Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-03-12
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attachment suit, and switched it of on
side track at Johnston Junction, pla-
cling a guard overit. Yesterday morn
ing a band ofarmed men came up from
Flemingsburg, oYerpowered the guard,
and took the train away.
Mrs. Rachel Sloan has gained YER
dict for $4,000 damages against the
Brooklyn City Railroad Company for in
iuries received by being thrown Violent
ly from car whilst attempting to get
OF.
The bill redistrlcting Of the State OF
Indiana for congressional purposes
will give the democrats ten out OF the
eleven districts in the State by ranging
from $40 to G.94l, The delegation in
the Forty-sixth Congress stands SIX re
nublcans, six democrats and one green
hacker.
Columbus, Ohio. is much excited over
recent frequent incendary fires. Eight
stables were burned Saturday morning.
and attempts were made to fire other
buildings by using rags saturated with
coal oil, The city was partrolled Sat
urday night by the police, militia and
citizens, ag.rcgating 1000 in number.
No fires occurred. Tie militia were on
duty again last night.
The West Virginia Legislature on
Saturday night passed resolution ac-
cepting the new tariff proposed By the
Baltimore ard Ohio Railroad Company
permitting the company to allow spe-
cial rates in certain cases, provided that
such rates be given shippers by the car
load without discrimination. The quo
warranto proceedings against the com
pany are rescinded.
A letter mailed BY Thomas {. Mont
gomery at Rochester, n. Y, Dec. y
1873. accomplished the circuit Of the
globe in 81 days, going via San Francis
co, Hong Kong and London. arriving
Sack at Rochester, March 9th, 1879.
This is the fastest time around the
world on record.
A heavy wind and rain storm has
pre- rallied for several days in California
prostrating telegraph lines IN all direc-
tons. All streams are swollen to
Overlooking and roads are almost i'm
passable. A dispatch from Summit
Station, on the Central Pacific road
announces the blockade of the over
land train six miles west Of that place.
1t states that the snow is sixteen feet
deep and still falling.
a petition signed by 10000 ladies
was presented in the Illinois Legislature
last Thursday, praying the passage OF
law permitting women to vote upon all
questions involving the granting OF
licenses for the sale Of liquors. The !
ladies are reported very much IN earnest
in the matter, and have been granted a |
hearing before the committee on Ii
censes.
A Norfolk (Va.) dispatch says the
Albemarle Sound fishing firms are now
in the full flush of business. and enor-
nous quantities of shad and rock are
arriving daily for shipment North Most
of the large fisheries commenced opera
tons on the first Of this month, though |
few fish were caught prior to that time.
The store of Charles X. Walton, at
Yanceyville, Louisa county, Va, was
burned Sunday, the proprietor perlshlng
in the flames. The people attracted to
the scene were deferred from rendering
assistance by the knowledge that pow
der was kept in the store. When 1t
exploded one side Of the house was
blown out. Walton's body was found
minus legs, arms and head, which had
been blown of. 1t is believed that
Walton was murdered for the money he
had in the store, and the building then
fired. Much excitement prevails. Wal
ton was a popular young man, and be-
loDged to one OF the most respected
families in the county.
A ttorney General Field, Of Virginia,
visits Washington city TO bring before
The United States Supreme Court on
Monday the matter CT alleged usurpa-
ton of power by United States Judge
Rives in Virginia. No arrests have yet
been made Of the county Judges recently
indicted in judge Rlvc's court. Judge
w. J. Robertson, of Charlottesville, and
Gen. Bradley T.. Johnson, OF Richmond
have been retained as assistants to the
attorney in the case before the United
States Supreme Court,
The grand jury Of the Hastings Court
of Richmond. Va, yesterday indicted
John f. Pondexter for the murder of
young Curtis last week. The trial is
set for Monday next.
Counterfeit silver dollars are the most |
dangerous of any of the spurious coins
now in circulation. They are being so |
perfectly finished that acids have no
effect upon them, but the weight is
generally lighter than in the genuine |
coin. So good is the imitation, however.
tLal detection is difficult, and it is well |