Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-12-24

]. w. & n. L. SNYDER, Publishers,
sHupnERosToWN, WEST VIRGINIA.
Friday, December "a, 1855.
To all of the REaIsrER's friends we
wish a Merry Christmas and Happy
New Year.
CoNaRKss has adjourned for the Holt
days and will meet again Oh January
4th. The Congressman all want to eat
their Christmas dinner at home.
The regular session Of the West Vir-
ginis Legislature will begin at Charles
ton on the second Wednesday of next
January, the 18th. A regular session
consists of forty-fivs days.
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IT is reported that Santa Claus Will
not drive his usual team Of reindeer'
this year. He will travel around on
bicycle. But no matter how he comes,
he will get there just the same.
A NEWSPAPER office in Massachusetts
was recently robbed Of $500. We can't
imagine where all that money came
from. Wen give a prize to any one
who can find that much in our printing
office.
II the Republicans-and We include
the Wet Virginia Democrat folks-can
prevent 1t, Senator Camden will not be
reelected. 1t is probable, though, that
the Democrats of the Legislature will
have a say in the matter.
McQUADr, the New York Doodle AL
derman, has been found guilty and SEN
fenced to the penitentiary for seven
years. The next thing in order is to
bring to trial the bribe-givsrs, and give
them good doses Of the penitentiary.
THERE Is said to be in course OF prepa-
ration pension bill that will effectually
do away with any surplus in the Treas
ury. The main idea, it seems, is to give
. pension to every loyal person who
was alive during the war-or something
of that sor.. L. 10 not fully matured yet.
DURING the past year there has been
much talk Of the great European pow
ers gobbling up Turkey-but all the
gobbling has been done on paper. This
week, however, there has been more
real damage done to turkey by Ameri-
cans than by all the powers in the past
year.
WEST VIRGINIA is experiencing at
present regular boom in the building
Of railroads. the developing of coal
mines, iron, natural gas, timber, &c.
Our little mountain State is filled with
riches ON top and underneath, and the
men who are developing them are en-
titled to every encouragement.
A TOUCHING incident is reported from
New Orleans. A little boy three years
old was saved from the burned steamer
on the Mississippi last week. but his
parents were lost. All attemptf to find
out his name have failed. When the
little boy is asked "Whose boy are
your" he replies "Mamms's boy"
A MALTESE gentleman by the name OF
Mortabelu has started In for fast OF seventy
two days. Before he has reached the end OF
his ten weeks the first half OF his name will
be quite suficient to tell the story.-Baih-
more American.
And when the whole time is up we
will certainly feel sorry for his poor
second part Of the name.
No one can deny that the President
has backbone, for whenever there is
any occasion for showing it he shows it.
Last year the Senate refused to confirm
the nomination Of the colored man Mat
thews as Recorder Of Deeds, but the
President has sent in the name again,
and we'll bet he will back the Senate
down.
Ir is said that having defeated the
revenue reformers, Mr.. Randall and the
other protectionists will endeavor to
pass bill taking the tax of OF wbiskey
and tobacco. What an outrageit would
be to make whiskey and tobacco free
and continue tho enormous tax on salt,
sugar, clothing and other actual neses'
stiles. 1t is better to have no legisla.
ton than bad legislation.
TIE President recommends that the
deluded depositors i'm the Frsedme 8