Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1872-10-17

GRANT TAXES CARE OF HIDE SFEA-
LEE: The following paragraph appears
in the Washington correspondents Of the
Baltimore SIN:
Judge S b. Williamson, Of Virginia,
appeared before the acting Secretary of
the Inierlo: to-day and 4raliied for the
position OF secretary to The President to
sign land patents he having received al
appointment from the president last
week.
Thus has "Tidlet's" loyalty been re-
warded. Here is, presented the spectacle
OF President appoic ting as one of his
private secretaries a man who is know,,
10 be corrupt and bad. A man who was
driven BY the force OF public opinion from
this community. charged with the crime
of having killed a gentleman's COW and
then selling her hide and tailow! 1t may
be that Grant contemplates going into
the tanning business after the 4th of
March, and intends taking '.Violet" in
as a, partner TO keep tho vafs we'll sup
piled with hides. Lynchburg Republic
can
Raleigh, II. c., October 11.-At an ear
ly hour this morning a terrible explosion
occurred which shook every huuilling in
the city. An alarm Of fire followed, ard
upon repairing to the scene. it was found
that the Sentinel news paper Office was
bowed TO atoms by powder, which had
been placed under the building and press
es. A small job press in the composing
room, which escaped destruction, was ex-
ahmed and paper Of powder found IN
der it, with slow match attached, which
bad been lighted but haa gone out.
| 1t is said that about ten minutes before
the explosion. co'ored boy who lives
near the Office, saw two persons running
off from the spot in the direction of the
depot with their hats in their hands.
The Sentinel was Conservative daily
paper, edited by Hon, Josiah Turner,
Jr , prominent politician.
THohouGuFARn, Va, Oct. About
two o'clock on Sunday morning the depot
and store at Thoroue fare Station were
destroyed by fire. Two yonng men were
sleeping in the store at the time, Geo.
W. Moss, and VIM. Mount They we're
awakened by tie flames in their room
which was up stairs. and we're obliged to
go through the flames TO get out of the
house. The depot was pretty vel filed
with freight. The post Office and express
were also in the hon<e. Everything was
destroyed. The people OF tho neighbor-
hood sympa'hlae with Major Mason in
his loss. The insurance had expired the
day before the Are
"sslIEseroN October II The cleo
ton OF Hendricks seems t., be conceded
by from 800 tie 500 majority. He runs
ahead Of the Democratic ticket. Shanks
(Rep.) is elected to Congress in the
pinlh district. giving The republicans a
net gain Of two. Niblack's (Dem) ma
jori'y is $50. Voorhees, is defeated by
QUO The chshces are in favor of two
Republican Congressman at large The
Republicans lave fourteen majority Oh
joint ball 1t in the Legisl ,ture,
lNDIANApoLls, Oatober II -Alditiona
official returns received to day, do not
materially change the result given last
night. Hendrick-' majority will be be.
tween coo aud 100 Tho Kopnbl can.
elect their State ticket, Including con
gfcssnen at large, except their candidate
for Governor, and perhaps their candidate
for Supcrin teudeu, Of Public Works
WEATH.G. KNOWS oE SOLDIERS,
ABOUT Union SOLDIERS: large nun
Der OF soldiers were collected here at a
vast expense. with . single purpose Of
re-k'ndiing the bitterness and hatred, t c
| luminosity and antipathic the tears and
e2ultaiions Of civil war, for the advau-
tage of political party - Greeley. al
PsNsbmy IN 1872
ABOUT REBEL SoEpIsRs:-I hope the
time will come when the soldiels wi c
fought with Lee and johnson viii occupy
as proud d position in the hearts o: tho
American people as the soldiers that
fought under Grant an! Sherman. Gree
ley, at Vicksbn'y IN 1871.
All who endorse these sentiments will
of course vote for Greeley AZ: who dc
not-all who repudGte them will repu.
date their author by voting for Gran,
and Wilson, Ufdmu Union, Ridtcal
Was This Bribery?
One OF the most serious charges Yet
made against President Grant comes from
the Chicago Tribune. ,hun which there
is no newspaper Of higher character in
the country. Que j Russell Jones,
OF Ch,ago, wanted foreign appoint
me"t. and did nat know any better way
to get it than through Grants cap dity Or
love of gain. ct this tirue a Swedish
colony owned considerable land in Ii
nols, some otewhioh lay in the conf fines
Of Chicago md rapidly growing in val
ue The trustees of this colony was
induced 10 sell about so acres OF the land
TO Jones for low price, and they say
without authority, and Jones conveyed it
to Grant for the sum of one. doliur, the
:deed being put on record at Chicago, by
"h'ch the transaction appears. About
this flnle Grant appointed Jopcs Minister
10 Belgium, where he pom IS Is the dis.
grace of The country. The President has
DOT denied this ''soft impeachment" If
tbs is not Sc Of bribery we do not
know what is.