Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-11-27
News Items.

at the last lunar eclipse, Raho,
Sahib, pious Hindoo, weighed himself
and gave his weight in silver coins to
the poor.
Mrs. DeniSon, author Of "That Hus-
band Of Nine" has received $4,000
from the sale of her book.
Judge Riycs' Court, which adjourned
at Abingdon after two weeks, made
eighty indictments, disposed of fifty
nlne criminal cases, and cost the U. S.
government $1,000.
The Rev. James IIodsson, Adven-
list, OF Petersburg, Va, thus ADVISES
bis congregations Get your ascen-
sion robes ready by the 9Th day Of next
January, for that day will sec the end
Of the world"
A Nashville widow saw her lover
riding with another woman, and was
so angered by the sight that she desired
to kill HIM. Having go pistol she
pawncd his watch and bought one, but
by that time he was not to be found;
then she shot herself.
The cornerstone Of the new Catholic
church at Manassas, Va. will be laid
next Sunday, by Right Rev. J.J. Kcane,
Bishop Of Richmond.
The new zinc mines in Wythc county.
Va. are to be developed by Northern
capitalists, who have bought them.
The wife Of Rev. Thco. Reed was
thrown from horse near Lecsburg.
Va. last week, and had enc Of her
arms broken in two places.
Mr.. Jonas Walker, a brother Of Hon.
Gilbert c. Walker, Of Virginia, has Just
completed a residen;e near San Fran.
cisco, California, costing 100000.
The dwelling and nearly all It's con.
tents belonging to Hiss Caroline Weir.
residing near west Nottingham. Cecil
county. were consumed by fire on Fri
day last.
The prices Of some articles are elgh-
teen per cent. lower than before the
war, Corn has not been so low since
1915, excepting in 1861, cotton not so
low liz twenty.thrce years, and mess
pork not since 1914.
Tie grand jury at GAINESVILLE. o.,
hayc found indictments against the
grave ob5crs, Lyman, Eastou. Captain
Hlllard AID DR.. Heyl. 1t is thought
that Ililard, who is much affected BY
his position, will make full comics.
SION.
The l~rge bank barn Oh the farm Of
MIS-. Il. II. Hager, near Iagerst0wn.
Md, was entirely destroyed by fire on
Sunday morning. together with its con-
tents. including two wagons, carriage,
buggy. agricultural implements and
l75 barrels Of corn. The contents Of
the barn mostly belonged to Mr.. Kelley,
tenant Oh The farm.
y new line Of freight steamers is to
be established between Philadelphia
aud Liverpool, to be called the Blue
Star Line. Seven steamers of large
class have already been engaged, and
will begin running the first week in
December. They will be especially
fitted Tor carrying cattle on the hoof.
Washington detectives are convinced
that Dr.. George \. Christian, the no
torious rcsurrectionist, is innocent Of
any CONNECTION with the robbery of tie
grave of the late y. 7. Stewart. They
have satisfactory proof that Christian
was in the Wet at tic time Of the rob
berry.
Gov. IIamplon's physicians on Thurs
day authorized the announcement that
his condition las greatly improved. Tie
inflammation and lever which distressed
him a few days since have almost Who'll
ly disappeared. lie now rests comfort
ably and IS quite cheerful.
\ dispatch from Fort Fetterman,
Wyoming, says that the mail which LETT
Fort Mckinney on the Goth instant Was
stopped and robbed by two masked
men, yesterday, twenty-one miles north
Of Fcttcrman. Two passengers,
Thomas D. Williams, Of Omaha, and
George ". CAubb. Of Cheyenne, lost
all their valuablcs. The mail bags
were cut open, and a half hour was con
slmed in ransacklng the letters. Al
the money was taken out.
There was a heavy fall Of snow in
Allcgany county, west Of Cumberland,
last Friday. but the ground being warm
the snow melted as fat as i,fell'
\ Chicago dispatch states that Mr..
Cyrus II. Mccormick, the reaper mil
liouaire, is in Paris, and in immediate
danger of death from the effects of a
carbuucic.
John Taylor with his wife and two
children and Miss Clulz left Spring
field, Missouri, IN a wagon for Colorado,
some two months ago. Nothing was
heard from them until a few days ago,
when letter received from Miss Clutz
stated that Indians had captured the
party and murdered them all except
herself She was afterwards rescued by
United States troops. The letter graph
really describes tic fight with the In
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