Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-07-03
SOuth and West.

Mrs JOHN LARSON. Of Hudson, Wis. in q
fit Of insanity, drowned her three children
in a lake.
TIE Florence National Bank Of Florence,
Ala, closed its doors. The immediate cause
is attr tuted 10 the spread OF false reports,
which caused run on the bank
PRINCE GEORGE, Of Greece, who accom-
panied the Czarewitch of Russia on bis tour,
arrived at San Francisco, Cal, from Yoko-
hama. Japan. He was to proceed direct 10
New York, sail for London, and 60 thence
10 ST. Petersburg.
FOUR men were killed by the wrecking OF
a construction train near Richmond KY.
Six others were injured
GOVERNOR HORACE BoIEs, of Iowa, was
renominated by the Democratic State Con-
yenton at Ottumwa
JOHN AND FRANK maxwell, Of Franklin
County. iowa, caught rabies from skinning
= steer that had died from the bite Of a mad
dog. The former is dead and the latter is
chained in his cellar, raying maniac.
WILLIAM H. Cook. recently Police Clerk
of Toledo Ohio. pleaded guilty TO the en-
bezz.ement Of 5000 OF the city funds and
was sentenced to five years in the peniten
tiary and TO pay a fine of $4,000.
A REPORT comes from Cherokee County,
North Carolina, Of a clodd-burst there. Two
Illicit distillers, Harvey Agnew and Jacob
Newton, were instantly killed. Farms for
miles were inundated, and growing crops
suffered less of several thousand dollars.
THREE boys have been arrested at Ur-
bana, Ohio, charged with attempted train
wrecking. Their names are Edward Evil
sizer, Charles Pence aud Charles Steinburg-
er The eldest is only fifteen. They have
confessed that they have made three at
tempts TO wreck the night express.
JEFFERSON A. HARLOW, Kansas City
(Slo) letter carrier, slept near the open win
dow with the moon shining full upon his
face. When he awoke he was totally blind.
THE recent rains have started new weed
known as pepper grass in many North Da
kota counties in the Red River Valley, and
it has already ruined many fields OF wheat.
The weed grows so much more rapidly than
the wheat that it chokes out the cereal.
THE latest news from storm swept North
western Iowa is that in addition 70 the four
persons drowned at Cherokee eight Others
lost their lives at Corectionyille. The de
struction TO property was very large.
II the Moqui Reservation in Arizona, the
Indian agent and another white were mur-
derei, and 80 bucks IN war paint encamped
in Keam's canyon, armed with Winchesters
and ready to fight. Troops from Fort Win
gate went to disperse them.
STATE TREASURER Woodruff. Of Kan.
sas, has been indicted for the embezz.ement
OF State funds.
The town Of Moville, South Dakota, was
nearly wiped out by fool The inhabi-
tants were compelled 70 camp out in field.
THOMAS THURMAN, Joseph Zins, Miss
Edith Zins, Miss Catherine Case and Miss
Kate Riddle were drowned while boating on
the Ohio River, opposite Covington, KY.
The boat was run down by barge.
STATE COMPTROLLER CoLGAS, of Califor-
MIA, has been advised by his attorney, J. A.
Barhan, not TO pay the $500, 900 appropriated
by the Legislature for Calitornia's exhibit
at the Worlds Fair on the ground that the
appropriation is unconstitutional.
THOMAS HARRIS, colored. was hanged at
Shreveport, Ia, TOR the murder Of Ella
Franklin. Two colored men living in Cas-
County. ten miles east of Dangcrheld, Texas,
named Will Hartsfeld and Nun Sheppard,
were taken out and shot b death by un-
known parties.