Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-09-14
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A BOLD AID ADVENTUROUS 0GRLAW--
Fus Fra DAyoLo or Norm CARoIINA.--
The Wilmington Siqrre,atos The follow
ing as The latest adventures Fl the noto.
r6ea half-breed leader Of the RSbeaon
county dcsperadoes
We learn from one Vao has lately been
visiting .6eront PORTIONS Of Robson
county that Henry Berry Lourcy has
recently necn pioIug some practical jokes
upon The soid.p,s and militia who are IN
the field sSatnst hin and his Gang. L is
sail Eat the United States troops have
J'eir camp near what IS known as Pleas,
ant Prospect church, and that about
nile from there resides an old woman
who sells 'tapgleleg whiskey who has
been receiving frequent visits from the
boys in blue Report has it that on
Wednesday last six Of The soldiers were
preceding to execule one of the Strategic
movements alluded 70, waking leisure Is
along the path without arms, when q man
suddenly sprang from The bushes, armed
TO lie teeth and confronted them, stafti-
ing them with The information that he
was the redoubtable Henry Berry Lowrey.
He soli hem they were fools ;fthey came
10 Robeson county with he expectation Of
killing or capturing him, for it would
never be done. He had lately received a
message from the lord that he had twelve
years yet to live, aud further informed
The astonished men OF Mars that ne had
singled out some Of their comrades upon
whom be intended to wreak bis vengeance.
Being unarmed, the so.djels seized the
| first opportunity tn-nsal,e q backward
moveMcnIin the direction yf their camp.
Wfitj7- 70 foreao the iesaas : ;s-v7-sfg5tnS
in their favolte leverage rather ban
provoke The wrath Of The daring outlay.
A few days after the above occurrence.
our informant states, All cilcer Of ihe
militia received a message from L0wrcy
stating that he had visited their camp the
night before aud inspected their arms to
to ste il 'hPy were in proper coFdl'lon
| As a proof OF this assertion, he stated
t bat he had left his card which .wou Id
be fund attached to one Of their guns.
| Unon examining their weapons the name
Of Henry Berry I.oercy was found IN
solibed unon the breach 81 one OF them,
very much to tbo astonishment Of yC
c2llant 'mtH~h
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HogR!rLB AcclrENT-IEmE MEE BUR
I'D IN A WELl.-Oa Wednesday even
inc Inst. says Inc Stauuto0 Findicator
atonts;x O'Clock two CO ored men named
Handy Harrison AMI Jordan Steele, en-
gagged in digging we'll On the property
/ Of nrs Linn, on Gospel LIill, in 'hi>
place, wcre at work in the bottom, about
| sixty feet from tie surface, whcn Il por-
lien OF the sido caved il, unfolding
Harrison 10 1he w3ist and Steele to The
shoulders in bcavy clay mud, rende~-
ing it imDos8ibe Tor !tem to move
/ The alarm was given end hundreds Of
cur people, white and colored, crowded
| The place, anxious for the fate o the un-
foftuate men. Dorsey White, colored She
/ undertaken Of the we'll. went down, and,
while working 10 oxtrjcate them, the
wall again cave3 in, entirely covering
him beneath a mass Of earth. It became
then rather serious and hazardous thing
20 descend to their assistance, but Cu.tis
Grayson, colorel, volunteered to risk II.
and vent down, and after digging around
/ Iiarri on slightly, fastened rope abou
his body by 7hich means he was taken
cut. GraTson went dowa Immediately
10 succor Steele, and, after re;noTiag
some Of The mud Eom about is shoulders
underworld to fastcn rope about h Ill
but vas unable to do so. from the un
willingness ofSteele to risk being pullet
out Mr. VIM. Smith then went dow
and reported his situation was such tha
he would nsyo 10 be dug out. Mr.. har
icofe, regular We! digger, then de
scended, aud, after an cZeAjnaIion, ais
expressed the opinion that it C,"'lld b
necessary to dig him out, Spades AZ
shovcls were thcn procured, and 8ir
Karcofe descended again, but had beu,
down but short time when lie discover
ed hat the side was again about to cav
in. and asked to be drawn up quickly
He had scarcely reached Tie sop Of tn
we'll when the dull, rumbiing sound of
heavy mass was heard Steele, who ha
been talking all the wb lie, then cease
to speak, and as only moan Or two va
a afterwards heard, be must have died i'll
very short iime
This is one Of the sad dest things "
have ever keen called pon 10 chronicle.
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VIRG1NIA.-Tw0 Ct the sold guns,
loaded with stale taun IS which used to b
fred off constantly at Virginia, by tb
leaders ofhe dominant party at III
North, have been effectaally spiked. II
hear no more about want OF attention t
education, and Indifference to intefpa
5 impro7cments We question whelho
there IS duolbcr State, where the poopl
: are mere Interested IN 10th tlcsc subject
: than il Virginia Nothing IS left VI
done, Which they are able to DO, TO los
tcs and encourage learning and 70 bail.
railroads. Uur colleges, academies, an,
: private and public schools, We 5elioY
are equal 70. If they do not surpass, thos
established any where else; and the mos
strenuous czertions are made to imp.0Y
the Biatcrial interest Of the common
wealth. Had we sufficient capital and
larger population, Virginia would tax
l. o,.- ..la.a 1T r.ucn in rho froot rorl- n