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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-09-11

Here is story, for the truth Of
(which we vouch from personal know
ledge, and which we commend To Mr.
Darwin. 1t concerns a terrier and a
cat. The dogs part was chiefly pass
i've, but he4 must have possessed remark
able qualities to awaken the; affection
which the cat had for him: SO we record
him honor the name Pip. We do not
know, the cats name, which is a pity,
for she deserves whatever Immortality
a newspaper can bestow. Thus, then,
it fell out-Pip fell sick, and for sever
al days lay languidly in one place, eat
ing nothing. Again and again the cat
brought to him bits of the food given
to her; and tried to coax him to eat,
but IN vain. At last, one day, woman
sitting in the room where they were,
saw the cat, who. had been, watching
Pip with evident anxiety, dart suddenly
out. of the window, and rush across the
street In a moment she game. back
carrying something il her mouth,
which she brought to Pip, and laid it
down. Pip got up, shifted at it, then
turned away and lay down again., The
cat dragged it close to;hinl, and thrust
it under his nose: Thus persuaded, he
tasted it, and ate half of it. Puss then
carried the remainder to the grassplot,
and herself fell to work on it with good
appetite. It proved, on ;examination,to
be hot mutton chop! The person who
had watched the affair went! to the
house across the way, and asked in the
kitchen If they had mutton chops that
day? Yes, was the answer; and as the
dish stood before the fire, in rushed
your cat, and before we could stop her
she carried off one of the chops!' We
are happy to add. that Pip got we'll
Christian Uuioas.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-09-11
JOHN PAUL DESCRIBES BANKS F1IG,

JOHN PAUL DESCRIBES BANKS FL1GH1
DOWN THE SHENANpokH YALLEY.-
New York Tribune of Esd. 14And
met General Banks at a pleasant pic
MIC In MIR. Frank Leslie's grounds on
Saturday. 1t was on the. banks OF
LONELY lake" and there were water
tails aud fountains, MOSES and ferns,
cold chicken and cold champaign
to the hearts content. 1t greiyed me
that the General does not remember
how we travelled in company once, bu,
the circumstances were not very favor
able for photography perhaps. We
were travelling out of the Shenandoah
Valley, and maneuvring very success
fully to draw Stonewall Jackson along
in our rear. Not man of us but
swore that the rebel general should not
get to Massachusetts before we did
that the foul invader should not set foot
on the frontier of. our native State with
out tlndlng us sternly confronting him
IN the interior. And it was only necess-
airy to gaze once in each soldiers face
to see the hated enemy could not cap
ture us without stepping oyer the
boundary lines and violating the ter
ritory of i. Maine | W ,ished several
times during the recent races that had
the gray :,mare I,.rode through that
campaign here to enter for some of tn e
purses The bursts of speed which
that faithful creature showed on sew
eral OCCASIONS would pass belief. if
you did not know just how near
the detested foe got to US at times.
It may not be that won any spurs in
the Shenandoah, but T., had pair to
start in with, and I used them well
coming out. No, am confident that
no one won any spurs down there,
though we played straight poker for
most everything else, and l lost nv
blankets once to cavalry captain who
subsequently had no need for them.
But, this DEPRESSING. j, You may not
think. me hero from all this, bnt who
a hero to his valley?
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-09-11
Poor White Men.

The Richmond Dispatch says that
the worst of all tie devices of the Rad
icals is their attempt to make the poor
white man feel that he is no better than
the negro who comprises nearly the
whole strength of the Radical party
Can the negro rise to the high posi-
tons in politics in finance, in society,
to which the poor white man and his
children are eligiblef Who will dare to
say he, can? Therefore, the negro and
the white man are as wide apart social
ly as the poles. The absurd and vicious
attempt of the Radicals to make them
equal should provoke the deepest and
strongest Indignation of white men,
whether rich or poor. Poor lor rich,
the white man who could he misled by
this shallow device is unworthy, of his
race and should seek the painter that
would give him hue indicative of his
hopeless degradation below the race of
which he was born and with which he
no longer deserves to associate"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-09-11

