Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1869-10-28
News Items.
Ninety nine towns in Kansas claim to b.
the railroad center of the State.

Ninety nine towns IN Kansas claim to be
the railroad center of the State.
The Texans complain of pork being 5
cents pounds when they can get beet
for 2 cents pound.
The council Of Evangelical churches in
New York have agreed to form a perm
anent evangelical council, to meet yearly.
The Blackfeet Indians have driven in
party Of miners from point 425 miles
north of Fort Benton
The Nickel Coins of Jamaica just struck
represent Queen Victoria as of her actual
age, and not, as on the English. as very
young girl.
Col. Carter. the secretary of the Terri.
tory Of Arizona, is dead. Gen. Stone,
superintendent of the Apache line. was
killed by the indians in Arizona.
Geary, Radical Governor of Pennsyl-
vania. recently psrdoned Norris, who
outraged three white girls At Chambers
burg. He's . nice man.
Vermont has ratified the Fifteenth
Amendments. The vote was unanimous
in the Senate. In the House there were
twelve votes against it.
Governor Walker. of Virginia, on
Tuesday, refused to pardon Nathaniel H
jackson, of Farmville, who was convicted
of the murder Of Alexander Bruce, at the
August term ofthe Prince Edward Circuit
Court. and sentenced to FIVE years in the
penitentiary
Late advices from Japan state that q
railroad from Kabe to Osaca, and tele
graph line from 'Yeddo to Yokohama are
being constructed. A mint is being ss-
tablished by the Japanese government.
and a general system of education, under
foreign teaching, is being inauguratsd in
different provinces Of the empire.
Negotiations are going on for the pur-
chase Of the National Intelligencsr by
Senator Spragus He will make it the
medium for ventillatiEg his views on Gnan-
cial affairs, with which he entertained
the Senate 80 frequently last winter. He
will also use it to advance his political
prospects
Persons who have been hunting up the
record of Mr.. Johnston just elected to
the Senate from Virginia, say that he
cannot take the oath, as he was Confed
crate examiner in coniscation cases dur
in thu uar onI otbar.;ao s.n.u. IL 49,
comfort to the rebellion " His friends,
however, assert that this is not SO.
An effort is to be made to remove the
Confederate dead at Gettysburg, Pa.
Mrs. George VI Randolph, Mrs. Robert
+, Lee. and Mrs. j. L. NJ. Curry, three
Virginia ladies. have issued an earnest
appeal on this subject to the people of the
South. They ask for contribution to ef-
feet their object. They desire to have
the bodies deposited at the Hollywood
Memorial Cemetery at Richmond
Henry Church has been arrested and
confined in jail in Alexandra. Va. char
ged with committing al outrage upon a
little girl IL years of age. The child
was severely injured and unable to appear
against the accused, though she identified
him when confronted by him after arrest.
There was great excitement over the cut
rage. and the prisoner came near being
lyoched.
LYNcHING 1t is stated that a large
number of those engaged in the late lynch
ing affair in Prince Georges county, Md.
were soldiers from Fort Washington. and
that the strange disguise used on the oc-
casion viz. no coats and pants-was sdop-
ted in consequence of their inability to
obtain other clothing. No matter who is
implicated, the act was AID is approved
by the community in whose midst it oc-
Cured and however much it was to have
been deplored, the perpetrators will never
be molested. - alexandria Gazette.