Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1872-11-28
NEWS ITEMS.

Gen. H. H. Wells has resigned the
office of United States district attorney
for the eastern district of Virginia.
1t is thought that the United States
Senate, in the next Congress, will con-
slst of So Radicals and 21 democrats.
Sulphur matches burned under the
nose OF an epizootic horse is reported
good for the disease.
BosToN, November 2o.-The contri-
butions>to the citizens relief fund now
amount to about $4,000, including
$1,000 gold from Lord Duferin, Gov
ernor General of the Dominion of Can
ada. The contributions for Harvard
College already amount to $37, 900.
London has new industry, namely
the manufacture of cripples. The police
have discovered a firm of human fiends
that take children Of tender age and
twist their limbs SO that they may be
bandy-legged or otherwise deformed,
according to the wish of the parents.
The object Of this is to make the IN
fortunate infants objects of charity. A
regular tariff of prices is demanded, a
thorough and. complete manning cost
ing four pounds. The members of the
concert and about a dozen einplove1.
have beenfmprtsoned. = ~ - -:'':'"s -
: :GilfdAeS,; November 22:AThe total
loss 10y -the fire in Galya, Illinois, yes
terday, is: now figured at $2ls,0oo.
.Ibirty-fye business firms were burned
out, and thirteenn. - families rendered
homeless. ri - e'*'. -
AGusrA, Nove,nbet' PA destruc
tive fire occurred in Milleegeville, Ca,
between 3 and o'clock this morning,
which destroyed the Hotel block, con-
tanning several stores and residences.
Loss 100000. ,...'
The Report of the Southern Claims
Commission will be ready on the as
sembiing Of Congress. The papers in
each case mentioned in the general re-
port go to the Claims Committee of the
House, accompanied by a full written
report, specifying exactly what is al
lowearor rejected in each case, and Civ
ing the reasons Of the decisions made.
A man sent note to rich neigh
Dor whom he was on friendly terms
with, to borrow an ass for few hours.
The worthy old man was no scho iar,
and happened to have guest sitting
with him at the time, that he did not
wish to expose his ignorance to-
Opening the note and pretending to
read it, after rejecting moment, turn
ing to the servant, every good" says
he, ''tell your master I'll come myself
presently"
1t is said that the Chesapeake and
Ohio railroad will be completed by the
last Of January, and full traffic over the
road be begun in April. Work is also
progressing vigorously on the Fred
ericksburg and Charlottesville railroad.
which will be completed to Orange
Courthouse in February. As soon as
Spring opens engineers will put on the
line from Orange to Charlottesville, and
the road be pushed through as rapidly
as possible,
The last. of the. rescued from the
burned steamship Missouri tell an al
most incredible tale of their suffsrings.
Five out Of a boats crew of nine lived
IN an open boat, on the ocean, for eight
days without food and water, and fan
ally reached one of the Bahama Islands
in an almost dying condition. During
tine passage men died Of hunger, thirst
and exhaustion after their privations
had driven them to madness.
PRESBYTERIAN SYNoD OF VIRGINIA.
The Synod Of Virginia, embracing the
churches in Virginia, West Virginia,
and Maryland in connection with the
Presbyterian Church in the United
States, will convene in this city, at the
Franklin-Street church, on Wednesday
next. The opening sermon will be
preached by Rev. DR.. Handy, of Vir-
ginia, at J o'clock p. NJ. The only
churches in this city connected with
this body are the Franklin Square Pres
byterian church, under the care of Rev.
DR.. Lefevre, and the Frank in-Street
Presbyterian church, Rev w. U. Murk-
and, pastor. The Synod is composed
Of 10 Presbyteries, 1874 ministers, 257
churches, 1850 communicates, 81 can
dldates in preparation for the ministry,
a theo.ogica seminary at Hampden
Sidney having 60 students. Each Or
dained minister is a member of the
body, and each church entitled to be
represented by ruling elder. It is
expected that there will be between
two and three hundred members in at
tendance, embracing some Of the most
gifted ministers in Virginia Baltimore
Sun Norember 10.