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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-10-01
EcgIGIpE.

ALEXANDRIA, VA, September 22.--
A canal boatman named Samuel Eichel
berger was killed here last night at a
dapce house on Union street, opposite
the Baltimore Coal Company's depot
by a woman named Nettie Green.
Eichelberger came: here last Saturday
on the boat H. Lewis, Of which he and
his brother are owners, and IN company
with several other boatman, went about
9 o'clock last night to this house, where
dance was. in progress. Some of
them engaged in the dance, but Eichle'
berger, who was considerably iatoxis
Gated interrupted the fi(ldlers and in
terfered with the dance, and then fell
to quarreling with Nettie Green, a
coarse, masculine woman, who kept the
bar and had charge of the house in the
absence Of Bird. the proprietor. lie
took some tumblers from the bar and
wrenched them from him. He abused
her and was answered with the pro
family that usually enfQrces pot-house
invectlye. At last he took eff his coat
to whip her, when she declared that
though she was lone woman with no
man, she could do her own fighting
Then he threw q lumber Of water in
her face. and she proceeded to put him
into the street, and while oJt on the
pavement drew a pistol on him as he
CROPPED in the gutter for rock. She
did not then fire, but returned into the
house, and in few minutes he followed
her and was told to go out He, how
ever advanced within few PAGES from
the door toward her, and she drew o
Smith g Wesson revolver from her
bosom and shot him in the. head, the
bail entering the brain. lie fell sense
less and died about three o'clock this
morning.
Different versions of her statement
after the affair are given, in one Of
which it is said she said, Il told him to
stop ant, go away, but he kept follow.
ing me up, and had to shoot him )"
and another in which she is reported as
declaring that a man. cave her the pls--
tol and told her to shoot. A police~
man states that an hour or two before
the difficulty woman named Ellen
Casey came from the canal and asked
the protection of the police, saying Chat
the canal boatmen had formed party
'sto go down and make fuss at Net
tie Green's, and then come and tear
down her house.
An inquest on the body was held
this morning by Acting Coroner Pad
gett, and verdict returned that the
deceased came to his death by pistol
shot from Nettie Green. At / o'clock
Mayor Kemper held a preliminary ex'
animation and heard the testimony of
two girls, inmates of the house where
the shooting occurred, the two colored
tiddlers, five canal boatmen and the
police J. Nj. Johnson, Commonwealth
attorney conducted the examination
which developed the facts given above
and resulted in Nettie Green being
committed to jail for court.
The deceased is an unmarried man, a
native of Milestone Point, Washington
county, Nd His mother resides in
Hancock, Md. The real name Of the
accused is, she says, Louisa Tremaine,
her maiden name being Green. She
resided at one time in Baltimore.
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FA!.aIAs.

If it be true, says the Richmond
Wing, that agricultural products in this
State have diminished each year since
the war, and are still diminishing, and
that what is produced could be bought
for less than 1t costs TO raise it, it is
manifest that something must be done.
The proposition, If true, argues that the
labor is fatally defective, or that there
must be change in the articles pro-
duced, OF that both labor and the sta~
Piles must be amen:led or altered. And
it adds: "a total change cannot be
wrought at once. We must continue
TO produce our old crops, and always
enough for our own consumption; but
gradually diversity and multiply our
productions, and Introduce a he y one
whenever it promises to be profitable. .
The Wing ten suggests that in all the
country east of the Blue Ridge, sheep
husbandIy in connection with black
eye peas might go far to revive our
waning productions, and improve our
exhausted soils. Some of the advanta.
ges Of sheep are, that they are cheap,
and ale therefore within reach of our
limited capital; they are prolific, and
will rapidly augment. They supply
food and clothing-two Of the prime
wants of society, ever in demand. They
will live on less and thrive tolerably on
less than any other animal, and show
good keeping quicker and at less cost.
And in addition, they will require less
labor than any other crop-a very i'm
portant item in our present condition.
In England the turnip is the great crop
for feeding sheep, and the two togeth
er have within the last sixty years
wrought revolution in English farm
ing. But in our dry summers the tur-
nip as crop could not be relied on;
besides, it requires rich soil, deep and
thoroughly cultivated, which implies
much labor. The pea, on the contrary,
rather rellshes dry weather, and does
well on poor soils or good ones. 1t is
far more nutritious than the turnip, and
sheep love its every part-beans, hull
and vine-which they devour with
avidity. A portion of the land in peas
might be grazed green, by which it
would be enriched and prepared to pro-
duce good wheat crop, without guauo.
The remainder might be moved as hay
and stored away for winter use.
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He EENRIco e1aaT.
A Spectre CARPENTER Burning Ills Saw.

