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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-03-20

We publish In this issue copy of
the new court bill as passed by the
General Assembly. The effect of it
will be to degrade the county court,
crowd the circuit court, delay business
and impose upon the people serious in
convenience and loss Some features in
the bill are supposed to b e in violation
OF the GO ssitution. We wcud ba glad
il snch were the case and the people
protected from the inconvience and an
noyance, of this change by the veto of
OF the Governor. In the Senate, Gen
eral Meem opposed this bill and voted
against it In the House, Capt. Rid
dlebarger was active and outspoken in
opposition and did all that was possible
to defeat the measure. Mr.. Smoot was
not present when the bill was passed.
As far As ne have been able to Judge
of the sentiments Of our people the
course Of our delegates in their active
opposition to the bill meets with their
hearty approval.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-03-20
TIE REAssEssNENT ACT.

The passage over the Governors We
to ofthe reassessment act is proceed
ing entirely in keeping with the his
tory of the present Legislature. 1t has
been all the time protesting against an
increase of taxes, while it has been qqu-
ally persistent in declaring that the
debt Of Virginia would be paid. The
proclamation was that Virginia was
not now ready to pay all, but
would pay part, and in time redeem
her honor by paying all to the utter
most farthing.
And how does this act, providing fcl
reassesment of the lands OF the Com
monwealth, tally with the promises for
the future? After refusing to raise the
taxes the Legislators proceed to dianin-
ish the value OF the basis of taxatiUE,
and in that way TO reduce the amount
Of revenue in the Treasury to meet the
obligations Of the state: What faith
can be placed in the promises which
are tssas backed up? 1t is like spirit
ing away part Of the property phdg-
tU W pay oil HOTTEST UGDt.
The two Houses of the General AS
sefnbfy, represented by their Com
mittees, i'll conference with number
OF the holders Of the bonds of the State,
made such vehement protestations Ct
the intention OF the Legislature to pay
the State debt ultimately that the bend
holders were impressed with them, and
fit an inauguration of their recently
waning faith in the Old D, minion.
They avowed their readiness to take
less than the law of the previous Leg
islature declared should be paid them,
and tru ted implicitly in the intention
Of the body will regard to the future
We wonder what the bondholders think
of the Legislature and its promises
now? 1t was said that the taxes could
not be increased, but nothing was said
about diminishing them The inter
view With tie bondholders; however, is
scarcely over before tie Legislature
proceeds Indirectly to reduce the taxes.
Whatever some may think, we look
upon this act as one Of very lad faith,
anil m no respect calculated to elevate
the Generally Assembly in the estima
ton Of the world either for good faith
sor wisd, m.
With regard to promises tor the fi'
ture: 1t is but the voice of the slug
sard--tlie sleeper who sleeps While the
buthen' grows. That butt7ien will
o''ta4'ow the means that are likely to be
accumulated by such energies as shrink
from all present effort to increase the
public resources, but instead proceeds
TO cut them down. Frankness ia a
great virtue in all phases of human life.
if gentlemen mean not to pay, it world
be honest to say so. If they mean to
pay, it would be well for them if they
showed some desire to do so. Rich
na0nd Dispu CHI.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-03-20
4 DIV ERTISER
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, March When tIe
Governors decision was first intin at ed
to Foster, on Friday, he manifested nj
agitation, remaining silent. He sfter
wards said, however, that he did no,
credit the report, as he had not tEeu
heard from DIR. Tying, to whom the
Governor had written at the same time.
he. Goyernors notice to the sheriff
was intorr1al The official papers will
be received in the course of the dav.
In many quarters the news caused
great surprise, as it was thought the
sentence would be com1iluted.
The statement that money was used
to Influence Mrs. Putnam in writing
her letter to the Governor is now deni
ed by the person. with whom it was re-
ported to have originated.
AS an indication of public sentiment
in the Foster case, the employees Of a
downtown company voted this morn
ing, forty-six in favor Of sustaining
Governor DiAis refusal to commute his
sentence, to sixteen against his deci
sion.
No official communication was re-
ceived from the Governor to-day by the
sheriff in the. Foster case, except one
asking ifany further documents we're
necessary to show that the Governor
declines to interfere. The sheriff repli-
ed negatively.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-03-20
Mexico.

