Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-06-22
News Items.

form Florida 10 very large numbers.
Seventy thousand pounds of wool
were recently sold in Washington coun.
ty Pa, ut IS cents per pound.
Maior DAVID A. Carter, for many
years past journal clerk of the Virginia
House OF Delegates, died few days
ago.
The strawberry crop Of Wieomico
county cold for a f.action over sl00. 900
OF which the growers received little
over half after paying all expenses.
A severe storm swept over a portion
of Northern Ohio on Friday night.
Trees were uprootcd and buildings
blown down or unrOofed by the wind
and considerable damage done.
The Wytheville Enterprise says;
1.-THE rcadjusters in Giayson in large
numb we learn IRON reliable auth
oriiy. r, pudia'e the iesdiuslcr radical
Stale ticket, aud VIII not support
it."
Constant ihlormati' comes III from
Tazewell that The Rra !insters have
been led as far as lney ran be towards
kadicalisul. and large number of them
revolt Il the idet of voting for Re-
publican fo, LitultLanl-Goyernor ct
THIS d, y, wh,n Virginia is 80 largely
Democratic.
A white girl named Mamie Young, in
an alteration with cOlored woman
named Ruth G wynne near Dauville, Va,
last;week. cut the throat OF the latter
with pocket-knife, causing her death IN
ten minutes.
The Centreville Observer says: The
wheat harvest is upon US aud the pros
pect for large yield was never better.
The groth ofstraw is not so large as last
year, but the heads are well filed with
gram"
Capt. R. J. Hancock, of Albemarlt
county, Va, who owns the threo~year-
old colt that recently ran secord for
the Belmount stakes at Jerome Park,
has been offered $4,000 for this promis
ing racer.
Capt. John II. Robinson has purch'
ased from the authorities OF the city o.
Norfolk, for the use of the Seaboard ant
Roanoke Railroad, an unimproved lot IL
that city, with 800 feet Of water front for
$4,000.
1t is announced that the present sheriff
OF Southampton county, Va, Mr..
Briggs, who Is & brother-in-law of Scna
tor Malone, and formerly one OF his
warmest friends, has announced his iu--
tention to vote with the Democratic par
ty in the fall.
James Worlhington: who resides on
the Bloomsbury farm, near Havfe de
Grace, had field of fine wheat, neal
the railroad, entirely flooded by the re-
cent rains and covered with railroad ties
and other debris, so as 10 completely
destroy it. He estimates his loss 10 be
at least l,e00.
Mr.. John G. SAKE, the poet, has new
er recovered from injuries received in a
railroad accident OF six years ago, and
persistent ill-health and family losses
have resulted in a melancholy which
seldom lightcns. He has decided &c
break up his Brooklyn home and to pass
with con in Albany the remainder OF
his days.
AT the opening Of the skating rink q
Newport a young lady preseu is said tc
have offered novel feature o. attraction
In a new style of ornament. Encirc-
ling her hat was Gordon OF live trop-
ical insects, with brilliant. sparkling
eyes. Very new, very odd, bat very
creepy, was the general impression ere
ated.
A largely attended meeting OF The
Central Republican Club Of Petersburg,
Va, adopted a resolution in favor OF a
straight republican ticket, and further
declaring that we Will never vote with
the readjusters, and hereby serve notice
upon Northern republicans that if fore
ed to decide between the two wings OF
the democratic party we will not vote
at all. We are republicans, and will
stand BY our cOlOrs.