About two and a half miles below
the city, ON the Osborne turnpike, is
situated the Cocatamoth estate. The
house, an old fashioned framed building.
two stories high, is upon an eminence
commanding a beautiful view of the
river, and until within the last few days
has borne q splendid reputation. 1t
was formerly the 'Fatum residence, and
in times gone by was the scene of
many hospitahle gathering Recent
~ it became the IT aidIence of j. W.
Southland, coll ctor OF varlra township,
and gentleman of good Standing, with
whom all went smoothly and quietly
until Wednesday night On that night,
however, commenced manifestations
uroo the premises which are beyond
the ken of any man, and which, to say
the least, are passing strange. EARLY
in the night Mr. Southland, who sleeps
upon the ground foor, was awakened
b. the noise of what appeared to be
the drawing of lines on the under side
of the floor OF his chamber with some
blunt instrument This was followed
by saving and blows of a hammer and
other noises similar to those made in
using various carpenters tools. Mr.. S.
Immediately set to work to investigate
satisfactory conclusions. On Thursday
night these noises were repeated, and
again an effort made to trace them to
some natural cause, but without avail.
As soon as Gil S. would put his feet
upon The floor they would stop, and
though he watched quietly outside OF
the building some time, nothing was
heard Of them.
AS soon, however, as he returned to
bed, they commenced again, and was
up until about O'Clock in the morning.
Friday niyiA the occasion of a third
manifestation, Mr. s. spent nearly the
whole night in trying 70 solve the mys
terry. First he took up the floor of the
chamber, but falling to find anything.
procured his double, barrel shot gun, a
knife and light, and with the knife be
tween his teeth, crawled under the bull
ding as far as he could 90, and calcula-
ting his points, fred both barrels in the
direction the noise appeared to be when
he was in bed When he returned to
bed the ghos5ly sounds were immedi
ately resumed aud kept up all night.
Mr.. S. is an Confederate soldier, and
man af:a aid OF nothing, and not the
person to make statement Of this char
acter unless it was true. He says the
noise was as distinct as if there was a
carpenter at work in the room His
wife, Of coarse, is very much frightened
and viii leave the house in a day OF
two on visit down the country, when
Mr.. S. offers to take any one to his
place who doubts his experience with
the ghost, He saws lie is determined
to get at the bottom Of the matter il
possible,
"A strange fact in this connection is
that there are two very vicious dogs on
the premises who sleep under the house
but appear not to hear the noise,as they
take no notice Of them. The facts sta
ted above are from the lips OF Mr. S to
a gentleman connected with this office
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SOUTH CAROLINA.

WASHINGTON, September 2S.-The
following telegram has been received
by President Grant from Governor
Moses, of South Carolina:
CoLuMBTA, :. c., Sept. % His Ex
cellency U. S. Grant, President of the
United States, Washington, D. c.:
The state of affairs in Edgefeld county,
in this STATE, has been for the last ten
days of such a character as to threaten
the lives aud destruction of the property
of law aiding ana peaceful citizens. I
have exhausted my efforts with the
peaceful and legal means at my CONS
mand to restore the usual situation
Armed bands are assembled a. various
points in the county, and have de
manded the surrender to them of the
State arms in the hands of the regularly
organized militia Of the State. From
this action a reign of terror exists.
issued my proclamation on the 21st
instant commanding these armed bands
to dispense and retire to their homes
within three days, and hereafter to re
II aiAi II olll q tGpCtitI1i VI SUCH ttCtIOlS-
They are still under arms. | am power
less to enforce my orders except by the
use of the inexperienced State militia
the employment Of which, fear, would
hasten conflict, which I desire to
avoid.
Having exhausted all means at my
command / cali upon you, under the
constitution of the United States, for
such assistance IS viii enable me to
restore the peace and quiet OF the
county, and to this end / ask that you
Will send immediate orders to Colonel
Il III. Blach, commanding United
States forces here, to report to me with
such OF his command as it may be
found necessary to employ.
Please answer as speedily as possible.
4. ]. Moses.
Governor of South Carolina.
To which Attorney General Will
Jams, by direction Of the President,sent
the following reply:
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washing-
ton, September 26, 1874 Hon. f. J.
Moses, Columbia. s. G.: have to say,
by direction If the President, in answer
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-10-01

