Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-07-12
NEWS AND COMMENTS

DrOminent merchant VI
died suddenly at that place.
Mr.. Robert B. Berry, clerk OF the
courts OF Fredericksburg, eS
Mavor of that city and one OF tue
nrominent NJ .sons and Old Eel
lows of this State, died on 5 'tnr'
day, aged 81
In the Circuit g Iurt of Richmond
the jury returned verdict OF 81
500 damages against the Chesa
peake AT d Ohio railroad in favor
OF Mayhew's executors. Mayhem
was killed in 1882 while attempt
ing to board a ram.
A severe engagement has taken
place between Spanish troops, un'
der the command of Major Aznar,
and General Antonio Maceo, in
surgent commander, at the head OF
a large force of re, OlutiOnists. One
hundred and eighty Of the latter
were killed.
The Indicators are now, accord
ing 10 the figures given out by
Auditor of Public Accounts Marye
that the decrease in this years
land assessments Will be compara'
lively small as compared with
those of last year.
Daniel Turner, a we'll known
and respected citizen OF Clarke
county, was found last Saturday
living a short distance from the
river. near CAstleman's Ferry. ID
AN unconscious condition, with
several dangerous wounds sOsut
the throat, be having indicted the
same with dullknfe in a moment
of dependency.
County Policeman j. ii. Var
brough, who was shot on the out
skirts OF Richmond "Wednesday
night by a thief whom he was
trying TO arrest, died Saturday
afternoon. The comfy police as
yet have inO tangible information
that will be OF avail to them IN
bringing the murderer Ofthe officer
TO Justice.
william Putbresch was taken
from his home near the village OF
Huntley, ILL.,, Thursday night, led
into the woods By the young busi-
ness men OF that place, stripped OF
bis clothes, tied to a tree and dashed
10 death with a whale60ne whip,
because of alleged brutality to a
wife who had borne him ten child.
rem.
Tom Smith. known throughout
Kentucky as bad" Tom Smith,
horse thief, incendiary and muir
derer of eight men, was baptized
and then hanged at Lexington,
Kentucky. III the presence OF
5000 people. He made speech
from the gallOws and confessed to
the murder OF RAIDER and i've
others, and said he was the hire
ling OF B. f. French, Of the French
fiction, in every murder except
tat of Rider.
A curious lease is on record IN
hebron, Conn. 1t declares that
the Society for the Propagation OF
the Gospel in Foreign Parts leases
20 acres OF land to one s. w. Cnase
and his heirs for the term Of 1898
wears. The tenure is held on con-
dilion that the said "Chase or bis
heirs shall pay to John Sutton aud
IT. Peters, church wardens OF
said society, or their successors In
office. one grain OF pure silver, OIL
other silver, gold equivalent II
demanded, on ST. johns Day oil
each ensuing year"
ARlther Pathetic Story comes
from Savannah, Ga. Twenty-Five
years ago DR.. Brown, a FRENCH
man, went to Paris to look after a
legacy, leaving young wife at his
home in Savannah. 1t seems thas
in Paris DR.. Blown qusrreled
with his lawyer aud the latter was
murdered. DIR. Vas tent to the
penite0:iary for twenty years.
He vas Only recently released and
returns d 10 his old home iD Sayan
nah TO find his wife the happy
spouse of another, having been
twice married IN the interim. DR..
Brown has gone away saddened
and disguised.
Prot. Rudolf Falb. The German
weather prophet and prognostics-
tor of critical days, about the
middle OF last month issued in
Berlin anoiher series Of his
"westher representations for So
comprising the last six months OF
the year. In this lie predicts a
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