Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-08-14
NEWS AND COMMENT.

nation to the Department OF state.
Speaking of designations, what's the
matter with David Bennett Hill letting 60
of few offices -UashingtoR Post.
Capt. W. w. Brand of Roanoke Co.,
Va, invested s110 in so ewes ard one
buck September, 1889, and the investment
has, up to this time, yielded him clear
profit offs 1880.
eve have been I.fered 500 to leave the
town." says a Georgia editor. ats the
first clear money we have made in six
years. Lord make us thankful for what
we are about to receive"
The next Legislature will elect United
States Senator, members of the Court OF
Appeals, redistrict the State for the cleo
ton of members to Congress and re ar
range the legislative districts. So, it will
be quite an important legislature.
The Richmond correspondent of the
Petersburg Inder-4ppeal says that there
is some talk of Gen. Fitz. Lee for the next
Governorship, but from what he can see
and hear from all over the State Hon. C..
T. O'Ferral will be the next nominee.
A verdict for 100000, the largest ever
gwen in similar case in this country,
has been awarded Cecil A. Deane, of Den
yer, COL, against S. Willis French, the
millionaire, fer the alienation of his wlfe's
affections.
District Attorney W. E. Craig is quoted
as saving that Ex-Secretary Golf, of West
Virginia, is the only man who stands be-
tween Judge John Paul and the judgeship
of the new L. S. Circuit Court for the Vir-
ginia circuit, and that if Gen. Golf did
not want the place Judge Paul would
certainly get it.
Sylvester Young, for ten years cashier
of the Newport News and Mississippi Val
ley Railroad at Louisville, absconded
last Friday evening with $4,000 of the
company's money. he is a very small
man with dark hair sprinkled with grey,
quiet in manner and sallow in complexion
and was quite prominent in church mat
tiers.
Governor Campbell, the Democra tic
nominee for Governor of Ohio, says he
will be elected sure. VIM. Mckinley,
the Republican nominee for the same
office, says he will be elected sure. The
respective friends of the candidates chime
in and say their chief is right. Novem-
Der next will decide who is right and
wko is wrong.
The Kansas City Council proposes to is
sue a license to each drinking man of
that place. The ordinances provides that
"each application for drinkers license
shall be countersigned by the applicants
wife," This demonstrates the necessity
of the man of the house standing in"
with his home partner. But it is hard on
the bachelors, for whom no provision
seems to have been made. The bachs
have one recourse-they can get married.
The Irish Creek Tin Mines are to be
opened at an early day. This property Is
located on Irish Creek, in Rockbridge
county, Va, and is about twenty-six
miles north of Bdena Vista. The Boston
Tin Mining Company has a lease of the
tract. and preparations are being made
for the erection OF the necessary buildings,
The Company will expend about $4,000
at the outset.
Colonel Henry Wattersen has not been
heard from since the Kentucky election.
He was opposed to the new constitution
because, among other things, it prohibits
lotteries, and as it was adopted by round
hundred thousand majority he,ls probably
overwhelmed by the result. The Colonel
can console himself with the undoubted
fact that prophet is not without honor
save in his own country-N 7. Press.
The mention of several names both for
the Democratic and Republican nomina-
tions for President, has started lively
discussion, especially in Democratic
ranks. From the present outlook, we ven
ture the prediction that the head OF each
ticket will be the same as in 1888. Cleye-
land will be the Democratic nominee, and
Harrison the Republican. The issues
will be protection and reciprocity and
sound currency, on the Republican side,
and free trade and free silver coinage, on
the Democratic side. Cleveland will be
permitted to hold to his views, and the
convention that dominates him will declare
for free silver. The real absorbing issue,
however, will be the tariff.-Valley Vr-
giniaa.
The public school system In the State
of Virginia, which was feebly organized
and started in 1870 almost without means
and in the face of strong prejudice, has
now grown to stupenduOus proportions.
Where this department twenty years ago
owned hardly suitable building In which
to instruct the youth of the land. it now
holds for school purposes, school buildings
and school property amounting to over
two and a half millions of dollars. From
very small beginning in instructors and
pupils there are now enrolled on books of
the public schools over seven thousand
five hundred teachers, and about three
hundred and fifty thousand pupils, about
two-thirds of which were in regular daily
attendance last session. While the State
public schools is by no means perfect its
efficiency has increased in proportion
with its material growth.
Neverin the history of this country could
more of the necessaries Of life be obtained
for given sum of money than since the
Mckinley bill became law Keep the fact
In mind that the "reformers" gave their
most solemn assurance to the people that |
the living expenses of every household
would be greatly increased If that bill be- |