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laSt from Washington.
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Shdr,s O,eninp CioiiHi
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Tue loloNlng arc The opanlny aud closing rate, 70,
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iecied communications aud 10 this rule we can make
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FINANCE AND COMMERCE
Finance.

WASH SdroS, June H. 1877.
The sub!rrenSury balances ut New York ycitcrhy
were as follows uold, splSl2G currency I'll, 3Nlil
Inc Sub-Trcl,urer pnid out oil account OF interest,"
siiOof for bonds s5'i0 Customs receipts, $4,000
In New York to-day money was easy ut ~
Exchange duh at rs. Gold quiet ut 1876. Rates 70,
Government bonds quiet aud steady at the following
quot stOns
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NO sn STREET NORTHWEST
:, have secured the services OF the HEST EMBALn
EltS IN the country mhGl
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MISCELLANY.

You must spread yourelf" says Wales 70
his head cook. We are going have an Ohioan b.
dinner Paragraph In all the Ohio papcr.
"A set Of thieves in Mexico have dog,
trained 10 steal handkcrchicfs In the cathedral and
other churches from the knccling worShipcrs.
A Denver swain the other day, cnragcd at
his swecthcarts rejection of him, hit her over the
chignon with sledgc hammer As consequence
the young lady now wears her hair banged
The most bitter life of regret was that
hard Of hearing that She did not understand when
an offer Of marriage was made to her. We are told
this is fact
An American lady can dress nicely In Paris
on 500 year if she will be content with six pairs
of stockings, bonnet aud abeltribbOn But how
round her neck.
The painful pcrplexity and iudccision of
the young lady who has the ankle of Venus but
y foot like M lroning-board, rs she clutches her
dress and steps on muddy crossing. Is tue saddcst
thing We know Of,
"A Paris Snowman recently presented to
his on,in.aw. Us his daughters fortune al Gle
phnnt that danced a landango: camel that went
down on It's knees head to the east, at sunset; II
dog that cast up accounts and two cauorcs THAI
played cards.
When the voice is lost, as Is sometimes the
case ffOm the effects Of cold, a simple remedy Is
furnished by beating up the white Of one egg. adj
ing to y the juice OF one lemon, and swcctcning
with white sugar 10 tho tadc. Take a tcaSpoonfui
nom time to time.
Can't IIowgate has received about $1,000
of the $1,000 wanted by him for preliminary eN-
petition TO the north pole, and vessel will proba-
bly, leave IN August to establish depot supplies
Jay Gould gave 800 toward the project, and pponi
ised more II II was needed
The architect who discovers plan where.
by double house may be built 80 that you eau
hear all that is said next door, without the people
in the adjoining house being able 10 hear a word
uttered III your side, viii have no reason TO com.
plain OF a stagnaton In business.
An engineering project Of considerable In
tercSt contemplate the canalsalon Of the pciiin.
sula OF Florida In order TO effect the junction Of
the Mis,ppi river aud Atlantic ocean, Tho pro.
jcct In question was presented Of the late meeting
OF the International Geographical Congress. and
was there most fhrorably commented upon.
-"Do you know" said Jones to Brown,
calling the laters attention 10 the jewel IN his new
ring That amethyst gets It's hue from iron aud
soda ?" Soda, ch p said Brown; that reminds me
I ancthysty rs ever" But Jones looked at him
very thonghtfully aud severely a long time before
he went In with him, and they drank IN solemn,
I
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-11-21

