Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-10-17
CURRENT NEWS AND COMMENT

trlct of New York as an independent
candidate.
Justin S. Morrill,, the father of the Sen
ate. is now eighty years of age. Both in
years aud in consecutive service, he is the
Oldest senator.
Mr.. W. L. Doghlass, the justly celebrat-
cd So shoe man, whose picture you can
see in the HERALD, was elected Mayor of
Brocton, Mass, on the platform, at pays
to advertise"
The Society for the Preservation OF
Virginia Antiquities has purchased the
home of Mary Washington at Frederieks-
burg. The price agreed upon was $4,000,
of which s., 900 has been paid.
Ex-Attorney- General Ayres thinks the
prospects for a settlement of the Virginia
debt are very good, and that the terms OF
settlement will not differ materially from
the Rlddleberger plan.
No wonder the Cincinnati Enquirer the
day after the election in CovingtOn, KY,
announced that the first attempt to intro
duce the Australian ballot system into
that State was a failure-the town went
Republican.
James B. Taylor, of Stanton, engaged
in the confectionery business, died last
Thursday plight from the effects of an
overdose of bromide taken to quiet his
nerves He was about thirty years OF
age, and leaves a wife and three children.
In suit at Denver. Colorado, of Mrs.
Kate Williams of New York, against her
mother-in-law, Mrs. c. S. Williams, for
alternating the affections of her husband
Mrs. WIS SOM from her, and causing him
to abandon her, the jury gave Sl2,5OO
damages. The case was precisely similar
to the Curtis suit which created so much
interest in Stanton, except that no child
was abducted.
VIM. Thomas, young man, aged about
eighteen, and John Eicbelberger, his
cousin, aged about fourteen, were in
room together Saturday night at John
Eichelberger's home IN HagerstoTn.-
They were examining loaded shotgun
when the gun went off and blew the back
part of Thomas's head off. Thomas died
in a short time Az a cOroner's jury the
evidence was that the shooting was acct
dental
r. w. Powers. president of the Retreat
for the Sick in Richmond, Va, has recely-
ed information that that institution is the
beneficiary of a fund of S3O,OOO
from the estate of the late Mrs. E. N.
Clifford, of New Haven, Conn. That lady
it seems, left considerable sum to cbart-
able institutions. Mr.. Slmson E. Bald
win and Rev. E. E. Beal dsley, the Gus
tOdans of this money, selected the retreat
as one of the benefciaries. Its officers
have already received 5000, and the
balance is to be invested in good securi-
ties.
Dispatches from the interior from
Weston, Grafton, Philippi, and points on
the west fork of the MonODgahela, Ty-
CARTS Valley, Little Kanawha and other
tributaries of the Ohio, say that the storm
which was reported Sunday night ex-
tended over a wide era of country. Every
where the heaYies fall of rain ever known,
occurred, amounting to water spout
All the streams are swollen, and traffic is
entirely suspended. Great damage has
been done to property. Weston was
flooded, and the loss will run into the
thousands.
Here Is the answer Mr.. Tinsley re-
ceived from Pennsylvania in the iron
business when be asked him if there were
too many towns building in Virginia;
"You VIrginians," be said, "are new to
the business and you are shy. You don't
begin to know what you've got. You are
like flies that have been walking around
the top of sugar hOgsbead for century
and didn't know what was unnder it.
And some of you are like flies that have
found crack in the top and think that
the sugar they can see through it is all
there is. there is room on top of your
Virginia hogshead for 500 tOwns."-Er.
A man uamed Theo. Roth, living near
Roach's Spring, in Alexandria county,
while angry with his seventy-year-
wife, started to assault and beat her
Her cries brought her SOD, William Ber-
nan, to her rescue, and when he attempt
ed to stop his stepfather, ne drew pistol
and shot Bernan in the arm, infi;cting o
full, but not dangerous, wosnd. Roth was
arrested and committed to Jail to await
the action of the grand jury. Bernsn is
doing well.
An interesting question, involving a
nice legal point, has arisen in Buena
Vista. John T. MCGEE, mayor of the
town, rendered bis resignation at the last
meeting of the council. Bugh A. White,
a prominent young lawyer, was elected as
his successor and installed. 1t has since
that White has not been a
resident of the state long enough to entitle
him to exercise the right of suffrage under
the state laws. When this fact became
known the council held special session,
and after listening to local attorneys re-
ferred the question to Hon. j. Randolph
Tucker, at Lexington, for his opinion
White came to Buena Vista from West
Virginia about six months ago. The point
made is that as he is not entitled to vote
in Virginia till he has been resident
twelve months no is not entitled to hold
Office.
A sensation was created at Greenville,
S. c., last week by the escape from jail
of "Bill" Howard, who is under sentence
of death for the murder of a confederate
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