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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-08-10
Railroad Items.

There are about $50, 600 miles OF rail
road in the United States (about half
the mileage of the world which cost
about nine billion dollars.
More than 100000 men are EN-
ployed.
The first locomotive in the United
States was built by Peter Cooper
A steel rail lasts, with average wear,
about eighteen years.
The cost of palace sleeping car il
about 5000, or $1,000 il vestibuled
The cost Of high-class eight wheel
passenger locomotive is about $500
The longest American railroad tun-
mel is the Hoosac, on the Fitchburg
Railway az miles,.
The highest railroad in the United
States is the Denver and Rio Grande,
at Marshall Pass, 1882 feet.
The highest railroad bridge In the
United States il the Kinzua viaduct,
OH the Erie Railroad, 30j feet high.
The longest railway bridge-span in
the United States il the Cantilever
span, in Poughkeepsie, which is 54s
feet.
The longest mileage operated by a
single system is the AtchisoD, Topeka
and Sante Fe system, about 5000
miles.
The line of railway which extends
farthest east and west is the Canadian
Pacific Railway, running from Quebec
TO the Pacific Ocean.
The road which carries the greatest
number Of passengers il the Manhat-
tan Elevated Railroad, New York,
525, 900 a day, or 191, ,625, 900 yearly.
The fastest time made by a train
was ninety-two miles III ninety-three
minutes, one mile being made in forty.
six seconds, ON the Philadelphia and
Reading Railroad. No locomotive In
this or any other country has made
an authenticated record Of 120 miles
in 100 minutes with train Of three "a
five cars behind it.
The fastest time made between Jer.
sey City and San Francisco was three
days, seven hours, thirty mine minutes
and sixteen seconds on special the
atrical train in 1876.
The chances Of fatal accident u
railway travel is one killed in 10000,
600. Statistics show more are killed
by falling out OF windows Of houses
than in railway accidents.
The average cost Of constructing
mile of railroad at the present time i
about $4,000.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-08-10
sHEPHERDsTOWN w. VA, FRIDAY, AUGUST TO- 1885,

to their homes, trusting the matter 10
the English Saib.' The Governor
General watched the growth of the
millet-a cereal not unlike barley. 1t
grew and fiourished. Its bearded
heads began TO bend down with the
hardening grain as they grew brown
in the sun and ripened. The time had
almost expired.
'Forty-six days had elapsed, and
one evening the Governor-General
was told that some native priests
wished an audience with him. 1t was
just before the sunset He went into
the receiving salon. and behold, their
friends from --. The time has
expired, my Lord Saib, said the eld-
est-there were five. The millet is
full ripe To-day, at midnight, your
lordship wills, we will take our broth
er from the earth where we placed
him
Lord Lytton gave the permission
and waited the end of the trial. At
little before midnight hour they all
met at the little hillock, covered with
the ripened grain. The priests, after
a prayer, reverently cut the heads off
the grain with sharp sickles and put
them away. Then, the elder of them,
after lifting the first spadeful himself,
allowed a detachment of English sap
pers TO remove the rest of the earth
until they came to the stone. The
edges had to be looSened first, and
then the ropes were made fast again
in the ring, and the heavy mass silent
ly raised Two of the priests stepped
down into the pit and lifted the body
out They carried it into a room not
far away, that by Lord Lytton's order
had been allotted beforehand The
wax and cotton were taken out of the
buried mans eyes, mouth and ears
He was placed in bath tub full of
water heated to about 70 degrees. To
make my story shorter, in two hours
the man who had been thus buried
fifty-six days and nights came to, and
the next morning he could and did
speak to all about him.
There are those who say Lord Lyt-
ton was deceived by a bit of shrewd
Juggling, done in order to obtain an
important concession. He says it may
be so. but that there was no method
of getting the body out of the pit eX-
cept that used, that the growing mil
let was not disturbed by the removal
of the earth, and the heavy stone that
closed it could not have been lifted
without some mechanical aid, TO say
nothing of the fact that u guard was
kept there night and day by detach-
ment from an English regiment that
did not know what was being guarded.
If it was a piece of Juggling it is the
most wonderful and skillful on record.
And if it all happened, as stated by a
gentleman of the highest rank, what
shall we call it, then?
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-08-10
AT THE
| title StOre'Round
the Corner

