Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1867-06-20
NUMBER SO.
NEWS ITEMS.

in Paris.
R. Barnwell Khett, of South Carolina,
is preparing to write war history.
A bed of superior porcelain clay has
been discovered in the vicinity of Angus
la, Ga.
Butler is now shaking Ford's diary at
the Impeachment Committee, and hopes to
make noise with it.
Mayor Heath, of New Orleans, has de-
cided that theaters are not compelled to sell
tickets to negroes.
A subscription to buy property for
John c. Breckenridge is to be started Id
Tennessee.
Somebody in the Chicago Times nomi-
mates Mr.. Davis for President and MIR.
Greeley for Vice.
Bishop Wood, Catholic of Philadel-
phia, has contributed five hundred dollars
for the relief Of the restitution in the
South.
The Supreme Court of Ohio has decided
that temporary closing Of the polls or
election day, for dinner or any other pur-
pose, is violation of the law, and vitiatcs
the election
1t is said that Secretary Seward has tel
egraphed orders to Mr.. Campbell, at New
Orleans, to proceed forthwith to San Luis
Potos, where the government Of Juarez
has its headquarters.
A Georgia paper insists that while in
Atlanta General Pope requested Kelly to-
discontinue his stumping tour, as he DEEM
e1 his utterances productive OF much
| harm.
The last rumors from Mexico are very
much mixed. Some reports say that Max
imilian and his captive Generals have been
shot. Others allege that Querataro has
not fallen, and that he has not been taken
prisoner.
A house belonging to David G. CoFman
of this place, located on his farm, was de-
stroyed by fire Wednesday last. The
house was occupied by negroes. Loss
about $300.-Page Courier.
Mrs. swisshelm keeps up, through the
Chambersburg Repository, a heavy fire on
Gen. Grant ;-d@ouncing him as ''an old
Butcher" who wants to be President in
stead Of going to the tanning business.
The lady is for Butler.
We do not know by what authority some
of our exchanges are representing ''the
Richmond papers" as revising their first
opinion of Gen Schofeld's late Order.
Certainly the Enquirer has had no occa-
sion to modify its FIRST construction of that
document.-Enquirer.
The New York Times says that within
the last month, General Custars cavalry,
now serving against the Indians, have lost
800 men by desertions, out OF total force
Of 900 to 1000 men. The deserters
went off with their fine horses and outfits
complete. The Times proposes to fight
the Indians with negroes,
Chief Justice Chase's speech at Raleigh
was either satirical or else, in the language
of the National hntezligencer, he does not
regard it as within the province of the de-
partment commanders to depose Governors
and judges, set aside laws, and convert eV-
cry petty subordinate into an autocrat.
The Military at Mobile made no effort
whatever to ferret out and bring to justice
the negroes who outraged whole family
near that city, a few days ago, The COM
mander evidently feels that he is there sole
ly for his own comfort and the protection
of his colored superiors.
We learn from undoubted source thai
the Fenians are really determined to make
another raid upon Canada. We are una
BILE, from the crowded state of our columns,
to give the particulars to-day, but our
neighbors over the border may rest assul-
ed that they had better get their shot guns
in order and keep their powder dry
World
The body of General A. Mouton was
recently disinterred at Mansfield, to be bu-
ried@kith his ancestors The Nachitochcs
Times says Upon opening the grave, the
body, after its three years of burial, was
found in asextraordinary state of presel
vation-even the clothing-the dear ol,S
uniform of gray remaining intact. lie lay
there as he had fallen on that day of dealt.
and glory.
A Georgia paper says that as the result
of the recent Radical mission to the South
the confidence of the people is destroyed,
immigration to Brazil and Venezuela In
creases, bonds, stocks and real estate go.
down, trust is stagnant, money scarce and
high, northern credits are cut off, and
southern merchants fail to meet their obli-,
cations. In Atlanta, store rents have fall
len more than one-half, and northen capi-
talists refuse to make investments.
The Washington Chronicle publishes a.
list Of appointments of radical orators who
propose to traverse Virginia for our en-
Ilightenment. One of these is the negro.
lawyer, from Oberlin, Ohio. He opens at
Orange G. H. on Monday. That village
seems either fated or favored, in all these