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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-01-09
Extent OF the Cold Wave.

CHICAGO, Jan. 6.-The thermom-
eter at 5 o'clock yesterday morning
dropped to point 27 degrees below
zero, which, taken with the cold re-
cord Of Friday, makes it the most Sc
veie showing in the way Of extreme
weather known here for many years.
At 8 o'clock Saturday the thermome.
ter was still "a degrees below, and at
the same hour St. Paul reported 20
degrees, omaha 81 degrees, Dubuque
80 degrees, Des Mons "a degrees,
and Keokuk rs degrees below. The
effect in this city was to partially par.
slyze the ordinary course of business.
A number Of the larger wholesale
houses did not send out their heavy
trucks. and those teamsters and street
Car drivers and conductors VIII o were
out Drawing the weather had a very
lively time of it maintaining q circu-
lation. Fire alarms have b:en more
numerous than usuul, aud last night
proved to be one of terror to the Nom
bers of the dep ,rtment. Three fires
after midnight served to keep practi.
cslly the whole force on duty, and the
service required Of them under the
circumstances was such as taxed their
endurance to the fullest extent.
The severe weather caused great
many needy people and professional
tramps to besiege the relief agencies
and police statioua, seeking shelter
and temporary sustenance.
A dispatch from Council Blufs,
Iowa, says at 10 o'clock Friday night
the thermometer recorded "a degrees
below zero, the coolest weather in Is
yesrs. At Lincoln, Neb., at 9 P. NJ.
it was 10 degrees below. At Quincy,
ILL.,, at Ii P. NJ. it was 20 degrees be-
low, the coolest temperature since
1878. At Cedar Rapids, Iowa. at
~ P. NJ. it wss % degrees below.
A rescuing party succeeded 10
reaching the snow-bound cattle trains
some distance from this city. Som
of the cattle were frozen; the remain
der are being fed and cared for by the
railroad company. A large force Of
men was sent out yesterday, but Cd
arriving ear the train refused to
work. They could not see ten PAGES
ahead for the immense drifts of snow,
and returned to this nearly frozen.
CHARLESTON, S. g., Jan. 6.-The
thermometer at 4 O'Clock this morn
ing registered IS degrees above zero
the coolest weather here 10 1875 years.
QUEBEC, Jan. 6-The first mails
from the country parishes since the
great storm which set 10 on the LIST
instant reached town Saturday, the
bags having to be carried in snow
shoes. Such compile stoppage of
communication in the country has
not been known for twenty years
past.
CINCINNATI, o., Jan. 6.-The Their
mometer at { o'clock Saturday morn
ing was 90 degrees below zero, which
is the lowest point it has touched here
for years. There were very few PEG
pie in the streets, half the street cars
stopped running, and the ferry-boats
could not run at all.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-01-09

The signal service Thermometer
marked zero at 1890 o'clock tonight,
which was two degrees warmer than
a. the same hour last night. Navaga-
ton Is practically suspended on the
Ohio river. A few boats will try to
run tomorrow morniug. but the TIL
butaries are sending ice into the Ohio
and it is expected that by tomorrow
night the river will be full of ice.
Danger to steamers and coal fleets is
feared. should the tempersture con-
tinue below the freezing poiut three
or four days more.
BIsMARK, OAK, Jan. 6.-The cold
est weather known 10 ten years prevails
here. On Thursday night the mercu>
ry decendcd to sc degrees below re"
70, and Friday night to 33 degrees
below zero by the signal office Their
mometer.
INDIE PESDENcE, To-. Jan. CA boy
and girl FAMED Hines, aged 6 aud 7
years, were frozen 10 death in bed last
night.
PITrsBURG, Jan. flames Moria-
rlty was frozen to death here to-day.
His wife was afterwards found at
home helplessly drunk aud nearly fro
zen. She will die. Richard Fl. Beat
ty was frozen TO death at Monroe :
vile, this county, to-day.
CHICAGO, Ill. Jan. THE weather
has moderated very considerably dur.
ing the past twelve hours, aud at IL
o'clock A. NJ. was 4 degrees above
zero, with signs of snow.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Jan. THE
weather here to-day, though cloudy
is decidedly warmer: The thermom
eter was II degrees above zero at
noon.
BARRE, VT, Jan. The thermom
ctel registered 32 degrees below zero
here this morning.
ST.. JOHN. N. b., Jan. Very
cold weather prevailed here last night
and to-day. At 8 o'clock this morn-
lug the thermo meter marked 10 de-
grees below zero. At noon it showed
4 below:
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-01-09