Civil war has again broken out in Mex
leo that classic and beautiful land, the
Greece and Rome combined of the
American Continent aud the hopes Of
future peace under Lerelo Tejado
which were so generally INDUCED in
upon his accession to the Presidency,
have thus been sadly dissipated. a
sanguinary battle has been fought be-
tween the government forces under
Generals Corina and Flores and the
insurreetionary forces, mostly indians,
at Mohonera, five leagues from Guada-
lajara, in which the latter, although
outnumbering the regular troops three
to one were defeated and dispersed
with the loss of nearly a thousand
men. The following day, in another
battle, near Rosana, Col. Aliamarino
defeated an army of 1000 rebels;
achieving brilliant victory, as he had
but eight hundred men under his com
mand. These reports come from gov
eminent sources, however, and must be
received with due allowance
A strange political freak has placed
General Porhrio Diaz, the greatest
soldier Mexico possesses, and the lead
er Of the prolonged rebellion against
the Juarez government on the Supreme
bench. He welded the sword of Mars
very skiAfully and no doubt can handle
that Of As4rea with wisdom and pru-
'dence. This places him in position
to become President of the Republic
in case vacancy should occur.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-03-20
Commits. toner's Salt
REAL ESTATE.

Pursuant to decree OF the County Cur,
of Shenandoah County, rendered on the Is Il,
dav q E"bsuar, lS73. in the CHI anc.ry eaus. q
Josiah Heller admr. d. b. i. vs. Fho.. J. nix,
ker, DC the undersigned special comm sslore
VIII sell at public ssie in froat OF th. eur
h"ase in Woodstock, Va
SATURDAY,, AAHcu Goth, 1873,
the tract OF lard conveyed to said rhos !. Rim.
krr BY VIM. II. Trinlet, and wife by deed b,ar
ing date April It'll. 1875
CONTAINING p ACRES,
more or less. The land i, OF rood quality, Law.
well and is under coed frncing. The
DWELLING HOUSE Is A NEW FRAME
building eommodiou., and CON
v-nlcnt The PROFANITY otthis land to Won't
>tnek. lying about 4 ola mile south west Of
INC , town. makes i. pecalia.ly vaIulbie. We
will also sell lot
CONTAINING 1855 POLES
iy ing on the west side of.the o. A. AN. z. r.
and adjoining the ab ~ traet. b Ing the same
c"nv'i ed b. Geo. Rye and nifs 10 said Thos.
thinker.
TERMS OF SALE:
Enough cash to pay costs of suit and sale the
halnnce in one. t." and 'hres years, the pur-
chaser to txecuje his bonds, the first v itb good
pei.nnal security, and Ii to bear inter est from
.he day OF sale lien to be reserved a. an
45itianal secarity.
Sale to eomn.enec aux O'Clock r, ".
w. Il. WILLIAMS,
E15ESWAL1ON,
mar. o-t q S. Spl. Comrs.
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Con. mission Sale
OF VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE!!!

solomon e. Clark vs.. Elizabeth Ana Cofrn,an
kc.
Pursuant to a decree of the Circuit Court ii
She, audnah, proRoui ced in the abov. named
cause on the day OF Septem ,er 1872 the un
de, signed commissioners therein named will
On SATURDAY, MARCH 22d, 1873
before the front door er the court-house q. sid
county. proceed to sen. at public sale, to the
highes: oiHdeI. certain tract of1and
!. OBTAINING As ACRES.
: foods and 20 punches, 8 acres and % perches
whereof were assigned as dover to Elk be,h
Aun Goldman. the said IS acres 2 roods and 20
per ches being part ut the lands OF which Rich
ard Clark died seized and possessed, and
l-ing near stony Greek in said county. For a
more particular DESCRIPTION OF said land re-
'erancc can DO had TO the plat and report
made by the comm issieners appointed by a
ecree IN SAID SUIT I" assign dover to the sa id
Elizabeth Arm Cotiman. The said Is acres 2
r"cds aud ~ p.rches. will be sold subject to
The dover OF the said Elizabeth Cotfman in
the said acres ana p perehes.
TERMS OF SALE:
. Asmucb cash as will pay the cost of suit
and sale, and the balance in three cqua actual
payments from the day ofsae, the balance with
interest ,om that day. the purchaser To give
bonds with good personal secHrIty Tor the
same, and a lien to be retained in the deed as
additional security.
MARK BIRD,
MOSES WALTON.
fab. 2O-t Dis. Commissioners.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-03-20
FREE School ErNAScFs-T

