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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-12-07
ORans, Alexandria and Manassas Rail-
isoas Meeting.
ANNUAL ooNvsNTloN or srocKuoLDEE.

ANNUAL CONVENTION or sTocKHoLDEEs--
REPORT or PRESIDENT BARBOUR.
The annual meeting Of the stockhol
ders Of the Orange, Alexandria and Ma
nassas railroad company convened at Al
cxandria on Thursday, represcn tatives
Of some thirty counties Of Virginia being
present. j n. Chapman, of Orange
county, was called to the chair, and
comm itteo en- Credentials appointed. The
meeting then adjourned until night.
Upon reassenibling at night majority of
the stock was found present, and the an
nual report of the President john S.
Barbour. read. The report beg ms by a
statement of the operations Of the com :
pany during the past year. The rece ipts
were as follows For passengers, $500. :
934 %, and for freight, 1857 ,253 SO;
from express. $50 769 %; mails, 1921, :
1872 40; other sources. telegraph &C..
81 .9l6. 90; making total aggregate of
1913 1855.
The ordinary working expenses o: the
road are repor ted in the sum of 1850 :
535,7l for extraordinary work. Ow ing
to freshets, Sc. :, the sum $40, 500. 95 was
expended, and there was spent in the
increase of equipment. DC, S39, 1897 .O4.
Dullng the year 588 tons of new iron
rails have been la id down and a large
number of bridges rebuilt; 1918 pas
sengcrs have been carried over the road
during the year, of whom 20 1867 were
through passengers; 144,31l tons of
freight have been carried over the road.
of which 26.762 tons were through
freight; of this Tonnage 96.0 tons were
transported to Alexandria for cities north
Of the Potomac This tonnage is 22,426
tons in excess Of the amount carried last
year.
The President announced that the
Danny illc road { for which, it will be
remembered the city Of Baltimore voted
not to subscribe $500. 000.) will be CON-
pleted in January next, and he proposes
a consolidation of that road with the Or
ange, Alexandria and Manassas road.
Several other Recommendations Of minor
interest Wore made. The discuss ion of
the points suggested by the report occu-
pied the meeting until a late hour. The
present officers otthe company will be
reelected.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-12-07

A war with Spain is not an improbable
contingency. Mr. Hall, our ae.ing Con-
sulGeneraI i'll Havana, has tclegraphe.!
that American citizans need The ilpme-
diate protection Of this Government. -Four
or five vessels have been dispatched With
q IL possible haste TO Havana. It Isl
however, Asserted from Washingto that
there ha@ been no official correspondence
there in relation to The recent occurrences
N Cgga. There is some indications tia t
The i administration is about 20 accord to
pc Cubans the rights of bolIigereney.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-12-07

The news Of the execution of the eight
mod ical students in Havana caused & pro-
found sensation in Madrid, and Cabinet
meeting was Immediately held to consider
what action should be taken in The matter.
The departure of the mail steamer for
Cuba was postponed for twcnty-four
hours. The subject has called forth strong
and indignan comment from the jour
nails of this country. They speak of the
act as one Of the most unparalleled infamy
and brutality. decd of unexampled
savaeery aud biood-thirstiness. The
authorities of Cuba. they say, are by j,
placed out of the pale of the law Of ma
tioas. and that it behooves the UniEed
States to seriously inquire if such Gov
erpment shall bepernitted to exist almost
within sighs,ofits shores to insult by
such actions the Christianity and civil
izasion of the age.
There are an<unusual humber of wild
geese and ducks 10 the waters of the low
u 2otcmac AM Rapfananock rivers.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-12-07

