Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-07-09

WASHINGTON, July s, 1885,

WASHINGTON, July b, 1880.
Nesrs. Edtors.-Fhe jury impaneled
for condemning the several lots compos.
ing the square designated for the site OF
the great National Library that is to be,
fronting the Capitol on the East, have
completed the work assigned them.
The total value amounts to about two
thousand dollars less than the $3.50, 600,
thereby allowing something for their
own pay. But the owners of the lots
are, for the most part, long way from
being satisfied with the awards. They
will make some representations to Con-
gress against the awards, which they
aver to be less than the value Of the land
several years ago, before property had
taken an almost so per cent. rise. l
would not like to wager much on the
success of their exerriOns.
The glorious fourth was celebrated
Yesterday with due honOrs. National
salutes were fired; fire works exploded,
aud excursions undertakeni but one OF
the boats, the Arrowsmith, that went
down the river, broke her shaft on her
return. l had to wait at Matthias Point
for help from Alexandris for her 42o
passengers. The pleasure of that trip,
including a night on the water sixty
mics from home, was not altogether
immense.
The President spent his day almost
entirely In his Office, "pegging away"
TO use Lincolnism) at the pile of bills
sent him for signature. He is certainly
= worker. The House of Represents
tives met and did some business, strange
10 say.
Some have the idea that ex-senator
Mcdonald will succeed Mr.. Manning
in the Treasury. He Is often visitor
to Washington.
A Socialist gathering celebrated the
Fourth st st. Louis on Sunday after.
noon. O'DOnOvsn Rosa spoke on Ire
land exclusively. He said there were
one hundred men in New York ready te
work out Irelsnd's independence In
England by the use of dynamite. The
House of Lords and the hotels and resi-
dences of opponent of home rule to b'
the victims. He was cheered. Is dy
Mantle going to be King?
The famous cred hat" has stirred III
In Baltimore little of that pugnacity in
volved in Its own purpose, for the "red'
means eight" The Rev. George Eli
Oft. pastor of Methodist Episcopal
Church at Union Square took occasion
in his Sunday sermon to deprecate thu
introduction of Romsnist practices, into
this country and said that not until Vic
tor Emanuel's soldiers get The upper
hand over the Papacy was Methods
minister's presence in Rome safe from
the assaults Of a jesuitica. mob. Th'
red hat can hardly be considered q
church institution except it be the
church Militant. for it is quite q modern
thing and was probably intended to ex'
cite and maintain hostility to the idea'
of the Protestant Reformation. Some
color is certainly lent to this BY the
prominence given in the late pageant to
the armed, helmeted, booted and spur
red "Noble Guard Of the Vatican" the
Count Muccioli. The whole proceed
ure seemed to have exceedingly little
affinity with the cause or matters Of the
"Prince of Peace"
There is talk, and now pretty loud,
about the retirement of Attorney Gen
eral Garland. That indigeStible Pan
Electric business is alleged to be the
trouble.
Our latest intelligence from the Brit
ish and Irish elections is said to be dis
astrous to Mr.. Gladstone. In letter to
him, John Bright stated that when Mr.
Gladstone asked last November for q
majority to enable him to be independ.
ent of Parnell, he was understood by
the country to mean majority to resisi
Parnell, and not to make a complete
surrender to him. Bright says he now
believes the Irish movement to be q con-
spiracy and that it is expecting and seek
ing success through Mr.. Gladstone 8
measures. Gladstone's continuance as
Prime Minister Is thought to be out OF
the question.
Yours, &C., JADIs.