Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-04-10
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NEWS I9EAs.
A telegram received in Lo} don from
Rome, yesterday; announced that the
Pope was slightlytll.
A bill has passed The Legislature
amending the Funding Bill, so that
coupons hereafter issued shall not be
made receivable for taxes" and declafs
ing that Virginia does not hold herself
bound for the payment ,'of'tse "West
Virginia certificates" except to distri
butte such funds as West Virginia may
pay over to her for that purpose.
A bill has passed the lower house Of
the Arkansas Legislature, making the
pay of all teachers, regardless of sex the
same.
The condemned murderer Nixon, of
New York, who has been Frustrated
since the sentence Of death was passed
Upon him, is now reported to be recov
ering. His counsel are exerting them
selves to get a new trial.
A Louisville paper contains little
notice addressed to a person who stole
a blanket off fence, warning him that
it was last used as a covering for
spotted fever patient, ard kindly say
ing that it is not necessary to return it.
The Legislature of Texas has passed
a concurrent resolution requesting Gov
'ernor Davis not TO comply with the
petition from Secretary Delano and
President Grant for the pardon of the
Indian chiefs, Ssntanta and Big Tree,
now confined in the Texas penitentiary.
A man has been arrested in Balti
more charged WITH going about to
colored peoples houses, and Offering for
sale lot of photographs, for which he
asked the extraordinary price of 50 per
pair, the buyer having the right to draw
from a satchel small box which, he
assured credulous purchasers contained
from ten cents to $40. 1t was alleged
that he had tlfe boxes SO arranged that
the purchaser always drew only "a small
sum Of money.
THB TKIAf. OF FA1rIh-As the pre-
cious stone called amiantMs, being cast
into the fire, is made Clearer and purer;
so the children Of God, being cast into
the fire of troubles and Affections, do
shine more clear and beautiful. That
the trial of your faith, being much
more precious than of gold that per
isheth, though it be tried with fire,
might be found unto praise and honor
and glory at the appearing of Jesus
Christ.
There is rumor in Washington Of
the alleged discovery of an office broker
age business, said to be carried on by
certain Georgia politicians, including a
member of Congress. 1t is said that
this combination has been peddlihg out
the federal officers in Georgia on com
mission.
CHARLESTON (W: va, April A.
The west Virginia Legislature adjourns
on Monday next, to meet again Octo-
Der goth; The bill to remove the CAPT
tol to Wheeling was laid ON the table
The VtEGiSM CASpibATEs.-A let
ter to the Petersburg Hder, dated
Richihoht1; April 3, says: Upon the eye
of Adjournment there was some little
private taucusing among members of
the General Assembly, as to the Guber-
MAJ orial and other nominations. The
Southwestern members were generally
found to be in favor Of Judge, Waller
K. Staples, now one of the Judges of
the Supreme Court of Appeals, Gen
kemper, Col. Withers, Hon r. NJ. T..
Hunter and Lieutenant Governor Mar
We were each found to possess consider
able strength. Several declared in
favor of the old ticket: r. 4. Withefs
for Governor, and James A. Walker
for Lieutenant Governor. But upon
the matter there has really been no
serious deliberations; and few members
were found willing to say anything,
positively committing themselves te the
support of any set of men or measures
In connection with the nomination for
Lieutenant Governor ! have heard the
names Of Colonel John f. Pehh; Of
Pulaski; Colonel Walter II. Taylor, OF
Norfolk; Mr.. 7. J. Kirkpatrick; of
Lynehburg, Judge A. B. Cochran, of
Augusta, all Of the Senate; and MI. r.
A. Coghill, of Amherst, r. T. Daniel
and Vim. S. Gilman Of Richmond, and
James v Brooke, of Fauqaler, all of
the House mentioned
THE BANK OF ENGLAND F6RGERs.-
A writ of habeas corpus has been gran
ted, in New York, returnable Monday
next, in favor of Mcdonnell, the alleged
forger of the Bank of England notes,
on the ground that a conspiracy to de
fraud is not COVERED by the extradition
treaty. 1t is statedt that several other
packages of notes sent to New York to
Che care of Jay Cooke and others by
Bidwell have been seized. George
Bidwcll, one Of the alleged perpetrators
of the frauds on the Bank, and Edward
Neyes, who is charged with being his
accomplish, were brought before the
Lord Mayor of London yesterday, and
were both released on bonds for their
future appearance. An American de-
tective has arrived at, HAVANA and
identified Bidwell as man well-known
to the American police.
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