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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-12-11

The Richmond correspondent of the
Petersburg News, says: 1T is stated
by mem1ers Of the Legislature who are
are present in the city to day, that Mr.
James Barbour, of Culpeper, will be a
formidable candidate for the United
States Senatorship, and that he will
sla't cut with twenty FIVE CT thirty
votes.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-12-11

The Tredegar Iron Company in
Richmond, have assigned all their pro
perty, valued at 1920, 300, 70 Isaac
Davenport, esq trustee, to secure their
creditors, and have obtained iron the
LATER terms that vii! enable them to
work out all Of their difficulties in a
year or two.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-12-11

in that statute. nor has it since done,
what acts are to be deemed the work
OF expalri.tiun. Eor my own guidance
in d.ier,aitiiiig such questions, | re-
quifyl under the provisions Of the
Constitution, the opinion in writing Of
the principal officer i'll each Of the ex
ecutive departments npon certain ques
tons relating to This subject, The
rest satisfies rle that further legis-
lation his Income Necessary. | there
fore c2;nmend the subj ct TO the care
full consider. ton OF Congress, and |
transmit III, rswith copies of several
opl.i ,is 1t III. principal officers. o. the
executive departments, together with
, othe c.'!rvsi.n;:dtnce and pertinent in
formation Oh the same subject. The
, U.i.tv, s'taies, who led the way in tie
overthrow OF the fendal doctrine of
perpetual alley lance, are among the
last to indicate how their own citizens,
may elect. another national ty. The
PAPERS submitted herewith indicate
what is necessary to place us on par
WIN o'hSi lC"uibS HItio'c IL lipCidii'N
| OF legislation Oh this International ques
tion.-We have already in ur tratise
assented to the principles which would
need to be embodied III laws intended
to accom-. ,lish such results. We have
agreed that citizens Of the United
States may cease to be citizens, and
may voluntarily render allegiance TO
other powers. We have agreed that
residence i'll a foreign land witnout in
tent to return, shall Of itself work ex
patriation. We have agreed, in some
instances, upon the length Of time
necessary for such continued residence
to work a presumption Of such intent.
invite Congress now 10 marx cut and
define when and how repatriation can
be accomplished; to regulate by law
the condition Of American women mar
rying foreigners: to fix the status OF
children Born in foreign country of
American parents residing more OF
less permanently abroad, and to make
rules for determining such other KIN
kred points as may seem best to Con-
| gresS.
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READY MADE CLOTHING
COMMISSION nR.s GFFICT-

~ Woo'i-to X, Dee. Is, 1873.
IT, tho Creditors Of Jqanil,an Fade n, deed.
Gnd Gu Others tonccraed.
gu Ire hereby notified, that have ap-
roinJe,l The bthdty OF January, 1874, at
my Office. for receiving proof of dehss or
demands agaiHs. the sdi, ,lecedent o.. lis
e-tafe. at which time aud place You are >
qilired 10 at,end.
Given undermE hand as Commission
Of accounts OF Shcnandoah, the day and
year first aforesaid.
dec 81 w. Z. W. MAGRUDFR.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-12-11
WOODSTOCK VIRGINIA.
Thursday Morning, Dacamsel Il, 1878.

TA1rss.fy Morning, Iacsm3ei 81, 1875.
Judge John G. Underwood died last
Sunday night. He was sick but few
hours and his death was entirely unex-
pected. He seemed to be in perfect
health during the day. He was born
in New York, and moved to Virginia
some years before the war. In 1856
he was a delegate to the convention
which nominated Fremont for the
presidency. In 1851 he was appointed
consul 10 CalIao, Peru, which he de
c.i'ed and was subsequently appointed
Jadse oi' the District court of Virginia.
He was well known throughout the
state as ths party who had taken pos
session OF tie AicVeigh property in
Alexandria, md was holding it against
the rlgilttul owner OF the property.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-12-11
MN TENDER y BY pE1aADEs.

