Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-03-12
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Mrs General Wade Hampton, of
South Carolina. died on Monday at the
residence 81 Colonel Thomas l.. Pres
ton, III charlottesville, Virginia.
Application f>.' bail III the case of
Woolhu,l Cl:1tin and Blood, on trial
for libel, MAS refused yesterday, and the
pris",n rs .:s!l.a to the Tomhs.
In New York. yrstk'lav, Judge
Pratt vacated the order ot arrest in the
case eff * President Baez, and dis
charged hir, from custody.
Tro7, y. Y. March 1.-The Demo
Gratis carried TIE charter election in
this city yesterday by a m jority of
Is, M,; @@a
The cable reports serious disturb
ances in Eastern Poland. At one
place riot was suppressed by the mil
tary, and number Of the rioters were
killed. e.n
Many ofthe most promineiit citizens
of New York are now before the Con
gfessiomil Committee, urging the re-
peal of the law giving noieties to
inforners
The California Safe Senate have
passed a bill authorizing juries in trials
for murder. to say in. their verdict
whether the penalty sail be death or
imprispii,nvut for life
/ The Piedmont Virginlan says: '''The
late heavy SHOWS and genial weather
that we have had for the past week
seems to have put new life into the
growing cheat in his vicinity
The Western Hotel and two adioin
ing buildings in Pittshurg, Penn, were
burned yesterday afternoon Warren
T Bradley, of Bridgeport, Conn, was
bsiued te death. Loss, $lo.)J0; in
surance, 5000
In a lone cave near Schatf1hausen, in
Switzerland, reinleer's horn was
found on which the figure of that aui-
nal was drawn This shows that even
in prehistoric times art was not un
known.
a London paper announces that a
marriage will shortly take place be
tween Lord r. Churchill, second son
of the Duke of Marlborough, and Miss
Jeanette Jerome, daughter of Mr..
Leonard Jerome Of the United States.
OPENING OF TIE VALLEY Il. R.-The
first regular passenger train over The
Valley railroad went up as far as
Stanton on Tuesday evening There
were six passenger ears, having n
board ahout l75 passengers, fltti six ii
! whom were from HalliSunhury.
BvrFAlo, n Y, March Sex
President Willard Fillmore died at his
residence in this city at ten minutes
past II o'clock to night. lie was
conscious up TO the time Of his death.
At 8 o'clock, i'll reply to a question BY
His physician, he said the nurlrishment
was )'aiatabl,'. tn s were his last
words, His death was painless
1t is said that the attack of paralysis
! which ex President Fillmore has e.
perienced is very similar to III "a e
with which Secretary Seward liz
affected a year OF two before his de. ill.,
and from which he so tar recovered a
10 atterwafd make his Journey arunnd
the world
| The resolutions Of the Legislature
| in relation to the erection of Il light
house OH Royus island, rs a men ori 1
offering t. the late Cu.nnod,.r" Mat
| thew +. Marry, have been neatly writ
ten on parchment, and VIII be iurwaG'-
ed to The Royal ;'en4rapi,iyai society ,!
| England
Ca. Thomas jefferson ,.i lph has
written letter to Col Alrsby, aprroy
ing 1T bis course in regard to national
politics. in the last Presidential cleo
tin Col Randolph and Col. Mosbv
took opposite sides, the f-rner 70,
Greeley, and the latter for Grant.
TIE LtoroE TEAnElN New YoRk.
New York is thirsty place. 1t pays
thirtv-three million dollars ACTUALLY ion
its drinks: This isnut the amount OF
vhi>kev, brandy and other liquors sold
At wholesale. but merely the aggregate
tof single tipi'iin9s. 1t has over eigh,
thousand drinking places, which employ
the small army OF seventeen tllot sand
men. 1t would take very large
'.crusade' to clear it Baltimore
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