Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-08-21
News Items.

the district have been made. The re-
suit, as thus far asceriained, gives Gen.
Jos. Z. Johnston II delegates and Col
John b. Yoxng rs. An official ac-
count may give Johnston one or two
delegates more, and Young as many
less, but will not give Johnston sulli'
cicnt number Of representatives in the
convention to nominate him on the
first ballot.
The Washington Post has return
from all of the Virginia counties in Gen
Eppa Hunton's district except two, which
give him III, Or four votes over the re
quired two-thirds.
The result OF the primary election II
Norfolk and Portsmouth, Va, insured
the denomination of Hon J. 7. GoodC
for Congress in that district. He hai
% of "a delegates from Norfolk and
solid delegation from Portsmoth.
A way freight train on the Marietta
and Cincinnati railroad, while on {
heavy grade near Chillicothe, Ohio
Wednesday night, struck horse, caus
ing the engine and twenty-cight cars to
leave the track Patrick Shane, fire
man, and Mout. Henry, brakeman
were killed, andJ. Batterton, engineer
was severely scaldcd and bruised.
The Greenbrier CIV. Ya.) White
Springs property was again offered fol
sale under a decree oftho United State
District Court, but the sale was indeii'
nitoly postponed because of an made
quate bid, namely. 100000.
The hogs have been dying Of cholera
IN tine neighborhood Of Mount Vernon,
Henry county.
Vice president Wickman, OF the Ches-
apeake and Ohio Railway, has given
notice that all employees Of The road
whose wages are garnishced will be dis
charged.
The Postmaster General orders that
the present system Of registering for
mail matter Of the first class be extend
ed to matter Of the third class from and
after the first day Of October. \. d.
1878.
y Catholic priest at Eu'hland VI.
has solemDly cursed number Of ser
yant-srls who he discovered had been
admitting themselves to s o'clock mass
by means ofp:cuic and milk tickets. III
stead ofthe regular tickets obtained
through him.
Austin. Nevada. was visited by
clcul-burst Thursday evening, which
flooded the business part OF tie iowa,
doing damage to the amount Of about
500 goo. \ man named Spartan was
swept down a rayinc aud drowned. The
p.,.o;l,o oa,.n and n,,nr business luil1.
ings were wrecked. The residence por-
ton Of the town escaped.
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No. o'' bIo"a""S' ~" L o'"' ''r, '','''
pelNon III p"nN''F''S 0' .o ','7
tel Li''lc' MI 4'o"99 - sum ." ""',"
HAS taken those proceeding, to get rid
orod5i,ionol liabilities not included in
,bo oric;n,, srhodu,es The total la
hli,ics are s72 O00.wlfrh in.luias y,
Aoo dine by the late firm Of Eouss. Bell
6 Co.slo50o for Goods purchased by
LIN Weir and sl1.500 judgement on
forfo,tcd rorornizance. falling to appear
for trial at the Court Of General Session.
Mr.. Rouss IS a N~s'Ai"n' al" conduct
cd the mercantile business 'of sew
er'i years i'll " winchester
Lightning struck powder magazine,
near Potlsyille, Pa, Saturday. causing
the explosion OF eleven hundred kegs
Of nowder. \ number Of persons pic
nic,no in fine woods adjacent were more
or less Injured By h,;ns stone. and tim.
bels. The casualties foot up three per-
SONS killed and eleven wounded.
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az o, 49, a., ,;,,,
hank in East St. Louis. were burned
,r;dov riqb the fret or;oiualine9 from
-, s0orl. oco loco,o,ivc Tbcv were
won Gllod with merchandise Loss on
Goiol,t alone $4,000 The dcpot Of the
O,io anil 1f;..issinni r,;lra,d had = mar
ro,,. os.oro
y carrier pisoA race from Iooy nan
ma, Fa.' to New l orN Guy LOOK p'"oe
yesterday ,ior a sweepstakes Oh "''y cc"''