Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-12-25

The United States Circuit Court al
Columbia. s c.. Judge Bond bte siding
adjourned last Thursday. and u,e alleged
election fraud cases were al. continued
to the April term, when chief Justic,
Waite will sit with Judges Bond and
Bryan, at Charleston.
A dispatch states that Mollie Boat.
wright was accidrntly shot and instant.
ly killed Monday evening at Ivy Depot.
Alhemarls county, Va, by Alfred
Barbour,
The st. Louis Post prints O long
story about Mrs. Holmes. Of Lebanon.
Ill.,. who. as alleged. slept from the 24tl
Of November to the 10Th Of December.
Within the past three days. Mr..
George w. SedgwIck, Of Wilmington.
Del, has developed decided symptoms
of a hydrophobia attack. resulting, it is
supposed, from dog. bite OH the hand
which he received in June last.
Professors Houston and Thompson
sxhibite before the Franklin Institute
in Philadelphia. Wednesday night. Az
invention Of an electric light which they
claim solves the problem Of cheap light
ing by electricity. The light is produced
by the incsndescence Of carbon points.
and not by burning, as in the electric
lights hitherto exhibited.
Thos. Keenan, an elderly man was
enticed out Of Detroit, Mich, on spree
by TIVE men, Wednesday, and was found
in the evening in a barn, with his skull
crushed, his pockets empty and his b''d>
nearly frozen. He revived sufdcicnll,
to tell that he had been drinking and
Wac beaten and robbed by the two men
aud then expired.
In Memphis. Tenn, Judge Baxter
overruled the N otion for new trial III
the case of B. IL. Edius. convicted al
ballot-box stufing. and sentenced him
to two years in the penitentiaTy.
At Triechler's Pa, the clothing OF a
child of Mrs. Minich was accidentally
set on FIRE. and in an attempt to
extinguish the flames the mother and
child were burned to death.
A three year.old daughter Of Mrs.
Ellen Cronin was burned to death al
Wilkesbarre, Pa. The child's clothing
took FIRE from a stove during the
temporary absence Of the mother.
Major Atwood, Of the United States
army, stationed al San Antonio, Texas,
Was married in 81. Louis recently Y" the
daughter of Richard King, the cattle
king" of the West. The brides father
presented the groom with $4,000 head
of cattle.
Nine years ago Miss Emma Abbott
sang in a hutel parlor In Fort WaJHr'
lud., and tsek upa collection after the
performance, from which she realized
Sls. Last week she sang in the SAME
city to the largest audience that ever
o..ar,hl,J -, tho pl1rp
If Gov. Hampton lives to take his
seat in the Senate, South Carolina will
be represented in that body by two
cripples, Senator Butler having lost II
leg in cavalry charge during the late
war.
Gov. Hampton, Of South Carolina.
continues to improve. The actua. con
ditlon OF his wound is better than at
any time since amputatiou.
DR.. Hegl. the grave robber, was sen
fenced at GAINESVILLE. o., Saturday. to
enc years. Imprisonment and al,OOO
fne. His accomplish, Eaton, was
sentenced to four months imprison
mrnt aud sl00 6ne.
In an ARRAY at Lebanon, Pa, Sat
urday. John IveRson was killed by
German tramp named Nlmrod Spotten-
hover, who stabbed him four times.
At Boston. Saturday, ViuecenZlio
Casslio took his young sou and tied him
to the roof Of his house and beat linn
with strap, leaving him there about
an hour. The lad will probably die.
The Florida State canvassing board
have given q certificate to Hull. DEM.
his majority being l3. The Brevard
county canvassing board has been
indicted for making a fraudulent return
and put in Jail in default of $1,000 bail
each.
ut North Cambridge, Mass. Satur-
day, Tim Bebo Pat Copnor ami Alex.
Jayes. boys, while sliding on the ice,
broke through and were drowned.
Edward Schumacher, lad of l3. was
GEAR Tivoli. n. Y, by break
iug through the ice while skating.
Gov. Terry Of Washington Territory.
and Gen. Howard have had a conference
at Portland, Oregon. i'll reference to the
state Of affairs in the Eastern
part Of Washington Territory and the
suspicious attitude of Chief Moses.
Steps have been taken to secure the
safety of settlers.
Geo. Draper, colored, recently con-
victed Of murder in the second degree.
for killing John Wilson at MiddletOwn
D.l was placed in the pillory at New
Cstle Saturday,, in a binding snow
sorm and afterwards received sixty
L,shes in accordance with his sentence.
He will now be imprisoned for life.
III. Naw V,rl. ran;d ,rors;. ,r;.