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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-09-17
Lots Of LunatIcS In Virginia.

RICHMOND, VA, September TO-
The county jails of Virginia are
OvercrOwded with lunatics await
ing to be accommodated at our
asylums, which are also damned.
Governor Lee, acting under the law
which authorizes him in case the
state asyIums are filed to provide,
if possible, for these people outside
of the state upon certain terms, ad-
dressed a communication to the
Governor of North Carolina in rela
ton to the matter a few days since,
and this morning received an an
swer from Governor Scales, who
says: 81 regret with all the facilities
at the command of the state, we
have a large excess of insane in
our borders now awaiting admis-
sion. All of our asylums are crowd
ed, and yet we cannot accommodate
more than one-half of those who
ought to be provided for" The
Southwestern Lunatic Asylum, at
Marion, is now being constructed,
and it is expected that it will be
ready for use in January next.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-09-17
Cutting ARRAY In a Restaurant,

THE HORRIBLE SIGHT WHICH
STARTLED SOME CHICAGO PEG
PIE.
CHICAGO, SEPT. l0.-While sup.
per was being served to about fifty
people in a restaurant on West
Madison street last night the
guests were Mortified by two figures
pushing through the placc-One
with the blood streaming from
him and llOurishing an ugly look
ing butcher knife; the other run
ming for life. John Morris, the
cook, and Frank Foster, a waiter
in the place had quarreIed about
an order, when Morrison grabbed
a carving knife fourteen inches
long and plunged it into Fosters
abdomen. The weapon inillcting
a frightful cash, penetrating from
the left side to the right and COM
ing out directly below the right
lung. Morris then coolly pulled
the knife from the wound and laid
it down on the table from which he
had taken it. lie then started to
run when Foster grabbed the knife
Just in time to slash Morrison across
the heel as the latter was running
up stairs. The cut severed the ten
dons and arteries Of the leg. Eos
ter was taken to his home, where
physicians pronounced his injuries
fatal. Morrison, who became very
weak from loss of blood, was sent
to the county hospital.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-09-17
IMPORTANT DECISION.

A dispatch dated Pittsburg, Sept.
10, contains notice of the following
important decision for the people
of Virginia, and this district es.
pecially. 1t says: "The litigation
pending for the last six years be-
tween Jacob Reese of this city. the
inventor of the Basic steel process,
and the Bessemer Steel Company,
limited, which has prevented the
use of the Basic steel process in
the Southern States, owing to an
injunction obtained by the Besse.
mer Steel Company, has been de-
cided by the Master, who reports
that the injunction be dissolved
and the bill dismissed at the cost Of
the Bessemer Steel company
The effect Of this decision will
largely enhance the value of Vir-
glnia iron ore properties, especially
in the South River District, as the
ores there are peculiarly adapted
to the Basic process for the man.
ufacture of steel. Some years ago
Mr.. Reese visited this portion of
Virginia and made a minute exam.
nation of the ores of the Vesuvius
property and adjacent lands and
pronounced them of superior quail.
ity for use in the Basic process
the phosphorus being neither too
high nor to low.
OF coarse we have no means Of
knowing whether there will be any
further complications growing out
of this decision, or whether the
patent will be left unembarrassed,
so that it can be utilized in the
manufacture of Basic steel, where
eyer the ores may be found suit.
able for that purpose. If it should
be left free, under Mr.. Reese's con-
troll, it is not an unreasonable con-
clusion that the attention of CAPT.
talsts and iron and steel men will
be drawn to this section, with a
view to steel manufacture, under
this patent. We shall await with
interest further information relat-
ing to this matter.-Vdlley VIZ
gilman.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-09-17
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COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,
" Woodstock, Va, Sept II, 1856.
To X. A. Coffman and Rebecca Coffman
Complt., and
George Hollar, Lydb iHollar, Ellen Hol-
lar, William HolAr, Josep Hollar, Jos.
Hollar, Amanda Hollar, Alioe Hollar,
Catharine Reed and Abraham Reedy,
Defts.
You are horeJy notified that | have
fixed upon the 9th day of October next,
at my Office. ts ascertain and report
|. The amOint and value OF the land
that belongel to Mollie Iollar, decd.
III. Wheeler the same is susceptible Of
division mong the parties entitled
thereto
III. Wbat disposition, II any, has been
made of said landj
~. Who now has possession of the
same, Snd
v Any other matter deemed pertinent
or th,t any party 10 interest may require /:
reoured TO be taken by the decree of
Shenandoah Circuit Court rendehd on the
9Th day of September 1886, in a suit In
cbancery depending in said cOurtbetween
II A. COffnmn, &c, Complts. aud George
Hollar and others Defts., and if rom any
cause the taking Of said account shall not
be commenced, OF having been commenced
should not be completed on that day, the
taking of the same will be adjourned from
day 10 day, or from place TO plane, until
the same are taken and completed.
Given under my hand as Commissioner
in chancery Of the said court, at ny Office
in said county the daysand y,ar first
aforesaid.
NJ B. WUNDER, Conn. il Ch'y.
w. 4 K. pa. sept l7--4t.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-09-17
Cyclone In kccumiC,

