Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1869-05-20
NEWS ITEMS.

A child FIVE years of age died in New
York on Wednesday from drinking whis-
key inadvertently left in its reach by its
father.
Hon. Jno. T. Harris announced him.
self as candidate for Congress on Monday
last.
Connecticut h as ratified the fifteenth
amendment. The House reached vote
Thursday, and passed the amendment by
1926 Republicans to 104 Democrats. The
Senate had previously ratified it by Ii Re-
publicans to Democrats.
Warning & King have recovered 5000
damages against the United States Tel
egraph Company for failing to transmit
messages from Pittsbnrg to New York
ordering purchases. The company plead
circumstances beyond control in extenua-
ton.
We met with gentleman last week from
one of the best counties in Pennsylvania.
He had been through the Lower Valley
looking at the lands. and dec AIRED this the
most magnificent country he had ever
SEEM Winchester Times.
Considerable interest was excited here
yesterday by statement that the United
States grand jury had found true bills of
Indictment against several office-holders for
perjury in taking the IRON clad test oath,
after having aided the rebellion. Rich
meond Dispatch.
The next effort in Ri ode Island, since
the result of the Providence municipal
slection, against Senator Sprague, it is said
will be to induce the Legislature of the
State to pass a resolution requesting him
to resign.
The usual accounts of engagements
between Spaniards and Cubans have been
received. All are magnifed and ar
ranged to suit both parties. Charges of
atrocities, assassinations and crimes are
made by the journals and by private let
tiers. Altogether the war news so far re-
ceived is unreliable. and the fighting,
according to impartial correspondents,
Insignificant.
Sugar is animated. Prices unchan ged.
Gen. Lee has arrived at his home in
Lexington. Va, and expresses himself as
gratifed and grateful for the cordial greet
ing he received from his old friends, and
all his fellow citizens, during his recent
visit to Baltimore, Washington--a and Alex
andria.
Advices from Lexington state that con-
siderable apathy exist among the people
in the Valley concerning the coming cleo
ton. In many of the counties the pre-.
cincts are SO arranged that considerable
distance has to be traversed to get to the
registration Offices or the polls, and unless
active steps are taken it is said that many
will refuse to trouble themselves so much
as to register, and consequently will not
VOTE
The Acting Commissioner of Internal
Revenue at Washin gton decides that the
spirit, if not the letter, of the law, is vio-
lated by every person, other than Col
lector of Internal Revenue, who sells, or
offers for sale, tobacco or cigar revenue
stamps.
Louis Napoleon is now sixty three years
of age, and his health is far from firm
If he were to die at this time, who can
say what mi ght occur in France-or what
would be the effect in Europe, generally :?
Much depends upon that mans life.
The Southern Baptist Convention in
session at Macon, Georgia, has passed
resolution recommending the district and
State associations to pay special attention
to the religious instruction and spiritual
interest of the colored people in their
midst.