Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-07-23
WOODSTOCK. VIRGINIA.
wednesday July IS. 1879,
News Items.

The question Of dancing or no dane
ing at Rehoboth has been decided IN
favor Of dancing. Music by the band
Prince Napoleon is reported to have
insured his life for $3.50, coo before leay-
lag for Africa.
Arthur Townsend was murdered by
Indians in Tulare county, CAL. three
days ago. The Indians were lynched
by white settlers.
The Evangelican Lutheran Synodical
Conference Of America, in session at
Columbus, O., discussed the liturgic
form of worship and the subject OF col
ored missions.
An incendiary fire at Harris Falls,
near Troy, N. Y, destroyed four build
iugs belonging to the Abram Myers cs-
tate. A steamer was sent from Troy
to aid in sxtinguishing the flames. Loss
sl2,OOO.
West Virginia is happy in the dlScov-
cry of an ice mountain, not far from
Rowlesbuyg. IN Preston county. Ice
may be found wedged between rocks
and covered with moss all over the
mountain.
A "banco" den has been doing a
thriving business at Long Branch for
several weeks past. A weltknown
merchant of Philadelphia lost $4,000
there Tuesday. Wednesday the police
made descent upon the place, but the
gamblers had fed.
At Elkland, Pa, yesterday tour boys
about thirteen years old filled a piece OF
tubing q foot and half in leagth with
gunpowder, and then lighted it. The
explosion which followed put out the
eyes, tore away one cheek and part OF
the Jaw Of Frank Whitaker, son Of the
mail agent at Elkland, and he died
from his injuries last night.
Two men, named Blanchard and
Hedges, got into a dispute about the
right 10 pick raspberries on certain
grounds, near Cheyenne, Wyoming,
Yesterday, and Hedges shot Blachard
twice in the hand. Blanchard returned
the fire, killing Hedges instantly.
A fire in Macon, Ca. destroyed three
prominent business houses, viz: The
shoe store OF Henry Schall, loss 5000,
fully insured; Hunt, Ranken & Lamar,
wholesale drugs, loss s45, 900, insurance
s28,O00; c. II. Rogers & Co., whole
sale groceries, loss s40, 900, insurance
$50, 900. The building was insured for
$l2, 500. Parts Of the stocks were saved.
The fire was Of incendary origin.
Terrific thunderstorms prevailed in
Northeastern Texas, last Thursday.
Near Jefferson two horses were killed,
and Mr.. S. Thurman, their owner, was
hurled fifty feet from the wagon. AT
Kildare, Mrs. Evans was killed and a
child badly injured by lightning.
A spark from a passing engine on
Wednesday set fire TO a board fence of
Hon. w. T. Hamilton. near Hagers-
town, and destroyed about one hundred
yards Of the fencing. The fine resi-
dence on the farm was saved from de-
structien by hard work.
James {. Robinson, teacher IN the
Industrial school at San Francisco, who
was attacked by gang Of boys last
Sunday, one Of whom, Geo. Bergan.
struck him on the head with q heavy
bar, died Wednesday afternoon in that
institution, while Furnishing one of the
inmates.
This is the fourth week Of the Fall
River, Mass. spinners' strike, and the
needy strikers will to-day be able 10
call on the union for assistance. New
spinners are daily arriving, and four
mills are running full and several others
expect to Gil up this week.
Mrs.. Adeline Sherman, domestic in
the family Of Arthur Sawyer. at Upper
saltwater, Me-, took refuge from a
storm in an unoccupied mill Tuesday,
and was afterwards found bound.
gagged and unconscious. She had, it is
thought, been outraged by tramps. AT
last accounts she. was still unconscious.
Four students at the Millersville (Pa.)
Normal School have been expelled for
card-playing. Two Of them would
have graduated on Thursday.
The negro Marcellos Floyd, who at
tempted to outrage a white girl near
Richmond. KY, was taken from Jail
. yesterday morning oy an armed mob
b and hanged TO tree on the roadside.
The Wheeling Register says it is the
intention of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad 10 replace nearly all the wooden
bridges ives. Of there with iron this
surnrser..d s.- g.
Eleven vessel loads Of watermelons
arrived at Norfolk last Thursday from
North Carolina aud were at once
shlpped North. O. .e- .-.
Hon. Charles B. Roberts reports that
sorpc Of bis wheat fields in Carroll
county were so badly damaged by the
ny that they will not yield more than
, half q CROP sEoJ s.l,- ...4 .
.'7a Patrick sfeDesmott, grocsryman
living at No! "a Hudson avenue,
Brooklyr.s wss shot and killed Thursday
morning while at work In front Of his
own store by Nicholas Meyners. Ger