Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-10-03
CURRENT NEWS AND COMMENT

has decided ia Kansas City that a
falling firm or corporation has no
right to show preference to any
creditors, bat must treat all alike.
Mr.. Edmond waddill, father OF
Congressman Waddill, is dead.
Mr.. Waddlll was clerk of the
Charles City county court for over
80 years.
VIM. Grove, a detective, was
shot and instantly killed near Elk
horne, W. Va, Friday night by a
colored mOonshiner named Henry
Christian.
The anti-Lottery law has had a
wonderful effect on the New Or
leans postOffice, and its business
has decreased so that a large re-
duction IL the force has become
necessary.
The Mississippi Constitutional
Convention has adopted the educa-
tional test as a qualification for
voting. 1t applies to whites and
blacks impartially and Is not to
to take effect until 1S96-glving
ample time for illiterates to learn
to read.
Col. w. G. Darlington, ex.mayor
of Richmond city, died in Williams
burg last Thursday night at eight
o'clock. He was the chief execu'
tive of Richmond city for twelve
years, and retired IN 1888 on &C
count of ill.health. Last October
he was taken to the Eastern Luna
tic Asylum, where he was treated
until he died.
The Republican Congressional
convention for the Second district,
last Tuesday, renOminated Hon.
Geo. E. BOwden for Congress.
The anti.Bowden delegates bolt.
ed and held a separate meeting
and nominated Judge q. w. Muir
daugh, OF Portsmouth, in opposl-
ton to Bowden.
Hon. j. J. Mcdonald, of North
cumberland county, has sent his res
ignation as a member of the State
Senate to the clerk of that body.
He does this because of his accept
ance of the federal Office of custo-
dian of public buildings in Wash.
lngtOn. He is a Republican, and
has been in the Senate for several
terms.
The English syndicate that is
about to invest 100000 in indus.
tries at Buena Vista, Will, it is
stated, putupa tin.plate manufacto-
~ as one of the plants. We hope
this will prove to be correct. 1t
will convert many a free trader
into a protectionist, especially in
tln-plate, and give Mr.. Tucker
something to think Valley
VirgiRian.
The Democratic Congressional
Convention of the Fourth district
met at Petersburg on Wednesday, |
OF last week, and ex-CODgressman
E. G. VenabIe was placed in nOmi-
nation. He declined and Judge |
VIM. II. Mann, of Nottoway coun-
ty, was nominated for Congress by
reclamation, who also declined,
and the convention adjourned un-
til Thursday, when ]. F. Eppes, of
NOttOway county, was nominated
and accepted the nomination.
The 3Oth of September was fixed
upon as the time, and Roanoke
the place, for the sale of the Shen.
Valley railroad. The frst bid was
by the representatives of the own
ers of the first and general mort
gage bonds, 100000. N. j.
Tubbs, a mechanical engineer, bid
$4,000 more. This was a sur.
prise, yet the Norfolk & Western
to test his metal. He
could not comply with the s $4,000
cash demand, and the property
vas put up again. The same bid
was made as at first, and Mr.. Fitz
gerald gave his check for $4,000.
Tubbs says be will contest the sale, ,
Is he would have had the money =
3 o'clock as he alleges.-V Valley :
q
Senator Hearst last Wednesday
,roke his long silence 10 the Sen
tie and made a speech. 1t was
,rief, but to the point. Senator Il
Ransom, an eloquent man and one
Who rarely addressed the Senate, f.
as speaking 10 favor of the Lard 81
)ourt bill and had made state. 3
neut which the California Senator q
sked him to repeat, saying that G
e had not caught its import. The
forth Carolinian, little melted, q
o.f;od thot IL tha Californian @,