Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1875-01-28
News tic ms.

Two children of Mr.. Marshall San
didge, of Amherst county, Va, were
fatally poisoned q few days since by
the use of verinifnge.
There are about three hundred ihou-
sand slaves in Cuba, aud it has been
said that the average life of a slave
there is but seven years, 49,
The special Joint committee, off the
Virginia General Assembly on the to
bacco inspection euestien@has agreed
to report that it is inG2pediehtsfo legls-
late on the subject. -,
Hon. Mark Alexandera of lfecklen,.
burg county, has deposited with the
Virginia Historical Society pair. Of
silver spurs which were worn BY flat
eccentric son Of. genius, John Randolph
of Roanoke. bp1ts
Col. VIM. Ar jackson, formerly a
prominent citizen of Winchester Va.
and for some time captain Of The Con-,
|tinental Morgan Guards of that place,
died in Pulaski county, Va, last Fri.
day. .3faa4ff;i2 r .l4e9 .os:if't
For the first time in many years the
Della ware river, at Philadelphia, is
completely frozen, and the ice at
Noble street wharf wis sufficiently
thick on Tuesday 10 admit Of persons
walking across to Camden. 7.
So far the James river, las failed to.
supply Lynchbarg, Va, with ice, As a
consequence large quantities Of this
article are being cut on the Potomac,
at Alexapdris, and shipped via the.
Virginia Midland road t. LI,ynnee'hburg.
It is understood that the Pope's
golden rose will be bestowed this year
on Queen Marie, the mother Of King
Louis H., of Bavaria, whose recent
conversion to the Roman Catholic
faith created so much excitement in the
religious world. 49,, rl'
At Sparta, Caroline county, Va,
last week, colored man shot a young
colored woman, and from the effects Of
the wound she died in a short time.
The man had been rejected as her
sutton, and this made him commit the
fatal deed. 49,. s.~ f......,s 10
J. The famous little mare, Katie Pease,
was beaten three quarters of a mile
race at the Oakland race course, near
San Francisco, Cal, on the 9th, by the
bay gelding Chinaman, the time being
1.151, regarded as tbs fastest three-
quarter of a mile ever recorded. $50
EFFECT OF THE CoLp.-The Paducah
(Ky.) News, referring to the recent ex~
tremely cold weather, says: "Last night
was cold enough to freeze out the to-
bacco fly in the chry sails state. The
chrysalis is generally found from three
to four INCHES under ground, and
the ground must be frozen to depth
of fully twelve inches. This leads us
to predict that the tobacco worms will
be few during the next season.
The Halifax, N. s., newspapers rec-
ord the death of Robert Griffin, col
ored man, aged 81 years. Griffin was
OH board the Chesapeake when that
ship was taken by the Shannon, and
was taken prisoner of war to Halifax,
where he afterwards resided He was
never naturalized, and always claimed
to be all american citizen" '
In Philadelphia, on Thursday, Joseph
Donnelly having threatened to kill his
father, the police were called in, where's
upon young Donnelly made a violent
assault on officer Thompson with
club, knocking him down. The officer
then drew a revolver and fired shot.
which took effect in the left side Of his
assailant, bringing him to terms. N
President Grant gains one more day,
in office than the American elector barr
gained for. The fourth of March, 1877,
will come on Sunday, and by statue,
the Inauguration of the President elect
does not take place until the next day.
Twice in the history of the republic
this has occurred, in 1921, at the second
inauguration of James Monroe, and in
ls49, when Zachry Taylor was in