Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-09-28
News Items.

A gentleman in.Bingham. Utah, who
is sinking shaft with the expectation of
finding gold in. a canon, some time ago
nailed piece Of sheet iron up to keep the
water from dripping on the men at work
After it had served to keep out the water
for some three weeks, he took 1t down and
found, to his establishment, that it was
covered more than an Inch think with
gold, silver and copper, with little iron
which ha3 been III the water 10 solution,
and became precipitated by being brough t
in contact with the sheet iron. The
silver was over $500 to the ion, and the
gold over $500.
President Grant gets a sharp rehaSe
for his bayonet policy in South Carolina
from quite unexpected quarter. The
Radical Lieutenant Governor of South
Carolina, black man named Ransier,
vigorously denounoes that policy in very
sensible letter.
Capon Springs having closed, the Vir-
ginia Telegraph Company cut off its con
nectlon with that point at Strasburg on
the 18th inst
Queen Victoria is suffering from
rheumatism.
An express train going South yesterday
morning, from WATERFOWL, N. Y. when
near Adams ran over and Instantly killed
Thorman Green, a woman aud little
girl.
A lady in Columbus, Ohio, fell in love,
while in street car, with a Californian
worth $270, 600 who sat beside her, and
succeeded in marrying him within week
a Circus Boy Starved to Death.
FceoGr gerH. Sent. TIA boy, age
I, ;ei,;'. = u.i,no's Circus. was
touno IL a 1904. atiAo hotel at Storm
vile, last seek. visa ais hanls tied be-
hind him, and almost dead from sarva-
ton. The cook heard his cries, and gave
him piece of bread, aud when this was
discovered by the circus people, he was
severely beaten for eating it. lie was
deprived Of food that be might remain
light, so that the men in the ritg call
TOSS him about easily. Thursday he lied.
and the physician declared that he had
been actually starved to death He be-
longed to person called the IS trong
Woman of the circus, who is sa id to have
bought him in Paris for $500.
The Ku-Klux Investigating committee
assembled iu Washington yesterday, but
adjourned without action. 1t is said that
the entire appropriation has been expeu-
ded and that want offunds may proven t
the sending of any more sub-committees
to the SoulE
Fatal Boiler Explosion.
SALEM, September 90 Yesterday
whilst Ephraim Cole, Jr., was engaged
in threshing out the grain crop of Amos
Peterson, near .h'oods,own, the boiler
exploded, killing Mr.. Cole instantly, and
throwing part of the boiler lhrough the
ha-a, rv.t;ns it on fra AR Peterson
was looking on at the time. and was
slightly injured about the neck and face
There was no insurance on the barn.
The assessed value Of real and personal
property in Rockingham as given to the
Register, by S: r: Sterling, Esq., is
$10,075, 496, 81.
SHENANDOAH VALLEY KAILRoAD.-We
are gratified TO learn that the hitch il
The prosecution of this great work, aris-
ising from the right of way in several Of
the lower counties, is likely to be speed j.
ly removed. We have an especial par ii
ali,y for this important enterprise, for
we believe it will develop more material
wealth than any improvement ever inau-
gurated in this portion of Virginia. Els
pecially is East Augusta interested in
the construction Of this work, for upon
its completion depends the utilization of
the recent valuable mineral discoveries
to which we have heretofore alluded, in
the South Mountain of this county -
Inlcy Tryiniaa.
On Thursday last, four handsome cars.
two frst-class, second-class. "a mail and
express. passel-over the ". & s. road
on their way from the shops Of the Ches-
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credit on the Richmond mccban les
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