Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-11-19
News Items

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DR. Parkinson a prominent citizen OF
Weilsburs. W. Va, has been arrested
on the charge of being accessory 10 tue
burning of Bethany College.
The Kansas City Times and keoSuk
Constitution have hoisted the names Of
seymour and Hendricks as the demoera-
tic presidential team for $780,
Ex-Gov. Dennison, of Ohio who IS a
candidate for the Senate. says: Let
the republicans give us Sherman as a
presidential candidate and | VIII go LOT
HIM with hurrah ="
The residence of Mrs. Mary Newton
widow Of the late Hon. Willcughby
Newton. near Hague, Westmoreland
county, Va, was destroyed by lire last
week.
g.. Louis Post, DEM: 1T looks to-
day as if both parties will nominate
their candidates next year without op'
so,ition-by acclamation. On the re-
nnblican side it Will be Grant. On the
demoeratic side 1t will be Bayard."
There is a movement among millers
IN Ct Topis &c close their mills until the
g ,,boot declines. Two mills
closed Yesterday, two more will shut
down soon. and the movement Will
probably become general.
Prof. hyde Benton, formerly OF the
New Market Polytechnic Institute IN
Shenandoah, has moved to Washington
CITY to Gil the chair Of chemistry in the
Irrational Polytechnic school, now
being established there.
While Miss Emma Watts was prac'
ticing on the piano at the White sulphur
Snrinos. Friday week, rife ball passed
through the window and buried Itself ID
the piano. A careless boy outside h"o
fired at a pigeon.
MISS Olivia Watkins, the romantic
daughter of wealthy New Yorker got
adventurous last week and taking $1,000
Of her fathers money and two servants
Of the household, eloped to Richmond
Va. 10 see some Of the world. She
was arrested by the police and sent
back home.
Mrs. John Boyer, of Wills Creek,
Ohio. left her twin children in crib
near the fire while washing IN an out
b,use on Friday. While alone. the
clothing Of the crib caught fire and they
Dersbed n the flames. The grief OF the
parents was Undesirable.
Thomas Franklin, a wealthy citizen
Newport, r. l.. attended the funeral OF
q friend on Tuesday. While in the
cemetery he remarked to a companion
that. Lille is very uncertain and as
soon as one becomes able to enjoy the
world death comes" No sooner were
tbe words uttered than he fell dead.
Judge Jackson, Of the United States
District Court, will consider the recent
solo Of the Greenbrler White Sulphur
Springs property on Monday next the
I'm inst. The impression prevails
that the sale Of the property last Aa'
Gust TO Capt. A. T. Mathews Tor the
sum of $500, 900 will be confirmed
AtLouisa Courthouse, Va. Thurs
day. Harvey Paine, white and Duke
JACKSON, colOred, got to disputing over
a nile of manure aud a difficulty follow
al in which the latter vas shot five
times. Paine was dreadfully mutiiated'
his head having been terribly fractured
The recovery Of either is very DOUBT
full.
The New York Staatz Zeltung' dem'
L" Senator Bayard has been brought 10
Tho front by the result Of the fall cleo
+;ons which show that the democratic
PARTY needs new leaders and wants no
more Of Thurman and Tilden. Without
aonht he will exert more influence III
.,,oporess in future than he has done
b;,berto. aud he will no longer have to
fear such attacks from his party c0ilea-
cues as those he received last session.
Atornado, accompanied by hail and
I'D heavy rain. struck Cairo, Ill.,, de-
molishing the African Methodist church
and Bradley's colored Baptist church,
7, also partly unrooted the custom
house and several small cottages
Alice Morris. aged II years, was blown
hrouoh the door ola hub factory to the
.,-oupd below and killed. A destruc'
i've storm also occurred III Cincinnati
and vicinity.
sDrioc6eld (Mass.) Republican: The
. Gro at the South IS ignorant plant
and dependent; it is not natural tha' ne
,b ,uld be permitted to go on mIssoVern'
in South Carolins and louisiana IN
ordor ,o furnish the republican party al
washington with a few more woes IN
Corgress. We have no apologies or
svcnses for Southern terrorism out /. Is
= IN for the republicans to expect 'hal
the colored race, making a failure Of
local government, can be he'd together
I, vote the republican ticket 70 keep
the party in power over a dis'aO'
nationality.
Judge westbrOOk' OfNew YORK, de'
o,ass that the remains of Dennis Cop
na-s must receive sepulture beside those
p n his mother 10 the Calvery Catnone
Cemetery. The superintendent Oh tue
cemetery had refused to allow their 10
-, IN tho cemetery because Cop