SMALL-Pox IN Nsw YoEG A farming
Spread OF the Disease. The .Now York
World Of yesterday reports, Oh the author
ity Of DR.. Morris, city sanitary Inspector,
that smallpox is spreading alarm ing ly in
that city. confined TO no particular quar-
te~. but scattered over all. The inspoc-
tor had never known it to be so widely
spread. The number of eases increa ses
daily, and the next returns made to the
health board will show the largest aggre-
gate yet. The new cases now average
ten day. The disease is very viralent
in character there are few cases Of yaci-
oloid. The smallpox will spread, in the
inspectors opinion, under the cold
weather. The hea lib board arc vaceinas-
ing and disin fecting as a repressive
measure. Many persons will not vacci-
nate, nor permit it to their children -
Within SIX months 100000 people have
been vacciuated gra;uitously by the
authorities. Eighteen physicians are
now assigned to this exclusive duty. DR.,
Morris thinks there is danger of the
disease becoming epidemic. He believes
that q panic would be beneficial in pro-
curing the vaccination Of a large portion
of those who now pegle it.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-12-07
The CORRESPONDENT Of the Baltimore

Tue correspondent Of the Baltimore
Suu says. that SO far from favoring gen
ersl auAaesty, Gran W i'll ask Congress IN
his message to extend that feature of the
Ku-Klux act which provides Ter the sus-
pension ofthc writ of habeas corpus in
yho South beyond the end of the present.
eossion, to VII ich it is limited Grant
is determined to secure his reelection
at airy cost, and we dou&t not that MAR
tial law will be proclaimed in each Of
the Southern States prev ious to The
presidcatial election
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-12-07

The citizens Of New York, present TED
The picture of the late Admiral Farrsgu
to the Grand Duke Alexis on Saturday
lie is now in Philadelphia where he vii
doubtless be feted as in New York
Tie Muscow Gazette looks upon the Visi
of Alexis to this country as an eminen
piece of tom foolery, and thinks 1t very
strange that there should be any bond Q
sympathy between this great Republic
and the Russian Empire.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-12-07

THE long session Of congress commcnc-
cd on Monday last. There in the Sena:c
"a members, of whom 81 are Republi
cans and Is arc Democrats
10 the House are 243 members: Of
these about 100 are democrats.
There will be 26 vacancies on the 4th
of March, 1878. of these about Is will
DC filled by repub lieans.
There are nearly eight hundred bills
new Oh the files of the Senate and House.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-12-07
A knOck-DoWn Argument.

We take this logic of the New York
Sun to be unanswsra ble:
The Louisville Courier-J Journal pub
fishes an account Of a society formed 10
some of the Southern States for the pur.
pose Of getting rid of such negro thieves
and desperadoes as can be induced by
money to quit the country. by shipping
them to the Northern States. and thinks
the device of paying marauders to 60
elsewhere, instead OF Ku-K luxing them
a good idea, although perhaps unjust ito
the Nothern communities to which it is
proposed to send them There is no &C.
casion for any computations Of consoi.
eoce on this score. There is no proba-
bllity that the society will ever send as
many thieves North as we have cent
South and moreover, it is not asked that
we shall make their transported rascale
Governors and members of Congress, or
give them the control of our State finan-
ces. 1t will require lively export OF
til icves to the North to turn the balance
of the trade against US.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-12-07

SALE BY SAMPLE 1.-The U. S. Su-
preme Court on Wednesday, decided a
case Of much mercantil nterest--the
right of selling by sample by unlicensed
pon-residents. The question came up APP
peal from Baltimore, where ,he de.
fendant had been convicted; the court
ruling that the State law forbidd Ing such
transactions was competent, since Con-
gress has no power of regulating the in
ternal traffic ofauy State. The plaintiff
appealed from th is decision on the ground
that the Maryland law clashes with that
cou tro o commercial affairs that was en-
trus led BY the several States 10 Congress
in the Constitution, and at the same time
discrim mates ,jariously between the cit
liens ofdiherent States. The Maryland
decision was sustained; thus establishing
tie legality of laws everywhere forb ding
sale by sample BY non-residents without
licensc. The subject has long been dis.
puted.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-12-07

We learn that there is no case before
the Court Of Appeals involving the con
stiiutionality o: the retrospective feature
Of the homestead act.
Last spring the president of the court
expressed The Willingness of the Judges
TO take up and decide such case out OF
its term, but 40 application has been
made. -
Let the matter be settled, uncertainty
upon. the question is doing apOsitiVe III
Jury.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-12-07
5Oth YEAR,
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Agents having great success. One took 900
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ano Their is in one week one Al in one day
and SIC to $40 per da,. Taxes on sight! An
old agent who knows, says ~ think it tae
best business for canyassers ever offered. Sorry
didnot engage sooner" Pays better than
any book agency. rare chance te make money.
LOCAL AGENTS WANTED.
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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-12-07