A destructive cyclone struck the
town of Onancock last Sunday
night. 1t swept away houses,
trees, barns, and, In a family bury
ing ground, Frustrated and broke
off tomb.stOnes. The track of dis.
truction was not wide.
Capt. John II. L. Hopkins had
his meat house blown over a high
fence and landed in the street, fifty
feet or more from where it stood.
The stables and other outhouses OF
Mr.. Robert L. Hopkins we're blown
down, and utterly destroyed. The
steeple of the Northern Methodist
Church, containing bell weighing
more than five hundred pounds,
was blown over and sec fifteen or
twenty yards away in the middle of
the street. Capt. Thomas johnson,
the oldest inhsbitant of the town,
had the front porch aud all the
chimneys OF his dwelling louise
blown down, and his barn, stables
and other outhouses blown entirely
away, though the horses In the sta
bles were left unhurt.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-09-17
The CIuYsTIus Case,

Before the Supreme Court sitting
in this place, the counsel for Thorn
as j. Cluverius, the convicted muir
derer of Fannie Lillian Madison,
on Thursday last presented a petit
ton for O rehearing. The petition
il confined entirely to the points.
The greatest stress is laid upon the
point that the Hastings Court had
no authority to extend the term
from one month to the other. Up
on this point the petition presents
twenty-five pages of legal cap pa
per.
There wa no argument upon the
presentation of the petition. the
presentation is an CO pdrte Affair."
If a rehearing is granted the Attor.
new. General and Mr.. Meredith will
file answer to the petition, and then
argument will follow. If the court
refuses to grant rehearing the de-
cision OF the Supreme Court Will be
certified down to the Hastings
Court. and the Judge of that court
will have to resentence the prison
err. 1t is thought that the court
will be ready on the first opinion
day next Thursday to render a
decision upon the petition for a re-
hearing. If the opinion is adverse
to the prisoner he will doubtless be
resentenced some time in October,
or AZ the November term OF the
Hastings Court. In Virginia no
nerson can be executed under thlr-
ty days after sentence is passed.
VALLEY VirQinidn
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-09-17
A Horrible Fate.

Word has been received of sick.
ening calamity which occurred last
Thursday night five miles and a
half above StOnestown, Pa. on the
line of the WillamspOrt and North
Branch railroad, where alarge num-
Der of Hungarian laborers are en-
ployed on an extension of the road.
A shanty, in which over twenty of
these men lodged, caught fire one
night from the Overturning OF 4
stove while the meE were asleep.
Sixteen men slep on the second
floor. Those on the first floor and
all on the second floor but seven
succeeded in getting out. The
Others were left to their fate and
were roasted alive in the burning
shanty. Their charred remains
we're afterwards found in the ruins.
The men who escaped were so panic
stricken that they made no effort
to save their companion. The re-
mains of the seven dead were re-
moved to StonestOwn.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-09-17
DAMAGES AND COSTS.

