Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1880-01-28
News Items.
boiler explosion in g CSsl mine al

A boiler explosion in 9 cSsl mine a.
Brazil. Ind, last Thursday, killed r.
Roberts, owner Of the mine, and in
iured several others.
The heaviest snow storm Of the sea-
son prevailed in Wisconsin last Thurs
day, the snow in some places being 20
to 10 inches deep.
Second Lieut.. J. Hansell French,
ninth cavalry, was killed few days
ago duringa skirmlsh with Indians in
the San Mateo mountains. He was
native OF Philadelphia, a graduate Of
West Point and aged 30 years.
Mr.. Oliver Dalrymple, the great
Minnesota farmer, intends to cultivate
10000 acres Of wheat this year. He
will lave 20 steam thrashers IN opera
ton, with lS5 reaping machines. Last
year he employed zoe laborers and this
vear'will increase the number to 700.
{ On Monday of last week, in the
House OF Representatives, Mr.. Tucker
introduced bill appro2riating $4,000
TO erect a monument to Gen. Daniel
Morgan at Winchester,
Shocks Of earthquake were experience
ed at Havana Thursday night. Ac'
counts from Vuelte Absjo Cuba, in
dicate that the earthquake was severely
felt there, and much damage was done
TO buildings, especially at San Cristobal.
The shocks were osclllating from east
10 west. 1t is supposed that there has
been heavy earthquake somewhere in
Central America.
At Springfield, Mo-, Sieger Williams
pull q chair from under his cousin, &C.
NINA williams, and she became so an
CRY that she procured gun and shot
him dead.
we learn from the Mountain Herald
that. week before last, little son OF
Mr.. Newkirk, Summers, county, w,
Va, while playing near the fire, had
his clothes to take fire, and was terribly
burned. from the effects Of which he
died in few hours. Only few days
before the accident, Mr.. Newkirk was
so unfortunate TO as have his black
smith shop and tools burnt up.
= The Ivor correspondent of the SUI
fold Herald says: A Mr.. Turner, Of,
Southampton county, eloped with Miss
Lowe few days ago, to parts unknown.
lie carried his wife to church and left
her, returned home and got his three
little children and left. An officer was
put ID search OF him. A letter was
seen in the Berlin postofice ad-
dressed to Miss Gretna Green. which
caused suspicion and was intercepted
by the officer, which disclosed the plans
Of the runaway couple. She had left for
Weldon, \. c.. and he for Petersburg.
Upon the arrival of the express train
from Norfolk, Turner was taken charge
of the officer, who brought him back to
Ivor.
The Rev. Marcus Ormond, when at
Washington, Pa, about a year ago,
was awakened from sound sleep by a
friepd and told that his home in Alex
ander, Pa. with all its con tents, had
been destroyed by fire. DR.. Ormond
went home the next day, land while
looking at the ruins OF bis house he re-
ceiyed the news that q friend for whom
he had endorsed had failed. Soon after
lie was found in bed in a comatose
condition, which continued for six
weeks. Since then, although he has
so far recovered bis faculties as to be |
able 10 make the most intricate calcu-
latlons in his head, he cannot read,
write or compute with figures on paper. !
For time he did, and said things by !
contraries. If he said "down" he |
meant up; for on he said off for right,
left, and vice versa. He carried his |
cane upside down, and did many other
like things. Those peculiarities, how
ever, have disappeared, but his inabili-
ty to read, write and spell, and to use
Only limited number of words in .alk-
ing, still remains. DR.. Ormond's
memory has. howevsE<zseatly improved
md in his business allklrs feis as care
Iyl as ever.