Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-11-26

WASHINGTON, Nov. %. 1886.


died, largely renal, complicated with
that much prevailing malady albuminu-
via, brought OH apoplecticsymptoms ana
congestious, producing the rupture OF
blood vessel in the head, soon followed
by paralysis on one side OF the BODY
and, after n few apparently uncon-
scious hours. death itself. Mr.. Arthur
was fifty six years of age in October
last, tall, well-proportioned and hne-
looking man, of fair ability and agreea-
bic manners. He bore the office ofPres-
ident TO which he acceded through the
taking-off OF President Garfield by the
crooked minded Guiteau, with dignity,
general acceptance and applause. He
was, especially in the later years OF his
life, generous liver, hut as his intimate
friends says, chose night for the work
proper to the day and TINS helped TO
undermine probably good constitu-
ton Since his retirement from the
Presidency his cheerfulness seemed
gradually to give way, and it is paintul
to read, AS stated in the n. Y. Herald.
that but two days before his death he
said to visiting friend that life was
not worth living for, and that he might
as well succumb before the prospect OF
"a close approaching exit. The funeral
took place yesterday morning with
President Cleveland and most of his
Cabinet as visiting mourners. The
question has been somewhat widely
asked, "Why our ex-Presidents so seem
to wilt away" and an answer has been,
that the dispiriting contract between
the adulation which Presidents receive
during their term of Office and the in
difference and neglect visited upon them
afterwards, is the reason. If this be
true to any considerable extent, then it
shows that politicians Qor that is the
class from which Presidents mostly
spring. are of really weak character and
easily break down if not propped up by
exterior appliances. Still, we can fer
vently hope for peace to the names OF
the deceased ex-President. The body
will be Inferred at Albany.
The insultingly gross behavior of the
Russian Car through his representative,
Kaulbars, in Bulgaria, is beginning to
bear its natural fruit. The more civ
ilized governments of Europe having
looked on with something more than as
tonishment at the late exhibitions of
Tartar.like brutality, find it impossi-
BILE to allow the Cars last demand that
the Bulgarian legislature and executive
authority shall be obliterated so that the
Mingrelian tool might have full sweep.
Prince Nicholas's chances have rapidly
become "small by degrees and beanti-
fully less" 1t looks as if Germany i'll
terprets the French proposal to raise
40 millions for domestic military pur-
poses as a direct war measure, and is
said TO have so notified the French Gov
eminent. Germany regards this pro-
Dosal much the same as Britain did the
Danish fleet gathered in the harbor OF
Copenhagen in 1901, and may, if the
thing goes on, act as promptly. Rus
slams are retiring from Bulgaria. where
they no longer enjoy German protec-
ton, but have to look to the French.
Austria, DESTROYS of peace, ia still look
ing to the possibility of war, with Eng
land. Turkey, and Italy in contest. All
round, preparation for dread events is
the aspect of the time iE Europe.
A noteworthy disease is that of
Charles Francis Adams Of Massachu-
sets, the third son Of John Quincy
Adams, and minister to England in 1861,
appointed by President Lincoln-a man
of great learning, who overworked him.
self. Born 1907, and died last Sunday.
The yoluminous testimony in the Po'
lice trial may prevent a decision by the
District Commissioners for day or two.
Edelin, may be discharged and Arnold
reprimanded, but nothing further than
that, for Major Walkers declarations
will be considerably relied upon. Moth
ing severe or very serious will probably
be awarded now. The danger lies in
the future ranking of bad feelings
smothered for the present.
A villanous assault by colored clerk
in the Land Office upon the person of a
lazy clerk in the same office, committed
in her bedroom abou: midnight on the
10Th instant, is the talk of the town.
The rascal went prepared with chloro-
form and stole upstairs through the cell
lar. His purpose does not seem so clear,
but his spendthrift habits somewhat sug-
gest robbery. The struggle was very
protracted one, and Mrs. Pages throat
suffered liberation. The fellows name
is West, and he has been in the office
since 1876 alta salary of 81 400, having
the work of Mrs. Page and three other
ladies to supervise. He came from
North Carolina and is yet at large. Mrs
Pages mother and her own three
daughters are living with her.
The person who will not be SANDER
ously designated as Robber Injure-Soul
has been named as likely to defend the
Chicago Anarchists. He Eow says he
won't, but will espouse the cause Of one
c. B. Reynolds, in New Jersey Court:
charged with blasphemy and ridiculing
the Bible and Christianity. Is there a
blacker stain upon no insignificant Sec
ton of "Society" and Fashion" in half
a-dozen Of our principal cities, than the
fact that this bloated reviler of the God
that made him and that permits him to
circulate his sacrilegious abuse, has been
helped to amass a fortune out of their