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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-11-28

A Boston dispatch announces the
temporary closing of Wellesley Female
College on account of the prevalence of
scarlet fever. Some Of the young ladies
have returned hcme, others to the
houses Of friends, and the rest will be
provided for by the trustees. About
thirty patients are under treatment.
Lynchburg, Va, is now boasting a
population Of 1900, with a property
valuation Of Sc, $50, 47G, and many new
buildings erected in what used to be
the suburbs. Tobacco did 1t.
Edward J. Ford, an old colored man,
who has been for over twenty-six years
under a sentence of death which no gov
ernor of Pennsylvania was ever willing
to enforce, has just been pardoned and
released from the Philadelphia county
prison.
SUICIDE.-A young lady named Liz
z.e Flora committed suicide Wednesday,
at Ringgold, Washington county, Md,
by throwing herself in a cistern. The
cause of the suicide has not transpired.
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A Cave discovered In Wythe county,
Virginia.


About seven miles northearst of
w ytheville, IN Crockett's Cove, / dis
covered a very large cavern and re-
solved to explore 1t. Mr.. George
Smyth. from Alabama, w. 7. Crockett,
from Kentucky, and myself, started out
one fine morning to explore it, each of
US armed with huge club and about
four candles apiece. A walk of about
fifteen minutes brought us to the en-
trance. The candles were soon lighted
and we entered, acting as guide. The
first department was about thirty feet
in length and about twenty feet in
width. 1t was dusky-looking place,
and as there was nothing of interest
there we preceded on our journey and
soon found an entrance into another
large room, which was, as well as |
could guess, forty feet long and thirty
wide. When we entered this one of the
grandest sights that ever man beheld
was before US. Stalaetites hung in the
greatest profusion, and were white as
the driven snow. There were also a
number of stalagmites to be found in
this room. Large columns arose from
the bottom and assembled to the top. 1t
reminded me Of some grand cathedral of
which [ have read. We then proceeded
to light the rest of our candles and
placed them IN long row and stood off
and admired the scenery. The stala-
cities sparkled like so many thousand
diamonds. 1t dazzled our eyes to look
at this grand scene. We explored the
cave mile or more and found a natural
bridge in it. There was a beautiful
stream Of water, as clear as crystal,
which wound It's way through the cavern
and when it Owed under this bridge you
could hear the low gurgling sound. 1t
was twenty-five feet from the top of
this bridge to the bottom and fifteen
feet long. L believe if this cavern was
explored to the furtherest point it would
equal the Mammoth Cave of Kentucky.
Yours truly,
d. PIERCE Crock ETT.
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GENERAL NEWS,

Bishop Marvin of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, South, died at ST..
Louis, on Monday morning, of pleuro-
pneumunia.
COLUMBIA, S. c. Nov. 26.-In Judge
Townsend's court sentences were
passed as follows: Francis L. Cordozo.
extreasurer offs. c. for conspiracy to
defraud the State, two years imprison-
ment in Jail and four thousand dollars
fine, and one years Imprisonment added
II The hne is not paid at the expiration
OF two years. Smalls, member Of Con-
gress, for accepting bride while a
member OF the State Senate, three wears
at hard labor in the state penltentiarv.
The Senate continued in session all
night on last Monday. The Republi-
cans were introducing dilatory motions
and at Tuesday morning, Mr.
Wadlelgh of New Hampshire was read
ing lengthy extracts from the testimony
taken by the South Carolina Committee.
The Eastern war news is not of i'm
portance. Peace rumors again come
from st. Petersburg. The Russians, on
Saturday, captured the fortified town of
Etrafal. The Turks fled in disorder.
The Montenegrins captured on Satur-
day night, after several hours desperate
fighting two forts commanding the town
and port of Splzza.
Senator Withers was caught in Al
exandria on Monday morning with the
bridge partly carried away and steam
boats afraid to run. Approaching the
Importance of one vote, he hired tue
and reached. the cipitol safely in time
to fight the Republicans until Tuesday
morning at O'Clock.
No mails from beyond the Potomac
have reached this piece since last Sat.
urday. We were fortunate enough to
secure yesterdays news just before 90.
ing to press.
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Cure fer Diptheria.


