evans TO be postmaster
NJ Martirsburg. The case was recommit-
ted 10 the Committee on POst-OfficeS and
Post-Roads.
SOME Democrats i'm this section are eX-
pressing u wish that they may have ali OPP
portunitv to vote for John W. Grantham
for Governor. They will never vote FOR
a better man for the POSITION Parkers-
burg Sentinel.
SECRETARY CHANDLER has selected Com
mander Winfield Scott Schlcy to command
the Greeley relief expedition to the Arctic
seas. Commander Schley is near con-
pec,ion of Col. John +. Schley, near
Shepherdstown.
Mr.. GEORGE G.. GoRuAM, for several
wears connected in an editorial capacity
with the National Republican, of Washing
ton, ID. c., has severed his connection with
that paper and will enter into business III
New York. Gorham is one of the chief
sunportcrs and friends of Malone.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
has completed arrangements TO put wealth
cr signals on their new express trains on
the Frederick division for the benefit OF
farmers. Red and blue suns, red and blue
crcsccnts. aud red and blue stars will in
dictate the different kinds of weather that
may be expected.
The family of Albert llammerllng, OF
Minneapolis, Mimi. recently, after eating
some raw ham, were taken sick. Mr..
IIammerliug, his wife, three children ana
Mrs Hammerling'S sister were taken 10
the College Hospital, where the disease
was pronounced to be trichinosis. Mrs.
IIammerling died on Saturday.
The jury in the case of David {. Keller,
pilot of the steamer Scioto, sunk by acol-
lision with the John Iomas, July 4, 1882,
ut Mingo Junction, returned verdict in
the United States Court at Parkersburg
last Thursday of guilty of voluntary man.
slaughter, with recommendation 10
mercy. Fifty-four lives were lost by the
collision.
OTIS ANDERSON. living in Jackson coun-
", this State, recently received pension
vouchers for amounts aggregating nearly
nine thousand dollars, and will hereafter
draw So month He has been blind for
several years, has quite large family,
and. before this tardy recognition by the
government, was in extremely INDECENT
circumstances.
Asa general thing it pays to be humor-
Gus. The will of Col. Hunt, million
airc lumberman of RoscOmmon county,
Mich, bequea;hs $4,000 to Carolina
Brown, mother of Artemus Ward, and
similar amount, to Eli Perkins and Josh
Billings. Mr.. Hunt was 4 lover OF humor
and owned an extensive library, made up
mainly Of humorous literature.
THExE seems to be some sort Of chance
for new congressional library building
now, bill providing for one having passed
the Senate. Congress has boon OF late
wears appropriating millions of dollars for
hubble buildings in one-horse towns and
neglctting at the same time to provide
what is vastly more necded-a hitting re-
ceptaelc for Que of the finest libraries in
tho world.
GEORGE RIxE and Philip McCarty, of
Cambridge, Mass, men of good families
and education, who were rivals for Il
young lady's affections, engaged in 4
smuggling match 10 settle the question as to
who should possess the lady's hand. Me-
Carly was unable to stand up on the third
round and is in serious condition. The
Young lady in the case is disgusted at
their conduct, and, very sensibly declares
she will never recognize either OF the
combatants.