Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-05-15

Gen. Sherman and wife, a check for
$4,000 from Secretary Sherman, and
innumerable articles Of gold and silver
TO the amount Of not far from sl00,00
This democratic members of the Ohio
House have agreed to support the I'LL
to redistrict the State for congress lonal
purposes. This bill will give tb'. demo-
Gratis fourteen and the repub' .icans six
congressional districts.
A powerful bar magn' t, in connec-
ton with Grove BIZ .ttery, has been
successfully used IN London in extract
ing chip of steel from the eye of a
mechanic. VIII u the ct was four
inches from tb e eye, the chip OF steel
sprang froTl the lens where it had
lodged to the inner service OF the cornea
whence it was removed without much
dificv.lty.
James L. Smith, whose trial before
fac Circuit Court Of Southampton occu-
pied several days. was CONVICTED,
Wednesday, and sentenced to eighteen
years IN the Penltentiary. He was
tried for numbering m. II. Fuller, at
a turkey blind. last December.
There are only two bar-rooms IN
Floyd county.
DR.. Charles Brown, the Oldest man
in the county, was in town on Monday,
court day. This venerable vesteran on
Friday last. May Sd, completed his sc
and entered upon the 9th year of his
age. Mr.. Toombs, at Ivy Depot, has
strawberries which measure four inches
in cir ;umference.-Cha Charlottesville J:6er'
so,1dn.
Our County Treasurer, r. G.. Ecklotf,
Esq. has in his possession mahogany
table made IN England and brought to
this country by General Braddock. All
the Presidents of the United States from
" ashington up to Buchanan have eaten
over it.-Gordonsrille Gazette.
Master Harry Antrim caught thirteen
young wild ducks this morning out Of
South river. He took them home, anC
in few hours the mother Of the young
ones made her appearance in the yard
Harry is anxious to capture the old one
Wsynes6oro' Tribune, 9th.
The apple crop in this section promi'
ses to be an abundant one this year.
There will be a medium crop of cher
ries and other small fruits, but peaches
will be a failure. - Wdynsboro' Tribune.
Yesterday evening,as Wm.E. Bowles,
a lad IA years of age, was cutting bum
dies of paper in the Buffalo Evening Ex'
press Office, he was called by some ono
in another room, turning around sud-
denly, the knife in his hand was plung.
ed into the heart Of George Obust, o
printer, who was standing behind MIN
unseen by Bowles. Obust lived about
ten minutes.
CS. Bell, charged with various MUIR
ders in Texas, and who was arrested IN
Washington several days since on re-
Iquisition from the Governor Of Texas,
was yesterday discharged by Judge
Carter, Of the District of Columbia. on
the ground that the indictment was IA
tally defective, in that it did not give
his full Christian name. This is the
second time he has been arrested and
discharged in the District of Columbia,
the first time by Judge Humphreys.
The st. Adams (Vt.) Advertiser
learns from reliable source that the
Fenian Brotherhood Of that section are
getting into working order in view OIL
possibility OF war between England and
Rus sis.'
The wheat ia the lower part Of Har'
ford county is so rank that many far
mers are cutting and feeding il to their
cattle.
Frank Grouard, Gen. Crooks chief
} scout and guide, with detail Of eleven
men from the eth cavalry, arrived
they state that they gained in
formation from stranggling bands OF
of friendly Indians to the effect that a
portion of Sitting Bulls band has cross
cd over the line into the United States.
: and thought it very likely that the In
dams would be very troublesome during
. the coming summer in the vicinity Of
the Upper Missouri river.
The Ohio House has passed the bill
redistricting the State for congressional
purposes. In the Senate a motion tC
reject the redistricting scheme was de-
feated by - TO l3.
Six men we're publicity whipped in the
jail yard at New Castle, Del, Saturday
receiving twenty lashes each.
Tramps obstructed the Erie track
near Port Jervis, n. Y, Saturday, FOL
the purpose Of wrecking train. The
engine ola freight train was thrown
down the embsnkment by the obstuc.
ton, and the engineer badly injured.
Lychburg, Va, has nearly one hun
dred tobacco factories, giving not less
than FIVE thousand persons employment.
1t is stated that under the new SEIZED.
ule Of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad,
shortly to 60 into effect, the locomo-
lives that are now stopping at Martins
burg will ran through from Baltimore to