equal number of desperately fighting
Turks in sheadlong flight over their
bitches and parapets, compelling them
to die or surrender. The escaleds had
been originally fixed for the 18th, but it
was postponed owing to bad weather.
The principal attack was made on the
southern forts. Gen. Lazereff COM
handing the right wing, consisting of
the fortieth division, and attacked Hafiz
Pasha, fort GROWING a steep, rocky
height. Gen. Count Greble, with a
regiment of Moscow grenadiers and a
regiment Of the thirty-ninth division,
assalled in the centre, the Khanh Tabia
Sniyarri Tabia, the three towers and
the citadel. The Abraham brigade and
other regiments of Moscow grenadiers,
under Gems. Roof and Komanoff, form
ing the left wing, assaulted Fort Inglis
on the north. S~i sEsG IiI
s'The attack began in the centre at
$50 O'Clock on Saturday evening, when
Count Grabbe led his brigade against
the Khanl redoubt, and himself fell
dead at the first onset, pierced by a
bullet. Capt. Kivadmicki, of the thirty
ninth regiment, was the first to enter
the redoubt at II O'Clock at night. His
sword was cut clean out Of his hand and
his clothes.pierced. The redoubt sur
rendered early in the morning, and
then the three towers almost stimuli
taneously with the capture ofthe Khanli
redoubt. The citadel, Fort Suivarri
and Fort Hafiz Pasba were carried by
assault. BY daylight on Sunday morn
ing Gen. Lazereff's troops had made
progress as far as the capture Of Fort
Karadagh. The other forts, especially
the Arab Tabia on the east and the
Takmah Tabia on the west, maintained
a stubborn resistance until O'Clock.
when all the garrison which could es-
cape fled toward Erzeroum. But these
were subsequently overtaken by the
dragons and Cossacks and brought
back prisoners"
LONDON, Nov. 20.-The limcs's
Cittuije correspondent says ''Unoffi
eial reports state that the Montene-
grins stormed the citadel Of Spitza. This
gives the Montenegrins possession Of
the coasts from the Austrian frontier to
the Boyara."
The Turks sill hold the citadel Of
Antiyan.
The Times's Vienna correspondent
says the Montenegrins are kept in check
by two Turkish ships in the roadstead.
. ZARA, Nov. 19.-The Turks violated
the Austrian frontier on Saturday. They
sacked several houses and stole cattle.
BERLIN, Nov. 10. The North Ger
man Gazette, commenting upon an ar
ticle in the St. Petersburg Gazette re-
commencing Russo French alliance.
says that such an alliance would trans
form the present friendship Of Prussia
anu Austria towards Russia into sheer
hostility.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-11-21

The Dispatch, newspaper establish
ment at Pittsburg. Pa, was burned out
last Sunday morning. Loss fully cover
ed by insurance. A dispatch from Fall
River, Mass, announces the burning of
Borden City mill, No. l, Saturday NOR
ming. 1t contained $4,000 spindles and
employed $50 hands. 1t is reported
that two boys with lamp attempted to
light the gas, when the lamp droppedand
wasbroken, setting the building on fire.
The Waterman, however, says that he
knows of no other person being in the
house prior to the discovery Of the fire
but himself. Soon after the fire broke
out he heard an explosion in the fourth
story which blew out all the windows;
this was followed by another explosion
m the third story with similar results.
He had turned on the gas, bnt thinks it
could not have escaped in sufficient
to cause an explosion. So
there is considerable mystery as to the
origin of the fire. 1t is stated that 400
bales of cotton and quantity Of cloth
were burned. The mill and machinery
were insured for 100000. The total
loss is stated at $3.50, 900.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-11-21

~>.RS. -sas-fs1-s-s7-sr ~.
The Virginia Midland Railroad Com
pany has adopted fast schedule from
New York to New Orleans by the Ken
nesaw route and intermediate places,
with through sleepers. ogT
Col. Geo. S. Bangs, late general
superintendent Of the railway mail SER
vice, died IN Washington city Saturday.
His remains have been taken to Chicago
for interment. He originated the fast
mail system. 4'i- "a
A nail which got into picking ma
chine in the Washmee cassimer factory,
at Salisbury, Coon, caused friction
which set fire to the cotton and resulted
in the destruction Of the factory. Loss
go, oo0.
The Springfield (Mass.l Republican
Of thel5th inst.says there seems no rea-
son to doubt that Mr.. Blaine is in very
critical condition. It declares that he
has grown worse since he went to his
Augusta home fortnight ago.
The latest sensation in Cleveland,
Ohio, is that of a German named John
Koch marrying a colored woman, Ame-
liza Philips. The father Of the young
man has had the bride, the groom, and
the colored minister arrested. The
most astonishing feature Of the case is
that it develops the fact that there yet
exists law in Ohio prohibiting mis-
cegenation, and fixing the penalty there
for at imprisonment and one hundred
dollars fine.
In the United States Senate last
Friday, Mr.. Davis, Of West Virginia,
called up his resolutions in relation to
appointment of a committee to inquire
into discrepancies in the Treasury De-
partment, and spoke in favor Of his res
olution; an amendment was adopted
providing that the committee called for
should not expire with the end Of the
present session. Pending discussion on
the resolution the Senate adjourned un-
til Monday next.
| Mr.. Benz. Wade declares without hes
itancy that he don't believe George
Washington in his time ever had a more
honest and upright administration than
that of Grant" He ought next to as
sert that Washington himself was
not "a bigger man, physically,
morally and intellectually, than sold
Grant" Wade ought to so to the 9th
er side of the water, where they pretend
to think as he does. tI
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-11-21
4 Brief Reminder.

