Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1870-01-13
News Items

ooSo' PiS edii ~oo al.
An Ohio glass blower has fallen heir to
S1.700 900 in England, and has borrow
ed money and gone after 1t.
An analysis of Virginia sumac by the
Agricultural Bureau at Washington pro,
YES it to be decidedly superior to the best
sylvan.
The New York Star publishes the draft
of an ahsured act Of Congress to enforce
the fifteenth amendment Hoax, pro-
badly.
The President will nominate William
Strong. If PENNSYLVANIA, as Justice
Grier's successor. He vii! not withdraw
AttorDeyGeneral Hoar's nomination.
A drunkard was found lying in the
Pottsvil!e graveyard, aud when taken in
charge by an officer he claimed to be "a
petrifed giant.
A fond wife in Utica, n Y on Christ.
mas day poured skillet full of hot lard
on her beloved husbands head as he was
peacefully slumbering. That man now
wears wig.
A man who was in the habit of inset
ing a woman in disrepntable house in
New York. last Saturday, shot and killed
the woman and then killed himself, whilst
they were in their room.
Rorney's Philadelphia Press has lead
Ing article headed "a Thing of Shame"
1t has no reference Whatever to Forney
himself He is a thing without shame -
Prentice.
Chief Justice Chase is reported as ex-
pressing the opinion that Congress has
treated Virginr badly, ami should have
admitted her before the recess.
ANNUAL GRAFTON The Hon. George
Fl. Pendleton, of Ohio, has accepted an
invitation to deliver the annual Grafton
before the Literary Societies of the Uni
versity in July next.
C. E Miller. City Clerk of Spring
field, Ohio, was arrested in CINCINNATI,
m the charge of embezzling the funds of
thai. city. He certainly has qualifications
for c. rpet bag Office. Please don't let
MIN come South:
: The Hupga, iaHs have new way ofre-
s;s,ino irner;,,l o,Fiicials sent to rule them
hey will neither se.i nor rent them a
lwelling in the towns here they are Or
Tered to.
The Chicago Post speaks thus OF some
If the entefprlsing citizens of thar ci',s
It is estimated that there are not less Il. an
| 800 persons in Chicago who pursue no
)thcr occupation than downright stealing
The Rockingham Beg ser publishes
he following Sales
The small house and lot, III rear of Mrs
4 lexander Bovman's, sold a few weeks
.ge to Jonas Lowenbach for $50. Was re
old on the same day at $l40. Putch-
user, John G Morrison.
Isaac Paul has sold his residence AMI
he brick building Immediately in TIE rear
If the same, on the McAdamized Turn-
bike, in this place, to WIN Ell. Efnnger,
Esq, for $4,000, equivalent to cash.
The farm lately owned by John Smith,
,ear Mt. Crawford, was sold by Commss-
oner, A. NJ Newman, ESD, on Thurs
lay, the 23d OF December, for $40, 500.
Purchaser, J. Lowenbach, Esq. The
farm contains about 220 acres, with good
improvements.
The mill property, near Bridgewater.
belonging to the estate of John Dinkel.
decd. was sold on Tuesday, the 2Sth of
December, by Commissioners Berlin&
for $500, equivalent to
cash. Purchaser, Wm. Dinkel.
The brick store-house and dwelling on
the Puclc Square in Harrisonburg. lately
owned by o. 9 Sterling, Esq, decd,
was sold at public auction, on Friday, the
9th of December. for $6.175, equiva-
,ent to cash. Purchaser, o. c. Sterling,
r.. Esq.
The Milly Spangler property, on Ger
man street, was sold on the same day for
$500. Purchaser, Th ouas Basford
These sales show that real property in
our growing town still orlags good prices.
Notwithstanding the monetary depression.
The Norfolk Virginian commenting upon
rather stale advice of accepting the stu
ation." in Virginia, says as TO the sltua-
ton. as the "sweat cloth man" says:
Nov you see it, and now you don't.
"A murder near Fort Shaw few months
ago, reported to have been committed by
Indians, turns out to have been perpetra-
ted by white men and recent reports of
Indians disturbances in that section have
proven without fondation.
James Logan mo. g." famous des-
perado, who was shot by Jerry Dunn. in
New York, the other night, died Thurs
day, after signing a paper declaring
himselfinnocent Of the Rogers murder, and
that he had no knowledge of who COM
United the deed.
The infant daughter of the Prince and
Princess of Wales was christened Decexi-
Der "a. at Marlborough House. The
ceremony was performed by the Bishop of
London. and the infant Princess received
the names Of Maud Charlotte Mary Vic
toria.
A colored man. one of the members o
the South Carolina Legislature, ha'
brought suit in the U s Court at Rich
niond agsinst the Danville Railroad Com
pany, for refusing to let him ride IN oae
Of the ladies cars, on his way to Wash
ington, he having first class ticket. IL,
vented Me privilege Of ihs whole traid.