Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-12-04

NEWS AND COMMENT.

An effort Will be made to induce the
present session ot the Virginia Legisla-
ture to increase the pensions to disabled
Confederate veterans.
An immigration society has been form
ed IN Albemarle county for the purpose
of inducing small farmers to come from
Europe and settle in Virginia.
Governor Buchanan, of Tennessee, de-
cIares that the convicts shall be returned
to the mines if il takes every able-bodied
man in the State to do 1t.
The district Republican convention at
Manassas Saturday afternoon nominated
for Congress John Amber Brooke, OF
Culpeper, to succeed the late General
Lee.
Elisha E. Meredith, of Prince William
county, was nominated by the district
Democratic convention for Congress last
week, on the first ballot, TO succeed w.
II. +. Lee.
Hon. Stephen B. Elkins offers 30 acres
of land and $50, 900 cash to found a Bap
fist educational institution near Elkins,
West Virginia. The Baptists are also to
raise $50, 900 additional.
Mr.. G. w. Koiner, member elect of the
House of Delegates. which meets next
Wednesday, lett for Roanoke Wednesday
to visit his brother, DR.. A. z. Koiner, and
will 90 from there to Richmond, Before
leaving, he returned by mail the railroad
passes that had been sent him by the rail-
road companies. -StauatOn VindicatoT.
Mr.. Henry S. Hyde, the Massachusetts,
member of the national Republican COM
mittee, said at Springfield last week that
Mr.. Blaine would be nominated unless he
himself prevents it. If Mr.. Blame de-
clires, Mr. Harrison will be nominated.
The selection of Minneapolis has no sig
uifcance in regard to the candidates.
Governor Buchanan, of Tennessee, has
authorized the employment of one hun
dred men for guard duty at Briceyille and
one hundred at Coal Creek. AS soon as
the stockades are finished the convict
miners will be marched there to work
against whatever opposition may arise.
The recapture OF the released convicts has
cost the State of Tennessee 900.
The Forfolk Landmark argues that the
summing up of the situation after the
election, gives the chances in favor of the
Republicans IN 1892. 1t states that it is
to be a stubborn and doubtful fight to
The finish, and the party that commits the
fe%est blunders will be the gamer 1t
warns the Democracy against confident
boasting and claiming results which are
eminently doubtful.
The statement that is made in the an
nusl report of the de ad letter office, that
2767 letters were posted entirely blank,
many of them containing money, drafts,
checks and other valuable papers, is a
curious one.
1t shows how utterly careless people
can be at times. The Office reports the
receipt of 6,S29, AGO pieces of dead mail
matter in the year, an increase of 3,l94
pieces over last year.
The firm of Cowie Bros, having obtain
ed the contract to make the uniforms OF
all the station agents on the Southern
Pacific, one of the members thinking he
could saYe time by having each agent
on the platform and measure him while the
train made its stop, sent telegram along
the line: abe on the platform when No
10 passes with nothing on but your pants
and shirt" When the train arrived at Ban
ming, be leaped to the platform and was
Immediately attacked with club by the
stalwart brother of Miss Matte Folk, the
lady station agent there who thought the
message was sent to insult her. The
tailor did not measure Miss Folk.
A novel breach of marriage promise
suit is pending at Elkland, Pa. Nine
ears ago Miss Betsey Rowland Tilted
David Basler aud ran off and married
Lelander Oakford. Basler took to drink
and pretty we'll went to the dogs, when
he suddenly reformed and became SOBER
money making man. About two years
ago Mrs. Oakford's husband died, aud she
with her two children came home to her
fathers TO live. After time Basler re-
newed his SUIT and was accepted, and
Thursday, October Goth, fixed for the
wedding. The wedding party gathered
but the groom did not come. A messen-
ger sent to his home retained with the
following brutal message: "You tell
Betsy Rowland wouldn't marry her for
the best farm IN Pennsylvania. She fool
ed me nine years ago and turn about is
fair play. May be she'll learn now how
to take joke" Mrs. Oakford is suing
for 5000 damages. BIsler who is 80
years of age aud worth $4,000 and his
farm has, it now turns out, put his proper
ty beyond reach of any verdict for dam
ages.
A Confession of Shame.