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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-09-25
Pursuing Apache MurdereTs.

SANTA FE, N. NJ, Sept. 49,
Gen. Miles, commanding the de-
partment of the MISSOURI, has been
in this territory for several days
looking after matters connected
with the present Indian troubles.
He and Gen. Bradley, local com.
mander here, are now in consulta.
ton. There are thirteen troops of
cavalry in pursuit of a small band
of Geronimo's bucks, who, as stated
yesterday, have killed six men
within the past week. The country
is extremely rough and the pursuit
so close that the hOstIles cannot do
the damage they want to, and can
only kill those whom they happen
TO run across in their line of march.
Capt. Fechct, with troop II, of the
Sth cavalry, has followed this band
for five days. To-day's reports show
that he has gone to Fort Bayard
for supplies, and that the pursuit
is being kept up by Capt. Farms
worth, with two troops Of the 18th
cavalry.
The hostiles were yesterday near
Mogollon creek, in the toughest
section of Mogollon mountains
Three companies of infantry are or
dored from Wingate to the PinoD
mountains to guard the watering
places. There are still some thirty
hoStles in Sonora. Gen. Crook has
three hundred scouts after them.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-09-25
The Case Fairly Stated.

1t is not a fair statement of the
Republican grievance against the
administration to say that com.
plant is made because Republicans
are turned out of Office to make
room tor Democrats.
The real cause of complaint is
that, in discharging honest, capa
BILE, and efficient placeholders, the
administration violates the pledges
on which it got the votes that gave
it life.
If the administration had came
in, as all its predecessors did, un'
pledged as to changes in office,
there would be no special cause to
find fault with the sweeping chan.
ges that have been made in several
branches of the service, and the
less sweeping but uncalled for and
injurious changes made in all the
other branches.
If there had been no promises
before the election that the princi'
pies of civil service reform would
be adhered TO, that the government
would be run on business princi'
Piles, and that no man would be
turned out merely because he was
a Republican, the Democratic party
would now hear no indignant pro
test from the party defeated last
November.
But to get into power on the
strength of a pledge, and, having
gotten in, TO repudiate that pledge,
is as dishonest in a party as ii
would be in an individual.
And insult is added to injury
when an experienced and faithful
public servant is turned out tC
make a place for an inexperienced
and disreputable man, as has been
done in many well-knOwn cases.
National Republican.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-09-25
A BIuudIess Revolution.

LONDON, Sept. 19.-The populace
OF Philoppolis, the capital Of
Eastern Roumelia, almost to man
rose in rebellion yesterday, seized
the governor general, deposed the
government and proclaimed a
union with Bulgaria. A provi-
sional government was established.
The revolt was so we'll planned that
no disorders or bloodshed occurred,
everybody being in sympathy with
the movement, except the govern.
ment officials. The foreigners in
the city are perfectly safe from
harm, as is also the property of for.
eign residents. Immediately after
the organization of the provisional
government, the militia was sworn
in, taking the oath of allegiance to
Prince Alexander, of Bulgaria. 1t
is generally believed in diplomatic
circles that Russia arranged the
program of the rising and sug-
gested the union with Bulgaria. No
definite statement can at present
be made as to what action the
the signatory powers to the treaty
of Berlin will take respecting the
matter. Eastern Roumelia was
created by the Congress of Berlin
in 1873, and was given auto
nomic government, though forming
an integral part of the Turkish en-
pire. The governor general was
appointed by the porte, subject to
the approval of the treaty powers.
SOFIA, Sept. 19.-The Bulgarian
army has been modified, and a
crops has been sent to the Roume-
liam frontier. Prince Alexander
has proceeded to Philippopolis,
and has appointed as commissioner,
NJ. Itrausky, who is president of the
Roumelian provincial government.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-09-25
DEMOCRATIC RAIDS UPON SCHOOLS.

