Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-07-30
News Items.

The Methodists are this year raising
t67O,O0O for mission purposes.
An epidemic resembling cholera pre-
walls at Hiogo and Osaka, Japan.
The United Presbyterian Church in
the United States reports SO,692 men,
bers.
Some 700 acres of land were burned
over in Chesterfield co., by the forest
fires this week.
About 10000 laborers will be put
upon the newly discovered gold mines
10 San Domingo in October.
Within the past few weeks Mr.. S. B.
Williams, of Sinking Creek, Greenbrler
county, has lost SO choice sheep by the
ravages of dogs.
Near Waco, Texas, Thursday night,
Bill Stalworth, desperate, was shot
dead by a mob while under guard, and
one of the guards was wounded.
A fire in West Mannheim township,
York county, Monday, destroyed Geat-
ing's mill, St. Bartholomew's Church
and a stable ; loss s., 600.
During terrific storm at Marlboro,
y. Y, Tuesday, hailstones as large as
butternuts fell, and the rain flooded the
streets and Railways of private houses.
Gen. Donald Mcleod, veteran OF
Waterloo, died at bis residence in
Cleveland, O., Tuesday night, aged one
hundred years six months and twenty
two days.
Clark's Hotel, in Little Washington,
Rappahannock county, Va, was burned
a few days ago, the family narrowly
escaping with their lives. Mr.. Clark
was badly and child slightly burned.
About nine O'Clock on Wednesday
night four stacks Of wheat belonging 10
Mr.. John V. St. Clair, residing near
Jarrsttsville, Hartford county, were
burned, involving loss Of 1900.
Lewis Spies, an employee at Weiser
Brothers planning mill, York, was
almost crushed 10 death yesterday
against the wall Of the building By a
board he was drawing from the planer.
Gen. b. F. Butler, Of Massachusetts,
In response to letter from his friend
RIG. Usher, chairman OF committee"
announces his willingness 10 continue
his candidacy for the Office Of Governor
e. bis State.
W. J. Hunt, Of Hale's Ford, Frank
lin county, shot himself twice in the
head last Saturday, because business
was bad and his betrothed wanted TO
postpone the wedding. His wounds are
not fatal.
The remarkable thing about the
recent marriage in Wayne county, Ca,
OF Mr.. William r.. Sloan and Miss
Martha A. Head is that the bride was
only ten years Of age. The marriage |
took place at her fathers house, and
presumably with his approval.
John Barrett, a convict in the Sing
Sing N. " prison, made furious as
sault Friday upon officer Mackin with a
knife. He then ran to the north foundry, !
pursued by the officers, where he at
tackled Keeper Good with hammer,
rhereupon Good shot him dead
Mackin's injuries are not serious.
George Dufey, alias "Carom," a
notorious burglar, was captured in
Albany, y. Y, Friday. He had blown |
open a safe in John Murtagh's junk
shop, but before any booty was secured |
the police was on hand. DufIey ran
and fred four shots at his pursuers
without effect. He was then seized and
overpowered.
Secretary Thompson announced 'at
the cabinet meeting at Washington
Friday that two naval surgeons had
volunteered to go to the West Indies
or other ports infected with yellow
fever under direction Of the national
board Of health, for the purpose Of in
specting vessels bound for the United
States.
A young man giving his name as Mr..
floyd Roberts, and representing himself
ss an F. F. ", has done landlord Mad |
dux, of the Warren Green, Warrenton,
Va, out Of $3.50 by means Of worth
less certified check, and J. S. Stephens
& Son out of s25. Mr.. Floyd Roberts |
has left Warrenton.
A rather novel sight was witnessed |
In the Police Court at Richmond, Va,
Tuesday, in the appearance of a colored |
lawyer as the counsel for white man,
who was arraigned for some triAing |
efense, This was the first time since
the reimbursement of the negro that
one of that race has appeared as the
counselor of the white race in the courts
OF Richmond.
A mine in Mosquito Range, near
Leadvilley COL, in which w. A. H.
Lsyeland, of the Denver News, has a
0ne-half interest, has come into marvel
ously rich carbonates, equal to anything
before discovered. Loveland refuses
$500, 900 for his interest, and has paid
100000 for three adjoining mines.
Winchester was the scene Of a cow
hiding case, the participants being
Walter Day and Albert Brown, both
cslored. The former did the cowhiding,
and when the latter found it getting
monotonous he ran into his shop and