BE HER ON CRooUEr.-Henry
Ward Beecher's paper has a depart
ment devoted to answering ''inquiring
friends To a correspondent who
asked the editors. opinion OF crcquet
playing, was returned: ave think it is
amusing to women, agreeable to men,
and fascinating to ministers. For all
persons who need gentle exercise it is
even better than billiards; indeed, it is
kind Of field billiards; billiards gone
to grass" Anybody that is too pious
to play croquet ought to be done up in
starched linen, put in q bag, and hung
up like q suit Of Sunday clothes, and
not let out till meeting time"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-09-11

SAMLL Boz OF THE PERIOD. SAYS
the Stockton Gazette Where the road
between MERGED and Smelling crosses
the MERGED river that stream is; about
two hundred yards in width, and even
at this season of the year, when the
water is quite low, it looks like a
dangerous and deep stream to cross.
Last Thursday patent-medicine agent
travelling. ON horseback. through that
section, came to the river, and Aesitated
about attempting to ford it as he saw
the wide expanse Of rushing: waters.
There is NO bridge anywhere along
there, so, after some indecision, he con-
cluded to swim his horse across
Spying boy fishing in small yunt near
the bank, he said:
Hello, bub!'
"Hel'o, yourself"
'Can get you to take my clothes
across the river in your boat'"
II rekin you kin if you've got any
soap =! - s....es
."sAll right, I'll. give you quarter to
take over my clothes and this carpet
sack to the opposite shore. /.
To this the boy nodded assent, the
stranger. .disrebed, turned over the
carpetsack: and habiliments to the
juvenile, who padded out into the
stream. =; The stranger, mounted his
horse, prepared, to swim the: river; and
enjoy the luxury Of. a..hath. With a
splash at. Il every nlqment,r. thew horse
stepped into 1.-THE, stream and walked
across7the. water. was nowhere more
than eighteen, ,inchps deed, ITO say that
medicine man, perched on the,back OF
a horse. was q man, of iniquity for the
space Of half an hour would. hardly do
| JUSTICE to the. occasion. There. were
enough slams: d along the MERGED That
afternoon to supply hundred mill
sites.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-09-11

If you would add lustre to your &C.
complishments, study,a modest behav
ior. To excel ,,in anything valuable is
great; .but.to be- above conceit ones &C
complishments is greater. Consider, if
you have natural gifts, you owe them
to Divine bounty. IF you have i'm,
proved your understanding and stud
led virtue, you have only doneS youl
duty, and there seems little reason fl,
vanity. Modesty is at all times be
coming.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-09-11

The gentlemen of England, who last
year so earnestly debated the efficacy
of prayer, ought to read this short story
which comes from Decatur, I'll. A
preacher of that place who had been
blind for sixteen years, and Tor whom
the medical menrcould do nothing, at
last strenously prayed for his sight and
Sin one moment it was fully and per-
manently restored" A brother clergy
man relates this tale, but strangely
enough withholds the mans name,
''to save the feelings of the family"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-09-11

Two weeks ago vagabondwas con-
victed in Illinois, of stealing, two
watches. He made pathetic speech
after his conviction, ascribing his
failure in business, and all his misfor
tunes in life to Decentralization. He
seems to have been the embodiment of
procrastination, which, the poet tells us
is 1.-The thief of time"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-09-11


A Virginia circuit preacher gives the
following Illustration of "'sfaith that
would remove mountains" which he
heard from the lips of negro preacher,
who was holding forth to his congrega
ton upon the subject. of obeying the
commands Of the Almighty:
"Bred'ren," ,he isays, in his broken
way, "whateber de good God tell me to
do in his blessed books Cholding up at
the same, time,.an old, and evidently
much-read Bible); "dat I'm gwine to do
If see in it datI must jump, troo .
stone wall, I'm gwipe to jump at It
Coin. troo it longs TO me- lie Ia
Simple and homely as was the i'll
ustration, it had an evident effect upor
the limited comprehension of the prea
cheers hearers.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-09-11

A captain findipg;an Irish boy, dur
ing the middle watch. fraying some ham
and eggs be had stolen from the ships
stores, called out tohim, 'sYou hbher,
you; LII have noneaof that 4 { Faith,
captain, I've none for ye, said the lad
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-09-11

