Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-01-27

poor families for one year.
THE railroad men having ronc,ud d
to make the frcights onrircu>es about
four times a high as they have been,
Snowman Barnum has concluded to
ship his aggregate 4. England and
exhibit there next year. He says the
railroads shant rob him.
A STATE exchange says il is great
mistake TO send TO send delegate to
the Legislature for only one session,
for ii takes him one term 10 learn the
ropes. 1t sometimes turns out. how
ever, that il is great mistake TO send
a man there for even one session.
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SENATOR FAULKNER IL decidedly
opposed to the Blair educational bill.
He thinks the Constitution does not
warrant any such measure, and more
over he believes it would be unjust 10
the people of his State and prejudfial
TO the healthy and vigorous growth
OF the free-school system of West .ir-
ginia.
IT is believed by many persons that
at last the Panama ship canal scheme
is about TO collapse, aS more funds are
all absolute necessity okeepthe work
going and there is no apparent way
of obtaining the cash. We believe
A.. 81, an ,,ol ,,,,U Ia GniSIaJ If "a faW
more wears of life are granted 10 De
Lesseps.
4 NUMBER of Baltimore ministers
are very indignant that President
Cleveland has sent a present to the
Pope, and have passed resolutions eX-
pressive of their diSapproval. Wedon't
think they need fear any dire conse-
Quences from such simple act of cour-
tesy The present was beautifully
printed copy of the Constitution of the
United States
Mr. j. II. FURBER, JR., of Chicago,
is an extremely rich young man, but
he is also an extremely sensible one.
Although he is only twenty years old,
he is now developing plans for great
university at Chicago similar TO that
at Heidelburg, and will give million
dollars Of his own money for that pur
pose. If all young men with money
had an equal proportion Of good sense,
what lot of good could be done in
the world,
MANY of the department clerks at
Washington are worried because OF
black lists that are being prepared by
their chiefs. Those young bloods
who pay more attention to fast living
and gambling than to business have
been spotted, and all who are engaged
in other avOcations iii addition to
their department work have been
noted down. 1t may only be scare,
but il looks as though there would
shortly be some vacancies.
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Mr.. JAMES J. BROOKS, who retires
from the chiefShip Of the Secret Ser
vie Division of the Treasury Depart
IL ,nt, goes out with a record az man
NAV br proud OF. a a pTb!i 81 il
and a ri, &c citizen, Gr Bron.,s
j. q inal among n'r. ii. nigh mar
acter, his professional Iii ana nj,
unusual ability all Went 10 make him
d model Official, and The government
will be lucky if ii II, his place with
as good man.
THE New York Sun has the follow
ing good one on our Senator from
Kanawha: Senator Kenna returned
from trip to his West Virginia home
on Tuesday, and his face was wreathed
in smiles as he received the congratu-
lations Of his brother Senators. Ken
ma number six! Why, Kenna,
thought you had a little boy only
few months ago?' said brother Sena
tor. 80 we did-so We did, replied
the young Napoleon of the West Vir-
ginia Democracy, but went you to
understand the vote in our State is
getting mighty close"
JUDGE JOHN BLAIR HoGE was on
Monday last nominated by the Presi-
dent to be United States Attorney for
the District Of Columbia. Judge Hoge
represented this Congressional district
in the Forty-seventh Congress, and
resided at Martinsburg. He was also
from 1872 to 1880. He has been living
in Washington for several years, en-
gagged in the practice OF law. The
President on the same day nominated
Col. Marshall Mcdonald, of Virginia,
to be United States Fish Commission
er, and Mr.. John W. Ross to be post
master at Washington.
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THE leading officials of the Western
Union Telegraph Company are doing
everything in their power to discour-
age the proposed government tele-
graph system, and DR.. Green, the pres
ident Of the great corporation, has
made lengthy and numerous argu-
ments against the scheme. No one
ever supposed the Western Union
would favor the project, for a govern
ment line would put an end to their
present unrivaled monopoly. But the
Western Union stockholders are not
the ones who should be considered.
The people, who are powerless to
resist any extortion that is practiced
upon them, want to see the govern
ment take hand in the game, and
their appeal should have more weight
with Congress than the arguments of
stockholders.