Lynchburg Virginidn: They say that
Bob Mays, the county Judge of Bote-
tourt, has resigned. He has thus saved
the State some expense, the Lesisla-
ture little trouble aud bimself furtl er
exposure. That was the wisest act OF
Mays life. We congratulate him up
on this action. and the people Of Betor
tourt upon being rid Of the most un-
Judicial, ipjudcious and incompetent
Judge that ever sat upon the bench 10
Virginia. And now will not 'the
Lard emnlate this good example?
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-01-09

Mr.. Matthew Aruod's ideas of the
American farmer have not been reall'
zed. He possibly expected tofad a
class of men like The farmers of the
South before the civil war-a class oil
whom the South was and any country
could we'll have been proud, but which
was as completely abolished by the
result Of that war as was the sys'
tenn OF labor which made its existence
posslble.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-01-09

On Wednesday night, a. the Luih-
erau church 10 this city, our well
Known fellow citizen, Mr.. Jos. b.
Lickliter, aud Miss S. Kate Moffett, Of
L,nchburg, were made one 10 the holy
bonds Of ma rim Ony the Ceremony being
performed by Rev. j. NJ. Frost, pastor
of the Baptist church. -Staunton Spec.
tator.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-01-09

The Petersburg hdez-Appeal ssy'
that Its true the old year, like the
Republican party, must 90. But uD :
like the latter. II has been tolerablJ
good, go don't kick 1t away, like an
old shoe. but give il gentle adieu and
let 1t drop quietly into the vast ocean
of time"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-01-09

The Legislature IS preparing fer
vigorous work. They propose to Gil
the tfices with men who will work for
the people and not for a party. When,
ever officers have failed to do their duty.
they are disponed 10 nvtsligate, and
will not tolerate men who devote their
attention 10 politics instead OF the du-
ties of the Cffices which they hold.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-01-09

RETURN OF STJLEN SPOONS. The
Winchester Ne,os says that, during Gen
Milroy's occupation Of Winchester
during the war, the home Of Mr.. Llo,d
Logan was plundered by a number OF
Yankee yandals. After 20 years for
consideration the fellow who took The
silver spoons returned eight Of them ID
Mr.. Logan on last " ednesday by ex-
press from Gil cinnati, Ohio, but failed
10 send bis name. This was an un
expected Christmas gilt 10 Mr.. Logan.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-01-09

| COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,
~ Woodstock, Va. Jan. 2, 1884.
To w. T. williams, Trus. and Gee X. Watkins,
Defendants, and A. J. Myers and Fyauns Myers
his wife, complainsnts.
You ale hereby notified that have fixed upon
the 9th day Of February next, between the bours
Of Q O'Clock, A. NJ. aud 6 O'Clock, p. NJ. at my
Office LIST. To ascertain and report all the liens
upon the property of Fyanpa Z. Myers aad their
respective prior tiles. I'd, The gross aud animal
value Of the real estate In the bill and proceeding
M mentioned, and Sd, Any other matter the comr.
may deem proper or any party may desire, that Is
pertinent, required to be taken by the decree Of
Shenandoah circuit court rendered on the 9th
day Of December 1888. in . suit in chsncery de-
pending In said court between A. ]. Myers and
wife complts. and W. 4. Williams Trus kc. Defts.
and II from any cause the taking Of said sccounts
shall not be commenced, or having been COM
me need should not be completed on that day, the
taiinr OF tho same will be adjourned from day TO
day, or from place to place, until the same are
tsien and completed.
Given under my hand a. commissioner In chan.
Gerry OF the said court at my once in said county,
the day and year frst Aforesaid.
Z. Z. sTICKLEY.
ID. 4 b. D. a., WINS. Bro. p. d. Jan.9-A.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-01-09

The Democratic House cut down
tie pension fund by many million dol
lars, ard will pay all who are eniitlC d
TO pensions. The Democrats know
that they are representatives of the
people aud they will take care of The
people . inierests.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-01-09

Rockingham county Is Ieprese nted ID
the legislature by Den ocrats. The
judges at one precinct went too far 10
their Efforts 10 assist The coalition eau
didates.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-01-09

General EppA Huntou, who has Mr.
Mase,'s con est iu charge, declares that
there i. little doubt Of his immediate
induction into the seat now held b.
John 5. Wise 40 coogressman-at-larg e
from Virginia. Mr.. Massey will make
the closing argument ia his Own behalf
Gu the a ,or OF the House.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-01-09

1t 10 tald that tie four contested
election cases from Virginia will bt
the first disposed OF By the Election
Committee of Congress.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-01-09
Marshal Ney.

