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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-06-28
Youthful Thieves.

A dispatch from Maiden, Mass.
says: Two of the youngest robbers
on record are on trial here for a
series of successful attempts to i'm
itate the practices OF Dick Turpiu
and company. They are Charles
and Ethel Brett. brother and sis
ter, aged 10 and 5. They have sue
ceeded in robbing no less than ten
persons, all women, in open day
light. Their plan WAS either for
the boy to rush at "a pocket-booi
when being carried in tue hand,
aud snatching it throw 1t quickly Il
his sister, who would play the part
of an innocent spectator, 90 scud'
ding away to the nearest house
and get INTO It, or around some
corner. Another plan was to trip
up the victim. The one would be
selected with the biggest pocket
book. On her approach the chill
dren would begin to play around
her aud of a sudden the boy would
seemingly trip and fall fat imme
diately in front Of the victim, who
nine times in ten would stumble
over his body and take a tumble
the coveted pOcket.6OOk being
seized and carried of before she
was able to recover from the effec S
of the tall. IL is estimated that by
these tricks the pair have managed
to get over 5000 daring the past
month, all OF which was spent in
purchasing a most remarkable col
lection OF nick-uacss. The cir
bought "A $50 doll and told her par
ents that it was given her by an
Old friend. The boy had laid in a
similar amount ct hre.crackers tOl
the Fourth, Their parents art
deeply gneved at their disgrace,
aud the court is in quandaTy
what to do with them.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-06-28
A Distressing Story.

LITTLE Rock, June GA dis
tressing story comes from Clinton,
on the upper Red river. An old
man named EmmersOn was with
his family in his house at night
when fierce storm arose. After
an hours rain the water gradually
flooded his house, and, fearing dan.
ger inside, he gathered two OF his
children in his arms and made for
the door 10 escape. As the door
opened a huge log ahOat dashed in
the entrance and knocked the little
ones from bis arms. They fell at
his feet into the swift current and
were lost. lie then took up two
more, one in each arm, and sue.
ceeded IN getting out with them
safely, telling his wife to follow
with the others, but IN attempting
to escape in the same manner the
mother and two children in her
arms and three clinging to her
dress were carried down with the
flood and drowned. The father
and two chlldren are the only ones
left in a family Of eleven who
escaped with their lives. The
night was dark, and the father,
with the only two SURVIVORS, stood
in water above their waist, cling.
ing to a tree, for several hours,
aud when the waters subsidized in
the morning search was made and
the dead bodies Of the mother aud
seven children were discovered
scattered here and there for a con-
siderable distance around the place,
their clothing having caught in the
underbrush and the bodies held
fast in that way. Two of the bodies
were found III the garden lot a
short distance from the house to
wheru they had been carried by the
force Of the water, and the Others
fifty yards from the house.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-06-28
To 90 Over Niagara Falls.

The barrel boat IN which Pro
lessor q. ID. Graham intends go
lug over Niagara Falls early in
July, has arrived at Niagara. 1t
Is buoy.shaped, II feet long, 30 feet
across the centre and 2 feet across
the ends. 1t has ~ iron hoops en-.
circling it and five hanging length.
wise. The boat is divided into
three Compartments and in the ends
are air chambers. The foolhardY
navigator intends placing himself
in the centre. There is a manhole
on top which tue occupant closes
after he gets into the boat.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-06-28
Funeral of Americas Heaviest Man.

ELMIRA, n. Y, June 2O.-JOhn
Lawes, who weighed GAO pounds
while living. was buried here today.
Throngs of cuuou' people gathered
around the house, tramped over
the lawns aud jostled each other in
fruitless attempt to crafty their
morbid curiosity by gazing upon
the face of the well known charao'
ter. Decomposition set in early IN
the morning, and the big casket
was not opened. After a bnei
sermon by Rev. Mr.. Wright, the
undertakers were ready to remove
the coffin, with its weighty con
tents, to the hearse in waiting. The
easket was 30 large that 1t could
not be taken out through the door,
30 a carpenter bad to be called W
and one side of the house removed
Then it took twelve men to carry
the remains out. The grave that
had been prepared by the sexton
looked almost like cellar, being
forty five inches wide, while the
average grave is only twenty'three
Two oak planks were laid across II
TO hold the casket. Mrs. Lawes
AID her fye children wept, while
nine staiwsFt men lowered the
anormous easJxet into the ground.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-06-28
A RARE BUSINESS CHANCE!

