Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-07-31
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1nuISudJ 1uOlDdS anu W llllttn IDidllh-
enship were stabbed to death by Daniel
and Joseph Morgan. In the melee ten
or fifteen pesons were wounded. Dan
iel Morgan is under arrest. Joseph
fled.
Dogs INVADED the Shccpf.ld Of Mr..
Hugh Wills, in Charles county, last
week, aud killed number Of fine
sheep.
Lew P. Webb has purchased the farm
belonging to the estate of the late w.
A. WEBB, near Lisbon, Howard county,
for s5,l97.
John f. Detterer, OF Adams county,
Pa, whilst harvesting near Emmitts'
burg, Nd, last.weck, became i'll from
the heat and died in few hours.
AT ManasSa Junction, Va; a new
and beautiful Catholic Church is at once
TO be erected.
Near Farbault, Tuesday night, far
mer shot and killed two tramps whom
he caught in the act Of setting fire to
the harvesting machine in his wheat
field. lie gave himself up but was
instantly released.
The Frederick Times states that the
wife Of Ephraim Baker, ofthat county,
10 years Of age, and the mother Of
several children, has clipped with
youth named Cal. Holbruncr, aged
nineteen years.
4 letter from Havana says: yellow
fever is making the usual havoc at this
season Of the year, and large number
Of cases arc reported from the military
and other hospltals.'
The Nevada Bank Of San Francisco
has sold one million onnces fine silver
to the government payable in standard
dollars, to be delivered Immediately IN
equal quantities at the san francisco
Carson minis.
Two more OF the prominent" mem
bers Of the present House Of Represon-
tatiycs-Mossrs. Thos. T. Crittcndon
md B,ui. :. Franklin. OF Missouri
have been defeated DETERMINATIONS
in their respective districts, after a Sc
we're contest, in which they pat forth
every energy, hut without avail. The
people seem determined to thy 10 bet
ter The condition Of affairs by sending
new men TO Congress.
The BAN Of Frederick D.nss, near
Pa. Was destroyed by fire
Tuesday, with lis contents. John
Bechtcl was suspected Of firing the
barn, and was arrested.
The Gah Ohio district republicans
have nominated lion. WA. Allen, Of
Darkc county. for Congress.
Wheat ,hrcshing progresses in QncSn
Anno's county; Nd, and reports agree
in saying that the crop is light one,
not more chan tlrcc-four;hs of an aver
axe crop and la. little more than hall
as much a, tie crop last year.
Quincy. ILL.,, was visited Thu.day
night BY a heavy rain storm which
caused $4,000 damage to the streets
and much greater damage to private
property. Streams were flooded. cellars
and stores swamped and in ono instance
a family had 10 be taken from their house
in beat. at n late hour al night.
AtGye o'clock p. y. yesterday n
storm at Amsterdam. \. T., destroyed
property here as follows: The knitting
mill O. Gardiner & Thomas was
partially uuroofcd and otherwise
damaged to thc amount Of 81, 200; In
iury to the roofor c. Il. Zimm Grams
collin mandatory 500. \ dwelling
house was uuroofcd, and another in
course ofconsruction was demolished.
Loss $500. 4 barn. with valuable
contents. two miles south Of Amstor-
dam. was struck by lightning and con-
sumcd. Loss $1,000.
Auold aud wealthy ped'er named
Matthew Mathcrson accompanied q
man name John Costairolaz in a boat
from Ia Sale, Ontario, to another point
on the Richelicu river, on The 2i.h inst.
The podler had two thousand and three
thousand dollars worth Of silks and a
cold watch, besides money. Subsc-
auenuy Cos.airolaz returned without
MathorsoD. The fellow quickly disap-
peared from the neighborhood, and
search being made for the pedlcr his
body was found in the river, with his
head split open and bis hands cut fright
fully. All his yaluables were gone.
There IS great excitement at Ycks-
burk; Miss caused by exaggerated re-
ports of the prevalence ofyellow fever
tAcrc. The city physician says n pass
Ing towboat put OF two cases Of fever
on Wednesday, one Of them dying dur
ing the night at the Marine Hospital.
The other died yesterday. Another
man. who died on lhc same boat, WAS
buried at Vickburg. The boat, the John
Porter, en- route for Piltsburg, was
thoroughly disinfected, and energetic
efforts are ncinsmade to.disnfect Vicks-
burg. Mobile, Pensacola and Savan-
nah declare quarantine against New Or
llcaus.
The rainfall at Chicago, H., Thurs
day night was four inches, as recorded
BY the signal service observer, the
greatest on record there in one night
Among ihe heaviest losers by the flood