SAID TO HAVE BEEN AN AMERICAN
MRS. GARFIELD HIS GRAND-NIECE
his REAL NAME MICHAEL RU-
DOLPH.
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National Republican., 1884-06-20
THE COURT RECORD.
Business Transacted by tho District judi.
cipry Yesterday.

Circuit court-Justiee Ha0ar.-Dayton Vs.
Lodge; judgment by agreement for plaintiff. Nc
Gill vs. District of Columbia verdict for plaintiff
for s3,000 Central National Bank vs. Hume OF nj j
on trial. Assignment, Tor o.day-Nos, 55, 81, 62,
Ga, Go, &C. H-H ..t
Eoyicv Courf-Jisticc cor-Reed vs. Reed; sale
satisfied nisi. and cause referred to the auditor.
Clark vs.. Seibert; anticipation of deferred pay
ments authorized. Hopkins VS.. Hopkins; appear
ance of absent defendant ordered Vansant vs..
Electro, Magnetic Gas Lighting Co.; conveyance
by Mills Dean decreed. Stickney vs.. Stckney;
auditors reporto May IL finally ratified. Phillips
VS.. Walbrdge, Horace s. Walbridge made q party,
and cause referred to the auditor. Johnson VS.
Potts; sale ratified nis Murphy VS., Washington q
heirs; auditors report confirmed. Coolidge VS..
Coolidge; divorce granted, Waggaman vs. Me-
Blair; commission ordered to issue to get answer
of non resident infant. Morscll ys. Latimer; de-
cree of June as to terms of sale modified. Mack
all ys. Burche; on hearing.
Criminal COurt-JuStice Wpie-Wm. Wayne
rape; nolle pros, Peter Fischer, manslRuglter,
asrfalgned and plead not guilty. James, Ridgway !,
horse stealing and grand larceny; plead guilty OF
petit larceny. The charge Of horse stealing nOlle
prosecuted. Sentenced to six months in jail.
Assignment for to-day Richard Vanderpoo
housebreakipg; John Flaherty. housebreaking
Chris. q. Taylor, forgery; Jas. Chislcy and Isaiah
Hall, housebreaking; X. w, Wilson, rape.
National Republican., 1884-06-20
A TerrIhIn Accident.

PITTsnURG, PA, June ia Bolton, w.
Va, dispatch says a terrible accident occurred
at the saw mill of jackson & seors in Laurel
Run, seven milea from this place, yesterday
afternoon, resulting in the instant death of
two men and the serious injury of three
others. Tho mill is large ono, employing
considerable number Of mon, who oil work
near tho boiler. At o'clock, without warn
ing Of any kind, the boiler exploded, almost
entirely demolishing the mill and scattering
scalding steam and fragments of lumber in
all directions. AS soon as the shock of the
explosion was over search of tho ruins was
made resulting in finding tho bodies of J. IL.
Seers, Junior member of the firm, and VIM.
CALI, laborer, together with three seriously
injured men, whose names have not been
learned. The loss will reach several thousand
Ill
National Republican., 1884-06-20
The Court Was Innocent.


Two residents of Sprngwells had diff
Guilty over game of cards the other day,and
the result was the arrest of one for assault
and battery. When the case was called yes
terday the complainant took the stand to OK
plain how it happened.
"You see, Judge" he began, 1--WE were three
points up"
whats point?" blandly inquired the
court,
"Why, wo wero playing fve-point euchre.
Honor"
"Ah w
"He dealt, and it was my lead"
IDEAL lead. Please explain"
"Why, he shunled tho cards and dealt the
hand, and it was my first play"
well, go on. Perhaps can understand"
al led the ace of diamonds and he trumpet
it with club. That is, he refused suit"
"Do you mean no refused to be sued2"
"No, sir. ia like to explain this thing to
you, because it was about the suit we had our
fuss"
"I see-go on. You snid you put diamond
down on the table. Did he grab it2"
HE trumped it with q club"
"Ahl Did you SEQ him carrying this club
around before you sat down to play2"
Your Honor, I'd like to take pack Uf
cards and explain to you"
mo usc---no use. Pyo heard some OF the
aldermen speak about the right and loft bow.
ers, and I've heard of jacks and kings and
aces, but it would be lost time TO try to show
me, You don't seem to have any case"
But that's because you don't understand
me. When / charged him with refusing suit
no struck me in tho mouth"
"Did, oh Well, there isn't any case to
speak Of Tho prisoner Is discharged, and
you'd better whacll up ON tho costs"
"And to think !" groaned tho counsel for
the plaintiff, as he reached the sidewalk,
that only tho evening before this same inno-
cont old j. p. beat mo out Of sovcn glasses of
beer at that worry game of euchre and I'll
take my solemn ailidavy that he stocked the
cards on mo at least every other hand |"
National Republican., 1884-06-20
THE ENGLISH BAR-MAID.
How She Looks and Dresses, and the
JHrgon She Talks.

