Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-10-16
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Cardinal McCloskoy. of the Catholic
Church, died in New York last week.
The collective educational exhibit Of
Virginia was awarded the diploma at
the New Orleans Exposition.
A single street car company in New
Orleans shot $40, 800 worth of mules
few days ago on account of CHAMBERS.
Thomas Boswell, farmer living in
Dinwiddie county, Va, was gored, to
death Sunday evening by vicious bull.
The Southern States will this year
harvest, according to the best estimates,
30, 900, 600 bushels of corn more than
any previous year.
Thirteen large eight-story buildings
and their contents were burned in Lon
don last week. The total damage is es-
timated at $l5, OO0,OO
An emerald valued at 81 900 was taken
from chickens gizzard in Alexander
county, S, c., one day last week. Where
it came from is mystery.
A fire "a Pennsboro, w. Va, last Sum
day, destroyed six buildings and their
contents before it could be controlled.
The losses amount to $4,000.
A destructive fire in Wheeling last
Saturday morning destroyed the whole
sale and retail drug house of DR.. Logan
& Co., causing a loss of about 100000.
The Virginia Court of Appeals has
granted writ Of error in the case Of
Thomas J. Cluverius, and the appeal
will be heard at the next term of the
court in Richmond.
Mrs. George Dawson Coleman, of Le-
banon, Pa, owns a portrait painted on
cobweb. The colors are beautifully
laid on and perfect as to harmony. 1t
is said to have cost $4,000.
Richard Coyle, of Westerly, Conn.,,
on Saturday shot and killed his wife.
from whom he was separated, because
she refused to live with him. He then
shot himself but not seriously.
One night last week the dwelling,
store-room, postoffice and ticket office
ut Cherry Run, w. Va, were complete
ly destroyed by an incendiary fire.
There was a small insurance on the
property.
A North Carolina farmer was ridiculed
by his neighbors for paying $4,000 for
comparatively worthless farm, but
their opinion was changed after he had
sold part of the black walnut lumber
on it for 1880.
Mrs. Veronica Bulla died in Syracuse,
N. Y, last week after fast of SO days.
During that time she did not touch
morsel of solid food, but lived entirely
on water. She was well-to-do woman,
but her mind was unsound.
The almshouse of Hardy county, this
State, was destroyed by fire last week.
The flames were started by small col
ored boy setting fire to bed in one of
the rooms. All the inmates and much
of the furniture were gotten out.
The Baltimore 6 Ohio Railroads. new
line to Philadelphia is being pushed for
ward with all the vigor possible now.
The immense iron bridge over the Sus-
quehanna is almost finished, and the
bridge spanning the Schuylkill at Phil
adelphia has hundreds of men working
on it. Nearly all the grading and track
laying has been done.
At Philadelphia, on Sunday last,
while Robt. White, aged 30 years, an
employe of Forepaugh's circus, was in
the winter quarters of the menagerie
with some friends the large elephant
Empress struck him fearful blow with
her trunk, knocking him down. She
then knelt on his PROSTATE body and
tore him with her tusk, killing him in
stantly. This is the third man Empress
has killed.
Miss Lallah Jordan, Of Quincy, Fla,
a lovely and accomplished young lady,
who. has been spending the fall at Am
herst Court House, Va, returned from
church Sunday night and went up stairs
to put aside her wraps. In crossing
from one room to another she made
miss step and fell down flight of
stairs. In falling she struck her head,
fracturing the base of the skull. Miss
Jordan died in thirty minutes, without
uttering word.
The special train containing the ofii-
Gals of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road, who were returning from an in
spection Of the road, ran over and killed
two men Monday afternoon near Hoods
Mills, Md. One of the men, named Zepp,
was instantly killed. The other, whose
name could not be ascertained, was hor-
ribly mangled and died in short time.
They are supposed to have beer walk
ing along the track and not knowing of
the special train were not on the look
out.
Mr.. Archer Brooks, prominent dem
ocrat of Williamsburg, Va, while walk
ing along Main street Friday night was
insulted by negro, but did not notice
it. Saturday morning, however, he
mat tba neUro and a difficulty ensued