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The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-10-29

nsncial ruin. Meiggs lsvished thou
sands upon thousands to secure to him.
self nearly all the railroad contracts
which the Government could be per.
su,ded or hired TO issue. Public officers,
from the President down to the borters
Of the Government House in Lima. re.
ceivea enormous subsidies, either in the
shape Of valuable presents or checks
drawn in favor of the bearer From
Colonel Balta. President at the TIM,
Meiggs bought the estate Of Luriticr,
in the valley of Parasmayo, and paid
for the property more than ten times its
real value. Subsequently, when Presi-
dent Bsltss daughter held levse in
honor Of her saints anniversary, Meiggs
honored the occasion with a memento
in the shape of q box Of kid gloves, the
bottom layer being q checi for the tri-
fie Of 100000. Such generosity would
seem almost Incredible. but not so when
the fact is understood that bis railroad
contracts amounted to $l50. .OOO. 900. If
the special service account" which was
kept at the Office Of John Meisgs was
exposed To public scrutiny, it would de-
velop
A TERRIBLE SHOWING OF CORRUPTION
In the enormous sums appropriated for
Wholesale bribery. But Meiggs is now
dead. and Peru is financially 10 the
same condition. The country is ire.
coverably ruined for years and genera
tions to come. All the coin has disap-
peared from the realm. and nothing re-
mains but pape: currency. the value of
which is not sufficiently sppreciable to
form the basis for imagination. The
last statement of the Lima banks shows
an issue of about $4,000. 900 of paper
currency. against about 81 100000
coin in their vaults. Trade ia every
branch is irretrievably PROSTATE, real
estate is comparatively vslueless. and
the great railroads, unrivsled in costli.
ness of construction, traversing a coun-
try without trade and almost without
population-the whole number of white
population not exceeding 250,OOO--are
rapidly falling into decay. POvcrt, and
oppression must soon force the country
back into the semi-barbsrous condition
which prevailed before the guan0 trade
became a source of wealth. Such is the
present condition of Peru. and such the
service rendered the ill-stsrrei country
by Henry Meiggs. The people thereof
and their children. will rise up aud call
him anything but blessed. If any i'm.
posing demonstrations of grief are
called for by the death Of Henry Meiggs
the people of Peru will Of one accord
confer the exclusive honor of conducting
them upon the recipients of his benefi-
cence in San Francisco, if such there be-
-Chroaicle.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-04-26
ROBFRT ". DTCKTE's DEITII
a Jury OF Physicinns Dccinrc that he Dicd OF
~ drophobin from the Bite ora Cat.

Coroner Croker held an inquest yesterday
in the casc of Robert William Diclic. who died
i'm Bellevue Hospital on the 18th inst The
iurymcn were practising physicians in New
York Mr.. Dirkic. the boys father. said that on
the It'll inst. Robert returned home from his
work and said that h. WAS unwell; TINT he WIS
troubled with a severe sore throat. and that
There was terrible pain in his head lie went
10 bed. and in the morning complained Of in
creased pain in his hcad. and said that his
throat troubled him continually. He remained
duiot until about o'clock on Sunday morning,
and then he said that he could not live unless
doctor came and gave him relief II told his
father that lc had baNn bitten by eat anl that
he feared he would die Of hydrophoha. IIo
brooInd over his funricd trouble and though
he said LITTLE to his friends he continually tnltlI
To- himself Of his troubles. DR.. huW-ou Vi-|trl
him ami ur.-.rillcd 80 simple remedy and thon
l. tir eo'n,. ( in le better. lie told tho ph,.i-
clan that alter the eat had bitten him IN the
thumb the nail OF h,s iuumn hai inll"n OF. and
that the wound mad pnnrd him exceedingly.
he had the bitten part chutrrNed. and the
wound slowly healed No s'ar Wa LEFT. excerpt
tire loss OF the thumb nail. Soon Robert heard
ul the death Of samuel Richardson. the dwurf,
and hc at uu,, began to Doe gloomy aud mrlnu-
eholV. llo said little. hut went about tho house
talking strangely To himself. III" -uid thut he
WIS doomed: That ono man and horse had
already di.d of hvdrulhohiu from the bit. of
tn" tainc cni and that ne must meet tht snur
d.atM His wound. although it WAS healed. lU-
gam ~ swell up, and his neck became Lreuly
-. llen.
,lrNic Snid. hut WAS "a strong, healthy Ht.
II" WIS never -i.k i'm has life. lie ale
ways tended strictly ~ hi- business. aui was
moral AMI temperate, On SUNDAY Do" wl- ..r'llt-
is excited and confused. and ir rNpnttnrUf al
continually He sud that ius throat wis ma
trrrulr condition. and tlut Dee could not -wal-
low llnu-k,i ueuin ami il.llu lor sour arip
Saying that DO amy uti4 would take the trlu n.
out 90 bug throat Dee would h' ail right. H. had
81 H % If. la f.s lI
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-04-26
sOUTH fvrTOv's WINE
Rush of ENcurssonist- to See The Mon,tcr-
Cutting igim IN,