A correspondent of Victoria paper
writes: Should you or any of your family
be attacked with diptheria, do not be
alarmed, as it Is easily and speedily
cured. When it was raging in England
a short time ago, [ accompanied DR..
Fields on his rounds to witness the So
called wonderful cures' he performed,
while the patients Of others were drop
ping on all sides. The remedy, to be so
rapid, must be simple. All he took
with him was powder of sulphur and a
quill, and with these he cured every
patient without exception. He put a
teaspoonful of birthstone into wine
glass Of water, and stirred it with his
finger, instead Of a spoon, as the sui
phur does not readily amalgamate with
water. When the sulphur was well
mixed he gave it as a gargle and in ten
minutes the patient was ont of danger.
Birthstone kills every species of fungus
in man. beast, or plant in a few minutes.
Instead Of splitting out the gargle, he
recommended the swallowing Of it. In
extreme cases in which he had been
called just in the nick of time, and when
the fungus was too near closing to allow
the gargllng, he blew the sulphur
through quill into the throat, and
after the fungus had shrunk to allow Of
it, then the gargle. He never lost
patient from diptheria.
If a patient cannot gargle, tske a live
coal, put it on shovel, sprinkle spoon
full of -four birthstone at time upon it,
and let the sufferer inhale it, holding
over it, and the fungus will die. This
mode Of using sulphur has often cured
cold in the head. chest, etc., and is rec
commended for consumption and asth-
ma.
Another paper says that another cure
is simply to put some pure tar on
plate and apply hot Goals to 1t, not hot
enough, however, to create blaze. Then
place funnel upside down over the tar
and let the patient inhale the fumes
arising from the burning tar through the
spout of the funnel. 1t will give instant
relief, and can be repeated as often as
may be necessary. Tar spread on a
piece Of cloth andappfieda to the throat
in connection with the inhaling process
is also good, much better than old fitch
and linaments. 1t should not be re-
moved until the throatis relieved of all
soreness. !
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Wednesday. Nov. 20 1877.
LOSS OF LIFE.

At Georgetown the water was feet
! inches above the wharf level. A.
mong the debris floating down the river,
was the body ola woman. An effort
was made to rescue it, but the current
bore it away.
The canal is greatly damaged one
break is ninety-tive feet long. Several
buildings belonging to the canal have
been carried awgy. The loss in mer-
chandize is very great and in George.
town, it will reach 100000.
The damages to B. & o. r. R. was
immense. On Monday all travel was
suspended except between Washington
Il Baltimore. The Antietam was high.
or than ever known before.
Much damage was done along the
line of the Monocaey.
On the South Branch many houses
were washed away. Two colored and
one white family were drowned.
Three houses were swept away at
Paw-Paw and two at Okonoka, with all
the furniture. Many miles of track
were washed .out and South-branch
bridge destroyed, All the bottom lands
of both branches of the Potomac are
swept of everything. The loss is fear
full.
R1cHDoND, Nov. 26.-Telegrams re-
eeived this morning state that the
Petersburg & Weldon r. R. bridge at
Weldon, N. c. is gone, also three
spans Of Roanoke R. R. bridge at same
place.
The losses, in this city, to private
property can be safely estimated at from
100000 to 100000. The damages in
Manchester will probably reach $780,
600. There is considerable suffering
among the poor people who have been
washed cut. The Mayo bridge across
the James river is gone. w. T. Allen
was drowned yesterday, also Andrew
OVERLY carpenter who was working
to save railroad bridge.
LyNCHBURG, Nov. 26.-The Am
heIst bridge 900 feet long was swept
away Saturday night, and with it two
new iron bridges below the city of the
A. M. Il 0. r. R. -Four bridges be-
tween Bonsacks and Big Spring were
swept away.
tits lumored that part ofthe town
OF Bridgewater, in Rockingham, were
washed away and that several lives was
lost.
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Ho;nie.de.