Won. d 4 Gresh arrival every two weeks
fron, VIII III. w efmany good, useful and or
no,n 10 YES for Ladies and Chlloren
va'-.,,"t '"i arti' t. for summer wear. Chi
dren,a "'' Cors, 'oArent prices and KINDS.
pn1.,' CotSets OF d wsees. Ahildrens White
n-eU e''les' all sizes and, wear. Ghemises. I'm
dne~. es' Ladies Unde. Sdrts, Infants and
CIV asts' Drawers and; wash Rags. Chill
n'ureh's Caps, Bibs, and Sud Collars La
AL An Drawers and Chemises >ey Hair Pins.
aprons, Sun Bonnets. Fal ndse assosx-
--'uieS' and Childrens Hose. A sor over
"' OIL Hamburgs. Allover Net Nse Goy-
e'ses and laces' Felts. Fringes, Ia, xapd
Us ilhsels and Fancy Cord. Stampin, -AA
"n'y Work done promptly to order. .
N"u See US. ELLEN WELSHANS.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-08-10

''Good-by wifey, II am detained by
business and not able to come home
to dinner Ill send you telegram.
Wife (frigidIy)-You needn't 60 TO
take that trouble. Here II is 1 took
it out Of your pocket awhile ago.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-08-10

A gentleman was complaining on
Change that he had invested a rather
large sum Of money and lost it all. A
sympathetic friend asked him whethsf
he had been bull or a bear. To
which he replied, Neither; ! was a
jackass.1
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-08-10

SLUG SH0T.-Guaranteed TO kill potato
y bugs, and those on egg plants, currant
worms, cabbage worms and lice, striped bugs
OH melons, cucumbers and rose bushes and
sqpa she's. Sold in any quantity at ~ cents
pound, at alCApRkAN'S DRUG STORE.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-08-10
Lot For Sale.

WTE have for sale very desirable building
w LOT, in Shepherdstown. Persons in
want of such lot should apply at once, as
there are not many to be had.
FLEMING & SNYDER,
Real Estate Agents.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-08-10
RUBBER GOODS.

CYRINGES.-The Home Nos. !, 2, 3; the
- Barclay No |. The Large Fountain No.
3: the Universal No. /. Davidson's Nos.
and2 Infant Rectal Syringes with single
bulb and rubber tube. Hard Rubber and
Glass Syringes. Ear and Eye Syringes.
DREAST PUMPS.-The English, the Phe-
ID nix, the Lawrence's Improved, the Home.
NIPPLE SHIELDS.-The PheniX Nipple
n Shield flexible tube, the PheniX with rub
nipple and glass protector, Dr. Wansbrough's.
4 TOMIZERS.-The Throat Atomizer, the
N Larynx Atomizer.
nOUCHES.-The Siphon Nasal Douehe, the
~ Single Bulb Nasal Douche, the Pocket
Nasal Douche and Inhaler.
DROPPERS.-Eye Droppers, Medicine
~ Droppers, Bulb Syringes for ear and eye.
NIPPL LES.--Whits, Maroon and BLACK.
~ Large and Small. White Fittings for
Nursing Bottles. Extra Bottles and Fittings
and Tubing. Hot Water Bags, Catheters, Pes
saries.
JOSEPH MCMURRAN.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-08-10

CLUG SHOT-Certain death to potato bugs,
81 cabbage worms, beetles. To be had only at
McMURRAN'S DRUG STORE.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-08-10
SPRING AND SUMNER GOODS!
SHOES! SHOES!

We almost give them away. VIZ amvs
Shoe Tor gc Dress Shoe Tor y -. @or.hn az
body,s e. 51 Our Perfection can't be beat
only y2.75. Base Ball shoes only ~ eepLs.
lsvr, ,Tennis shoes only 80 GEMS seiiS S,, 90
etyWnere for Sl.OO. Wigwam ShOes 1niy 80
cents; sells everywhere for Si'z9. H'IST9 Gm,,
Shoes and Slippers almost given away; 'SGRi HHpi
Boots Sl.75 worth S2.75. SUMMEh u ~ ali
WEAR very cheap. straw HATS W. ~
them Cheaper than any Retailer eo'
New York. .o<, ON
All these goods must go within i,S the
days. Call early and get your Bargains
Yours, Respectfully, MYERS
Ha.per's Ferry. w. va.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-08-10
Three PecuIiarities

Hoods Sarsaparilla, the great blood purifier
and regulating medicine, is characterized by
three peculiarities, namely:
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-08-10
Farm Lands Wanted!