SorrH NMPrOS, Arril 2j.-An dav long
have the roads in this vicinity boon fllod with
strangers. vending their WAY to tint paft OF the
beach occupied by the stranded whale Great
farm wagons filled with gny parties of young
persons have com" from sag llarhor and other
towns The beach has been covered with pic
mic parties. sitting in their wagons or on tho
soft sand under the shade Of largo umbrellas
The gro,t black carcass WIS LEFT intact all
the moralng and until after tho arrival
of tho noon train from New York. As
il law there amid the breakers some ~ the v'-i-
tors ran out ~ the waters rcrnlpd. and. climb
ing IFS slippery sd" stood and walked about ON
the cr"dturrs back Oturrs looked inside the
massive JAWS. down the dark ,avrrnous throat
At longth tn" impatient whNlnmrn r0fus .d to
keep their prize as show any longer and.
uni o. ih" guidance ui Capt Niut". % hulf dol II
lIuhh"r spades and axes. hogan the alta K.
First the upper pnrt of the head WIS severed
from the body. and. will ITS dependent whul0-
hinr, dflEg't ashore. lh"n ~" tongue WIZ cut
into great s,Iuarcs and the lluhlH,r along the
back WAS iluked of in strips While thus WIS
dou- lukoS THAT had dashed tine water into "a
bloody foam I'm the death furry of the monst r.
These, with the grgm ms. were also dragged
WIS RISING. and the cnrt.ass wis froJuontly GOV
cred with water and rolling badly. the men wero
Obliged to conse work hy IN" middle OF
The ait moon, leaving the under side. ou
which is thu best and thiekcst hluhhcr. until
f,in',' I'M . ii..,.i'-, ,, w." W. i'S t'ls
the -unl hlooiv and shining i'm the warm sun
lleNt. For hnli % mil" To- sea there isasl Is
rank, UNI I-aut odor p"ryalr- the arr 10 rs
v.niiy Many pieces 81 whul"hpn" tr.nt'i
as irophi0s Tho Whale Win furnish nl0ut2-p
pounds of hun" worth - a rolinl; ami tHo
whole fish is o-iimutnl Co. boz worth II .u0l. H..
the morn ing. and will 10. nni-l"d ny noon. w. .i
ih" operations preparatory To trying oU. w,u
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-04-26
M.iRINE INTELLIGENCE.

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sun rises ...... % 20 500 sot. $50 Moon sets = y
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-04-26

p,e.nrd's 1dhc-s to the Wcpui ncnn- ~
tonislann iinsrs and his Commission
thn4g-d with TrcncherX aud HHd i"iih
The Itrpurt az the Advisory Summiss'"n.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-03-22

WITHDRAW THE TRooPs.-That
sound conservative journal, the New
York Journal of Commerce, declares
the proposal to order new elections in
South Carolina and Louisiana to be full
of mischief, and thus enforces the view
taken by The SUN of the duty of the
President as regards the present situa-
ton in those States:
Both parties are quite content that
he should not recognize either. of the
claimants in Louisiana or South Caro-
lima, and that he should withdraw the
troops and leave the rival State govern
ments to take care of themselves. This
plan has met with almost universal &C.
ceptance from men Of both parties al
over the country as Being. on the whole.
the fairest, wisest and best. It would
be the easiest for the President; it would
be the fulfillment of the pledge Of the
inaugural address; it would solve the
problem without bloodshed, and it
would give peace and rest to the South
aud the nation"
1t has all along been known that
Packard was the backbone ofhis faction
in Louisiana. Hence it is not surprising
to see him take the stand in pressing his
claims that he now does. Bat really if
those claims had any proper foundation
they could stand Of themselves, with
out backing from Washington, quite as
we'll as those of his rival, Nichols.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-03-22
The Grievance Cannot be Removed.

