Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-11-29
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Dead bodies are still being found
at Johnstown. Four were discovered
on Monday.
Hon. Samuel J Randall of Penn
sylvania is very i'll at his residence in
Washington city.
1t is reported that three valuable
veins of gold have been discovered in
Montgomery county, n. G.
Byron Jones, of Wilkesbarre. Pa,
committed suicide the other day by
jumping into mine pit 900 feet deep.
Postmaster Stancil, of Selma, n. c.,
has been arrested for stealing regis
tered letters. He was appointed but
short time ago.
George Chingo deliberately shot
and killed Pauline Cowith in New
York few days ago because she re-
fused to marry him.
John b. Emery, the oldest grand
past master of the /. o. o. T. in the
United States, died in Baltimore on
Monday at the age of SO years.
The steamship Manhattan was run
into and sunk off the coast OF Mary
land by the schooner Agnes Manning
one night last week. Over a dozen
lives were lost.
At Providence, r. l., doctors near
" killed w. C. Potter probing for a
bullet that was not in his body.
Then they left him in the hospital to
die and he got We'll.
A saloon keeper named Christian
Seibert died in Baltimore last week,
and il was then discovered that he
had embezzled several thousand dol
lars from society of which he was
treasurer.
Train robbers halted train on the
Missouri. Kansas and Texas Railroad
near Perry station. Indian Territory,
last Sunday night, and stole over
S45. 900 express money. They made
their escape.
Bob Bland, a young negro, attemp-
ted an assault on white lady In
Prince George county, Va, last week,
and Saturday night party of
masked men took him from Jail and
hanged him.
John L. Sullivan intends to go into
the horse-breeding business near
Boston. Mr.. Sullivan has also an
nounced his intention of fighting
Peter jackson. the colored pugiist,
if a purse of $4,000 can be raised.
Hon. George H. Pendleton, Uuited
States minister to Germany, died in
Brussels last Sunday night He was
an honored public servant, and had
served in the L. s. Senate. He was
the author of the civil service law.
A special from Hiawatha, Kan,
saws that the farmers of that vicinity
are burning corn for fuel, finding ii
cheaper than coal. Corn Is sold on
the farm at 20 cents per bushel, while
the average price of coal delivered at
the farm ranges from 81 to % cents
per bushel.
Essie Westmoreland, a young girl
of sixteen, living in Davidson county
Y. c.. committed suicide Saturday
night because her parents, on account
of her youth. refused their consent to
her marriage. When they told her
she must wait four years she slipped
into the yard and strangled herself.
There were two big fires in Philadel-
phia last Saturday night. The first
was that of Sharpless Brothers
packing warehouse, loss 500, 600.
The second was the big wholesale
grocery Of Janney & Andrews, where
the loss was 5000. 900, and where one
fireman was killed and number in
jured.
Rev. T. De Witt Talmage and his
party are in Athens. Greece. Thurs
day Dr. Talmage addressed a large
congregation on Mars Hill, where st.
Paul preached TO the Athenians.
From the hill Mr.. Talmage has Sc
cured a cornerstone for his new
church in Brooklyn, \. Y.
Krupp, the gun-maker, has just
finished an enormous gun for the
Russian government. 1t weighs 13j
tons, is A feet long, and its caliber is
164 inches. 1t will fire two shots a
minute, and will carry IL miles.
Each shot costs $1,000, requiring zoo
pounds of powder 10 project a shell
weighing 1900 pounds.
Every dollar Of the 800, 900 capital
stock of the Roanoke (Va.) Engine
and Machine Company has been sub
scribed, and work on the buildings
will begin at once. This new industry
will give employment to several hun
dred hands. The canvassers for sub
scriptions were engaged only a few
hours each day for six days in rails
ing the 800, 200, and not single sub
scription was taken for less than