Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-06-11
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burg and EmilPretorius, editor Oh Tue
Westliche Post and partner OF Car
Schurz, among the leaders. Alta con-
ference a few evenings ago some o
those participating even declared that
should Gen. Grant be nominated for
third term they would abstain from
voting.
Mr.. w. J. Bigger, assistant clerk t(
the Virginia House Of Delegates, Ii
quite i'll again.
The dead body of Samuel Howe,
farmer; about seventy years old, wa;
found last Monday IN q field near bis
house in Venango county, Pa. neal
Pioneer, and the testimony at the cor
oner's inquest points to one William
Miller as the murderer, the latter hay
ing threatened Hows's life on accom-
of alleged intimacy with his wife. OH
GERS are looking for Miller.
Walter Bechwith, sixty years old,
farmer, residing at Stanford, Dutches;
county, n. y. was gOred TO death by 4
bull early yesterday morning.
William and Noah Cline were arrest
ed in Hampshire county. W. Va, last
week. by internal revenue officers, charg'
ed with illicit distllling, and were placed
in Jail at ClarksburG.
One of the boldest robberies ever per-
petrated in Chicago took place Saturday
afternoon. Harry A. Henson, mes
senger. while carrying $4,000 package
from the cashier of the Illinois Centra
railroad to the Merchants Loan anc
Trust Cempany's Bank, was ASSAULTED
by twom men, who threw red pepper IL
his ewes, Knocked him down with a sand
BAG and made off with the package.
Deputy United State Revenue Collec'
tor Jehreys, of Grafton, W. Va, Sat
urday returned home from a four Gays
raid in Hampshire county in search Of
illicit dlstillers. The collector found
distillery. owned by f. Brown, IN the
mountains Of Hampshire county, which
he destroyed together with 5000 gal
Ions of mash, a quantity of rye chat
and a number of tubs.
As Mrs. Honora Lacy was driving
from Wilmington, Del, to her home IL
Chester county. Pa. Saturday evening
the contents Of the carriage, cotton an(
straw, were ignited by match, and IN
an instant the whole interior OF the
vehicle was in blaze. The horse, be-
coming frightened, ran away, ana before
!. was stopped Mrs. Lacy was literally
roasted alive, her flesh being burned tC
crisp. She died yesterday morning
The civil damage liquor bill passed
BY the last Legislature OF Massachusetts
has so soon met the resistance OF liquor
dealers, for which it has been marked
from the first. Thos. Scanned, OF Lynn
having fallen down stairs while drunk
and received severe injuries, relative
in Boston has sued the owner OF the
building where be drank the liquor fol
damages. The liquor dealers in that
vicinity have retained General Butler
as counsel, and will contest tue case on
points of both fact and law, especially
as TO the constituhonalty of the enact
ment.
Wyandotte Herald Hayes, in veto
ing The army at the polls bill, virtually
says to Congress: IF l cannot use the
army to control the next Presidential
election, it may so hungry"
The California workingmen's con
vention at San Francisco adopted
platform regulating communism, ad
yocating the enforcement of the new
State constitution, sale Of forfeited
railroad lands, election of President b,
direct vote, no second term for Presi
dent or Vice President, abrosation o
the Burlingame treaty, &c. A reso
luton was adopted condemning thu
President for yetoing the anti-Chines'
bill.
A Blake Transmitting Telephone ha
been placed in the Congregations
Church in Mansfield, Ohio, the wires
leading to the houses of several ageC
and invalid persons. 1t surmOuntsa flo
raj decoration on the table IN front o
the open platform, very unnoticeabl'
position. The speaker pays no atten
ton whatever 10 it. yet every word ut
tered in the auditorium is easily heart
in the rooms of the dwellings which the
wires reach. The first communication
from the minister was from the Scrip
ture: 1.-THE word is nigh unto them;'
"His word runneth very swiftly"
The Ohio democratic convention me
yesterday at Columbus and nominated
State ticket. The convention had t
face many pregnant issues bearing upoI
the next presidential election. Th
leading candidates for the governor shi
were the present Governor, Bishop
and Gen. Rice, whose nomination wa
urged by leading friends of Mr.. Thur
man. The nomination was secured b
General Thomas Ewing, member {
Congress, who enjoys the singular feliC
ity OF being acceptable to the greenDaC
kers. The second place, on the tlcke
was given to General Rice. Genera
Ewing would not be thought yerd niue
of a democrat east Of the Alleghanies
but he stands well with bis party in Obi
and is a man of force and brilliancy
The Ohio greenback convention ais