The New York Sun. commenting on
an article in the Boston Transcript on
Mr.. Tilden being counted out. truth
fully says:
The grievance cannot be removed by
any good conduct on the part of Mr..
Hayes. A thief may make a benevo-
lent use Of stolen property, but he is a
thief nevertheless. Mr.. Tilden was
elected President. He and the people
have been cheated out of the election.
To all honest men this is an intolera-
bic grievance. not only because they
believe Mr.. 1'ilden would really have
reformed the Federal Government, but
still more because the Inauguration of a
President through fraud, bribery, and
the violation Of the Constitution is a
calamity that threatens to produce the
most permicious consequences hereaf-
ter.
We do not mourn for Mr.. Tilden; he
needs nobody to mourn for him. Being
cheated out Of the election does not hurt
him. All the lies and the malignity
that have been poured out upon him
have not left a spot upon his character.
What he has done for the State of New
York in the reformation Of its govern
ment forms his enduring monument !;
and the fact that out of intelligent
white citizens Of the United States a
majority Of one million have voted to
make him President, is something
which ought to silence every liar and
slanderer in the land. For him. then,
no regret is necessary.
What we mourn for is the mcompar-
able, the incredible disaster and dis
grace which have been brought upon
our country in the Inauguration Of a
President who was not elected.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-03-22

AIKEN, S. C.. March 16.-0n Nov
2. 1876, two quiet Germans named
Hauserman and Portmann, living folu
miles from this place, were murdered
their houses robbed, set on FIRE anc
burned to ashes. Suspicion attached tc
five colored men named Nelson Brown
Lucius Thomas, Adam johnson, John
Henry Dennis and Stephen Anderson,
who were arrested. Proofs accumula.
ted that they were the right parties, and
they finally made confession, and also
confessed burning the Baptist Church
at Aiken, numbering white man
named Levy, and other crimes. On
January they were tried by Jury
composed of twelve colored men, con.
victed and sentenced to be hung on the
10th of March. On Wednesday Gov.
Hampton respited Anderson for thirty
days. This morning the execution Of
the four others, Nelson Brown, Lucius
Thomas, Adam johnson and John
Henry Dennis, took place in the pres
ence of about 5000 people. The sheriff
had posse ofl00 armed men guarding
the gallows. The prisoners were at
tended by preachers of their own color.
ALI addressed the crowd, confessing
the murder and acknowledging the just
ness of THEN sentence. johnson in
sisted upon the son Of bis owner during
slavery standing by him to the last.
No efforts were made by the friends Of
the condemned men to rescue them,
although threats We're previously made.
Each confessed his share in the murder.
The drop fell at II O'Clock and the mm-
derers expired almost without a struggle.
The crowd then dispersed. Perfect or
der prevailed.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-03-22

How kindly our northern friends
take to the idea Of having democrat
and rebel in the cabinet. They be.
gin to see so many virtues in the South
ern pople. Men, who one year ago.
were shocked with the idea of rebel
holding subordinate place in the House
Post Office, can now throw up their
hats and hazza for the rebel chief of the
Post Office Department. They love
the Southern people. Radical papers
OF the blacklist type can issue an edition
without saying one word about rebel
atrocities. We might really be expect
ing the political millennium, fit were
not for faint recollection of that little
s to- game. There is big game on
the carpet now and soon the players
will begin to show their hands. But
in the mean while, it is really pleasant
to see our Northern friends show SO
great appreciation of the virtues Of their
Southern brethren. Let us learn to
dwell together in perfect unity of heart
and feeling, and appreciate fully the
obligations to love with fervent attach
meut the men who smile and smile,
and cheat US all the while.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-03-22
Endorsing the President.


New ORLEANS, March 1.-THE
Nichols Legislature adopted the fol-
lowing
Whereas, the inaugural address of the
present Executive of the nation indi-
Gates fixed determination to restore
harmony to the people of the South by
establishing policy of pacifcation for
one of coercion, and by recognizing the
right of said people of the SoNth to To-
cal selfgovernment, free from Federal
interference, therefore be it.
Resolved. &C., That we accept this
declaration of the National Executive
of non intervention with the affair Of
the States as happy augury for the flu
ture, as made in good faith and the tone
and spirit of the Constitution, and thai
this General Assembly will earnestly CO.
operate with President Hayes in every
effort to restore confidence and fraterna
relations among the whole people of this
great country, and to this end it pledges
all the power and influence at its com
mand to secure the great object fol
which governments were instituted, viz
ITO guarantee protection to life, ibert.
and property to every human being
within its borders"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-03-22