The undersigned has for Sale or Rent at
Aionzayille, Shen. Co., Va, dwelling and
Store.room Gall new and under TIM roof,
with cistern, good garden, a lot con-
tanning about one acre Of ground,
stables and other outbuildings. The store
room is iOx20 feet. This property is in
good neighborhood and is convenient 10
churches. schools and postoflice. The
mercantile stand is considered a good
one, and always did thriving business
when occupied. Terms moderate. For
further particulars call on or address
EMMA HAAS,
Dec. II 'So.-t. (. Alonzayille, Va.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-06-28
RI0TING NEAR HAVERSTRAW.
FATAL CONFLICT BETWEEN HUN
GARTANS AND WASHINGTON
COLORED MEN.

HAyERsTRAW, \. y, June "a
Sheriff Shankey and two consta-
bles arrived OF jones Point, y. y,
this morning and iouDd everything
quiet after last nights riot. The
Hungarlans were digging in the
sandbanks and The c0lOred men
working 10 the brickyards Mike
ColasseI's dead body still lays on
the beach, where be fell the night
before, aud Andrew Bolaute lay
dying OF a shot through the aldo.
men in a brick tenement near by.
James A. DeGrOat's brlckyards and
saDdbanks are the only Industries
here.
Among the laborers employed
are about thirty Hungarians and a
dozen cOlOred men, between whom
there has been some antagOnlsm,
but no outbreak until yesterday, at
half.past four p. m. A crowd Of
whites and blacks met on the river
shore, where Clark l!yder's "bum.
b0atn wa tied aud Rider was dis
pensing whiSkey and beer. Wrest-
hug was another feature OF the
festivities. In order 10 evade the
license law the "bunbOal" was al
chOrcd about one hundred feet from
the shore and its patrons were
transported TO and from II in a
smaller boat.
As the liquor began to take
effect disputes arose over the wrest-
ling. Finally two lluDgaIians
seized a cOlored man and threw
him into the river. A fight ensned
between the negroes and Hun
/ gaIans on shore. James Morton
cOlOTed, who was on the boat, hast.
ened to the shore, aud drawing d
seven barrrled revolver, deliberate
~ fred all the shots into the crowd
of Hnngarians. lie then wen
back TO the "bnmbOatp
Michael COasser was shot 10 the
LETT eye and ms antly killed. An
drew Belante received a iata
wound in the abdomen, and George
EahOws was shot in the thigh and
and Andrew Miller In the leg. The
Hungarians bombarded the "bum
boat with stones until il pat out
into the stream. Morton aud one
or two other negroes escaped 10y
rowing to Verplunck's Point, bn
returned at 0p. n. Morton tool
to the woods. ard has not been
seen since. He and all the otheI
negroes came from Washington, d
e. lie has wife there.
The sheriff arrested Frank Long
Walker Dean, General Frye, col
ored, and Clark Rynder, white
and took them and Colasser's body
TO Haverstraw, where the inquest
was commenced this afternoon,
Every thing is quiet now and NJ
more trouble is expected. BoIante
is still alive. The cOrOner's inquest
Is still in progress here tonight,
but there Is no doubt whatever
that Morton is alone responsible
for the shooting.
kilograms have been sent in all
directions to secure the arrest OI
Morton. His wife lives on Pom
erOy street, and his parents on
Cedar street, Washington, ID. Q.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-06-28
HOW A COUNTRY CAN BE POOR

Mr.. Isaac X. StrOuse, editor OF
the Rockville (Indiana) Tribune,
writes concerning his county
(Parke) that SIT is peculiarly dH
agricultural county, there are no
mills and factories IL IT," Here we
have, therefore, an apt illustration
Of county absolutely destitute OF
any diversifcatiOn Of Industries.
IT'S whole population consists Of
farmers who are competing with
each other in producing the same
crops, and in this respect may be
iikened to that Of a city whose entire
population are producing and sell
ing only one tbiug-say clothing.
II is easy to see how such pOpula-
tion tends vastly to cheaper farm
products for whatever distant
Community may be consuming
them. Bat no one portion of this
population creates any demand for
the products of any other portion.
There can, therefore, be no com
suerce or exchange among them
They are all rivals, against each
other. with the effect in an IN
dustrial point of view of uuderbld'
ding each other, or of working in
combined effort to reduce the
prce of each others products. The
Protectionist arguments, especial
~ of J r. Dodge, are made up Of
proofs that such a community
must either introduce manufactures
or grow poorer every year. Yet
Editor Strouse imagines that The
IMPOVERISHED condition Of ParkC
county, owing to its absence o
manufactures, becomes a strong
argument in behalf OF reducing the
whole country to the same dead
level OF iuaction and decline.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-06-28
Butler Comes Back at Porter.