Letters from New Orleans to-day
says tnat g"edt activity prevails in or
slni-Ang companies, regiments, and
brlgades for Government services il the
necessity arises for their use, so that at
the first call from the President or
troops they would be ready to respond.
Chief Of Police Badger, who WIS in
the United States army, and Col
behan, formerly of the Confederate ar.
my, are each raising a brigade to ten
der 20 the Government.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-12-11

WooUstock, DIE, Is, 1873.
2 o the Creditors Of Isadc Hottie. deed, aud
oil Others conGefacd.
You are hereby o.i.ied, chat hare APP
pointed the 1lh day OF January, 1874. ut
my office, Tor receiving proof of debts or
demands against the said decedenI or his
estate. at which time and place you are ra--
quired to attend.
Given under my hand as Commissioner
of Acco infS OF i'ousi.y Court OF Shei,.s,-
dQah, the day and year first aforesaid,
Gee. 3-4w. F. w. MAGRUDca.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-12-11

give less occasion Il ..iiis..,t.s than If O a
or more OF our ships should 20 directly
to Havana for that. Our Government
leaves to Spain the ftli|lmct,t II lis ,b
ilgatlon, but ifihis sll ,nld prove in2rac-
tIcable the facts will be reported to
Congress for It's action.
NAVAL PREPARATIONS GOING ON.
There are the usual in.lic tons OF ac-
tivl'y in the navy Departments, snch as
nav prevailed ever since the beginning
Of the com li.atioas. The lr,i .ance
and Engineer Corps Of the W;r De
partment have made very greet prog
ress IN prep ring foi placing oil lie
tortliications and promineAt hari,ols
along the coast in most excellent C ,ndi-
ton. The Secretary of the N.vy is
still III daily conference with the prom
lneht bu'eau oficars OF that department
and system Of operations, in case of
absolute necessity Itr striking .tlecis
i've blow. is without doubt definitely
decided upon.
The reason that there was not one
United States n1y.l essel at Havana
yesterday is That ii was part of the :r
raHSemeno Between secretary Fish au.i
the Spanish .siinis'er that there SHOULD
De no show OF uenance on Our part
which could not ~: "a Increase the ex-
clteniellt at H.. M *nd elsewhere in
Cuba, while the pi:a Of release was in
ended to DE effected Yesterday in 14ha
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-12-11

no youWanta CHI ap dress Go to
GLOVER C0FFNAN's
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-12-11

Bacns IS Prelu!es aud fugues. Ci:'h.. - 90
Reethovens SO Sonatas. ile.Tea l'.-.-I.
$ in Four Books Paper 'yer .......t..t.I, 80
Fun .,ilt. ..... ...... -: > 30
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-12-11

TIE MlAED COMMiSSION.
The mixed commission organized
under the provision of the treaty of
W ashington for settling and determin
ing the claims Of citizens Of either pow
er against the other, arising ont of acts
committed against their person or
property during the period between
April Is, 1861, and April 9, 1856,
made it's final award on the 25th day of
September last 1t was awarded that
the government Of the United States
should pay to the government of her
britannia Majesty, within tive We
mouths from the date Of the award, the
sum Of S1,929,769 in gold. The com :
mission disallowed or dismissed, all
other claims Of British subjects against
the nited States. The amount Of the
claims presented by the British govern
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-07-17

to Be declared in the resolutions of the
State Convention, so that nobody will
90 into the canvass blindfold. No hon.
est man wants to cheat, nor to be cheat
ed. Our own opinion is that the pledge
solemnly made by the Conservatives of
the country at Baltimore against reopen
ing questions which are as fixed as any
thing else that has become history can be
fixed, ought to be inviolably maintained,
either by pretermitting them from the
platform as permanently settled, or by
positive declaration to that effect. 1t
would be best to meet the issue fairly,
and say that they are settled so far as our
party is concerned, provided we mean it.
If this is not meant, the truth should be
spoken; and if majority of those who
call themselves Conservatives, or Demo-
Gratis, are honestly in favor of keeping up
agitation on the questions which have
been declared settled by the Amendments,
and insist con fighting the " Dent" and
+" Greeley battles over again, they
ought not to be hocus-pocussed out of the
right so to declare There are some
things preferable to dwelling together in
perpetual strife
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-07-17

