Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-08-14
State News.

John B. Campbell, of the staff of the
Petersburg Inder- appeal, died last week.
A man supposed to be G.. E. Wright, OF
England, was found near the railroad
track, near Clifton Forge Wednesday, of
last week. with his skull fractured. His
injuries are believed to be fatal.
An octogenarian, who last week took
out a marriage license at Petersburg re-
! turned the document a day or two later
with the explanation that the lady had
changed her mind, and he had no use for
the license.
Seven thousand dollars reward has been
offered for the capture of the murderer of
| D. F. Cornell, the man fatally shot near
Basic City. The family have offered
50 600, the Pullman Car Company 81, 900,
the C. and o. Road $1,000.
Commissioner of Agriculture White
head SAYS "There are more inquiries be-
ing made now for Virginia lands by men
who have the means to buy and pay for
them and become permanent settlers than
there have been since the close OF the
war;"
Mr.. George T. Simpson, proprietor OF
| Mid way Mills, had been missing corn, and
fixed trap-gun Just inside the mill door.
Monday morning man was found lying
Just inside the door dead, shot through
the head. A false key to the door was
found on bin.
John Dickinson, white married man
was tried at the last term OF the Bedford
county court, and sentenced to four years
in the penitentiary, tor seduction. All
spectators were excluded from the court
room during the trial. His wife sat by
his side all the while, and when the ver-
dict of the jury was announced the scene
was most pltiable.
The death of child near Glade Springs
under most horrible circumstances is re-
ported. A physician was called in to pre-
scribe for the child, which was unwell,
and administered what was thought to be
calomel. The doses we're too large and
soon the child was salivated. Then fol-
lowed. until death kindly put an end to
its suffering, a horror of horrors. The
little ones teeth came ont one by one or
were piucked out by its own hands,
the whole side of its face was eaten
away, its flesh sloughed from the bones
and its body became mass OF putrefac-
ton. The matter is to be investigated.
A marty of lads from Danville, Va,
went down the river Monday to battle
and selected spot on the farm of J. Abel
Motley. They heard gun shots and George
Ferguson, aged seventeen, went up on
hill to investi gate. He had not gone far
when he was shot IN the back and receiv-
ed a wound from which he died the same
evening. Motley was afterwards arrested
and confessed that he fired at the boys,
but did it to frighten them from his
premises without intending to injure
Them. He was arrested and lodged in
Jail. Many people are highly indignant
ard believe the shooting was malicious
To make matters worse the lad who was
killed turned out to be Motley's nephew.
Hon. Thomas s. Bocock died at his
residence in Appomattox county Wednes-
day night, aged seventy-six years.
Thomas s. Bocock was born in Buck
ingham county, Va, in 1915. He received
a classical education at Hampden-Sidney, |
studied law, aud began practice at APP |
pomattox Court House. He was States
attorney in 1s45.'46. and sat for several
terms in the house of delegates; was cleo |
ted to Congress as Democrat I'D lel6,
and sat for seven successive terms until
the ordinance of secession was enacted.
In 1861 he was elected to the Confederate |
Congress. He had been candidate for
Speaker in the Thirty, sixth Federal Con-
grOss, and was elected Speaker of the
Confederate House of Representatives IN |
its permanent organization February IL,
1862. His wife was o daughter OF Hon.
Charles James Faulkner, Of West Vir-
ginia, who, with several children, sur
wives him. Mr. Bocock was q gentle
man of high character and attachments,
and of Universal popularity.