Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1870-07-14
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Mazlmilian's quartermaster general is
selling saltwater in Texas.
A young man in Illinois has elopcd
With the second wife of his own uncle.
Ano her great fire in the Saguenay dis
trict, Canada, has reduced the people there.
to great restitution
Prince Arthur has left Canada for Eng
land, after making farewell address,
which was received with great applause
Gen. Custer, Of the cavalry service, is
tired Of the service III the West, and
threatens to resign.
The president of the Miami University.
has been. compelled to request the young
lady students not to whistle in the halls
Full confirmation of the massacre of
Frenchmen at Pekin hos been received at
Paris, and proper measures have hcen ia
ken TO y;ndicatc the outraged dignity of
France.
Reports from United States officers in
New Mexico tell of continued trouble
about the indians. They say openly that
they will not work, aud the Governments
has tho choice of fighting or feeding
them
The delegation of Sioux Indians visited
the President yesterday at tic Executive
Mansion. N speeches were made. They
are to come off to-day before Commission
or Parker.
The naval general court-inartial. of
which Capt Alex. Bryson is president
and Lieutenant French judge advocate.
convened at the maynard of Charlcstown.
Mass, yesterday.
Mr.. NJ. ?. Brooke, President of the
Fauquier Memorial Association acknowl-
edges the receipt during the past year of
S102, contributed towards monument
for the Confederate dead in Warrcnton
cemetery.
More land has been devoted to grain
in Illinois this year than ever before, and
the prospect has never been better for a
full yield.
There has lately been considerable ex-
element in Randolph county, West Viz
ginia, over the supposed discovery of gold.
Specimens Of the ore have been forward
ed to the mineral department Of Wash
ington Collage.
ANOTHER SAD DEATH Another death
from the carc!essncss of druggists clerk
is reported Mrs. John I Barnard Of
Brooklyn, being taken i'll, sent a physi-
clans prescription to Aliil's drug store, and
received in return solution Of opium,
which she swallowed according to direc-
tons on phial in few hours aftcrw
she was a corpse.
The pro.racted suit of Mrs. Virginia
G. Burke, at New York, TO recover the
property Of her father, 600, 000,) Capt.
Alexander, from the GARDENERS, at whose
house lie died under suspicious circum
stances, was decided in her favor
NORFOLK, July S.-Shcriff Mayhem and
Deputy Sheriff Stevens to day completed
the removal of the 7G0 negro squattcrs,
who have since 1868 occupied the Taylor
farm, nine miles from Norfolk The
negroes were well armed, bat offered no.
forcible resistance to the execution Of the
writ of ejcctment. The larger part Of
the squatters have been settled or General
Buffers land near Hampton.
CINCINNATI, July 8 Y esteld day man
named Peter Blew brutly cut the throat Of
boy, six years cid, the son Of Mr.. Hof-
man, who resides in Kentucky, four miles
below Lawrenceburg. Ind, al.nost- sever
ing the head from the body. He had
enticed the boy into pig-pea after maxi
ing indecent proposals to Mrs. Hoffman,
who was alone at her house.
After numbering the boy he returned
to Mrs Hoffman and made an effort to
commit an outrageous ASSAULT upon her.
Int she successfully resisted he attack
ant, raised the neighbors. but the man
made his escape, and no arrest has yet
bnnn made