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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-02-19
The War In South Africa.

MADEIRA, Feb. 15.-The steamer
Duarobln Castle, which brought the
news of the disaster to the British
troops in South Africa to St. Vincent.
called here this morning on her way to
Plymouth. 1t was ascertained from her
officers that latter adv!ces received at
Capetown reported that subsequently
to the disaster to Col. Gyms camp the
forces under Dartnell and LOnsdale had
a victorious engagement with the enemy
at Rorke's Drift. Col. Pearson. COL
umn is safely established at Ekayc.
There were no hostile Zulus in Natal.
LONDON, Feb, l5.-The Standard
publishes the following dispatch, dated
Maritzsurg, Jan. Is: Shortly after the
commencement of hostilities Lerd
Chelmsford had been fighting he left six
companies Of the twenty-fourth regi-
ment, under Pulleine, whom Durn'ord
was to JON with the natives. Fifteen
thousand Zulus attacked the united
forces on the ODD inst. The fire from
the British caused great havoc among
them, but they rushed toward with
indomitable, pluck, and when they had
come to close quarters the great numer'
ical superiority Of the Zulus secured
them a complete victory The six
companies of the twenty-fourth wer e
totally destroyed, and Durnford's natives
were utterly routed. The victorious
Zulus attacked a small force in the
vicinity Of Borke's Drift the same day,
but were repelled.'
In the attack made on Borke's Drift
on the evening of the ODD, after the
destruction OF the csmp, 100 men sue
ceeded in keeping off over 1000 Zulus
They fought from O'Clock in the
evening until daylight, when the main
column arrived. The British lost l3
men, 5 OF whom were massacred il
hospital.
The Standard Gays the fifty-scventl
regiment, now at Deylons has been
ordered to the Cape Of Good Hope as
soon as transportation can be obtained
1t is hoped the regiment will reacl
there in Tess than fortnight.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-02-19
An Indian Revolt In Sllka

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. l6.-A dis
patch from Victoria says: THE steam
Ship California left Sitka February lO
and arrived at Esquimalt February II.
There was much excitement in. Sitka
when she lett, The Indians having
threatened to annihilate the whites The
citizens were armed and awaiting their
attack. Tive indians, who murdered
Jas. Brown, confessed their guilt and
were surrendered to the collector. They
are now OH board the California en-
route to Portland, TO be turned over
to the United States district attorney TO
await the action Of the authorities at
Washington. Three families came
down on the steamer fleeing from dan
ger. Storekeepers were preparing to
leave by next steamer. Father
Metropoisky and his congregation, in
conjunction with the American citizens
at Siika, had petitioned the comman-
der of her Majesty's man-of-war lying
at Esquimalt to come to their Immedi-
ate aid, being fearful that they cannot
allay the disturbance before the United
States government can send assistance.
II is rumored that Cutting & Co.'S. can
merry, situated about four miles from
Sitka, has been sacked and burned. No
reliance is placed on the rumor. because
the company have Indians in their en-
ployment, who seem to be peaceably
Inclined. The collector Of Alaska has
telegraphed to Secretary Sherman foF
aid. The Indians threatened to kill
two white men in retaliation for the
carrying of Of the two Indian prison
ers by the California. The night be-
fore the steamer arrived an alarm was
given by some nervous persons that
the Indians were preparing for an at
tack, and the greatest CONSERVATION
prevailed among the whites. People
barred their doors and stood ready for
action. The priests house was crowd.
ed with terrOr-strickep women aud
children, who could not be induced to
return 10 their homes until daylight.
The steamers arrival created more
confidence, but fear began 10 gain
ground before her departure. The
whites are well organized, and in case
they cannot coEciliate the Indians will
make a desperate fight. James Brown
was murdered in his cabin while asleep.
He was hacked TO pieces with an axe
and his remains thrown into the ocean.
Plumber was the incentive 10 the deed
and much Of his property was found ins
POSSESSION of the murderers."
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rn,r,rrss1oNrns orFlcE.