The Democrats of Indiana and
Texas seem to be organizing a sys-
TEN OF raids upon public education
which bids fair, unless they shall
be speedily checked, 10 wipe their
schools ont of existence, or at least
to make their support a most in
I tolerdble burden upon the tax
payers, irrespective of party. In
the southern counties of Indiana,
/ where Ignorance is almost as dense
as it is in the most illterate sec
lions of the South, and where the
prejudice against knowledge is
quite as bitter, the stealing of
school funds takes the form of
/ illegal using of warrants for sup.
plies which are 20 be fOrthcom-
ing RI some time during the next
! generation, the funds realized by
/ the discounting of the warrants
meanwhile being divided between
the bankers who buy them, the
middlemcn who negotiate them, land
I township trustees who issue them.
/ Several hundred thousand dollars
of money which should have been
reserved fol- school purposes has
thus Jccn squandcred or diverted
from its legitimate channel, and
whether it can bcrccOvereG remains
to be seen. fit cannot, and in all
| probability it will not, as a ma
iority of the trustees are now in
Canada, and the parties who in.
vested in the orders are innocent,
/ the schoOl.tax in Southern Indiana
will be something stupendous for
several years to come.
Texas, however, takes the palm
for its anti-school raids. 1t need
hardly be remarked that Texas is
a Democratic State. She gave
about 10000 majority for Cleve-
land and Reform. There are no
Republican ollicehOlders in Texas
at present Of any kind, and there
never have been any who had any
thing to do with the school funds,
SO they cannot be charged with the
raScalties which have recently
cOmetO light. They are charitable
directly to the "ReiOrmers.0 Their
extent, as shown by the Galveston
News, the leading Democratic jour
nal Of the State, indicates a much
more virulent opposition to educa-
ton than prevails even in Posey
COUNTY, where the ability TO read,
write, and cipher is considered a
capital OifoaSe. Under the new
Constitution Texas controls all the
public lands within her domain,
and one.half of it, or about 49,
100000 acres, was set apart as a
public school fund. During the
ten years which have elapsed since
the adoption of the Constitution,
. by comprehensive system of
robbery the fund has been detraud-
cd Of T., lj9, jG3 acres, worth $780,
600, 900. This is not the whole
story Of mismanagement by the
School Board, for S2,OO0,0O0 more
has been lost TO the fund by the
neglect of the Board in collecting
its rents from the cattle barons-
cattle in that State Of Democratic
reform being Of more account than
education. In all, therefore, the
school fund has been robbed of
S27 900, GOO, which seems colossal
apart from surrounding circum-
stances, but not so large when it is
remembered that Texas gave l4O,-
600 majority tor Cleveland and Re-
form and has about the same mum
Der of illitcrates within its lOrders
evidence OF itself sufficient to
account for the size of the Cleye-
land majority.-OhicaGo News.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-09-25
A Sacrifice for Love.

A young German named Charles
Eberling, who has a mother and
sister living in this city, shot him.
self through the BRAIN and died in.
stantly last Friday night in Louis.
vile, KY, at the house ofhis broth.
er. An investigation of the causes
which led to the deed develops
sometbingof a romance, and showed
that love was the passion which
had ruled him. Some time ago
Eberling boarded with Mrs. Schrad
ell. One OF the landlady's daught-
ers, Miss Annie, handsome
young lady of years, struck his
fancy, aud he fell desperately in
love with her. lie paid her every
attention, and was her escort OIL.
most everywhere she went. Henry
Lentz also boarded at the house
aud seemed as much in love with
Miss Schradel as Eberling, but the
latter seemed to have won the dam
sells affections. The result of the
matter was that both men became
jealous, and q quarrel was the re.
suit. He became Respondent, aud
after quitting hiswork Friday night
went TO his. room and committed
suicide, Although surprised atthe
news the young lady showed no
especial signs of grief.-National
Republican,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-09-25
Railroad Train Stopped by a Sheriff.

NORFOLK, VA, Sept. 1S.-The
outgoing mail and express train OF
the Seaboard and Roanoke Rail
road was arrested by the Sheriff OF
Northampton county, n. c., to-day,
aud detained half an hour at Sea.
board depot, while posse was
summoned to arrest Conductor
WIN. Drummond and the engineer.
The train went on to Raleigh in
charge of Baggage Master Lewis
Cam, and Conductor Drummond
and the engineer were taken to
Jackson, the county seat Of North
ampton county. Last April the ex-
press ran over and killed cow be-
longing to a citizen of Northamp-
ton. A judgment was obtained for
the value of the animal, but the
company refused to pay it. A
writ was then issued for the arrest
of the conductor and engineer of
the tram that ran over the COW.
There was great indignation and
storming among the passengers at
the delay. Capt. Drummond re.
fused to leave his train, which
caused the sheriff to summon assist
ance.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-09-25

it was found that an attempt had
been made to blow up his stable
with dynamite. Last night a scene
of indescribable excitement occur
red in the revival tent. A heavy
storm arose, and the great folds of
the canvas being caught 10 the
wind and rain fell to the ground.
completely covering the multitude
within. The alarm was intense,
and the people had to cut their way
out; the straw caught fire, and but
for the heavy rain would have con-
sumed everything. The meeting
closed last night, after two weeks
of earnest work. Sam Jones goes
West this week.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-09-25
HARD TINES IN VIRGINIA.

