Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-03-13
News Items.

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Two sons Of Matthew Lynch, aged IL
aud IA, at Fort Wayne, Ind, were
killed by the explosion of railroad
torpedo with which they were playing.
A third child, aged two years, was ia.
tally wounded.
60 At Harrisburg, Pa, a boy named
Weed, aged IL, and his three sisters.
aged 8, 6 and 2ycRrs, were badly burned
with coal oil, two perhaps fatally. The
boy attempted to kindle fire with the
oil and the usual explosion took place.
According 10 the Richmond Dispatch,
the financial straits Of Virginia are not
as desperate as might be inferred from
the recent statements Of the auditor. a
million of dollars is due at the treasury
on the 18th Of June, beside 5000 600 on
licenses, and about 100000 from the
Mofet liquor-regis:er tax, making the
revenue soon available nearly $780,
600. Of this amount it is estimated that
not over..s600. 900 willlbe paid incoupons
leaving a handsome sum with which
to meet the greatly reduced accrung
expenditures. The finance committees
OF the two houses Of the Legislature
have.determined to report bill provid-
ing that all license taxes shall be paid
in lawful money Of the United States.
John Jacob Aston, Peter Cooper, Alb
bolt Lawrence, Charles Francis Adams,
and other wealthy Americans, protest
against an income tax, and say tobacco
is a vice which can stand taxation.
The New York Tribune says the
demand for Government bonds has been
unusually great for the past few days 1.-The
sales of single bank for the week az
gregating three and half millions.
mostly for investment. Fully fourth
of this has been for four per cents. OF
the denomination Of fifty aud one hun
bred dollars. The daily sales OF bonds
by one bank now average million. 1t
is stated that two city capitalists who
have been loaning money on stocks at
four per cent. have withdrawn Their
capital, and yesterday INVESTED $1,000.
900 in Governments.
One ofthe dogs at the international
dog show at st. Louis is valued at $50
900 another at $4,000.
Mr.. Wade is said to have taken much
comfort in his belief in spiritualism. lie
looked upon death as mere change OF
scenes. and his last hours were peaceful
and happy. One ofhis pcculiarities was
q dcte tltion Of ceremony; he would Of
ten decline invitations to visit where he
he would have to wear ''startchy" APP
pearance ,as he termed it. Then anOth-
err striking peculiarly was the dread he
entertained against sitting for a picture.
He used to often say that he had as
much respect for dentists office as he
had for a photograph gallery.
The widow Of the late President Lin
coin is living secluded in an interior
town of France, declining TO return to
America lest she be again placed in a
lunatic asylum. 1t is said she still in
dulges to moderate extent her propen-
sity ofpurchasing things for which she
has no use, which was one of the forms
her mind lunacy at hrst assumed.
The British steamer TimOr, loaded
with &c Locomotives built at the Baldwin
works, in Philadelphia, for the Russian
government, sailed from Philadelphia
Saturday for Pillau, Prussia, whence the
locomotives will be transported to Rus
sia. A British steamship taking Amer
can locomotives to Russia is one OF the
curiosities of our marine commerce. An
ether installment will pr oceed IN a lew
days per steamer Wyckham.
RICHMOND, VA, March II, The
Senate to-day passed bill establishing
agricultural and mining bureaus by
which each manufacturer of fertilizers
without the State selling in this State is
taxed $500 for such privilege.
RICHMOND, VA, March S.--The
Senate tonight passed a joint resolu
ton appointing a commission, consist
ing of the Governor, Lieutenant Gov
ernor, Attorney General and the
Speaker Of the House, and three husi-
ness men to be by them selected. if
deemed expedient, to confer with the
creditors of the State and report at the
next meeting Of the General Assembly
any proposition that may be submitted
by the creditors looking to settlement.
Of the debt question without an increase
Of taxation.
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