Charles Frances Adams has written.
a reminder of the electoral commission
fraud to Lieut.. Governor Dorsheimer Of
New York, which it would be well for
the obsequious lick spittles who are now
carrying Hays about on two chips to
read. It's especially commended to
our congressman who joined the hurrah
throng that followed the receiver of a
stolen Office to Richmond, where Mer-
edith and his crew falsely pretending to
represent Virgins. and Virginians, spun
out their columns of panegyrics upon
the principal, his accessory Evarts and
the cabinet Of spoilsmen. Twas in
Richmond, however, that there were
SO many people who wanted Grant for
third term about the first year Of his
second administration. ~,tF
AS Mr.. ADAMS 2@
writes, so every honest man in Ameri-
ca should write and talk for the four
years Of Hayes's term, until it becomes a
settled principle Of our politics ''that
fraud is not to be justified by success"
The following is the letter
My DEAR SIR AT 4 o'clock it is so
dark to-day IN my library that l can
scarcely write straight to reception of Il
copy of your remarks. I have read it
with much pleasure. 1t is firm but
moderate statement of the case before
US in politics. l do not perceive in the
public press any adequate treatment OF
the matter. The moral effect upon the
public mind of success in elections
through the agency of fraud, as exem-
pllfied in the last election, ought to be
counteracted with the greatest vigor, or
else both sides will be sure to concen-
trate all their powers upon the art OF
cheating as the great Instrument for
triumph. 1t does no credit to the Re-
publican party that it has not Instituted
IN honest investigation Of the facts of
the case last year. Their stunning all
allusion to the matter betrays their
sense Of its truth.
Yet there appears to be languld
movement toward an amendment OF the
| Constitution, as if that was all that was
necessary to reinstate matters. If the
earnest spirit be wanting, no good can
come out of any artificial device. The
question is, Shall fraud be justified
[by success The Republicans
now stand upon that ground. 1t
seems to me to be the duty Of all honest
men to counterfeit this tendency by up
holding the great maxim of law as we'll
as Of morals, that fraud spoiss ererything
that ii touches.
trust that as time passes, the impor-
lance of this question will be more ap-
preciated. To me it is of little moment,
as matters of this sort rarely move so
rapidly as the generations Of the race
experience change. You are younger
and can hope to do more useful work
than
Yours very truly,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-11-21
A Rattie-BanG Serenadein Loud 0un-One
Nan AiIied ane His Slayer in Prison.