The greater portion of the betting
done in til is co untry is by means of the
American method of pool buying. Dur
ing the recent election fifty thousand
dollars was lost in a,aingle pool selling
house in New York city.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-12-07
THIRTY YEARS EXPERIENCE
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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-12-07

Ex- Comptroller Counoly is unable TO
give bail. Twesd's bondsmen contemplate
: wi,hlrsing from the boad and the proba-
pil;ty is that he viii follow Connolly TO
pshon.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-12-07

Adyices from the Northwest state thai
the cold is intense, aad large number
ofpersons have been frozen to death
Tue trains, in consequence of the heavy
fs lis of snow, have been delayed twenty
four hours. The unusual severity OF
the wea.her has elected comments from
all quarters.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-12-07

DEAru From BURsJNG.-A little
daughter of Mr.J. j. w ilson, commiss-
ion merchant O Richmond, named Fam !
Maude. was 50 seriouly burned on Fri
day. by her clothing catching FIRE, as t.
cause Der death in few hours. She wa
pot quiie fur years oil !. and very sprisb'-
Il and intelligent.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-12-07

A Sacramento assessor took advantage
of run on savings bank to observe
those who withdrew deposits, and caught
several Juggling away a few thousand
apiece who had ssorn two days before
that they did not UBn eeut
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-12-07

AIr. Sumner. will introduce g bill
during the present session, to give cqus
rights, without distinction ofcol9r or race,
TO all persons, in theaters, hotels, pua-
lie. conyeyances, Institutions of learning
authorized by law churches, cemeteries, &c
This is the man some persons calling
themselves democrats propose to run for
tho presidency.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-12-07
zz.-.Zslts,,.szzzzzszzzz7

The falling off this year.in the atten-
dence upon the Virginia University and
the various colleges. in the,state average
about twenty per cent.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-12-07

Tue state debt ofSouth Carolina was
increased six million dollars from Sep
TENDER to the Goth Of November. Th ia
is radical exhibit.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-12-07

The Ku:K'ux trials at Columbia have
go mmenced. Mr.. Stanbery, of Ohio, ap-
peared With Mr.. Reyerdy Johnson for the
defence.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-12-07
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
NTOW Is THE TINE TO SUBSCRIBE
IN STOCK TO THE SAVINGS BANK,
And to buy goods Cheaper than ever at
.uELLER &sCOTFMAN's.
CNRNNR STORE.

CcGFHR HlOnh,
Main ST., Woodstock. Va.
Arimmense Stock going to the tune Of
Quick Sales and Small profits.
CASH SYSTEM STILL IL THE VAN,
No bad debts to retard lis scory, has been
our basis for he last three years.
By strict adherence to the cash system in
selling our goods, we are not restricted in
making our purchases 10 one particular
market. but are enabled to buy our goods di
rect from the manufacturers, and thus save
for our customers the enormous per cent We
would be compelled to ask. did We buy only
from the Jobbers hands. These are startling
facts, and when you callto price our goods
you will be cow nced We have no friend
in The City Market 70 purchase refused
goods from Bankrupt AUCTION Sales. or pounce
down upon the SO called GREAT BARGAINS
but when We buy money 10 our best
Friend We are constantly
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-12-07
Thursday kioruins, Dece mser,7 1871

The monthly statement of the national
debt for November shows decrease Of
the debt for the month of S 3, 1852, $50
IS
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-12-07
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
PROSPEROUS EO& 1879
THE ..LADY'S FRIEND.

