Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1870-10-13

The Lynchburg Virginian protest
againt the course of some ofthe -four and
meal merchants of that city in putting
up the price of those articles to. exorbitant
prices in consequence Of the increased
emandby destitute sufferers from the
flood. -"
The Scotch Herring Fishery has been
cample..s,lv ruined by the blockade Of. ihe
German puts Tn 1869 the ports Of
Stetting, Harburg, Dantz'c, Non'ssoufg,
Geestenunde, Hamburg anu brc. en
bought five hundred thousand barrels OF
of Scotch behring's and this year not
single fish has been ordered from these
places. BY the effects of the blockade,
5 1000 fishing boats are Idle and 10000
fishermen are out of employment.
Rockbridge county has lest $4,000
in bridges by the flood alone. Add to
this the large quantities of corn, wheat,
-four, fencing, &c, carried off, the
breaking up the canal and county roads,
| and cutting off Of the people from market,
and tho general interruption Of business,
| and some idea may be formed of immense
loses. aAa,t
A letter from Washington says:-Sec-
rotary Cox is the only cabinet officer who
has taken any steps for the repression Of
tyrannical political tax gatherers who
Sweat the department clerks out Of their
earnings to insure party triumph In
the coming elections The evil is cry
ing one, and a standing reproach to the
party encouraging it.
[ Mr.. Seymour, an English member of
Parliament, has written a letter addressed
to the Prussian Government of Sedan.
protesting against the cruelty exhibited
towards the helpless prisoners in the
towns of Claire and Iges. On the part
of the Germans it is alleged that many
Of the stragglers from the French armies,
and especially the Turcos, have been
guilty Of like horrible crimes towards
Prussiau prisoners.
@''Reports" from Washington says that
President Grant, in conversation, has ex-
pressed his approval of the course OF
/ Minister Washburne-and also, that he
considers matters in France as not settled
and the final result not certain. Another
report is that the President predicts the
speedy fall of Paris. And still later re-
port Is, that the President never had any
| such conversation as is referred to-and
!, hat all tie reports" are fabrica:ions. G
y, quay, which has lately been selec-
I'd ~ he ex-Empress Of France for her
res dana. has been very favorito resort
of oont;uo,t. ., ootentates of late years. -
T ~ u ,R"ss;n~ -. i family especially affect
'tbis retreat Ne, y, 'ers of the House Of
Orleans have also BE- eli visitors there; and
more lately the Queen o. 'ue ise haes",h
spent some days in the hos. WEI F., ,ne
ex-Empress has been staying, W, m9t ,hs
is close to the spot where Will u ,. we
Third of England landed when he c >'i'e ~,
to mouat the throne which james th,
second abandoned .....-;
Mr.. Jefferson Randolph in bis reply to
the letter of Mr.. r. w. Hughes, referred
to in another article, says, vita entire
correctness, speaking of parties before the
war, that "the great body of the Sou tn
ern Wings, though differing from their
opponents as to men and measures, were
yet States rights in principle ; and when
the liberties Of the States and people fel
before popular despotism, there could be
no ground of difference between them, all
their principles being involved in COM
mon ruin -.
THE OCTOBER ELECTIONS Elections
are to be held on Tuesday. October II, in
Pennsylvania for "a members of Congress,
members of the Legislature, and county
officers ; in Ohio for Secretary of State,
Supreme Court Judge, Comptroller, one
member OF the Board of Public Works,
10 members of Congress, and county
officers in Indiana for Secretary of State,
and other State officers, and II members
of Congress in Iowa for Secretary of
State, Auditor. Treasurer. and ;. other
State officers. six members of the 42d
Congress, and one for the 41st, to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of William
Smyth in the 2 district; and in Ne
braska for Governor, full State ticket,
and member of Congress.