Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-08-06

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snEpHERDsTown, WEST VIRGINIA.
Friday, August q. 1855.
The Senate has been rejecting quite a
number of nominations recently, but on
the veto record the President is still
ahesd.
AT last John Il. McGraw has been
confirmed as Collector of Internal Rev
enue for West Virginia. The Senate
did it on Monday.
PUBLIC PRINTER ROUNDS has resigned,
so il il said, and his successor will be
appointed to take charge the first of Sep
TENDER. Col. Rogers, of Buffalo, is said
to be the coming man.
Hon. C. C. WATTS, Of Charleston, has
been appointed by the President to be
United States District Attorney for
West Virginia. He succeeds Mr.. w.
H. n. Flick. The appointment Is gen.
orally regarded as good one.
The County Mass Meeting at Charles
town last Friday sent solid delegation
for Hon. VIM. L. Wilson. Mr.. Will
sons friends may have different opin-
ions as to the best way Of doing 1t, but
they are unanimous In the idea that he
must "get there"
HERETOFORE the trouble I'm this end
of the county has been too many candi-
dates for the nomination, and conse-
quently Shepherdstown got left. There
is no need for any other candidates Tor
the Legislature from this district.
Charles III. Knott fills the bill.
MEXICO seems to be laboring under
the impression that she can whip
Texas and the whole United States.
The imprisoned editor, Cutting, still
languishes in durance vile, and the de-
mand of Secretary Bayard that he be
released has not been complied with
BEFORE we went to press this week
the death Of the eminent statesman,
Samuel J. Tilden, was announced. he
died at his home in New York on We'd
nesday morning. He has been in feeble
health for long time, though there
were but few persons who expected his
death so soon.
The Democrats of Berkeley county
have decided to select delegates to the
Senatorial and county nominating con-
ventions by precinct meetings. we De-
lieve this to be the fairest and most sat
isfactory way of selecting delegates, and
we hope the same plan will be selected
In Jefferson county.
THE announcement Is made once mo re
that the Kelly motor has been COM
pleted, and at recent exhibition 1t
proved to be a machine Of miraculous
power. Only few finishing touches
are needed before placing it before the
people. If Mr.. Keely can make his
motor run machinery as well as he has
made it draw money from the directors
pockets, it will surely be a great thing.
The Republicans of this State held a
conference at Parkersburg last week.
The meeting was secret one, we I'M
derstand, and the only thing that has
been made public is the passage Of the
following resolution:
Rssolced, That it is the sense of this
Conference as individual Republicans
that an amendment to the State Consti-
tuition prohibiting the manufacture and
sale of intoxicating liquors should be
submitted to the next Legislature, to be
voted upon by the people.
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MR.. MASON, Of the Democrat. makes
us weary with his continual frothing
about "rings" and Capitalists" Who
represents more complete ring, or a
more selfish and scheming set of poll
ticians, than Mason? And as TO capt.
tallsts, we think that the people infin-
itely prefer honorable and sensible bus
lness men to look after their Interests
and to represent them, rather than any
visionary and pseudo-virtuous fellows of
the Mason variety. The people Of this
State cannot be misled by that editors
abuse of his superioTs.
WE publish in another column OF this
issue a card announcing Mr.. Charles ID.
Knott as candidate for the next Leg
islature. We say unqualifedly that
better man for the position than Mr..
Knott cannot be selected in this county.
anu he will be voted for solidly in Shep-
herdstown district where he is known
and respected of all. The fact 10 not
questioned that Shepherdstown Is en-
titled to q member of the Legislature,
neither can /: be questioned that Mr..
Knott Is the man for the place. He Is