Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-08-29
A NEWSPAPER RELIC.
JOURNALISM IN WASHINGTON
WHEN THIS CENTURY WAS
A BABE.


aud conditions in this country
elghty.six years ago look out from
the dim pages of a worn and faded
copy Of the National Mtelligeacer
aud Washington Advertiser, bear.
ing date of May %, 1904. The
paper was printed in Washington
City by Samuel Harrison Smith.
1t is much smaller than the one
cent evening dailes now circulated
IN this city and is printed on a
quality of paper that would be re-
garded as very poor wrapping pa
per in these days. LIS subscription
price was s. per annum.
Ten lines Of large type, double
loaded, gives the latest news in
this venerable paper as follows:
GAS a testimonial of the Pres-
dents high opinion OF the gallant
conduct of Lieutenant Decatur in
taking and destroying the frigale
the Philadelphia, a commission TO
him as a captain in the navy has
been duly issued and Will, with
out delay, be transmitted to Com.
mOdOre Preble to be presented to
him." Following this piece of
news IS an extract from letter to
the Secretary of the Navy, dated
Havana, April %, announcing that
the Governor Of Cuba has mani
tested his friendly disposition to
ward the United States by pro.
hibiting French priyateers from
bringing American prizes into
any ports of Cuba.
The official returns of the April
election for Governor Of New York
are given by counties, showing
that Morgan Lewis received a ma
iority OF S,7S2 over Aaron Barr.
In an adjoining column is a call
for the citizens of Washington to
exercise their privilege of voting
for "eighteen characters to repre-
sent them IN the city council
Dispatches from New York dated
six days before the publication
announce the safe arrival in the
metropolis of General Wilkinson
"Commander-in.Chief of the army
of the United States, and severa
officers in his suite"
Thomas Bailey, a Mary land sher
IF. advertises that lie has captured
runaway negro woman, who II
imprisoned IN the Baltimore conn
ty Jail, "and if her owner does not
release her she will b'
sold for her Jail fees according tC
law" John T. Mason advertise'
that be wants to sell a strong
healthy negro boy, fifteen years
Old, "whose conduct has beer
such as to obhge me to part will
him." There are other advertise
ments offering rewards for th
recapture of runaway negroes.
A tw0.and.a halfmOnth old re
port presented to Congress by th
Committee OF Commerce and Manu-
features occupies two full column
on the first page of the NdtiOao
MteIligeacer. IT, sets forth til
grievances eff American seame
in their own country claiming
that, although taxed for hosplta
} duties, they we're refused admit
ance into the inGrmary. The con
mittee concluded "that the sea
men of this country ought TO b
distinguished when in distreS
z from common palpers' and reco Il
| mended that steps be taken to II
crease the permanent fund for II
relief of superannuated and decree
it seamen.
One.half of a page of this oI
paper is given up to sketch
u General Moreau, ga young he
. lately brought before the puOIic
e consequence OF his supposed frien
e. ship and connection with Gener
p Plchegru.' A letter from consta
J. tinople, dated the previo o u
10 Christmas, fills colu m n .
J. It tells about the plague that h
a ragged in Turkey, and discuss
D. vaccine incubation from a skep
lie cal point of view. A batch OF g
s. eral European gossip six a
an eight weeks old is printed, incl'
as ing the statement: GA new cls
N of people will be formed IN Russ
a under the title of Free Farmers,
OIL consequence of an imperial dec
lp which allows land owners to gri
Nc freedom to their peasants id orr
10, to raise money to pay their deb
w N. Y. Times.
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