We beg leave to join issue with the
Meridian Mercury that the abstract right
of opinion and utterance, carries with
it the right of other communities to die
tate to the people of Louisiana what they
shall or shall not do in the management
of their own State affdirs. The Mercury
claims that this doctrine of abstention
from other peoples business should be
discarded in the case of Louisiana, on
the ground that she cannot adopt an
- exceptional measure which strikes at
q the very foundation Of Southern socie-
ety." Pretexts are never wanting for
violating the fundamental principle of
free government, which presupposes that
each community is more capable than
other communities of controlling its own
matters. Before the war, it was favor
tie assumption of Northern agitators that
the peculiar institution of the Southern
States was, with Mormonism, g a twin
relic of barbarism," which all the States
ought to have the privilege of concern
ing themselves with, for the reason that
it was a foul blot on the civilization of
them all. But for the power which they
usurped to put this despOtic theory in
practice, there never would have have
been any sectional quarrel. And what
is more, they are still arrogating this
right to NEEDLE with our affairs and to
control them through Executive usurpa-
ton. Nevertheless, here is a class with
US, even while suffering the consequences
of these crimes against our own indefeas-
IDLE right of local selfgovernment, set
ting itself up as judge of what the
people of sister State should, or should
not, do. And what is more, some of
them are exercising this arrogated privi-
lege of interference in the most offensive
form. Messrs. Beauregard, Semmes,
Hays, Conrad, Gibson, and the multi
tude of private citizens who are known
only in the various avocations to which
they belong, are pelted furlousIy with
foul epithets; and the basest motives are
attributed to them. And worse still,
newspapers which happen to think that
Mississippians have as much to do at
home as they can well attend to, and
have refused to join in the mad-dog cry
and denounce the Louisianians in +" I'M
measured terms, thinking that they are
more capable of acting for themselves
than other people are for them--are pro-
nounced unworthy of confidence, and
their "party" is invoked forthwith to
withdraw its support and to establish
other " organs. AS for that matter,
whenever the party" with which We
have been acting, think that the doctrine
of State rights and community independ
ence, is no longer an essential part Of its
creed, or that it is to be put on and ia
ken off like a garment, whenever the
whim seizes it, we will have been brought
to the conclusion that it has nothing left
worth contending for.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-07-17
The Water Valley Outrage.

They are having no little excitement
at Water Valley over the removal of a
competent and honest postmaster, and
the appointment of Mrs. White. the
wife of Carpet-bagger, who is alleged
to be disqualified in consequence of en-
bezzlement in offices which he has filed
elsewhere. A friend sends us a pub
ished communication over the (to us)
wellknown signature j. l.. B., explain
ing the circumstances and denouncing
the outrage in becoming terms. The re-
moved postmaster, DIR. Burford, is a
Republican, but was Objectionable to the
powers that be because +" he would not
prostitute his office to base partisan pur
poses" The people protested against
the proceedings; but in vain, The al
legged embezzler, under a sham appoint
ment of his wife, was pat in his place.
The writer intimates that the Ames-Al-
corn imbroglio is at the bottom of it.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-07-17

Not long since the Mobile Register
fairly dubbed over with Indignation in
speaking of the Louisiana anifers, en-
ploying towards them language of this
sort: "a Beauregard-a Hays-a Glib
'son-false to race and country"-thus
evidently carrying its responsible editor,
Mr. Forsyth, into rather dangerous wa
tiers. Whereupon he gracefully glided
out of the predicament by an explanation
than an Indignant" amateur had Inn
proved the opportunity of his temporary
absence to employ the languarge referred
to. and that he would have dropped
from the article imputations on the per-
sonal motives of Gen. Beauregard and
his associates"
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-07-17
The New Orleans Duel.