We received newspaper two, days
ago, protesting to give full account
of the creation of the world. We
shouldn't be much. surprised if the
enterprising editor. wsre to bring up
the news in his next number to Noah's
flood.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-09-11

An Illinois editor speaking of one of
the writers for the journal, claims to
be fable to endure. most kinds Of PEG
pie" but says he ,eant't bear natural
fool" Unfortunately his maternal
ancestor could. .
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-09-11

An English farmer, by picking over
his seed wheat with the utmost care.
and planting grain IN place, at in
tervals of a foot each way, produced
1852 bushels to the acre
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-09-11

Mr.. William Hood was robbed near
Corinth, Ala, on the 18th inst. The
Corinth paper says the name Of high4
wayylnan is unknown, but there is no
doubt that he was robin hood.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-09-11
DAVID Il. WALTON

J. T. BEcKHAM. VIM. H. FowLE. D. s. DELAPLANE
REoKHAM, DELAPL Ian. & CO;
4. ID GENERAL COMMISSION merchants,
Agents for sprague Mower. And dealers in
FISH, SALT, PLASTER, SEED, FERTILIZER, &C
No. Is KING STREET,
ALEXANDRIA, VA,
Particular attention paid to the Sc ling Of Flour,
Grain &c. Liberal advances made on Flour &c, in
store. 1eD lo-t1
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-09-11
Paving Horses,

To preHentia horse paving in the
stable, tie or strap the legs together
just above the knees so they will stand
about natural, say six or eight incheb
apart. 1t will not, in the least, incon-
venience the horse in lying down or
rising, and will prevent this annoying
habit.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-09-11
SHENA ND0AHHERAfT1
ADVERTISING RATES

Advertisements will be inserted at One Daiiss a.
Square of ten lines, or less, for the frat nssrt
'ocents for each subsequent insertion.
Unless the number Of insertions be marked ,,ran 81,
manuscript, it will be published until forbid s1.a
charged accordingly. "
NOTICES IN the local column win be inserted at dpuos
the advertising rates. ~
Advertisements for three montbs. or ,or,gsr IA,
be inserted at lower rates.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-09-11

SMALL Farm MAxIMs.-1. Small
farms are cheaper and easier to manage
than large ones, and pay. better for the
capital invested. Therefore, small
farms are the best. a.
2. If you want to make your farm
pay, you must give it your daily per-
sonal attention. But if your farm Is too
large you cannot de this; hence, as I
said above, small farms are the
best. ;. ,n,
8. fyou don't want YOUR farm to
run away, you must stop the little leaks,
We may expect fewer leaks on a small
place than on big one, hence, again,
small farms are the best.
/ 4. Feed your. land well, and it will
feed you. It takes less to feed a few
acres than good many. So you see
small farms are the best.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-09-11

Good definitions are rare, as all who
consult Webster's unabridged we'll
know The editor of this pond ,rous
volume ought to be grateful to the little
boy who when asked by his sister what
capital punishment was, replied that it
was, being locked up in the cupboard
with the jam and other nice things. ~ =
A boarding house fendtel the story
that in recent thunderstorm the
fwarring of the elements was 80 ave.
inspiring that the hair in a dish of but
ter in ths6 pantry turned completely
lwlite. during the night.
/ Gan q gentleman who sees young
lads home uider umbrella be fitly
designated a rain beau? ggz
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-09-11
CHINN CO.,
y ISuccessor to Samuel Hartley,]
GENERAL..CoMMIsSIoN MERCHANTS
No. 10 UNION STREET,
ALEXANDRA, VA

B Particular attention paid to the selling of Flour
GRAIN and all other kinds of ountry Pr oduce, anC
filing orders for Groceries, Guano, Seed Plaster FISH
Salt &c, at the lowest market rates.
81 Agents for the Ground Top Hydraulic Ce
men. July-tf
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-09-11

:<NREEN's MANSION HOUSE;
ALEXANDRIA, VA.
JauFs GREEN .PRoPRIEToR.
Is rstclass hotel, in every respect The CITIZENS
of the valley, having bushes in or was 1h
an agreeable resting place the route as it does not
REQUIRE the early start by several as from WASH
.inoton or baltimore Cars and Steamboats, leave Al
exsndria for Washington and return every hour from
A. NJ. to ~ P. NJ JILL ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-03-26

