Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-05-01

through his performance in the ring
"Wednesday night, but had to be carried
home.
A. B. Robinson has probably TIE
largest poultry yard in New York. He
keeps 5000 ducks, 1000 turkeys, and |,
200 hens. They consume sixty bushels Of
cora, tive barrel, Of potatoes, and
other fsod daily. His fewl house cost
$1,000.
The Nessg.. Peyton. the proprictoFs
of III. Greenbrcr, ". Va, White
sulphur. anropnc. that they will charge
persons, not guests Of the hotel, 81 a
day for the use OF The watcr, the csming
season.
Benz. Godfrey, aged nineteen who IN
msudln drunken condition. alter
being discarded by Mollie Winiugder in
Norfolk Va, went to her home and
shot and killed her, aud then made or
f,igncd an attempt at suicide. has had
his trial and instead Of banging only got
eighteen years n the penitcntiary.
A tisht-rope performer. while walk
ing backward ever rope at Calssauqna,
near Bethlehem. Pa. yesterday. miss
ed his footing and fell 80 feet to the
ground. lie sustained fraciars Of one
leg and such internal injuries that his
recovery Is beyond hope.
Edison's photograph was exhibited to
the Congressman at Washington. 1t
repeated accurately everything that was
said in it, including good deal Of
poetry. Dr.. Geo. w. Bagby has pro-
cured one which he will exhibit in the
towns Of Virginia, accompanied by a
lecture. Everybody will want to sec it.
At the dog show in Baltimore, Capt.
J. ". Foster, ef Leesburg, enters the
English settlers Kirby, valued at SO.
600, Brenda 5000, and Pelham 800.
Kirby WAS imported from the famous
Kennel Of Rev. J. G. AscDOpue, Of
England.
4 Savannah man pursued his elop-
ing daughter, and found her in hotel
with her new husband. Shs WAS Of age.
and therefore he could not force her to
return home; but he was the lawful
owner Of her clothing, and he compelled
her to go to her room aud take on every
shred Of il. Then he went back TO
Savannah with a large bundle under bis
arm, and the women in the hotel contri-
buted something for the bride TO wear.
A young woman, with r pretty taco
and modest ways. took room in a
Springfield hotel. The other guests
pltied her because she seemed tmid and
unprotected. Before the week Was out
three men had called te see her. One
was the husband from whom She had
eloped. 4 second was the man with
whom she had elopeS. A third was a
man with whom she had promised TO
elops, but had Tilted. The simultaneous
meeting ofthese four persons was so
inharmonious that oil were turned out
Of the house.
The Richmond Wing says: We'd
Resday after the parade one Of the big
lions N Canpbell's menagerie got into
a dispute with the keeper while that
gentleman was in the cage, and lifted
enc paw and knocked him down on the
floor Of the cage. The keeper had the
GOODNESS 10 lie still. The lion, after
cycling him sternly for moment.
walked to the end Of the cage, growl-
ing. The people living in the neighbour
hood thought 1t thundered that evening.
The name Of the man IS John Sutphin.
lie had not been long with the hons,
and was beginning to learn how to tame
them"
Confederate memorial day, at Macon,
Georgia, was celebrated with great
ceremony. The Confederate monu-
meut cornerstone was laid by the
Grand Masonic Ledge of Georgia, A
letter from Jefferson Davis was read by
J. L. Salisbury, OF Macon, aud an
Grafton was delivered by Gov. A. H..
Coloultt. The second Georgia battalion
and other military and twenty civic
organizations were in the procession
The largest crowd ever known on me-
msrial day was present. Memorial day
was also generally observed in Atlanta
Ga. The stores were all closed, and the
citizens and soldiers repaired TO the
cemetery. The graves were decorated
asd an Grafton was delivered.
Albert G. Moore, arrested IN New
York for the robbery Of 100000 in
bends and securities from the Cam
bridgeport (Mass.) Bank, some weeks
ago, has been identified by the cashier
as the man who engaged him in CONVEX
sation while confederates gathered the
spells. and has been handed over to the
Massachusetts, authorities.
John Eby and his daughter Annie,
while driving across the rack of the
Pennsylvania railroad, in Harrisburg,
Pa, yesterday, were struck by pass
ing train, the young lady receiving IN
iuries from which she lied shortly after
wards. Mr.. Ely escaped with slight
hurt,