Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-05-11
News Items

A volunteer company of Cavalry has
been organized at Culpsper Courthouse
of which Maj. D. A. Grimsley, has been
elected Captain.
Col. Patton has sold his fine farm at
Coalsmouth Kanawha county, to Mr..
Albert e. Pendleton for $50 900.
Taxes for 1871 are to be paid to the
treasurers of counties instead of the sher-
ifs, as heretofore. ,--
The great bridge across the M ISIS ISIS ippi
river at St. Louis is completed It cost
one millior of do liars. ~ rs a..
Track-laying on the Southern Pacific
Railroad has commenced at San Francisco,
and viii progress at the rate of alf IN lie
q day.
The stockho lders the Nashville and
Decatur railroad have ratified the lease of
their road to the Lou isv lille and Nashville
railroad.
A slight shock of an earthquake was
felt at Oxford, North Carolina, last Thurs
day night.
Strawberries were selling in the Nor
folk market Saturday for Is cents per
quart and green peas for Is cts per peck.
An old bachelor says that giving tn
ballot to women would not amount to any
thing practicable. because they weul q,
insist that they were too young to voto
until they were too old to take any intere
est in politics.
Susan Altman, aged twenty-five, drown
ed herself at Marengo. iowa She'le # a
note saying that she was ruined unde r
promise Of marriage BY Samnel E. Nor
ton. Norton it is stated has fed, leav-
ing behind him newly married wife.
VERY REMARKABLE Gown. Geo
~ Parro5, living near Free Union in this
county. lost very fac COW one day last
week. and a post naortens examinati on Re
vealed the fact that she was just about to
give birth to one hundred and twenty
three calves. one fully nlatured, and the
rest about the size Of mans fist. Mr..
?. scalle1 in number of neigh bors to
witness this curiosity, and they will attest
to the truth oft. The Roanohe Valley
cannot beat this. - Charlottesville Chron-
ical.
A correspondent of the Richmond Wing
writing from chester, says that W.
D. Smith, Esq, declines to be candidate
for reelection to the State Senate, and
that the names of Saith Turner. of
Warren James H. Williams, Robert
w. Hunter. Judge Parker and Martin R
Haufmsn, of Frederick; David II. McGinn,
Angus Mcdonald and Capt. VIM. N.
Nelson, of Clarke are spoken of for the
position.
The French Civil WAR No new feature
of Importance presents itself III tie caole
reports to-day of the situation Of Paris.
The Tdispa thes, however, possess the ir US
ual interest in respect to incidental
details. While the rival governments
are fighting in this quarter, tho A lgeri-
ans, it is said, have extended their in
surrecton. By the time one trouble is
ended, it seems the French will have an-
other on hand III tn, satps fiji, suo jcc-
ton of reDellious colony.
In 1855, Clarke county subscribed
800, 900 to the Loudoun and Hampshire
Railroad. This interest is now represent
ed by the Washington & Ohio Railroad
Company The Clarke County Court. at
its April session, granted the motion made
to submit to the voters of the county the
question as to whether they will confirm
the old subscription, and notice is issued
accordingly.
The bill introduced into the Ohio Leg
islature for an appropriation to pay the
losses incurred BY individuals in that
State, in consequence Of the raid Of Gen.
Morgan, during the late war, has failed
to become law. The opponents of the
bill contend that the U. S. government
should pay the claims.
Fly IN THE Wharf.-The drought has
been damaging to the splendid promise of
the wheat crop, if the fly is in the wheat
to the extent reported by some farmers.-
1t is very certain that fields which were
rank green and highly promising ten Or
twelve days ago, have assumed sickiy |
yellow hue within the last week, aud that
has revealed the presence of |
the fly. Fredericksburg Herald.
Garrulous Carrot Davis, of old Ken
lucky INDUCED in little speech making
he other day while on visit to Licking
ton, Va. In the course of his remarks be
aid the youth of the country can find no
better models than George Washington
md r. E. Lee. Garry was half right
hat time.
atom of the Harvard ADVOCATE, Wis
ted the French fair. and thus reports his
experience j:
Young lady Sir, would't you like to
BUY some tickets in punch bowl ?
Atom: No, thank you I never drink.
Young lady Gnsinuatingly) Well,
would't you like to buy some. cigars,
then
Atom with very grave face) No,
thank you [ never smoke.
Young lady Clos ing patience) Well,
I'd offer you some soap i'll thought you
ever washed.
ga Pittsburg paper reports great ad-
vantage gained by Mr. Garrett. of the
Baltimore and Ohio Road, over the Penn
sylvania Central, by the purchase of con-