QUEER BREACH OF PROMISE CAsE--Helena
Moses complained TO Judge Van Worst, OF the
superior court, at New York. ON Monday, that
on the sth ult., at party which she gave i'm
honor of the occasion, and which cost her so,
Abraham Cohen promised TO marry her on the
last day OF the month. Helena at once began
to prepare for the happy day, and i'm the prep
aration expended over $50; but though she sat
through the whole of the day i'm bridal costume,
and surrounded by her friends Mr.. Cohen failed
to put in an appearance; wherefore she sues for
breach of promise, valuing the damage done 10
her feelings at $4,000 ON Hclena's complaint
Judge Van Worst granted order OF arrest on
which Cohen was taken into custody by one OF
Judson Jarvis deputies, and locked up IN the
county prison in default Of 81 ,O05 bail. The
prisoner, who is only Is years old swears he does
not know the complainant at all, never saw her
in all his life; moreover, she failed 10 recognize
him in company with the deputy sheriff in the
courtroom.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-03-26

The RAILROAD WAR IN OHIo.-There - a
small town I'm Ohio, some fifteen or twenty
miles from Liberty, called Vienna. and a
branch road has been constructed between
these two points. Over this little piece OF track
the railroad kings are fighting The small road
seems to have been sold TO a larger one called
ihe Ashtabula, Youngstown and Pittsburg rail-
road. There was some dispute about the trans
ier, which ended in a suit in equity. The pur-
CHASER held on 10 the small railroad by virtue
Of writ of injunction for some months, Tut
the restraining writ expired ON Monday AT
p. M, and forthwith the original owners ap-
peared, accompanied by two or three hundred
the trains and rolling stock. The other party
telegraphed TO Pittsburg for assistance, and ft
is reported that special train left that city
yesterday, carrying reinfOrcements % the Sc II
of war. Later advices lead us TO hope that
there will be no blood she'd. a. is said that
Thomas A. Scott is the friend OF the Ashtabala
naIfK.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-03-26
The Brooklyn Murder Mystery.

NO LIGHT ON THE TRAGEDY YET.
The murder of Goodrich. in BROOKLYN, is vet
mystery. 1t is stated that the building of the
row of brOwnstone fronts on DeGraw street,
Brooklyn, involved the supposed murdered man
heavily in debt, and that he was not wealthy as
was at first supposed. 1t appears the so-called
bloody shirt found in the house where the muir
der was committed had nc blood stains whatever
on it, and no buttons torn of, but was simply
sOiled. The chief of police of Brooklyn still
holds to the theory that Goodrich commit ii
suicide, and that the cause was financial embar-
rassment.
LOUD CALL FOR THE MISSING WOMAN
On the other hand, the newspapers una nj
mously scout the suicide theory, and think the
police will prove about as efficient in unravel-
Nathans murders. The Herald saws: "It h as
been sufficiently developed that the deceased
could not have inflicted the wounds, and, in Il
fault Of proof that they were the work Of rob-
bers who did not hesitate to murder, strong sus-
picion has fixed upon a woman who has disa2-
peared and is alleged to have been the mstre IS
OF the deceased. -Four days have now elapsed
and the detectives have SO far failed to lay their
hands upon this woman. She must have been
known to many others beside the dead man.
Her relations with him have doubtless been a
matter of knowledge to at least few. Some
time before the murder she wrote letter to one
OF his friends in which not only the Grimm Al
rela ion, but the result-a child-is alluded to
The woman found that
HE WAS ABOUT TO DISCARD HER.
ana was growing desperate. 1t is highly prob
able, then, that she made other confidences-
that hers was the woman's voice heard calling
1or assistance on night in February last
These shadowy things are not by any m. ans
conclusive proof that n killed him, but they
are enough 10 make her production q necessity
circumstances point to her as being the only
persen who can throw light on the deed. De-
pending upon her arrest appears to lie the fin al
proof OF
WHO MURDERED CHARLES GOODRICH.
We do not ask the detectives to give up any
OF their grand theories; that would be too much
for detectives as they are at present consti-
tuted. We demand, however, that the best in
brought to bear in hunting down this woman
without delay. Her description should be wide
iy published, together with her name and 81 IN
pieces OF her history rs have been brought to
light. Every day allowed to transpire with this
woman unarrested, tends, in q degree that ex-
perience leads us to dread, to place the whole
story among the failures Of the police and The
triumphs Of crime.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-03-26