English EMIGRATION TO VIRGINIA.
Virginia has received many English
immigrants in the last few years, and
has profited by their arrival. They
have usually brought capital, and have
divided their attention between agricul-
ture and mechanics. They have been
pleased, and the qualification has been
shared by the Virginians. e vir-
glnia, though gaining most by such an
accession as is promised, will by no
means gain ALL Every neighboring
state and the country will participate
IN the benefit of a large English popul; :
ton. We have welcomed Irish and
Scotch, and German and Italian addi-
tons, and shall do so in the future. But
the English people are nearest to us in
blood and character, and when settled
with the intention of remaining, equal
to the most select immigration. The
climate OF Virginia is well suited for
such an immigration, and its tastes and
traditions are peculiarly fitted for it,
while Its resources are in harmony.
Few States have finer agricultural pos
slbllties, and no race is better qualified
to realize them and carry them forward
in pastnrage as well as in crops than
that for which accommodation is sought.
The State tempts by its manufacturing
capacities; and the English agrcultu-.
rgSts undoubtedly know those at home
trained to industrial labor who would
rejoice to improve them. There is a
vast area, scantly populated at any time
lately much depleted; England has
tens OF thousands anxious to remove
where industry will enable them to reap
its profits.
The probabilities are that some
amount Of the emigration that has done
so much for Australia and india will
now be turned to Virginia; that its
plantations will be stored and improved;
and that its general industries will be
enlarged and varied, and that heal
thler tone will be given to sentiment by
incorporating intelligent and energetic
people, utterly dissociate from former
animosities. Five millions could be re-
ceived with nothing but gain in any di
Tection.-PhjladeIphia North An1orj
can.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-10-01

SAN FRAsoIsco, September PA
dispatch from Prescott, Arizona, says a
PARTY of renegade Apaches made des-
cent on drove of cattle at Whitlaw' s
Ranch. on Salt river, killed the herder,
and got away with the stock. Lieutenant
Packhurst is in pursuit Of the party. Sol:
diers and Apache scouts are also out
from Verde, under guide, on the trail of
the marauders A later dispatch says
the Apaches were overtaken by their
pursuers near The head Of Cave creek
4 battle ensued, and fourteen hostile
Apaches were killed, and several taken
prisoners. The troops lost one scout
and one friendly Indian killed, and two
men wounded.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-10-01

On ednesday evening last a col
]ision occurred on the Parkersburg
Branch of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road, about forty five miles west of
Grafton, between the Cincinnati ex-
press going west and the express COM
ing east. A lamp in the postal car
was overturned, which set fire to the
car, and Mr.. Samuel IT. Bradford, the
clerk, who resided at Columbus, Ohio,
was burned to death. The mail and
baggage were partly destroyed. But
one passenger was injured, he receiving
a slight flesh wound.
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ATArEna Kills HIS son.


Last Sunday afternoon Fleming
Brown, cooper, living near Deep run
in lower Fauquier, shot an(s killed his
son, Elias Brown, aged about % years
And on Tuesday the father was com
mitted for trial 1t appears the two
quarreled about a matter OF wages, that
they clinched in fight, that they were
separated, and that the young man was
induced to leave the house; that when
he did leave he was pursued q
short distance by the father who
ceased pursuit, returned to the house.
cot double barrel gun and renewed
the pursuit. Neiglbors followed; but
before these overlook either they
heard the report OF a gun. Soon after
they met Fleming Brown who said he
had Hshot the boy" Taking the gun
from him and going forward a short
distance they found Elias Brown dying.
The testimony of the physician before
the inquest was that he found ~ large
shot wounds on Elias Browns persona
number of them just above the heart,
and the inference is he died ia a few
moments after he was shot. The YER,
dict of the inquest was that the de
ceased came to his death from gun shot
wounds inflicted by a double- barrel
gun in the hands of Fleming Brown.
What grief has unbridIed temper visited
upon usually happy family !-7''ue
L3eder.
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AFFAIRS IN CUBA.