The publishers Of The LADY's FRIEND have
concluded TO REFUGE its price te single sab
sc,ibers from $3.50 to $,--thc prices to
Clubs (alresdy very low) remaining tie same
The following noveietS, with the usual
variety Of short stories. are nouneed for
1877 Mrs. Woods novelet will run through
The whole year.
WITHIN THE MAZE, or. LADY ANDIN-
MANS TRIAL.
By Mrs. HENRY WOOD, author Of EAST
UNA AND HER LIONS. .sBg
By Miss A. L.. MUZZEY, author Of sOne
Woman's Experience jealousy etc, etc.
QUEEN COQUETTA. a.
BY DAISY TENTNOR, author of Prince
Charming, etc.
ONLY A WISH.
By A. NJ. DANA, author of Earring Chords,
etc., etc.
MISSION WORK.
By Mrs. MARGARET HOSMER, author Of
a Turn in Fortunes Wheel etc.
AN EVERYDAY HEROINE.
By AMANDA N. DOUGLAS, author OF
Solid Silver "A Little Money etc.
ENGRAVINGS 1.-The Engravings of THH
LADY's FRIEND are of . very superior char.
aC1ei. 1Hey SHotace peautlIul pictures Of
subjects which touch the sentiments and
affections. illustrations Of our Noyelets and
Stories, illustrations Of the Fashions, inolud
ing cuts from which patterns for almost
every thing can be ordered at a low price,
illustrations of Ladies' Fancy Work, ETC.
MUSIC.-A piece Of the latest and most
fashionable Music accompanies every num-
Der. The Music is of itself orth the price
of the magazine.
In short, The Lady's Friend aims to be
and its proprieteTs think it is. the most
Refined, Beautiful and Interesting of the
Notwithstanding in Cover, Engravings, and
Contents just what lady's magazine should
be.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-12-07

w BY HELLER & COLEMAN.
Wheat, Rye. Oats, Potatoes, Bacon, Butter,
Eggs, Chickens, Turkeys, Onions, Flaxseed,
Dried Apples, Dried Cherries, whortleberries
Peaches, Beef hides, Hog Hair and all Kinds
of Country Produce for which the highest
market pr tees will be paid ia gseds or cash.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-12-07

Tue law confering the right o f suffrage
upon women, in the territory of Wyom
ing has been repealed
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-12-07

KILLED BY FALLING TREE.-Mr.
Gerard Rutherford, Of this county was
killed on Thursday last, On the farm Of
Mr, SamuelS Moore, three miles from
Charlesiown, whilst in the act Of telling
tree-the tree fell upon him Mr..
Rutherford is married man-about thir-
ty years of age. When starting from
his home to cut down the tee his vile
cautioned him, saying her father had been
killed by the falling of a tree.
RAILROAD EXTENSION TO SMOKERS
vILLR.-Ihe Washington and Ohio Rail
road Company proposes to extend It's
road to the foot of the Blue Ridge imme-
diately, provid a liberal amount in
bonds is taken by cities of Loudon coun-
ty. We understand four thousand dol
lars, IN these bonds have already been ia
ken by soufe Of our citizens. and that an
agent has been despatched to the upper
part Of the count y TO canvass for them. -
Lccsbwy ga } Mirror.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-12-07

4 special dispatch to The Now York
HG,u!d says Genera! Sickles was married
to 81 ISIS Creach Oh the 28th ult, and
started for New York immed lately.
It is estimated that there will be near
~ two millions dollars in the State Treas
ary of Virginia. by the first of Janua-
ry.
The Lynshburg RepaNican of Sunday
says: 1t is said that list of Federal Of
fee holders in Virginia who refused or
neg lected to contribute the amount assess
ed upon them for the purpose of conduct
ing the late campaign in this State, is IN
the possession of the outs and will be
laid before the proper authorities at WASH
ington at an early day: 1t is expected
that not few changes will be produced
through this agency
Pork is selling cheap in all the Yves
tern cities It is much lower tLan it was
last year, and an unusual number of hogs
are being killed.
New YORK, Dec. IA special from
Havana reports that the bod les of the ex-
ecuted medical students have been refus.
ed to their parents. Tho father of one o f
the victims: has died from grief, and the
mothers Of two others have become In
sane.
The studen is who were sent to the chain
gang have been working in the streets
with criminals since yesterday.
Mrs. LrNcoLN-Mrs. Abraham Lin
coin is at Chicago, living in the same
house with her on son, Robert, and lis
wife. A gentleman who ecnversed with
her few days ago says she is in excel-
eut health, but overwhelmed with grief at
the loss of her son Thaddeus He had
grown to be tall and handsome boy,
speaking French and German huently,
aud never had days sickness while a
broad, but the moment he reached New
York he was so affected BY the heat that
he never recovered from the change.
GA. & NJ. r. Rs. S. Barbour
Esq, has been unanimously reelected
President, and the former Directors, and
officers, also unanimously reelected.
q few days since Mr. j. Folk, living q
few miles east ofGrantxille, in A llcgany
county, Nd, caught twenty-nine wild
turkeys at one time in pen made for
the purpose of trapping turkies.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-12-07