~ Wsodst1ck, Va, February 81 1879.
To Thomas J. Burke, Lew Burke, Lewis Burke
Johnston r. Burke. John W. Gill aud Mary his wife,
Iohn ". Wiley aud Re5occa his wife, James W.
Stidlev John Robinson and Alaha'a bis wife knight
]. smith and Barbara his wife, Mary Y. Burke,
and g. ". Ridenour and susan his wife, cOmpt's
and Robert ". Burke, Frances Burke, adm. Of
John "A. Burke deed and IN her own right, John
H. conway and Mildred his wife, George W. Bsrke
Emma Burke. Johu II. Burke minor aud Annie
Burke a minor defts and all others concerned.
You are hereby notified that have fixed upon
the 2sth day Of February next, between the hours
OF o'clock q. m. and O'Clock, p. M. II fair. II
not on the next fair day thereafter Sunday 81.
cepted) 10 take aud settle, at my Office, the se-
counts Of
lst what sum in lien Of dover viii be equivalent
10 the dover right OF the widow Of said John Burke
now Susan RideuOur aud what IL anything has
been paid her on the same.
"a Audit all debts against the estate Of said John
Burke decd still unpaid.
81 state settle aud adjust the account Of John H.
Burke decd as special receiver IN this case.
4th A reasonable attorney fee.
5th A distribution account among the heirs o
said John Burke decd and any matter he may
deem pertinent, or what any party may require -
required TO be taken by the decree Of shenandoah
Circuit Court rendered 18Th day Of Dec. 1878
In a suit in chaHcery depending IN said court BE-
tween John H. Burke sc. cOmpts aud Robert W.
Burke &c. deft's aud if from any cause the taking
of said accounts shall not be commenced, or hay
ing been commenced should not be completed on
that day the taking Of the same will be adjourned
from day 10 day, OF from place op.ace, until the
same are taken aud completed.
Given under my hand a. commissioner ia chan
Gerry Of the said court, at my ONCE In said county
the day aud year FIRST aforesaid.
2. w. MAGRUDER..
FEB. 5-4w. WINS. & bro. p. a..
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IBsther indian Massacre.

At an early hour Sunday morning
last an Indian encampment at Marpos-
ita, on Mariposo creek, some Ave miles
below the town Of Mariposa. was at
tackled by a party ofwhite men, and ia
. very short space of time all the Ia
dams were securely tied, when the work
ofhanging, beating and shooting OF the
defenseless creatures commenced.
The father of the convict. willie, "
who was recently pursued and fred up
on by the mob of outlaws, who follow
ed their intended victim to MERGED, was
hung up by the neck and shot with rifles
and pistols until he was dead. The
mother of willie" was also killed, to-
gether with four or FIVE men, and one
wsman severely wounded by rife ball,
and the remainder Of the poor COVER
ing, defenseless Indians, little and big,
Of all ages, were severely beaten and
left with their hands tied behind them
in which condition some OF the poor
vretehes ran to MaripOsa and gave IN
formation to the authorities.
While the wounded and dying wretch
es were weltering IN their blood on the
cold ground in the rsnchsra, and their
surviving friends were running frantical-
ly toward the town Of Mariposa, to
spread the news and place themselves
under the protection Of the county au-
thorities, the perpetrators of this NEST
cruel, heartless and wanton butte hery
sought their usual place of worship, and
diserected the house of God by their
presence, if not by their prayers. The
names Of the persons accused Of butch.
ering the Indians, We are informed. are
Z. G. Laird and his two sons, John
Hale, Charles Frow,--Hendricks
Nat Green and Fred Holt.
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News Items.

Machinery Hall, one OF the principal
buildings Of the Centennial Exhibition,
cost near sG5O,0OO. 1t was sold Saturday
to the highest bidder for s24, 1000.
Between Grant and Bayard, alw avs
for Bayard,' says Secretary Schurz's
paper, the Westliche Post, Of st.
LOUIS.
Ephraim Hysler and his wife left their
home at Somerville, Me. Friday, to do
some trading. During their absence
the house burned down, and their three
childrod persisted in the flames.
A severe storm visited the coast OF
Galcia, Spain, Friday. Two, vessels
went ashore and twenty eight persons
were drowned.
A collision between a locomotive and
an oil tank car at Cincinnati, resulted in
the combination of the oil and the %lr-
ming of twenty freight cars. Loss
$1,000.
The Virginia House of Delegates has
made the bill providing for settlement
Of the State debt special and cOntlnu-
ing order for Thursday next. The
Senate begins the consideration Of the
same bill on Monday.
The local rates of passenger fares on
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad have
been reduced TO three cents per mile
between oil way stations or the nam
stem and branches except the Pitts
burgh division. From Baltlm ore to
Cumberland the fare remains at S. 80,
but is reduced from Washington to
Cumberland from $3.50 TO s4.55, The
reduction in some instances amounts Ia
twenty per cent. The new rates went
into effect On Saturday.
Chss. McGill was hanged in Cleve-
land. Ohio, for the murder Of Mary
Kelley, December 2, 1877. He par
took of harty breakfast at e A. M
During the forenoon he took leave o
his brothers, his counsel, the sheriff, hi:
spiritual adviser and ether friends. AT
ter a short prayer by The Rev. LathroI
Cooley the sheriff sprung the drop
The execution was the most humane
orderly and systematic Of any ever con
Quoted in Ohio. The only words
spoken by the condemned man Oh The
scaf'oll were, Don't make any mis-
take about that rope" And they
didn't.
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Be Careful.

