Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-06-22
NE WIS ITEMS


Capt. Chas. U. Williams, of Rich
mond, during the war aid de camp to
Gen. NJ. d. Corse, has sold his farm,
on the james River to William Ben
nett, of Pennsylvania, for $4,000.
The fire at Kingston, Ontario, was
got under control about 3o'clock Fues-
day morning after destroying property
to the amount of about $4Dl, 600. A
number of buildings we're blown up to
arrest the spread Of the flames.
F John Cody, of Sewer, Tenn, shot
the lover of his wife, but the wound
was not sufficient to kill, and. SO on the
following day, he aimed more carefully,
and with deadly effect. The Nashville
Banner says: Cody was not arrested,
as the majority of the citizens are of
the opinion that he did exactly right
A gang of thieves has been unearthed
in Page county, so the ''Courier" reports.
They are Samuel Conner, David, MiddleS
ton, Harrison Bundy. John Redman,
Thornton Richards and Jasper Redman.
The first four had been arrested at last
accounts. Emma Cubbage informed on
them.
Sam Anderson, colored, who was
arrested in Memphis, Tenn, Monday,
for attempting an outrage on Miss
Vaughan, of Desoto c,unty, Miss, and
cutting the throat of her brother and
leaving him for dead, was taken from
the officers Monday morning by a
body of armed citizens and hung. His
father, charged with being an accessory
to the attempted murder, is in Jail.
Black,oood for June, republished by the
/ LEONARD SCOTT PUBLISHING Co IL Bar
clay Street. N Y, contains as follows:
IA Woman-Ha.er-P art L.
+ "Ualderon's Moorish Plays"
1885: The Lady Candidate" conclusion.
sDevious Rambles with Definite
Object :"
"Winter in a Northumbrian Watering
Place.
"The ROYAL Academy ....#
''Her Majesty's Opposition"
Another volume is now completed, and
this, the closing humber, gives prom ise OF
good things yet to come. 1t opens with a
serial called 'The Woman Halter" The
person to whom this epithet is applied is.
introduced to us as the escort of three
l,,l;oc who oro trsvollinr On I'm C.ntinh n +
There is another gentleman with the
party, who would be called an accomplish
ed coquetteif he were lady.
A very short sketch of the condition OF
position to understand "Caderon's Moor
ish Plays" two of which. Love after
Dcatll,' and The Love of Gomez Arias, ,
are described and quoted.
'lS95-The Lady Candidate is ended.
She loses the election, but wins what she
had set her heart upon.
"Devous Ralnbles with Definite
Object" The discussion of what the
definite object" may possibly be is so
lengthy, that We rejoice when the rambler
gets fairly started. Having reached the
Netherlands, his descriptions increase Gin
interest.
WINTER in a Northumbrian Watering
Place" describes the experience of an
| invalid who was ordered to Northumber-
land in midwnter. 1t was pleasing to be
told by the landlady when lodgings were
engaged. that "gentlefolks brought then
own cooks. and all she placed at theil
! disposal was her Kitchen, and to fine
that servants, plate, bedding, table linen
I'd many other things had to be supplied
by the LOGGER. The village OF Redburn-
mouth WAS chosen for headquarters, ant
the writer describes several excursions
! made to places of interest in the neighbour
| hood.
Quite long article is devoted to
criticism Of the Royal Academy Exhibition
and special mention is made of number
of pictures by Millais, Leighton, Alma
| Tadema, and other well-known artists.
In conclusion, there is the politica
article, ''Her M4e>ty's Opposition" il
which the Queens new title and thu
Winslow case come in for Il notice.