During the late term OF the cir
cult court a case Of damages for
assault was tried resulting in yer
dict for the plaintiff of nine dol
lars. The damages being less than
ten dollars the Judge declined to
certify the costs against the de.
PENDANT, so that each has his at
tOrneys to settle with, and his own
court costs to pay, and the tax
payers, the expenses of jury
trial.
We have no desire to discuss
such matters in our columns, but
in thinking over this case one very
naturally wonders what the cause
of it was. SO far as the court and
Jury were to know, the origin was
a few v6ry hard words and a few
hard blows.
Now, what caused the words and
the blowsg Strange as it may ap-
pear. q sworn officer was the real
cause. The duties of registrar
are plain. lie must register only
those who "apply' and take the
prescribed oath. The registrar
who registers voters because he
knows of them, violates the law.
A registrar who goes about to take
oaths and register voters does the
same. The law is explicit. The
object of registration is to keep a
pure ballot, and hence the regis
trar's duties are clearly defined,
and he is sworn to their perform
ance before he can register single
voter. He must advertise the time
and place of registration, and he
must register at that time and that
place son application" For viola
ton of the law by a registrar there
is heavy penalty involving both
fine and Imprisonment. If there
had been no violation of a plain
law, there would have been no
challenge of the vote out of which
this difficulty grew. Every man
without regard to party should re-
port every violation of the law OF
elections. The sending of an Of
fender or two to the United States
court at HarrisOnburg will have a
good effect.
1t may as we'll be said, too, that
but for whiskey giren away in a
house near the polls no distur-
bance would have resulted. The
law Furnishes "gicing' the same
as "selling7 whiskey on election
day; and it does this whether the
parties be licensed to sell or not
The election law as seen on pages
| 14S to 16S OF the code will give all
necessary instruction. Let 1t be
the duty of every good citizen to
read the law and report cases OF
its violation no matter who the
guilty parties may be.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-09-17
TERRIBLE RAILROAD COLLISION.
A NUMBER OF EXCURsIONIsTS
KILLED AND MANY INJURED,

KILLED AND MANY INJURED,
BUFFALO, n. Y, Sept. IA
dispatch from Silver Creek, N. Y,
says: A Niagara Falls excursion
train on the Nickel Plate Railroad,
under the management of j. w.
Butler, excursion agent, cOllided
with local freight train in the cut
on the curve Just east of here at II
A. NJ. today. Lewis Brewer was
engineer on the excursion train,
drawn by engine No, l59. and Will
liam Harris was engineer on the
freight train, drawn by engine No.
6. Both engineers and firemen
saved themselves by jumping. The
excursion train consisted Of one
baggage car, one smoker and elev-
en- coaches. Only those in the
smoking car we're hurt, it being
completely telescoped by the bag
gage car.
There are various causes given
for the collision. Engineer VIM.
Harris, Of the freight train, is blam.
ed. 1t is said he had orders to
meet the excursion train at Irving.
He failed to obey the instructions,
and was running at full speed when
the crash occurred.
The scenes in the smOking.car
were most heartenlng. The first
warning that was given was the
slight jar caused by the heavy pres
sure of the air-brakes. Some of the
passengers braced themselves in
their seats, seemingly apprehensive
of danger. Then came the terrible
shock, followed by the smashing of
windows and the roof of the car,
and all was a mass of bleeding and
struggling humanity. Men cover
ed with blood we're locked in each
others arms, while underneath them
aud on all sides lay the poor unfor-
Inmates who we're instantly killed,
crushed out of all human resem-
blance. The wounded crawled out
of the debris, and we're assisted to
the neighboring houses. People
brought bedding, ETC., OIL which to
lay the dead and dying, and did all
they could to relieve the suflerings
of the wounded until the arrival OF
medical aid.
Mrs. j. H. Sigel, of Erie, Pa, a
passenger who was on the train for
Buffalo, in an interview said: 81
was IN the first coach next to the
smoking-car. The passenger train
carried a large number Of excur'
sionists, as we'll as regular passen'
gers. The first we knew OF the col
lision was a terrible crash like an
explosion. Nobody was hurt ex-
cept those in the smoking.car. The
sight was so horrible that l could
not look at it. Not a single car
was thrown from the track, but
the smoker was completely tele-
scoped. 1t was a mercy that our
car was not crushed also. 1t was
a narrow escape. One young man
in the smoker saved himself by
dropping on the floor, and escaped
with few bruises. We we're just
one coach length of the trestle
when the collision occurred. One
of the coaches was turned into a
hospital. In another coach the
dead were placed"
The baggage-car was thrown mp
wards and backwards, landing
squarely on the top of the smoker,
crushing and filling it, except the
space occupied by two or three OF
the rear seats.
Seven coach loads of the excur'
sionists came to this city, and from
here went to the Falls as ii nothing
had happened.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-09-17
MARRIED BEHIND THE BARS.
Mamie Clarke WEEDS Her Burglar Low
lerWhile He is in the Tombs.