LIUHDo0l Letter.
/ had, however, other reasons for wishing
to visit the bar besides u desire to quench my
thirst. had often heard of, but had never yet
seen, an English bar-maid, and was eager to
interview being | had heard 80 much OF, SO
] was guided by an obsequious waiter through
tortuous passages to the billiard room, where
tho bar was situated. When the door opened
q "vison" burst at once on my entranced
gaze Yes, there she stood, u real English
bar-maid," and mighty pretty one, to boot.
She had fair hair and black eyes, q contrast
rarely seen, and was dressed in plain black,
with white collar and cuffs, and on her
wcll-shapcd, aristocratic looking little
head she had bewitching Mother
Hubbard cap. was, at first, rather at loss
as to what to drink. / knew Cocktails" were
not CONNIE IL faut, and when l asked for
whisky straight, sho replied, Scotch or
IrishP / thought she was inquiring my
nationality, so replied, mo, American, from
Chicago" Sorry we don't keep any, sir"
said she, with n smile, that made mo shake
down to my boots. 1 afterward learned that
she meant Scotch or Irish whisky, but /
didn't venture to repeat tho request, so fell
back on what thought was sure to be right
namely brandy and soda. But here again |
was destined to be nOnplused, for
with tho same bowitchng smile that
had first captiyated me she said "Will
you have four or six p" and do you want
a whole or baby2" This was Greek TO
mo, so made q bold stroke aud requested
six" and "baby." There is nothing Ikea
practical demonstration to teach man, and
/ found that six and baby" meant six
penny worth of brandy and half bottle Of
soda-water. l thon tried TO enter into con-
versation with tho Hebe, but found her cold
as steel All the little "mAshing' arts l knew
of were brought into play, but fell as Hat as
pancakes, At last / remembered that an
Eaglish friend in Chicago had told me TO
mention his name TO any bar-maid in
England and would bo sure
of hearty welcome, so l tried
the open sesame with my Hebo, and we'll did
the charm work. No longer were tho lovely
eyes downcsst, or did the little rose bud
mouth refuse to open, but at the very mem
tion of the name the eyes sparlilGd and the
lssome tongue began to wag. "How was he =?
Had he grown stouter? Was he doing well2"
etc, finishing up with, "Sow, please drink
that OFF and will mix you one Of his favorite
drinks" Aud right doftly did she do it, too,
in manner that would mako our bost bar
men green with ENVY, During my stay in
Liverpool had many talks with hor, aud
found her highly educated and accom-
plished girl.
National Republican., 1884-06-20
rrrrnoM ron TIE FOOT.
The Feminine Foot No Longer Pinohtd,
hut Once More Free and shapoly.
NcW York Lcil