.pr1Es having IMPROVED of UslA-
P-npRoVED FARM LANDS. for sale In JEFF
sarson' Clarke, Frederick or Berkeley conn.
tsas will do well to send me description OF
sa me- price, terms, &c. ~-,,ro>,
BUSHROD G. WASHINGTON
Charlestown, JEFF. Co., w. Va.
Lock Rox ~,
February 10. lSSS-sm.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-08-10
ISt:: I:
I'd |: |:
Sd |: /:

The result is medicine of unusual strength
and curative power, which effects cures here
tofore unequalled. These epeculiarities belong
exclusively to Hoods Sarsaparilla, and are
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-08-10
MISSES SHOES

that we sell so many of in A, b, c, d, widths ?
II not, take q look at them, and you will be
surprised at their improved appearance. Best
we ever had. Then the assortment OF
Clarksville evening chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn) 1886-1890, 1888-11-06
DEATH DANGLING OVER HEAD.
Electric Wires Cause Street Car Blockade
Mile Long,

NEW York, Nov. 6.--Thc great danger
arising from the overhead electric wires was
exenplifed in the Bowery Saturday after
noon. A number Of these wires are strung
on the girders under the Elevated railroad
structure at Chatham square. A Third ave-
nue. street car yesterday pulled down one Of
these wires with a crash, together with q
number of complicated electric light loops
The passengers and driver aud conductor.
Of the car left it in terror, as the wires were
dangling about their heads. A large crowd
soon collected and the street cars were
blocked for half mile on each side Of the
break. Finally several foolish street car en-
ployes endangered their lives in most reck-
less fashion by taking hold Of the wires with
their bare hands and trying TO break them
A policeman clipped one with pair Of
pliers. Several horses became entangled in
the deadly coils. The circuit was finally
turned of. If it had been clear it would
have killed several men, large number OF
whom do not seem to have the least concep-
tion of the deadly force Of the electric light
current
Clarksville evening chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn) 1886-1890, 1888-11-06
NInrdnr and snicide.

NASHVILLE, Tcun., Nov. Cat o'clock
this morning the dead bodies of Adeline Toy
lor and her husband, Allen Taylor, both col
ored, were found in the basement of Edge
field Baptist church parsonage, where Ade-
line was employed as cook The woman lay
on the floor and the man on bed. The
throat of each was cut, and the woman's
head bore the mark of severe blow with
hatchet, which had been thrown into the
CRATE. A razor was lying at the foot of the
bed. Taylor was jealous of his wife, and it
is believed that he killed her and then took
his own life
Clarksville evening chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn) 1886-1890, 1888-11-06
IN A Small CANOE
A Shipwrecked Captain and His Family
Travel 1000 Miles


CHARLESTON, S. c., Nov. g. - Capt
Joshua Slocum, Of the wrecked bark Aquid-
neck, with his wife and two children, were
met by the steamer Planter off Caps Ro-
maine while sailing in a thirty foot canoe,
propelled by sails. The voyageurs had tray
eled in their frail craft from Rio Grande Do
Sui, 1900 miles, and were en- route to Wash
ington, ID. c., 500 miles distant.
The Aquidneck was so badly damaged in
storm that she became unseaworthy. The
American consul offered to send the captain
and his family home, but he declined and
Mrs. Slocum seemed to think her husband
knew what he was about, and entered heart
lily into his plan. The canoe was provis-
ioned, and, with her three lantern sails set,
left Rio Grande Do Sui in a rafting breeze.
The captain named his boat the Liberdade,
and she soon fulfilled her owners hopes re-
garding speed and seaworthiness, for two
months later she entered the harbor of
Santos
This was about June &c last, and hore he
met Capt. Baker, of the United States and
Brazilian mail steamer Finance, who towed
him from Santo to Rio. From thence the
canoe sailed 2,356 miles to Barbados in nine
teen DAYS
Clarksville evening chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn) 1886-1890, 1888-11-06
BLOWN TO ATOMS.
Four Powder Mills Demolished at South
Windham, Maine.

Four Powder Mills Demolished at South
Windhaln, Maine.
PORTLAND, Me-, Nov. 6.-About 80 this
forenoon a terrible explosion was heard at
South Windham. 1t was soon learned that
the powder mills at Cambo about two miles
distant, belonging to the Oriental Powder
company, had been blown to atoms. There
were four buildings-one Kernel mill and
three wheel mills. The explosion originated
in the Kernel mill, but how is not known.
There was only a fraction of a second be-
tween the explosion Of the Kernel mill and
those of the other three.
There were only two men in the mills at
the time and both Ct them were fatally hurt.
Walter Chids, aged forty, was mangled
about the head and had his legs aud arms
terribly torn. He is still alive, but cannot
recover He has a wife and child. Edward
Williams, thirty five, had just gone out of
the Kernel mill and Svas between the two
buildings He was struck on all sides and
cannot live He has wife and two children.
The four buildings were wooden and each
was about twenty-eight feet square. The
property was not valuable. Everything is
total loss.
Clarksville evening chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn) 1886-1890, 1888-11-06
A MONTREAL SENSATION.
Two Frenchmen and a French Woman
Furnish 1t.

