Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1890-02-21
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Munlclpal anu county eieCIioHe
were held in several States on Tues
day. No important political changes
are reported.
David f. Porter, nephew of Admi
raj Porter, has been arrested IN wash
ington for receiving money from
pension claimant contrary to the law
on the subject.
Bertha johnson, a handsome young
girl, shot and tried to kill William
Wayne in a court room at San Diego,
Cal, the other day. She claimed that
he had ruined her.
The Toronto (Capada) University
was destroyed by fire few days ago,
causing loss of million dollars, TO
say nothing of priceless historical
records and documents.
William Miller, one Of the partici-
pants in the horrible Walker Miller
homicide in Brownsburg, Va, last
fall, has been acquitted by a jury.
Another miscarriage of justice.
In New York the other morning
Morris Miller killed a colored man by
mistake. He thought he was muir
dering a man named Lawrence, ana
never knew he had killed the wrong
fellow until he was arrested.
An old maid in Arkansas has given
$500 to the mother Of a quartette OF
Girl babies. She wants it distinctly
understood, however, that the money
is a gift of sympathy with the mother,
not one of approval of such proceed
ings.
George Mathews, of Youngstown,
Ohio. is certainly remarkable man.
After having his right arm ampu-
tated as the result of an accident, he
placed the severed arm in valise,
and, unattended, went ten miles to
his home.
Jake Kilrain and lot of other
toughs are going through Texas Civ
ing boxing exhibitions. In contest
between a pugilist named Banzia and
a Dallas athlete named Tom James,
the latter was instantly killed by u
blow from the former.
Mrs. Edwin Lippincott, of Atlantic
CITY, n. J. has fled from that city to
avoid arrest for hundreds of forgerles
that she has been guilty Of uttering:
She forged the name of her husband
and others to notes and mort cages TO
the extent of $780, 900.
A few days ago Mr.. Thomas G.
Chandler, of Carolina, Va, died from
old age. He was born in that county
July 5, 1893. 1t was at his residence
that Stonewall Jackson died. 1t was
only Mr.. Chandler who heard the
last words of Jackson.
Mr.. F. J. Kimball, president of the
Norfolk and Western Railroad, pro-
poses a big celebration at Roanoke,
va. in 1892, on the tenth anniversary
of the founding of that flourishing
Young city. He thinks Roanoke by
that time will have 10000 inhabitants.
The contract for the erection in
Bristol, Va, of three iron furnaces,
each with hundred tons capacity,
has been awarded to a Pittsburg
firm. The cost of the furnaces will
aggregate about 81, 900, 900. Work on
them is to begin before the first OF
March.
A man named Corvett committed
an outrageous assault on young
lady named Goss at Charlottesville,
Ark, a few days ago, and then killed
her to conceal the crime. mob
caught him. tore him limb fr ON limb,
cut off his head with an axe, and then
burned the remains.
Representative Mudd of Maryland
has son 12 years old who took to
cigarettes and declared he couldn't
stop. The Congressman sat down
with him one day and made him
smoke forty-two of the Internal in
ventions without a halt, and that
boy will now jump over fence SIX
feet high on the mere sight of one.
A more Disguised burglar would be
hard to find than one now under arrest |
in Cincinnati. He remained snugly |
curled up under bed for hours wait |
ing for the folks to retire, and his
wish was about being gratitied when
he felt desire to sneeze. He muffied |
his mouth, but the sneeze was heard,
and he was pulled out and handed
over to the police.
Farmer John G.. Woodruff, of War
wick, n. Y, treated some of his live
stock with coat of crude petroleum
to destroy vermin. Just after a bull
had undergone this treatment farm
hand touched a lighted match to the |
bulls hide The animal made a bee |
line for the barn, and soon the barn
and contents, including two fine
horses, were burned to the ground.
Two stacks of hay were also consumed.
Mrs. A. f. Wood. of Kennebunk,
Maine, who had been lame>for years,
went into the stable loft to gather
eggs. She fell, and hearing some
thing crack thought she had broken
her leg. On the arrival of her hus-
band she was assisted to rise and
found she could walk better than ever
before. An examination proved that
the shock of the fall had broken apart
ligaments which had adhered togeth
err.
Mrs. l.. w. Bradley, the wife of a
wealthy citizen of Dubuqu, Iowa, died
suddenly last Saturday evening
While out calling in the afternoon
she fell and broke her arm. A sur
geon. before proceeding to set the
limb, administered chloroform. While
at work upon the arm ne discovered
that she was sinking rapidly, and
soon died without recovering con
seriousness. 1t is stated by the physi
clan that an artificial tooth, of which
he was unaware, fell down her throat
and strangled her.
George Wilcox, who recently died
in West Franklin, Pa, was a Demo
crat all the way through. His will
shows it, After bequeath:ng to his
wife and children valuable property
and considerable sums of money, he
leaves to his grandsons a stated
amount and to his granddaughter
one-half the amount, providing the
grandsons support the Democratic
ticket, both State and national, and
the granddaughter marry Democrats
or remain single. Any one failing TO
comply with these requirements for
feits his or her share, which is to be
divided equally among the others. If
all fail to comply the estate is to go 10
the Damncra lie national cnmmitten