Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-04-03
NEWS ITEMS.

A girl Of thirteen was married to a
boy of sixteen in Omaha last week.
The united wealth of the young couple
amounts to $275,0O0
Giuseppe Siminione, an Italian, who
committed the fatal assault upon Vicen-
20 Castronova, another Italian a few
days since in Richmond, has been cap
tured.
Mr.. George Lewis, skillful ma
chlnist in the employ of the Seaboard
and Roanoke Railroad Company, has
invented locomotive spring that prom
ises to supercede and revolutionize all
others in use
David KILLER died on last Friday,
at his residence near Hamburg, in
Page county, of apoplexy. He had
lived to the ripe old age of three score
and ten.
A Michigan girl drew $1,000 farm
at gift concert recently, and how the
local poets describe her as beautiful
being" although she is lame, has red
hair and no teeth.
George Bryan, negro, was hanged
by mob at Chillicothe, on Wednes
day night, for committing rape on
Miss Fiske, highly respectable young
white Lady, living twenty miles from
that place.
The capitalists Of Geogria are turn
ing their attention to the development
OF the mineral resources of the State.
When a like course is pursued in this
State, Virginia will be the leading in
State the Union.
The number of persons out of en-
ployment in Philadelphia is appalling.
One insertion of little advertisement
for clerk in railroad office brought
9s5 applicants in single day.
The Illinois Legislature has passed a
resolution unanimously, censuring the
members of Congress for voting them
selves the $4,000 additional pay. The
Congressman care little for the censure
so long as they are allowed to keep the
money.
The names of all the members of
Congress who refuse to take the "extra
pay" as voted at the late session, ottght
to be preserved and published. It
would seem that this s'extra pay" bust
ness, with the exception of the Credit
Mobilier, is the most unpopular "game"
that was played by the last Congress.
.'THE JA1LoRs' B1Ir. Major Kelly
writes to his paper that the title above;
which we gave to the law destroying
the county courts, is likely to stick to
it, inasmuch as that law will assuredly
put many thousands of dollars into the
jailors' pockets.
The Secretary of the Treasury has
decided that fees shall be charged by
collectors of customs for certifying in
the original invoice imported goods
presented by a merchant or importer,
but that no fee shall be charged for
certificate of the officer to duplicate
invoice received as a veriication of the
original.
A man appeared at the gate of
Windsor Castle ON Thursday and de-
rhandsd an audience with the Queen,
alleging that cher Majesty was his
mother" He was arrested by the
guards and proved to be San insane
American" He seems to have been
released upon promise 'to return to
the United States.
Captain Jack had talk with Gener
ais Candy and Gillem Friday last, in
which he insisted upon being let alone.
Several of his warriors then appeared
with scalps, taken iu the last fight with
the troops, hanging to their belts The
military lines have since been moved up
to within three miles of Captain Jack
cave.
A famous French physician describ-
ed to a student undergoing examina
ton, disease eliminating by degrees
to the most dangerous symptoms, and
asked, "What would you then pres
cribe, or do?" The student; after slight
hesitation, replied, Il should send in
stantly for YOU" He got his diploma.
Three childrrn were burned to death
at Grace's Point, near Detroit, Mich
igan, on Tuesday. The parents were
absent, a coal oil lamp exploded, the
house, took fire, the eldest child lit
tie girl of fourteen, made heroic effort
to save her three younger sisters but
failed, and made her own escape aftef
being severely burned.
The Trumbull County Republican
Convention at Warren, Ohio, yesterday
adopted resolutions asking Hon. James
A. Garfield to resign his seat in the
House Of Representatives, and declar
ing that by voting for the retroactive
salary bill he has forfeited the conf
dence of his constituents.
COUNTERFEIT CoUPoNs.-Now, as the
coupons of the debt of Virginia are :'re-
ceivahle for all taxes, debts, dues and
demands due the State," and thus be-
come circulating medium, like unto
ye gfeenbacks, the tax paying citizens
had better be on the lookout for coun
terfeits-those made Sin the likeness
and similitude" of the gehuine.-Rieh.
Neacs.
The CIRCUS BUSINESS. veteran
manager, "Old John Robinson" has
lately presented his balance sheet of
last years business to reporter at Gin
cinnati, and from it we learn that last
year he paid as licenses to State and
municipal governments the trife of
$121,000, and to hotels and livery sta
blcs over $435,OO0. The total disburse-