Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-04-08
EXCHANGE NOTES.

Harrisonhurg Spirit A. bis residence,
south of this place on last sunday nignb
Mr. George W. Elinger departed tins liie'
aged about seventy years. He lad been
complaining a little the evening before
but rerired at the usual hour, and was
found dead in his bed later IN the night.
A correspondent of the Broadway Macs.
at Montezuma, says: HydTophobia IN this
section has created quite an excitement.
Dogs away from their oTpers are most
sure to be killed.
Wright Bros. have lost a fine mich COW
and two OF their catcle, +. Long Bros.
cow, all of hydropeobia.
The Jalley Tugmian, published at
Clifton Forge, says; \ rather romantic,
and what might well be formed n Leap
Yeat" marriage, took place at Gladys lnn
last Saturday morning, at o'clock, by
Rev. Mr.. Fizer, Of this place. The parties
were Miss Mary l. Betz, aged -, and Mr'
Byron S. Williams, aged y, the ioTmel
( from Ohio, and the latter from near Fin
castle, Va. Miss Betz came here from
| Ohio all alone for c0nsummaiinS the
matrimonial agreement as related above
Both parties arrived here on time, Miss
Betz arriving little before the hour
named. and half an hour after the cerc-
mony the couple were on their way TO the
homs Of the groom in B5tetourt.
Rockingham Register : The verdict and
Indictment of tho County Court which
convicted and sentenced Charles Roadcap
TO the penitentiary for three years iol
malicious shooting, mas been set aside by
1.-THE Supreme Court Of Appeals OF this
State. An appeal had been taken TO the
Circuit Court last October, but Jddgt
Mclaughlin confirmed the judgment Of
the lover conrt and refused a new trial
The case was then taken to the Court o.
Appeals with the result stated. Ne' srs' >
b Stephenson and VIM. l.. Yancey, repre-
scented the prisoner. RoaGcap was re
lease bail last Monday week. an'
couns for the prisoner claim that th'
decision of the Court of Appeals practi
cally settles The case, as even II tIie'
again a conviction would be lmpoSsiOl
under that decision.
Staunton indicator The recent death
here and 10 this vicinity, whtreProlonge'
appearance of life after death has caused
2 40 much solicitude in families, gives IN
terest to the test deemed infallible by DI
Martinez the noted French physician. IL
saws that an unfailing test may be mad
by producing blister on the hand or foo
J of the body by holding the flame oil
| candle to the same, for few seconds, o
/ until the blister is formed, which will al
- ways occur If the blister contains an
D fluid it is evidence Of life, and the bliste
E only chat produced by an ordinary burn
\ if. on the contrary, the blister contain
! only steam, it may be asserted that III
n lis extinct. The explanation is as follows
k A corpse is nothing more than inert ma
t ter. under the immediate control
physical laws which cause al liquid hea
ed to certain temperature to beeon
steam, the epidermis is raised, the blist'
produced, it breaks with little noise an
IS the steam escapes. But if, in spite OF a.
/ pearances, there is any remnant OF III
J. the organic mechanism continues to |
governed by physiological laws and IL
At blister will contain serious matter as
the case of any ordinary barns. The ties
is as simple as the proof is conclusiv
- Dry blister, death Liquid blister, life
Any one may try 1t, there is no error 20
J. sible,