Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-04-16
SHENANDOAH HERALD
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his stomach Is against them.
The Seventh Regiment New York
State troops, will visit Richmond
on the Goth of this month.
The death rate at Cairo, Egypt,
during January, was go per 900.
Bad water is believed to be the
cause.
Mrs. A. NJ. Lam, mOther-in-law
of General Walker, and daughter
OF the late Governor Peasants, of
Virginia, died in Galveston, Texas,
April 10th, in her II year.
The flood in the rivers Of the |
South is greater than ever known,
and millions of dollars worth of
property have been destroyed and
thousands of people have been
made homeless.
For the first time since 1880 the
Republicans have elected a mayor
OF Madison, Wis, the town where
Postmaster General Villas resides.
The Democratic administration Is
a great success.
1t is announced that the khedlye
OF Egypt has subscribed s4O,OOO
towards the fund that is being
raised TO assist Turkey against
Greece. Where did the Khedive
succeed in borrowing the money
England, it was thought, bad shut
down on the unfortunate gentle
man some time ago.
The outlook for the European
wheat crop this year is not good.
Russia has suffered from storms
and floods, the crop in Great Brit
ain is bad in places owing to vari-
able weather. From France re-
ports are more favorable. Ger.
many complains OF unsuitable
weather, but fair crop is expected.
The widow of General Grant
has sent 10 her sister-in-law, Mrs.
Virginia Corbin, of Jersey City,
\. j., check for $4,000 out OF
the money received from the pub
Usher Of the Generals book, IN
restitution of a sum lost in the
Grant & Ward failure by Mrs.
Corbin through Col. Fred. Grants
actions.
At last the Nation is assured OF
building for a Congressional
Library. The Senate passed the
House bill, without amendment,
and the tons of valuable books and
pamphlets which are rOtting in the
damp cellars of the Capitol may
now in some part be saved. Pro
vision for this building should
have been made long ago.
The Texas and Pacific bridge
over the Trinity River at Dallas,
Texas, is ninety feet above the
water level. A negro walking
across the bridge recently was
overtaken by a train and so scared
that he jumped from the bridge
went plumb down into the water,
and after half a minute arose and
swan ashore unhurt.
Messrs. Moody and Sankey, who
have recently been lsboring at
Atlanta, began a series of meetings
in Lynchburg last week at the
Opera.house. and immense congre-
CATION being in attendance. so
great was the crowd that Mr..
Sankey, after the exercises had
gotten under way, went to Cente.
nary Church and there conducted
services for a large overlooking
meeting.
The Committee on Public Build
ings have recommended an APP
preparation of $4,000 to build a
postofiice at Fortress Monroe. Such
structure is sadly needed. The
postoffice is now kept in a little
shanty that would disgrace the
smallest village in Virginia. And
yet Old Point, including the Hygeia
Hotel, Is under the supervision Of
the United States Government.
Several clergymen were appoint
cd to act as judges at the recent
election in Cincinnati. This was
very well, provided the law of Ohio
does not, like the law of Virginia,
require that judge shall be select
ed from each political party
Clergymen, by reason of their
honesty and high intelligence, are
well qualified to hold fair elections,
bat az a rule We suppose they
would not care to sit as judges
representing political parties.
Obed CornweIl and his wife, of |
Prince William county, died re-
Gently. Mr.. COrnwell died about !
: o'clock in the morning, March %,
and the following morning about
the same hour Mrs. COrnwell ex-
PRED. Mrs. CornweIl had express.
ed a desire to die exactly at the
same time that her beloved hus-
band did, so that she might be in
tered in the same grave. Mr..
Cornwell was in his SD and Mrs.
Cornwell in her 9th year.
The municipal elections in the
West on the 9th inst, resulted in
sweeping Republican victories. In
Cincinnati, the Republicans carry
the city by 1000 majority, demon
stfating stronger than language