Vicious Crime Rumor and Virginia Republican Split
The Washington Gazette reports a lurid tale from Craven county about a teacher assaulted by a black man then flayed after threats of return. Friends freed her, the assailant was slain by armed bystanders. The rumor is unverified. Also noted: party rift in Virginia Republicans, Mahone’s leadership blamed for factionalism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Washinton
J. T. Winfield
Craven County
Winfeld
Teach
Lucrece
Shakespeare
Virginia
Mahave
Jno! 8
Wise
Ars
Virginia Bi Ulicans
Springfield
Rainiest May in 19 Years and Political Tangles
Extracts from a 19th century issue note May’s record rainfall, theories on high atmospheric pressure, and ripple effects on society. Items mention two disappointed candidates in a state Republican convention, railroad control claims, labor strike cautions, and a grieving parent’s pain alongside doctor’s teeth remedies amid storms at sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynchburg Virginian
Signal Service
Bam
Notable Ages and Birthday Echoes Across Eras
A survey lists prominent figures and their ages approaching or exceeding seventy, including Biemarck Cameron Curtis Verdi Porter Bright Piers, Bristow Booth Field Banks Davis Fish Johnston Whiter Sherman Longstreet, and others. Also cautions on social etiquette and a Salisbury brick sewer pipe venture are noted in this mixed column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biemarck
Bvck
Simon Cameron
George William Curtis
Verdi
Admiral Porter
John Bright
Edwards Pierspont
Adelside Ristori
Phil Sheridan
Benjamin H. Bristow
Edwin Booth
Stephen J. Field
N. P. Banks
Jefferson Davis
Hamilton Fish
Joseph E. Johnston
John G. Whiter
General Sherman
General Longstreet
Asai Martin F. Tupper
Cassius M. Clay
Max Mueller
Thomas Hughes
Ernest Kenan
John Sherman
Wilkie Collins
Robert Browning
George Tickwowortia
Harriet Er Stowe
Octave Feallet
Tierce
Seers of Gounod
James Anthony Firade
General Beauregard
Benjamin FP. Butler
William M Evarts
Cal Scharz
Bivine
Profesor Haecker
Mark Twain
If There is No Faith Between Us Then Love Fades Away
The verse laments a broken bond. It speaks of lost faith, distrust, and a love that dies, leaving despair and a tomb like darkness where life and hope vanish.
A Layman's View on Evolution at Presbyterian Assembly
A layman from the Datville Register disputes Rev. Woodrow's evolution doctrine and warns that scientific departures threaten biblical faith. He argues God created man from dust and that simple faith in the Bible is the safest religious path.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Assembly
Weil
Woodrow
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Siate
Rpublica
William Pitt Canady
R. Lieney
Golas
Alerandriy Gazeta
Denville
Picardy
Richmat
Baltimore
Tuckleberry I
Detroit
Raine
Havird
Newberry
Agovoa Enterprise
Salisbury
Chathe Chronicle
Quinn
Charlotte
W. J. Henderson
Datville Register
Ames
Telede
John H.tyler & CO
MAN ST
Richmond
Beckwith & Parham
Blnk-Brok
Main
Richmond, Va
Henrietes
Gerster
Muse
Shaw
Main Street
Durham
Southern Jewelry House
F. D. Johnson & Sop
Main ST
Lynchburg, VA
Nya
Jen
Luu
Ziegler Brothers
State Shoe and Leather Co
Pelham, Barker, Holby, Wamsutta
Pride OF the West
Fruit OF the Loom
NEW York Mills
Deixer Chambrays
Durham Cotton Manufacturing Co
East
Durham County
Cassimeres
Calan
John L. “Markean
Durham, N
Atlanta Rubber Company
Decaturst
Atlanta
New York Rubber Co
Shultz
Veck
Eureka Pire Hos Co
Rubber Shoe Co
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