Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-05-15
Ersnts and Opinions In the State.

a ulSpdtC0 from IclcTSOuI1 Say ).
Under the regent decision of the
supreme court of appeals Of ,VT.
ginia to the effect that the joint |
resolution creating electoral boards,
passed by the general assembly,
did not require the signature OF
the governor, the registration
books of Petersburg, which have
been ia the hands of the Republi-
can registrars, who refused to sur.
render them until the supreme
court should have. rendered its de-
cision in reference to the joint
resolution, were to-day given up to
the Democratic creastrars. The
only office to be filled at the cleo
ttion here on the fourth Thursday
Of this month is that of city treas
riter, now held by w Couch, Re-
publican ''- '''' .,.
I'VE are glad not only to'see that
the Richmond Dispatch on Sunday
fOvnd out that Coupon Killer No. l
lis, still in full effect, but that on
yesterday, speaking Of the Riddle,
berger bill, it said that it "bas not
been invalidated in auy degree by
any decision of the Supreme Court
pfthe United states.'r On the %, 1
of April the Dispatch said of Yir-
ginia ,ssi arrsa. s. a.t
She has now no law prescribing
inethod Of providing coupons to he
genuine. ub.
The Dispatch Oughtn't to be- so
brash in its statements. II is Re-
pdblican. REIMBURSEMENT that stands;
and it is Bourbon liquidation that
lfalls.-Whig. i. ..s- sn'o s'T
s. Portsmouth shows its progress
by the call, which has been pub.
lisbed, signed by over seventy
leading business houses, for a
meeting to be held tomorrow eve.
ming for the pdrpose of establish
ing board of trade. The Ports.
meuth Daily Times warmly urges
the establishment of the proposed
board, and declares that the life
or Death of the trade Of the city |
and many other vital matters de-
pend upon the meeting 1a ia.'i
. Recent appointments of post
masters are Leonard j. Nottingham,
vice r. w. Nottingham, removed |
for cause, at EastvIlle, Northamp-
ton county; Anderson T.. Keister, |
Vice j. b. Helm, deceased, at |
Blacksburg, Montgomery county; |
Arthur Sandys, vice G.. II. Robert.
son., deceased, at Winterpock
Chesterfield county. 80 t.
An extensive revival of religion |
Ia III progress in the Methodist and
Baptist churches IN Danyille. On
q recent sunday night in the Mar.
ket Street Methodist Church there |
were sixty penitents, and twenty
persons protested conversion.
The Franklin Gazette tBOurboDl |
is for Reputation, outright, and |
expresses the opinion that it can
win. Anything to win is Bour-
bonism but, having won, it is still
Bourbonism, always. WING.
The Commissioners of the Sink
ing Fund of Virginia Will not pur-
chase any bonds this month, be-
cause they DO not thInk it prudent
to risk any deficiency in the States
Treasury. l,rr
The internal revenue receipts at
the Danville Office for last week
amounted to SIG, 1923, consider
able increase on the receipts OF the
preceding week.
A few days ago horse attached
to Mrs. John 5. Wise's phaeton in
Richmond ran away. Mrs. Wise
aud her little child were thrown out
Of the vehicle at the cornor of
Third and Marshall streets. For
tunately they were not seriously
injured. t-....ls
William Ward, one of the Oldest
citizens of AccOmac county. Va,
died last week, aged nearly SO
yeaes. 1t is stated Mr.. Ward had
seventeen children, titty-threegr9nd
children aud ffty.one great
notwithstanding q total of
one hundred aud twenty lone, near
" all Of whom are still living.
Lexington, Va, May 9.-James
A. Frazier, readjuster, treasurer of
the Virginia Military Institute, was
removed by the board of visitors of |
that institution in December last. |
lie refused to vacate his Office or
the house he lived in, which was
properly the hospital bailding of
the Institution. Suit was brought |
in Rockbridge County Court by the
Institute against Mr.. Frazier for !
unlawful detainder. The case was
tried before Judge j. w. Stout, of
Augusta county, aud last night
decision was rendered for the plain
tif. Execution OF iudment was |
suspended tor sixty days, and APP
plication will be made to the Cir
cuit Court for a write OF error and