Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-10-30
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Stock of the Washington Branch of
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad has
advanced to $3.50 per share.
Ex-President Arthur says he did not
save a cent of the 5000, 900 he received
as salary while President.
Two men were killed by an explosion
of mine gas in the Glover Hill coal mines,
near Richmond, last Thursday.
When a miner has been eaten By
grizzly, the Western people speak OF
him as being admitted to the bar.
A seat in the New York Stock Ex-
change sold for $4,000 on Monday.
This is the highest price ever paid.
The Rev. S. D. Tompkins, of Wood
county, w. Va, died last week, aged 81
years. He was native of Lynchburg.
Two Crawford county, Pa, farmers
have been fired SIS each for allowing
Canada thlstles grow on their premises.
Gen. Nathan Golf, republican Con-
gresham from West Virginia, has Ia
ken the stump for the Malone ticket in
Virginia.
Henry Huntley, fourteen-year-old
colored boy, shot and killed his sister,
aged twenty, at Marion, Ala, because
she chastised him.
Mrs. Mary Booth, mother of the cell
Grated actor, Edwin Booth, died in
New York last week at the age of 50.
She was buried in Baltimore.
By the premature explosion of blast
in the new aqueduct tunnel near WASH
ington, a few days ago, one man was
killed and number of others injured.
Mr. John w. Mackey is worth at least
s25 900, 900, and does not owe dollar.
He has SIC, 900, 900 in government bonds,
which alone yields him an annual in
come of 100000.
John Buford, son Of William Buford,
a well-to-do farmer, living eight miles
from Shelbyville, Mo-, shot his father
on Monday, infiicting wound from
which he died in few hours.
EN-. Cox, a well-known lawyer of
Petersburg, Va, committed suicide
Friday by shooting himself through the
head with a pistol. He was married
man and about 55 years of age.
A party Of capitalists from Minnesota
now in Washington are thinking OF
building a hotel in that city that
shall contain thousand rooms, and to |
be managed in the most elegant manner.
Governor-elect Foraker, of Ohio, made |
a speech in favor Of the Virginia Re-
publican ticket at Staunton lat Mon
day. He has changed his tune since he
left Ohio, and made a very conciliatory
address.
Sarah Curry, aged nineteen years, a
girl of Scotch-Irish parentage, residing
at Dover, n. H., has received cable
gram announcing that by the recent |
death of an uncle in Scotland she inner
its 100000.
John II. Teemer, of McKeesport, Pa,
beat Edward Hanlan, Of Toronto, in
sculling race last Saturday. Hanlan
was never before beaten in a rowing
race, and frankly acknowledged that
Teemer was the best man.
A young man in Colusa county, Cal,
shot himself year ago because young
woman refused to marry him. The girl
said he was a fool, but the boy recovered.
The other day the girl committed sui
eide because the boy refused to marry
her.
The inhabitants of Hampshire county,
this State, are somewhat excited over
the alleged discovery of gold along the
North River mountains. In their i'm
agination they already see the red
shirted miners busily digging for the
treasure.
John Howell, farmer, residing near
Starucca, Wayne county, Pa, Friday
afternoon shot four Of his children,
ranging in age from three to eleven
years, and then shot himself. His |
wife and eldest daughter were absent
at the time Of the tragedy.
Prof. w. j. Davis, tight-rope walk
er, whilst giving an open-air perform
ance at Spartansburg, S. c., few days
ago, lost his balance and fell distance
of % feet to the street. He struck on |
his head and his skull was crushed,
causing his death in a few minutes.
Baron Strathnairn, of England, is |
dead. During the mutiny in India he
had command of part of the English
force. He is chiefly remembered for his
severe and brutal punishment of the
Sepoy leaders, who, by his orders, were
blown from the mouths of his cannon.
The Marquis of Lorne, son-in-law
of Queen Victoria, attempted to make
a speech in a small town near London
last Saturday. While he was speaking
a mob assaulted him with rotten eggs,
smashed his hat down over his eyes,
and compelled him to take to his heels.
About one hundred and fifty feet of
the bridge of the Pleasantville and At
lantic City Turnpike Company, at At
lantic City, fell in Tuesday afternoon
while about fifty people were on it.
Many of them were thrown into the
wafer. but. fortunately, none were