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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1875-12-23
WOODSTOCK, VIRGINIA.
Thursday Morning. December, az, 1875.

We publish in another column Sen
ator Moffett's bill in reference to banks.
It is ostensibly for the protection OF
the public and especially for that OF
depositors. Objections, however, are
urged that it is the same bill for the
passage of which an effort was made
last year, that it was prepared 10 the
interests of the National banks, and
for the purpose of annoying or crush
iiAg out of existence the State banks.
The reports required are different from
those usually prepared by the banks
and by frequently requiring detailed
statements of facts not necessary, they
subject the banks to great deal of
extra labor and expense. Besides the
bill imposes heavy penalties when the
reports are not made out within the
prescribed time. The bill should be
subjected to the close scrutiny of our
representatives, and if there il just
ground for the above named objections
it should not be permitted to become a
law.
While the usual semi-annual news
paper publication of the cordition of
our bank has not been made, the reason
for emitting it has been with view of
avoiding the expense, rather than of
concealing the true condition of the
bank from the public There is not
an institution IN the State which enjoys
more fully the confidence of the com
munity in which it is situated than
does the Shenandoah County Bank.
Its stock has been paid up more rapid
ly than the constitution requires, an d
is considered by all classes a safe and
desirable investment. The Board of
Directors and officers of the bank have
been attentive to their trusts and the
business has been conducted in man.
ner which has won the full confidence
of both the community and the banks
OF other counties and cities with which
its business has been transacted. We
hope its prosperity and usefulness may
not be injured by the passage of an
unfriendly law.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1875-12-23

An effort has been made to have the
five per cent imposed upon tax payers
after Dec. LIST, paid to county treasures
as part of their Salary, instead of tc
the State as by the present law. Very
serious objections to this change can be
urged. Were such the law MANY par
ties who have large amounts of taxes to
pay would endeavor to compromise with
the treasurers, allowing him, perhaps,
two per cent, if he would agree to ex-
tend the time upon those terms, and
thus eVade the object Of the penalty,
which is intended to secure the prompt
payment of taxes. Another is that it
works unequally, because it would give
the rich tax payer an advantage over
the poor one. We are in favor of nav
ing county treasurers adequate compen-
sation for their labors, but let that paw
be fixed per centage and not depends
ent upon the five per cent which has
been added to taxes as a penalty. 1t
may be urged that county treasurers
would not pursue the policy indicated
above, ifthey would not, they would be
subjected to the annoyance of many ap-
plications of that kind, and as that an
noyance can be avoided, why not do it!
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1875-12-23
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS-.

In the Senate on Saturday, petitions
were presented for the repeal of the
bankrupt act and the two cent stamp
tax on bank checks. A resolution to
proceed to the election of president pro
TEN, Of the Senate on the 7th Of
January was referred to the judiciary
committee. Mr.. Morton's resolution
in regard to the Mississippi election
was, by his consent, permitted to 60
over to Monday, to which day the
Senate adjourned
In the House Mr.. Page offered a
resolution declaring that the right of
selecting candidates for President could
only be exercised by the people, and
that any attempt of the House Of Rep
resentatives to limit the public will on
this question was an invasion of the
rights of the people. The reading of
the resolution produced laughter on
both sides of the House, and Mr.. Pages
demand for the previous question was
refused by large majority. The re-
maiuder of the session was occupied in
the presentation of bills, principally OF
private character, after which the
House adjourned until Monday.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1875-12-23
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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1875-12-23

