Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1884-03-08

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EDITORS AND PROPRIEToRS.
sHEPHERDsTeWN, WEST VIRGINIA.
Saturday, March 3, 1851.
The Martinsburg Independent seems to
have its knife into Mr.. Evans, the post
master-cleet.
Ir is an OLD adage that syory one has
his faults England at present seems TO
have its false prophet.
THERE will be three "only original
sacred white elephants" carried around
by as many different circuses next sumo
mcr.
Mr.. w. III. IIrKT, United States. minis
ter to Russia, died last week In st. Pc
iersburg. His death vas caused by
lrQpsy.
iIoN. JOHN L. kENNA has been chosen
as the West Virginia member Of the Dem
pcratic Congressional Campaign Com
mittec.
TIIERE is to be dog show in Washing
ton, and Senator Kcnna is announced as
one of the judges. Seems 10 us Senator
gould find Il more useful occupation than
fooling around 4 dog show.
A Girl. of fifteen, who eloped recently
from her home III Detroit, gave as one oil
her reasons for so doing that she wanted
10 be young enough when her golden
wpddin. came around TO enjoy il.
TuE legislature Of Virginia, in cstab-
fishing the normal schools of that State,
provided in the act that $4,000 should be
nprropriatcd annually for carrying them
on. Why could not our State DO the
same? There is no uncertainty OF support
then.
A CALL signed by late officers i'll both
the Union and Confederate armies has
been issued for an historical visit 10 Fred
,.ri,ksburg. Charlottesville and the Will
derness on Thursday, May 10, 1851. The
uositions of the two contending armies
will be designated by the veterans who
served there.
WHAT might be called 4 ''Jumbo BALI
was held in Baltimore the other night.
There were one hundred fat persons pres
cnt. Mrs. Schmitt, 260 pounds, and Mr..
uamm, 253 pounds, led the promenade,
and among those present were Mrs: VIII
liams, 254 pounds, Mrs. Walter, ~, ana
Mrs. Spooncr, 2iO.
TIE West Virginia State Democratic
Executive Committee has issued call for
y State Convention TO be held in Charles
ton April 10th for the purpose of appoint
ing four delegates-at-large to the National
Convention, TO appoint q rev State Ex-
ecutive Committee and to take steps for
IN immediate and vigorous organization
Of the party,
ALL England is excited over the at
tcmpts that are being made by the dyna-
mite licnds to blow up London. Several
terrific explosions having recently occur
red ut railway stations in London, ihyes-
LODI hn fo 1t hot inn nj
machines and dynamite arc carried about
lin yalses and left where the villains wish
The damage done. London is very badly
scared.
GREAT excitement prevails at the village
of Eagle, in Waukesha county, Wis, over
The alleged discovery of a valuable dIa-
mond. 4 woman found Il stone q few
.ays ago, and sold It to 4 Milwaukee jew
eler for ST. 1t now turns out 10 lie an
$500, l6 carat, pure water diamond. The
village is all tom up over the matter, and
land is sold at fabulous prices. The pco-
pie are perfectly crazy over the matter,
A YOUNG pupil OF the Thaddeua Stevens
Public School in Philadelphia drew
pistol upon his teacher Oh being repri-
manded, and threatened To shoot her. An
investigation was made by the police, aad
u search of the pupils in that school re-
suited i'm the eonfscation of seven revol-
yers. The Offenders were about ten years
old, and had formed themselves into L sos
cicty, and intended TO make 4 laid upon
the Indians.
Mrs. CLIPPER, OF Milwaukee, while at
u hotel in Chicago, WIS charged by the
landlord with the price Of 4 chamber set
because she broke an unimportant piece.
She demonstrated. but could get no abate-
,nent. She paid the charge, but going
back TO her room. broke the rest of the set
in pieces so small that they looked as if
stamp mill had been in operation, The
landlord raved, but size said as she had
paid for the set she was determined to
have the worth of her money.
The British are at last eXorting them
selves to crash cut the war that has been
raised by FL Mahdi, the false prophet, in
Egypt. General Graham, with something
less than 1000 soldiers, attacked the
rcbels under Osman Digna, near Teb, in