Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1880-03-24
News Items.

South, Richmond.
1t is stated that Mr.. Edison sold his
patent on the electromagnetic to the
Western Union Telegraph Company,
Saturday, for the sum Of 100000.
In Texas greenbackers and republi-
cans are not unlikely to come together
in opposition to the democrats.
John G. Thompson says that Ohio
wants Thurman to be President, and
that Tilden is snot even her second
choice.
The action of the Pennsylvania dem
ocratic committee at Pittsburg, Thurs
day. is acknowledged TO have been a
victory for the antl-Tilden element.
The Chicago Evening Journal, rep,
expressed the opinion that the strongest
ti.ket its party could present would be
&. b. Washburne, of Illinois. for Presl-
ident, and Gorge F. Edmunds, OF YER
mont, for Vice-President.
A New York Herald correspondent
has poll the lndianapedolis Legislature
as to presidential preferences with the
following result: Observation-Disclosures
IS, Bayard s, Davis 8. Tilden 2. Repub-
hcans-Blaine "a, Sherman 9, Wash
burne s, Grant 5.
DR.. Charles H. jordan, brother OF
Mr.. E. c. Jordan. proprietor OF Jordan's
White Sulphur Springs, Frederick coun-
ty, Va, died recently in Wawensburg,
Mo.
Mr.. Z. B. Rouss, of New York, buqa
native Of Virginia, has contributed 500
towards the proposed telescope at the
University of Virginia.
Mr.. John L. Wilson, fer SO years in
the service of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company in various respon--
sible positions, died last Friday night.
The louisiana Slate engineer thinks
there is no serious apprehension Of an
overflow of the Mississippi until the wa
ter reaches the 1874 standard. 1t Is
now Is inches below It.
The Iowa Legislature has passed
constitutional amendment, which will
have TO be ratified by the next Legisla-
ture, declaring that no person shall
manufacture for sale, or sell, or keep
for sale as a beverage, any Intoxicating
liquor whatever, including ale, wine
and beer.
Wm. J. Hilton, former supernten-
dent of the Providence Or, u and Woro
cester Mass. railroad, confesses that
he has issued forged paper, within the
last two years or more. to the amount
of $4,000. The paper purpOrted to be
signed by VIM. S. Slater and Lyman A.
Cook.
ALynchburg (Va.) dispatch states
that ex-Judges Hill, of Buckingham
Griffin, of Roanoke, and Wharton, Of
Bedford, now under indictment in the
United States District Court FOR refus-
isg to put colored men on their juries,
demand an immediate trial and decline
to consent to continuance Of the cases
against them, as they have made full
preparations and have attended court
at considerable trouble and expense
with their counsel and witnesses. The
prosecution was disposed to continue all
the cases, but the demand of these
Judges will probably cause these trials
to proceed without further delay.
A dag or two stranger with beard
as s,if as q stubble field entered well
known barber shop n Feast Baltimore
and asked to be shayed. The barber.
a polite but cautious German, set to
work and shaved one.half Of the mans
face. He demanded his pay, but the
man, after some parleying, admitted
that he had no money. Disregarding
his promise TO pay in the future, the
barber sternly ordered him to depart
Just as he was. His appearance on the
street with one cheek covered with brls-
ties and the other as smooth as the palm
of mans hand, created intense ex-
element. In despair he applied to
Policeman Rokefort to go secarity for
the completion of the shave, but that
officer, warned by former experience.
declined to commit himself. No one
else would advance the required funds, !
and The stranger hastily departed for
parts unknown.
A party Of one hundred regulators
rode to Jas. Binion's house. in Garter |
county, Kentucky, Thursday tight, |
and asked for John Boggs, notorious |
character, who was concealed about the |
house. Binion refused to open the
door, but commenced 4 fusllade, firing
fifty shots, killing, 1t is believed, one
man. The regulators, who had come
only 10 notify Boggs to leave the coun-
try, then broke down the doors. Three
shots were fred at BiDion, who was
killed, and IN the ARRAY Mrs.
Binion's right leg was broken. There
upon the regulators seized Boggs, took
him to tree aid hung him.
A handkerchief has caused deadly |
strife between two maidens III a Roch-
ester IN. ~ factory. They worship
ped the same idOl-a beautiful young
man with dapper cane and bright
smile. One of them flourished a silk
handkerchief bearing his initials in the
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