Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-05-22
ITEMS OEINTEREST.

The business failures throughout the
country last week numbered for the
United States 2O3 and tor Canada 26, or
a total of 229, as against 24s the week
previous.
A New York prison convict has in
vented hat pressing machine, which
he patented and sold for $4,000, half
of which sum has been placed In the
prison safe to his credit.
Mrs. NJ. p. Hunting has been arrested
in Chicago, charged with failing to
properly care for infants committed to
her charge. Seven babies were found
in her house nearly dead from starva-
ton.
1t is repor ted that an unknown dis
ease is prevailing in some Of the upper
counties of Virginia among stock. II
is said % per cent. of all the cattle and
sheep have died. The loss TO farmers is
very great.
John Russell, of Cuthbert, Ca, who
OH Sunday shot his two sons, aged 5 and
years, and then himself, Oh account of
financial troubles, is still alive, but will
die. One boy was killed and the other
fatally wounded.
David Wilson, Of Franklintown, Bal
timore county, Nd, was run over and
killed by the Baltimore and Potomac
express at Calyerton stoskyard's cross
ing on Monday. The accident was the
result of his own carelessness.
While starting up the engine at the
cotton mill Of the Bible Manufacturing
Company, Of Macon, Ga, one Of the five
boilers exploded, killing Frank Gibson,
engineer, fracturing the skull Of Wesley
Johnson and injuring three others.
Prof. Odlum, well-known swimmer
of Washington, jumped from the great
Brooklyn bridge on Tuesday into the
water beneath. The feat was fatal
one, however, for he died few minutes
after he was taken from the water.
A three-story brick building in Char
lotte, n. c., occupied by Hammond &
Justice, hardware dealers, fell in mass
of ruins the other day, the walls having
been weakened by digging cellar on
the adjoining lot The loss is $50, goo.
Holmes Hauck, baggage-master on
the W. Va. Central Railroad, fell be-
tween the ears at Piedmont last Satur-
day and was fatally injured. An UNI
known man was killed on the Is. q ..
Railroad near Piedmont the same day.
Sergeant David A. Crowley, who was
found guilty of committing an assault
on Maggie Morris, of New York,
has been sentenced to imprisonment in
the State Penitentiary at Sing Sing at
hard labor for seventeen years and six
months.
Commissioner of Agriculture Harri-
son, of Virginia, says the condition OF
wheat and oats in that State is wretch
ed. He estimates that the production
will not be over three million bushels
of wheat this year, against seven mil
lions last year.
A large store-house at Ronceverte,
w. Va, together with the post-oflice, a
grocery store and bakery, WAS burned
Saturday night. The store-house was
owned by Theodore Miller, and was
valued, with its contents, at $40, 900; in
suranee $4,000. The other buildings
we're not insured. The total loss is
$4,000.
A fight occurred near Madison, Fla,
Monday, between the West brothers and
the Langford brothers over an old feud
that originated in the last political cam
paign. William Lansford was killed,
George Langford was fatally injured,
and Taft Langford was wounded in the
head. Two of the Vests were cut
slightly.
At Shenandoah, Pa, Jennie Yarnell ,
a young lady of 10, committed suicide
by shooting herself through the heart.
Her father was drunkarG, and to avoid
the disgrace which she imagined ii
brought upon her, she decided to take
her own life. She was young, hand
some and vivacious, and her rash act
surprised those who knew her.
An old man named Roster, who had
charge of the summer residence at Lib.
ertyville, H., of A. 3. Cook, of Chica'
go, was found murdered few days ago
His BODY had been thrown into little
lake near the house. He was a miser
and had boarded few thousand dollars
for the possession of which it is sup.
posed lie was murdered.
Capt. 7. NJ. c. Paxson, who reside!
near Leesburg, Va, put a number o
carp into his pond about three years
ago. He drew off the water last weel
TO assort and transfer to another ponC
the accumulation of fish, and this re-
vealed wonderful increase of the finny
tribe, both in number ana in size. 1t il
estimated that the fish numbered Owe
5000, varying in size from Il couple o
inches to over two feet in length, man!
of them weighing from three and a-hal
to five pounds each.
Preparations are being made for TIT
military reunion and encampment il
Failm mount Park, Philadelphia, from
June % to July 6. The encampment j
to be composed OF 10000 United State
regulars aud citizen soldiers. under tn
o,,,,,,.,,I Of a, r.,rnln, army officer