Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-10-02
News Items.

Slnla, Is OppOSlV'OH " A' -
dolph Tucker.
A severe storm unroOfed a house,
blew down anew Presbyterian church,
and played havoc generally at Lebanon
Ind. The damage may reach $40, geo.
No loss Of life is reported.
Hon. A. H. Stephens sickness is
quite serious. He had two hemorrh-
ages from the lungs last week.
The Democrats arc likely to carry
Ohio, unless the foreign ministers and
consuls come home to vote.
Ex-Gov. Hendricks, of Indiana Is
credited with having spoken very
positively IN regard TO Gen Butler at
least. Being asked whether he heard
Butler!at indianapolis the other night
he replied: ":No; l don't want to hear
him. have the utmos. disgust Tor the
man."
is understood the Governor OF Nlr-
rinia is endeavoring to negotiate with
the Richmond bankers loan OF $780,
600. the money to be turned overto the
nnbljc school fund, to which the State
treasury is largely indebted. Nearly
every cent Of it, If obtained, will be re-
ouired to pay up the arrearases due the
State for last year. No aprortionment
Of school funds has been made since
last December.
The Ohio and Miss. round house and
the Missouri car and foundry works al
East St. Louis were burned on Thurs
day night. Loss $4,000. Twelve
building were destroyed by the fire.
A Eureka (Nev.) dispatch says the
smelling works of the Richmond Mining
Company were burned yesterday. The
refinery and engines were saved. Loss
sl2G 600. The furnaces will probaly he
thrown out of service two months.
The treasure coach OF the Black Hills
and Cheyenne line was stopped by FIVE
armed men Thursday, As miles south OF
Deadweod, and two messengers, Capt.
Smith and Gale. Hill, were seriously
wounded, He Campbell, a telegraph
operator on board, was killed. The
treasure taken amounted to over S25,-
900. Ten armed men have gone in pur-
suit from Deadwood.
Yesterday afternoon john W. McPher-
son. a we'll knewn and highly respected
farmer Of Norfolk county. residing
near Mount Pleasant, met with an acct
dent which resulted in his instant death.
lie was driving home from Pungo Ferry
when his horse,a spiritcdyoung animal,
took fright and ran away. Mr.. Nc
Pherson was thrown out OF the buggy
and, falling on his head, broke his neck.
The deceased was a prominent Mason
in the county, and 50 years Of age.
The mail wagon from Mckinney for
Fort Fetterman, Wyoming Territory
was ,iumped'by twelve ma8kedmen.The
succeeded in surprising the two soldiers
whe were acting as escort and getting
the drop" on them before they had an
opportunity to draw their weapons. The
horses and arms Of the cavalrymcn
were taken and the mail thoroughly
sacked. Messrs. Tillotson and Snyder,
post traders, were passengers, but hav-
inc been robbed Of upwards of three
hundred dollars few days before, the
highwaymen secured very little booty
from them. That part Of Wyoming is
infested with horse thieves, robbers aud
scOundrels.
Gen. Buffers reasons for becoming
q candidate for Governor Of Massachu-
sets are given in a letter from linn,
dated June %, and addressed 10 one OF
his supporters. In this letter he says
he locks upon Massachusetts, as being
at once the best and worst governed
State in the Union-"the best in regard
to her laws, and the worst i'll the adj
minlstration OF them''-and it is with
the patriotic desire for giving his fellow
citizens a better State administration, as
the General puts it, that he Is willing to
forego that retiracy from public affairs
TO which his advancing years and per-
sonal incllnations would lead him.
The recent fight between troop and
CHEYENNE Indians in Idaho Territory las
tod from 10 a, NJ. one day till noon
the next. Three demands had been
made on the Indians to surrender, but
they answered that they had no idea Of
doing aay such thing. The troops were
at last compelled TO retire, their water
giving out, with three killed and three
wounded. besides Chalk. an ArrapahOe
scout, MORALLY wounded. Other troops are
placed to intercept them along the Kan
as Pacific railroad.
DR.. John II. Erkshine, President Of
the Memphis Board Of Health, died Of
vellow-lever last week. lie was med
ical director in the Confederate Army
and has relatives in Stanton.
Rev. J. \. Craig, well known IN Au-
gusta is down with the fever, at Holly
Springs, Miss.
Indiana's school fund is now SS,OO7,-
oO5-the largest held by any State in
the Union.
Mrs. Mary Glew, the widowed occu-
pant of miserable garnet in Newark,
n. j., IS the supposed heiress to a five
million property in England.
The Newport r. L. News (rep.)