Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-06-08
News Items.

tor Governor OF the OHIO democrats, Is
one Of the faslily Of that name made ia
nous during the re cent war.
Charles S. tedman, San Francisco
stockbroker, has been sent TO the Califor-
MIA insane 'asy lum.
Justus Reyno Ids, late of Milwaukee,
fell dead in a drinking saloon in San
francisco, Saturday.
1t is announced 10 London that Gen.
S cklss, who is a great favorte at the
present Court of Spain. is shortly to be
married to beautiful young Spanish la
dy.
1t is not true that wealthy English
man has willed eleven III illions Of dollars
to the government on condition that 1t
will pay his heirs three per cent. interest.
General Beaurcgard has accepted an
invitation to spend the summer at the
White Sulphur Springs.
The Cabinet meeting at Washington
on Wednesday was the last that will be
held Tor month AS the Prec ident is going
to Long Branch to-day.
Vice President Colfsx left Washing ton
for the West on Wednesday,.
The national banks of Washing lon
hava subs cribed 81, 05G towards resum-
ing the work on the Washington Nat
ional Monument, which has been so long
suspended.
Four judges of the election in Rich
mend, have, so far, been arrested for
alleged violations of the Enforcement
elaw"-in refusing to receive votes which
they believed to be egal-aad probably
were SO.
The Boston labor re formers had a meet
ing on " ednesday last, at which Mr..
Wendell Phillips made two addresses, and
took occasion to gay that he did not join in
the univergal voice of the American press
in indiscriminate condemnation Of the
PARIS revclutionists.
The Democrats carried Harrisburg, Pa.
on Wednesday, in special election
The Democratic candidate made the
''accept the situation" resolution in the
Democratic State latform the issue, AND
was elected on it.
A proposition to submit to the people
of Connecticut the question of having
only Gle State capital instead of two, as
at present, was lost in the Senate of that
State by lacking one vote of the Necessary
two thirds.
One day last week man named
John Bennett died at Ashley, Pa, of
hydrophobia, induced by the bite of a
dog, received four years ago.
From Monday to Thursday evening of
last week the dog-killers of Baltimore
sla ughtered nine hundred dogs in that
city. which we presume will very sensi-
bly, lower the price of sausagcs in the
Monumental
4 salpetrc cave, covering seven acres,
is said to haze been discovered recently in
Dent county No.
Occasional dropping into the con-
science fund reservoir at Washington aro1
still recorded. Tho drops are small. Blu
no books, no pianos, no carpets, nosspic-
lures, no jewelry, no plate. Conscience
doesn't wiring these out Of the rooms, AMI
halls and Psrlors. which they no'0 decor
ate, but whore they do net honestly be-
long.
Four Judges of:he election in Rich
mond, have, SO far, been arrested for
alleged violations OF the Enforcement
WIN refusing to receive votes which
they believed to be illegal-and probably
were SO.
The Maryland Court of Appeals dcci-
ded in favor of ihe State in its suit to
recover the one fifth capitation tax Oh the
gross receipts from PASSENGER travel over
the Washington Branch of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad thus reversing the
decision of Judge Dobbin III the Superior
Court. The case is now returned to the
Superior Court.
Rev. James A. La!ane, who has been
the pastor of Trinity (EpiscopaO church,
Of Staunton, for a number of years, has
resigned his pastoral charge, and accep
ted call to Wheeling, West Virginia.
Barbara Ossscll, of Wythc county, has
sued, and recovered from Randall Wad-
dell, 1000, for breach of promise of
marriage.
Lizzie " wilson, convicted Of infanti
eide in Kentucky was given her choice
by the Governor be tween hanging and
impr isonmens for life. She chose the
latter. She is represented as being weak
in her " lis.
Mr.. James Burden, highly estecmed
citizen living near Windsor, Va, was
sssassinated about one milo from his
house while en- route to Windsor on bust
ness. Suspicion rests upon former ena-
ployee, bad character. who has net yet
been arrested.
In private letter from Hon. e. b
Washburne. Minister to France, received
few days ago, that gentleman writes:
1t is a terrible thing to have to remain
in city Of two millions of people where
there is no shadow Of law but the law of
force and terror had rather be in
Galena living in the little house bought
in 1910, than to be here"
INCREASED MoRTALIrY.-The New York
and Brooklyn mortality reports for the
past week show marked increase in the
number of deaths, and the papers are
clamorous to have the streets CLEANED.
Various loca Titles are said to be in a
condition calculated to breed pestilence.
In Baltimore the street cleaners were seen
near the heart of thu city during the