Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1867-10-10

II ROMANTIC CHANGE OF. FORTUNE. Two
years ago Hugh Crawford Pollok,
young gentleman then about twenty years
old, suddenly disappeared from his home
in Scotland, much to- the dismay of his re-
iatlves and acquaintances It subsequently
became known that he had come to this
country with $500 in pocket. He sported
about New York and other cities until his
funds commenced to run short, when In
st of desperation, he enlisted in the Fifth
United States Cavalry as private soldier,
and in this humble capacity struggled
against hardships and deprivations to
which he had been wholly unused. In the
meantime his father died, some four months
ago, leaving Hugh heir to baronetcy and
snug little income of g5 600 per annum,
or about $25, 900 in gold. The young ber-
onet was duly sought for, and. after an ex-
penditure of $500 in advertisements, it
was aseertained that he was stationed at
Camp Verde, Texas, discharging the du-
ties Of a farrier. Colonel William S. Hill
lyer. of New York, who became interested
in the case, induced Sir Frederick Bruce
to procure the discharge of Pollok, which
was promptly acceded to by General Grant.
The young Sir Hugh Crawford Pollok
has given up the occupation of sheer and
curer of horses to enter upon Scotch bar
onetcy and $4,000 year.
ROYAL COMPLIMENT TO COLONEL Mos
BY.-The Warrenton Sentinel says that
Major John Scott, Of Fauquier, now in
Europe, has just written, informing his
friends here that the Prussian War Minis
ter, Count Bismarck, has ordered gov
eminent translation of his late work, 'sPar-
tisan Life with Mosby' for the purpose of
adopting inthe Prussian service the system
developed by Colonel Mosby during the
late war, regarding it as entirely original
and effective. Also, that the Russian War
Minister and his royal hghness, Grown
Prince of Russia, have written him letters
in high commentator of Colonel Mosby's
newly developed system of warfare.
Sharp Practice. We have heard of
sharp trick of a couple Of Northern men,
in this county. I5appears that Northern
ih1u ANo' NoHo w d lOopcCtdpAo i"l HiOi
and bargained for. his farm, finally prom.
ising to pay $4,000 for it. Shortly after
Northern man No. 2 came along and offer
ed S12, 900 for the same property. The
farmer, unsuspecting the iruse, went to
Northern man No. l to get released from
the $4,000 sale, which he finally accom-
plished by paying $4,000 as retract Mon
ey. Upon looking for the $4,000 dollars
it had fed. There is no doubt but that
both were playing into each others hands,
and divided the $4,000 between them
Tolerable sharp practice, chat ! Winches-
ter News
Greeley's Ultimatun,.- last Tribune
says: '.Here is one journal in the North
that has always been openly, zealously de-
sirous of speedy and thorough reconstruc-
ton on the basis of universal amnesty and
impartial suffrage. And we mean by i'm
partial suffrage that all rebels as well as
all blacks shall vote, unless disfranchis I'd
fer some other crime than rebellion or trea-
son." bs
WEED ON HUNNIcUrT. The New York
Commercial (RadicaD says:
1t is extremely unfortunate for the blacks
themselves, and for the party, that few
vicious, rule-or-ruin fellows like this Hun
nicutt have contrived to gain such influence
over them. Let us hope that they will ere
long, however, swing loose from these
baneful leaders, and listen to wiser coun-
sells.