NEEw YoRK, Sept. 22.-A letter from
Havana says that the truth in regard to
the reported battle in which the in
surgent leader Calixto Garcia was
captured and thirty-six insurgents re-
ported killed, is really as follows:
A truce of ten days had been agreed
upon between the Spanish commander
Of the district, Gen. Marin, and Gen
Calixto Garcia, for the adjustment OF
certain questions, and Garcia and his
officers appointed place for the con
ference. The place of meeting becom-
ing known to some Spanish officers.
among them Capt. ARIA, the latter
being unable to resist the prospect Of
promotion, obtained permission from
his superior officer to take one hundred
men and attempt to capture Garcia, il
which he succeeded. Gen. Garcia'e
mother resides here, and calling upon
Acknowledgement Concha she obtained
permission to telegraph to President
Serrano, asking him to spare her sons
life.
An attempt was made to shoot Capt
General Concha one evening last week
al his summer residence. Three shots
were fired at him. His residence is
always guarded by volunteers, and
some Of them are suspected Of the at
tempt upon bis life The matter has
been hushed up as far as possible.
1t is reported that the government
intends tosmake another forced loan of
1880. 900 from the banks within ten
days.
HAVANA, Sept. %. An official dis
patch reports fight with the insnr-
gents at Sabano del Cussey in the
Cinco Villas district. A Spanish cavalry
f., mn, h1.,.i,,fr 1,,, h1u4lr4.d and filf1,
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W STOCK VIRGINl A.
FOR CONGRESS-.
HON. JOHN r HARRIS.

The efforts made by the carpet-bqg
gentry throughout the South to ind uce
the President to renew military 6 overn-
ments have not been entirely success
full. 1t is. we hope. their dying efforts.
Gradually they are crawling back to
their native homes to enjoy, if it be pos
slble, the goods Of which they have
robbed an oppressed people. Pub
lie opinion, OF perhaps a longing for a
third term, has had some effect upon the
policy OF the administration.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-10-01

PITrsBrRG, Pa, Sept. 25.-Last
evening an ARRAY occurred at Laurel
Hill mines, at McDonalds Station, on
tie Pan Handle route, between Itaiiana
aud striking coal miners. Firearms
were freely used, but as far as ascer-
tanned only two ofthe striking miners
were slightly wounded. At 9 o'clock
nine frame dwelliaos at the Fort Pitt
mines were burned, and twelve others
were on fire, but were extinguished
without doing any damage. The wealth
er-boarding on the houses was saturated
with carbon oil. No clue has been OBJ.
tanned of the incendiaries. All is quiet
now. The italians will commence
work in Pitts tomorrow.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-10-01

The following resolution was the
first plank, in the platform adopted by
the late Democratic Liberal State Con
venton of Minnesota:
Believing the present disastrous con,
ditlon of affairs in the Southern States
to be largely due to the corrupt rule of
carpet>bae politicians who have plun>
dered and impoverished the people, in
tensified the prejudices of race and
driven communities to the verge of civil
war, knowing that this state of affairs
has been developing during the admin
istration of President Grant aud has
been fostered by the course of the Re.
publican party, and despairing Of relief
except through radical change of pol.
icy, we demand the maintenance of a
just and impartial policy toward the
people of the South, whereby both
races will be protected in all their
rights; the expulsion of the thieves, and
the perfect equality before the law for
all persons, without regard to race, col
or or political opinion.
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SUICIDE IN NORFOLK.

The Landmark of yesterday gives
the following account Of distressing
suicide III that city:
Mr.. ". Ii. Pettyjohn, an old resi-
dent, had been INDUCING in drink, and
was in the habit of taking laudanum as
an antidote for bilious collie, and on
Wednesday evening sent out to a
neighboring store for a large vial of it.
When about to retire for the night he
babe Mrs Petrie, with whom he board
ed, "Gsod-oye! !" "Good-bye!" Good.
bye!" three different times, and with
more emphasis than usual, and said,
''lou may never again see Mr.. Petty
john alive" AT o'clock yesterday
morning the inmates Of the house wen,
into his chamber to awake him, but
were surprised to find that he was a
cold and rigid corpse.
The vial which had contained the
laudanum was lying on side table
near by, and the room seems to have
been very little disturbed before retir
ing to bed. The body lay on the lett
side, with the arms folded over the
breast, and the countenance Of the dead
man seemed as natural as when he was
alive, except that it bore an unlnistak-
able look Of sadness about it. Mr.
Pettyjohn was native of North Car
DINA, but had lived in Norfolk for the
last forty years. He had been sea-
tearing man in bis early youth, and i'm
oibed many Of the superstitions Of the
sailor. Before going to bed on
W ednesday night a black cat jumped
upon his back, and he was heard to say
that this circumstance was bad omen.
and predicted his death.
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EsALE'I MORE RI AEE11E1T.
Sep. %.
Ve7U advertisements.

