Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-01-09
NEWS AND COMMENT.

free trade IS illustrated thus: In 1860, q
keg of nails sold at s6.UO, and in 1890 at
$3.50.
President Harrison has issued a procla-
nation declaring that the Worlds Colum.
bian Exposition will be opened at Chica-
60. in the State of Illinois, IN May, 1898.
A Maryland court has decided that
Archer's bOndsmen are liable to the State
for the amount of the ex-treasurer's de-
falcatiOn.
The splendid house of Secretary Blaine
on Dupont Circle, Washington, which
was occupied by Mr.. L. 2. Letter, was
partially burned on New Years Day.
Gen. Malone has announced to his
friends that he is out of politics for good
and will turn his attention to money
making exclusively hereafter.
1t is said the Richmond and Danville
system will extend its branch road from
Strasburg to the Hampshire coal fields in
West Virginia.
The president approved bills for the
erection of public buildings as follows
Norfolk, Va, $3.50, 900 Reidsville. N. c.,
So, 900; Rome, Ca, $4,000.
The Governor having properly refused
to call an extra session of the legislature,
the few members who threatened to cir
eulate call for such q session have
abandoned their scheme.
Blind Tom is dying of consumption, and
the $780, 900 which he earned by his skill
as pianist has mysteriously disappeared,
leaving him pauper inmate Of the luna
tic asylum.
Hon. John Zimmerman, a Democratic
State Senator of Ohio, died on the. streets
at Wooster, last week, OF heart disease.
His death leaves the Democrats without
majority in the Senate.
Hon. John. S. Wise says the Republi-
cans and Democrats in New York are OPP
posed to the Elections bill, and if it is
passed, it will only result in killing a
few more negroes.
A decree has been entered ordering the
sale of the Virginia Agricultural Society's
real estate at Richmond, for a judgment
of 4O,OOO in favor of Robert Beverly and
others, if the money is not paid in ninety
days.
Col. Bussey, who defeated Joe Cannon,
and who will succeed him in the next
House, has some peculiar characteristics.
One of his eccentricitles is fear of going
abroad at night. 1t is said that he has
never been known to leave his house after
nighttall.
The demagosic plea that the Mckinley
bill increases the burdens of the people is
met in the fact that the Mckinley bill
reduces the revenues 100000, and
places more articles on the free list than
any other tariff bill that was ever enact
ed.
At the last session Of the Legislature
an sct was passed imposing tax on all
charters granted in this State. The act
went into operation in March last. From
that time up to September LIST the reve-
nue. derived by the Commonwealth from
this source amounts to s94,96l.
The Governor of Mississippi officially
announces the adoption of constitution
al amendment in that State to make
verdict 10y fve-sixths of jury in civil
action good and valid verdict. In 9th
er words, the old-time unanimity is no Ion
ger necessary, the concurrence of ten Of
twelve sufficing.
The United States troops in South Da-
kota had several skirmishes with Indians
last week. In one battle Capt. Wallace
and several other officers and men of the
Seventh Calvary were killed. Some Of
the Indians that had been captured by
the troops escaped and a series of sharp
battles IS looked for.
The Democratic caucus Of the New York
Legislature was held in Albany Monday
night. On January Goth the election for
United States Senator will be held. 1t is
said Coy. Hills plan is to send Hill mai
TO the Senate, re-nOminate himself for
governor and trust to luck and political
combinations to capture the presidential
nomination in 1892.
The Senate on Monday, by vote of "a
to 20, laid aside the force bill and took
up the financial bill, eight Republicans
voting with the Democrats to that end.
The effect of this IS to make the financial
bill the unfinished business before the
Senate and to relegate the force bill to
the calendar, whence 1t can be rescued
only hy the affirmative vote of 4 majority
of quorum.
Mr. Walter r. Abel, one Of the sons of
the late A. s. Abel and one Of the pro-
prietors of the Baltimore S1H, died sud-
denly of neuralgia of the heart on Satur-
day morning at his residence, 223 West
Monument street, in the forty-second year
Of his age. About the time of Mr.. Abelps
death his sister, Miss Mary L. Abel, took
the white veil at tie Convent Of the Visi
tation in Georgetown, d. c.
Virginia wants law appointing bank
inspectors. These inspectors should be
required to examine every bank in the
State, say four times year, and make
and pablish sworn statements Of the con-
dition of the bank, to which statement
the president and cashier shall be requir-
ed to make oath. With such a law people
could afford then to deposit their money
In the banks with some feeling of assur-
ance that their deposits will be SAFE
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The moonshiners seem to be getting in