Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-12-10

Gbs S8tp9trOstahn StgIsftr.
]. w. & HI. SNYDER, Publishers,
snEpHERosToWN. WEST VIRGINIA..
Friday, December 10. 1sss.
The opponents Of Senator Camden
have not yet named their candidate for
the Senate. Is it because they have
none, or because they have too many?
WE call attention to the advertisement
OF the Wheeling Register in another col
umn. Every one who can shonld take
that paper, for it gives all the State
news and is sound in its Democracy.
A SCHOOL has been established I'm Phil
adelphia TO teach new-fashiOned walk
for young ladies-said to be cross be.
tween the waddle of dnck and the
strut of turkey gobb!er. It's English
you know.
QUITE number Of Republicans have
recently been removed from government
offices to make room for Democrats. The
administration is beginning to crawl, al
it were, in the right direction. We
hope soon to see it making vigoroI:
strides.
PUBLIC opinion against the present
extortionate tariff of this country i;
steadily growing, and the day will soon
come when the people will demand &
reform in this matter. Mr. Randall and
his high-tariff followers are fighting
against fate.
The President has been suffering re-
Gently from rheumatism, and numerous
old ladies have been sending him cure:
for the trouble, while an express wagon
has been kept busy hauling to the
White House the various nostrums oil
the patent medicine men.
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Poor pater fsmilias will have hare
siege of il now for a few weeks. he
will not only have to buy lots of pres
ents for his family, but will have to fur
nish the money that they will need &c
buy others presents with. But Christ
mas comes only once year.
TUESDAY was only the second day OF
the session. but Senator ingalls, fount
opportunity to offer bill to increase
all sorts of pensions. We shall conf
IDENTITY look for some Of his fellow dem
agogues to offer bill pensioning every
member of the Republican party.
The last session of the Forty ninth
Congress commenced at Washington on
Monday, with full attendance of Sen
ators and Representatives. All Of the
West Virginia delegation were at their
post. No business of any importance
has vet been started. and it is not prob.
that real work will he begun until after
the Holiday recess.
Ir is stated that Mr.. James u. Blaine,
Jr., has secured position as editor
of the Pittsburg Times. His father
will consequently be sure OF the
support of at least one paper in the
next campaign. 1t would be grand
scheme. though, if he could only fur
nish enough sons to give an editor to
each paper in the United States.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND has been re-
Gently issuing some popular Democratic
papers, and they are making an i'm
preston in his favor. But if he would
only go to work in earnest and turn the
rascals out-big and little-he woul''
create such a hood-tide of enthusiasm
among the Democrats that he would be
placed i'm the Presidential chair two
years hence with Il grand rush.
A RATHER sensational article was pub
lished in Cincinnati paper last week.
accusing Superintendent Peck, of the
West Virginia penitentiary, Of shocking
brutality to the inmates of the prison
1t is evident that the facts-if there are
any facts-are greatly exaggerated, and
Mr. Peck's friends deny the statements
altogether. The fact that the charges
are brought by discharged assistant is
a,lo,,l.taJ RI ~; ya than, N s.fi shyv apnaur.