Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-07-30

WASHINGTON, July %, 1886.

INeSSfS. EuWOFS.-1uc aihhoSt "ci'oi
sal talk now IL that Congress will all
iourn next Monday. 1t seems to Inc
Tuesday would have suited better, and
will be likely the day. 1t is pity that
the country will not have been laid un-
Ter greater weight of obligation; and
besides this. many Democrat dislikes
TO express himself.
One thing protrudes itself in the pres
ent state OF affairs in Congress. 1t is 4
most unfit arena for judicial work.
The labor to be encountered in commit
tee. but which il seldom more than Il
fortielh part performed, wearies Con-
gressmen for their more appropriate du'
ties and debars their full share of atten-
ton to public objects for which they
are supposed to be elected. We want
one or two courts tor the consideration
and disposal of u vast mass of private
and seml.public claims, which hang like
millslones round necks that will BY and
by slip them of unadi Indicated BE.
sides; these claims offer opportunities
for bribery and corruption. There
used to be in Washington, and may be
still, 90 betpeens claimants and Con-
gressmen who arrange what shall be
paid for the passage OF this, that or the
other claim.
1t is gratifying to learn from the high
authority Of the Secretary Of State that
the differences that have been kicked
ND between the Canadians and our
Down East fishermen, are under sedate
and judicious consideration by both
governments. May we hope that be-
fore Messrs. Frye, Dingley, Rice,
(Blaine) & Co. have a chance to froth up
again in Congress, a just basis OF set
Element will have been arrived at. 1t
is not likely tina; all the right or the
wrong will have been on one side.
Least said is soonest mended, but
really the example presented by Sir
Charles Dixie ought not to be lost on
many a public man who gets it into his
head that grea, ability and distinction
can afford to daily with sin, and "no-
body's business" But that old fashion.
ed book points uninterruptedly to the
maxim, "Be sure your sin will find You
out: it shall not be we'll with the
wicked"
The murder last week near Lichfield,
Connecticut, is one of the most tho
roughly cowardly and damnable the an
nails of bloody crime present. A poor
girl, Martha Randall, sixteen years OF
aye, brutally assaulted and then murdered
by the shot of gun placed at her breast.
The villain, undoubtedly one Lockwood,
not long since out of Jail, was unfoftun-
ately and injudiciously hired by her
father. No matter how good his repu-
tation for hard work; the father should
have been repealed by the bad reputa-
ton Lockwood justly sustained.
Our leading daily, the Star, though
far from inattentive to what is done to
the Federal Executive domiciled among
us, slyly limited lately that previous
Presidents were not afraid to circulate
among our people on free, easy and un-
suspecting terms. Mr.. Cleveland, how
ever, has never been once seen on our
pavements; his only appearance being
either i'm the White House or in car
rage in the mid road moving rapidly.
The President and wife are expected to
spend their vacation in the Adirondack
mountains of New York State.
japanese Prince Fashimi is expected
here tonight. He will call on the
President tomorrow and the State De-
partment. After staying two days will
nut out for San Francisco and home.
Public Printer Rounds resigns his po-
sition to take effect in September-Gen-
eral Rogers of Buffalo will probably sue
coed him.
James G. Blaine is to throw out his
flag OH the 10th of August in Portland
Maine. He wishes to recommend him
self by getting up causes OF Irritation
and excitement with foreign powers.
He may please maniacS by this but New
York and other strong communities VIII
saw him, Nay. Blaine is an able man
we all know, but his other quality VIII
neutralize that. He is not peace-maker
but muss-makcr. Let us have peace.
If not woefully misrepresented, the
Door Mexican grisos are Tuning with
threats of whipping the United States.
They must certainly have the worst
memories of any people OH earth.
One fool having succeeded in passing
the whirlpool rapids of the Niagara
river, now two are going to try the same
folly in company. 1t ought to be pre-
vented, and their families protected.
Last night we had exceedingly heavy
rains and more might be expected. The
news of ruined crops in the far North
west is sorrowful.
There is to be another hotel at Fort
ress Monroe. Mr.. John Chamberlin OF
Washington will control.
CYRUS w. Field in his contest in Lon.
don in liberal suit against James G.
Bennett got verdict for $4,000 DANA
ges. But as Bennett has no property in
England, how can Field realize?
Yours. &C. JADIs.