'erWhile He is in the Tombs.
An incident touchingly illustra-
tive of wOman's devotion in adver-
sity varied the monotony Of prison
routine at the New York TOmbs on
Saturday, and built up a new hope
in the breast of a man upon the
threshold of term in the peniten-
tiary. 1t was a wedding. The
groom is Charles Smith, who is
awaiting trial on a charge Of burg
larry; the bride, Mamie Clarke, nine
teen years old, who lives with her
parents at No. 53 West Twenty
sixth street. They had met and
loved III happier times, and the
faithful little woman Saturday re-
deemed the pledge she then gave.
She purchased the ring herself Sat
urday morning and then repaired
to the Tombs. Warden Finn re-
ceived her and ushered her into the
receptlon-room, while Smith was
summoned from his cell.
Smiths face was bright with hap
Ply smiles when he joined his at.
famed. He threw his arms around
her and kissed her heartily. She
returned his careses, then slipped
the wedding ring into his hand,
and said that it flied her "just love-
lyp
The Rev. Francis j. Schneider
soon appeared, in company with
Smiths lawyer. The young couple
announced that they were ready to
be bound together, which was
quickly done. Lawyer Kinsley
gave the bride away. Warden
Finn, with his watch in hand, alb
ruptly announced THAI time for Wis
itors had ended, and the young
couple parted amid happy tears
and kisses. The young wife, how
ever, promised to see her husband
every day until he wSs removed to
the penitentiary. On Thursday
next the young husband will plead
guilty before Judge Gi!dersleeye in
Part l., of the Court Of General
Sessions, to breaking into the prem
ises of No. Is Suffolk street. On
September l Smith and Charles
Wilson gained access to the prem
ises by crawling through window,
and stole two suits of clothes. He
and his comrade we're detected with
the property in their possession.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-09-17
COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,

~ Woodstock, Va, sept. 10, lsc3,
To John Rudasill and A. b. Fry and all
the heirs, creditors Of Vincent Il Bchm
Complt. and Joseph Vincent, JOIN f..
Boehm, partners trading as Ninceit n
Boehm, Isaac Foltz, George FOtz, hrri-
son Foltz, Cathern Foltz, Mary c. Foltz
and TO w. IL. Wightman, admr. of Raphael
Foltz, decd. Defts.
You are hereby notified that | have fix
ed upon the %, day Of Oct. next, between
the hours Of 6 o'clock, A. NJ. and o'clock,
p. NJ. if fair, If not, on the next far day
thereafter Sunday excepted) TO tab and
settle at my Office, the accounts Of
LIST. The liens binding the real eaate of
Vincent q Boehm in the bill and Proceed
ings named on the basis and theory
charged with the payment of ths debts
set forth in their deed to Isaac E6ltz and
others, and arrange them in theorder Of
priority.
ID. The actual and annual yaln of said
real estate.
Bird. Any other matter may dem per-
tinent or that any party in int9est may
desire, as required to be taken By the de-
cree of Shenandoah Circuit Court
rendered on the 9th day of september
1856 in a suit in chancery depending in
said court between John Redssill and
Nordyke Marmion Co. coRplts. and
Vincent d Boehm Defts. and II from any
cause the taking of said account shall not
be commenced, or having beeneommenced
should not be completed on hat day, the
taking of tho same will be adjourned from
day to day, or from place tOplace, until
the same are taken and completed.
Given under my hand as Commissioner
in chancery of the said court al my Office
in said county the day and year first
aforesaid.
E.E STlCKLEY.
w. & w. &B.p.q. Sept. l7-iw.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-09-17

The Boston Transcript says that
Miss Harriet Goodwin, a neice OF
StOnewall Jackson, is member OF
the Shaker Society, at Alfred, Me.
She is a native of West POint,N y,
her mother being a sister of General
Jackson, and came 20 Alfred from
the Shaker Society at New Leban-
on, n. Y. She is a woman of much
culture and refinement, andis recog-
nized as one of the leading and
most efficient members Of the AL
fred society.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-09-17
COURT DAY.