Mr.. II. X. Ellyson, before the
Dover Association is reported date
ly to have said: Virginia is more
prosperous today than at any
previous period in her history
The Rev. Robert Ryland, ID. d.,
takes issue with this statement,
and, in the Religions Herald, says /:
Expressions like these often
meet with in our anniversary lltera-
ture and, occasionally, in rousing
newspaper articles, but AZ ! regard
them as rhetorical swells and flour
ishes, they make little impression
on my mind. Bat ii. X. Il. is not
a man of swels aud curls. He Is
a close observer, profound think
er, and a speaker OF hard practical
sense and of accuracy in statement.
He does not love the hypObole. |
do, therefore, most respectfully ask
him to furnish to the Herald the
data on which he places the re.
mark above quoted. Is not the
public debt of Virginia larger to-
day than 1t has ever been Z Is this
debt in a process of certain llQulda-
ton 1t not her reputation abroad
suffering under a suspicion of in
solyency and population? Has
she not been seriously unfortunate
within the last year,ln her finances,
because of the inhdelity OF those
to whom she entrusted her manage
ment. Are not her taxes now
much heavier aud her products
much lighter than they were thirty
years ago! really wish to know.
My observation is confined to King
William and to parts of King and
Queen, Caroline, Hanover and
HenricO, and feel no hesitancy in
saying that the people, generally,
are very poor, and, with hard work
and rigid economy, they scarcely
make both ends meet. = |
rarely see II new house, or an old
one repaired and painted, n garden
lately enclosed, new buggy and
harness, or a new fence. Indeed,
new things have passed away and
all things have become old. | sell
dom meet with fat horse OK or
COW. Few farms are being improv-
ed. = Few marriages occur
sure index Of the state Of the pub
lie veal. Thrifty young men are
neutrality-suspicious.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-09-25

While denouncing the negro on
all occasions when he votes against
the Democratic party, there is no
scruple manifested III trying to get
this vote for that party. He is all
proper and right if a Democrat ;
but if he adhercs 10 the Republican
party and votes that bl lot, not
only he, but the party, is vilided
and abused as the negro party
The negro has % vOte-it IS his du-
ty to cast it, aud his right to cast
it as he pleascs. Why not let him
alone in the exercise of this right I
lie is an important indispensable
factor in our industrial relations ;
he has citizens rights, and these
should be CONCEDED him without
hesitation or restraint, Leave him
alone to his own vOltiOn, and let
HIM wore as he pleases. We were
recently told by prominent Dem
ocrat that the negro vote would be
divided this fall, and upon that as
sumption the opinion was express
ed that Lee would be elected by
1900 majority. The negro vote
has for years been more or less dl-
vided, aud the more this becomes
apparent the less white vote is cast
for the Democratic party. The aim
now is to purchase the negro vote,
and when this plot has been ar
ranged, by which the Democratic
party hopes to win, through this
vote, they have the e1rontery to
denounce the Republican party as
the negro party
The result Of this election will
show, We are Inclined to believe,
that nearly as many white votes
will be cast for the Republicans as
the Democrats will receive. This
certainly will be the case if the
white voter has the courage of his
convictions, for there are very few
OF them who do not believe the
Republicans areright and the Dem
ocrat5 wrong on all the important
questions at issue. We look for
surprises IN November, and no
moro probable surprise will be than
tho large accesSiOns to the Repub-
lican party from men who have
heretofore voted the Democratic
ticket.-Valley Virginian.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-09-25

