Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1884-07-11
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

William sport, NIL, died on Wednesday
last. lie was seventy years of age.
Mr.. John w. Garrett has presented to
Druid Hill Park, Baltimore, two sen lions
Ia large female and her young cub.
At Denison, Texas, Monday, Joe Kuntz
shot his divorced wife twice in front Of a
Catholic priests residence, Of which the
woman was housekeeper. Kuntz thcn
killed himself.
The presidency Of Pennsylvania College
at Gettysburg was recently profered to
Rev. Charles }. Albert, OF st. Marks En-
glish Lutheran Church, Baltimore, bat
he declined it.
The cnterprising citizens of Fort Dodge,
Kansas, celebrated the 4th Of July by hav-
ing q Mexican bull-ight. This was the
first Mexican bull-fght ever held on
American soil.
w. B. Roreu killed s. J. Mitchell near
Caldwell, Texas, Tuesday. The latter
was in pursuit of Boren to force him TO
marry his daughter or to kill him, when
Boren shot him.
A man in Arizona is suing local paper
because it announced that he was the
father of a thicving boy week old. The
editor meant to say "thriving," but fate
and the typesotter ordered otherwise.
Last April in Todd county, KY, Dick
Henderson, coloreG, cut the throat of a
white boy named Adams. Tho boy did
not die, but Monday night crowd of
men went to the Jail where Henderson
was confined and took him out and hung
him.
Last Friday Thomas Hardy was drown
ed in the Potomac River at Cumberland
while bathing, and on Monday Edward
Bopp, of the same place, was drowned
while fishing In the river. Both bodies
were recovered.
Mrs. Regina Winterntz, the Oldest per-
son In Lawrence county, Pa, died on
Saturday, aged 104. She was a Jewess,
and had not tasted meat for fifteen years,
owing to her inability to get it prepared
according to the Jewish method.
Alexander Bcckham, of Nokesville, Va,
threw himself in front of an express train
on the Virginia Midland Railroad, few
days ago, and was ground into an unrec-
equitable mass Of flesh and blood. Tho
deceased was formerly a drug clerk In
Washington.
a terrible cyclone swept over parts Of
Missouri last Saturday. In Macon county
a woman and her baby were carried two
hundred yards by the wind and deposited
under hedge, covered with mud, but
unhurt. The wind lifted loaded cars of
Of the track.
BE-. Richardson killed his brother Al
bert with 4 chair in Henry county, Va,
on Sunday last. The murderer is said to
have been q moonshiner and, 1t Is said,
was abusing his mother, when Albert re-
scntcd it, and quarrel onsuod. The
murderer escaped.
The agricultural implement works of
the Newark Machine Works, at Newark,
Ohio, were destroyed by fire last week.
About one thousand clover hullcrs, drills,
rakes, &C., were burned. Tho loss is
about 100000, with an insurance of
$500, 10000. This is the company which
moved from Hagerstown some years ago.
William MEG owsn, known famlliarly
as "Princo," was SHOT and killed ut al
early hour on Tuesday morning In Balti-
more by Augustus Slater. Both men
were well-known gamblers. MCGOWAN,
about a year ago, shot and killed Onno
Gortor, another sporting man, within ten
yards Of the place whore he met his own
fate.
Albert Files, Of Virginia, when aboy,
was placed by his father in half-orphan
asylum, though not compelled by poverty
to do SO. Albert recently retaliated by
sending his paupered parent to poor
house, though abundantly able 20 shelter
him at home. The case is being consid-
orcd by the church to which lie revenge
full son belongs.
Mr. Thos. Kennedy, of Stamford, Ct,
has a daughter aged II, who was fond of
flirting with young men in spite Of his
expostulatons. After q quarrel on the
subject he, in rage, seized pair OF
shears and cut of his daughters beautiful
black hair, giving as reason for doing
this that he believed it would keep her
away from the boys.
Miss Charlotte Williams and Miss Susie
Gibson, two well-known and greatly
loved young ladies OF Richmond, Va,
were drowned at Old Point, Va, on Mon
day last, while bathing. The tide carried
them into deep water, and before they
could be rescued they were drowned. The
young ladies were but seventeen years Of
age, and their sad fate causes profound
sorrow among their friends.
A few days ago, at Tunnelton, W. Va,
James Turner, aged about 20, WAS killed
bya young man named Harry Taylor.
The latter claims that the killing WAS UNI
Intentional. He says nc and Turner were
souflling in fun, when he threw him on
the ground, killing him instantly. Turner
has family grown. Taylor is about %
years old. He has always been on good
terms with the deceased. Taylor is under
arrest.
II. Wickham, vicc-president of the
Southwest Virginia improvement Com
pany," will in fen days move the Phil