Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-05-08
NEWS AND COMMENT.

The prophets who predicted that VIZ
ginia's boom would collapse this spring
will have to extend the time few years
The Virginia Court of Appeals, with
but one dissenting cote, has decided that
1t is mandatory upOn'registrars OF vo'el
to allow the books to be copied.
It is announced that there is sufficient
grain in the State of Nebraska to last
until harvest aud that the crops are IN
excellent condition and promise the
largest yield in the States history.
La grippe, which has been prevail ent
in Norwalk, Conn, during the winter
has been succeeded by an epidemic OF
measles. 1t Is estimated that there are
1000 cases in the city. No fatal cases
have yet been reported.
BENJAMIN P. Hutchinson, the veteran
Chicago Spectator, who has been missing
several days, was picked up last Friday
BY the police in Evansville, Ind where
he was walking aimlessly aboun. He ap-
peared TO be unbalanced in his mind.
Hume Clay, one of the descendants oil
Henry Clay, Kentucky's noted statesman
pleaded guilty last week to forging his
grandfather's name to documents upon
which he realized $50, 200. He was sen
fenced to eight years in the penitentiary
According to the Chicago Journal, the
Legislature of Illinois has decided to ap-
propriate 81 900, OOJ to the Worlds Fair.
An attempt WAS made in committee to re-
duce the sum by one half, but the effort
failed, and apparently has been a0an-
doned.
In the opinion delivered by Judge Lew
is last week it was held that sale by an
unbonded commissioner was necessarily
invalid, and that decree of court con-
firmiag the application of funds alter
they have been spent did not take tie
place of one authorizing such expendl-
ture. The lower court was sustained.
The old idea of reproducing pictures by
electricity at a distance, or IN other
words, of telegraphing pictures, has reap
peared in Cleveland, Ohio, where a stock
company is to be formed to pssh the en-
terprise. 1t is claimed that an apparatus
has already been invented which will DO
the work, and that partially successful
experiment was made f5w days ago.
The Supreme Court of Louisiana has
rendered a decision favorable to the
Louisiana State Lottery's new charter Tor
twenty-five years, and the question is
now referred to the people on the constl-
tutional amendment necessary to renew
the charter. The State election takes
place next April, and the lottery question
will be the oyershadowiug issue.
One day last week the express train on
the Norfolk g. Western Railroad, while
running very rapidly in the vicinity OF
White Post, ran into large flock OF sheep
killing thirteen of them. When the
train stopped at the water tank for water
q lamb was seen perched on the steam
chest, and it did not have a scratch upon
it, the only mark visible was some scorch
ed wool, where it came in contact will
the hot boiler. The fact is vouched fol
by the train hands.-HGgerstOw Ne'cs.
The Luray Times, which was owned
by the Valley Land and Improve
ment Co, OF Luray, has been sold to TIL
Goshen Land and Improvement Co., an'
has been moved to that place. Mr.. +. {
r. Hnmphries, the managing editor, ha
retired from the paper, to the great los
OF Virginia and of journalism generally
We hope his retirement will be of tn
briefess duration, and his brilliant pc
will soon be again felt IN the great il
dustrial fight now going on in the Stat
and the South.
The Supreme Court of Nebraska BIZ
ouss>1 James Z. Boyd. 1t declares job
NJ. TbayCS Governor of Nebraska. "
BOYD was elected Governor by the Dcm'
Crafts by over three thousand majority
November last. Mr. Thayer, the Renul
lican incumbent, declined to surrend'
the Office of Governor on the ground th;
Nr. Boyd was not legally citizen of IL
State. Tie question was carried to Il
courts and the result sustains the Repu
lican claims.
The following, which may be of use
our potato growers, is copied from an e
change:
ga retired farmer. who has time to I
experiments and note the results, sa.
that for the past three years he has plan
ed beau or two in each hill, aud b
never seen bug on the potato tops whe
beans were growing in the same hill.
this Is a protection against the bugs Il
remedy is simple and will pay for t
trouble in the crop of beans"
Mr.. George r. Crump, the drumm
who was held up by the Jesse Jam
gang while travelling IN stage in A
kansas some years ago, died in Richmol
suddenly Sunday. At tho time the Jam
gang stopped the stage IN which D
Crump was travelling deceased was q
ployed by a Memphis house. When Il
gang came up to the stage Crump a
his companions were mIde to get out al
form line. When the leader came
Mr.. Crump he asked him If he had
been Confederate soldier. He repli
that he bad. when the bighwayman
turned him his watch and money, sayin
1--WE never take cent from Confed'
ates; they have suffered enough"
Ex-senator George W. Delemater, W
was the Republican candidate for Gov
nor of Pennsylvania last year; George
Delemater, bis father. and Victor De-
mater, his nephew, were arrested
Meadyille ON Saturday, on new char
of embezzlement, growing out of
fa,lnra of The banking firm of Delemat