Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1867-04-11
NEWS ITEMS. =

Two negroes named Mackey, and an
other known as YAM were hung by mob
in Bourbon county, Kansas, last week
They had been confined in Jail, charged
with the murder of Mr.. Hay ford last fall,
but one of the Mackeys escaped. Some
officers attempted to rearrest him, when.he
shot and MORALLY wounded one Of them
A posse Of citizens subsequently eHecied
the arrest, and Immediately hung the prs-
oners to tree The mob then took the
other two from the Jail aud hung them.
The indications are that nearly all of the
fisheries along the Rappahannock will be
occupied this season. Various town parties
have organized, rented shores. and provided
themselves with necessary outfits A nuu-
Der were expected to commence to-day, so
that we. may expect a good fish market
hereafter Fredericksburg Herald.
The New Orleans papers report that the
Roman creyasse is now one hundred and
fifty yards wide, and the water flowing
through in a current six to twelve feet
deep. The destruction of property is very
great. The new leyee at Algiers is caving
in, and apprehensions are felt that a ere
vase will be formed in it. = fa @..f'
The decision referred toin Wednesdays
issue, as having been made by Judge Suth-
erland, of the Supreme Court, was of a
case in the Supreme Court of the State of
New Torh; The Judge decided, that
greenbacks became legal tender in con-
tracts which previously contemplated a
gold basis, and that gold ranks not as cur
rency but as commodity. -Richmond
Enquirer. y eaaa ..a-fe fIa Ew
The progress Of the registry in Wash
ington city, show S distinctly the purpose
of the great mass of the whites to abstain
from voting, and leave the municipal
government to the management Of the
negroes. -Rtchnona Enquirer.
The Virginia Central Railroad Compa-
ny are selling dry wood at the depot in
Stanton at 81 per cord. It costs about
rs cents to have it delivered in town, and
has been great help to the people Of that
town. %
The Alexandra canal is now in excel
lent condition, and navie able throughout
its entire extent but no boats have vet
arrived, in consequence, it is said, of a
break which has occurred in the Chesa-
peake and Ohio canal
The Warrenton (ya) Sentinel SAYS !:
t'We are told by nearly every farmer of
whom we make inquiry that the prospects
for good wheat crop the coming season
was never better in Fauquier county"
Over ten thousand dollars have been
subscribed in St. Louis for the relief Of
destitute Southerners.
Gen. Lee has sent donation of $25 to
the ladies' memorial association of Peters
burg. J, .a8A
Ninety-two petitions for divorce are now
pending before the Supreme Court at Prov
idence. ofwhich all but twenty came from
the wives. @asaeae = sta@a ee
A little girl, daughter Of W. Bank
shaw, died suddenly in Chicago on Sun
day night said to have been whipped to
death by her father. l83S
The Fayette county, (Ohio) Herald tells
of a cat in that place that Matched out IL
couple of chickens, by making her bed in
box in which some eggs were kept.
The revolution in Guatemala has been
entirely suppressed,
Indianapolis is about to borrow $780,
600 to pay her debts with. ~
Musical concerts are given in the Mas
sachusetts State prison.
Mankind should learn temperance from
the neon-the fuller she gets. the shorter
her horns become. .uo
The cats as well as dogs are going mad
at Detroit segsi sFn @