REpuBL1CANs ON THIRD TERM VoTE.
The New York Times fears the vote
in the House OH the third term ques,
ton will not suffice to dispel the great
nightmare Of our politics. Ii vote OF
232 to Is is not sufficient for that pur-
pose, it may be doubted whether I'M
anllnous vote of the House, or of bosly
houses, would avail. The Times con-
siders the third term bugbear, and
thinks it is the great strength of Gener-
al Grant before the country which gives
rise to the impression that a third term
is not impossible. In view of the sig
ni6cant utterances which have been
made by some Of his supporters in that
direction, and Of the. fact that he has
not disclaimed the purpose attributed
to him in explicit terms, and that
number of influential Representatives
lodged the late vote in the House, it
may be that there are other reasons for
the conjecture that third term for
General Grant is in contemplation than
that assigned by the Times. The
Washington National Republican,
however, which frequently INDUCES III
double loaded Protectors, as is suppos-
ed in behalf of the administration, is
evidently not as eolnplacent on this
subject as is the Times. Abiding to
the passage of the anti-third term reso-
luton by theeHouse, it says:
"There was stupid absence of good
management on the republican side Of
the House on Tuesday, which may be
accounted for by the fact that numbers
of the leaders Of the party bave become
habisual towards whenever the third
term ghost is brought to their view.
What some one of them should have
done was to offer an amendment to.
Mr.. Springers resolution declaring that
the third-term project is no longer
question IN politics. The President
has pronounced against it, and SO have
a number Of republican State conven.
lions"
1t is all true as to what is said about
the republican conventions, but we
haven't seen that which the public are
disposed to consider the Presidents
against the third term.
If General Grant will disciaim all pur-
pose of that kind in as strong language
as that of the House resolution there
will no longer be any doubt upon the
subject. In the meantime, whatever
General Grants intentions, the vote IN
the House is quite significant of what
the intentions of the American people
are.-Rdlt. Sun.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1875-12-23

I feel GLAD to be able to communicate
to you that the State of Virginia is
gaining daily in credit here among our
fipanciers, and her bonds have appre
ciated greatly in value within the past
year or two, in point of fact, have risen
ten per cent. during the past sixty days,
and will, from appearances, get up
within year among the nineties.
think we can all be proud of the
old State. Over-burdened with an
enormous debt at the close of our civil
war, she has struggled manfully with
1t, until we see her securities one huns
dred per cent. higher than they were
some years back. 1 hope she will 60
Oh and give all her sons and daughters
reason to feel, that. to be a Virginian
means honesty with debtors, though
taxes be high.
On the other hand how different
with some other Southern States. The
report from the Alabama Commission
ers has just been received. Her prop
ositions make those holding her securi-
ties bitter and full of invectives, who
say, that, not content with asking a
compromise, she only offers for some
years to pay two per cent. interest,
which, even by their own showing, Is
far less than what she might pay.
Again, the city of Mobile sold hel
eight per cent bonds in our market for
nearly rinety cents on the dollar, about
four years ago. She now comes and
says, We offer you new bond for ones
half the face of the old one, bearing a
less rate of interest, and if You don't
take this, we will give you nothing.
What the city of Mobile repudiates
one-half her debt, and thinks her
Northern creditors should be happy.
No, she may do this, but tbs a sadly
unwise policy, and some say, the State
of Alabama. and her see port town of
Mobile, will repent of this far better
follow theirs noble exemplar, Virginia,
and stagger under the oppression of
debt, and work out of it than repudiate.
They will never be forgotten if they
do it and such action throws discredit
on Southern securities of all kinds
From N Y. Correspondent Aler.
Gazette.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1875-12-23
DARING EXPRESS RoBBER VA MEssEN
GEE LOCKED IN A CHEST.

ST. LOUIS, December 18. Between
four and five O'clock this m corning the
United States express Car on the ST.
Louis, Kansas City and Northern train
en- route here, was entered between
Ferguson and Jenning station, some ten
or twelve miles from here Messenger
Charles Kincald was thrown into larg
package chest and locked up, and the
safe robbed of about $4,000 in money
and bonds. -Kincaid says he was lying
on one of the package boxes in the car
half asleep, when he felt a heavy hand
on his shoulder, and on turning his
head around was confronted by pistol
in the hands of a masked man, and be-
fore he could speak he was seized by
the collar Of his coat from behind. and
under cover of two more pistols in the
hands of another masked man, he was
thrust into a large package box, which
had been emptied OF its packages by the
robbers, and the lid closed on him and
locked. He does not know what ocs
CURED after that until the train reached
st: Louis, where he was released, ex-
cept. that he heard men working at the
safe, and supposed they were robbing it.
He says the doors of the car, besides
being locked with the ordinary snap
lock. are secured by chains, fastened
loosely on the inside, SO that they can
be opened-a few inches, but still so Sc
cure that-nobody can enter the car.
Kincaid, on taking charge of the car
ct Kansas City, observed that one of the
staples on the rear door had been drawn
out, and that the chain on the door was
useless. After leaving Mexico the mes.
senger has nothing to do, and usually
takes short maps on that end of the
route. When Kincaid laid down on the
package box he took the precaution to
place his heaviest trunk against the
door, SO that even if it were unlocked
from the outside it could not be opened
without pushing this trunk away. This
was done so noiselessly that the mes
senger in bis half asleep condition did
not hear it. On the arrival of the train
here he was released from his confine.
ment in nearly a smothered condition.
The car was in pretty good condition,
but the safe was rified of all valuables.
kincaid can give but meagre descrip
ton of the robbers, and the detectives
here have SO far very little information
to work on. Kincaid thinks they boar
ded the train at St. Charles, but the fact
that the doors of the express car had
been tempered with at Kansas City
leads to the belief that the robbers
might have come through from that
point as passengers.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1875-12-23

