Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-01-30

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snEpHsRDsrowN, WEST VIRGINIA.
Friday, January 80. 1855.
AvAIANCHEs in Italy have recently
swept away number of villages and
caused the loss of many lives.
Mrs. MATTHEWS, wife of Stanly Mat
thews. associate justice Of the Supreme
Court OF the United States, died In
Washington last week.
THrREis already some talk OF an extra
session of Congress, the most important
object of which would be to discuss the
building of new Navy.
Ir The cold weather continues much
longer some of the old darkeys In TINS
neiphborhood will lose their horror Oh
the hereafter. The darkey can't stand
cold weather.
In Baltimore, the other day, Hon.
James G. Blaine, Hon. Henry u. DAVIS
Hon. Stephen B. Elkins, Mr.. william
Kevs.r and Mr.. John A. Hambleton
were photographed in group.
Down in Georgia on Monday night
Thomas SpaulCfing laid down on rail-
read track 10 take nap. when Mr.
Spaulding awoke he was surprised 10
find himself dead, train of cars having
RIM over him i'm the meantime.
Iris said that Mr.. Stephen b. Elkihs
is in Washington using his influence to
get ex. Senator Henry G. Davis into the
Cabinet. We sincerely hope Mr.. Elkins
win be more successful in this than lac
was i'm his efforts to get one Mr.. Blaine
into the Presidency.
SOME Indignation is expressed that
Congress refused to place Gen. Grant
ON the retired list with big salary.
The General already has an income OF
about $4,000 a year, and he can live
comfortably on that much and have
mince-pie every day il he wants to.
Thar monumental fraud, the Louisl-
ana Lottery, stirred up hornets nest
when il undertook TO squelch Editor
Mcclure. of the philadelphia Times.
They sued Mr.. Mcclure tor SANDER,
ard he is now pouring hot shot into the
enemy's camp that will compel It's
downfall sooner or later. The lottery
is a snare and delusion, and should go.
Tur Davis Democratic Marching Club
of Piedmont, w. Va, will go to WASH
lncton to Cleveland's Inauguration.
The members have made a blue uni
form for the occasion. Their special
feature will be two giant color-bearers'
both nearly seven feet tall. Hon. Ill. u.
Davis has offered to furnish the passen-
ger cars and free transportation to
Washington and return.
DIR. FLEIsCHL, of Vienna, is reported
m have made the discovery that cocaine
chloride i'm doses of from One-twelfth to
one.fourth of grain, dissolved in wa
ter and hypodermically administered,
will cure morphinism, alcoholism and
similar habits within ten days. We be-
lieye the dose will cure the habit if it
will kill the victim. If it won't Kill,
we don't believe it will cure.
1T looks very much as II our Leglsla-
ture will have to face the question OF
prohibition this session. Numerous Pc
titions have been presented asking the
admission of an amendment to the vote
Of the people and the friends Of temper
ance will urge their cause vigorously.
We think Our Legislators should at least
give MS chance to vote on the question.
Haven't we as much right to vote anu
voice i'm the matter as theys
SEVERAL months ago Mr.. Caldwell,
of Parkersburg, while engaged in a
trial before the United States Circuit
Court in that city, became offended at
Judge Jackson's rulings, and in a huff
directed the clerk to strike his name
from the list of attorneys practicing In
that court. The otl er day Mr.. Caldwell
apologized to the court and asked to be
rcinstated. Judge Jackson forgivingly
caused him to be reinstated.