Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-07-24

A CAREFUL estimate. made by the officers
OF the Postoffics Department, placss the
probable annual cost to the Government OF
the execution Of the provisions Of the Postal
Aid law at g, 1850
TaE Secretary OF the Treasury has
awarded silver life-saving medal to Mabel
Mason, daughter of the keeper OF the Mama
iula lighthouse, Lake Erie, for heroic con-
duct in saving Thomas Jones from drowning
in tha Detroit River, May II, $780,
TIE Postmaster-General has appointed
Marvin d. Wheeler, Of New York, 10 be
Chief Postoiice Inspector, in place OF Major
Estes G. Rathbone appointed Fourth AS
sistant Postnaster-General.
THE Secretary Of the Treasurer issued a
call on National baD1 repositories for nearly
S4,OOO,O0O Of Goyernmsnt funds in their
possession This amount is distributed
among forty-twO banks. Twelve OF these
banks are discontinued as repositories.
ORDERS were sent by Secretary Foster to
the Collector of Customs at New York for q
readiustment OF the force Of employees at
his Office so as to secure an annual reduction
of $s6 $50. The plan contemplates the dis
Inissal of seventy five clerks and laborers,
a reduction of the salaries OF seven en-
ployes and the abolition altogether OF seven
offices now vacant.
THE semi-annual report Of the Superfn-
tendent cf the Census just, submit
ted to the Secretary OF the Interior shows
that funds are in hand to continue the work
until next year and that a comparatively
small amount will be neelei 10 complete it
by the end of 1892.
Foreign.
THE anniversary of the fall Of the Bastile
was celebrated with great enthusiasm IN
Paris and throughout France.
EMPEROR WILLIAM, of Germany. inspect
ed the Forth Bridge and afterward sailed
from Lelth in the Hohenzollern for
Norway.
THE Bank of Spain has negotiated a loan
OF $40, 900, 600 with the Banque de Paris and
the Rothschilds.
a NAVAL engagement took place of the
Chiiian coast between the insurgent cruiser
Magellances and several Government YES
sells. The engagements resulted in n de-
cisive victory for the insurgents, and two
Government vessels were almost destroyed.
Two students under arrest in Sofia have
confessed that they murdered Nj. Baltchef,
Bulgarian Minister Of Finance.
The Government OF France has come TO
an understanding with the Haytian Govern
ment by which the question raised by the
shooting of NJ. Rigaud has been settled
Layti will pay the indemnity demanded by
France.
THE destitution among the lower classes In
Germanyi is becoming intense. Potatoes. the
usual price which is one and half marks
Der bushel. now cost six marks per bnShei.
Bread is becoming dearer every week Every
branch OF commerce is suffering and many
bankruptcies are announced.
EDGAR MARVIN. United Ststes Vice-Con-
sui at Victoria. British Columbia, died there,
aged sixty-seven. He was native Of New
YORK, and went to Victoria in 1862.
The French Chamber Of Deputies has
passed the act admitting American pork
into France, the duty being fixe at a per
100 kilos.
THE blight has played great havoc with
the potato crops in the Sklbbereen district.
Ireland.
The Foreign Commission OF the Colum
bian Exposition arrived IN London, aud
plans were made for entertaining the men,
bers of it.
The deaths from cholera 10 Mecca average
fifty daily. A quarantine is being formed
at Jebel-for
HERR FoELDgs. a corn broker at Pesth,
Hungary, shot his wife and two children and
then committed suicide, He had recently
suffered heavy losses as the result Of unsuc-
cessful speculatons.
YELLOW fever prevails in Santos and Rio,
Brazil. and numerous bodies of pauper inl-
migrants are parading the streets begging
for bread.
SANTIAGO Chill, was swept by two mil
lion dollar fire.
The Secretary Of the Canadian Depart
ment of the Interior was suspended for draw;
ing an extra salary under a fictitious name.