Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-06-24
NEWS AND COMMENT.

ANY mention OF free ballot and fail
count throws the TirgiRiaR and Necs into
spasms
Senator Stewart, of Nevada, is sug'
gested as the successor of Col. Polk as
president OF the Farmers Alliance.
Basil b. Gordon of Rarpahannock, If
the fourth richest man in Virginia, and
is estimated to be worth three quarters
of a million. 1t is said he is the mos
liberal contributor to the Democratic
campaign fund.- iu the State.
Henry wstterson says Harrison is
strong candidate, and RoswellP. Flower,
governor of New York, says he will be
hard man to beat. Flower ought to know
something about the condition of affairs
in his own state, snd Watterson is GER
tainly we'll informed as to the status in
other states.
A recent estimate places the number
of women acting as pOstmistresses IL
the United States $685., of which mum
Der 4G3 are in Pennsylvania and AGO IL
Virginia. North Carolina stands third
with 32!. Only five other States have
over 200 each, 256 in Ohio, 243 in New
York, 216 in Georgia, 21O in Texas and
2Og in Kentucky. Alaska has only l;
Rhode Island and Oklahoma have lC
each.
Rev. Sam Jones don't seem to have g
very kindly feeling for old Tammsny,
New YoIk's representative democracy
In a speech at Nashville, Tenn, last
week, be said: "If old Tammany were to 60
to hell in body and knock at The door,
the devil would only let in one at a
time. II he were to lot them in all at
once they would knock him in the head,
elect their own devil and ran things to
suit themselves"
The Washington Post, that brightest
and best of the big independent dailies of
this land of wonderful newspaper enter
prise, is booming ahead with success
that is really phenomenal. Started but
three years ago it has already outgrown
its present quarters and will in the near
: future erect a magnificent and commo-
dos building on E street, facing Pennsyl-
vania avenue, in which the Post will have
its permanent home for the future. We
congratulate the Post upon It's great and
well deserved success.
The republicans of Des Moines, Iowa,
last Friday night ratified the Minneapolis
ticket and platform. Hon. J. S. ClaIkson
was the principal speaker. In his speech
Mr.. Clarkson said that all republicans
today are Harrison men. There will be
no sulking in the republican ranks, be
said. Those who were for Blaine are
low for the men who won in fair fight,
and will deliver their votes to the nomi-
nee. Where the fight is thickest, there
the Blaine men will bs found"
There is a Kelley asylum for the
victims OF intemperance at Salem, Roam
oke county, Va. The professional
treatment costs $25 per week, board &c.
Three weeks are required to effect a cure,
and the cures read as fairy tales. The
craving is destroyed and will-pOwer
relnstated. But the patient is liable to
fall If tempted by old associates. There
ought to be Kelley asylum In every
county, and penalties inflicted for solicit
ing the reclaimed or selling 20 him or
to another for him.
According to the Richmond STATE. there
IS scarcely a doubt that Gen. Hunton
will be a candidate for reelection to the
Senate before the Geneiel Assembly, and
shrewd political observers say his chan
ces will be good in the event the fight be-
tween Gen. Lee and Mr.. Martin Is close.
"For instance, it is argued that if Lee
should have the largest number of votes
and yet not enough to elect him, Martin
would very naturally throw his strength
to Hunton or some other person who
would not likely desire to hold the Office
many years. And If Lee should find he
cannot himself be elected, he would prob
ably prefer the election of Hunton to that
of his more active opponent"
An impressive scene took place at the
White House, en- Monday last, when the
committee appointed for that purpose,
waited upon the President and officially
notified HIM of bis denomination for the
high Office be now so ably fills. Pres
ident Harrison accepted in an appropriate
speech.
On Tuesday Mr.. WhItelsw Reid received
the committee, at his residence near New
York. who officially notified him of the
distinguished honor that the Minneapolis
convention had bestowed upon him in
selecting him as its candidate for the
Vice Presidency. Mr.. Reid accepted
the trust in fitting words.
Gus Williams, colored, who is to be
hung in Savannah, Ga. July %, for muir
der. has just concluded an unusual fnan-
cial transaction. He has sold bis head
fer SIS, TO be delivered after his death.
He will make q will bequeathing his
head to the purchaser for the cash in
advance. which he desires to use between
now and the time he will be hanged.
Williams carefully consl6nred the offer
for some time, but finally came to the
conclusion that SIS is better to him dur
ing his life than his bead will be after
his death. The, money will buy him
Whatever extras be needs and help
brighten bis short time on earth. The
purchaser will use the head for phreno-
logical purposes.