Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1869-04-15
News Items.
A number of negroes have recently
died in Harrisonburg of measels.

A number of negroes have recently
died in Harrisonburg of measels.
The wheat in the Valley, the Rocking
ham Register says, never looked more
promising
Mrs. O'Neil, near Broadford, Smyth
county. Va, committed suicide Monday
evening last by drowning herself.
In nearly every European lunatic asy-
lum there is said to be a maniac who ina
gines himself Abraham Lincoln
1t is said that the President has re-
quested Reverdy johnson to resign his
place as minister to England
Ex-Governor Letcher, who has been
recently quite i'll. has entirely recovered
and is now attending to his usual business
again.
The political disability bill failed, nei-
Their the Senate nor the House bill having
passed both houses.
Hon. Horatio Seymour is still laid up
at Keokuk, Iowa, from injuries recently
received in railroad accident near Peoria,
Illinois.
1t is said that forty thousand individuals
have TINS far applied for the two thousand
positions in the gift Of Collector Grinhell,
of New York.
The President has signed the bill for an
election in Virginia, Texas and Mississip-
pi, ond also the amendment to the spirit
and tobacco tax.
The steamer G. A. Thompson, from
Cincinnati for Little Rock, struck snag
and sunk Friday night, near Pine Bluffs.
Seventeen lives are reported lost.
A young man named Price was murder
ed by two brothers, nambed Leach, in Ad-
ans county, Illinois, on Wednesday night.
The tragedy resulted from family feud.
General Grant, says Washington let
ter, this afternoon (6th) condemned in
strong terms any legislation looking to an
overthrow of the State Government of
Georgia.
Cuba sympathy meetings have been
held in Philadelphia and Washington to
cooperate with established Cuban secret
associations, to advance the insurgent
cause in the island.
Steam is being forced into the burning
Nevada mines, and the fire is thought to
be somewhat subdued. The origin of the
fire is doubtful /; the explosion would
seem to indicate fire damp.
Brownlow says that the money he re-
ceived from ex;President Andrew john
son in 1862, came from the funds of the
government placed in Mr. Johnsou's hands
for ''Union purpose" secret service
during the war.
HAVANA, April 10.-Leon and Medina
were garroted yesterday in the presence
of a vast crowd. Leon cried "Viva in
dependencia," and the crowd uttering
seditous cries in response, were fired into
by the guard, six being killed and many
wounded,
General Tochman informs US that the
first cargo of immigrants to Vir ginia is
expected in May Or June, and not in April
as stated by US. some time ago. They
will probably be settled in Lunenburg,
six miles from BLACKS and Whites" sta
ton of the Southside railroad -Danvszle
Times.
1t is almost incredible that in the Mas
sachusetts Legislature, a few days ago, an
amendment to the liquor bill was offered
providing that any clergyman furnishing
fermented wine at a sacramental commun-
ion table shall be deemed guilty of keep
ing public bar The Boston Herald re-
p5rts this fact
General Early, in declining public
dinner rendered him by citizens of Lynch
burg, says: Neither in wanderings
abroad nor on my return have [ seen any
cause to abate in attachpent to the land of
my birth, or to WAIVER in devotion to the
principles which actuated us in our late
struggle for all that was DEAR