Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-01-05
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Ga the Hudson ice isl being cut that is
ga foot thick and as clear as crystal"
The Catholics Of Quebec propose 10 in
vite the Pope to take up his abode in
Canada.
The Southern freedmen owa nearly six
hundred schoolhouses
The last thing in games rejoioes in the
euphonious title of Pareheesi- ltrescmbles
backgammon in many particulars
Tux NEW JEasgY SENAToRsH1p. 1t is
conceded that Mr. Frelinghuyeon viii
succeed Mr. Catrell as Senator from New
Jersey
A bill is before tie Tennessee Legisla-
ture to create the new State Of Franklin
out of East Tennessee.
A partial eclipse Of the moon, visible in
the United States east Of Minnesota, will
occur on the 9Th Of January.
In Michigan movement is on foot to
stock all the inland lakes, Of which there
are a multitude, With white fish and trout.
Il is said that the rout Of the Radi sl party
in Georgia has had g very dispiritng etec
at Washington, and elsewhere. upon tbat
ultras of he party.
England has ordered sixty batteries Of
mitrailleurs or Calling guns from the Colt
Firearms Company Of Hartford, Conn.
The man who loves something to his
country" is after the man who forgot to
pay his taxes.
The largest aud NEST beautiful Metho-
dist church in Cincinnati has 222 pews,
CT which every fifth one is free.
The Campagna around Rome is to be
trained and made the source of agricultu-
raj fratfalaess instead of malaria.
Mr. Ponder, the new Governor of Della
ware. will be inaugurated on the l7th Of
January. The Legislature meets next
Tuesday.
California people use on an average,
ten gallons of wine each annually, aud
sixteen and threeffth pounds of coffee.
Every newspaper man will recognize the
force Of the following observations from
the New York Tribune:
A little boy, hearing his father speak
bout the war in progress in Europe,
said, (Which had you rather belong to,
father. an engine company or battlc?"
Joe Coburn's wife complains that he
has given another woman a set Of jewelry.
whareupon Joseph settled the matter by
giving her set-to.
WAsuIsGros; December 20 Mrs Bel
KNAPP. wife Of the Secretary Of War, died
to day. She was a Miss Tomlinson, Of
Kentucky, and sister of Lieut. Tominson.
who served in the Confederate army as
aid to Gen. Samuel W. Ferguson
Charles Mccullough, a policeman,
convicted Of repeating at the October
election in Philadelphia, was sentenced to
$500 fine and one years imprisonment
Five ether men, convicted of false per
souatjon and Illegal voting, were SEN
fenced to six months AID 81 fac.
The Merrimac river, at Lowell, Massa-
chusetts, has shorter supply of water
than at any time since 1907. and the
manufacturers are growing anxious. The
ice there is nine inches thick.
There is a suit in progress at Ottawa,
Illinois, against firm who placed in pos
ition, on their premises. burgIar-trap
gun, which was accidentally discharged
one Sunday morning. with the effect of
ptp2ering with shot party of Young
ladies who were Ga their way to church.
A Woman in Milwaukee left her house
recently, ana returned to fnd her infant
child mangled and partially devoured by
bog. An officer Of the law was about
to shoot the animal, when she plaintively
! begged him not 10 do so, 'as her loss
was heavy enough already"
| The Charlottesville Chronicle says that at
| "a meeting Of colored Radicals of. Abemarle
county, some days ago, it was resuvled that
/ they we're not able TO fesb and clothe their
children white goingto school, and therefore
it ought to be done by the county This is
very far for beginning We suppose they
will next want the county TO pay wages for
! ths services oftheir children while at school"
Grant. shermen, and Sheridan were
only the hands Of Stanton Il have NC
Generals, " said the great War Secretary,
shut | have men, and viii crowd them in
until this thing shall be smothered :"
And go be did. The march to Richmond
was made highway of bones, aud this,
famous General lost in killed, wounded
and missing more than Lee had under
him. Don Plat.
4 philosopher says it is as absurd to
spend ones life 10 boarding up millions
Of wealth, which the possesor5 can never
enjoy, as it would be to collect and lay up
in storehouse &c, 900 mahogany chairs
which were never intended 10 be used for
the furniture apartments, or so 600 pairs
oe trousers which were never intended to
be worn.
Bismarck has declared all French ports
that are or may be occupied by the Prus-
SLAMS under blockade, but az Prussia has
no ships of war to enforce such a decree
il boxed upon as paper blockade.
It is said that Savannah Ca, is now
more prosperous than at any period before
or since the gar, tweuty-one thousand
having bean added to its population since
1865 and her exports. foreign aud domestic
are fifty millions Per annum.