Ex-Judge Alexander Rives died
in Charlottesville, on Monday, at
the advanced age of 20 years. lie
was born in Nelson county, and
was a brother of the late Hon. VIM.
&. Riyes, who represented this gov
eminent at the Court of France,
and Virginia in the United States
Senate. Judge Rives was a Wing,
and as such was a member OF the
Virginia Senate before the war, as
well as a member of the Virginia
Court Of Appeals. After the war
he was the candidate Of the con
servatlves for the convention,
known as the Underwood COnven-
ton, but was defeated by a color
ed man. In 1870 he ran for Con
gress in the fifth district as a Re-
publican against the Hon. Il. 7. W.
Duke, and was defeated. He vas
afterwards appointed United States
district judge, bu, some years ago
he retired. He was one Of the most
graceful and polished Of men.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-09-25

Whatever figures may be ad
duced favorable to the public
schools are the result of laws adopt
ed by the Republicans. What
ever resolves or declarations may
be made favorable to the schools
by the Bourbous are the results OF
fear of the people. They would de-
clare for anything that would give
them power. After having paral.
lied the schools, restricted the bal
lot, bitterly antagonized readjust-
ment of the public debt, they an
nounce that they have changed on
all these questions, aud are now
better friends of these inter
ests than the Republicans, who
rescInded their hostile legislation
and restored them to vitality.
Will the people trust a party
with such q record Will they
commit these paramount aud es.
sential interests to the keeping OF
those who have in the past been
their avOwed and bitter enemies 7
Neither the public schools, the pub
lie debt, nor o free ballot IS safe IN
the keeping of such a party.-Val.
ley virginian.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-09-25

a new sugar is now obtained
from the seeds Of the Taurus per
sea, tree growing in the tropics
This sugar has on previous coca
sions been noticed by chemists, but
was supposed by them to be man.
mite. 1t is extracted by boiling al
cOhOl, from which it crystalIzes on
cooling. It's point of fusion Is 1880
80 1874 degrees, while that OF man.
mite is twenty degrees lower; it is
very soluble in hot, less so in cold
water, and even in concentrated
solution il has no action in the pO-
larimeter; on adding borax, how
ever, to a 4 per cent. solution, 1t
gives rotation to the right OfO.55
degree. II does not reduce copper
solutions, and is not fermentable.
Boiling nitric acid converts it into
oxalic acid without the production
of mucic acid. There are also some
other chemical characteristics Pc
culiar to this new sugar.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-09-25
THIS WAY FREE MEN,

The time has come when every
man, if he wants to be free, must
think and act for himself in this,
country. No man needs any Boss
in these days of enlightenment.
The all-wise Creator has given to
every man hands to work that he
might by the sweat of his brow
earn his daily bread. 1t has been
truly said that labor is king.
Tue times are hard, and why?
1t is because the laboring classes
have nothing to do-thrown out Of
employment all over the country.
And why is this 2
II is because our mining and
manufacturing and other interests
have shut down for the want of
capital to run them.
And why is this?
1t is because the money men of
the country are afraid to put their
money in circulation, considering it
safer locked up in the vaults of
Northern banks.
And why is this
1t is because they have no conf
dence in the policy of the present
administration and the Democratic
party on the tariff and money Ques-
ton. They know that the Demo
cratic policy as to the tariff and a
contraction of the currency, if it
should prevail, will break down our
farming, miniDgand manufacturing
industries, and this done jeopardiz-
es thecapital invested.
The Republican party is in favor
of a protective tariff and an expan-
sion Ottne currency Sutlclent TO an
swer the demands ofcommerce and
trade. This makes money plenty,
gives labor to the poor man and
gives every man unequal chance in
the race of life.
The poor men who support the
Bourbon Funder party either do
not understand the situation or
else they wish to remain 'hewers
of wood and drawers of water
All we ask of men is to think,
and they we'll not long be fooled by
Democratic bOsh.-The Southwest.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-09-25
A STUBBORN FACT.

