Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1867-05-30
News Items.

i Poisoned honey is proving fatal to the
country people of South Carolina. 5sN.s9
\. There are prospects of a large emigra-
ton from New Hampshire to South Caro-
lima. a4el 6 1et.a 3di II
I A bed Of superior porcelaine clay has
been discovered in the vicinity of Augusta, q
Ga. 4 ss' s a "a 9stolos'
/ Chicago's assessed valuation is 1856 900,
600, and It's income from taxes 81, 7O0,-
900. q ''-i's
The heaviest tax on the country is the y
tax on its patience imposed by Radical ex- ]
i tremsts ef a fs.s.if ae,ss.s.s{4
At the recent fire in Cincinnati, ten
thousand boxes of candles were melted in
the basement The grease puddle is val 50
ued at $4,000. .ie8 g
An order from the Secretary of the
Treasury, dated the 1st instant, suspends
the collection of direct taxes in the South
ern States. /,
! A private letter from Paris states that
John c. Breckenridge would start imme-
diately for home on learning of Davis's re-
lease. .agaW
A young elephant arrived in Havana
few days ago and going up the street,
stepped into saloon, thrust his trunk into
a cask Of lager beer, drank it all up, and
left without paying. r ~
The court of Ocean county. New Jer-a
sey have granted $4,000 damages to j
Miss Yarnell for breach of promise of mar
riage on the part Of Abraham Scott, dry 4
i goods merchant. F f. =
It is rumored in Europe that England q
designs to seize Cuba in the event Of any
difficulty with Spain, and endeavor to req
tain the island as base in the Gulf Of D.
| Mexico. $40 dae.
In England there are one million Of J,
paupers and in London thirty thousand, y
who rise up in the morning without know
ing where they are to get mouthful OF =
bread to support life for the day. a -.
Major General Howard, Commissioner
of the Freeimen's Bureau, announces that
information has been received from fir7 Il
ginia ana South Carolina that intcmper, II
ance among the freedmen is on the in-tt
crease. ysf 5e' ss9z
The Tronton (O) Register says: "Our &
oldest farmers say they never have seen u
sucl, prospects fer all kinds of fruits as are 2
visible now on every hsnd. They declare 1
also the same concerning wheat. In some q
localities it is a foot aud half high, and {
very thick. - "s ~sa$ .o-
The Liberty papers publish a list of 2S4
names as 1.-THE Confederate dead from
Amite COUNTY" Taking Amite county as =
the average. the total Confederate mortality
from Mississippi would exceed 1000.
%, 900. it has been estimated, is nearer
the figure. = Clarion. & IN ~
The health of the Hon. B. F. Wade, u
/ President protein of the Senate, is said to 8
be declining. The Cairo Democrat says y
he is overworked He labors too many "a.
hours each day, giving at least ten to the
i work of putting himself around several gall
Ions of whiskey. If he we're to adopt the Al
eight hours system his health would i'm Il.
prove. A4 tauia!
9 Some Of the republican papers dc. not
abuse Mr. Greeley for his generous CON-
duct towards Mr.. Davis. The Springfield q
Republican takes friendly and practical
view of the matter-and thinks it has fit
ten Mr. Greeley for the place of ''grand
pacificator' with the South, between it and $
the Republican party. .'..9&
Fully one thousand of the United States
troops sent into Texas to preserve order,
after the surrender of General Lee, receiv-
ed their discharge, and concluded to re- :
main. The Galveston Neus has never
known one of them to have been prescri-,
bed or tnolested for his political sentiments
or for having served in the Union army.
The delay in the Attorney-Generars
construction Of the military bills has been u
occasioned by the reception Of very many
letters from the South pointing out cases
liable to be affected and asking advice and
E information. It is the object Of the Adj !
ministration to cover the whole matter -
and at every step new issues and perplex-. (
ing questions have arisen. 1t is now;
thought the work is complete. b ae.4
It is said that the Empress Of The French
is again enciente. 'iss
The Lyconling Pa J Standard (EntraJ,E.
displays Juofiaht ehahtitieei' III hohoi y. .a
Democratic victories in Williamsport and
Wilkesbarre. In the former a Democratic
mavor has been elected by 81 majority o
against Republican majority last year of :
104. In the latter, the Democrat was elect
ed by 268 majority, against a Radical MAJ
jority last year of 400. & ts'alq
The Chambersburg depository, an ex s.
treme Radical paper, says:
Emancipation was not given as a ia
cor to the slures, and it did not imply any
promise Of other action favorable to them,
on the part Of the Government. 1t was
solely a measure of expediency, a uar
measure of the same design, and rinaahy.
:, Of the same character as the burning Of
military stores OF the stanpediag, ct ana
mats employed IN ,car by the insurgents
The above is true and the enailcipated
4. slaves NAV learn from it, whether they