Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-01-30
News Items.

MIS-. Mdtllud OIdulcJ, MDOiH Ihc
papers style the Queen Of the Gypsies
her authority being recognized by all
the tribes in the United States and
Canada, died in Vicksburg, Miss, few
days ago. Her remains have been taken
to Dayton, Ohio, where her family
owns much real estate.
The Louisiana returning board, which
is TO be tried for its wickedness. has
petitioned the Superior Criminal Court
at New Orleans to have its case removed
to the United States Circuit Court, on
the ground mainly that it will not be
able to get fair trial IN the State court
1t is we'll known fact that every man.
in this country, who has made a large
fortune by trade, has advertised his
business extensively in the newspapers.
The House Of Representatives BY a vote
of l54 ayes to &C noes-two-thirds-
rejected the resolution introduced by
Mr.. Southland, Of Ohio, authorizing the
payment of customs duties in legal
tenders after January l, 1879.
Dispatches from the burning NINE at
Vaudeville, Pa, last evening say that
gangs Of men are still working day and
night, and they expect to be successful
in heading off the fire by tonight. 1t
will still take many weeks to get the
mine in working order again.
Geo. Howard, a negro tramp, has
been sentenced at Pittsfeld, Pa, TO life
Imprisonment for outrageous assault
upon Mrs. Marcy. John Gilbert ane'
gro. was sentenced TO fifteen years I'M
prisonment for assaulting white girl
fifteen years ofage.
Ex.Gov. Hendricks, in all interview
published at Indianapolis, -alights from
the fence on the finance question, and
declares himself on the side of remone-
tization of silver and anti-resumption OF
specie payments.
Thursday night three large stables
and barns, orc long row Of stalls, 1000
bushels of corn, 200 tons Of hay. and
about . 500 bushels Of grain were des-
troyed by fire on the stud farm OF Col.
David Mcdaniel, the turfman, situated
three miles from Princeton. y. }. At
the time the fire broke out thirty valua-
Bile horses. mostly running stee1s, were
in the stalls, but all were reserved with
out receiving any injury. Col. Nc
Daniels estimates his loss at sl3.0cO
with 4 small insurance.
Geor-e p. Gordcn, inventor OF the
celebrated Gorden printing presses, died
in Norfolk. last Sunday night, after
q brief illness. lie leaves a large
estate to his relatives and friends. He
owed a great deal Of property, and
was engaged in many important en-
terprises in Virginia and other States.
His body will be taken to Brooklyn
y. y. for interment.
TIE MoFFETT REGIsTER.-Wc
learn from Mr.. T. D. Johnson that he
will probably commence an order from
the State of Virginia for an additional
two thousand registers in a few days.
He has been informed by the Auditor
that there arc only few hundred on
hand. and he will soon need many
more.
We learn from Senator Grmsley that
he received telegram from New Or
leans Saturday night informing him that
the Mofett register bill precisely as it Is
IN Virginia was before the the Legisla-
ture of Louisiana, and would certainly
pass. and that the contract for their
manufacture would be given to the fac
tory in our town. -Culpeper Times.
By the recent decisions of the United
States Supreme Court, two insurance
COMPANIES have been defeated. In one
case the loss on fire policy was con-
tested on the ground that the value OF
the property had been enormously
stated, but it did not appear that the
correctness of the statement was basis
of the contract Of insurance. Disputes
on slender ground are apt to hurt a
company, even when winning the SUIT,
while if defeated the loss may thus be
doubled. In the other case the court
decides that life insurance companies
cannot recover damages from people
that murder men whom they have in
sured. We may charitably believe that
there are not many persons to whom
this decision brings relief.-Neic York
Tribune.
DEsTRUCTIN OF SHEEP By Docs
We learn that one day last week sever
II
al dogs in the vicinity raided on the
flock of sheep belonging to DR.. Alexan'
der Harris. at Jehersonton, in this
county. The flock consisted of some
forty sheep. All were killed except
some six or seven, which were serious
" wounded. Culpeper Times.
Gen. Miles, commanding the United
States forces in the Northwest, reports
that Sitting Bull continues at Woods
mountain. over the Canadian border. but
he has lately been on this side. Addi'
lions are beng made to his camp, which
now numbers five hundred lodges, by
descrtions from the Red Cloud and Spot
ted Tail agencies. Military prepera-
tions against q raid by Sitting Bull will