Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1869-11-11
News Items.


crease during the past week amounted to
9193,000.
The Dalmatian rebels are giving much
trouble to the Austrian troops, but seem
to be gradually coming to grief.
The Piedmont Intelligeacer states tina
the negroes of Charlottesville are DIVING
very fast with the measles.
Nearly all the Georgians who emigrated
to Brazil immediately alter the war are
returning to their old homes.
Miss Nancy Epps, of Petersburg, an
old lady of ninety years. fell in the FIRE
few days ago, and was fatally burned.
The English gunboat Thistle, while on
her trial trip off Sheerness, yesterday, sx-
ploded her boiler, killing ten and severely
wounded eight men.
A freedmen's theological seminary has
been founded in Richmond, Va, under
the name Of Colver Institute, and has
abou. forty students.
At least dozen new wells, each aver
aging from five to two hundred and fifty
barrels, have been struck in the oil regions
during last month.
The Cholera is prevailing in India,
and there is great mortality in that coun
try. Its ravages were never more fright
full.
The Illinois Constitutional Convention
will be composed of AZ Republicans. 40
Democrats, 2 Conservatives. and indie
pendent.
Four inches of snow fell on Sunday at
Covington. Virginia. and at Greensboro,
North Carolina The snow storm seems
90 have followed the mountain range.
The negro nurse of Henry Greasy, of
Bedford county, Va, threw his child into
the fire and burned it to death She was
arrested. She should have been hanged
Ben Cissev, worthless fellow, entered
the house of Mrs Dodge, in Stephentown,
New York, Friday, and undertook to raw
ish her when she seized an axe and spill:
bis head open. He ded instantly
The flags were hung at halfmast on
the shipping in the Thames, and numerous
public buildings 10 London were drsped
IN morning on the announcement Of the
death of George Peabody.
Intelligence has been received in Paris
from Florence, announcing that King
Victor Emanuel is dying. The Prince
and Princess of Naples have been sum
moned to his bedside
A young wife of seventeen in Chicago
has got divorce. She married fellow
who said he had $4,000 when he
hadn't cent. Besides that, be punched
her,
Mrs. Solomon and her son, living about
eight miles from Charlottesville, Va, were
brutally murdered last week. They were
found with their heads split open. No
arrests have yet been made.
The comlsittse that has returned from
the wreck of the steamer Stonewall report
the recovery of sixty-Eye bodies. Only
those of ths colored steward and chamber
rnaid could be recognized.
A party of priests returning from land
tenure meeting in Ireland, a day or two
ago, were attacked by persons lying in
wait. and brutally beaten. One has since
died of his injuries.
The Virginia Synod, recently convened
at Richmond, has adjourned after very
interesting session. The attendance was
full. Fredericksburg was selected as the
next meeting. ..-a..-..-..
According to the Chicago and Cincin-
natl paper, there is no perceptible abate-
ment in the grancial pressure in that
quarter. The low price of grain dis
courges the famers, aud business prospect
generally are represented as cheerful.
SAD EvENr.-Miss Judy. a young lady
about Is years of age committed suicide
by hanging on Thursday last No cause
unless slight dissatisfaction of mind is
known. Her father lives near the fair
grounds. - Cumberland Times, Get. %.
The regulators are abroad again in
Southern Kentucky. They attacked
house near Prestonville the other night,
and demanded a surrender, but the occu-
pants resisted aud finally drove them off.
Mr.. Delano has issued enc more circu-
lar on the subject of whiskey. This time
be explains that if you buy barrel of
liquor, tax paid, aud then ell it up with
water, you alter the character of the
package, and must have it regauged and
restalnped or it will be seized e.,
The concession for the proposed cable
between Belgium and the United States
was signed in Paris Saturday by the Bel
gian Minister The cable is to be laid
between Ostend and ''soms point between
Maine and Georgia" by an American
company.
A Rev. Dr. Thompson, of New York.
"while not desiring to reveal private con-
versation nevertheless would say that
Father Hyacinthe had brought letters to
him from two French Protestant clergy
man, speaking of him as in close commu.
nien with them, and taking the noble
position Of Luther"
An extensive gang of counterfeiters,
regularly organized for the purpose of
manufacturing and selling counterfeit to-
bacco stamps, securities, and money,
has been captured in New York. Many
parties in good standing in that city and
in Virginia and. North Carolins are COM
.,romised