Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-04-24
News Items.

Jonn W lSe. the HrOuaut, IL Ill 81.
Louis, where he will make several bal.
loon trips. In one the balloon is to be
exploded, in another the professor will
go up on horseback, and in the third
there will be horse and carriage, with
seats for family.
Baltimore has just sent a man to the
penitcntiary for two years for attempt
ing to vote ILLEGALLY. Here we give
them an Office for doing the same thing
-Philsdelphia Times.
A dispatch from Richmond, Ind, says
that Chas. Maui last year ruined Mis-;
Stevenson, his young servant girl. lie
fled. He reappeared few days ago
aud is dying from three bullets fired into
him by the brothers Stevenson, who say
they are ready TO appear before any
court.
Flags were at half-mast in Lowell
Mass, yesterday, in memory of what
the telegram from that city styles The
Baltimore massacre in 1861" o.
that occasion twelve citizens of Balti
more we're killed and only four Massa
chusetts soldiers.
The house Of David Hooper, in Car
roll county, was destroyed by fire at ar
early hour on Sunday morning last. Mr.
Hooper was awakened by the falling o.
fire upon his hand, and OH arising fount
that the roof WAS in flames. lie and
his wife escaped IN their night clothes,
not having time TO save anything.
Henry NJ. Walters, who has been liv-
ing in q constant quarrel with his wife
Annie, IN New York, during the past
six years, yesterday called on her at the
house Of her sister, Mrs. Milcr, with
whom she had taken refuge, assaulted
Mrs. Miller with a cobblestonc, and cut
his wife's threat and his own with .
razor. The wife will die. The
man may recover. Jealousy was at the
bottom of it.
A young lady who has many admir-
ers among the limbs of the law, on be.
ing asked how she escaped heart-whole,
said she supposed it was owing to the
fact, that "in a multitude Of counsellors
there is safety"
Ten recently captured Indian boys
have been sent TO Hampton, Va, col
oled school to try the experiment Of ed
ucating them.
i well.to farmer in Ulster county,
who wanted wife, took woman on
trial for a week to ascertain her house
keeping qualities. She suited, and he
married her.
A barrel Of eggs was opened in Ports
mouth, Va, Saturday ard the packing
was found to be of o. Confederate and
Virginia and North Carolina Treasury
notes, from five cents to ten dollars
Times" SAYS there were a hushel Of
them.
AS 4 hawk, remarks a Cincinnati
enthusiast, 'hcvering over a brood OF
Young chickens, so is widower in the
vicinity Of a group Of fair girls
4 kitten met with an untmely death
yesterday, in this Office, owing TO the
downfall Of a box oftype. Requies-coi
in Dica ,-Bosten ConmrciaI BsHefh.
The machinery Of the Paris EXposi-
ton is to be driven by an American
engine.
The 'Baltimorean' tells Of Of Virgin
ia girl in that city who seriously contem
plates donating her jewelry. wortl
$500, to aid in the payment OF The
public debt.
John Scanlon, once one Of the mos
prosperous citizens Of HarrisOnburs
Va, died in a hospital in Baltimore ;
few days ago.
A little girl in Washington city dice
on last Friday, night from over-exertior
in Jumping the rope. She had kept up
eighty times. That night she died.
Says the Washington Post /; This is {
great country. When ship is LAUGHED
Congress adjourns, and when a mar
takes little drink in Virginia the,
ring q bell
Rev. Geo. l.. Leyburn, lately return
cd as 4 missionary from Greece. has &C
cepted call 10 take charge ola congrc
cation in Lexington, Missouri.
Last week 4 man was arrested in New
Y Ork for stealing newspapers. lie ha'
a mania for this apparently profitable
ithievery. lie had stolen, in thirteeI
months, eleven thousand newspapers
and his room looked like the humorous
column of a st. LOUIS paper.
| A bill before the Kentucky Legisla
ture provides that man convicted o
Having beaten his wife shall be sentcnc
ed to work upon the streets or highway
not less than five nor more than sixt.
days, and that the usual wages paid 70
such work shall be paid to the wife.
1t may be true that fools and then
money soon part, but in these hare
times man is willing to become foo
in order to have the money to par
with.
Henry G.. Davis declares his abilit.
to prove that the books Of the Treasury
Department shows an actual deiqlcatioI
of $50, 900 600 since the Republican par
ty came into power.