FREE SeHooL E1NAScFs.-In re-
Spouse to a Senate resolution, MIR. w.
IL. Rutfner, superintendent Of public
instruction, has sent communication
to that body setting forth the present
financial condition as far from satisfact-
CRY. The school tx of 1870 yielded
S435, 1872; that OF 1871 only $3l5,42a
"a decrease of $il9,754. The tax Of
1872, including balances received on
account Of taxes of former years, has
yielded only $1s4,672, a decrease OF
$l30,756 from the preceding year and
Of $250,5l0 from 1870, Last Year the
system had an unexpended balance
from 1871, of $50, o0u and over S3l,
600 from the literary fund, which add
ed to the tax yield of 1871 gave the
system $3s5,42s for its support against
only $l84,672 for the current year =
This falling off from the State revenue
is accompanied by cnrtailment OF at
least S2OO,OOU for this year in the local
revenue derived from counties and
school districts, in consequence of the
restrictions placed upon the local author
tiles in raising supplementary funds
by the act of Assembly of last year,
&c. As the matter now stands, the
superintendent says that tive have
before US the frightful deficit in our
total school revenues OF $4n0,756 as
compared with last year one-half of
the total amount received from public
funds"
He concludes as follows.
Il have hitherto Withheld from
the school officers the information here
in contained, earnestly hoping that by
some means the schools might be in
operation. Had Che bill ordering the
payment OF $4,000 interest on the
Literary Fund been passed, the schools
might have been allowed to continue
until there were further Developments
with regard to The proceeds from the
State tax. 1t is painfully evident that
Immediate action OF some sort is
necessary in order to avert catastro
pho to our educational interest With
regard to the taxes yet to come in, it is
highly important that some action
should be taken which will insure the
payment in money-not coupons Of
the portion set apart by the constitu
ton for the support of the public free
school system. On this point relic f
might be afforded by authorizing the
auditor Immediately to place to the
credit of the school fund such amount
as iii his opinion would accord with the
share Of the taxes yet to come in fer
school purposes.
'In conclusion, / would take the
liberty of saying that the only method
for avoiding perturbatsons like this in
the futnre, is TO allow a larger liberty
to counties and districts in 70, idirs
themselves with the means OF education
of their own children"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-03-20
a II lON
~ HOUSE BUILDERS

III HOUSE BUILDERS.
- Applications fn- building
BRICK GRADED SCHOOL HOUSE.
IN Strafburg. will be received IN ia tho 18th
day of April. 1873. The Brick for tic hn,,I-
ing, will be furnished, BY the huili,n. c,n.
It,ttac, ON the Lot. An the reet of IL. mat.ris,
Tor The Heuse. including
DESKS AND BENCHts,
II ust re furrisIeo hv ihc undc,tak,r. Aud
al mast be OF The bert qrali,v, snd no work
nnft be done in excellent style and in ,ub.
stantial msnner.
DIMENSIONS OF HOUSE:
!o.s5, Hight soet. First Story to ,. divided
into three
LARGE ROOFS, THREE SMALL
wardrobe rooms and hall. Cellar under on q
OF The large rooms. SECOND Story to be divid :.
ed into.one large nnd
ONE SMALL ROOM-A GOOD SIZED
BEEFRY ON TOP.
To have twenty eight large windows And
twelve doors, me Fight of steps, with Gazing
and railing The house to b. pIastercd paint.
ed, furnished with desks, benches. black boards
and to be built with three nues.
Address Academy building Committee
sirasburg Virginia.
70 be completed Is Sept. 1873.
mar 6-3t.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-03-20

We publish in this issue an i'm
porsant communication from the State
Superintendent of Public Instruction
setting forth the serious condition o.
the finances of the public free schools
This condition Of affairs is to be re
GREETED, but was not entirely unexpect
ed by us. In this county provision had
been made by the school officers te
meet the contingency, and while many
counties will be embarrassed by this
unexpected state of affairs, the schools
OF this county will not be seriously
effected. In some districts the trustee.
will be able TO meet their obligations
while in Others there may be small
balances carried over to be paid out o.
the funds of the next year. The lessor
taught by this state of affairs is sim
portant, and fully demonstrates the fac,
that system by which the greater part
OF the funds is to be furnished by the
State is unstable aud liable to frequest
and unexpected Interruptions. While
we believe it is good policy to have 6
State tax fer school pun cses, that Tax
should be small and the larger
amount of funds for the support of the
system should be procured by county
taxation. An investigation of this
subject will demonstrate the fact tina,
it the schools were supported entirely
by state taxation this county would
annually pay, at least, nine thousand
dollars more than it would receive back
From the State When we reflect upon
the fact that the state tax, for school
purposes, is now larger than the county
tax, and larger than any tax which
the present law permits the counties to
impose upon themselves, the injustice
OF the restriction is fully apparent.
The people of our county have evin-
ced disposition to give the public
school system a fair trial, and notwith-
standing the difficulties caused by
unwise legislation, the system has met
with success greater than was ex
pected by its most sanguine friends.
What we need is reduction of the
State tax, and removal of restrictions
upon counties. The Legislature, we
hope, will by the enactment ofjudicious
laws enable US not only to continue the
present system but to extend school
privileges to evary child in the county.
Many Of the schools now in operation
have large number Ct pupils of both
sexes, from fifteen to twenty years of
age, who have not been taughs to read,
a fact which should certainly enlist the
attention and sympathy of people
who are annually contributing money
for the support offoreign missions
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-03-20