Furnish 1t.
MONTREAL. Nov. GA sensation has beeE
caused here by the arrest Of Adelard Noel,
who will be brought before magistrate, or
a charge of using threatening language "a
Mr. @. E Soraty, who was once under min
lister OF finance In France and ~ tho same
time president of the Bank OF nseas He is
now among the colony in Canada, where
circumstances forcc him to stay. As presi-
dent of the Lyons bank he declared thaS the
reserve fund was in gold, when in reality 1t
was in bonds of the Union Generalo, which
at that time were at par. When the Union
Generate went under so did the Bank Of
Lyons.
Soarty was arrested, but escaped to Cam
ada, taking with him, it is said, something
like million francs. He also brought with
him the wife Of his private secretary, so the
story goes, and settled here, where for tho
past few years he has devoted himself to
literary work. Adelard Noel, who styles;
himself head of the Paris police secnrite. ON
Saturday walked into tha Soraty villa, in
Maysoneuve, and with revolver in hand
threatened to be avenged on both Soraty
and the woman who ran away with him
from France, leaving her husband behind to,
die of broken heart. Mrs. Soraty rushed
up stairs to give an alarm and the man fed,
after which it was discovered that the out
side of the house had been plastered with
small placards bearing such words as "Be.-
trayer," etc. The next time Noel came, on.
vengeance bent, he walked into the arms of
policeman. II the case is pushed in court
some spicy history Of the past may be
brought to light.
Clarksville evening chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn) 1886-1890, 1888-11-06
A BIG HAUL.
A Train Robber Boards Passenger Train
and Secures n Fortune.

"A Train KObber boards q Passenger Train,
and Secures Fortune.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Nov g. - The
southbound express on the Cincinnati, New
Orleans g. Texas Pacific railway was APP
preaching Lacey, Miss, at 4:3) a. m. Satur-
day, when passenger, who had got ON at
Derby, slammed to and locked the front
door of the forward passenger coach, and.
stepping from the platform into the express
car, drew a couple Of revolvers, and, aiming
them at the baggagenaster McElroy, and
Charles Lowry, messenger of the Baltimore
& OHIO Express company, ordered them
to throw up their hands under penalty of
death
Both men were thoroughly frightened, and
did as ordered, whereupon the highwayman,
after locking the door behind him, marched
the express messenger to the rear Of the car,
ordered him 10 open the safe, then to clean
out all the money and valuables in it, and
put them in bags for him. AS soon as the
money had been thus bagged he called to tho
terrified messenger: "Now, put an empty
sack over your own head.n This order, like
the other, was obeyed with alacrity, after
which the baggagemaster was similarly
blindfolded with his head in q sack, and the
two men were led over to the safe and seated
there with their backs to the robber.
'The highwayman continued his search for
other valuable, and finally gathered together
$lO,3S5 in cash and $4,000 in government
bonds besides vauables from the mail He
then pulled the bell rope, and when the train
stopped got off and escaped.
Clarksville evening chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn) 1886-1890, 1888-11-06
4 CRUEL CAPTAIN.
Sixteen Sailors Complain of
AtrOciOus Treatment.
THE SHIP CARPENTER ALMOST
BEATEN TO DEATH.

