Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1880-02-04
News Items.

The democrats Of Sussex and Kent
counties, Delaware, have decided to
dominate their own men for United
States supervisors reflections, and not
allow the republicans TO do it for them.
Yesterday afternoon, at ROney's
Point. near Wheeling, W. Va, August
White, charged with horse stealing, and
who Is wanted at Hagerstown, Nd,
was arrested, after a desperate stuggle
with the officers, and turned over 10
Deputy Sheriff Morgan, of Washin gton
county, Nd, who has been on his trail
for several days.
The Hudson river is open for navlga-
ton to Albany, n. Y, and is almost
entirely free from ice. 1t is many years
since the Hudson river has been open
so early in the year. 1t Is expected
that the regular New York and Albany
steamers will resume their trips at an
early day. Steamers and barges in tow
find no difficulty in proceeding from the
broken ice. Navigation is still open
between Wallaceburg, Ont, and Sarnia,
on the st. Clairnver, near Lake Huron.
The preparations for the manufacture
of bridge iron at the rolling mill of the
baltimore and Ohio railroad at Cumber-
land are progressing rapidly. There
arc three rollers now on hand, one of
which is completed; another is on the
lathe. and the third, which completes
tbe set. will be finished in few days.
Chas. T. Freeman, the Pocasset
child murderer, was arraigned yester-
dav before the Supreme Court at
Barnstable. Mass. Medical experts
unanimously testified to his insanity,
and the court ordered the prisoner to be
rcmandod to Jail to await the May term
Of the court, when, if his condition re-
mains the same, he will be sent 20 the
lunatic hospital.
The coolest man in America" in
the person Of a colored man named
Shadrack Nugent, has been discovered,
living in Washington city, by reporter
of the Critic. Nugent claims to have
been born near Rockville, in Montgom-
ery co., Md, about the year 1862. This
makes him one hundred and eighteen
wears old. There is no doubt but that
he is yelY old.
The Virginia republican State COM
mittee met at Richmond, and decided
that the State convention to elect dele
gates TO the national convention be held
at Stanton April 81. Resolutions
were adopted looking to the organiza-
ton of the party throughout the State
The Manchester (Va.) Courier, in an
article On United States Senator elect
Malone. states that Gen. Malone, in
recent conversation, in the presence Of
several members OF the Legislature, an
nounced that in preference toa Bour-
bon democrat he would support Blaine
or Conkling for President, aud that he
would not opposeSherman. The Rich
mond Wing, Gen. Mahone's organ, how
ever. ridcules the statement, says that
nobody who knows Gen. Malone be-
heyes it, and promises that develop
ment8 that are rapidly to come will give
the hoax its quietus."
In many counties Of West Virginia
steps are being taken to organize wool
growers and sheep-b.eeders' assocla-
tons. the object being to encourage the
raising Of improved breeds Of sheep, ant
| to extend the raising of wool and NUT
ton, and above all 10 secure better
protection against the ravages Of dogs
On Friday last, after eleven men,
with a team, left GananOque, Ont. fol
Grindstone Island, on the ice, heavy
gale broke up the ice. George Cum
mlngs was drowned and George Penn
was rescued from a floating cake of ice
after seven hours exposure. The
others reached land safely.
Samuel J. Robinson, tired in the
/ Circuit Court of Loudoun county, Va,
last week, for the murder Of Edward
Thomas, on the 22d Of October last
was found guilty OF murder in the frst
degree, and sentenced to be hung in the
Jail yard at Leesburg on the 9th Of Apri
next.
Hon. Samuel NJ. Garland, ofAmherst
county, Va. died Thursday night, in
the 18th year of his age. He was 9
member Of the Virginia Legislature IN
1880, and OF the State conventions o.
IlS5l and 1861, voting for the ordinance
ofsecession in the latter. His mother
was a niece of Patrick Henry.
The Boston Globe publishes state.
ment to the effect that Mr.. Ball, who
recently died in Maryland, bequeathet
to II. j. Smith, a colored sign painter
and printer, Of Boston, s27,00 as
reward Tor saving the formers children
flom drowning in the Potomac river in
1877. Smith, according to his owl
story, was born in Staunton, Va, in
llS53, and was educated in Boston
subsequently becoming a newspaper