Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-08-07

AxAS who has just eied in Ohio has
had fifteen wives. He evidently appre-
ciated the fair sex. -.s
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The campmeeting season Is at hand
bnt Satan Is not worried much at the
alleged attack on him.
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THR Rev. Sam Jones is to visit the
city Of Wheeling soon. He Will have
his hands full trying to convert the
Wheelingites. ..
,ApvIcEs from Washington are to the
effect that Office seekers are not as nu-
merous as formerly. Can it be that they
are discouraged already?
Gov. WILSON has issued proelama-
ton requesting n general suspension OF
business throughout The State on the
day of the funeral of General Grant.
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IT is mighty hard to get ahead OF an
Ohio man. One Of them swears that he
recently found a land terrapin which
had inscribed upon it: "Adam. year z.
g.sta i-s
The King Of Dahomey has thousand
captives-,nost of them young and juicy
whom he intends to eat soon. Iii seems
to us that the captlves had better eat the
king.
THE new Assistant Postmaster, Mr.
Stevenson, Is getting warmed mp to his
work. On Monday last he made 24O APP
pointments to fourth.elass postmaster
ships. ..s
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MAUD s., Bonner's famous trotting
mare, has beaten all previous records.
In Cleveland last week she made mile
in 2.Oss4. Her best previous time was
2.OsH. ..
In Georgia one of the Methodist con-
ferences has forbidden the members OF
its churches to attend baseball games.
They will have to fall back on circuses,
we suppose.
WHAT won't woman do to shield her
husband, brute though he may be! A
woman in Lancaster, Pa, to relieve her
husband, who was charged with cutting
of the end Of her nose, swore that she
bit it of herself.
q The remains of General Grant have
been removed from Mt. McGregor to
New York. They will lie in state in
the city hall until Saturday, when they
will be placed In the tomb at Riverside
Park amidst the most imposing eere-
monies.
,NEw YoRK, by the exercise of its Gus
tomsry "cheek," has succeeded in get
ting General Grants burial place in that
city, against the protests of the nation.
Now she is sending out begging appeals
to the country at large, asking for sub
scriptions to pay for the mausoleum.
IT does not pay to butt too strongly
against Mr.. Cleveland aud his Cabinet.
The American steamship companies
combined recently in an effort to extort
large sum OF money from the govern
ment for carrying foreign mails. In
remarkably short time arrangements
were made with other companies to
carry the mails, and the kickers lost the
business altogether.
IT seems hardly credible, but it is new
ertheless "a fact, that u carrier pigeon
taken from Philadelphia to Pensacola,
Florida, and there released. should ny
back to its former home. The "Red
Whizzer," owned by Mr.. II. l.. Hayes,
recently accomplished the feat. 1t made
the distance of 92o miles, airline, In II
DAYS, 23 hours and As minutes. This is
the greatest distance ever covered by a
pigeon.
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The latest society sensation in Lon
don Is caused by the announcement that
Lord Chief Justice COleridge Is about
to marry an American lady whom he
first met on the steamer on which he re-
turned from the United States three
years ago, and who threatened to bring
an action for breach Of promise If he
did not marry her. Society is very
much agitated over the approaching
event. His lordship's sons and daugh-
tiers are said to be very angry.
Gs@rat,.
THOSE persons who syu.pathize with
Mr.. John Roach are invited to look at
the following figures. which show how
much money he has received from the
government since the war. They are
also in ited to answer the subjOined in
terrogations. Mr.. Roach has received
money from the government as follows
Bureau OF Steam Engineering. -: $685. ,0l 8
Bureau demonstration and Repair 3,U9i, 625 "a
Bureau OF Yards and Docks 800. f21, 67S "a
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