AN ACT to amend and re-enact sec
ton SO, chapter 70, Code of 1873, in
relation to the appointment Of school
trustees in incorporated towns of less
than five thousand inhabitants,
l. Belt enated by the general assem-
bly, Of Virginia, That section thirty-six,
chapter seyenty-eight of the Code of
eighteen hundred and seventy-three be
amended and re-enacted so as to read
as follows:
s36. The districts shall correspond
in boundaries with the magiste2ial dis
tricts, except that Incorporated towns of
more than five thousand inhabitants
shallif the council of such town so elect.
constitute a separate school district,
and such council shall have the power
to appoint three school trustees, to
serve one, two and three years, respec-
lively !; annually thereafter, it shall APP
point a school trustee for said district to
serve for three years.
2. This act shall be in force from its
passage.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-03-22

Laurel Creek, to be supplied by A.
7. Ballantlne.
Summers, 0. F. Burgess.
Johnson Female College, J. M. Fol-
lansbee, President.
LEXINGTON DISTRICT.
J. L. Gilbert, p. E.
Lexington Station, Isaac w. Canter.
Collierstown, S. B. Dolly.
Fairfield, T. Briley.
Augusta, B. T. Ball, Jno. C. Jones,
sup.
West Augusta, J. I. Maxwell
Upper Botetourt, ]. H. Boyd.
Coyington, W. 7. Quinn.
Monterey, A. Q. Flaherty, A. O..
Armstrong, sup.
Crab Bottom, J. F. Follin.
Highland, II. D. Bishop; J.K. Gil
bert, sup.
Bath. A. C. McNeer; S. 5. Ryder,
sup.
Green Valley Mission. Washington
Warner.
-MOOREFIELD DISTRICT.
PHI. Whlsner, Presiding Elder.
Moorefield, GIL Zimmerman; James
Beatty, Sup.
Petersburg, VIM. E. Wool.
Franklin, J. G. Sedwick; W. E.
Blackstone, Sup.
Keyser, Wesley Hammond.
South Branch, Jno. S. Hutchinson. E.
6. Vandiyer, Sup.
Springfield. S. Townsend; VIM. H
Woolf, Sup.
North River. Jno. n. Gray.
Morgan, Leonidas Butt.
Hardy, to be supplied.
Piedmont Station, S. W. Haddawav
FrostbWg, 7. G.. hewitt,
Listonyille, Luke R. hardwood.
Cumberland, to be supplied.
Flintstone: S. R. Snapp.
Rainsburg, John R. Anderson.
J. NJ. Stevenson and HY. T. Watts
transferred to Western Virginia Confer
ence.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-03-22

Mr.. Cameron is the eldest son oil
Simon Cameron, and, until appointed
Secretary of War by President Grant
in May, 1876, had never held a public
>dce. He was born in Harrisburg,
ann is about fifty years fage, though he
has the appearance of a much younger
man. He did not take much interest in
politics until within the past ten years.
He has profited much by his fathers
experance in the management of legis-
latues and conventions, and has PROV
ed himselfa successful student in that
school of politics. He is said to be a
shrewd and daring leader. and troubles
himself little over consequences. He
has never aimed to popularize himself,
even in his party, and discards all senti-
ment as an fundamentally in govern
ing men. He has never held political
office, and never aspired to one, with
the single exception Of a seat in Gen.
Grants Cabinet several years ago,
when his failure caused an estranege-
ment between the President and the
Camerons, which has been recently
healed. He is a man of large fortune,
estimated at from 100000 to s3.O00,.
900. He is now widower. His home
is in Harrisburg.-New York Tribene.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-03-22

Referring to the nomination Of Col.
D. G.. Potts for the postmastership Of
Petersburg the Index-Appeal of that
city says: There was a general ex-
preston of qualification in the COM
munity on the receipt of the intelligence.
Col. Potts is one of our oldest and
most respected citizens. For nearly
thirty years he was treasurer Of the
Petersburg Railroad Company, in which
capacity he served faithfully and to the
entire satisfaction of all interested. He
is courtly, Christian gentleman, a
member and officer Of the First Baptist
Church. true and staunch eonserva
tive, and good and useful citizen"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-03-22

As the liquor question is one which is
exciting the interest of the masseso f
people, we publish in this issue the re-
Gently enacted West Virginia Law. 1t
is similar to the law of several of the
Western States, and has, it is said,
proved beneficial, in those states. 1t
is different from the law proposed by
Senator Moffett, Of the Virginia Legis-
lature. The Virginia law is rather in
tended to make liquor a source Of
revenue, while the Vest Virginia law
has tendency to restrict the sale.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-03-22