The Boston Herald prints a four
column letter from Gen. Butler in
which he essays to prove bis
charges OF cOwardice against Ad'
mlral Porter during the siege OF
New Orleans, which charges were
made IN a public speech in Boston
last May, and have been the subject
of a long controversy between tue
two principals. "The sole question
between myself and Porter says
Gen. Butler, sis, did he or his
flagship and the rest of the mortar
fleet sail away from the ncighbor-
hood of the forts, where they were
stationed by Farragut, down 10 the
Head of the Passes or out to sea,
and remain there for a considerable
time. till Porter believed it safe to
return to the forts p After an
swering this question IN the Affirm
atlve Gen. Butler says: "The fact
is, instead of aiding in the capture
of the city, you were the only
obstacle in the way of the capture
If New Orleans as it was captur'
ed.n Alter commenting III his
caustIc manner upon matters OF a
personal nature in interviews be-
tween admiral Porter aud Wash
ington reporters, Gen. Butler says:
81 fear that / have done for YOU
what you could not do for yourself
-immOrlalized you, for / haye
given your name to "A Boosting,
vain, glorious, calumnlatory lie
Hereafter forever it shall be called
a Porter ,"
In conclusion he says: 81 shall
never refer to these matters In any
future newspaper article, put l
have another Incident IN your
career, which, if my good health
and pleasure still exist may ieel 1t
my duty TO bring to the attention
of the country in order that the
people may learn another phase OF
your character more deeply dyed
with cowardIce and falsehoOd than
the two which have now con
sideied."
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-06-28
THE DIMNESS OF JOHN BRIGHT'S
BRIGHTNESS.

There is a great deal of recantlng
and readjustiug Of the Old-time
Smithian and Rlcardoian philoso-
ply of political economy going on
IN England just now. "Ihe
American idea' is causing a great
d cal of mental ferment. The
Manchester Guardian is among the
most widely circulated aud most
influen tial free trade organs OF
England, but it IL forced to tins
admission
Already we have lived long enough to
discover that the gospel Of free trade II
OF in Itself the whole gospel of social
progress, that it is in the main negative
doctrine.
What will poor Mr.. Foundation
fixed Perry say to this? And es.
pecialIy when he remembers that
it was said by an English free
trader in review Of the value OF
the public services of the late John
Bright ? The ondon Star, also a
free trade journal, is constrained
to say
Now all is changed. We recognize at
last that though commodities should he
cheap they become dear when the wages
of flesh and blood are cheapened down TO
starvation point. The old gospel has
failed because it was incomplete because
it was too shallow, too much concerned
with the selfish ends of capitalists, too
little with the needs of the laboring
classes. We haze only to take John
Bright's words about the slave in AmerI-
ca and wonder why be did not press them
home to the slave in Lancashire.
This also is extracted from an
article in review OF Mr.. Brights
public career. Things are dear or
cheap in proportion to the pur'
chasing power of the people who
need them. There is 10 other
standard of DEAFNESS or cheapness.
Free trade looks to lowering the
selling price OF everything, and it
lowers the selling price OF labor
most and first. Protection makes
the purchasing power the first OBJ
iect of consideration, and the pur-
chasing power is mostly dependent
upon the wages paid to labor. This
is the new and American doctrine
Young gentlemen who wish to
rank AS "advanced thinkers" dis
ciples of a "new school" or "men
of progress should receive it with
ardor.-ChicdgO Inter- OcedR.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-06-28
ORIGINAL AND BORROWED.

