Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1869-10-21
News Items.

are seihng al 12aa cents per bushel
Tie election of officers Of the Valley
Railroad has been postponed until March.
Belle Boyd advertised to read in Sacra-
mento. Her only auditor was the janitor.
Settlers are pouring into Kansas, from
the Eastern and Middle States, in an un-
precedented manner.
A Mayor has just been elected by the
people of Norfolk, Virginia. General
Canby was the only voter.
Father Michael Farren, pastor of the
Catholic church in Lynchburg, was found
dead in his bed on Thursday morning
Father Hyacinthe is expected to sail for
the U. S. in short time. He purposes
a visit only, not residence.
There has been a devastating flood in
the Eastern and Middle States. Destruc-
ton of property, public and private, very
great.
Lowndes county, Ala, is certainly in
d Udu uh. CouuO IoopctS, ZIG o1uci uiShe,
took every dollar in the treasury. No
clew has been had to them.
Schuyler Cofax got into fight in the
African Methodist Church at Hawkins
vile, Georgia, by reason of having -four
ed his face in order to pass for white
man.
Ex-President Pierce's estate is esti-
mated at 81 600, 900. the balk of which
will probably go to nephew. who is
being educated at Princeton College at
the expense of the late President.
Mrs. Griffith. of Pulaski county, hat
presented her husband. within the pass
twelve months, five children, two at one
birth, and three .atihe second. The little
''darlings" are all hale, hearty and strong
Recent purchasers of Virginia farms
are turning their attention to the raising
of fruit. The nursery men. florists and
seed dealers are receiving large orders for
such descriptions Of peach, apple, and
other fruit trees, as flourish best in this
climate.
The order postponing all Railroad cleo
tons until the reconstruction Of the State,
temporarily, allays the excitement"
about railroad presidents, directors,
proxies, &C., for it may be some time yet
before Reconstruction is effected
The Washington correspondent of the
Baltimore Sun says: ''Gen. Candy has
completed his investigation of the alleged
election frauds in Virginia, and it is
stated that his report will show that the
accusation of fraud is altogether Unbound
ed"
The Office Of an Insurance Company in
Poughkeepsie, N. Y, was broken open
on Friday night, and 80, 600 worth of
property stolen. The safe was blown
open with gun powder.
The thieves were traced to n. Y. city,
and one Of them arrested
We have just heard from reliable
source, that all the railroad hands between
here and Lynohburg, have struck for
higher wages, except about eight. They
have been working for 81 %. which was
reduced to 81 90 few days ago, and this
reduction is the cause of the dissatisfac-
ton. Charlottesville Chronicle,
The wages of the trackmen on the
Orange and Alexandria railroad, having
been recently reduced, the men employed
on the division between Livingston and
Charlottesville ''struck' on Monday, re-
fusing to work at the reduced price. The
company are supplying their places with
others. ....
Adyices from Mazatan to October 4th
have been received. Everything indicates
that a revolution in Sinaloa was immi-
nent. Troops had been stationed along
the southern frontier of the State The
Government was buying up and manu-
featuring ammunition in large quantities
John S. Pendleton has been dead a
year. How little these Washin gton
correspondents know of Virginia. Gen
eral Williams's prospects are by no meaus
bad. If the Presidents private secretary
is working for him, his election certainly
would be pleasing to General Grant,
whose first choice CDR. Sharpe) is en-
tirely out of the question.
During the recent food in New Eng.
land, an engineer discovered a COW swim
ming in the Hartford meadows, near the
railroad track. He fastened rope to her
hornes, making the other end fast to his
locomotive, and towed the beast ashore.
She proved to be valuable cow, which
had come down stream from the up eoun-
try somewhere, nobody knew from what
State.
''OLD VIReIxNY NBBBER TIRES" This
is the title of an old ditty composed and
sung many years since, on the occasion of
the celebrated match between Eclipse and
Henry. 1t is true of Virginia. for when
she starts at anything she sticks to it
with wonderful tenacity But we are
inclined to think she will get tired Of
eating all the dirt Radicalism has pre-
pared for her.-Colunsbus (Ga )Sun.
The Virginia Conference of the South
ern Methodist church will convene in
Richmond On the 10th of y amber.
Preparations are being made to accom-
MEDIATE large number of the clergy and
lay delegates. Bishop Doggett will pre-
side, and among the distinguished minis
tiers who will probably be present are Rev.
DR.. Munsey, of Baltimore; Rev. DIR.
Bedford, of Nashville; Rev DIR. Meier
rem, of Nashville; aud Rev. DR.. Early