Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-10-15

WARRINGTON. October y 1886.

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Miles's campaign against Geronimo.
He approves the result, and uses lam
guage almost identical with that ! sent
TO the REGISTER. Miles doubtless did
his best, aud the cruel savage is for the
future out of the way of doing mischief.
He surrendered Internationally us a
prisoner Of war. This saves his neck
for the present.
Notwit hstanding the declaration that
the discharges at the Public Printing
Office had stopped with the first five
hundred or so, there was another big
discharge last Saturday evening.
Whether Mr.. Benedict will get benedic.
tons for his work in this line can bet
ter be answered when Congress once
more gets under way. There is some
whispering that he is giving fat places
to favorites, but whether OF political
or personal stripe it is too soon to de-
termine. Anyway, the public printer
seems to be following suit of most of the
appointees from the State Of New York
In showing the reverse of friendliness
and favor to the DISTINGUISHED people of
the District. "The back of my hand to
you," says he. Query, Was it part Of
his instructions?
The past twelve months have shown
variegated history OF the Washin gton'
Navy Yard. A year ago the future OF
the yard was painted in pleasing colors.
A great deal of work was to be done
there, and not word was breathed
about the various bureaus being broken
up. Then, after spell, it was limited
that it was TO be made vast ordnance
establishment, great enough to take In
pretty much all the hands of the several
other branches. At last that prospect
faded, and OH the 1st of October over
200 workpeople were discharged with
no guarantee anG no chance, either, OF
employment. The Knights Of Labor
having within few days solicited the
Secretary of the Navy to re employ a
few Of the discharged hands, he coolly
tells them he has nothing to do with
the matter, that every thing is left to
the officers of tho yard. The Secretary
Is from New York, and seems to stay
there most OF the time.
The world might be thankful for the
opportunity presented by the conduct OF
Russia in Bulgaria to show the astound-
ing arrogance of that huge compound
of despotism, barbarism and brute force.
The Bulgarians are, so far, acting most
nobIy in the face Of the bullying Masto-
don to the east of them. Doubtless, too,
they feel the backing of the gallant
Hungarians who have not forgotten
Russia's inroad on the side of autocracy
when they had the latter so thoroughly
Ion the hip SO well and wisely does
an Over-ruliIg Providence work its va
rious plans for the Excelsior advance
ment of our race. The last news states
that the exiled Prince Alexander who
headed the Bulgarians with so much
success against the Servians, consents
to resume the Bulgarian throne if
elected. Maybe Russia is beginning to
be ashamed of itself, and will not any
longer object to hi, return.
Mr.. Powderly, who seems to be
pretty sensible man. has written letter
explanatory of the contrvance to get
colored man into one of those parts of a
theatre in Richmond, Va, which is ia
booed to the race. Whilst now yielding
to the sentiment of the place, the genius
loci, he puts it down rather heavily upon
the Richmond people and argues in
part, that because colored men get into
the United States Senate and House OF
Representatives, therefore, &C., &c. Mr..
Powderly might see, one should think.
that laws Of nature can't be so easily re-
pealed by Parliaments, Congresses, Leg
islatures, &c, and that even in merely
constitutional point of view it may
some day become question whether
changes made in the heat Of warning
excitements, and by mere dint of tent
porary superior force, shall be forever
SO binding OH posterity as practically to
reverse the ideas and principles on
which the body polite was originally
framed, and on which alone It could
have been framed. The deep down die.
tates of nature must finally prevail.
A great hullabaloo is on the carpet
touching the frailties (alleged) of the
famous Monsignor Capel, the great
Catholic CONVEX sionist, who was here in
Washington a couple of years ago, the
admired of all admirers, so that Mr..
Corcoran gave him the freedom Of his
spacious and hospitable mansion.
Capel is now in California but denies
the several statements about his frauds,
fondness for good wine, purchasing
jewels for presents to ladies, and such
and such. He is undergoing sort of
moral earthquake.
Few deaths could be more regretfully
felt than that of Mr.. George w. Adams,
President Of the Washington Star Pnb-
fishing Company, which took place on
Sunday morning. He was true man,
sound in heart and in head, without
guile or meanness. / well recollect
the public press in the U. s. Senate Re-
porters' gallery In the memorable win.
ter and spring of '6O-6l; he for the
New York World under, presume,
the able Manton Marble, and for
well-known Washington Daily. He
wa. born in 1910 in Indiana, and bur-
led to-day in Oakhill Cemetery, George
town. Yours, &C.,