Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-07-09

and at this crossing, which would argue
that there is something wrong about il.
Sfaunton iindicdtOr In the Circuit
Court, last week, the suiiof John honni-
han and Others against Geo. ". Cochran,
Jr.. trustee. and others, was decided by
Judge Mclaughlin in favor of the de
PENDANT. The property in dispute is the
we'll known storehOhse on Main street, oc-
cnped by w. /. Oliver, a. bookstore
and owned by Catherine llounihan ana
her infant son, John Edward 1ounihan.
II descended to them from Rosanna Han
nan. The right to the property Is DIS
pnted bv Patrick and Cornelius Hannah,
and this suit was brought to settle the
title. The court held that whatever right
the Humans might have had, the fact
that the lIounihans had held adverse pos
session for fifteen years, gave them nnder
the laws of the State the right to the
property. AT the White Sulphur station,
last week, q G. 4 o. freight stopped for
water. A little three-year old girl crawled
nnder the wheels while il stood. When
it moved, her arm and leg were crushed
and She died next morning. She was a
daughter Of James Kelley, track-man
who lived ON the edge of the road The
Wayne,boro "Free Press says "the
/ Crimora Manganese mines in this county,
have 400 hands at work. Over its branch
road 10 tie shenandoah Valley road large
ouantiiicso Of ore are sent daily for shipment
mainly 10 Bcssemer, Pa, 10 he used in the
maxine of Besscmer steel While the
writer was looking ON at the works last
/ Saturday. fifty cars were loaded on the
dummy cars. in q very short time Fri
dav aud Saturday last, more ore WAS
cotton ont than on any TWO previous days.
| They can scarcely be- furnished with cars
necessary for making the shipmcnts--
/ Three or four large stationery engines are
constantly required for the hoisins works
and machinery. This is one of the larg
est. if not the largest, manganese mine 90
the world" ....The Newport News
Mississippi Valley railway has leased
the Chesapeake and OHIO railroad. The
consolidation makes grand trunk line
under one management from Newport
News 10 New Orleans. where il will con-
meet with the Huntington SYSTEM to the
Pacific Ocean.
The consolidation viii not affect the
present system OF the Chesapeake ~ OHIO
a. the officers Of that company occupy
the same positions in the Newport News
and Mississippi Valley railroad, Gen. W.
G.. Wickham is second vice-prcsident and
Gen. John Echols third vice.prcsdcnt.
Mr.. Huntington, tho president, stated a
few days ago, that in less than two years
there would be 10000 miles Of railroad
tributary to Newport News.
In a few days the name Of Chesapeake
a Ohio will be dropped, and the road
will be known hereafter AZ the Newport
News 4 Mississippi Valley ON Monday
night about midnight, at a negro dance
alta notorious house kept by Barnett
Early in Waynesboro. a fight occurred
between two colorcd men, Henry Harvey
and VIM. u. Baldwin. It commenced by
Harvey striking Baldwin over the head
with bottle, cutting it very badly ~
this moment Edward Baldwin a brother
Of William, who who was present, rushed
on Harvey and plugged butcher knife
into his stomach the blade emitting through
= the spine. Harvey died IN about Fifteen
minutes The murderer WAS arrested
about lay Wight Tuesday morning 10y Fred.
3 Ross. a colorcd man, while attempting Ia
get ON a westbound G. a o. freight train
some distance above the town. He was
brought to Stanton and lodged IN Jail.
q The three Baldwin boys are notorious
colored dsspcradoes. The oldest, Jack,
created sensation at Roanoke city by
killing his colored rival In love and then
| shooting himself dead The youngest,
{ Edward, has now killed his man. The
dance house of Early is spoken Of as cone
Of the worst places in the world" and the
wonder is that it has not been suppressed
long ago
b BaLeicy Springs Nrrs: Vim. Yosting,
! aged % years, and little child, aged II
, months, met with a terrible death at
Hancock Station, on the Baltimore ~
! Ohio Railroad, Saturday evening by being
struck by engine No. Sl3, in charge OF
/. VIM. Blackwell, and attached to passenger
I train No. G. They were on their way
- from Missouri TO Baltimore, and then
y money run ont at Grafton, and they pro.
posed walking the rest Of the way In
, getting ont Of the way Of west
! bound freight tram they stepped directly
IN front Of No. (which was running at
the rate of fifty miles an hour His vile
who is of a nervous disposition, stepped
from the tack barely in time. Her hns
4 band and child stepped on the track, moi
- looking back, and the noise Of the freight
- train prcyented him from hearing the
. passenger train. Both were instantly
9. killed. The remains were brought to thi'
+ place and inferred in GIeenway Cemetery
y on Sunday morning.
II HarfnsJurg NtdfcsmaH ON Satnrda,
& evening Mr. John Snodeal met with
y very serious accident, which it is feared
N may yet prove fatal. Tie was driving hi
bngg, with two grand children, son an'
e daughter Of Mr. John Dean, when be wa
IA RIM into by reckless driver who's
Df identity has not been clearly established
l. at the intersection Of the Wipchcsie
D. turnpLe and John street, causing hi
d horse TO runG down John street. WheI
- opposite the residence Of Mr. William
N Byrnes the little boy was thrown out and
Of although considerably bruised. was no
OF seriously injured at the intersection o
e. John and Raleigh, Mr.. Snodeal and th
Mt Younger child were thrown ont, be hold
to inc on TO the reins and claspng the it'll
y one in his arme was dragged same dis
lance. Tho little girl was thus saved ba
the poor old grandfather was terribly in
- p, iured, having two ribs broken, his shoulde
dislocated. his hand broken and an ugl
cash on the head. During the excitin
lie experience the old mans anxiety SCENT