One of the worst outrages which the
people of South Carolina have had to
endure was that perpetrated by the Leg
islature on Thursday, and of which we
were informed yesterday by telegraph.
when the rascally majority of that body
elected an associate justice of the SUI
preme court and eight circuit judges.
Wright, who was placed on the su-
preme bench, is a full-blooded African
with a most disreputable record, and
Whipper, also negro, who rs assigned
to the Charleston circuit is, notorious
drunkard, thief and gambler. Another
man elevated to the bench is ex-Gov-
ernor Moses, best known throughout
the country as the robbcr Governor. and
who thought himself lucky year or
two ago when through pity he escaped
the penltentiary.-Rich Enquirer.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1875-12-23
The County Treasurers, at the

The County Treasurers, at their
meeting in Richmond, on last Thurs
day, passed the following resolution:
RESOLVED. That in the opinion of
this meeting the compensation of the
county treasurers should be increased
to 10 per cent. on all taxes collected
after December l, 1875, and that a
committee be appointedby this meeting
to confer with the Auditor of Public
Accounts and to memorabilia the Legis
lature on the subject.
The resolution was unanimously
adopted, and the committee was con-
stituted as follows: Messrs. w. D.
Woodbridge of Chesterfield, John
Lamb Of Charles City, B. A. Lewis Of
Brunswick, w. A. Morse of Bnck-
ingham, and S. FL. Bliss of Primes
Edward. This committee was in
structed to ask simply for the 10 per
cent, as in the resolution, or for the
penalty of per cent, additional which
is exacted on delinquent taxes after
Decerber 1st, but which now goes into
the State treasury.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1875-12-23

The State to save its honor by meet
ing its peeuniary obligations needs larg-
er revenues. Surely spirituous liquors
are proper subject of taxation,
and judicious law would make them
the fruitful source of revenue. And it
is not only legitimate to impose the tax
for revenue, but also 10 abate the nui-
sance of liquor drinking. The practical
results in suppressing intemperance may
not be great, but if tax diminishes the
consumption one hundredth part, it is
so much done for the peace and happi.
ness of SO many families In the State,
SO much in lessening the public bur-
.dens that liquor imposes on us, and so
much to enhance the general prosperi-
ty.-Ccntra1 Presbyterian.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1875-12-23

AT Norway, Maine, last Sunday, fire
broke out during services IN the Com
gregationalist Church, which was en-
tirely consumed, aud the dwelling OF
Cyrus Woodson adjoining was partly
destroyed. Loss $4,000. The fol-
lowing other losses by fire are reported
by telegraph: AT Montreal, Canada, an
insane asylum and the Hochlega French
Church, $4,000; Worcester, Mass,
nine wooden buildings, party destroy ed
by incendiarisrn, $4,000; the Morning
Express newspaper office, Buffalo, N.
Y, partly destroyed, $4,000. The
residence of Hon. E. D. Winslow, in
Auburndale. Mass $4,000, insurance
$4,000. At Des Moines, Iowa, Jack
g. Sowers's Touring mill, $4,000. At
Cleveland, Ohio, Broderick q Bros.
brush factory, Joseph Meller's whole-
sale liquor store and G. r. Hayward's
mill-supply store, $4,000.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1875-12-23
WE are gratifed that the contest 70