On last Tuesday afternoon, Mr., James
Todd, aged about 20 years, living at
white Oak Lick" on North River at
the foot ofShenandoah mountain, near
the line between Augusta and Pendle-
ton counties, was shot and killed near
his residence by Mr.. Reuben Grandle,
mail carrier, under the following circum-
stances.
A party Of hunters consisting of Jno.
Ruff, his son Jacob Ruff, VIM. H.
Wooddle, G. W. Reeves. and Reuben
Grandle, called at the house of Samuel
Todd. son of Jas. Todd, and one them
accused him fpoisoning some of their
dogs on a former occasion. A quarrel
ensued, and being within the hearing Of
James Todd, who lived near, he repair
ed to the place with his rifle in his hand,
and. ordered Jacob Ruff to leave.
Some of the party tried to take the
rife from Jas. Todd, and, during the
contention. Reuben Grandle shot him
in the breast with a pistol, from the eff
| fects of which he died within an hour.
Grandle absconded and has not yet
been arrested. A warrant for his ar
rest was promptly issued by Justice D.
N. Van Lear and put into the hands Of
Duputy Sheriff Byers, but 1t is not like
ly that Grandle will be arrested soon,
as it is presumed he has LETT the State.
James Todd was celebrated as hunter
and in his life had killed many bears and
deer. He lived for fifty years in his
mountain home surrounded by good
hunting grounds, which supplied him
with game. He raised a large iamify.
He was union man during the war,
and aided deserters to escape.-Staun-
ton Spectator,
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TENO Jessie H Rupert, Franklin E. Rupert
Il nh,1sI and nt l,sr inf

'H'o Jessie H: Rupert, Franklin E. Rupert,
ested therein whether in the State of Virginia
or elsewhere:s
Take notice that have been appointed Guardian
for Charles G. Rupert and Solomon F. Rupert,
minor and orphan children of Solomon P. Rupert,
late of New Market, Shenandoah county, Va, by
the Probat Court of Suffolk county, Massachusetts,
where said minors now living with their
mother and where they have become domiciled.
That have executed bond in such penalty as is
security, conditioned for the proper performance
of my duties such guardian. That as such
guardian / have filed Petition in the Circuit
Court of Shenandoah county, Va, setting forth
said facts epresenting that my said wards
entitled to considerable personal estate derived
from the sales of realty made in said last mentioned
county and state lately in the hands of David H.
Walton-[now decd) late Guardian of nsy said
wards, and now under the control of Moses Wall
make proper disposition Of the same under the
direction and sanction of the court, and that it is
deem ed advisable and greatly to the interest of
my said wards that said fund be collected and
transferred from the State of Va to the hands
and under the control of said Petitioner in said
State of Massachusetts, the place of residence of
said wards, and where they are receiving an
education under the control and direction of said
Petitioner and their said mother Cessie Fl. Ru-
peril in conformity with the provisions of chapter
1875 Code of Va of 1873.
AYou are therefore Notified to appearGf you desire
SO to do) in said couro and make defense to said
petition, and show cause, if any you can, against
such removal of said fund, and the grant of the
prayer thereof. Yours Respectfully &c.
CHARLES DEMOND by his Ats.
Nov. 2S-4w. WALTON WALTON.
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Nicholas Pleimling, noted despera-
DO, has been arrested in Sparta, Wis.,,
on suspicion of personal violence to
Mrs. Van Voorhees,, whose dead body,
together with those of her three chill
dren, were found in their burning cot.
tase in the town of Welton, as reported
on the I'd instant. The accused had
threatened violence to the lady, and
was seen Ia the vicinity of her house a
short time before the fire was dlscov-
cred.
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KUKLUX IN Ohio Clereland Ohio.
Nov. 2l.-Last night Constable Middle.
field, ofGeauga county, Ohio, with two
deputies. pursued and arrested man
suspected of robbing Church & Co.'s
clothing-store on the 18th Instant
While returning with the prisoner the
constable was set upon by a party of
masked men near piece of woods,
bound the officers.and took the prisoner
and hung him to tree. The name of
the prisoner has not been ascertained.
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AGAINST.
George Grandytaff, John j Grandstafi
and Geo. A. Grandstaff. Defendants.