All the talk of the Democratic
orators cannot change the fact of
the hard times. The Democrats
are trying hard to deceive the peO-
pie rs to tho real cause OF the hard
times. Some who can find no ex.
cuse are boldly asserting that times
were never better, but assertions
do not answer the stern logic OF
facts.
We have taken some pains to en-
quire into the stock market. Last
week several stock men from South
west Virginia sold cattle in Balti-
more. w. f. Neil, of Tazewell
county, sold one carload of fat cat.
tie on which he lost 800. w. NJ.
). Gamble, of Grayson county, sold
one car load at a loss of 800. j.
IL. Altizer, of Montgomery, sold
two carloads of sheep at a loss of
S2lO. w. III. Altizer, OF MOntgom-
cry, sold one carload of cattle at
a loss of SOB. Gilmer 81 Sutton,
OF Russell county, sold one car load
that averaged 700 pounds to the
head that net S14 per head. We
understand these cattle cost about
Sl4 per head in the spring, so there
was loss OF So per head and the
grazing and trouble. Chris. g.
Mead, of Russell county, sold one
car load that averaged 800 pounds
at Sl4 per head net. Pat. Lockart
sold one car load. His loss on
eighteen head of this carload was
$50. These facts were too strong
Tor one of the cattle.men. He de-
claTed publicly in Baltimore that
he had never voted any but a Dem.
ocratic vote, but he. would never
vote that ticket again. One man
from Montgomery county said that
he knew twelve men who we're
Democrats heretofore that would
vote the straight Republican ticket
this fall.-ScOtt Are.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-09-25
DynamIters After an Evangelist.

Atlanta. Ca, Sept. 2l.-A spe.
clal to the Constitution from Car
tersville, the home of Sam Jones,
says that town was the scene of
great excitement yesterday. The
evangelist is now conducting an
immense tent meeting there, and
Friday night he delivered a harsh
sermon against the whisky men of
that town. Early yesterday morn
ing q terrible crash was heard, and
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-09-25

We are in receipt of a letter from
an old Buffalo friend now residing
in Washington, that is significant
in its tone. The writer has been a
prominent Democrat-at one time
a member of the Louisiana Legs
lature-and always true to the
party. 1t was in his Office in the
City of Buffalo that the Cleveland
boom for Governor was first start
ed, and endorsed by the Daily
News. The writer at that time
was president of the Ninth Ward
Democratic Club, ICleyeland's
ward and himself and about POO
members did the outside pressure
of business at the Syracuse Con.
vention which nominated Cleveland
for Governor, and paved the way
for bis elevation to the Presidency.
The writer says:
Washington, d. O., Sept. 8, 'S5.
My Dear j. b. Adams: | see
by your lively Republican sheet
that you are still alive. l was re-
ally pleased to hear from you again,
and don't you stop until you have
elected Wise, Wood and Blair. |
wish | could take the stump for
them. | should elect them sure.
Thus you see | am not as much of
a Democrat as formerly, although |
did bring out and elect Cleveland,
but he has so completely demoral-
lied the Democratic party in a way
that | am confident the whole I'm.
ion viii go Republican-especially
New York, Ohio and Virginia.
Cleveland has lost his prestige
here, and fear he will never re-
gain it.-Scott Age.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-09-25

If the Bourbon leaders think they
can deceive the people by such
fume and frOth as Lee and Daniel
got off last Saturday they are very
much mistaken. If they could
hear thecurses, both loud and deep,
of the common people heaped HpOn
Bourbon pretense and duplicity,
they would feel that tile Cay OF
Judgment is not far off. The man.
ufactured enthusiasm, affected for
the purpose of deception, not only
of those who were grotesQuely On.
gagged in it but of the rank and file
is having quite a different effect
from what was hoped and intended.
The people have been deceived aud
duped so often by this same class
of leaders that they have become
familiar with their tactics and fully
awakened to the pretense and false
assumption to which they resort TO
mislead and beguile the Masses
Let all who are opposed to ring
rule and despotism buckle on their
armOr and firmly and courageousIy
go into the fight, and such a Wa.
terloo to the ring faction in Au-
gusta county will be realized as
will astound the fuss and feather
brigade.-Valley Virginian.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-09-25

When The twenty.siX pieces OF
baggage which Mr.. Frederick Geb.
hard brought home from England
on the steamship Celtic were ex-
amined by the customs officers a
costly oil painting was found. 1t
was Il large portrait of lady. said
to be Mrs. Langtry. The picture
was held to be dutiable, but Mr..
Gebhard disputed this ruling
Finally Col. Kibbe, the deputy sur
veyor, was called upon to decide
the point at issue. The owner de-
clarcd that the portrait had been a
long time in his possession-in
fact, during the sixteen months he
had been absent from his native
country. lie expressed his willing
ness to pay duty on a set of an.
tioue china without dissent. After
an argument Of the case on the
dock Mr.. Gebhard took an oath
that Mrs. Langtry's portrait was a
part Of bis household goods. This
construction of the case was ap.
parently satisfactory to the customs
officials. The picture was passed
free of duty.-N. Y. World.