Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-04-27
LIENS OF INTEREST.

There were 10 ldlluTes Ill tliS oouii-
try last week.
Mr. Louis Markell, prominent and
wealthy resident of Frederick, Md,
died last week.
An earthquake in China has recently
caused great destruction and loss OF
life. The dead number thousands.
William B. Dinsmore, who made
piles of money as president of Adams
Express Company, died in New York
last week.
At Lenore. Iowa, on Monday, Philip
Held killed his mother and then com
mitted suicide. It's a great pity he
didn't xii! himself first.
United States Minister Pendleton
was stricken with paralysis while trav-
cling in a railroad car in Germany last
week. He has almost entirely recov-
cred.
Senator Beck has introduced bill
in the Senate that should pass. 1t
provides for the establishment of
National Geological Garden at Wash
ingtOn.
The Queen of England is paying a
visit to her daughter, the Empress of
Germany, at Berlin. She has been
most respectfully received by the
German people.
The old saying that sleep-walkers
never hurt themselves is not so. John
,Joice, of New York, fell down stairs
the other night while in solnnambu-
listic state and broke his neck.
Mr.. A. S. Abel, proprietor of the
Baltimore .Sm, died on Thursday last,
in the sgd year of his age. He died of
general failure of the vital powers. 1t
is estimated that he was worth SD
100000.
The King of Portugal has been EN-
barrassed by the King of Dahomey,
who sent him six native girls, the
most beautiful in his dominions.
King Lewis has housed them in the
Geological Gardens, not knowing what
to do with them.
AT Cooper, Texas, Monday, b. F.
Boydston shot Miss Lulu Frazier ia
tally and then blew out his brains.
The young lady was IS years of age
and was engaged to Boydston. They
were to have been married last Satur-
day night. The young lady postponed
the wedding and the shooting was the
result.
About ten days ago J. C. Mailman,
living near Lancaster, Pa, lost his
son William by diphtheria. and then
three other children, aged five, eight
and eleven years. Now the four re-
naming children, three sons and a
daughter are dying, and the father
and mother are both down with the
desease.
Be sure your sin will find you out.
Eighteen months ago William Spur
geOn, a trusted cashier, stole several
thousand dollars from Hurst Purnell
Il Co., of Baltimore. Last Saturday
he was arrested for the crime in
Springfield, Mo, where he has been
living under a different name and
passed as an exemplary business man.
Hell soon be in the penitentiary.
For some months past band of or
ganized negro burglars have been
making almost nightly raids upon cit
liens OF the little city of Mexico, III
Northern Missouri, breaking into resi-
dences and business houses and steals
ing anything they could lay hands on.
Last Saturday night nearly every sus-
piciOuS negro III town was arrested.
Their houses were searched, and all
kinds of dry goods, clothing, knives,
jewelry, watches and pistols were re-
covered George Mortimer, chief Of
the gang, and u number of others are
now in Jail
A. q. Owens, shot by Richard Hunt
:, died Thursday. The ball from a As
calibre pistol struck Owens in the fore
head, between the eyes, and penetra-
ted five inches. Owens felt no great
inconvenience, and did not send for a
doctor to cut the ball out until Mon
day. The doctor, in probing, extract
ed a spoonful of the brain, but found
no ball Owens still felt no great pain,
and went about his work and ate and
slept as usual. Thursday he com
sank away to n deep slumber, in which
he died without sign of pain.
At Hot Springs, Arkansas, on Mon !
day, the four-year- son of \. b.
Stringer went into the back yard to !
play. lie had been out doors but a
few moments when big blue pile |
game cock of great strength and fierce
ness flew into his face The little fell |
low was Knocked down. His screams
attracted Mrs. Stringer, who ran TO |
her child's rescue. When the boy was
taken into the house it was found that |
his face had been scratched by the |
ROSTERS spurs. Half an hour later
the child died, and il was found that |
his neck had been dislocated by the
game cocks assault. and that concuS-
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