George Grandytaff, John j Grandstafi
and Geo. A. Grandstatf' Defendants.
In Chancery.
The object OF this suit is to set aside a
certain conveyance from Geo. Grand
staff to Geo A. Grandstatf, recorded in
the Clerks Office OF said County in Deed
Book No. 10, page $40, and to subject
the said real estate therein conveyed to
the payment OF a Judgment of Franklin
Glen against JohnJ .GrandstGff and Geo.
Grandstaff for $l06.50 with interest from
Nov. 18th 1867 till paid and $500 costs,
also judgment of Elizabeth Glenn a.
gainst same for Sl06.50 with interest
from Nov. 10Th, 81, till paid and $8.9
costs, and all judgment creditors who
will come in and contribute to the costs
of this suit.
1t appearing by satisfactory evidence
that the defendant Geo. A. Grandstaff is
not an inhabitant of this State-It is orr
dercd, That the said defendant do appea-
here within one month after due publ
cation hereof, and do what is necessary
to protect his interest, that copy OF
this order be published In some news
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week for tour successive weeks, and a
copy posted at the front door of the
Court House of said county on the first
day of the next County Court.
GEO. w. MILEY, C. C. c. 5, C.
A Copy Teste.
il GEO. w. MILEY, C. C. C. s, C.
WINS. 81 Bro. p. q Nov. 7th-4w
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THE man who was so successful in
increasing the revenue from whisky,
intends, we are informed, to see whether
oysters, THAT most delicate of luxuries-
can not be made to yield good revenue
to the state. Success to his efforts.
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MATAMoRAs, MEXICo, Nov. o.
During Tuesday night and Wednesday
morning about fifteen prominent citi-
zens, who are supposed to sympathize
with Lerdo, were arrested and confined
in the military prison. This action is
understood to have been instigated by
the discovery ola conspiracy in connec-
ton with Escobedo, who. it is alleged, is
organizing a force in Texas to cross into
Mexico in the interest Of ex-President
Lerdo. Gen. Canales has officially call
ed the attention OF the United States
authorities to the fact of the existence
Ia Texas, near the Rio Grande, of a
camp of armed MeXicans, who are evi-
IDENTIFY preparing to cross, and asking
that the United States government
cause the neutrality laws to be enforced
against those who are undoubtedly US
ing the territory of Texas to organize a
revolutionary movement in Mexico.
MORE MURDERS ON THE FRONTIER.
CHICAGO, Nov. pa dispatch re-
ceived this afternoon at Gen. Sheridan's
headquarters from Gen. Ord reports
that on Indian creek, eight Or ten miles
from Avalas, by party of Kipan In
dams. On the 2lst instant two more
men were killed at a rancho near Lare-
do. All the men killed are supposed to
to have been residents ofTexas.
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TERRIBLE DISASTER Norfolk. Va
November 24'-The U. S. Steamer HUI
ron which left Hampton Roads at 8 P.
u. yesterday, went to pieces this morn
Ing at O'Clock 2 miles frem the life-sa-
wing station No.7, near Kitty Hawk.
lo5 souls were lost. She had crew OF
l5o. Thirty have been saved, but Sc
Frustrated that nothing can be found
out from them. Assistance has been
sent from this city.
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Last Thursday, when the grand jury
of Montgomery county asked to be dis
charged for the term, the court instruct
ed them to return to their room and III
quire through whose neglect the county
jail still remains in a dangerous and ter
ribie condition, Notwithstanding fire.
quent reports of grand juries as to the
matter. Ii Is probable that the county
commissioners will be indicted for neg
lect Of their duty in the premises.
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The great work of the Legislature,
this session, will be to teach the auditor
some of the elementary rules in arithme-
tic. 1t is thought that under proper in
struction he may be able to handle the
revenues Of the State, without taking
money Of of the wrong pile.
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Baby George, the infant acrobat, has
been brought before the courts in New
York by the Society for the Prevention
ofCruelty to Children, his theatrical
custodians having persisted in making
him perform difficult aud dangerous
feats. He is IN custody of the super
intendent of police pending action.
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Notices Of the Press.
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A MODERN NIMRoD'-John Dobbins.
living on Cottonhead creek, near the
junction Of Woodpecker'and Sapsucker
roads, reports the killing of 247 par
tridges last Tuesday. He had two
dogs, aDd was alone. Mr.. Dobbins is
vouched for as man ofveracity by par
ties in this city. This is one of the big
gest hunt on record, and places thes he
ro Of it the champion dead-shot by con
siderable numerical strength.-Rich.
Dispacth.
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Noise ABOUT A,LITTLE THING.-A
German Jew was eating pork-chop in
a thunderstorm. On haering an unus-
ually loud clap he laid down his knife
and fork and observed: well, did any
body efer hear such fuss about little
blece Of borkDp
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