Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-08-06

land had Oeen reCelNeu llllO luclu-
bersbip by letter from the Central
Presbyterian church, of Buffalo,
NY. DR.. Sunderland stated that
he would leave the city this week
for his annual vacation, and dur
ing bis absence the pulpit would
be filed by Rev. DIR. Y. 5. Childs.
The designs for the new one and
two-dollar silver certificates re-
Gently authorized have been APP
proved by the Acting Secretary of
the Treasury and Treasurer Jor-
dan. The new Onedollar certili-
cate. now in the hands of the en-
graver, will be a match for the one
dollar legal tender note, with its
fine vignette portrait of Washing
ton. The principal feature of the
new note is the vignette portrait of
Martha Washington, from the por-
trait by Stuart. This portrait has
never been used upon any OF the
money or securities of the govern
ment. 1t is of large size, and oc'
cupies a place at the left end of the
certificate. Above the portrait in
a curved panel are the words,
HSilyer Certificate" and below it
in counter supporting the head
are the words "One Dollar The
face of the twO.dollar certificate
will have at the left fine portrait
of Gen. w. S. Hancock, in the uni
form of a major general, wearing
his broad sash. \ distinctive feat
nre in the center is the arched
scroll hearing the words "United
States" in large letters in an orna-
mental panel, with the words "two
dollars and "silver certificate in
well proportioned designs Of lesser
SIZE in neat letters upon a lathe
work background.
Congress will probably adjourn
on Wednesday or Thursday, II
Mr.. Randall and the President will
kindly give their consent. 1t IS a
fact that these two men hold the
question of adjournment in their
hands, practically, this year. Mr.
Randall is said to be yielding at
last in his obstinate stand against
the Senate on the sundry civil ap'
propriation bill and now it re-
mains to be seen whether the Presi-
dent has anything more to offer IN
the shape of a veto.
Mr.. s. p. Rounds, public printer,
has rendered his resignation to |
the President. 1t is understood |
that this was done at the request |
of the President, who, it is said,
desires to fill the place before the
adjournment of Congress. MIR.
Rounds is credited with having |
said that Mr.. Rogers, of Buffalo,
will be appointed to succeed him.
The young wife's room is the
scene of continued gayety during |
the hours when the President is
attending to affairs of state. How
different the apartment which adj
Joins it on the west Visitors have |
often noticed that this room is
never opened. The curtains are
tightly drawn and no one ever
thinks of crossing its threshold. 1t
was in this room that Garfield lived
for months, tortured by the assassin
Gniteau's bullet, while a nation
hoped and prayed for the recovery
that never came. The room is al
most precisely as it was the day
when Garfield was taken from 1t
and carried to ElberOD, where he
breathed his last. President Ar
thur had a horror of the place.
He gave orders that it should re-
main untouched as long as he was
in the White House, and these
orders were strictly obeyed. Presi-
dent Cleveland has said nothing
upon the topic as yet, but it is I'M
derstood that he, too, is loath to
break the silence of that room
which witnessed so much suffering
during the long and wearisome
summer months of 1881. The con-
trast between the two rooms is a
most notable One-life and death
could furnish no stronger.
Attorney General Garland is the
first of the Cabinet to leave the
city for his summer vacation. lie
left Washington Monday night Tor
his farm on HOminy Hill, near
Little Rock, Ark, where he will
remain several weeks. lie did not
expect to leave until after the adj
iournment of Congress, but the
condition Of his health, which has
not been good since his bronchial
attack fast winter, caused MN
TO hasten his departure. lie had
an interview with the President
Monday morning, and closed up
all the affairs of the Department OF
Justice requiring immediate at
tention. The President advised
him to take good long vacation,
that he proposed to take
one himself as soon as he could get