Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1869-09-02

coming law professor in the Kentucky
University. hf
1t is reported in Lynchburg that Col.
Withers and Mr.. Perry will shortly retire
from the News of that city.
The political campaign in California is
gettiog exciting. The main issue is the
Fifteenth amendment. 6
Three thousand men, women, and chill
dren are engaged in Delaware in gather.
ing the peach crop.
Eugene has determined not to visii
Jerusalem, but will remain at CONSTANT.
nople for week.
General Longstreet, the Surveyor of the
port of New Orleans, has appointed several
colored men to positions in his department
The Berkeley Springs has been pur-
chased by a company of Baltimoreans, and
will be much improved.
The Spaniards are enlisting more vol
unteers, black and white, in Cuba, to put
down the rebellion.
The girls at West Point complain that
married ladies cut them out in the affec-
tons Of the cadets.
The cattle disease has made its appear
ance in Upper East Tennessee. Large
numbers are dying
The Morristown Gazette says that not
more than half crop of corn will be rails
ed this year in East Tennessee.
The Spanish Government, it is an
nounoed. will send six thousand addi-
tional troops to Cuba within the next two
weeks. ~
Still another telegraph cable is project
ed. This will start at Rangoon, touch at
Singapore, go to Java, and thence to
China.
Two Erie Railroad freight cars were
precipitated into the Delaware river, on
Tuesday night, over bridge hundred
feet high. .-.--.
The total grain receipts at Alexandria,
Va, last week will foot up nearly 1000
bushels, making the receipts for August
so far in the neighborhood of 100000
bushels
The bones Of little child, lost about
twelve week since, have been found in the
mountains near Hagerstown, Md She
got lost and starved to death.
The Fincastle Herald says that num-
Der of negroes met at the intersection of
the Sweet Springs and Blacksburg roads
on the 18th instant and had regular
pitched battle.
Rev. David shoaf, of the NJ. E. Church
South, has been lying dangerously i'll for
some days past, at his home, in Middle
burg, Loudoun county, Va, and serious
fears were entertained of his recovery.
Polo, the Carlist leader, and his seere-
tary, who were recently captured, have
been sentenced to death, and all the efforts
of his wife and friends in his behalf have
been unavalling. Other Carlist prisoners
have also been condemned.
In Virginia tie negroes are fast learn
ing the despieable characters of the carpet
baggers, and allying themselves with their
old masters. The leagues are dissolving
in all the Southern States.
Two miles Of snow-shed on the Central
railroad, between Cisco and Summit Sta
tons, were burned on Wednesday night
Considerable damage was done to the track,
but it will be repaired in time to permit
the passage of trains to-day.
William Lake, the proprietor of Lakes
circus, was shot at Grandby, Mo-, on the
1st, by man named Kellyon, whom he
had elected for not paying the admission
price. One thousand dollars reward has
been offered for Kellyon's arrest.
The Turkish and Greek Commission
which has been examining the case of the
Greek steamer claimed by the Porte as a
prize for violation of the neutrality laws
during the late Canadian troubles. has de-
cided to deliver the steamer to the Greek
Government.
Miss Margaret Hill, niece of General
A. P. Hill. of Virginia, was accidentally
killed in Washington county, Alabama,
by Mr.. G. W. Skinner. Mr.. S. was put
ting cap upon his revolver, when one of
the chambers exploded, the ball entering
Miss Hills side, killing her instantly.
J. a. Yago, an employee, on the Or
ange and Alexandria railroad, was killed
on Wednesday morning by being run
overly the freight train near Arriugton's.
1t is supposed That he fell while stepping
from one car to another The deceased
resided at Gordonsville. -Culpeper o.
SerUer.
Prof. Jenkins made his promised trip
over the Niagara, Wednesday, on a tight
rope, and mounted on bicycle. His
machine was arranged so as to throw the
weight under and place him virtually as
tride of the rope. 1t was queer sight,
a poor feat, but a sharp trick. Several
thousand persons witnessed it.
CHILD KILLED.-A passenger by the
O. q o. train Saturday afternoon inform
ed as that "a little child of one of the cd
itors of the Manassas Gazette at Manassas
Junction was knocked off the platform at
that place on Saturday morning by the
Alexandria and Orange train coming to-
ward Gordonsyille and instantly killed. -
Rich. Wing.
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