Phenomenal day. Two Demo
Gratis speak, each antagonizing the
other. Roller is for protection.
O'Ferrall is for free trade. De-
moeracy is thus divided against
itself.
We have our views, and these
we would not exchange for all the
men and friendships of a life time.
OFerrall began his speech in the
Court House. Roller opened on
the outside.
The first aSsailed the taria. The
latter defended it.
Each said he was a democrat.
So mote it be.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-09-17

Young ladies who read the follow
ing paragraph will know how to
prevent young men from troubling
them
Miss Polly GehviS,o of Washington,
Pa, who recently died at the age
of eighty-four, was an old maid
and a man-hater. She boosted
that she never had a beau, and no
man ever lived who dared to ask
her to marry him. She hired out
to the neighbOring farmers, could
do a mans work, and for more than
fifty years, had smoked and chew.
ed Tobacco.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-09-17
POISONED WITH PARIS GREEN.
A FARMERS FAMILY NEARLY FIND
DEATH IN THEIR BREAKFAST
COFFEE.

A FARMERS FAMILY NEARLY FIND
DEATH IN THEIR BREAKFAST
COFFEE.
BENNINGTON, n. j., Sept. ia
dastardly attempt to poison the
entire Schlaffer family, who live
near this town, was made yesterday.
Paris green was the poison used.
Jacob Schlafler owns large farm,
and employees a number of hands
at this time of the year. His wife
is dead, but there are nine children,
ranging in age from tour years to
twenty-five. They got up before
daylight. in order to start to work
soon afcsr sanrise. Having no fear
or danger, the back kitchen door
is unlocked all night. Some time
during Thursday night some one
entered and threw a handful Of
Paris green into the large pot in
which the coffee is boiled for break.
fast. One of the daughters came
down about four o'clock and pre-.
pared the breakfast. She made
the coffee without noticing any
thing in the pot. The coffee was
placed on the table, and nearly all
the children and the hired men
drank freely. One of the boys
thought he tasted something
queer when he was draining his
cup, and, looking in the bottom,
discovered the Paris green. He
knew what it was at once, and so
did the others who examined the
bottoms of their cups. This quick
discovery saved the lives Of
all who drank the coffee.
One of the sons drove in hot haste
here to Pennington and summoned
DIR. Parish. He told the doctor
what the poison was, and the ply
siciau went prepared. This was al
so very fortunate. In an hour from
The time the coffee was drunk the
doctor had arrived. He found all
who had drunk the coffee very
sick. Mr.. Schlaffer, his eldest
son, and one of the hired men were
the sickest, as they had partaken
more freely than the others of the
coffee. Their lives were in jeopar.
dy for hours. Schlaffer is still in
bed, but will recover. All the fam.
lily barely escaped death. They
have no idea who could have thus
attempted to murder them.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-09-17

Annie Renner bright and
pretty child of ten years, was
burned to death on the street at
Altoona, Pa, Saturday, her cloth
ing having become ignlted from y
bonfire around which she was
playing.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-09-17

Senator Jones, the Florida states
man who has drawn 30 much pub
lie attention upon himself by re-
naming away from his work and
his, state, announces that he does
not inteud to return to Florida or
to Congress or to resign. lie says;
81 was elected for six-years' term
and / mean to serve my term out"
His term does not expire until 1887.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-09-17

The National Democratic plat
form on the subject of education
says:
ave are opposed to all propisi-
tions which, upon 0ayPretert, would
convert the general government in
to a machine for collecting taxes to
be distributed among the states or
the citizens thereof"
But the Blair bill proposed to
take the surplus now in the treas
ur~ Tor school purposes, and the
Democracy to a man refused to
even consider it. In three years,
not virginia Democrat has voted
tor this measure in the House OF
Representatives.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-09-17
ESTRAY NOTICE.

On the 2sth of August six sheep strayd
from my premises, near Hamburg. Tire
were marked in the left ear with slit,
the other three were not marked. Any
information leading to the recovery Of
them will be gratefully received by
HENRY PAINTER,
Sept. l7-4w. Hamburg, Va
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-09-17

That independent Democratic
paper, the Washington star says
The democrats will have to hold
council of war pretty soon and
agree upon some policy, or they
will come out Of the little end of
the horn in 1888. In Virginia and
North Carolina they repudiate the
President and civil service reform /;
in Georgia, Florida and Alabama,
they endorse both the President
and the reform while in Indiana
they endorse the President but snub
the reform. This may 30 one way
to carry districts, but it is not
the way to carry the country.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-09-17

A Paris dispatch says that 200
Christians have been massacred
and forty villages burned in the
province of Msnhea, China, and
that 5000 Christians are perishing
from hunger.