Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-09-03
News Items.


The barn of Mr.. Dieman' neal
Martinsburg, w. Va, was destroyed
BY an incendiary fire on Monday night
General Hunton predicts that the
McCullock state-debt bill, passed by
the last Virginia Legislature, will be
ratified by the people at the approach
ing fall election.
Frank Slaven's trotter (Filecutter,,
and her colt, the two valued at $4,000
were poisoned at Providence, r. l., by
Paris green maliciOusly mixed with
their food.
The village of WEXFORD, North
Kingston, r. J., was visited by bur
glars Wednesday night, who plundered
four stores and the pOstoflice. The
amount of plumber was not large. 1t
consisted mainly of money and jewelry'
The gang was discovered and fired upon
when endeavoring to enter Church
drugstore. They returned tue fire and
fled in carriage, leaving part OF Their
tools behind them. The robbers were
tracked 10 Greenwich.
The decision of the L. S. Attorney
General relative 10 the arrears OF
pensions affects favOrably about 10, eOU
soldiers in the different Homes. The
amount involved is about $1,000, 600,
which, according TO the decision, goes
to the soldiers and not to the Homes
In the Detroit regatta Harry Ball, o.
Detroit, WOE the single scull race 4; the
Monshaus, of Albany, n. Y, won the
double scull the Germans, OF Albany,
won he pair-oared race. and the Excel
siors, of Detroit, won the four-oared
race.
At Culpeper Court House, Va, Tues
day, George w. JamisOn, the alleged
SLAYER Of Editor Ream, was arraigned in
the county court and pleaded not guilty.
In the first venire list but two persons
were obtained. A venire of one hun
dred will be given the sheriff to-mor-
row. The court adjourned until to-day.
Col. Tom Buford, the murderer of
Judge Elliott, Of KY, is still in the Lou
isyille Jail awaiting the time when he
will be allowed new trial or ordered
10 be sent to the penltentiary at Frank
fort, there to spend the remainder OF his
life. Buford thinks that in course OF
time the public feeling against him will
die away, and that people will begin to
look at his side Of the case. " have
killed Elliott, and after while people
will begin to inquire why and will dis
cover how shamefully 1 have been
cheated"
Some weeks ago, in Henry county,
one colored man was mysteriously
killed, another wounded, and a little
girl and an infant were also killed, and
buried with the body of the murdered
man. The citizens Of the neighborhood
conceived a plan for detecting the guilty
PARTIES, and a day or two ago succeeded
in arrestipg in what is known as the
kuklux country James Anes, Warren
Anes, Jack Estes, Clemp Oman, James
Downey, James Estes and jeff. Onan'
all young unmarried men, and grand
sons, of an old lady aged 81, named
Mrs. Oman, who is very indignant at
their arrest. II is claimed that the
evidence is sufficiently strong to con-
wet them.
A locomotive used on the Richmond
and Danville railroad for local work fell
through trestle on Belle Isle. There
were no cars attached at the time. The
engineer escaped unhurt; but the fire
man was badly burned and otherwise
injured. Several men were at work
near the scene and barely escaped
being caught under the falling engine
and the debris of the trestle. The
locomotive was badly wrecked.
The State executive committee of the
Readjusters'paItywa in session in Rich
mOnd. Every congressional district is
said TO be represented. The members
claim that he prospects OF the party
are encouraging. Canvassers will be
appointed by the committee for every
county and neighborhoOd IN the Com
monwealth. The readjusterS are pre-
pairing to make an active canyass dur
ing the approaching campaign.
On Friday night a number Of un>
known men went to the cabin of a
co!ored man named CasOn, near Boon
vile, Mo-, and after calling him out
riddled him with bullets. Cason was
a rough character, and had, it is said,
lately gone to the house of a neighbor
and abused his wife in her husbands
absence.
Henry Christian, of Pottsvilie, Pa,
shot Lizzie Britton, his reputed wife,
in the neck, inficting a wound which
will probably prove fatal. He after
wards tried to blow his own brains out
but Was frustrated. He was arrested
and committed to Jail.
The large and commodious residence
of Mr.. Ulysses Schoofeld, costing
nearly $4,000, situated on large
farm near Pocomoke City, Nd, wal
totally destroyed by fire on Friday last
Nothing within the house was sayeC
except some valuable papers. The in
surance on the house was $4,000. Th,
origin of the fire IS unknown.
The new Catholic Church at Manas
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