Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1870-07-07
News Items.

1t is reported that cabinet-msker of
Charlestown. Mass, has engaged fifty
Cinnamon TO work in his factory.
The last accounts ftom Cuba, il they
are to be believed, are unfavorable to the
Cuban..
Our information from Washington is
that there is but little ground for hoping
that any bill removing disabilities will be
passed by Congress this session.
The amount of gold saved as interest
which will be sold by the Government.
this month will reach near two million
three hundred thousand dollars This is
exclusive Of the regular monthly sales
of Secretary Boutwell,.
1t is to be inferred from a dispatch,
late remittance to New York has nearly
if not quite liquidated the State debt of
Indiana.
There is trouble in finding suitable
wife for the French Imperial Prince, when
it is time for him to be married. Great
care is to be taken to prevent "complica-
ton" in Europe, by an alliance which
may be prejudicial to the future pros
poets of the Prince, or Of France.
Red Cloud, iu conversation with Sam
uel NJ. Janney, one Of the Indian Super
incidents, declined to meet the chiefs of
the Pawnee Indians for the purpose of
making treaty of peace between that
tribe and the Sioux. He said that he
had not time, aud could not make a treaty
without consulting his people. Friend
Janney thinks, however, that Red Cloud
may be induced to look fayorably upon
his suggestion.
The Richmond City Council having
applied to the u S. to restore the CON
troll of the city, the mansion purchased
for the use Of Jefferson Davis as Presi-
dent of the '.Confederacy." the Govern
ment expressed willingness to do so if
all claims for rent etc., were waived.
The Richmond authorities decline the
terms, and ask that rent be paid for the
time it has been occupied by the U. S.
Government, that the building be rep,ir-
ed, etc.
The address of the Democratic and
Conservative members Of Congress recent
iy issued, advising the opponents of Rad
ica.ism ia the South, TO make common
cause in the elections for members of
their State Legislature, so as to secure as
many anti Radical Senators in Congress
as possible, was signed by Mr.. Johnston,
one of our Senators-Who, throughout
this session as far as we have seen or
heard, has voted and acted consistently |
with the Conservative party, aud supper
ted their principles.
A meeting of the Conservative members
of the Legislature was held in the Senate
chamber yesterday afternoon, at which a
committee of two from each congressional |
district in the state was appoin ted to pre-
pare p an for Notwithstanding Of the State
for congressional representation and fur
Their, to take into consideration the subject
Of reorganization of political parties in the
State. 1t is expected that this committee
will report at an adjourned meeting this
evening.
The LABOR QUESTION IN MASSACHUSETTS
The discomfort growing out Of low prices
and the Introduction of Chinese labor in
Massachusetts is'not limited 20 the Girls
pins. On Monday, says Boston dis
patch, the members of the Tailors' Pro-
tectve Union, $50 in number, who have
FOR long time been dissatisfied with their
compensation, left their workshops in
body and yesterday almost the entirety
of the Wholesale clothing dealers in Boston
where left without help adequate to per-
form the labor necessary to fill their or
ders.
PlrrsBURG, Pa, June 29.-During
terrible storm last night house and trees
were Frustrated. Lightning fred two
thousand barrels of oil. The tanks of the
Eclipse :eiinerE and Citizens refinery
were struck at the same time. The
Eclipse tank exploded, aid the burning
oil floating down the river burned the
Sharpsburg bridge. One person was
buried to death.
NEs ORLEANS, June ga fire occurr-
ed last night at New Iberia, La, destroy
ing three squares in the business portion
of the town, including three livery stables,
the two hotels, three COTE e-houses, the
court house, and several large business
houses. Forty houses were destroyed.
The loss is estimated at $3.50 900. The
insurance is unknown.
James Jeter Phillips, who is now in
jail in Richmond, aud whose case is be-
fore the Governor, on an application for
the commu alton of the sentence Of death.
has now Teen in prison for more than
three yea rs. He has been respited some
nine times by Governor Wells and Walk
er, owing to appeals taken in his case,
first to the Supreme Court of Appeals of
Virginia, aud then to the United States
Circuit Court The case was finally de-
cided by Chief Justice Chase in May
There appears to be no question whatever,
that Phillips did either kill his wife him
self or procured somebody to commit the
murder for him.
De. Pusey, and others, invited to unite
with the commission, appointed in Eng
land, for the proposed revision Of the BIZ
bic, decline to act. The Convocati on of
York has refused its assent to the work
with great unanimity, and the English
Gov ernment has declined to take any
part in the movement But the Convo-
cation of Canterbury has determined to 60
on. It is said that a very considerable
portion of the English clergy, and
large number of clergymen of other Prot
estant denominations, concur in desiring
revision-but with as few alterations