WE are gratified that the contest for
United States Senator is over. A
number of names of gentlemen, any
one of whom would have done honor to
the state were before the caucus. At
ter forty five ballots, Senator Johns
ton, the present worthy incumbent was
nominated. He is an attentive Mpre-
sentative of the people, ever true to
their interests aud watchtul of their
rights. We regard his selection judi
cious and believe the people of the
state will generally indorse the choice
Of the Legislature.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1875-12-23
VOCAL WORKS
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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1875-12-23

AT a late meeting of the Executive
Committee Of the Virginia Educational
and Historical Association, composed
of colored men, it was decided to take
up DIR. Ruffners late school report at
the next meeting, in order to see what
is necessary to be done towards the in
crease of colored schools in the State.
The entire committee concurred in
making the right Of suffrage depend on
the payment of capitation taxation as
the best method of making our public
school system more successful.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1875-12-23
COAL NINE HORROR.

BRUSSELS, Dec. l6.-A terrible ex-
plosion occurred to-day in the coal
mine at Framiers, near Names. There
was full force of men a. work at the
time, and the loss of life is appalling.
1t is reported that Ito miners were
killed. Eleven injured have been Ia
ken out. The accident was caused by
fre-damp.
Three carloads of silk,worm eggs
from San Francisco, for New York,
passed through London, Ontario, on
Monday. The eggs are stated to be
worth $4,000 600, which statement is
probably an exaggeration.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1875-12-23
DOOT AND SHOE MAKING.

I have established BOOT AND SHOE
MAKERS SHOP in
WOODSTOCK, VA,
at my residence, one deor south of the late
residence of David Redeffsr. have full
supply OF stock on hand and will use only
good material. The pat, onage of the pub
lie is solicited. L. e. HANRICk.
dec l6- 6mo.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1875-12-23

James Carr, aged 18, was frozen to
death in Lowell, Mass, and wood
chopper named Mullen met the same
fate near Fremont, n, H. Friday last.
Gen. Banks. feels confident of the
rise of a peoples party which will over
throw both of the old parties. He
doesn't say when the job will be ac>
complshed.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1875-12-23

In the House of Delegates on Satur-
day, in the contested election case OF
Opie VS.. Stuart; from Augusta county,
the report of the majority of the CONS
mittee on elections was adopted. This
re port declares that the election was
void and reyerts the matter back to the
people.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1875-12-23

Mr.. Charles O'Conner was consider.
ed out Of danger on Thursday. He ate
heartily, and the stomach has recovered
its tone and functions. DR.. Reyes states
that he has conquered the disease, and
if no relapse takes place his patient will
soon be well again.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1875-12-23
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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1875-12-23

The Small Pox has made its appear
ance in the Virginia Legislature, Mr..
Jas. NJ. Seig delegate from Bath and
Highland, ascertained last week that
be had smallpox. He was promptly
removed from his hotel to the SMALL
pox hospital. He had contracted the
disease in his county.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1875-12-23

While large congregation was
present in the Universalist church, at
Provincetown, Mass, on Monday, an
unknown person set FIRE to the building
creating great panic before the flames
were subdued.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1875-12-23
NeW Advertisements.
TO CONSERVATIVES.

The advertiser having been permanently cured of
that dread disease, Consumption, by a simple reme-
dy is anxious to make known to his fellow sufferers
the means Of cure To oil who desire 1t, he will send
the directions for preparing and using the same.
which they will find Sure Cure for Consumption,
Asthma, Bronchitis, &C.
Parties wishing the prescription will please ad-
dress, Rev. E. A. WILSON.
1874 Penn St., Williamsburgh, New York.
Dec. 2a-6rn
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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1875-12-23
FORGE R. CALVERT,
Attorney at Law
NJ

VIII practice in the Circuit Court Of Shenandoah
comfy, and in all the Courts of Rockingham and
Page Counties.
have made arrangement with Messrs. Walton
Walton, Attorneys at Law, by which any matter
Of business at Woodstock will reaeive ate ntion
without any additional charges to my clients
ha made the same arrangement with promi-
nent lawyers in Rockingham and Page counties.
OFFIc1-Ne1t door to Henkel, Koiner L Co. q
Store. Dec, 16-tf.
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Among the many thousands of Ballads and Piano
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