Change is not always amendment: il
is frequently the reverse. The propos e
ed Constitutional Amendments $50 call
ed). now pending in the House of Del
egatcs, sOrely need amendment them
selves, If the good they offer can only
be obtained by also accepting the evil
they will effect, it Will be be better to
put the whole batch relentlessly under
foot. No matter with what plausible
and ingenious CLOSES these propositions
may be clothed by their advocates. it
is apparent TO any scrutiny that their
principal effect will be (ifihat b. not,
indeed, their CHEF objccD to destroy
the public free school system. II will
be seen on inspection that they re-
yoke the provision for State lax on
property for schools. thereby depnving
the system Of the ten cents on the slOO
of the assessed property Of the State
now set apart for educational purposes
and this ten cents. taken from the
children of the Commonwealth, is 20 be
wholly turned over TO the creditors.
There is 10 suggestion, nor likelihood,
that it is part of the design OF the amend
ments TO reduce the Safe to tax To ~
cents on the $l00-albeit the rate was
raised to 5Ocents to provide the ten
ctnts for the school system.
There is, to be sure, reference OF
this whole matter OF school taxation to
the county governments. But how are
these government to be constituted un-
der the new order? BY Executive APP
polntment. in The first instance, and 10
be thenceforward sell-perD -tuating and
irresponsible oligarchios. These are to
be the arblters Of the fate OF free cdu-
cation Every county is to be put I'M
der the absolute control Of a Courthouse
CLIQUE (for to this complexion il must
come at last. ii il be no. so at the very
start. instructed and directed by tae
rino at ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, the
county school superintendent are to be
wholly abolished, and the system UNI
hinged and completely disorganzed'
Popular education is 10 be practically
discontinued, TIC people Of the counties
are to be deprivedof all the voice IN
their local governments, and the safe
in all It's subdivisions and interests is
TO be put in the han Is OF the Executive
department here at the Capital. The
very courts. too, are TO be composed OF
the same persons who are 10 run the
county governmants-the county Judge
system 10 be abro-atcd.
All these things arc to be done under
the pretext Of economy, when in iacT,
they will prove n practl Q more costly
than the present arrangements. Econ
omy is not achcYed by a change Of
names. nor By change Of direction oil
expenditures. And in any event. the
people will meyer consent 10 the Sacri'
Iisu Of their school system aud OF theil
school system and Of Their liberties tol
the paltry saving Of a few dollars. Wei
understood, however, the proposed
amendments are but the complement o
the schemc submitted 10y the Brokers i
scheme in which the destruction Vi the
school system is rs eagerly sou-h, as
settlement Of the public debt. CareHt
-Richmond wiz.
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WINS. 4 Bro. &Wynkoop-p. q.
COMMISSIONERS OFPIcr.

H-aOMMI> SiONERS OFFICE,
~ Woodstock. Va. February 3D. ls7e.
To Ephram Miller and Mary Jane his wife and
Elizabeth Warner and Oled Funk aimr. OF Ph.
and Samuel Warner c1mplts. AID iCath Warner
widow OF sam I warner, Philip Narne-, Margaret
Fauber, Jacob Warner, VIM. Il. Warner, Mary
Cath. Copp, aud Hy. Copp Lcr husband, J. A.
| Hottie Shift. com. admr. Of :. Warner and jos.
! Watsons admir-. deits and all others concerned.
You are hereby Il tiled that have fixed upon
the LIST day Of March next, between the hours Of 6
o'clock a. m aud O'Clock, D. n II fair, Il not, on
the next fair day thereafter sunday excepted %
take and settle, at my Office, the accounts
lst whether there are any unc0lected assets
of the estate of Saml Warner decd and what theiI
condition. Also % report upon the saihc.ency Of
the dduciary bona.
md whether tie reported debts against p.
Warmers estate o. Refer, Brown aud Hefin are
barred by the statue Of Limitations and also the
debt of Baldwin against Warmers estate.
Sd To ascertain the value % the real assets Of
5. Warner received by l.. Miller and wife and make
additional settlements Of the accounts Of Jos
watson former admir-. II 5. Warner, Of ]. A.
Hotel shf. com. admr. Of :. Warner OF Obed
Funk admir- Of ;. Warner and Of Obed Funk admr
p. Warner, AID also what :. Na.aers widow re-
ceived at the apprasement and its value required
IA he taken by tile decree Of shenandoah Circuit
Cont rendered on the ith day January 1879 in
suit in chancery depending IN said court between
Fuhraim Miller aud wife IS III. Warmers sdmr
and Philip Warmers admir-. SC ccmplts. aud sam I
Warmers admr. *. dcits and y iom any cause
the taking Of laid accounts shall not be commenced
or having been commenced should not be com
adjourned from day 70 day. or from place TO place
until the same are taken and completed.
Given under my hand as commissioner IN chan
cery Of the said court, az my office IN said county
the day and year first aforesaid.
Feb. 5-4w. p. W. MAGRUDER.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-02-19