HE IMPORTANCE AND VALUE OF THE
SOUTHERN STATEs.-We make the fol
lowing extract from the New York
Herald:
''People generally at the North have
not considered tic ilnmese value of the
Sos.ther,i States imam economical and
commercial point ct view. lFsreitnos
for their products the country would
be hopezes$ly ba1ikru1t. Our foreign
commerce would be very limited. The
cotton crop enables us to liquidate cur
debts abroad as well as to pay for the
vast amount Of Injuries we import, and
goes f,irther than anything else to create
and stimulate the enormous wholesale
and retail trade which builds up New
York and other Commercial cities. 1t
gives wings to the mighty fleets, of
vessels that traverse the .oce;ihs and
crowd our w:lves. I'll sets eniyriads OF
spindles at work and gives employ
ment to vast numbers OF people in the
United States: What do the forty to
fifty millions Of geld and silver raised
annually, Or the surplus brsadstufs and
other things we export amount to,
compare with the. cotton pi.otuct ..aiid
expectation? I his sihgle product Of the
South is of mere vsl,ie in foreign trade
and iii paving oiIr Indebtedness abroad
than all other products, and is three or
tdur times OF more value than that Of
the precious metal In addition t. this
the other special Productions OF the
South, such as tobacco. sugar and rice,
are very valuable both for foreign com
merce and home consumption. But
the capsnilitits Of this, the tairest, most
productive and genial Section Of our
comm,n country, are almost unlimited.
1t has raised nearly all the necessalies
Of lite tor its own population, besides a
surplus Ct the staple products named
Tor comm, rec to the amount Of two
hundred millions. No nation before
ever had such valuable heritage
" hat folly, then, to neglect it What a
suicidal policy, economically, politically
and i'll every way, is that which has
Leen pursued towards the South The
policy Of neglect and repression is i'll
furious to the whole country as well as
to the south. Lift up that section, and
all will teel the benefit.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-03-20

TIE Mori.t.s.

San FRANCISCO, March TO- General
Candy has moved his headquarters ia
Van Blemcrs rancho. On Saturday
Colonel Riddle, with Company K.
fiifet nth Cavalry, c me upr1, q party
II MddGcs, afsd captured thirty-fve
horses. The Colonel would have kill
"a the savages but fer the pending
peace negotiations.
scho. ches and Charley Riddle re
fuse to come off the reservation. A
new peace commission has been form
ed, composed OF Gen. Candy and Mails.
i'osborough and ODonnel!. The squaw
Artena. who has arrived from the lava
beds. says Captain Jack wants to talk,
but Is afraid to come out.
She says General Candy cannot con
tFoI the soldiers, because they captured
horses and four children of the Nc docs
The statement that ANY children were
captured is pronouiiyed false. Capt
Jack, it is sud, wants Meacham and
faircii.d to come to him again and
have another talk.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-03-20

The Baltimore Sun says: eve are
glad to see that the Methodist Episcop
al Church South in the case of Dir.
Huston, as in that of Mr.. Clarke, of
West Virginia, has performed its duty
with nanlipess and fidelity which has
been notably wanting in the Congress
Of the United States in its efforts at
self-puriication. Any other course
would tend 10 deprive the clergy of the
confidence Of the people"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-03-20
- = :.
IlLACK OAK BARK WANTED.
| WILL BUY ANY AMOUNT BLACK
OAK BARK

