Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1866-12-20
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Rev. Robert j. Taylor has been called
to take charge of the Presbyterian Congre-
CATION at Timber Ridge and North River,
Rockbridge county.
Gen. Gusts Lee, the son Of Gen Robt
D. Lee, has been elected President and
Professor Of Mathematics, its appliances,
aud Military Science, in the Maryland
a Agricultural College. Pay, $1,000 per
annum and a residence
On yesterday the celebrated case Of
Brown, Lanigan &Co. Us Forrer, Mines,
&C.. was decided in favor Of the defend
ants. The court adjourned yesterday to
| meet in special term Wednesday, January
9th -,Staunton Virginian. ~.
We are informed by DR.. Paul Gregory
that he has specimen of gold and small
portion of quartz found on land within six
miles Of this city, weighing two and half
ounces, which Professo: Henry thinks is
pure article. On the farm adjoining the
one on which this was found, the Doctor
says he washed out seven ounces of gold
inside of two days, and he is under the
impression that this gold is found in the
vein which runs through Maryland, Vir-
ginia, North Carolina and Georgia. -Ater-
andria Gazette
The Lexington Mills, destroyed by Hunt
ter in 1864, have been rebuilt
There were FIVE marriages i'll Lynchburg
this week
The farmers of Roanoke county are talk
ing about forming an agricultural society
for that county.
A valuable mine of barytas has been
discovered near Marion, Va, immediately
on the Virginia and Tennessee railroad.
Seven negroes broke jail about two weeks
ago i'll Charlotte county, Of whom only one
has been retaken. The negroes in that
county are said to be behaving very badly,
being unwilling to SO to work, thiesing,
carousing, &c.
The Staunten Spectator states that Mart
in f. Lofts, confined in the Staunton Jail
on the charge of stealing -four, last Friday
morning set fire to the floor OF his cell,
whereby, but for timely discovery. the Jail
would have been destroyed. When the
door of his cell was opened, Lottes was
found to be nearly dead from sutiocation.
TELEGRApHs. -The lines Of the Atlantic
and Pacific Telegraph, which pass through
this town, have been completed to Baiti
more, and Monday communication was OPP
ened between that city and Pittsburg.
Hdqerstotcm 1Muu
SERIOUS ACCIDENT Mr. EDWARD ORA
DY living on the farm of Robert Wason,
six miles from Hancock, was seriously in
jured on the 18th instant His coat sleeve
was cought in a circular saw and the mo-
ton drew his arm on the saw which split
it from the rist to the elbow.
HagersfOWn lNaai.
The Am. Union, Harrisonburg, says !:
A report has reached town of a most foul
and brutal murder said to have been COM
mitted by some iend in human shape, up
on the person Of James Fultz, well known
among US as clever, ino!fensive young
man, whilst crossing the Blue Ridge at
Swift RIM Gap, on Sunday evening last.
The story goes that Mr. Futz was shet in
the face, the ball entering his chin and 60
ing out at the back of his head Ills face
being powder-burnt seems tt prove that
the murderer deliberately Ia his work by
placing his weapon almost against his vic
tim. Nearly all of Fultz's clothes were
stripped from his person, and Iris face was
dreadfully hacked as II for the purpose Of
rendering it impossible for him to be re-
cognioed What the object of the perpe-
traitor Of this dreadful murder was, or up
, on whom suspicion Of Its coinmittal rests
we have not heard, but suppose the facts
will all come to light some day.
CHOLERA AMONG CHICKENS. Sin some
districts Of ST. Mary's County the Cholera
has made sad havoc among the poultry
1t attacks chickens and turkies alike
First the comb becomes blue and congested
and death soon follows Some fall dead
from the roost, and others while walking
along. The usual remedies for Cholera
have been given without effect.
Thad Stevens says that eff Davis did not
commit treason, and ought not to be tried
for treason
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Conn
parry are tunnelling the Blue Ridge at
Harper's Ferry, SO as to- avoid passing I'M
der the face OF the cliff, and get room FOR a
double track
Fourteen iirst-class passenger trains pass
daily between Washington and Baltimore.
Yet the president Of the road says it is not
worked to one-twentieth of its capacity.
. The United. States Senate gave nine
votes for female suffrage, on Wednesday
A very good start for the new movement.
The Governor of Georgia has vetoed the
stay4aw. twill be attempted to pass 1t
over the veto.
DR.. james Watson, citizen of Rock
bridge county, who was recently tried there
for killing black man, and acquitted, was
arrested at the Natural Bridge a few days