Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1880-03-17

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field ammunition were shipped from
Fredericksburg, Thursday, to Lances-
ter county, Va, to protect the oyster
men of the lower Rappahannock against
intruders.
VIM. F. Taylor, late auditor Of pub
Ii; accounts of Virginia, was found dead
in bed at his residence in Richmond last
Friday, having died OF heart disease.
aged 81. Mr.. Taylor was for many
years before and during the war in the
banking business, chiefly as cashier Of
the Bank Of Virginia. He was elected
auditor by the Legislature in 1866,
and held the position until the recent
change in the State officers: He leaves
large family, including his mother,
now ninety years of age.
In Philadelphia, Wednesday, the
dead body of Oliver S. Williams, aged
60 years, who lived entirely alone, was
found in his house. In searching his
premises the police found sl39 In mon
ey, a certificate of deposit for $4,000 in
the fidelity Trust Company, two bonds
OF 81 900 each of the Philadelp hia, Will
mington and Baltimore Railroad Com
pany, and two bonds of 81, 600 each Of
the Schuylkill Navigation Company.
Williams Is supposed to have been dead
several days before his body was dis.
covered.
st. Louis Post-DiSpatch: ut is not
in the power of the republican party to
elect the ex.President il the democrats
will only act with ordinary prudence.
But it is the power Of the democrats to
elect him by some stupendous folly or
stupid nomination"
Troy N. " Press 1.-The Kelly
opposition to Tilden as presidential can
didate could not POLL 5000 votes, and
Tilden can carry New York against any
republican candidate by 10000 majority,
and against grant and third torn by
50, 600"
The New York Tribune inquiries :
"Can any one doubt that, if a respecta-
BILE democratic candidatewere nomina-
ted, thousands Of republicans would
conclude that it was, on the whole, SAT-
est for the country to cast quiet vote
against Gen. Grant,"
The New London Comm Telegram
says that all the indications point to a
Tilden delegation from Connecticut to
Cincinnati: althoughit Is possible that
the delegation may give Governor En-
cglish a complimentary vote on the frs
ballot.
The New Orleans Picayune (dem.) is
Of the opinion that the nomination Of
either Tilden or Bayard would defeat
their party. 1t favors Gen. Hancock
The New York Herald says the
chances are greatly in favor Of the dem.
ocratic party in that State if it can hush
up its intestine feuds.
Christ will come and the millennium
begin liz September, 1881, according to
the calculations of the Rev. Mr.. Rounds
an Adventist Of Portsmouth, N. H.,
who has devoted seven years to figuring
out the matter on chart 260 feet long.
A stranger, claiming to be from Wash
ington, committed suicide in Pittsylva-
MIA county, Va, last week. He drank
three pints Of whisky in one night, and
the next morning be sat on the bank OF
shallow canal. pulled of his hat and
shoes, told several persons who were
present goodbye, jumped into the water
and was drowned.
A bold robbery OF gold bullion occur.
red at the Union Pacific Station, in Sid.
ney, Neb., yesterday, while the railroad
agent was at dinner. The amount tax.
en- was about tl50,oOO. Entrance was
effected through the floor Of the express
Office. All OF the bullion, however, ex-
cspt SIS. 900, was afterwards recovered
from under a pile Of coal, where track
man had seen the robbers hide it.
On Sunday of last week near Farm.
vile, Va, whilst Mr.. John Webb and
his wife were cut riding their daughter,
II years Of age, who had been left at
the house with q younger child. at
tempted to kindle the fire with kerosene
oil when her clothes took fire and she
ran into the yard and threw herseii INTO
a mud. puddle, where, ion their return,
her parents found her so badly burned
that she died IN short time.
There is good sleighing in Alaska ,
and the Ice there is two feet thick. This
| is the cold weather Venner hits it every
time az far as the weather is concerned ,
but he is trine Of in his locations.
The voters of Kansas will pass upon
Q constitutional amendment next No
vember, forbidding the manufacture or
sale of intoxicating liquors within the
State. Gov. st. John and the churches
are laborlng for Its adoption, but the
liquors haYe voted 20 raise 100000 to