Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-06-05

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Friday, June S, 1855.
WHERE one Republican otiice-holGer
resigns 999 stick like wax. And some
folks say that where one is showed out
999 ought to be.
A NEWSPAPER is shortly to be started
at Davis, w. Va, to be called the DAVIS
Neat A. We hope no Ax-ident will
prevent its appearance.
Mr.. ROUNDS, the present Public
Printer, in order to keep his place is
posing as a reformer. There is about
as much reform about Rounds as there
Is about a kangaroo.
THE funeral of Victor Hugo Monday
in Paris was the grandest spectacle wit
messed in that city since the great Ma
uoleon was buried. The remains of the
poet were placed in the Pantheon.
GENERAL Grant seems To be grow
ing worse again. The disease in his
throat is making steady progress all the
time, and the doctors say that his death
is only matter of few months at
furthest.
A GREAT strike was begun on Monday
by the iron-workers of the west, and
nearly all the mills from Pittsburg to
Milwaukee are closed. The men wanted
higher wages than the manufacturers
would give. One hundred thousand
men are striking.
A NUMBER of our exchanges are com
menting to great extent on the fact
that in the new revision of the Old
Testament the word "hell'' has been
changed to "Shoel." Never mind
about what it is called. 1t will be just
as hot by any other name.
Ir is a source of qualification to many
to learn that the wheat crop of the
United States has as good prospects as
the rest of the world. The crops of
Europe will be short manysmillions of
bushels, and it is likely that prices will
be much higher than last year.
THE new dispatch boat, the Dolphin,
built by John Roach. made her fourth
trial trip on Thursday last and was sue
cessful in blowing her way through the
peaceful waters of Long Island Sound
according to contract. 1t will never do
to let the Dolphin get caught in storm
on the ocean, however.
CAPT. III. F. BARNHART launched a
fine new scow last Saturday Register.
Any relation to the Pope's bull
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Press.
Can't say anything about that, but
we know it was calf-fully made, and it
won't 60 without steer.
The Civil Service Commission is be-
ginning to think itself body of more
importance than the President and his
Cabinet. The other day Secretary Lamar
desired to appoint clerk from Dakota,
but was informed by the commission
that they would not allow him to do so.
Evidently the Civil Service Commission
needs civil service reform.
"LET us have paint" is the slogan of
the Shepherdstown REGISTER. 1t gives
color TO the impression that the old
burg resembles a little "faded flower"
Free Press.
The Old Family Journal is putting
on airs just because the Courthouse in
Charlestown is being painted. And we
are helping to pay for that, anyhow.
TIE Baltimore american rightly de-
nounces the lynching Of the wretches
who have committed outrageous assaults
in Maryland. We agree fully with our
esteemed contemporary, but judging
from the number of recent crimes in
that locality we would suggest the
hanging of a few dozen of the hardest
cases right away on general principles.
This course would prevent much future
trouble.
DEMOCRATS are not as dumb as they
look. They have cute way now of
getting rid of Republicans in the de-
partments at Washington. The heads
of bureaus are not under civil service
law, and can be dismissed at pleasure.
Accordingly the head of bureau is
discharged The man below him is
promoted to his place, and thus becomes
target for dimissal himself. He goes
pretty soon, another man steps up to be
knocked down, and so it goes on, all ac-