Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-09-07

CHIleu CtateS naval forces IN COrean
waters, have been received at the Navy
Department.
A tornado has swepTover the Island o,
st. Thomas, oyertufning every house and
laying the place in ruins The Island Of
St. Kits is also said to have been swept
into ruin by the tornado.
Two bodies supposed to be those Of
men who robbed the Southern Express
messenger on the train near Moscow some
weeks ago, are reported found hanged
near New Madrid, Missouri, a few days
ago.
It is said that one hundred AMI ninety
millions is the debt of those Southern
States which have been under congress
ional government the bulk of which has
been made by carpet-bag officials and the
Legislatures which they created and con
trolod."
The Unwriiien Law in Kentucky.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Aug 20. A band
of three hundred men entered the Nor
garfield. KY. Jail last Saturday night,
took out white man and negro charged
with outraging q woman near Caseyville.
on Tuesday night, aud hung them on a
tree lie from here.
SALE OF A FARN.-John + Boyd has
sold his farm of $50 acres, near Martins
burg, Virginia, for $4,000, to Daniel
Poole, Of Frederick county, MI.
y Freak OF Fortune. A North Caro-
lima paper gives the foiloxjng l9-ajIs Of
an interesting freak Of fol tune there
Mrs. l., q very nice widow lady from the
country was in town Tuesday hunting q
cooks place in some nice family. Many
years ago the grandfather Of Mrs. H.
owned one hundred and fifty slaves aud
six plantations, and at the close Of the wal
her father had bushel Of gold Her
husband was poor man; and died in the
var, and POW this Independent and wor-
Thy widow woman prefers to cook in
some nice family rather than live Deepen
dent on other folks.
To BE MARRIED. Il seems that Col.
jerome Bonaparte, Of Baltimore, has no,
been married as reported, but it is stated
will be on the 18th instant to Mrs. Edgar,
Of New Orleans grand daughter of Dan
lei Webster Mrs Edgar is described as
dashing widow with three lovely chill
dren.
REyoLUTIoNARY RELICS. A por trait
labelled Gen. Chas. Lee which hangs
in Independence Hail. Pkilade lphia, and
from which an engraving has been copi-
ed to illustrate published life of the
general, DOW turns out to be the portrait
ofGen. arthur O'Connor. of the Irish re-
bellion of 1888, painted in Paris by
Rembrandt Peal in 1913. an autogra-
PHI ofGen. Washington, carefully preser-
red in the same hall, is found to be a
forgery
a PRIEST MoBBzD. Father
Maher, of lie lair, Ohio. was run ont of
town on the 3lst ultimo by the members
of his church. He is charged with
divers misfeasances. Father Maher went
to Wheeling. The charges against him
VII be investigated by Bishop Rosecrans
There is great excitement among the
Catholics.
There were six colored delegates to the
Virginia Conservative Convention at
Richmond.
HoMIcIDE.-A negro named John
Jackson was shot and killed in Prince
Edward co., Va, on Wednesday night
by another negro npmed Dick Warren
jackson was stealing mealons frosn the
watermelon patch Of Warren when the
shooting occurred
LoNG SENyENcE.-A man named
Terry DocIey vas convicted at the Aug.
term Of Pittsy lvania Va. county court Of
horse stealing, and sentenced to the
penitentiary for sixteen years.
The WOMAN QUESTION IN CALIFORNIA. :.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton is making a deci-
ded sensation in Caifornia on the woman
question, and the San Francisco Bulletin
says her lectures there have drawn i'm
mense crowds.
Distressing Occurrence.
Seldom have VT been compelled to
record more painfulevent than the death
of Hugh Warren Gibson, youngest son Of
the late James d. Gibson, of his County,
By his own hands. he having shot him
self in the head with "a pistol, at his
home, on Wednesday afternoon last. His
friends are aware of no cause for the
fatal deed, and can only lay the blame at
the door OF those who traffic In the great
formenter Of disoord and disorganizer Of
society. We imagine they must have bad
banehed checks on Thursday afternoon
as they witnessed the long line Of vehicles
filled with sorrowing friends journeying
to the Cemetery.
To the bereaved only the teachings O:
inspiration seem appropriate and can
afford consolatien-"Cast thy burden
upon the Lord, and he shall sustain lhee:'
but to them by whom offences come the
succeeding verse in the same touching
Psalm from which we quote speaks III
awfu; tones, - IN. Free Press.
THE Association. The Baptist AS
ISOLATION, which concluded its session on
Saturday, in Page Co.. was attended by
large and intelligent assemblage Of per-
sons. tits said, by competent judges,
that 1900 persons were present on Sun
day. So far as we have been able 10
learn, the meeting was HARMONIOUS and
refreshing onc-aud the entire occasion
vas season ST Religions enjoyment,
niih nothing tomar the interest Of the
sesSioDs = .Shen loRN.