Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-10-30
News Items.

A News dispatch states that a MIN.
Der Of Gov. Tilden's family authorizes
an unqualified denial of the assertion
that he is to we'd st. Louis youny Ia.
dy.
Gen. Pope has declined the invitation
efGen. Schofeld, president Of the mil.
itary boardin the Fitz John Porter cas- E,
to appear before the board fer examina-
ton unless he shall be regularly sub
pocnaed
The claims against the Old Colony
railroad OF Massachusetts,, growing ou'
of the WollastOn disaster, are beingrap-
idly adjusted, and it is claimed that The
total adjustments will cost but s25O.OOO'
The amounts vary from one dollar to
thousands.
In accordance with the order Of G ov.
Nichols the arms ofthe First and Second
Infantry, Crescent City Battalion and
Orleans Artillery, Of New Orleans,
have been removed to Mechanics In
stitute, in that city, where they will be
guarded by at least forty men sntil after
the election.
Fifty-seven church pastors have died
in the Cities ofthe Southwest since the
beginning of the yellow fever epidemic.
There were thirty Professionals, TWEEN
ty-fve Catholics, and one Jewish rabbi.
These faithful men refused to leave
their charges, and literally died ia the
harness,
A St. Louis young mans chance OF
marrying an heiress, tc whom he was
engaged, was spoiled oy the use OF his
diaiv as evidence in a lawsuit. The re-
cord showed that he frequently called
on other girls, that he had been reject
ed by two of them since his betrothal to
her, aud that he had borrowed money,
to be returned when he got hold Of her
purse.
\. F. Landlord, a brakeman on the
Chesapeake and Ohio railroad, was in
stantly killed on Monday at William
sons whilst coupling cars on freight
train.
Judge Christian, of Richmond, has
revoked the licenses of several liquor
dealers in that city for noncompliance
with the provisions Of the whisky
register law.
The indianapolis Sentinel announces
that Ex-Governor Hendricks goes be-
fore the country as the unanimous
choice Of the democratic press OF Ind
ana for presidential candidate in 1880,
and that the press in this respect but
reflects the sentiments Of the people OF
the State.
The Lincoln Neb. Globe keeps stand
ING at the head Of its columns this
Our ticket for lSS0-For President
U. 5. Grant, of Illinois; for Vice-Presi-
dert. Roscoe Conkling, ofNcw York"
New York State has 10000 organized
militia; Arkansas, Hoo; Pennsylvania
5000; South Carolina, 5000; Illinois,
5000; New Jersey, 1900; Nassachr-
sets. 1000; Virginia, about 1900; and
so on down to Indiana, which has
grand standing army Of three men :eady
for the field at any moment.
The stages leaving Fort Worth,
Texas, yesterday morning, for Wealth
erford, was stopped fifteen miles east OF
the latter place by two masked men.
The mail pouches were cut open and
their contents ri1ed. One male and
two female passengers were stripped OF
their valuables.
The Indianapolis Journal thinks that
if the Eastern Democrats conclude to
take a western candidate for President
in 1880 there is another man who stands
a much better chance than Hendricks
or Thurman, and that his name is Sena-
tor Mel onald, of Indiana
Mr.. Fielding Lewis. Of King George
county, Va, descendant Of General
Washington, died last week. His wife
was a Mss Greene, Of Georgetown, a
sister of the wife Of the late Prince
Yturbldi, of Mexico, whose son was
adopted by the Emperor MaXimilian.