Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1884-02-16

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SHEPAERDSTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA..
Saturday. February i6, Essl.
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TIE morning edition of the Baltimore
Day has been discontinued, as it did not
pay.
THE report of the Secretary of War
shows that sl,3S7 ,5SS was expended in
West Virginia last year OH account of
rivers and harboys.
OK Monday last Congress passed joint
resolution app opriating $500, GOO for the
relief of the sufferers from the overflow
of the Ohio Rivcr and its tributaries.
The President gave 4 brilliant reception
10 the grantees at Washington last
Tuesday night. We were sorry to disap-
point him, but we really could not be-
present.
Mr.. Thomas kISSELLA, editor OF the
Brooklyn Eagle, died last Monday. lie
was one of the ablest Journalists in the
country. lie began his newspaper life Is
. cOmpOSitor.
Ir is said that Hon. Roswell p. Flower,
a Presidential possibility, has subscribed
for every paper in New York State for
two years. This is good example for all
politicians 10 follow.
The nomination of Mr.. Geo. F. Evans
ms postmaster at Martinsburg his been
Iavorab!y reported on by the Senate COM
mittec, and will be confirmed BY the SEN
ate in executive session.
AND now comes the report that John
Sherman and Bill Malone have sworn
political friendship, and will together
fight the Democrats. "TheSe are the no.
blcst rum 'uns of them ALL"
SERIOUS trouble is resulting from the
imdecision of France in regard to the Chi
uese question. Recently priest and two
hundred and fifty Christians were massa-
cred in Tonquin, and one hundred and
eight mission houses were destroyed.
JAMES LICK, the California millionaire,
left $50, 900 to pay for the erection of
monument to Francis Key, the author OF
THE Star Spangled Banner" The trus-
tees have Just decided to build the mOnu.
mcnt. Ten years have passed since the
death of Mr.. Lick.
Mr.. W. W. CoICORAN, of Washington,
has presented to the Southern Historical
Society. of Richmond, Va, the original
Constitution of the Confederate States,
signed by the representatives of South
Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama,
Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas.
Ak application has been filed at Harris
burg, Pa, for charter tor the Western
Pennsylvania Telegraph and Telephone
Company. with capital o: 100000. The
business is to be confined to the western
counties of Pen lsylvania and portions of
West Virginia, Ohio, New York and
Maryland.
SOME of our neighbOrs in Berkeley con-
timuc to excite themselves about the sill
yer mines in that county. If our neigh
borS will gently and carefully dig all over
their fields Will. pillow and drop into the
upturned earth snail quantity of corn
or wheat, they will get more silver than
they'll ever dig out of one deep hole.
The House Committee on Coinage,
Weights and measures have agreed to re-
port bill for the exchange OF the trade
dollar for standard dollars, or for their
receipt for government dues within two
wears. 1t provides for their recoinaSc
iuto standard dollars, and the bullion
shall be counted against the monthly pur-
chascs of bullion at bullion rates.
Tx death of Harry +. Packer, the late
president of the Lehigh Valley Railroad
Company, leaves his sister in the enjoy
ment of the largest income possessed by
any unmarried lady in America. Miss
Packers wealth consists mainly in life
interest in the stock of tho I.chi.h Valley
Railroad held by the Packer estate, the
dividends on which will yield her ut least
500, 900 year.
In having been rHmorcd that Jay Could
WAS negotiating for the control Of the
Shcnandoa! Valley and Norfolk and
Western Railroads, President kimball
makes the statement that the rumOr has
no foundation whatever. He says that
Ia, e.,
my one, but that upon the contrary prep
arations are now under way to make the
business of the road under its present
management very extensive.
The recent food that visited the city of