THE SHINN CAsE.-The trial Of the
indictment against George r.. Shinn. for
grand larceny, in cmbezzlIng check
alleged to have been paid to him by
Wesley Avery for the Alexandra
Building Association was brought to a
close this afternoon. The Jury, after
being out since 5 O'Clock yesterday
evening, returned into court about 1890
to-day and rendered a verdict Of guilty
on the first count Of the Indictment,
that beng the one charging the lar
ceny of check, the property Of the
Building Association. No verdict was
rendered On the other count, charging
the check to be the property Of Wesley
Avery, which practically acquits the
prisoner of that charge, The term OF
Imprisonment was fxod at three Years
in the penltentiary.
The verdict was received in profound
silence, andthe prisoner did not seem
TO be affected by it. s'e
AL OF the jurors signiied their inten-
ton to sign a petition for parlon.
The council for the prisoner made a
motion inarrcst Of Judgment and for a
new trial, which will be argued here
afler.-Aier. Gazeite.
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Acts that have hessne Laws.

An act 10 amend and re-sHact the
eth section Of the character of Rich
mend city an act TO amend aud re-
enact an act 10 authorize the csnstruc-
ton of a turnpike in Princess Anne
and Norfolk counties JOINT resolution
recognizing the value Of religious in
structiOn in the penitentiary an act
" authorize the use Of convict labor Oh
the grounds Of the State Agricultural
Society; an act 10 amend and re-enact
an act to commission officers OF cadets
Of Bethel A Academy an act for the re-
liefoi Joseph Wyche, Of Brunswick
county an act authorizing the classl-
fcation OF the stock Of the Norfolk
Library Association ; an act to amend
and re-enact lst section Of the act in
cooperating the Vance Manufacturing
Company Of Norfolk city; an act for the
reliefof Francis j. Maggie, of Lee
county; an act 10 incorporate he
Portsmouth Water Company; an act to
incorporate the Central Virginia Min
ing Company; an act 10 incorporate
the Portsmouth Library Association !;
an act fixing the boundary line of the
town ofGoodson an act to authorize
the supervisors of Augusta county 10
purchase the property Of the Baldwin
Augusta Fair; an act to amend Sec
ton /, chapter 80, Code OF 1873, in
reference to price paid for land.war-
rants for waste lands an act to amend
and re-enact the 6Sth section Of en- act
for the assessment of taxes on persons,
property, income, licenses, &c. and
imposing taxes thereon for the support
o. the government and free schools and
To pay the interest on the public debt
AN act 10 amend section 7, chapter Is,
oil the Code In relation 10 the dlstribu,
ten OF the Session Acts, the tCode Of
1860, aud Mayo's Guide among the
officers Of counties and corporations
who are entitled by law to receive the |
same an act for the rebinding Of books
OF records.
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Terrible suIe;lnSs al Sea.


NEW YORK, Feb. l3-A special
from Falmouth, England, says: Chief
Officer Foot and Charles Cosman,
seaman, the only survivors of the
American schooner E.tella, OF Port
Hand, Me-. bound from Yarmouth for
the Island OF Antigua, w. l.. with a
general cargo, were landed here. They
commenced their voyage on the 18th
day of December. Alter leaving pert
they experienced terrific weather, the
wind being very high. They lay-lO for
three days, waiting for the fury of the
storm TO subside. On Jan. 3, during
the early morning hours, a heavy sea
capsized the vessel, OF the crew OF
five men Cosman only was on deck,
the other four being below. Capt.
Hurry and Chief Officer Foot and the
cook came on deck as she turned over.
The survivors then succeeded IN getting
on the side Of the vessel. The cook
fell off exhausted after three hours. The
captain succunibed TO The exposure and
fatigue alter CALAMITY holdn5 on until
after O'Clock IN the monag. The
vessel finally. by She action Of the
waves and being fulloloi water, righted
herself Foot andl COsman managed
with great difficulty to make their way
once more to the vessels deck. They
laid plsnks on the windlass aud water
barrel, wich served as their bed and
resting-place for fifteen days. Neither
Of them slept for the frat three days,
expecting every moment that the vessel
would sink beneath them. On the
fourth day barrel OF apples floatcd
from the forehold, which they succeeded
in captured. The applos were. saturs-
ted, with SALT and caused the poor
fellows the most intense thirst, They
also obtainted box Of sailed mackerci,
which they greediy desoured. One day
before they rescued a barrel of -four
aoated out from the held. They made
dough Of a portion Of lis contenls, but a
heavy sea springing up, d wave washed
il away. January 10, while the wind
was percingly-cold and the sun WIS
about going down, the wreck the ,un-
happy men were floating on Was seeu
by the Spanish brig Doratea, which bore
down upon them Soon they came
alongside aud resCu ldsthd survivors.
who were hoping and praying for death
to come to their relief When the
Spaniards took them of they had oily
seven apples left They were in suci
an emaciated condition That they had TO
be lifted from their plank bed, to which
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COMMISSIONERS OPFIcE

