Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1884-05-03

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j. w. & H. L. Snyder,
EDITORS AND PRoPRIETORs.
sHEPHERDsToWN, WEST VIRGINIA.
Saturday. Mny 3, 1854.
The Baltimore and Ohio and Pennsyl-
vania Railroads will sell tickets to the
Chicago conven tons for $22 80 the round
trip.
THE Pope of Rome has issued very de-
mandatory letter in reference to secret or
CARNATIONS in general, and the MasonS in
particular.
GENERAL BUTLER thinks that stopping
work is u very poor way for the laOorers
10 get ahead of their employers. Ben's
head is level.
A CLERGYMAN who recently held service
i'm Auburn prison preached from the text
$50 home to thy friends" They all want
cd to start right away.
The next Democratic Congressional
Convention, to nominate the next Cen
gresham from this district, is expected
10 be held in Charlestown.
An Indiana woman in Il breach of prom
Use suit swore that the defendant kissed
her 80, 900 times. 1t is 10 wonder lie then
refused to marry her. Too much of good
thing is worse than too little.
TIE man who now declares that his
party shall be known rs the Republican
party Of Virginia-Billy Mahone-stood
up i'm the United States Senate and said
he was better Democrat than Ben Hill.
Hon. f. W. WILSON, Of Charleston, is
conducting his canvass for the Democratic
Gubernational nomination by the old
fashioned method of travelling over the
State ard making speeches ut various
points.
Mr.. WM. WALTER PHELPS is out i'll 4
long letter answering the many charges
made by the New York Post Rep against
Mr.. Blaine. The Post, edisorially, replies
to Mr.. Phelps, virtually repeating its ac-
cuSations against Blaine.
In the United States district court at
Fort Smith, Ark, Monday, five persons
were sentenced to be hanged OH Friday,
July llth. They were Indians, whites
and negroes, and four Of them were con-
yictcd of murder and one for rape.
RrGG, the monster who murdered sew
eral persons on Long Island, n. Y, has
been sentenced to be hanged June 9th.
The women have begun TO send in bou-
quets aud other presents, as they usually
do when some villain more atrocious than
the general run is convicted.
THE Sultan of Morocco has just held
celebration in honor of his marriage with
his ,OOOth wife. If Morocco wasn't such
= dickens of way off, we should certainly
have attended, just to see what sort OF
looking citizen Il mar is who can manage
e99 women and then banker for one more.
A PERMIT has been taken out in Chicago
for the erection of Il building, to be devo-
ted TO offices, which will be twelve stories
in height, with a cOrnicc l6S feet above
the pavement. 1t will be 100 feet front by
20 deep, and contain two hundred and
fifty offices, each provided with fire-proof
vaults.
IN New York last week the Edmunds
faction succeeded In having their candi-
dates for dclegates-at-large to the Chicago
convention elected. They held the bal
ance of power, and the Arthur men voted
With them to prevent Blaine from getting
the delegates. 1t was plain case Of the
tail wagging the dog.
The dog question is stirring up the ag-
ricultural mathematicians all over the
country. One writer, after making care
full estimates of the damage by dogs in
Northern States alone, finds that it costs
not less than $50, 000, 900 annually to sup
port our dogs, sum that would buy
10000 farms at Government prices for
land.
DIR. A. X. BARBER, of Mason, seems to
be receiving boom for the Greenback
gubcrnatorial nomination. kanawha and
Jefferson county Greenbackers have in
structed for Wheelag Register.-
This is the first we knew of any Green
back convention in Jefferson county. We
only have about half 4 dozen Grecnback-
ers in the county altogether.
The Alexandria Gazette says: "From
the fact that there is enough money in
the Treasury to give a million to the New
Orleans fair, faint idea may be formed
of the extent to which the people of the
country are plundereG by unnecessary
taxation. But why the people should be
compelled to pay double price for the ne
cessaries of life in order to create an en-
tirely unnecessary surplus, except to BEN
eft the owners OF 4 few mines ana facto-
ries, is hard to comprehend"
AMY officers Mt the present time are