WILL BUY ANY AMOUNT BLACK
OAK BARK
that is properly taken and cured, anil nav
CASH for it at the rateor rN'
SEVEN DOLLARS, 81, 90. PER CORD
OF rs feet casurement de ivcred Mt nv
SCAAC AND BARK MILLS, wINCIlESTE1,
Va. and five dollars. Si.,1. %. c,.l. will
Valley. III 'hc
DlHhCFiOHS.-Co Commence neeIiny thu bark
.s so'n as 'iie SAP sta'ts in thu spring and in
taxing II peel a. much % tn. tres as p),.ih,.
eye the &c l'mbs-for til. young s,1l,r
amer u Is peeled it must be piled ~ loa.sly
80 As 10 allow the air to pass fre.iy tn cou "a 4
ana per fectly dry il. The ourer Or rough aid,
mus. always be kept up, in order to prot,c. the
inner or heshy side from the weath&r-wh,eh
being the part used. must be kept bright an
Its color. "'s'' injuries
GERMAN SMITH.
mar. 2Q-3mn
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-03-20

Under the provisions of the re-
assessment act, as'passed over the veto
OF the Governor some forty or fifty
counties, if they choose to get per-
mission OF the county court at the
April term, may proceed to cause a
complete re-asscssment of their lands.
it is expected that the aggregate assess
ed value of lands in the Commonwealth
WILL, under this law, be reduced forty
or fifty millions OF, dollars. The bill is
in all respects tile same as is contained
in the last volume of Acts Of Assembly
'anrse. dste Ct FeEiuarv lst, 1879
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NOTICE.!

The partnership heretofore existing between
p. FRAVE aud K. II. LACEY, un1cr III 6.
name OFF,. !. rRAVEI. l. Co., has been di
solved All PERSONS indebted to the firm ar re-
gu sed to SETTLE thei accounts at once, a it Is
nts"Euief, sfec sfaFy thathe BUSH, 5. q; the firm
'e closed up as 'peed,sss possible.
p j. Fra VEL,
having ruI chased the int. rest Of X. II. Lnce,
will continue the busne rs in hi own name and
prnposes to nduct it upon the CASH 4 PRO
DUCE ~ STEM.
Embracing ths opporturitr to express hi.
graf tude i"ail his fr lends and customers 10,
'h"ir patronage othe late firm, he would aka
continuance OF .heir isv,r.. pronIsii z to u.v
ms best Cd 'rts to please them.
Mar. 9Th #: p. j. FRA VEL.
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COMMISSIONERS OFFICE.

{ COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,
Woodstock, Feb. -, 1878.
VIM: Tisinger. C"Dpft. vs.. Geo Shcetxau
Gso w. Magruder, Trustee. Derts.
To Cnmppt, and Depts. the Judgment and
Trust Creditors OF said Geo. sheetz ara all
Others concerned
Take notice thu, have fixed upon the 18th
nay OF Ma 'ch. 1873. at my oftce at W ooastosk,
!" take thr accounts leq"ircd by dec rec in laid
cause. viz: LIST. an account Of the debt. ~ tn.
heed ni trust in the, bill and proceedings men
TONED sho"i ing which. have been paid and
Which are still due. ID Ascs tain and report
the real .state embra ceT In said deed vich
has been s1ld. and how the u r..esjs vara an
piied Sd Thai be so report Whist is due
CampFt 4th. An ether una tier deemed per
tinent or that eitnrrpsrty may reouire At
wh'ch ilme snd place rnu are squred to at
tend. Given under my hand as Cu,aui. sinrer
!" Chancery OF said Court, the day and year
hrst foresaia.
Sch 2d.-4v pW N.f.pUorp
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As an illustration Of the beauties o

As an illustration Of the beauties Of
The recent bankrupt law, gentleman
IN an adjoining county, who was suppo-
sea to be an honest man, few days
ago, bought ten barrels of flour from u
heiehbor, on short credit, shipped the
4ionr to market, and seat his neighbor
anotice Of bankruptcy. What a glo
:ious opportunity for making an honest
living.
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PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD CoMPAN

PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD CoMPANY.
At the annual meeting Of the sto*k-
holders OF the Pennsylvania Cent,a'
Railroad Company in Philadelphia, on
Tuesday, Vice President Scott stated
that if the business Of the road kept at
tfe same ratio for four years 400
locomotives and 4J,0JO cars would be
needed, for which, under the act Of the
Legislature increasing the capital stock
Of ske company $l5O,O0o, 900, he asked
an Immediate issue Of $25,OO0,0OO in
bonds. He also eaid it was net the
intention 20 water the stock one dol
lar
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-03-20

General Wise, one Of the commits
sioners of the boundary line, appeared
before the Senate Committee on Fed
eral Relations, on Monday morning
and explained VirgMias cease" Ac-
cording to his views Virginia is enti-
tied te about $4,000, 300 worth of
property now claimed and occupied by
the State of Maryland