Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-05-29
wednesday. May 80. 1873.
News Items.

can campaign committee, has fixed as
the tax to be levied upon each republi-
can member Of congress. Federal Off
Gals are not to be regularly assessed as
heretofore, but circular will be all
dressed to them asking contributions ac'
cording to the amounts oftheir salaries.
If this rule is adopted, R. B. Hayes
must pay $4,000.
The following is from the schedule Of
the premium list of the Virginia State
Agricultural Society: Horseback rid
ing by ladies being wholesome exer'
else and a desirable accomplishment,
the sum OF also is appropriated fer first
and second premiums to the the best
lady riders-the first premium being q
lady's saddle, bride and whip; and the
second riding habit-the articles to be
selected by winners. The tests will be
the usual gaits of horseback riding, and
the grace in sitting and controlling the
animal.
Mike White, Of Chattanooga, was
killed by mob. His life was insured
for $4,000. The insurance company
now sues the county for that sum.
The earthquake in Venezuela, men,
ton Of which has been made before, &C.
Cured on April IA. The town Of Qua,
eight leagues from Caracas, was entire
ly destroyed, as were all the surround
ing farms. The river Tuy became heat
ed to such degree that the fishes sought
refuge outside Of the water. The
shocks were felt in Caracas, and were
the heaviest known since 1912. Prop
erty IL Caracas was destroyed to the
amount Of 100000.
Mr.. Christian X. Ross is reported by
tue Philadelphia Bulletin to have said
that of the 497 boys who have at one
time or another been supposed to be
his lost boy Charlie only three were
found TO have been kidnapped, the
Others being poor little friendless waits,
many Of whom are now provided with
comfortable homes.
The Cecil Wing is informed that
there will not be more than one-fourtll
Of a full crop Of peaches in that county,
there not being more than that prepor-
ton Of young fruit now on the trees.
Seven men were having a fsh-iry
near Smithfeld, Il. l., yesterday, when
storm came up and lightning struck
The party. VIM. Colvin and Daniel
Kuowlton, standing back under tree,
were killed. Eugene KnOwlton and
Jeremiah Angels were injured, their
boots being stripped oil, feet burned
and limbs partially paralyzed. The
other three were stunned, but not
seriously.
Further accounts Of the tornado in
Wisconsin indicate that thirty lives
were lost and between fifty and one
hundred people injured. The track Of
the storm is everywhere marked by de-
ISOLATION and ruin. 1t was accompani-
ed BY thunder and lightning Of the most
terrifying nature. The belt of country
traversed is low and wet. favorable
condition for the development OF atmos'
pheric electricity. a storm oil Ike
intensity passed over nearly the same
belt of country about twenty five year:
ago.
Cumberland, Nd. May &c. At two
o'clock this afternoon car loaded will
kerosine, in barrels, in train Of thirty
five cars, on the Pittsburg division o
the Baltimore and OHIO, near Cook
Mills, nine miles west Of Cumberland
Jumped the track and was wrecked
The oil ignited and burned up four 9th
err cars, in all two hundred and fit.
barrels Of oil. The track was destroye
for over hundred feet. Loss $4,000
Fire apparatus was sent from Cumber
land.
Hon. Andrew II. Dill, the democrat
ic nominee for Governor OF Pennsylvs
MIA, received an immense ovation iror
his fellow-citizens, irrespective OF party
on his return 10 his home. Lewisburg
Union county. Among the speaker
who extended congratulations was Rev
D. 5. Monroe, pastor Of the NJ. +
Church, Lewisburg, and formerly
Baltimore.
Mrs. Folds and two children wei
burned to death Saturday IN Mari
weather county, Ga, by fire caused b
she explosion of a kerosene lamp.
Forty thousand dollars in counterie
sfty.dollar bills were found in possess
ion Of German emigrants on Pennsy
yania railroad train, going from Ne
York for the West, last week. Beiol
leaving Homburg they had been trick(
into exchanging their gold for the note
Mcdonald, the English forger, now
prison in England, is supposed to kno
who the counterfelters are. II Is SUI
posed, however, that the work was dor
in this country and the counterfeits Ia
en- over to Europe, where a fine fe
for swindling ignorant emigrants is col
sanity open.
Mr.. Carper Williamson recent
saeared young Southdown sheep TIL
was only eleven months old, and g
nine and threequarter pounds OF wool
That was a profitable sheep, sure.
our farmers more generally raised she6