Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1870-05-26

bar, and was a candidate for the Hoase of
Deleates in the place of Judge Keith. -
Fredericksburg Ne,os.
DR.. g. w. Bagby announces Ills retire
ment from the editorial chair of The Ndtice
Virginion. Mr.. Stofer will continue the
| publication of the paper, but at another
place (Orange Courthouse) and under
another name-The Piedmont Tirgsaiaa
| Mr.. Eliakim Lit.ell, the editor OF
| Littelfs Lfving Age, died on Tuesday, at
Brookline, near Boston, in the seventy
ninth year Of his age.
HAMILTON. May 2o.-A train of eigh
Pullman Pacific cars passed east to-day
on the Great Western Railway for Boston,
to return with the Board of Trade of that
| city on an excursion to California. The
train consists of two hotel, two com
missary, two saloon, one smoking and one
| baggage car, SO arranged that passengers
need only go to and from any two cars for
everything wanted for two weeks con-
tinuous journey.
| 1t is said that number of laborers on
the Kansas Pacific Railroad have refused
to work unless they are supplied with
arms for defence against the Indians,
which means are being taken to furnish
them. From Red River it is reported
that an Indian outbreak there is imminent
| The deputation of Brule Sioux Indians
was at Chicago on Saturday. en- route for
| Washington.
a list Of three hundred and fifty collec-
| tors of internal revenue has been sent by
the Secretary of the Treasury to the House
of Representatives who are said to be in
arrears to the Government. Thirty of
these cases, in which suit has been or
dered, amount to about $4,000 900.
Mr.. Douglass, Deputy Commissioner of
Internal Revenue, has written a sharp
letter to person in Albany, denouncing
voluntary spies and self-appointed detec~
tives, who set traps and snares for honest
men for the moiety of 800 fine, and
sell their manhood for thirty pieces of
silver He says he has a poor opinion
of men who make a business of hunting
up technical violations of law, and enter
ing complaint in the hope of obtaining
moeties and informers' shares.
The General Assembly of the Southern
Presbyterian Church met at Louisville,
KY, on the 10Th inst, and was opened
with a sermon by the Rev Stuart Robin
son, D. D., moderator of the last Assem-
bly,. After this the Rev. r. L. Dabney,
D D., OF Union Theological Seminary,
Va, was elected moderator, and the Rev.
Fl. Nall, of Georgia. temporary clerk
Questions OF great Importance are likely
to come before the Assembly
Gen. Sherman has received dispatches
from Gen. Sheridan announcing that he
would in a day Or two meet a delegation
of Sioux, and had no doubt q peaceful
termination cf the Indian troubles would
result. Red Cloud, the great Sioux chief,
is now en- route to Fort Feterman, and
after big talk there with Gen. Smith
| will visit the Great Father in Washing
ton.
The Richmond State Journal says -
1t has been quite generally believed that
the accident at tue Capitol was caused by
the giving way of the gallery. This is
mistake, for when the main girder under
| the floor broke, the floor sank, and as the
gallery was rested on the floor it followed.
| The gallery was connected with the cell
ing which seemed to have been suspend
ed four or five feet below the roof by a
stairway and some lesser timDers-t these
| drew down the ceiling. SO that the fall
Of the floor caused the fail of the gallery,
ana the gallery that of the ceiling
The Emperor of France, at Paris on
Saturday, met the legislative bodies in
solemn assembly in le Sale Getat, and
received The result of the vote on the
Plebiscite. The Imperial family was
greeted with enthusiasm.
WEARIED OF THE 1t is
said that lady in Washington. well
known as au intimate at the White House,
recently declared, in the presence of a
numerous company, that the President
mad frequently assured her that so weari-
ed had he become of the cars of Office that
under no circumstances would he consent
to be regarded as candidate for second
term.
PlrrsBURG, May 22.-On Saturday
night the night express train going East
on the Fort Wayne and Chicago Road
ran off the track near Lucas, Ohio. One
man, name unknown, who was stealing a
ride between the tender and baggage car,
was killed The engineer and fireman
were badly bruised The passengers
were not hurt. and were brought forward
after few hours delay.
The Investigation of the thirteen charg-
es preferred by Fernando Wood against
Gen. Howard will probaly close in the
next ten days. The prosecution MAINTAIN
that they have more than sustained these
charges and developed very important
facts.
| Partial EMANCIPATION OF SLAVES IN
CUBA = Haraua, May 20.-Captaln-Gen-
eral De Rodas has just issued an order
that all slaves belonging to the insurgents
in the field or in foreign countries, or who
have taken up arms, or served as guides
to Spanish troops, or performed any othe,
service for the national cause, are hence
forth free. The iasurgent Capt ain Mes
trill and some of his followers have sur
rendered to the Spanish authorities al
Puerto Principe.
Attorney General Hoar has decided
that Internal Revenue officers may be con-