Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-08-28
News Items.


Some forty Methodist camp-meetings
are announced for August and Septem-
Der.
The Scientific News, of New York,
puts copperas far above chloride ofhme
as a dlsinfectant.
The girls of Tuscola, H., place blue
temperance ribbon and mitten on the
table when theirs lovers come to visit
them, and say, "choose.
Minnie Stevens was LETT with 1000
900. Now it is said that owing to the
shrinkage Of values, cost ljtigations and
English Investments to catch lord,
there is only 100000.
On Tuesday last as the express train
west on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
was passing Newburg, West Va, a
young man named VIM. E. Shepherd,
from Chestertown, Nd, was struck by
the train and instantly killed, He had
one arm and both legs broken and his
head crushed. 1t is supposed that he
came East on freight train, and was
waiting for it to start, not noticing the
express train coming West.
The Austrians have gained another
victory over the insurgents at Stalatz.
At Vienna the news Of the capture OF
Seraieyo has excited enthusiasm. Gen.
Phillipovich has been promoted and re-
ceived the Grand Cross of the Order Of
Leopold. Russia has postponed the ex-
petition to Asia. Queen Christana
died near Havre, Wednesday night
Typhoid foyer prevails extensively at
Bristol, England. The endon Times
comedies the superiority Of American
mechanical genius as shown at Paris.
Leesburg Mirror: The report of the
county superintendent doesn't make
hattcring exhibit Of the financial con-
dition of our public schools-in consider
alton of which the board determined not
to reopen the schools until the first of
January, 1879. Out Of the s2l, 900 paid
by Loudoun to the School Fund of the
State, she last year received less than
ten per cent Of that amount for the
education of her own children.
An outbreak IS reported among the
moving Indians, l2j miles from Spotted
Tail agency, growing with trouble in
regard 10 the ratons. Two Indians
were killed, and 500 young braves left
the main body and travelled north. Ma
ior Pollock FASTENED to the scene, but
the Indians told him to let them a one.
Samuel Armstrong. wealthy young
farmer, who lived near London, Ohio,
was shot Just above the left ear and in
stantly killed, while asleep, about l a.
M, "Wednesday, by some person I'M
known. His wife woke up and found
him dead. He mad no known enemy.
An official dispatch from Gen. Nc
Dowell confirms the report previously
published Of an attack on wagon train
on Lost river by Indians, and the death
Of McCalleb.
Charles Richardson, the cashier OF the
Windsor Hotel, Montreal, who disap-
peared few days ago, turns cut to be
defaulter to the extent of 81, 200.
Archibald Mckinley, former resi-
dent Of Wilmington, Del. died in New
Orleans on Wednesday Of yellow fever.
The wheat harvest in Oregon is about
two-thirds through. II is estimated the
crop will be ten per cent. larger than
last year.
The Pioneer Press edItorially esti-
mates the aggregate wheat crop Of Min
nesota at 100000 bushels, acreage
1925, 9Gl, average yield per acre II
bushels. Below the line due west from
st. Paul the yield will probably be 10
bushels per acre. This region furnishes
three-fourths Of the crop. Above this
line the yield is estimated at Is bushels
per acre.