hut Once More Free ana shnpeiy'
Ncw York Letter.
Speaking Of personal appearance the fash
ionable boot Of woman has undergone
sudden and radical change. Only fow
months ago it was wholly artificial in shape
and as unnatural In size rs squeezing could
mako It. Tho toes woro brought to sharp
point and the apparent heel was directly
under the instep, while tho real one pro.
jected behind the high support You are
familiar enough with that kind Of pedal
distortion, because 1t was for several years
in fashion and majority of finely
dressed women submitted TO its torture.
1t did not permit of natural walking,
but gave riso of necessity, to that miucing
gait which We havo almost come to re-
gard as Characteristic of femininity. But
nt the point where further romodeling Of tho
foot would have nearly approached the
Chinese kind Of disaguration thore catno a
reaction, and tho foot Of tho New York belle
| Of to-day is sot fatty and squaroly on the
ground. The reformation has been produced
| by the vogue into which Athletic sports have
come with the ordinarily all-too-gentle sex.
Pedestrisnism has struck popularity with our
| city young women, and lazy ease Is for the
timo in disfavor. Exercise afoot was found
to be hardly diversion In tho high-hooled
and narrow-tocd Shoes and therefore q change
was wrought in q few weeks which physicians
and dress reformers could not have effected
in century of argument.
The shoe of 1SSfs sHmmer has heel Of less
| than au inch in height and placed where ii
belongs. The toe is round and wide. The
entire outline Is not quite that Of a natural
human foot, but as nearly so as previous con-
dtion Of compression permits. The material
is not tho inolastic glazed stuff long in use.
bet soft calfskin Of tho Same kind used in
mons Shoes Tho mako is masculine,
oven in such details rs beveled soloa
and yellow stitching, and especially In
tho fact that tho surface is not TO be daubed
with pigment and brush, in the way hereto
fore distinctivoly and exclusively male. The
exception in this latter respect Is tho shoe
made of real or imitation crocodile skin,
reddish yollow in color, and making the
wearer look as though on her way to n base
ball match. An artist friend rapturous on
tho subject, declared that an area of natural
ness had at last begun, and that uncon-
tracted waists would be the next happy
attainment on tho part Of our fashionable
girls.
"See that foot ?" he exclaimed, referring to
ono that was protrudng from undor the
hem of q skirt across the car in which we
were riding. ut isn't expressiOnless like q
bunch of bones sinews, and skin, with every
bit of fat long ago pressed out; it isn't the
foot of Chinese lady, nor of mummy dried
q thousand years ago IL is mobile, instinct
with life, shapely, free-in short, just the
foot that ought to be on pretty and lively
| girln
National Republican., 1884-06-20
T,hn EnInntin nnrtnra.

CINCINNATI, OHIO, June 19.-The National
Eclectic Medical association to-day heard an
address by John King on "Medical Legisla-
tion,' which he declared to be unconStitu-
tional and conspiracy against republican
liberty. Ten thousand copies of his address
were ordered to be printed.
DIR. Gum, of New York. offered q resolu-
tion, which was adopted, declaring the asocia
tion in favor OF high standard of medical
legislation. DIR. Gum and others delivered
addresses criticising the arbitrary proscriptivs
and alleged unworthy action Of tho state
boards of health
Dr. Williams made report on eclectic state
organization in Alabama. after which the
association adjourned to visit the Geological
garden and suburbs.
National Republican., 1884-06-20
A College Ter-centonary.

Emmanuel college, Cambridge, was appropri-
ately celebrated to-day. Prof. Charles Eliot
Norton represented Harvard college. The
bestowal of the honorary degree of doctor Of
letters upon Prof. Norton took place, after
which an elaborate luncheon was served. AT
o supper given at the college ninety
guests were present, including Mr.. Lowell,
the American minister, and Prof. Norton.
In Offering toast In honor of Emmanuel
college, Mr. Lowell referred to the commu-
nifty of blood, institutions, and language
between England and America His speech
abounded in wiUticsms aud was much ap-
plauded,
National Republican., 1884-06-20
Thirty Persons Injured.

KANSAS CITY, No., Juno 19.-As the east
bound passenger train on the Burlington and
Missouri River road approached Hubbel a
spread of the rails about sixty feet from the
approach to the bridge occurred, $50 feet
long. Tho engine left the track, but crossed
the bridge on the ties, jolting tho bridge, and
causing it to fall, carrying down the entire
train. Tho engine, smoking car, day coach,
and sleeper are all complete wreck. There
were abo'.t thirty persons injured. A special
train bro ight nine of the wounded to this
city. An examination indicates that wreck
ers drew out the spikes, removed the fish
plates fastened barbed wire into tho holes,
and pulled the rails apart when the train
approached
National Republican., 1884-06-20
CoNpENsEp TELEGRAMs.

The rumor that S. H. II. Clark, of the Union
Pacific railrond had resigned his position as gen.
eral manager of that road, is entirely without
found ulou.
h National Electric Medical association
hny r.pd resolutions asking congress to en-.
net tu secure equal rights tO the medical
prp % In the service Of the United states,
--i..- lcalth Commissioner Magnus Groos, of
Now York has been held In SO 900 for trial on the
charge Of frauduleutly issuing and selling 500
shares OF the Excelsior Gaslght company of
Staten Island,
AT the Army aud Navy club banquet at Hart
ford Conn, speeches were made by Senators
Hawley aud Platt Cow Waller, Speaker Harrison,
and others, and the proceedings were not con-
->lnded until midnight,