Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1870-06-23
News Items.

The Terre Haste Indiana) republican
convention have nominated Moses E.
Dain for Congress The democratic con-
yention which meets on the Both. will
nominate Mr.. Voorhees,
The ship Alaska. from Shanghai, Chi
ma, for V ancouvers Island, has been out
for more than one hundred and fifty days
and is given up for lost.
CHEAPER PosrAGE.-TheS Senate dicuss-
ed the franking repeal bill till midnight
last night. and adopted an amendment
reducing letter postage to two cents.
Tie President has signed the bill fixing
the salaries of the Chief Justice and
Associate Justices Of the United States.
Yesterday, ia Baltimore, a man was
committed to the Bayview Asylum as a
vagrant, who fifteen years ago. was one
of the leaders of fashion and ton. 'l1e
once bad money, and then had friends.
CoR1SNH, tfrAH, June ia band of
Indians on Monday, in ambush, fired on
an uparmed party of men near Fanview
Don was sligtly wound, but all escaped
The crop reports from the principa,
counties of Arkansas represent cotton and
corn unusually good The weather has
been favorable. In the neighborhood of
Memphis, Tenn, the cool weather of the
past few days has produced lice in the
cotton 6elds.
CHARTER RECORD Seer etary of
the Commonwealth has received for record a
charter granted by Judge Robert H. Turn
err, Judge of the Circuit court of Rock
ingham, to the Iceland Spar mining COM
pany;
The present annual production of pep
per in the whole world is about Is 900
600 pounds. 1t comes from Java. Sumat.
Boraco, the Malayan Peninsula. the
Malaccas, and the various regions alopg
tho east coast of the Gulf of Siam
The New York Sun says that the Ches-
apeak and Ohio railroad company has
commenced negotiations for the purchase
of the White Sulphur Springs, in Green
brier county. West Virginia.
Rumors Of other changes in the Cabinet
growing out of the resignation Of Dir.
Hoar, were current yesterday. The
Washington Star says it has good reason
for believing that the President does not
himself contemplate or expect any farther
changes. nor can it be learned that any
of the gentlemen constituting his official
advisers, themselves propose to change
existing relations.
The proposed pension of three thousand
dollars per aDnum for Mrs. Lincoln was
again discussed in the Senate yesterday,
without result Senator Edmunds made
an earnest argument against it The.
Senate seems almost evenly divided on
the question.
In the "Poet's Corner" Westminster
Abby. they have buried all that is mortal
of Charles Dickens. He sleeps at the
foot of Handel and at the head of Sheridan.
with Macaulay and Cumberland on either
side.
The japanese government has granted
permission fer the establishment of a
school for the instruction of the native
youths in foreign lang uages and naval and
military tactics. The japanese troops
are now drilled on the European system,
'Rea Dog the Indian Chief, in his
speech in New York, the other day, de-
nounced the Government agents sent out
to the Indians generally, but declared
that lis young men were all poor because
they are honest.
The Mexican Cong rcss adjourned or
May 31st. President Jaurtz. in his clos
ing message, states that the rebelions in
various quaters have been almost ept rely
suppressed. The earthquake in the inte-
rior. on May ll'h, destroyed almost the
VIII ole town of Miahutla, and caused con-
siderable loss of life The civil govern
ment they have in Mexico is worse than
their earthquakes.
SAN Francisco. June 16,-The Costa
Rican government has been overthrown1
and Carriage declared President. Five
officers were killed during the conflict.
The revolutionary attempts lii San Sal
vador have proved failure.
The Secretary of the Supreme court Of
New Granada has been found guilty Of
forging government honda.
A Missouri paper, the Middletowu
Banner, tells horrible story, how a
circus band, riding in that village on the
top of the cage of lions. were precipitated
among the Infatuated beasts by the horses
becoming frightened. and dashing the
carriage against large stone. and how
three of the band were killed and half
devourcd, and four others terribly lacera-
ted.
The RIGHT SENTINEL In regard to
the appointments of Mr.. Asketman as
Attorney General. the New York Tribane
recognises there in cheering sign that
the administration is determined to break
down the idea that men who were carried
into the rebellion, but have since frankly
and honorably accepted the result. must
be forever excluded from pull c trusts.
TORONTO, June 1.-THE latest news
from f rt Garry is that Riel can muster
three hundred times the number provided
there was no f5hting and plenty of plum
der.
The prevalent opinion in the settlement
is that Il ell will not make any determined
opposition to the British anu Canadian
forces
OSCAR CsspEDEs, the son of the leader
of the Cuban rebellion, who was captured