The jury in the case of the five
railway employees charged with
causing the recent disaster by
which seventy-five persons lost
their lives near Armagh, Ireland,
has brought IN a verdict OF man
slaughter.
In WarrentOu. Saturday, the
grand jury brought in an indict-
ment of voluntary manslaughter
against Edward T. Turner, charged
with killing his brOther-in-law,
Robert Turner, near the Plains,
Juue 9th. His trial was set fol-
last Wednesday.
Fire broke out early Saturday
morning IN Vancouver, W. l., and
I'm less than two hours it swept
over nearly four blocks in the bust
ness portion of the town. These
blocks, fortunately, were covered
with small frame buildings, anC
the loss will probably not react
10000. The insurance is very
light.
Great CONSERVATION has beer
created among the farmers neal
Marion, Ind, by the appearance
during the last day or two OF
small green bug or parasite tina
threatens TO demolish the wheat
oats and rye crop. The pests ap
pear upon every head By hundreds
and planting themselves at The
base Of the gram sap the life out Of
10.
A negro named Dan Cross, neaI
Mt. GIlliard in LoudOn county, last
week attempted an assault upon
the young daughter of Mrs. Kirk
patrick. Hearing her daughter
scream. Mrs. Kirkpatrick got
Gun and shot the man in the arm
She raised the gun to FIRE again but
the cap did not explode. Cross
made his escape but was subse
Quently arrested and sent to jail in
Leesburg.
Al Dendon, Surry county, Fri.
day a son of DR.. John r. Parker
aged about ten years, was IN biz
uncle's store examining some PTS
tots among which was loaded ont
belonging to a clerk in the store
This the boy picked mp, not know
ing it was loaded, and snapped 1t
The ball struck Mr.. Thomas Lar
KIN, who happened to enter thu
store door at the time, killing hin
instantly,
Along The banks OF the Savan
nah river for a month or so a white
man. who calls himself Jesus Christ
has been going through the cOun
try preaching. The negroes have
come to believe in him, and have
accepted his words as INSPIRED
teachings. "Giye up everything
and follow me-" he commanded
"Let your crops 90 ; turn youl
cattle in the patches the Lord
will provide for you" And, obey
ing him, hundreds Of negroes have
quit work and let their little farms
20 10 ruin.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-06-28

The Legislature of Missouri has
passed a law forbiddIng the mar
riage of first cousins, and making
such marriages pull and void. First
cousin loyeTs in that State should
emigrate to some other STATE.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-06-28
iISYll
VIBRATOR

The same firm which
81 years ago COM
pletely revolution
lied the Threshing
Machine trade by
inventing = new
Threshing Machine,
much better than
any machine before
known, so that all
builders Of the old
style Threshing Ma
chimes stopped max
ing them and copied
the new machine az
closely as they dared
have now made an
other advance, and
in their New Vibra-
tor present a Thresh-
ing Machine contain
ing entirely new fea-
lures in separation
and cleaning, which
place it as far ahead
Of any other as the
old Vibrator was
ahead Of the END
less Apron" ma
chimes. Every Farm
er and Thresherman
should at once get
full information re-
garding the NEW
VIBRATOR, which
will be sent Free on
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-06-28

The foundry works at Mt. Clare
shops of the B. 4 o. r. r., has
been stopped.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-06-28

Ten cases of drywning in and
around Philadelphia last Sunday,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-23

IS most charming and attractive woman, with
9. quick intuitive sympathy, which no doubt
lies at the root of much of her art work, and
winch seldom fails to turn her business into
Pheasant acquaintanceship.
IL seems Tar cry from Newman College TO
millinery and yet ! know very cultured eX.
Newman student who has gone into bonnets-
In her case mathematics appear to have acted
as an excellent foundation for business, for she
has Deen specially successful in her enterprise.
The lady refer to is Mrs. Cooper-O Oakley,
who trades in new Bond street under the now
Well-knoWn name of Mime. Isabel. .
BoNNETs AND BUDDHISM.
The Newnhamites-in contra-distinction to
the Girtonites-are always held to marry, and
Miss Cooper, after successful university
career. married a Mr.. Oakley, and subsequently
went out to India. where he held some appoint
ment. III health driving her home, Mrs. Oakley
left her husband deep in esoteric Buddhism. to
the study OF which he has devoted his life, and
the family finances being at a low ebb, took TO
bonnet making for an income. The combina-
ton of bonnets and Buddhism always struck
me as delightfully."- characteristic of the times.
Mrs. Oakley is tall and slight in figure, with
rather handsome face, and a very quiet lady
like manner. She always waits OH her Gus
toners herself, and always has very positive
opinion as to what does, or does not suit them.
Her prices are certainly high. usually from
three to four guineas. but / can testify from
personal experience that a bonnet from her is
a joy-not quite for ever, but, anyhow, as long
as it lasts.
In one point Madam Isabel sets good ex-
ample to all lady employers of labor; she has
the interests of her employees very much at
heart. She discovered that in the scant half
hour which is all that shop assistants, lady
clerks, ETC., are allowed for their midday meal,
they often do no more than eat a hurried bun
at the nearest baker. for want of a proper din
ing place in the neighborhoOd. To remedy this
evil. she has recently started charming little
cheap restaurant, called The Dorothy. for
women only. Ilunched there the other day,
and had plain, but excellently cooked repast,
for the small sum of nine pence. The place is
prettily decorated with Japanese fans and Or
naments, the food is dainIily served, and the
waiting is excellent. / need hardly add that
the scheme has been an admirable success for
all concerned. and that as many as 200 women
lunch there in a single day. Now that the
scheme has been inaugurated, it is to be hoped
that "Dorothys" will spring up all over Lon
don. NJ NJ DILKE
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-23