DLAIN AND FRENCH CANDY, Scotch
III snuff, Water Crackers, Indigo, Tomato
keteaGp and Toeih Bt n,hss, sfor saie BY
!. ?. SuEfRY.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-12-07

TERMS.-s2 year, Four copies. Sc,
Eight copies and one gratis, So. One copy
Of Tha Ladys Friead 81 and one of The
Post 50, so for 81.
Addrss DEACON & PETERSON,
No. $40 Walnut Street, Phila.
eSA,. Single number 90 cents
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-12-07

NOTIONS AND FANCY GOODS,
for Ladies and Gents can not be surpassed
by any house in the Valley, and We defy
competition in price. A large lot of
LADIES' FURS, ALL STYLES AND COLORS
just arriving, bought for cash and will
be sold low Save money by buying our
A ga and ga Floor Oil Cloths, beauti.
full patterns, bought for cash from the mani
u.acturers. Examine our
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-12-07
UNTYERSAIISM,

Send for fre sample copy of the Christian
Leader. first-class weekly journal, published by
the New Yerk State Convention of Uniyer sail sts
and containing the Sermons o Dr. Z. Fl. Chaplin.
Christian Leader, 1888 Broadway, New York
City.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-12-07

OVER ONE HUNDRED PAGES,
Printed in two Colors on Superb Tinted pa
per- Four hundred engravings of Flowers,
Plan is and Vegetables, With Descrip tionsa and
TWO COL0RED PLATES.
Directions and plans for making walks, Lawns
Gardens, &c. The handsomest and best Eloral
Guide in the World All for Ten cents, to those
who think of buy ing Seeds. Not quarter the
cost 200, 600 sold fIS7l.
Address, ia MES WICK,
nov. Sow Robhes ter, n. 7
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-12-07

4 special dispatch to The Now York
HlraM says Genera! Sickles was married
to Miss Creach Oh the 28th ult, and
started Eor New York immed lately.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-12-07

n discr elton, causing nervous debility, prem
aturc decay etc, having tried in vain evei ad-
vertised remedy, has discovered simple means
of seif-cure, which he will send to his fellow
sufferers. Address J. Il. REV ES, 10 Nassau St.
n. I. oct 81 W
DO a MONTH! Horse furnish ed
&DAC4Expenses paid. Il. B. SHAW
Alfred, Me.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-10-04
iLiCtnIIHII Marker.

CINCINNATI, October s.
lGRAIN-Wheat steady; red winter
at 81 5O@l 80; white at 81 6O@l % for
prime to choice. Corn very firm at sic
for sound mixed, and soc for No. |
shelled mixed. Oats unchanged at 80
640a, as per quality. Rye firm at 1Sc
for No. ,, and soc for No. |. Barley
dull at 9O@9jc for prime to choice fall.
IIAY-Steady; No. timothy at
$40 OO@20 90 lower grades at $l5 90
6lS 90.
OILS-Linscel is in good demand AT
sc.
PROVISIONS-Quiet; mess pork
frmer at $l3 % for city, and 81 3O for
country. Bulk meats steady; sales of
rib sides at &c, shoulders at &c, and clear
sides held at &c. Bacon inactive;
shoulders at &c, clear rib at 74c, and
clear sides at7Sc. Hams dull at loo
lGtc for sugar cured. Larl firmer at
DC for city kettle rendered leaf.
SUGAR-Very firm; hards at 1870
l4c.
TOBACCO-In good demand at 81 %
GAO 90 for trash, Tugs and leaf.
WHISkY-Strong at 95c.