Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-11-20
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bequeathed 100000 to the Democratic
party, after his relatives have had the
use Of it during their lives.
The extensive farming operations
of NJ. L. Sullivant in Illinois have re-
suited in bankruptcy. He cultivated
4o, 600 acres, was called the Corn King,
and was rated as enormously wealthy
His property did not bring, at Sherif's
sale, enough to pay his debts within
100000. HIS land will be DIVIDED into
farms.
Cyrus Elliott has been arrested al
Columbus, Ohio, as one the parties In
terested in the grave ROBBERY at Zanes'
Vile, Thursday. He confessed the
crime ard said there were two Others
connected with him, but refused t6
to name them. BY littly strategy he
was induced to reveal one, Capt. Hill
lard. a prominent citizens OF Zanes'
vile, as the leader Of the gang. Hllllard
has been committed to Jail.
Danville Times: The free schools must
be kept Up; the boys and girls OF oul
State must have some chance to learn
to read and write; the free school Juno
must not be touched for any other pur
pose. The new members, we warrant
are thoroughly posted as to the feelings
of their constituents on this subJect,ano
will do their duty.
The fastest time ever made on the b.
so. R.R.. was that recorded by spe-
eal train of three coaches, which bore
Vice President King from Baltimore TO
CINCINNATI. The run from Baltimore
to Parkerburg, 397 miles, was made III
10 hours and SO minutes or about 50
miles per hour.
A.P. Deilrick,a prominent merchant
and postmaster at Maniken, Gooch-
land county, Va, while hunting 10 cay
shot himself accidentally, and is sup
posed TO be MORALLY wounded. Ills
brother about two yearsago committed
g Id. Deiterich was highly connected
The carpct.bagger is the be dug up
and have new life blown into MIN. The
radical wing of the Republican party
has captured the president, and shown
him the utter folly Of treating the South
ern people like human beings. There
will soon be chance for able-bodled
Northern tramps to 90 South as mis-
slonaries.
An exchange puts II to way: "Ohe
of the most pleasant things in Demo
cratic editors life, is,,to help SOM men,
Der of the party to a comfortable posi-
ton. and then find him going to some
other office to get his printing; or refuse
to pay for the printing of his share OF
tickets.
PosrMIsTREss IN ALAaKA'-Mlss
SAlle L. Ball, formerly Of Alexandria.
has been appointed pOslmlstfesS at
Sitka. Alaska. She is a cousin Of Col.
NJ. D. Dali, now collector OF customs at
Sitka.
1t appears that the total amount rails
ed in the United States for the relief OF
the yellow fever sufferers from public
subscriptions i various cities was sl,-
5000
Hon. GEORGE II. Pendleton claims
not to be at all cast down at the result
ofthe recent election, nor does he ad-
NIT that the Ohio idea" has been re-
bukcd or defeated.
In round numbers we have now thir-
ty thousand post offices, and they are
increasing at the rate ofabout two thou
sand year.
A colsred woman named Weller.
living near Culpepcr c. H., Va, locked
the door Of her cabin Sunday and went
to hlnt for walnuts, leaving her two
children, six aud eight years of age
inside. By some means the cabin
aught fire aad was destroyed. The
children were burned to death.
Judge Abbott. recently democratic
candidate fer Governor OF Massachu-
sets, expresses the opinion that fully
2j. 900 democrats voted for Talbot. the
republican candidate, as the surest
mems of defeating Gen. Butler. lie
ridicules the idea that there was intimi-
dation in the election, as asserted by
Gen. Butler.
Col. VIM. NJ. Lowe, independent,
elected to Congress from the eight dis
trict of Alabama, will act in Congess
with the dem ocratic party, except
perhaps, on financial matters.
MIR. C. Alley. proprietor OF the lum-
Der mills near Newsum's, Va, was
kicked in the face recently by one OF his
mules and nearly killed. His left jaw
bone was broken and his head and iace
dreadfully mutlated.
Ex-Secretary Bristow regards the re-
suit of the elections as a decided victory
for hard money. He thinks the pros
poets are very favorable for a republi-
can victory in 1880.
III. Straton, Of Gerdonyille. va.
has been convicted of involuntary man'
slaughter, punishable with a fine Of
$1,000.
A REMARKABLE CAREER.-John
O'Conor, late member OF the Ohio