Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-09-18


Robert A. Alexander, a well
known lawyer Of Lewisburg, W.
Va, was found dead in a field near
that town last week. He is sup
posed to have died from apOplexy.
At Bucyrus, Ohio, Saturday
night, William Jones was seen in
a low resort with Piggy IoteIing
and Joe Ide, two bad characters.
He had considerable money and
was drinking. Sunday his dead
body was found on the railroad
and his pockets empty. Iloteling
and Ide were arrested.
A locomotive and caboose, on the
Luangton and Southern Branch of
the Missouri Pacific, went through
a bridge into the Little Usage
river, near Pleasant Hill, Mo-, Sun.
day, and the engineer, Fred. Karl,
and the fireman, p. McIIaney, were
drowned.
Miss Kate Breckenridge, who
was married in Louisville a few
days ago to Mr.. II. G. Bishop, has
for several years been known as
one of the most beautiful women in
Kentucky, and has been a reignlng
belle at the Greenbrier White Sui
phur Springs.
The Freethinkers' convention at
Albany Sunday adopted resolutions
calling for the repeal of all law eX-
empting church and ecclesiastical
property from taxation and the APP
propriating Of money to sectarian
institutions; also, the repeal Of all
laws compelling the observance Of
any day as n Sabbath or holy day,
or enforcing the payment Of legis
lative chaplaincies, or Of establish
ing special religious days to be OBJ
served by public authority.
Tucson, ARIZONA, Sept. ID
Louis RickbOugh shot Alex, Levine
to-day. The wound is believed to
be fatal. Levine is an old pioneer
of Arizona, and was the promoter
of the beautiful park known as
Levines Park. lie is an uncle of
Col. Lamont, President, Cleye-
lands private secretary.
TORONTO, ONT, Sept. l5.-The
wife of Jos. Airy, a bricklayer,
today cut the threats Of her three
children, Alfred, Harry and James
aged s, u and . years, respectively.
The children are dangerously
wounded. Mrs. Airy, whose maid
en- name was IIartly, has been
greatly addicted to drink for years.
Her father was a prominent tenn
perance lecturer in Leeds, England
The woman las been arrested.
A new wood pavement has been
introduced in France, the wood
blocks being boiled in solution of
sulphate Of copper, sulphate of
zinc and chloride of sodium, mixed
with heavy mineral oil, linseed
oil and tallOw. The blocks are
after wards compressed to about
one.tenth Of their original volume.
OF course this is claimed to be an
everlasting pavement, the blocks
being practically unwearable.
Several weeks age Mrs. L. II.
Tenant, of Marietta, Ga, was
rendered and accepted the Office of
Of women's work
at the New Orleans Exposition. the
place formerly held by Julia Ward |
Howe. Thursday she published a
card Tesigning the position and as
signing as a reason: My husband |
is opposed to it, and | give it up in
Difference 10 his wishes.
Hon. Emory A. Storris, one Of
the most prominent lawyers of the
West, and a distinguished public |
speaker, died suddenly at Ottawa,
Ill.,, on the 18th ult. He was stlick-
en- down from the effects of heart |
while speaking in an i'm
DOrtant law case, and died shortly |
lie was a resident Of
Chicago, and was one of the most
prominent and influential Repu-
leans of Illinois and of the most
speakers it has been our
pleasure to hear.
st. Mary's City, Nd, that had
Xix hundred inhabitants n century
lgO, now contains two houses, an
church, and female
school. The mulberry tree under
which Lord Baltimore offered
prayer two hundred and fity-One
ears ago stands, and there are
races OF the State.houSe built at
State. house built at st. Mary's ere
et the seat of Government was
to Annapolis.
The late Thomas Davis, killed in
Jew York city by Holland, Of
'exas, to whom he was trying to
ell some sawdust as counterfeit
reenbacks, has already had three
antilles to turn up and claim him
s their head. Davis LETT some
honey, which accounts for the de.
ire to establish "a relationship
18th his remains.