it is really a grief to hear q tender
romantic, Browniugeslue adorer spoken
of as the beau of his idol, or to have ones
solid, practical, congenial comrade dubbed by
so trifiing name, or to insult the sweet illu-
sions and lofty ideals of pair Of lovers by call
ing Romeo the beau of Juliet Mercutio was a
beau, if you please. and died with a jest upon
his lips; but one cannot imagine him in Romeo's
place. No, my dear girls, don't be slipshod in
your nomenclature: and although you may be
surrounded with beaux, don't fancy them low
ers, or even sincere admirers. for your true
beau admires nobody very much except him
self, although part of his profession is to as
sumo the part of an admirer, not to you only,
but to the other dear 500 toward whom he will
flutter in the course of the evening
MRS. FRANK LESLIE.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-23

On Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock, Mr.. R. NJ.
Totten, the popular druggist of Lawrenceville,
and Miss May McCleave, charming and cul-
tured young lady of Cumberland, Md, were
married at the residence of the BRIDES mother
in Cumberland. Rev. W. NJ. Webbe. of St.
Johns Episcopal Church, this city, performed
the ceremony Mr.. w. j. Totten, brother of
the groom, acted as best man. John McCleave
Esq, of this city. gave the bride away. The
ushers were Colonel G. A. Pearre, General W.
Mem McKaig Mr. w. Won Bonnhorst and Mr.
McElroy. Prominent among the guests were
the Misses Totten, Mr.. and Mrs. Totten, parents
of the groom: Miss Ash Mr.. Bender. Mr.. Nc
Elroy, Mr.. and Mrs. John McCleave. Miss Nc
MILAN. Miss Won Bonnhorst Mr.. Grafton Won
Bonnhorst and Mr,ssGeorge Won Bonnhorst, all
of Pittsburg; Miss Morton, Mrs. Morton and
Mrs. Jones, Of Newly ork, and Mr.. and Mrs. Dun
can, of Terre Haute, Ind. The presents were
numerous and costly. After the ceremony the
decked with flowers to the depot for an ex-
tended Eastern tour.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-23
WHERE THE NINTH FOUGHT.

The Handsome Monument to be Erected on
Gettysburg's Field-Commander Warner
on the National Encampment-Preservi
Battle Flags-News from the Posts.
Alex Murdock and Edward Fisher, men,
bers of the Ninth Pennsylvania Reserve
Regiment Monumental Committee returned
yesterday morning from Gettysburg battle
field where they met the State Memorial
Commission for the purpose of inspecting
their beautiful monument, erected on the
battle field between Little and Big Round
Top. The work was found satisfactory and
the same was accepted by the State Com
mission and also by the Regimental Com
mittee. Arrangements will be made to ded-
icate the same on September II and II,
Pennsylvania Day. No doubt the regiment
will be strongly represented. The old boys
may well be proud of their monument and
will be glad to meet so many of their old
comrades on the old battlefield.
Circulars will be issued shortly by the
State Commissioner, or other State authorl-
ties, when full instructions will be given
how to obtain transportation to and from Get
tysburg.
Tents will likely be erected to accommodate
the old soldiers. Rooms can also be procured
in private houses, where comrades take their
families, and do not wish to camp out.