Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-01-22
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QulItdi, ullcl oOihS eNV' iaVs before th
jury. He was ably sea nded nv AJessrs
Thomas NJ. Scotia, J ;eni n Cunter
John Nicely and. NssnJ hamilton s. Neale
and acquitted on,tha plea ofself.defeuse
The trial 2 .Scitedi% eat interest in North
ampton county
Il le Forc'lble Readjusters held /;
m 1etlng in Richmond on Monday even
ng last, and agreed to call a readjus
ter's State convention, February 18th
An address will be iss'1edat once Civ
ling reasons therefore, which will be
based on opposition to any increase
in the present rate Of taxation.
Forty dead rabbits were found at the
bottom of an old well, covered at the
top with rails, in Berks county, one
morning lately.
William Watson is on trial at York,
Pa, for the murder OF Erastus King.
1Botll are youths, and the killing grew
out Of n difficulty about balloon.
1t has been discovered that Thomas
Camm, a tramp, who was admitted into
the Bedford county almshouse with
frozen feet the other day. has s., 900 on
deposit IN a Hollidaysburg bank.
-Four tramps entered the house Of
Daniel Miller and vile, in East Buffalo
township, Union county, last Tues
day night. bound and gagged the couple
and ransacked every room, without
however, securing anything Of value.
In Carlisle, last week, some cruel
person induced a lad named Mason
heiner to apply his tongue to fire plug,
where il froze in an instant, and held
him until gentleman came and applied
warns water. The little fellows tongue
was painfully injured, chunks Of it having
adhered TO the plug.
\ convention Of Northern settlers in
the South was held at Charlotte, y. c.,
Yesterday, and adopted resolutions set
ting forth the advantages Of the South
to persons seeking homes, and declar-
ing that in that section the laws are en-
forced and Northern men arc welcomed.
The Cheyenne Indian prisoners who
got away from Camp Robinson, Neb..
few days ago, and were brought to
a stand by the troops on Sunday night,
held their position, though shclled with
a l2-pound Napoleon, until Monday
night, and in the morning the troops
found to their dismay that they had es-
caped. The troops returned to camp
for supplies in order to resume the
chase.
Machinery Hall, on the centennial
exhibition grounds, Philadelphia, is to
be sold at auction February s. There
is a large number of exhibits in the
building, and unless removed they will
also be sold. The original cost of the
building, exclusive of boiler house, etc,
was 1854, SG7.
John Edward. sentenced to be hang
ed at Sinithfeld, n. c., for the murder
of Kader Ballard, was reprieYed at the
last moment. The prisoner is an old
man about sixty years ofage. lie and
Ballard had some words about the sale
ofsome land; in the controversy Ed
wards picked up a double barreled shot
Gun and killed Ballard. The only wit
ness to the murder was siX-year old
daughter of the victim, on whose evil
lence the accused was convicted.
The blasting fuse factory of Toy, Blck-
lord & Co., at Simsbury, Conn.,, was
blown up Thursday, and Lizzie Wall,
aged 20; Ann Wall, aged Il, and Nell
lie McNulty, aged u, were killed. Mrs.
Kerr and Peter DOan were
slightly injured. The accident vas
caused by The friction of the machinery.
Loss about 10000.
An indianapolis. Ind, dispatch says
State Geologist Cox has sent to Foun
ain county to procure Tor the State
the meteoric stone which is
reported as haying fallen near Newton
Tuesday night, killing farmer named
Leonidas Glover while asleep in his
bed, coming through the roof, penetra-
ing the bedding and floor. The stone
s said to be Of twenty pounds weight
and pyramidal in shape.
Twenty-four students from Princeton
College were arrested,ln Trenton, n. j.
about midnight Saturday night for dis
orderly conduct in the streets. They ;
lrnved in two large slelghs Saturday
evening, and by their noise and
Hilarious conduct greatly disturbed the
)cace IN driving from street to street.
The police finally mustered in force, and
the sleighs captured the
They were each fined SO 80 >
md discharged. The scence at the
police Office was amusing and exciting.
Mrs. Pennypacker was thrown from a S
leigh at Trappe, Pa, kicked IN the 1
emple by the runaway horse and |,
instantly killed.
DR.. E. &. Robinson, member Of the '
louise of Delegates from Norfolk, died
n Richmond suddenly on Saturday night c
bout ii o'clock, of apOplexy. He was {
ound laying on the side walk in a
enseless condition few steps from
where he boarded. He was carried to