Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-11-28
NEWS AND COMMENT.

TOW gauge AaAAAOaO AOA PAS1NNN'
Col. r. B. Berkely has Topped again.
He is now editing the Farmville Herald,
Democratic newspaper.
Arrangements for building ten miles of
railroad from Basic City to strike the
Baltimore and Ohio at Fort Defiance have
been consummated.
The Legislature of Virginia, at its last
session, made January 10Th, the birthday
of General Robert f. Lee, legal holiday
in this State.
Brooke Payne, of WsrrentOn, Va, has
been appointed 3 cadet at West Point,
from the eighth district of Va, with J. C..
May, of Oakland, same district, as alter
nate.
II is reported that Ex-Governor Fitz-
hugh Lee of Virginia will bring over in
November party of English and Scotch
capitalists representing sSO,ocO,00O, and
that he is confident large part of this
amount will find investments in Virginia.
Mr.. Henry Fairfax, Loudoun county,
has leased to New York parties for four
months his fine Hackney stallion Match
less. for So, 500 cash. This horse took the
first premium as the best Hackney at the
recent New York horse show.
The Richmond State says Senators Bar
bour and Daniel are ''wise and fsr-seeing
statesmen" Especially, might be added,
in the matter of the next Democratic
Presidential nomination. -Alerdndria Ga
zttte.
Tom Brown, an eccentric old colored
man of Charlottesville, has novel team
two black hogS-which he bitches to
cart, using them to draw loads about the
city. They are well-trAined, Obeying
commands with the intelligence of horses.
Black diphthesia is prevailing in an
epidemic form IN Cygnet, Ohio. The
schools are all closed, and business IS
practically suspended in the town. Anum-
Der of deaths have occurred and many per
sons are leaving the place.
The board of trustees of the Baptist
OrphanaEe OF Virginia have decided to
establish that institution at Salem. The
contestants were Charlottesville, Gordons-
vile, Bedford City, Blackstone and Keys
vile. Salem gave them $4,000 and
free site.
DR.. William A. Hammond has more
than once startled the public by his won
derful scientific theories. His latest
theory is that there is no harm in smok-
ing three cigars day, but that there is
danger in pipe on account of the alb
sorption of nicotine.
If Congressman Springer is trying to
boom his chances for the next Speakership
of the House by booming the chances of
CleYeland for the Presidency he had bet
ter abandon the field at once. He will be
as badly disappointed in the result as
Cleveland was at the election of 1855
Lynekbarg AdraHee, Dem }
The West Virginia actress, Agnes
HerndOn, elOped from Columbus, Ohio,
last week with Emmert C. King, the lead
ing man of her company. She took with
her all of the cash of the troup, leaving
a husband in Chicago. Her real name is
Edmunds, and she is from GreenLrier
county.
Senator Daniel alligus himself with
Senator Barbour and Blackburn and other
discreet and tar-seeing Democrats il de-
claring against the wisdom of nominating
Cleveland in 1892. The nomination of
Cleveland would mean disaster. and moth
ing but disaster to democratic prospects.
-PetersbSrg Inder-Appeal, (Dem.)
1t is stated that the B. & o. Ry. Co.
has taken an option, at $lS5 an acre, on
the Trevy farm near Salem, and this is
supposed to indicate that it intends COM
pletlng the Valley Ry. to Salem. If it
does so extend it, it will get the 1920, 900
conditional subscription made by Roam
Oks county and Salem years ago.
R. I. Meadows, of Bledsoe, Tenn, law
ing sold his farm and stock, was seated |
by the fire talking to his wife of their
contemplated trip to Texas, whittier they
were going to make tier future home.
Mr.. Meadows pulled out his money, which
was in large bills, and proceeded to count
it. When he had laid down his last bill
GA the hearth some one opened the door,
and gust of wind carried bis all IN
the fire. Before Mr.. Meadows could res
cue any of his currency it was in ashes.
He had converted all his possessions into
cash, and in twinkle all was lost
Gov. Mckinney has appointed about a
hundred delegates to represent this State
at the interstate immigration convention
TO be held at Asheville. N. c., December
IL. Among the delegates are Congress
man J. D. Epes, of NOttowsy; Exon.
gresham Jacob YOst, Stanton; James
A. Frazier, ROckbridge A. P. Funkhous-
or, Rockingham; ex-Attorney General r.
A. Ayers; Orris A. Browne, the manager
Of Congressman ScOtt's farm in North
ampton; Gen. Samuel II. Newberry, OF
Bland; Pierce Breut, AccOmac; S. w.
Wytheville, and C. F. Trigg.
Abingdon.
The Washington correspondent of the
he Alexandria Gazette of the Goth, says
General Malone and his son Butler are
Jack here, occupying their old quarters
4 Cbsmberlain's. The General, it is need
ess to say, is by no means cast down by
be defeat of either or all of the Republ-
an candidates for Congress IN his State
{ the recent election there. Exon j
ressman DezendOrf Of Virginia, who is {
Iso in the city, in speaking about the
General to-day, said that though down
low, he would pop up again ct the next (