Col. Rhett, the surviving party to the
New Orleans duel, has been threatened
with q malicious prosecution in Missis-
sippi. We have deemed it proper to
publish a minute statement of all the
facts connected with the libel suit against
the Picayune 1t will be seen that the
suit grew out of its fearless exposure of
the election frauds of the bogus return
ing board; and that it was prosecuted in
a manner the most unfair and Ubiquitous
the object being not to give the editor
an honest trial, but to convict by brow
beating and bribery. Under the ruling
of the judge the case went to the jury
with the proof of the allegations which
were alleged to be libel, excluded and
a new trial was refused, notwithstanding
the confession of portion of the jury
that their verdict had been procured by
money. To quote the Pittsburg Post,
(" nothing has ever occurred in this coun-
try to equal this; nor has anything like
it happened in England since the days
when Jefreys ragged like a mad bull
upon the bench, and sent juries to New
gate prison to compel verdiets for the
crown against one of the enemies of tyr
amy and oppression"
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-07-17

FIRST. NJ. Phipps, of Lafay cite; II. NJ.
Street, Of Prentiss; A. Il. Roane, of Cal
houn.
SECOND. Is. Morgan. Of DeSOto; h. &.
Walthall, of Grenada; kinloch FalcOner,
of Marshall.
THIRD-Reuben o. Rey of Monroe /;
r. W. Williamson, of Montgomery; Robert
Mcintosh, of Chickasaw.
FoUBTH-S. ;. Calhoon. of Madison Gar
net Andrews, Of Yazoo; j. j. Shannon, of
Iauderdale.
FIFTH-W. II. McCardle, of Warren !;
Harris Barksdale, OF Kinds; Sylyanus Ev-
ans, OF Clarke,
SXTH-Benj. King, Sr- OF Copiah; Hi
ram Cassidy. Sr., of Franklin; +. X. May
ers, of Harrison.
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The Illinois IRaiIrOnd Law.

The new railroad law passed in Illinois
last May directs the Railroad and Ware
house Commissioners to prepare for each
railroad in the State a schedule of reas-
enable maximum rates: prohibits as ex-
tortiOn more than fair and reasonable
rate to be charged for transportation of
passengers or freight, or for the use Of
track; prohibits as unjust discrimination
any difference in the prices charged for
equal services of these three kinds rem
dered at different points or to different
persons, the penalty being fines (recov-
cradle in an action of debt, in the name
of the people, of 81 900 to So, 900 for
the first ofense, So, 900 to SO, 900 for
the second ofense, $1,000 to $50, 900
for the third offense, and for every sub
sequent offense s25, 900, either party
having the right of trial by jury More
over, the overcharged person may re-
cover in any form of action thrice the
damages sustained, with costs and attor-
ney's fee. This is the whole pith of the
law
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-07-17
A Grand Southern Immi grafton
scheme.

In order to promote her favorite enter.
prise of the Texas Pacific Railroad, the
State of Texas has munifcently endowed
it with public lands which the Company
has determined to utilize. It has estab-
lished Land and an Immigration Bu-
reau, placing at the head of the former
Ex-Gov. Throckmorton, and of the lat
ter Gen. John q. Walker, both South
ern men and ex-Confederates. Gen.
Walker has gone to the different coun.
tries of Europe where he will establish
agencies, and, with the assistance of maps
and pamphlet descriptions of lands, eli
mate, productions and minerals, to adj
vertise widely and favorably the induce
ments offered to emigrants by the COM
pany's disposable domain. 1t is intended,
besides, to organize systematic facilities
for forwarding emigrants to their desti-
nation.
This done, Gas we are informed by the
N. o. Times Gen. Walker expects to
return and establish and conduct, under
his own supervision, an Office of the In
Bureau, in New Orleans, which
will be the principal landing place for
immigrants on their way to settle upon
lands along the line of the road as its
advances through Texas.
By next fall, in all probability,
stream of immigration, introduced under
the policy above indicated, will begin to
set to Northern Texas through New Or
leans.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-07-17
Senator Alex n1er. Of the T1Ppah
District.

