Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-08-13
News Items.

The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Is now manufacturing at Pittsburg its
own gas for use on the trains and at the
the stations.
In Cedar Keys, Fla, where there is
population of 200, there is said to be
only one republican.
The campaign in Ohio is already al
white heat. No such meetings have
been held since the war.
TIE wife OF George c. Mckinney, q
farmer of Solano county, CAL, was burn
ed to death yesterday by her clothing
taking FIRE while she was watching
thrashipg machine.
During barr. raisiug at Durean, Ont
yesterday, Jos. Wighton and VIM. Rich
ardson were killed and nine others serl-
ously injured by falling timbers.
Mrs. Brown was shot dead in Ne"
Orleans saloon last night BY policeman
Tom Clark, her paramount. Both were
drunk. Clark escaped.
Smith and Hull, the murderers o.
Mai. Pueh, at Murfreesboro', Tenn
having appealed to the December term
of the State Supreme Court, were moi
hanged yesterday according to sen
tence.
Detroit's city credit almost reaches
that of the federal government. She
has lust marketed a loan Of 100000
bearing four per centum interestWs5O''
900 at par and $4,000 at a premium
ofone.ten.h of one per centum.
Louisa county, Va, is a very large
county, and there is not an Ediscopa
church in it, except on the border OF AL
bemarle county,12 miles from the court
house.
A New York Commission firm has
lust received the first bale Of hops o.
this seasons crop. II was grown IL
Montgomery county, New York, and
is of choice quality. tits estimated thai
the present crop will not be more than
one-third to onc-halt as large as that o.
last year. Advices to nearly the same
effect have been received from England
and Germany.
The Ohio republican State centra
committee have decided to open the
campaign August 20. Secretary Schurz
will speak at Cincinnati that day, a
Columbus August 81, and at Toledo
Aug. %. Secretary Sherman will spea'
at Steubenville, Alponeo Taftat Cleve'
land. and Charles Foster at Akron.
Great excitement prevails in Montre
al, Canada, in consequence OF the sus
pension of the Vile Marie Bank. A
heavy run is in progress on the CITY
and District Savings Bank and thu
Hochelaga Bank. Various rumors ado
to the sensation. All the banks involv
ed assert their ability<o meet liabilities
In q quarrel between two young men
Charles Cain and Thomas Boyle, II
Hartford county, last Saturday night
DOYLE stabbed Cain several times will
a'pocket.knife, one Of the cuts pcnetra'
ting the left lung. Cams condition il
dangerous, the chances Of his recovery
being doubtful. Doyle has been releas
on 81, 600 bail for further hearing.
The Governor Of Pennsylvania has
issued warrants for the execution, Oc-
tober 9, OF John O'Neil and Petel
NcManus, the Northumberland county
Molly Maguires, convicted OF the muir
der of Coroner Hesser, near Shamokin
Pa, in 1874; also for the execution o
Andrew Tracey, OF Mexican county
who murdered q young lady TO whom
no was paying attention.
Jacob Z. Hainline was hanged III thu
iail yard at San AstonlO, Texas, for thu
murder of Peter Maddow, February Z
He exhibited no emotion, and quietly
affirmed his innocence to the last
Death was almost instantaneous. Abou
so persons witnessed the execution.
The new tramp law OF Pennsylvania
will 20 into effect on the 18th inst. L
will probabls tend to stimulate an i'm
migration Of undesirable persons into thC
adjoining States.
There were thirty four new cases anC
six deaths from yellow fever at Memphis
Yesterday. The disease continues
spreading in all quarters of the city, ant
Is nearly equally divided between tht
white and colored inhabitants remain
ing. 1t is stated that the executive
committee OF the sanitary council OF the
Mississippi valley will meet the mem
bers OF the national board Of health a
Cairo, ILL.,, Friday, to consider measures
to prevent the spread Of the fever outside
OF Memphis. There we're % deaths
from yellow fever IN Havana, Cuba
last week, decrease of 40 against th'
previous week.
NASHVILLE, TENN, Aug. S.-Ad'
ditioual returns indicate that the propo-
sition 70 settle the debt at fifty cents on