Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-03-27
NEWS ITEMS.


The proposition for peace with the
Modocs has met with little success SO
far.
The shad season is now at it's height
IN n Norfolk. Over 10000 of the finest
arrived there in one day from the
North Carolina fisheries.
The Superintendent of public instruc-a
ton reports thatt whole amount for
the sale of land scrip $685., 900 has
been paid, the last payment being
made March 18th.
&. a California father is under arrest
for selling his first born to an organ
grinder for ta1nborine girl.
"A Lexington ordinance makes more
than three persons standing together
nuisance and an unlawful assembly.
Rev, Dr.. Rosser, the great reviyalist,
Will soon commence series of rslig-
lous meetings in Wytheville.
Eleven cases Of spotted fever are re
ported in King and Queen, near
Stephensyille, Va, ten of which have
proved fatal. 1gai Eaf 'a 4
Sunset Cox voted against the back
pay clause, but since,it was passed he
will use the $5,00Oto aid in supporting
his father and mother. He SAYS they
are both orphans. II h a.
The Governor having vetoed the
bill providing for reassessment Of
of}lands by those counfies which failed
to take the benefit ofthe act passed a
year ago, the House, on last Thursday,
passed the bill over the Governors veto
by a vote of rs ayeatoi 81 nocs-more
than. two third majority ee
A Havana despatch says the Span
lards are becoming seriously e1nbar
rassed for want of funds to meet the
expenses of the prolonged conflict with
the insurgents. 4
Mrs. johnson, mother of United
States Senator John W. johnson, died
at her residence in Abingdon on Mon
day last, aged about seventy years.
!. The name of Mr.. Lewis Mckenzie
is spoken ofin' connection with the Gu
bernatorial election, for the office of
Lleutenant-Goyemor, on the Republi-
can ticket. e.7a u !
George T. Sheets was fatally stabbed
in Stanton a few days ago by VIM. S.
Pates. The difficulty which had such
tragic termination arose out of the
trivial circumstances that some time
ago VIM. Pates borrowed quarter of
a dollar from George Sheets and had
never repaid it. - a. u.s. .
A train Of ears which left St. John.
n. B., on the 3rd. for Halifax. return
ed to that city on the Sth, after five
days spent in an Intellectual attempt to
reach Halifax, on account of the depth
OF the snow and the severity of the
weather. The snow along the line
ranged from two to fifteen feet in
depth. ss.3.-ss 81.
The Culpeper Observer says: "We
learn that powerful black bear passed
by Eldorado, on Saturday evening last.
When first seen he was travelling
down the road, but two gentlemen
riding by, caused him to take to the
woods. He has not been seen since.
1t is supposed that the fire on Muddy
hun Mountain last week, drove him
| out" d. ts- -
George G. Fortney, son of Geo. s.
Fortney, who resided for some years
on the Shenandoah River, in East
Rockingham, was instantly killed in
the timber, near Fort Lincoln, Dakota
Territory, last September, by large
tree falling upon him and breaking his
neck: He was engaged in cutting
wood for the post traders at the time
A LIBERAL GIrr.-By dispatch
from New York we learn that Com
modore Vanderbilt has given half
million OF dollars to Bishop McTyefFe,
OF the Southern Methodist Church, for
the purpose of establishing q university
for that denomination I'M Tennessee.
The Norfolk Tiirgiiasiaae advises Hon.
James II. Platt to give his shack pay"
to the Hampton Institute, which is
suffering for want of money-many
Of Che. inmates being compelled to
dwell in tents during the winter. Will
he do it,.
A report that the Natural Bridge
was on fire caused good deal of ex-
citement at Lexington a few days ago,
but our latest advices are to the effect
that the report was unfounded /; in 9th
er words, it was hoax-and the papers
which published the improbable, if not
impossible account, were badly sold.
Newark, N. j.. has three times as
many men as women, and has organ.
lied q society to remove the Unequal
tiles of distribution and promote mar,
riage. A committee will be sent to
Boston and to Troy, N. Y. to secure
supply Of wives. But will Che spirits
come: fl3 q ~ e
On the 10th instant. there was adj
mitted to record in thsaclerk's office Of
Augusta county deed of trust or
mortage for 5000, 0oa. It swas ex-
ecuted by the CHESAPEAKE and Ohio
railroad company to Philo G. Calhoun
and William K. Ketehen, as trustees,
to secure the payment of the I per
cent. bonds to be issued by the compa-
ny for the above amount to complete
the construction and fully equip the
road from Richmond to Huntington.
with such extensions as may be made
at either end of the line. The State
tax on this deed is $500, and it CON
tains over sixty-two thousand words.