SINGrLAR ACCIDENT.-A very singular ac-
cident which resulted i'm the death Of an un-
known man, occurred yesterday afternoon
about O'Clock, on the track Of the Burlington
and Quincy railroad, near Ashland avenue
The man was walking on the track against the
wind, with his hat pulled over his eyes to shield
his face. Near Ashland avenue an empty box
car had been left standing by a passing train
about an hour before the accident occurred.
When the man was within about ten feet OF il
a furious gust of wind started IL toward him al
a great rate. His hat prevented him efrom see
ing II, and without moments warning struck
him, dashing his brains out, and killing him
instantly. The collision almost stopped the car,
while the man was knocked back five feet or
more, so that he fell out OF the way of the car
-ChiooQo Tribune. 16fh.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-03-26
The District Indebtedness.

EST-BEARING CERTIFICATES TO BE Is
SUED.
To-day, Gov. Cooke visited the Columbia
buildings on II street, and was i'm conference
with Col. Magruder and w. A. Cook. Onleaving
the building he held brief conversation with
a group of contractors, during which he stated
that the District authorities had been disap-
pointed in their efforts to obtain the full amount
OF appropriations from Congress necessary TO
pressure it had been deemed advisable to issue
certificates of indebtedness i'm denominations to
suit contractors for the unpaid balances due
taxes, and will be negotiable, SO that the money
can be obtained on them. Property on the line
of improved streets is held for the payment OF
these certificates, and in case of failure to pay
in given time, interest-bearing certificates
will be given to the holders This seemed to be
satisfactory to the contractors addressed and
in reply to the question as to when they would,
be issued, the Governor said they were now pre-
pairing them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-03-26

INTERVIEWING CoUNrERFEITER--Depu
United States Marshal y. II. Creager, OF this
city, had an adventure yesterday with a noto-
rious counterfeiter at Barton, Allegany county,
which he has no desire to have repeated with
out some very material variations. Armed with
a warrant, he went to Barton to arrest Wallace,
one of the gang of counterfeiters recently cap
tured in Philadelphia. Arriving at Wallace
house he took him into custody, neglecting.
however, to put irons on him, as he had been
instructed to do. The prisoner asked permis-
sion to go into his room; and the oblging officer
granted his request, but took the precaution to
go " It'll him. Wallace opened a drawer, took
out heavy pistol, and forthwith began beating
Mr.. Creager over the head, who defended him
self as well as he could. A gentleman who ac-
companied MIR. Creager to the house, hearing
the fracas, rushed into the room, and seeing the
condition of affairs drew his pistol and fired
wOuBding Wallace in the arm. He then desisted
from the attack, and jumping through the win
dow, made his escape. The mountainous region
about Barton is not 80 favorable for the capture
of fugitive cOunterfeiters, 50 Wallace made his
escape and Creager returned to Baltimore by
the Cincinnati express, which arrived at Cam
den Station last night some five or six hours
behind time. He received some heavy blows
but fortunately none of them fractured the
skull.-Bdltim0re American, 26th.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-03-26

ELoPEMENT OF A CoLoRED MAN WITH A
WHITE WoMAN.-A special dispatch TO the New
York Times from Raleigh, n. c., says: On
by report that highly-respectable white
lady about seventeen years old, had left her
home near Mason, Warren county; and eloped
with negro. The couple left home on Thurs
day morning, and reached here that evening.
The evening following the enraged father arri-
we'd, and, ascertaning where the couple were,
accompanied by young man, a descent was
made upon the house. The negro succeeded IN
making his escape. The daughter was taken
back home. The family is highly respected in
warren county, and the names are withheld at
tives Of the young lady are deeply mortified at
the di>graceful occurrence, while thelyoung lady
is said to exhibit no feeling OF sorrow and de-
sires TO live with her colored lover. Had the
negro been caught Judge Lynch would have
been called into req usitlon.