Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1870-06-02

leaves OF absence from two to ten days
and SO it goes.
Gems. Judson, Fitzpatrick, Fitzhugh
Lee, and Jordan, and George T. Train
are all holding high commands in the
Fenian armies, according to the blunder
dispatches. The first has not yet return
ed from South America, the second is at
tending to his business in Virginia, the
the third is still in Washington, and the
fourth is in New York writing sermon
for next Sunday.
The General Conference of the NJ. 4.
Church South, recently in session at
Memphis, adjourned yesterday, sine die.
In his farewell address, Bishop Ames
said, that owing to his extreme age. it
was probable he would not live to be pres
ent at another General Conference.
A tremendous storm visited Hunterdon
county, New Jersey, on Saturday night
last, causing the destruction Of houses,
barns, stables, fences, orchards, &c., and
killing horses and COWS.
The newspapers talk about the burst
ing of the "Fenian bubble" Yes-but
the mischief of it is, these bubbles keep
constantly rising and costs trouble aud ex-
pense to the British and the U. S. gov
ernments-and there is trouble and ex-
pense enough already.
The Legislature of Virginia has passed
a joint resolution providing for the APP
pointment of board of commissioners to
ascertain and fix the boundary lines be-
tween this State and the State of North
Carolina, Tennessee and Maryland.
The clerks in the Richmond Postoffce
complain of the exactions of the Post
Master there, Miss Van Lew, and several
of them have resigned. The case has
been reported to the Department in WASH
ington.
MUNICIPAL ELECTION IN NORFOLK.
NORFOLK, Va, May %. The official
returns of the municipal election give
John B. Whitehead Conservative, for
mayor, SO majority. The Conservatives
elected % out of the 81 councilmen., and
their whole ticket, except commissioner
of the revenue, keeper of the aims house,
inspector of the streets. and clerk of the
market. 1t is understood that the
Radicals will mako an effort to have the
election set aside on the ground Of fraud
and intimidation.
"HoNoR TO WHoM Honor IS DuE."-
Col. NJ. G. Hartman has pushed the sub
scription of the Baltimore, and lately of
the BIZ o. Railroad Co., to our Valley
Railroad with an energy, perseverance and
tact, which merits cur approval
Let him now push through the Angus
ia and Roanake subscription with equal
success and we shall say with all our
hearts," Three cheers for 'Marse Mice"
Gazette
THE WHEAT are informed by
those who have ample opportunities of
knowing, that there never was finer
prospect for an abundant wheat crop.
While the growth of the stalk is luxuri-
ant, there also appears to be an entire abb
senee of anything like the fly, tic weevil,
or io:nt-worm. All the indications prom.
Use heavy yield of wheat, Rockingham
Register.
HAIL SToRM-A considerable hail
storm visited this locality on Friday last.
Some of the hal lstones were as large as
partridge egg -Stau nton Vindicator.
We have received an extra from friend
Gallaher, the senior editor of Il 9 Virginia
Free Press, containing the following ac-
count of the succe IS of Eddie, his young
est son, at the recent Tourn ament in
Brooklyn, N. Y.
New YoRK, May 21.- The Grand
Tournament came off to-day at Prospect
Park. 1t excited great interest and was
a most brilliant display. Many Southern
gentlemen al fait in this kind of sport
entered the list and bore off prizes. Ed
die Gallaher, of Virginia, took the first
prize-a splendid saddle horse; r. Fl
Hereford, of Maryland, took the second
prlze-a handsome gold watch A. Brock |
of District of Columbia, took |
third prize, and Horace Baily, of Virgin
ia, took fourth prize.
DESTRUCTIVE RAIN AND HAIL STORM. =
From private letter to gentleman of |
Stanton we learn that the Northwestern
portion cfthe county between Moscow and |
Mt. Scion suffered terribly on Monday
night last by the severest storm within
the memory of the oldest inhabitants
The steam saw-mill of Daniel ii. Mohler
was swept away; Mr.. Sheets paper Mill
seriously damaged; planning ma
shine weighing 900 pounds carried a.
quarter of a mile; Robt. Kyle's dam bro
Ken and almost entirely swept away mead
1ws were covered with cinder and ruined
md swarmed with cells; turtle weigh
ng fifty pounds was caught.-Loss esti-
mated at $4,000. ,Saunton Tirginian.