A most sad and unfortunate event
occurred near Lovettsvilie. in this
county, on Friday night last which re-
suited in death of one man and the i'm
prisonment, on the charge of murder. of
another, thus bringing sorrow and deep
distress upon two entire households.
1t appears that they have in that
neighborhood what they term a Rat
tle-Band," whose custam it is, when a
marriage takes place, to serenade the
couple by the use Of tin horns, bells,
and such other instruments as are best
calculated to make night hideous.
On Thursday last Mr.. Jos. B. Mann
was married in Frederick city, and re
turned that evening with his bride to his
mothers residence, about two miles
from Lovettsville. The Rattle-Band
Club proposed to pay him a visit that
night, but was deferred by the inclem-
ency of the weather. On Friday, how
ever, they determined to carry out their
programme, and first visited brother of
Mann. whom they persuaded to accom-
pany them. The Brother at first refus-
ed to so, and endeavored to persuade
them to desist, telling some of them that
Joseph had asked him that evening to
advise them not to come, as trouble
might grow out Of it if they did. They
paid no attention to the warning, and
went, choosing on the way Mr.. John
Brislan, one Of the number, captain.
Arriving on the premises, they had
scarcely made one circle Of the house,
when they were fred upon three times
in rapid succession by br. Joseph
Mann. No one being hurt by the firing,
and the party fearing no danger, con-
tinued their demonstration. when two
other shots were fired, one of them TAX
ing effect in the back Of the neck of the
captain, John Brislan. Mr.. B. fell and
was carried by his comrades into Mann's
house. Medical assistance was at once
summoned, and the unfortunate man
lingering until about O'Clock Saturday
morning, when he died. Mann fled, but
on Sunday evening returned and surren-
dered himself to the officers of the law.
On Monday he was lodged in jail of this
county, and on Tuesday had prelimi-
nary examination before Justice E. B.
Powell. of this town, who committed
him to Jail fer the action Of the next
grand jury.
Al, the parties to the unhappy trans
action resided within mile or so of
each other, and were proven to have
been on the most intimate terms. The
dead man leaves wife and three chill
dren to mourn his unt,mely end. and
the bride Of a few hours is plunged into
a grief more crushing than widowhQod.
The prisoner and his victim are repre-
sented as worthy men, of steady, indus
trious habits, and good citizens.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-11-21

Hayes has been doing brisk bust
ness in pardons this week. First he
pardored Shaffenburger, the United
States Marshall putinto the Kansas
penitentiary last winter for robbing the
Government Of $40, 900 /; then he par
doned VToles, the straw bail man who
has served out one year Of three years.
sentence for perjury, in the Kings Coun.
ty PeniteEtiary and now comes the
pardon Of Cropsey, the Government
storekeeper who lately pleaded guilty
to an indictment of conspiracy with the
st. Louis whisky thieves. 1t
seems that in the last case the
prosecuting officers refused outright to
recommend pardon, but Cropsey got
it. Three such instances of Executive
c,emency" in q week show vast energy
in this peculiar direction.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-11-21

The N. Y. Tribune says The APP
pearance in the Senate Of Democratic
successor to Mr.. Morton will reduce
the Republican majority to four; when
all seats are full. AS Senator Sharon is
habitually absent the majority is only
three. The admission Of the Demo
cratic claimants from Louisiana and
South Carolina would balance evenly
the strength of parties upon the floor,
but the Republican 8 supremacy would
still be maintained by the casting vote
of Vice-P President Wheeler. Since 1871
the Republicans have lost sixteen
Senators, and gained one-not consider
ing the seats now in dispute. The gain
is in California, and the losses are in
the following States: Connecticut ~,
New Y ork, New Jersey, Pennsylvania,
Indiana (2), Illinois, West Virginia,
North Carolina. Florida, Mississippi,
Arkansas, Missouri, and Texas (2).
Unless breaking up of parties should
sooner occur, the Democrats will be
certain during the next two years to
make further gains Of one Senator in
each of the following States: Ohio,
South Carolina, Florida, Alabama, and
Kansas. In no State have the Re-
publicans any prospect of gainlnga seat
unless it be in Connecticut. It would
therefore seem as we'll assured as any
thing can be in politics. that the con-
troll of the Senate will pass into the
hands of the Democrats in 1879.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-11-21

The Gold gamblers, national banks
and mercenary dailies of Yankedom are
all in line fighting against the remone-
tization of silver and the repeal of the
resumption act. Virginians should learn
from this exactly how much importance
to attach to their twaddle about paving
our State debt. The interest of the
blnks is to have money pressure, and
anything that relieves this they fight
against with their purchased newspa-
pers and bribed congressman and legis-
lators. They are now all ready to
swear that making silver dollar legal
tender is reputation Of the national
debt.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-11-21
Lexington Literati.

