Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-03-06

says that good roads are I" a su-
preme necessity"
There are renewed rumors OF
trouble among the miners at POca-
hOntas, and the town authorities
have recalled on the sheriff for
protection.
Gen. Grants condition is very
critical, and there is but little hope
of his recovery. lie is consider
ed to be sinking, from a can
cerous affection of the tongue and
throat.
The temperance idea is to have
pupils in public schools taught the
elects of alcohol. The boys may
he safely let alone to find chat out
for themselves.
1t would be fortunate thing for
this country ifthere were no ground
hogs to come out and see their
shadows at the expense of so much
cold weather.
Gen. Grant was placed on the
retired list on Wednesday, with
the full pay of a General of the
Army. Now let the General cheer
mp and get well.
The Presidentele stole a march
on the reception committee in
Washington by arriving twelve
hours ahead of time, thereby avoid
ing much formal handshaking.
. So far 4l4l Missouri Democrats
have sent their applications for
Offices under the new administra.
ton. The smallness of the number
is due to the blockade of the mails
by thcheavy snow.
The successful Office seekers who
as candidates, signed themselves
the peoples humble servants must
be careful not to drop into the
'insOlence of office and in practice
invert the phrase.
But a short period remains fol
Democratic statesmen to have theil
names connected with the Cabinet
IN the only way they can ever be-
viz. to declare they would not &C
tept q seat in it lift were proffered
The National Theatre in Wash
iBgton was burned last Friday
morning. 1t was burned twice be
fore--in 1867 and 1873. Lolita, the
iayorite actress, owned $780, 900 Of
the stock. There vas only $4,000
insurance on the building.
It's probably true that the one
man whose sleep is least broken,
and whose tears manifeast the
feast disposition to flow, because
of'Eusland's wholesale budget of
woes, IS named the Prince Won Bis.
'hlarct.
.rol ha
The Boston Globe invites the Her.
AID Of the same city to demonstrate
how much influence it has with the
next administration by trying to
? secure the appointment of Mug.
wump Congressman Lyman to a
postmastership.
If nnmeasured denunciatiOn Of
The republican party will bring con-
yerts to the temperance cause, the
prohibition party will increase rap
idly. In all the recent conventions
Of the party stronger opposition has
been shown towards republicanism
than TO the liquor traffic.
During a difficulty between John
Wilson and Royal Matthews, wait
ers at the Arlington House, Lynch.
burg, Saturday afternoon, the for
mer seized a carving knife and
stabbed the latter in the left chest,
iaficting a wound which proved
fatal Sunday.
There is not much likelihood of
tho passage of the bill for the re-
peal OF the poll tax, now in the
hands Of a committee of the Mas
sachusetts Legislature, although
some Democratic votes are said 10
have been given in favor Of bien.
malls, on condition that the poll tax
law should be wiped out.
lnanswer to Mr.. BeecheTs re-
mark that HIeaven is place Of
restless activity The Interior
presbyterian says, 80 IS hell
ifthese statements can be taken as
authoritative there is more in com
mon between the two places than
the Fathers have been willing to
admit.
Miss Mary Anderson is quoted
by "a London gossip as deeply re-
GREETING the fact that she was born
in the United States. However,
Miss Anderson should not allow so
trivial a matter to worry her. Ken
lucky is in the United States, but
patriotic Americans never mention
il when strangers are present.
In The opinion Of the Kansas col
ored preacher the earth was created
atmidnight, so that tho one should see
What j. was made of. IfsOme new
light theological reformer would
only take hold of this theory and
remodel it into good constructive
pbrascology, it might do service in