Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1880-02-11

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year is far greater than Mr.. Benefits
entire fortune.
The barn Of B. B. Brooks, 10 Prince
George county, Va, stored with his en-
tire crop, was burned by incendiarism
Thursday night, with his stables,
wagon, implements aud cattle sheds.
In Dayton, Ohio, Thursday, Julius
Radke in drunken frenzy seized his IN
FAINT child, dashed it to the floor and
kicked it across the room. crushing its
skull and killing it. He was arrested.
The New Orleans Picayune applauds
the munifcence Of the New York
Herald's contribution for the famine
stricken Irish, and has opened a SUBJ
scription for the Herald Irish relief fund,
heading the list with @ liberal contribu-
ton.
The notorious bank burglar, John
Dobbs, who was arrested ia Philadel-
phia in connection With the Now York
Manhattan Bank robbery, has been
sent back to the Connecticut State
prison, from which he escaped after
serving one year of a three years
sentence.
A quarrel between Vim. Cliff ord and
and John Shadd, at Tickaua, near Gym
thi.na, Ky, yesterday, was settled in
true Kentucky fashion. Shadd threat
ened Clidord's life, and went home to
get his gun. Clifford armed and con-
cealed himself when Shs id returned he
fred both loads from his shotgun in to
his enemy, one taking affect in Shadd's
neck, the other in his legs. shsdd cam
not live. Clifford surrendered.
The Boston Herald says the present
season, though 50 far unfavorable for
the collection Office in States south OF
Maine, has proved unusually fine in the
latter, and great crop has beee har-
rested. A section Of less than twenty
miles ofthe Kennebec river, in Maine,
constitutes now the principal ice farms
of the country, and this season there
will be harvested in that nelghborhood
upward of one million tons ofthe crop.
On Friday night three burglars enter
ed the bank at Knoxville, ILL.,, seized
and bound the president, E. c. Runkle,
who sleeps in the building, and after
gagging and beating him and burning
his feet in shocking manner 10 COM
pei him to give up the combination, de-
parted. taking $4,000 which had not
been locked up. There was time
| lock on the safe, and Mr.. Runkle was
unable to give the combination.
A republican leader at Albany, and 8
close friend Of Senator Conkling, as.
serts that Gen. Grant will attend the
Chicago national convention in person,
and after receiving complimentary
vote withdrawn from the campaign and
ask all his friends to join in the support
OF Conklin.
For some time past Gardiner, Me-,
has been threngsd with ice men from all
parts of the Middle and Southern States
buying ice for their different localities.
It is estimated that over 100000 tons
will be stored in Maine this year, ESQ.,
900 in the immediate vicinity Of Gardi-
ner.
A large meeting Of the republicans
of West Chester, Pa, was held Satur-
day evening to protest against the
methods used to folst upon the party a
third-term candidate. Speeches from
leading republicans in favor OF Senator
Blaine were made, and 8 resolution
was adopted for the appointment Of a
committee to confer with the republi-
cans of other counties in the State upon
the property and necessity of calling a
Estate convention to take such actions as
will insure a fair and honest vote OF
1.-The Pennsylvania delegation in the
lChicago convention. Mr.. Waddell.
lone Of the delegates from the Chester
district to the Chicago convention, an
nounces his purpose to aisobey the in
struchens of the Harrisburg eonven.
ton. and will cast his vote for Blaine.
/, Victor Hugo, talking to a group Of
disciples in my presence oAe evening,
said: know 1 can write well about
woman, for I loye her. / can only be
eloquent about what / love. Love
gives me perspieacity. only judge OF
evil beings from the efiuvia they emit,
for l avert my head whenever they
come in my way, and consequently do
not examine them in detail"
The Supreme Court at Washington
Tuesday, upon motion Of woman who
lis a member Of its bar, admitted to
practice there colo.ed man from Ala
bama. This does not look very much
as if the shotgun was the only means
Of securing liberal education held out
to negroes at the south.
Miss Nellie Croker, Of Sacramento,
ICal., who died recently, left sl00, 600
to poor young man to whom she was
engaged.