Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-04-02
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Sam Small, the evangelist and
reformed "funny man," has quit
using tobacco.
The trial of DR.. VIM. White Tor
shooting Judge Geo. w. Ward is
in progress at Abingdon, Va.
1t is said tnat the queen OF Italy
has given a large order for poplin
dresses to a Dublin firm.
The wife of ex.Secretary Hsmil-
ton Fish has donated $50 to the
Confederate Home at Charleston,
S. c.
\ woman made the first orange
box in California, and has built up
an industry that now amounts to
10000 boxes year.
The residence of Irvine W. Hotf-
man, at Huntingdon, Pa, and a
large canvass painting entitled
"Paradise Regained7 were burn
ed. Loss $4,000.
Julia A., wife of eI.GOv. Francis
II. Pierpoint, died at Fairmont,
w. Va, on last Thursday, aged
IS years. She was well known in
Washington, Alexandria and Rich
mond.
The two.story stone and wooden
mill between Frankfort and Holms-
burg, Ps., owned by Biddle &
Weiss. was entirely destroyed by
fire last week. Loss 100000; in
surance $4,000.
Senator Conger affects the violin,
but his wife has not a high opinion
of his MUSICAL taste and ability.
She says he thinks be plays, but
she can scarcely distinguish the
tune.
The daughter of the composer OF
oFaust,n Mile. Jeanne Gounod, is
about to be married to Baron
Pierre de Lassus. He likes the
lassles and she is fond OF de
Lassus.
A daughter of the late Hon. Asa
Packer is preparing to build a
100000 church IN honor OF his
memory at South Bethlehem, Pa,
the spire of which will be one hun
dred and seventy feet high. The
building will be of stone.
Emma Moore shot and killed her
divorced husband, Captain Dun
can McCaig, at Port Huron, Mich
lie went to her house drunk and
abused her brutally. She used a
shotgun, she alleges, in self-de-
Tense.
The Revenue officials made a
raid on illicit dlstilleries in the
southwestern part of this State
last week and had a sharp fight
with moonshiners, in which shots
were exchanged. Ten stills we're
cut ont and $4,000 gallons Of beer
destroyed.
a New England clergyman be-
lieyes that the managers and
stockholders who keep the street
car men so continuously at work
that they cannot attend church
will not stand near as much chance
of getting into heaven as the en-
ployes.
Ex-senator Conkling's speech in
New York Assembly was a splen'
did grafton, powerful legal argu-
ment, and terrible arraignment
of the Jacob Sharp gang Of whole
sale thieves, and givers and takers
of gigantic brides. Now, will the
Legislature follow his advice and
rebuke venality by annulling the
stolen charterg
There should be an occasional
reflection, by every lover Of honest
Official life, particularly in reform
administration in its first year,
when everything IS fresh and new,
that Attorney. General Garland has
yet apologized for his contact with
Pan Telephone stock. He has
not resigned, either. Nor has
President Cleveland called him to
account.
I'm the suit brought by the Chi
nese expelled from Eureka, Cal, to
recover s75, 900 damage to property
and $4,000 for loss Of business,
Judge Sawyer, in the United States
Circuit Court at San Francisco,
last week granted q motion to
strike out the latter claim. This
practically ends the suit, as no
property was injured by the ex-
plOsion.
The mammoth barn on the Hop
kins stock farm, East Providence,
II. f., was destroyed by an incendi-
AIRY fire last week, and sixty-five
head of cattle, including 81 Jerseys
and one Ayershire, were burned,
and also tour horses. The loss on
buildings, hay and tools is S25, 600.
Mr.. Hopkins had been 20 years
raising his herd, and would not
have sold it for $4,000.
The case of Senator Jones, the
Iove-sick statesman who is vainly
bestowing uuwelcome attentions
and bouquets upon lady in De-
troit, is assuming a new interest.
The people of Florida are dissatiS-
fed with his absence from duty.
Thev want either bis return to