Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-06-18
News Itcns


The Pennsylvania railroad shops at
Altoona are running on full time.
The Eagle Iron works at Bellefontc,
Pa. are to be run to their full capacity.
John a. Dunbar, prominent citizen
ofUppcrville, Va, died Thursday night.
a negro horse thief set fire to the log
jail at Columbus, Ky, to effect his es
cape, and was burned to death.
Gen. Hickenlooper, the republican
candidate tor 1t. Governor Of Ohio, be-
gan business life as a printers devil.
During a gale near Union City Tenn,
Wednesday, in which forests were swept
down, II. T. Wade, prominent farm
er, was crushed to death by a falling
tree.
The ClearGell (Pa.) Republican says
that the frebrick works IN that county
are unable to Gil Their orders, so press
Jugs is the demand for that kind of
Ware.
At the Great Falls the shad fishing
is SAID to be finer than at any previous
season. o. Tuesday two citizens of
Rockville captured 50.
The Montgomery Sentinel says
THE farmers OF this section never had
more encouragement than in the prom
Use Of the yield ofprcscnt crops. Wheat,
rye, grass aud fruit will be IN abun-
dance"
Tie Hartford Times states that Prof.
A. N. LOOMS, Of New Haven. Conn,
will spend this summer at OrIney
Sprln :, Shcnanloah county, Va,
where he viii ac. as master Of ecrcmo-
pics at the hotel.
This item from the Smyrna (Dcl)
Times, let, light into the peach pros
pet: j. ". Jones has bought tie
peach orchard of Z. Blaso, $500 trees.
for $1,000, and the orchard Of John c.
Bailey, >, 400 trees, for $500
Near Bealton, FauQuer county, Va,
last week, three .iourneymen were seat
cd in a blacksmith shop when lightning
struck tree near by, the bolt slancing
into the shop, instantly killing Edgar |
Reese, and terribly shocking Che others.
Gen. Thomas Ewing has been on a
visit TO New York on private business.
He expressed Himself as confident OF a
democratic victory in Ohio at the fall |
election, and. SAYS the financial issue |
will be the leading one ofthe campaign.
lie will make a lew speeches in July,
but will not open his canvass regularly |
until .he middle Of August.
At a recent meeting Of the Pfcsb} to-
ry Of New York a very important meas
ure. growing ont Of the fact that all tie
church debts are paid, was passed. 1t
provided that hereafter, before any
church contracts debt the Presbylcrl
erpefs to be notified Gifts intention
The Observer says: This Is to the poirt.
If church chooses 20 90 into debt o.
ifs own responsibility, It may not look
for others TO ray it.
In ihe Monmouth Court Of Qulrlcr
; ssi9n~. at Freehold, y. j.. Saturday.
SamuclP Knapp, a New York broker,
and Robcr, $. Duk,. formerly a Nea
York detective, were convicted Of con-
spracy. in corupdy procuring Peters.
Golden TO accompany two Gctrctive-
from Freehold to New York. and By tho |
use Of liquors and drugs TO induce him
to Give his wife grounds for divorce |
suit. thereafter insiuiing divorce pro
coednss against him upon The fouada-
ton tlus laid.
What is said TO be The largest bride !
in Europe Will be completed next year.
1t will cross tie Volsa in the govern.
ment Of Slmara. Russia, on The Siberian
railroad. The river at the point o!
crossing is four miles wide in &C sprinl,
and 1872 feet wide in The autumn. The
cost Of the bridge viii be about $500
600. Twelve piers S. fe.t high, at a
distance Of every 5Gi feet, viii saplor.
,hc structure.
\ serious collision occurred on The
Like Shore and Michigan Southern rail.
roa d ca.ly yesterday morning, at Thir-
ty.frst and Clark streets, Chicago, be-
tween freight and switch trains, IN which
James Shannon, an engineer, was in
stanuy killed, several cars demolished
aud one engine wrecked.
There is prospect OF a German
colony purchasing jO.OJO acres OF land
in Prince Edward and Amelia coun-
ties, Va.
The san Antonio (Tcxas) stage was
stopped "Wednesday night by four mask
cd men, who ufled the mail bags.
James Jackson. colorcd postal
route agent on tie Memphis and Little
Rock railroad. has been arrested for
cmbezzling letters.
Gen. 4 Saunders Plat says that he
intends to stick as the grcenback cand-
idalc fer Golcuor of OHIO. aud that he
Will canvass the State thoroughly so far
rs in his power. He says that the re-
publican and the democra State tick
cts are both Very strong, but the people
are tired OF strong tickets without re-
lief"
There arc many indications that Gen.
Batter will make another attempt 10
capture The State convention Of Massa
chuseus democrats and secure the regu-
lar democratcnomunalion for the govern
orship. He has already captured q
number Of township and county organ