Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-08-15
FRIDAY. AUGUST Is, 1890.
CURRENT NEWS AND COMMENT

gro weighed four pounds and hVe
ounces. They were numbered 10.
A census of the town Of Buena
Vista, taken by Treasurer A. j.
Rlcheson, shows the population to
be 1850.
Governor Hill will be asked to
call an extra session of the New
York Legislature to repeal the
electric execution law.
Even tree traders tall in with
Protection when its principles are
expounded by a leader 50 able and
fearless as James G. Blaine.
John Boyle O'Reilly, the Irish
patriot, poet, author and athlete,
died Sunday at Hull, Mass, near
Boston, from an overdose of chloral
taken for insomnia.
First Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral ClarksOn rendered his resigna-
ton to President Harrison late
Saturday evening, the resignation
to take effect September LIST.
Hon. Chas. 7. O'Ferrall was
nominated for Congress, at the
Democratic convention, which was
held at Winchester, Thursday,
August eth.
The Postmaster General has made
a call for samples of pearl gray
cardboard to be used in the manu-
facture of correspondence postal
cards for ladies.
The latest fad among the men IN
the cities-the effeminate kind of
mans to wear a sash like the
women. We pity such weak fools.
Their mothers ought to take them
in hand and attire them in dldies
and skirts.-AShi0Rd Journal.
Work has been actively begun |
on the new $4,000 brick Buena
Vista hotel, which is being erected |
almost over the very ashes Of the /
splendid structure recently de. |
strOyed by fire. The foundation Is |
nearly complete and the work will
proceed with all speed until the
building is completed.
Near Old Courthouse, III Russell |
county, Saturday, negro outraged |
the wife of John w. Gibson. The |
fend was arrested that evening, |
and had a preliminary trial before a
Justice of the Peace, and that night !
he was hung to a tree, He was
found dangling there on the fol-
lowing day. When found he had
thirty six bullet holes in his body.
The President has committed the
sentence to the payment OF a fine
OF 800 and cost in the case of B. B.
johnson, of Virginia, convicted of
violation of the internal revenue
laws. He has also denied pardon,
but RENTED the fine, IN the case
of \. Il. Ware, of Georgia, con.
vlcted of the same offence.
Jim Blaine seems to have be-
come very popular with the Demo.
Gratis of late, but we doubt if they
would be willing to support him
for President. If so, We are in
favor of giving them a chance in
'92. In their attempt to make him
out a free trader, they have hope.
less task on hand Winchester
Leader.
a family by the name of Moore,
living SIX miles west of Columbus,
Ind, has apecullar and distinguish
ing family mark running through
three generations. At a reunion
held on Thursday of last week it
was learned that out of q persons
present which represented the
three generations 10 had six toes
on each foot.
a conference of the original
package dealers, held Monday at
Macon City, Iowa, resulted in a
general agreement that all would
close up business and not attempt
to contest the legality of the law.
This ends the existence of the orig.
lnaI.package saloon. 1t IS estI-
mated that $4,000 saloons in Iowa
were in operation Friday, and nine
tenths of these have now closed up.
The capacity OF the red man for
civilization can no longer be doubt
ed. The Chicago Tribune has heard
of one who lost a number of ponies
last fall, and instead of going on
the war path, pnt an advertisement
in the papers offering a suitable re-
ward. He got his ponies End paid
not only the reward, but the bill
for advertising, furnishing thereby |
conclusive evidence of civilization.
An exchange says: General Ma
hone is dropping out of politics
into speculation. he is investing
heavily in mining lands in Taze-