Richmond Wing says: ''Dr. Strayer,
of Shenandoah county, quiet but an
intelligent and faithful representative.
has bill before the House that we
will consider more hereafter, not having
the space to-day, the object of which is
to establish a Department of Agri-
culture for the State" We have but
little fancy for establishing new de-
partments as rule. for we would not
multiply the Offices of the State, but
this bill provides for want long and
sorely felt by the agricultrrists OF the
State-protection against the worthless
phosphate introduced into the State and
sold BY irresponsible parties, The
money that would be saved annually by
a proper analysis Of fertilizers before
their sale was permitted would pay a
hundred times over the cost occasioned
by the Offices created by this bill, to say
nothing Of the analysis of the soil also
provided for. We hope the farmers in
the General Assembly will give the
subject their attention when the bill is
up for consideration"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-03-22

New HAMPSHIRE ELECTIoN.-The
New Hampshire election has resulted
in the election of a republican Governor,
and two republican, and one demo-
cratic, congressman. In the last con-
gress, it stood two democrats to. one re-
publican. This makes the forty-ffth
congress entire stand IA republican to
l49 democrats, allowing the republicans
all they claim in Louisiana, South
Carolina and Florida.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-03-22

At meeting of the Virginia Pres
Association in Richmond on Tuesday
Mr.. J. A. Cowardin was reelected
president and John T. Lowell first vice.
president; William Towns, IL, was
elected second and E. II. Bradley
third vice-president. Mr.. Creme was
reelected secretary. Mr.. j. A. H. st.
Andrew, Of the Farmville Mercury,
delivered an address on Journalism, its
uses, progress and present condition.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-03-22

Oliver J. Meade, a former Peters
burger, in writing to his friends in that
city of his marriage in California, thus
tersely describes his bride: s'She has a
head as red as a w0odpecker's and owns
sheep until you can't rest"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-03-22

THE VIRGINIA COURT OF APPEALS
has delivered an opinion declaring un.
constitutional the act of the Assembly
RENTING the interest on debts which
accrued during the war. This decision
will reopen many old matters that
have long been closed up.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-03-22

New YORK, March 15.-Washing-
ton specials sayit has been determin-
ed to withdraw the troops from the
State-houses in New Orleans and Co
lumbia as soon asthe Senate adiourns.
The President has the most positive as
surances from Conservatives of both
States that no outbreak Of any kind
shall occur, and that the rights of all
citizens shall be respected and protect
ed.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-03-22

The Baltimore american says: 1.-The
scheme of holding new elections for
Governors and Legislatures in Louisiana
and South Carolina appears to have
nearly fallen through. The President
has no authority to order anything OF
the kind, and there are very serious OBJ
jections to its being materially agreed
upon by both parties"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-03-22

jim Walker, colored, seventeen years
old, attempted to murder and rob Mrs.
Stocked, near Union Ridge, Williamson
county, Tenn. She was rescued by
another colored man. Walker was
arrested and placed in jail at Franklin,
from which he was taken out by about a
dozen masked men, at eleven O'Clock
Tuesday night, and hung within mile
of that town.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-03-22

Delaware peach growers are bouyant
over the prospects of an unusually
large peach crop this year. IL is esti-
mated by some that the crop will
amount to 100000 baskets, which
will average straight through ten cents
Der basket.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-03-22
The Proposed Apporfionmenf Of the Gen
erai Assembly.

The House Committee on Re-appor.
tionment of the members Of the Legis.
lature have agreed upon bill appor.
tioning the membership of the two
houses under the amended Constitution.
If the bill becomes a law, the House
will be reduced to one hundred and the
Senate to forty. The first loses thirty
two and the last body three members:
House, Clarke and Warren one de-
legate;s one delegate; Shenandoah,
one delegate; Fauquier, two delegates;
Rappahannoek, one delegate, Rocking
ham, two delegates: Augusta, two de-
legates.
SENATB.-Frederick, Clarke and
Warren, one Senator; Shenandoah and
Page, one Senator; Fauquier and Rap
pahannock, one Senator; Rockingham,
one Senator; Augusta, one Senator.
We give only what our county and
those adjacent and few others are de-
clared entitled to.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-03-22

Postmaster General Key being over
whelmed with applications for office
has prepared circular response to all
applicants, stating that their applica-
tons have been filed for consideration
under the civil service rules, when
vacancies occur, and that ''none now
exist"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-03-22

The trustees Of Harrisonburg have
converted their graded school into a
Military School with G.. Brooke Dog
gett, son of Bishop Doggett, comman-
dant of cadets.