rT'HEAsukER's NOTICE
TC TAXPAYERS.
In Obedience to the Revenue Laws o
this State, v i'll attend at the following
times and places, for The purpose OF rrceiv-
ing the State and County taxes for the
ear 1874:
DAVIS TOWNSHIP.
strasbtrg. Oct Monday 9TH, Tuesday 9th,
Wednesday III.
Lebanon, Thursday Sth Friday 9th.
JOHNSON TOWNSHIP.
Woodstock. Monday Eziil, Tuesday 18th
Harmans Mill, "Wednesday 18TH.
Munich 5 Sore. Thurs. }5ih. Friday 10th
SToNEWALi, TOWNSHIP.
JOS. Rhodes Store, Monday I0,h
Peers Tan Ware! Cedar Creell,) Tuesday
20th.
Woodstock, Wednesday 2lst, Thursday,
22d, Friday, sd.
MApisoN TOWNSHIP.
Ef'nburg, Monday 10Th. Tuesday, 9th.
Columbia Furnace Wednesday, 18Th
Tnu sfiay. 10Th.
Liberty Furnace, Friday, 30h.
ASHBY TOWNSHIP
Mt Jackson, November, Monday 2nd,
Tuesday 3D..
Mt Clifton, Wednesday Ath.
Orkney Springs, Thursday 9TH.
Cabin HILL Friday, 9th.
TREAsuBER's OFFICE.
Woodstock, Sovembc Monday the 9th
Court t'ay.)
LEE TOWNSHIP.
Numbers Store, Nov. Tuesday 10Th.
Foresrville, " ednes.. llth. thurs l2th.
New Market, Friday 18Th, @:,tsn day l4lh
viii also be in the Treasures Office at
Woodstock. after tAe 18th of November.
until December Isl, wien nil taxes remain
ing in my hands viii lie TUNED over to the
Township Collectors in accordance with
Chap 46. See. y uf The Code of Va. "All
taxes and COUNTY ievieS. noJ paid to the
Treasurer by the first day OF December,
shall he by him placed ii the hands OF The
Collector for the township in which said
taxes were assessed. with five per centum
OH the amount thereof Added"
Persons having claims against the
coulty are required 10 ger y warrant from
the tou!ily Clerk before they can be le-
ceiYed by the Treasurer.
GEO. w. KoONTE,
Treasurer of She;ihGoali Co.
Oct. 1t N Il.
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NDoAII HERALD AND VALLEY AI9vTsTTIs I1T2

men, encountered two hundred mounted,
insurgents. The latter began firing at.
long range, When the Spaniards charged
at fall speed and dispersed them, kill
in.y FIVE taking one prisoner and
eighty horses, The Spaniards lost one
man killed and one wounded
An officer and eight soldiers from
Sagua la Grande, Cuba, surprised and
dispersed a band of insurgents under
command of the negro Caobs, in the
mountains near Viana. One Of the
latter was killed. A flying column has
gone in pursuit. i.
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PorrsvILLn, PA, September 25-In
the case Of Thomas Farrell, On trial
ere for the murder Of Edward Rradley,
near aIinersviiIe, last January, by shoot
ing him with Il shotgun, then cutting
the body in two, and throwing It in the
air~hole of a mine, terribly mutilated,
the jury after being out twenty-seven
hours, rendered verdict this evening
IF guilty in the second degree.
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WumINGroN, DEL, Sept 24-Geo.
Eagle, a butcher, # New Castle, was
met by five lis-hwayn.en last night on
public road between here and New
Castle. They took him out of his
wagon, empiied his pockets Of 1920,
and escaped with the horse and wagon,
which they afterwards abandoned two
miles from the place Of attack There
is no clue to the robbers.
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sr. PAUL, Sept.-In Wright county,
Minnesota, the boiler Of steam
thrashef exploded, killing DR.. Grant,
Mrs. Burnett, and a young lady whose
name is unknown,and scaIding to death
a young, name unknown. A man
named .Champlin had an arm torn from
its socket, another was badly scalded,
and several others were more OF less
injured