We regret to learn by his card in the
Ripley Advertiser that this true and able
Senator has resigned his seat in the Lee
gislature, in consequence of urgent pri-
vate engagements. The Advertiser con-
tains the following announcement, which
we heartily endorse:
With the resignation of DIR. Z. n. Alex
ander as State Senator, we are authorized
to announce the name Of Capt. Francis A.
Wolff. to fill the unexpired term. The Cap
tain is well known in the District an old
veteran OF two wars; and whs has enjoyed
the confidence of his fellow-citizens by
serving them in both branches of the l. gis-
lature.
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The community in which he lived
indeed, we may say, the commonwealth
of Mississippi-has sustained a heavy
loss in the death of Col. Winchester B.
Shelby, which occurred after a painful
illness at his home in Brandon, on the
9th inst From the Republican we learn
that he was born at Gallatin, Tenn, on
the 18th of June, 1927, and was the son
of Col. Anthony Bledsoe Shelby, who
was lineally descended from the Shelbys
of Revolutionary fame. His mother was
a Miss Winchester, and near relative of
Gen. Winchester, also distinguished as a
patriot and soldier He was also related
to the Bledsoes of Kentucky, distinguish
ed for talents and patriotism. His
parents removed to this State when he
was small boy, and he was almost rear
ed and educated in Brandon. Entering
upon the profession of law at an early
age, his labors were crowned with sue
cess, and he died ia the enjoyment of a
lucrative practice.
Col Shelby was the embodiment of all
that makes up the true gentleman. He
was honest as he was fearless-knightly
as he was generous-and was literally
without fear and without reproach A
true lover of his State, he bore arms in
her defence; went into her service at the
commencement of the late war, and re-
manned faithful to the end, although pre-
vented from active service to the close by
long confinement as a prisoner at John
sons Island under the inhuman policy of
refusing to exchange prisoners, inaugu-
rated by the federal authorities. In this
prison he probably contracted the disease
that finally terminated his existence. At
the close of the war, Col Shelby consid-
cred the fighting over and urged his
countrymen to accept the situation OH the
terms dictated by the conquering power.
For this, though his motives were never
impugned, he was censured for a time !;
but he was content to abide the verdict
which future events have pronounced.
In the late canvass, he was the anti
Radical candidate for Congress; but was
defeated under the operation of the infa-
nous gerrymander which the Spectators
had devised to suit their partisan pur-
poses.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-07-17
Death Of Gen. Brad Gcrd.

Gen. Alex. b. Bradford, of Holly
Springs, veteran of the Florida War of
1886. and Major Of the LIST Mississippi
Rifles in the Mexican War, died at an
advanced age on the 18th inst. Besides
his military services, he had been MEM
Der of the State Legislature. In all the
positions in which he was placed, he had
won the esteem of his countrymen as a
true patriot and good citizen. Few men
were more widely respected.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-07-17

The Northern Democratic press have
very little to say about the Louisiana
unifcation movement The NY. World
says that Gems. Beauregard and others
have been more lavish in their promises
than was necessary. On the other hand,
the Chicago Times, which led the
-Bourbon-A Greeley faction
last year, has this to say:
What Beauregard and the Joint Commit
tee recommend is no more than An attempt
to enforce an axiom. 1t is an effort to con
vince the people of Louisiana that the sun
rises i'll the east, that the Mississippi emp
ties into the Gulf. that the stars shine in the
night, and the polar star lies to the north
ward. He has simply told them what they
know already. lie has sho VA them conSti-
tutIonal provisions whose existence they
were aware Of. He told them that their
State was going fast to the devil, when the
remedy lay within their reach-all of which
they perfectly understood. And yet for at
tenn pting 10 justify aXiomafic propositions,
for merely pointing out the necessity of ac-
cepting the inevitable, has become the
wOrst-abusPd man in the Southern States.
The Boston Post says of the move
ment:
We do not believe that any mere proposal
to divide local offices will work the reform
which is so much desired by the honest cit
izen- of Louisiana; but it is scarcely posi-
BILE to deny that the first necessity OF the
case is to eXpel the present race OF Invading
plunderers from the offices " hich give them
all their advantage. Ii il these. aud the Adj
ministration supporting them, who are the
object of the Beauregard attack in orde- TO
remove the obstacle to the complete unfit
cation of the people of Louisiana and their
consequent prosperity
This is editorially endorsed by the N.
o. Picayune, the intrepid organ of the
tax-resisters