Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-04-29
SOuth and West

A FIRE broke out in the Northwestern
Mattress Factory, at X snosha. Wis, and
before it was stopped three blocks OF build.
ings and lumber piles were destroyed. The
loss reached S500,00J
FOUR c)lore1 men have been lynchsl at
Inverness, Fla. for the murder OF Stevenson
and Payne. About midnight strong body
OF armed aud masked men surrounded the
Jail au TOOK out three prisoners and hung
them TO trees nearoy. These three made
confessions and implicated fourth. Then
this one was secured and hanged about 2
O'clock that sans morning
LARKIN LANCASTER, colorei, was hanged
at Pulaski, Tenn. for the murder Of Alonz)
Dickson, a boy seventeen years old.
A DESPERATE q yht between United State
authorities and band of moOnshiners took
place near Big Bay, ARK. in which I. c.
Bryan one OF the moonshners, was killei.
The Marshars posse captured several stills
and quantity OF wnisky.
THE election in Louisiana and New Orleans
passed off withouta serious disturbance any
where. On the morning after the polling
there was no doubt OF the election OF Foster,
anti-lottery Democrat over Leonard and
BreauH, Republicans and NcEnery, Demo-
crat Ihe famous lottery amendment to the
over for two years, and which was the cause
of the division in both Democratic and Re-
publican ranks, was defeated unanimously,
not receiving a vote in the State.
SEVEN attempts were male in one night
to burn Louisville, KY. In five hours fif.
teen buildings were destroyed, aud a loss OF
$4,000 entailed. ALI were OF incendiary
origin. The night before there were five in-
candiary fires in the same radius.
WAYNE COUNTY, Mississippi, is the great
est sheep raising county in toe South. There
are many fiOcSs of 500 head each. A new
disease has appeared among the sheep, AMI
they are dying in droves. The loss has al
ready reached $780, ,O0).
A TERRIFIC wind storm. ACCOMPANIED by
heavy rain and hail, passed over Kansas.
CALIFORNIA was again slightly shaken by
an eartnqua le.
The Oregon Democratic State Convention
met at Portland and elected delegates who
are known to be Cleveland men. but refused
TO instruct them. A resolution to instruct
was defeated, as was ons recommending
Governor Penuoyers name for a place on
the National ticket.
THs Democratic State Convention OF Kan
sas convened at Salina and electsi dele
gates to Chicago who are instructed 70 vote
for Cleveland as a unit as long as his name
is before the convention. The platform de-
clares for a tariff for revenue only and that
all raw materials shall be admitted free.
The South Carolina Republican State
Convention met at Columbia and Har-
risoa delegates were elected TO the Min
neapohs Convention. The platform lauds
the administration Of Harrison, and com.
meuds the last Congress for its tariff AMI
pension legislation.
COLEMAN BLACKBURN was hangel at
Fayette, Miss, for the murder OF bis wife.
THERE was a third recurrence OF the
earthauase wave in the central portion of
California Much OF the damage was done
10 buildings injured by previous shocks.
Cracks we're male in the ceiling OF the Cap
itol at Sacramento
The IN lana Democratic State Conyen-
ton at indianapolis, adopted resolutions
fayoring Grover Cleveland for the Prest-
Dental nomination and instructing thu dele
cation at Chicago 70 vote for the nomina-
tiou of Governor Isaac Z. Gray only when
the nomn1ton of the ex.President was
deemed inexpedient. A full State ticket
was nominated.
A NAIL pouch containing ESQ, 600 in papers
md vauables was stolen few days ago at
Il. Cloui, MINI.
THERE was a battle between ''rustlers'
mi cowboys near Little Powder River
south Dakota, resulting in a repulse for the
'rustlers," who had bean emboldened by
sieir recent victory over the cattlemen.
JOHN LEE and Dobbs Combs two colored
nen, entered the Postoffics IN Reisal, Texas,
md, after numbering Eugene Kauff nan, the
Postmaster. robbed the safe and fed to tins
2razos bottoms.
A NUMBER Of men were employed putting
N large vault for the Court House at
lonesboro. Tenn. One OF the walls OF the
building was badly bracei and fell, killing
!hree men instantly and fatally injuring
several Others.
MRs. HARvELL OF Kentucky. opposite
Bristol, Tenn. saturated with kerosene the
bed on which slept her husband and young
,hild, and threw burning brand upon 1t.
While she aud friend were escaping they
were caught by mad bull and both were
sored TO death
PHILIP BAKER was hanged in the Jail yard
At New Orleans, La, for numbering Mrs.
Neil Nelson.