Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-04-30
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ty-lOul against IL.
BY its Easter collection amounting
to $1,000 Trinity Episcopal Church, at
Stauntou, Va, Is left with a debt of on
ly $3.50.
The United Brethren congregation
at Hanover, Pa, will build a new
church this summer.
The Harrisburg Patriot says: Loco
motives are lower in price now than
they have been for many years. Five
wears ago locomotives of The consolida.
ted pattern cost $4,000, and Moguls
$4,000. Tesday the former may be
bought for $500, and the latter for IS, =
900. Persons who contemplate going to
housekeeping this spring will do well
to make note Of this fact"
The Memphis (Tenn.) Appeal says:
''What the South most needs just now
is colonies of Northern or European
immigrants, who will take up large
tracts of land, divide them into small
farms and subject them to intelligent
and thorough cultivation"
There is said to be a movement
among the republicans at Washington
TO have the United States marshals IN
Louisiana make reports on the colored
exodus, which are to be Incorporated
into a volume aud used as campaign
document.
The Rochester On. " Union tavors
Senator David Davis as the democratic
candidate for the next presidency.
The estate of the late Matthew Baird
locomotive builder, Of Philadelphia,
which he bequeathed to his widow, ten
children and two grandchildren, amoun =
ted to "a, l56, coo.
Up to date the SIX inspectors of fer
tilizers in Georgia have turned over the
comptroller general s33, 900 for inspec-
ton fees. OF this amount only about
SO. 900 will be required to pay all sala'
RES. including $4,000 to the State chem
lists. Thus the State nets s24, 600 from
the systems ofinspection.
Gov. Bishop, Of Ohio, is represented
by the Cleveland Leader as saying, IN
referring to the democratic presidential
nomination: "A year ago Senator
Thurman was strong, but he has lost
good deal OF ground since then, and |
believe Mr.. Tilden will have it all his
own way" Gov. Bishop is also very
confident that the democrats will
nominate him fcr 10 election to The
governorship.
The Ashtabula Ohio Republican
pleads for the setting apart OF a special
day for the decoration Of the graves,
friend and foe alike, IN the national
cemetery at Andersonville.
Disastrous floods are occurring ii
Texas, caused b. recent heavy rains III
all parts Of the State. The railroads
have been washed il many places, and
traffic is entirely suspended. AT
Houston the water rose eighteen feet in
three hours, and carried away all the
railroad bridges. There are many
washouts along the Buffalo Bayou. and
the damage is great.
Eli Shockley, Of Washington county
Nd, was thrown from wagon IL
Hagerstown, Tuesday, by the sudden
starting Of his horse, by which he wa;
badly stunned and hls scalp lacerated
At last accounts he was very i'll.
Investigations by treasury agents il
New York lead to the cOnclu: ion thai
the government has been defrauded o
$4,000 900 annually for several years BY
nndervaiuatlons of imported silks
Government examiners and other en-
pleyees are involved with the importers
Prompt and decisive action is to be
taken.
James Humphreys has been arrested
IN New York with large quantity Of
counterfeit Is and so cent pieces. lie
| is said to be one Of gang Of noted
counterfeiters.
The Governor OF Maine, under the de-
cission Of the State encouragement,
has had sent to each member of the Leg
islature a statement Of the amount OF
mileage illegally paid to said members,
with the request that it be returned to
the State treasurer.
VIM. Bannocks, who died In Lancas-
ter on Saturday, from the effects OF a
fall, talked and walked several no urs
with his neck broken,
The body Of Harry Burrell, wealthy
citizen Of Little Falls, n. H., which
was stolen from the grave some nights
ago, was found in good condition, Sc
GREETED under barn, Tuesday. Tom
Kane, who bears the character Of a
sneak-thie and freight-car robber, has
been arrested as one Of the principals
in the theft.
The seven miners entOmbed in the
coal mine at Sugar Notch, near Wilkes
barre, Pa, W ednesday, arc still unre-
llieved. The parties who have penc-
trated into the mine are still digging to-
wards them, and is believed are half
way through the vein OF solid coal which
separates them. At one time yesterday
the resculng parties were cut off bya
all of fire clay land had to dig their way
tn co cnre fresh air