Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1869-05-13
NEWS ITEMS.
A woman and child were struck dead
by lightning, in Indiana on Wednesday.

A woman and child were struck dead
by Lightning, in Indiana on Wednesday.
Barnums Hotel. Baltimore, is to be so Id
at auction.
Forney and his friends have gotten
safely back to Washington after exploring
rebeldom as far as Florida
A Carlist conspiracy has been discover
ed in Barcelona, Spain. and number of
arrests have been made in consequence.
A revolution has broken out in the
State of Guerrero, Mexico There is an
extensive feeling of dissatisfaction with
the present Government all over the Re-
public
The trial of Miss Cairnes for killing
McComas, at Jarrettsville, Md, about
month ago, is now taking place at Belair.
The indians are massacreing each other.
The Sioux have descended upon the Snake
and Banpocks and murdered twenty-nine
of them.
II is proposed to name Marshal Serrano
Regent, and General Prim President and
Minister of War, until King of Spain is
chosen.
The Providence journal has unearthed
the fact that Senator Sp.ague has been
correcting the congressional directory in
order TO write himself down Democrat.
The republican members of the Indiana
Legislature yesterday agreed to postpone
action upon the fifteenth amendment to
the 18th instant, when the Democrats
will no doubt resign.
Edwin r. Cotton, the missing Adams
Express agent from Springfield, Mass,
since 1867, is reported to have been seen
in Londen by returned traveller, an old
acquaintance of Cotton, who talked with the
missing man, and learned that he had been
spending most of his time at sea-
The road hands on the Union Pacific
Railroad at Piedmont station stopped the
officers car, with the Vice President of
the road and others gu board, Friday NOR
ming, and refused to permit them to pro-
coed until they are paid their wages. The
passengers and mails were allowed to pass
on.
Gen. Burnside tells the correspondent
of the New York Herald that during the
battle of Ball Run, Senator Spraguc gal
loped to the front half dozen times and gal
loped back again as often to get drink.
Sprague ought to have done as Burnside
did; he ought to have stayed with the wills :
key without going to the front at all.
The northern press and people are be-
ginning to find out that the Southern
press are quite right in their denunciations
of the carpet baggers. Harper's Weekly.
among the bitterest of the enemies Of the
South. now says: Zone wonders that the
South does not rebel anew, when be con-
siders the miserable vermin who have been
sent down there as government officials"
The Coal Product Of the United States
during tie year 1868 amounted to about
IS. 500, 600 tons. Of this amount %.
600, 600 tons we're mined in PeunsylYa-
MIA, 10000, 900 tons being anthracite
and 5000, 900 tons bituminous, The
product Of the Potomac region, including
Maryland and the eastern part of West
Virginia, was about 800 900 tons, and
that of the western coal fields about II,
900, 900 tons.
A special to the Baltimore Com nercial
says no little excitement has been created
in official circles by the averments Of gen.
tlemen of responsibility, who offer to sub
stantiate the statement, that Secretary of
the Navy, Borie, is really one of the lead
ing spirits and largest contributors to the
imperialist movement. It appears that
the empire scheme originated with the
Union League of Philadelphia and was
thence communicated to New York. There
are some startling developments to be
made, showing the activity of these
Leagues in swearing in members of the
new society for the establishment of an
empire on the ruins of the republic.
There are two counties in the State that
have one more reason for polling big
vote against Wells than the other coun-
ties. We refer to Albermarle and Rock
bridge. These counties are fortunate
enough to have, one the University of
Of Virginia, and the other the Virginia
Military Institute, They have business
interest in the prosperity of these schools
which does not apply to other countless
If the carpet baggers get possession of the
State government with negro elected on
the State ticket, we warn the University
and the Institute to ponder the fate of the
University Of North Carolina and of South
Carolina College. Both are Destroyed
The North Carolina University was one
of the most prosperous in the country
Richmond Enquirer.