Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-02-14
CURRENT NEWS AND COMMENTS

and exciting tussle with the weather
and the results very much in doubt.
The Washington Post says
"The merchant who doesn't adyer-
tise looks in vain for more-sell Of
comfort"
Graham, the jury fxer, said he
left Chicago because he could not
get fair show. This would seem
to indicate that Chicago is not much
ola Jar town any way you take 1t.
From a close reading Of our Re
publican and Democratic exchanges
we are led to the conclusion that
the Ohio Congressional gerrymander
IS about TO flop.
The city council OF Lynchburg,
has raised thecost Of a retail liquor
license from 5000 to $500. If this
movement becomes general in this
State the debt question may soon be
solved and a surplus created.
The Independent Democrats Of Bal
timore have crawled out from under
the debris, and talk of organizing
for another tilt with Senator Cor
man. The latter only smiles a sig
nifcant smile as he proceeds to IN
crease the tonnage ofhis ice wagon.
The screeantat-arms of the Mon
tana senate IS out with a broncho
and lariat trying to gather in a
quorum of the body with which he
holds an official connection. And
vet We have been informed that the
Montana deadlock was broken.
The Wyoming legislators propose
to levy a tax on all unmarried men
over thirty-fve years of age. The
only safe way to account for this
proposed legislation is on the theory
that the Wyoming Legislators are
mostly married men, and misery
loves company, YOU know.
1t cost the State of West Virginia
$4,000 to ascertain who had been
elected governor. When it is con-
sidered that the salary Of the chief
magistrate Of that State IS but
$500 a year it would have been
cheaper to have had three or four
governors.
Snowdakes the size of the human
hand fell over a small area in Carson
City, New, during the recent very
cold spell. They didn't, however,
come from the heavens, but from a
lactory's steam pipe, whence they
emerged in the shape ofsteam, being
converted in to snow by contact
with the cold AIR.
One member of the Iowa House
offered a resolution to dispense with
the services of the chaplain and al
low the members to do their own
praying Itfailed to pass, as there
was no doubt a general belief that
the average member Of the tied,up
body was not any better on prayer
than on legislation.
Little Rhode Island will lead off
in the 1890 elections, holding its
State election on the first Wednes-
dayin April. The effect Of the ex-
tension Of suffrage in that State rem
ders the result quite doubtful, as
both the Democrats and Republicans
claiw-tbey will gain from the new
However, the Republicans
Re great advantage, in that
Constitution requires a majority
al the votes cast to elect State
ficers, and the legislative districts
are 50 arranged as to insure the
Republicans a majority in that body,
which chooses the State officers in
case Of a failure to elect by the peo-
pie.
It is a good point that the New
York Tribune makes, when it calls
attention to the fact that, while the
home cost of pig iron, steel rails,
refined bar and cut nails have shown
an average advance, during the past
twelve months, Of IS per cent.
during the same period the advance
in cost of Glasgow pig, in Scotland,
was about As per cent, Middlesbro'
pig about 80 per cent, Of hematite
pig about IS per cent, of bar iron
80 per cent, of hoop iron so per
cent, of sheet iron so per cent, Of
nail rods 80 per cent. and Of steel