Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-02-24
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~ Governor Hlll mas OuTucu HIS
bridges behind him, and is working
with might and main for the Dem
ocratic Presidential nomination
against Cleveland.
The report OF the state superln-
tendent of public instruction shows
that out of 100000 children in the
state of school age only 100000 are
in actual regular attendance.
The Washington papers are adj
verusing a generous gift made by
President Cleveland for the relief
of the poor of tbatcity. 1t was the
munifcent sum OF S25.
The fact that this country has a
surplus instead ola deficit by no
means justhes the destruction OF
the system by which it was collect
ed, and we have no surplus in real
ity while our debt is unpaid.
A Democratic organ naively re-
marks that the President is ready
to sacrifice himself by accepting a
denomination. 1t is true that he
will sacrifice himself, but he won't
know it until next November.
The Pulaski Nelcs says IA prom
inent contractor is authority for the
statement that sites have been OBJ
tanned for the erection of eight iron
furnaces at this place. This Will be
the Birmingham of Virginia-eight
iron furnaces"
Seven new Republican papers
have been started in North Carolina
within the last two months. This
shows how Republican sentiment is
growing in North Carolina under
the impetus of President Cleve.
lands tree-trade message and speak
or C-lisle's free trade speech.
The Legislature will have to ad-
ionrn on the 9TH of March, under
the constitutional limit, after a SEES
sion of ninety days, if it does not
adjourn sooner. The sooner the
better, for It has not yet done any
thing that will ever be worth put
ting in the Code of the State, or be
remembered by the constituents Of
the Misunderstanding AdrGnce.
The Presbyterians OF the United
States will in May celebrate the
centennial existence of that Church
10 this country. The Church was
organized in 1888 with sixteen Pres
b,teries, III ministers, 419 churches
and 10000 members. 1t has to-day
in its three branches 3S9 Presby-
teries, 1888 ministers, 1922
churches OF Parishes and 100000
members.
On Monday twenty Democratic
senator's voted no or we're paired
against an amendment reported by
the Senate committee requiring a
railway company to use rails of
American manufacture. No Re-
publicans voted with them. Two
Demeratic and 26 Republican sena-
tors voted, or were paired, FOR the
amendment in favor of the Amer
ican rails. The Presidents British
policy seems to have been adopted
by his party.
A meeting of the citizens of
FauquIer county was held in War
renton Saturday, 1ith, the object
being 10 organize movement look
ing 70 the building of railroad
from Washington, by arrenton
to Laray Caverns, Harrisonburg,
Stanton, Charleston, w. Va, and
thence to st. Louis. The meeting
was addressed by several prOmi-
neut citizens of the town and coun-
ty aud Washington city. A CON-
mittee Of five we're appointed to
confer with the various towns and
counties through which the road
willpass. seeking cooperative &C
ton with Fauquier in this enter
prise.
The whole country from Name to
California is talking Of Mr. Blaine's
letter declining a denomination
Suppose Mr.. Cleveland had been
defeated in 1884, what a roar of
laughter would have gone up all
'eysr 1bf-c1n1fry if three years after
% Mould have written a letter to
lneV lhalrman ofthe Democratic Ma
il0O'N Committee stating that be
~o" Il 70; allow his name to go be-
foie lie National Convention. IT
not been for the Burchard in
AsfIi> Cleveland would never