After His Crew is Almost Starved to Death
They Could Neither Sit or Lie Down and
Placed I'm q Dungeon for Forty-Eight
HOurs.
TACOMA, w. T., Nov. 6-Sixteen sailors
of the ship Hecla, which arrival here yester-
day loaded with wheat for Great Britain,
have entered suit in the district court against
Capt Snow, of that vessel, for cruelty.
They allege that the Hecla started fer
Cardiff, Wales, with crew of sixteen men.
After she had been out but short time the
captain began feeding his men on rotten
meat and potatoes, which were not fit to eat.
and both Capt. Snow and his mate shame
fully abused the sailors. While near Cape
Horn Capt Snow attacked the carpenter,
breaking his jaw and knocking out many
teeth.
A few days later he nearly killed one of
the men. When debilitated by the poor
food they were unable to work, and every
sailor was put into the hold and tied in such
a manner that he could neither stand nor sit
nor lie down, and in that position kept for
forty-eight hours. One OF the men was tied
to stanchion four days without food. Dur
ing this time his scant rations were placed
within sight, but out of his reach. When
the Hecla reached Acapulco the men were
weak from ill-treatment and insufficient
food. The brutal captain, with the aid of
Mexican troops, cast them into dungeon
and kept them confined until the vessel was
ready to sail. The men appealed to the
United States consul at Acapulco, but were
unable to obtain any assistance from that
quarter. The case will come up in court to-
day. The captain refuses to pay the money
due to the men for their services ON the trip
from Cardiff-about 5000.
Clarksville evening chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn) 1886-1890, 1888-11-06
Tha Hnvtl nntrare.

BOSTON, Mass, Nov, 6.-Brig. Richard 7.
Green, Capt Patrick arrived here to day
from ST. Marc. Hayti. She reports that on
October is, when Off st. Mare, she was or
dered to heave to by the Hsytien-man of
war Dessong, whose armed officers and men
came on board three different times taking
away the ships register and all papers
and threatening to take her TO Port Au
Prince as prize After some detention the
vessels papers were returned and she was
allowed to proceed on her voyage.
Clarksville evening chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn) 1886-1890, 1888-11-06
POLITICS AND WHISKY.
The Two Combined Causes a Fatal Stab.
bing at Chicago.

bing at Chicago.
CHICAGO, Nov. 6.-Frank Day, a young
Canadian, was stabbed and killed at the cor
ner of Clark and jackson streets at midnight
by an unknown man, who is still at large.
The crime was due to political enthusiasm
and too much whisky. Day fE company
with two friends was on his way to the rail-
road station to take a train for Grand Cross
ing, his home Just before they reached
jackson street they were met by aRother
party Of three, all more or less intoxicated.
AS they passed the strangers shouted: "Hur-
rah for Cleveland Day turned around and
shouted back; Whats the matter with
Harrison2'
This brought on a fight in which one of
the party stabbed Day in the breast, causing
his death within a few moments. One of
the three men, who proved to be William H.
Warder was arrested. He claims TO have
had nothing to do with the affair The other
two ran and escaped.
The police believe they know who muir
dered Frank Day. William H. Warder,
who is engineer at the government building,
has confessed that his companions were
Henry Trotter and Thomas Mackay, both
clerks in the mailing department at the post
office. Trotter was arrested at o'clock this
morning, but Mackay is still at large. The
police believe Mackay is the one that
stabbed Day, and expect to soon have him
under arrest
Clarksville evening chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn) 1886-1890, 1888-11-06
FINALLY Settle,I.

CHICAGO, Nov. 6--The famous Rawson
controversy, which has SO long been before
the public eye was settled Saturday after
noon by all parties concerned, with the full
knowledge and consent of Judge Jameson
BY the terms of the agreement Mrs Rawson
is to receive 40,000 in settlement of all her
claims..and also divorce on the grounds Of
desertion Mr.. Rawson is to retract the
charges made against her in his bill, which
is to be withdrawn. All litigation is to be
withdrawn, including the criminal prosecu.
ton of Mrs. Rawson for shooting Lawyer
Whitney. Esss "a
Clarksville evening chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn) 1886-1890, 1888-11-06
A EIENp'S CONFESSION.
Murderer AnschIag Gives Some of the De-
tails of His Aw 'ul Crimes.


tails of His Aw 'ul Crimes.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 6.-Anschlag, the
murderer of the Hitchcocks and of old man
Fuegh, has prepared a written account Of
his lfe.and crimes which fills two columns.
1t differs little from the confession he has
made except that he gives new details Of the
butchcry of the Hitchcocks, the unfortunate
Illinois couple whose fruit farm he coveted
He says that when he saw the deed of the
farm made out and signed to him by Hitch
cock, who expected to get his money in two
days, he was seized with the impulse to kill
them, as be thought he would have no
trouble in holding the land
He killed the husband in the barn with two
blows of a sharp Ratchet, and then went to
the kitchen and murdered the wife in the
same way. Then he hauled the bodies two
miles, buried them, changed his clothes, and
calmly went to work Oh the farm, where he
was arrested. He did not have sense enough
to even put away Mrs. Hitchcock's best
dress, which she had laid out ready for church
next day. BY the murder of FueGh he was
also to get possession of the land and money
Fuegh was supposed to have boarded.