The literary societies ofthe institutions
at Lexington draped. the court Ehouse in
mourning and covered it with carica-
lures, says an exchange, because Of
readjustment success in the State.
Poor little tag cuds of bob-tail bull and
sedge grass aristocracy,. wearing state
clothes, eating state rations, reciting to
state paid Professors in state buildings!
IF they are so jealous Of Virglnia's
honor, and so ready to insult their peers
with cuts from Harper's NASTY" Maya
zine they should see that the $4,000,
paid yearly by the State for their educa-
ton is returned to the treasury and if
they cannot then pay for Institute tuition
they could go to their homes and divide
their time between the farm and the
common schools as thousands of more
deserving young men an now doing.
Shenandoah county has been paying
$4,000 surplus school tax annually, aud
this year she is cut down $4,000, more
than usual on account of official frauds
upon the educational fund but the
Institute asked for and received $4,000
annuity. In addition to such an exhibit
the report of the Superintendent showed
that there was some thing over $4,000
due from cadets who had been allowed
credit for tuition, supplies &c. Perhaps
this may suggest caricature for the
Nasty genius of Lexington Literati.
Let them draw one picture represent
ing paying everybody's debts but their
own: another paying their own out Of
other peoples money: another the
college student bred IN ldleness-ar emi-
nant of slave aristrocracy-and the
farmers boy at work nine months in
the year to pay taxes to support ''Insti-
tutions" and three months attending a
chinked and daubed school at the near
est cross roads. These would be much
more betting caricatures for a licking
ton court house and much more becom-
ing the ''illustrlous youth tn" Of fossil
F. F. VS..
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-11-21

A BAD SHowlNG.-The Chicago
Times publishes list OF fifteen banks
and eighteen insurance companies which
have burst IN Chicago within few
years. and which, It declares, "were
proved by an examination oftheir re-
mains to have been little better than
swindles." Among the banks it men,
tons the Franklin, which could not pay
10 per cent, the Bank of Chicago, with
liabilities about one third of a million
and assets nothing; the State-Street
Savings Bank. with liabilities 10000
and assets 5000, and so on through the
list. The insurance companies make
no better show, the highest dividend
mentioned being l6 per cent. the
lowest O.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-11-21
The school Fund.

May we not hope that our Legislature
will teach the auditor that, in spite of
al, his sophistry about ''all claims auth
orized and directed by law TO be paid
standing upon the same PLATFORM" the
educational interests Of the people Of
Virginia are not entrusted to any single
individual, though that individual be the
auditor of the State?
Notwithstanding the school-tax is a
constitutional provision, enforced by
laws enacted by the Legislature, and
paid by the people as school tax for
the support ofthe schools OF the State :;
and, Notwithstanding the amount of
that special tax, appropriated by the
law that requires its collection, is east
ly ascertained and is a special fund
levied and collected for special pur-
pose, yet, in the opinion of the auditor,
he can properly use this fund for the
payment of any appropriation which
may be made by the Legislature. In
other words, the power of the auditor, a
creature ofthe Legislature, transcends
that Of the Legislature itself and that o.
the people whose creature the Legisla-
ture is. If he possesses the authority
which he pretends, the school system
can only live as he permits it. With
the same propriety might the county
treasurers arrogate to themselves the
power OF paying the..road expenses of a
county cut the school fund. May not
the people confidently expect TO be
delivered from the clutches Of this man,
who now holds in his iron grasp the en-
tire educational interests of the State
Our people look to the Legislature fol
relief. They say 1--WE have paid Our
school taxes, not only enough to carry
on our schools but our full share for the
benefit of counties that are unable to
support their own schools, and yet our
children are permitted to grow up in
ignorance. We have built new houses,
with comfortable desks, blackboards
and everything required, and yet these
school houses remain closed and our
children are denied the opportunities
for which we have paid" There is
something wrong. We can trace that
money to the auditor, and we appeal to
the representatives Of the people to
redress the wrongs Of their constituents,
even though it should require COM
plete change IN the basement officers to
effect the results required.