Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1870-05-12
News Items.

Market, our cid friend, Mr.. Daniel Shafer
killed a large eagle near this place, six
feet six inches and a half from tip to
tip of the wings, weighing Eve pounds
Can any Of the sure-shots beat that?
The Floral Decoration of the soldiers
graves will take place, in New Market,
Va, on Saturday, the 10Th inst, Col.
y Ferrail. is ezpocted-to deliver an ad-
dress on the occasion.
We are pleased to learn that the Front
Royal and Winchester Turnpike Com
pany. have negotiated with our enterpris-
ing fellow citizen, Mr.. Geo. Moore, for
rebuilding the bridge across the North
River. We have long felt the inconveni-
ence from the loss of that bridge, and also
the one across the South River, and we
hope that some arrangement will soon be
made for rebuilding the latter Warrcn
ScntiaaJ.
The New RATLRoAD.-It is nov reduced
to certainty that we are to bay railroad
from Fredericksburg to Charlottesville
We have heretofore spoken of the iron on
It's way here, but it was SO long in getting
here We were fearful our readers would
tblnk We had misrepresented. A portion
Of the iron has arrived. and on last
W cdnesday, in the presence of very
large aud enthusiastic crowd, who had
assembled to witness the scene, tho layin q
Of the track was ommencod - Frcdericks-
tnrg.
MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT. We learn as
we commence printing this issue, that the
wife of Mr.. Stephen Porter, of the Alum
Springs, has been badly, if not fatally.
burned. -Ler. Gazette.
The Shephcrdstown Register reports
that Two fisherman of that town caught
ffty-fve Bass, Tuesday of last week, the
lot weighing over seventy pounds 1t
says large numbers are now beiBg caug hit
in the Potomac, near that place.
Colonel Payne and NJ. C. St8rleton
fought duel il dark room at Monticello,
Kansas. Payne was shot through the
lungs. Stapleton's throat was cut. Both
died. The fight was pfearraneed.
A Public meeting was held in Helena,
Montana, aud % men selected to try Two
sPeradocs, who were subsequently hang
ed ia the presence Of 1890 people.
John H. Morton, a@ed 10, son Of J..
G. Morton, banker, was killed Nv a gam
bier named Dan Powers, at a Louisville
house of ill-fame Monday night.
Mr.. Mention Marble. editor ana owner
Of (le New York World, is dangerously
i'll aud threatened VITA blindness.
Passengers arrived at New York, from
San Francisco ia six days and twenty-three
hours.
Sixteen persons were renewed to a
smallpox, hospital in Philadelphia for
relapsing fever.
4 fire in Brooklyn Friday destroyed
500, zoe worth of property in the mould
ing and saw mill Of James S. LOOMS.
A man named Brown, supposed to be-
long III Baltimore, and lately an Engineer
in the q. s. Navy, was killed on the
Camden and Amboy Railroad on Thurs
Gay evening
The Augusta, Ga, papers report the
arrest Of Chap Morris, military sheriff o
Warren comfy, for receiving brides o
citizens On arrests made by the military
Ia tie British House Of Commons last
sight. women Suffrage, coming money
N Bolivia, the Greek ouirages and an
announcement Of a settlement CT the
Red River difficulty were brought to the
attention Gifts members, afer which in
Committee Of Che Whole,an excited debate
ook place npon an amendment to the
Irish Land bill restricting compensation
0 outgoing tenants, which was brought
o close by Mr.. Gladstone, when the
amendment was rejected.
The Emigration Convention concluded
is labors and adjourned in Charleston on
he 9Th. The introduction Of Chinese
abor, the establishment of steamship
me direct. TO Europe and other important
matters had full consideration. f
The town elections out West show def
,ided Democratic gains. Madison, In.
llama, elects Democratic mayor by 206
majority; last year it elected a Republican
~ 10 majority. Peru in the sane State
gave Democratic majority of 132-a
gain of $50. Terre Haute also has gone
DEMOCRATIC. The Democrats elected all
heir city officers in Columbus. Ohio, by
/ II majority. Last year it was Repub
ian. 1
It is now said that as The upper floor
If the War Department building in Wash
ngton are considered unsafe, .'care will
be taken to prevent" too may persons from
oeing upon them at any one time. Such
'ccklessness is iaexcusa bic. At present
whilst the horrible accd Mt in Richmond
s fresh in the memories of all such, care
be taken But. ohw long
sill it be before the public will again
become thoughtless on such subjects
# the floors are unsafe they ought to be
made safe at once. It is highly probable
hat the Weekuess Of the floor which fell
lerc last week was well known many
ears ago, but as it was never Intended
o hold crowd the fact soon escaped the
minds Of the people, 81 -
In the General Conference of the Meth
dist Episcopal Church at Memphis, Ten
ressee, on Saturday, Bishop Wightman
,fieay called attention 70 the waste Of time
n speeeh-naking. Among much other
,usiDess, a memorial was presented. and
,roperly referred, from Virginia., asking
o. The n,,nfsl, rnant Of N, ON hrs W he nal.