COMMISSIONERS OPFICE
~ Woodstock, Va, February 9Th 1879.
To George Funkhouser Complt. and Margaret
Rly widow, David bly,, Elksnah BLY,, Isaac BLY,
VIM Hickman and Flsranus bis wife, children, and
Josiah stickley sdmr. Of samuel BY deed and ell
the creditors OF Samuel Bly, decd.
You are hereby notified that have fixed upon
the 18th day OF March next, between the hours OF 6
O'Clock .. m. and O'Clock, p. m. to take at my
Office the accounts
La on eli the debts against the estate Of said
samuel BLY, decd Including the debt due compt.
and OF the personal assets Of said estate and
settle the account Of Josiah Stckley the admr.
Sd cf the sommuted value Of the dover interest
OF the said Margaret BLY, widow, In said Blys real
estate and
tth aay other matter may deem pertinent or
that either party may require as required to be
taken BY the decree OF Shenandoah Circuit Court
rendered on the Sd day Of February 1879 in
suit IN chancery depending In said court between
George Funkhouser &c. complt. and Samuel Bly's
sdmr, 10. deits aud AKRON any cause the taking
Of said accounts shall rot be commenced, OF hay-
ing been commenced should not be completed ON
that day, the taking Of the same will be adjourned
from day 10 day, or from place to place, until the
same are taken and completed.
oBiven under my hand ss commissioner In cham
Gerry Of the said court at my ofhcc In said county
the day and year frst aforesaid.
gov /, HITE BIRD.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-02-19

General l. X. Trimble, Of Baltimore,
ism receipt Of letter from Columbus,
:. c., which states that the ..rumor that
Gov. Hampton would have to submit
to second amputatlon Of his leg il
entirely unfounded. The Governor
says he is doing better than at any
time since the smputati0n, and ex-
poets to be in Charleston on the 22d Of
February.
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Fob. l2-tds.
OFFICE.

COMMISSIONER OFFICE,
Woodstock, Va. Jan. &c, 1879.
To VIM D. Stickley &C. Ccmplts. and Chas. =.
Rice. Jacob ". Rice. =. L. Rica and David
Fisher sureties for NJ. K. Ksughman one OF
adturs. OF David Fisher, decd.
You are hereby notified that l have hXed upon
the 10th day Of Feb. next, between the hours OF 6
O'Clock, A. ". and O'Clock, p. NJ. II fair, If not,
on the next fair day thereafter. Sunday excepted
10 take and settle, al my office, the accounts OF
all liens including the complts. against the de.
PENDANTS and classify them according to their
priorities. an account Of the actual and annual
value of the real estate Of the Defts. and 80 any
other matter deemed pertinent by the comr. or
that either party may require, as required TO be
taken by the decree Of Shenandoah Circuit Court
rendered on the 18th day Of Dec. 1878 In suit in
chancery depending in said court between VIM. d.
stickley &C. complts. and Chas. <. Rice, &c. Deits
and IL from any cause the taking Of said accounts
shall not be commenced, or having been COM
menced should not be completed on that day, the
taking Of the same will be adjourned from day TO
day, or from place to place, until the same are
taken and completed.
Given under my hand as Commissioner in chan
Gerry Of the said court, at my office in said county
the day and year first aforesaid
p. ". MAGRUDER,
E.E.s &w.p.q Jan. l3-4w.
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THE present Legislature is de ter
mined to do something, If they cam
settle the debt question. they will try
to patch up the constitution. The
House wants to restore the RIGA roc,
system Of voting. The measure will
hardly be sustained by the people, who
nov believe that every man has the
right to vote as he pleases and that il
il no ones business how he votes.