Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-04-22

at the expiration of its charter in 1870.
Mr.. Morris denied that the company con
templates establishing in Mexico or else
where.
The New York Herald says "Cleyeland
is an impossibility," The Herald is print
ed in New York, without the vote Of
which State no Democratic President can
be elected, and it, at least, ought to know
what it is talking abou..-.AlCrandria Ga
sette.
Senator llolf Of Massachusetts,, is de-
sirous of having Congress pass bill to
reimburse william and Mary College for
the buildings destroyed by the Federal
Army during the war. In recent con-
versation with Governor Mckinney he
expressed the belief that the measure
would yet pass.
Feminine drummers are said to sell
more goods in one day than the average
masculine tourist in a week. Wholesale
houses, furniture, tea and dry goods es-
adjustments are selecting bright, ener-
getic members from the ranks of the sis
terhood to represent them, and, as a rule,
with unqualified success,
Congressman Allen, of Missouri, after
making a speech in opposition to the ex-
pensive funerals of Congressman, says he
received a letter from a constituent, say
ing: "When You die, John, we won't
ask Congress to pay the expenses of your
funeral. You've got enough friends down
here, John, to give you a respectable
burial, AMI We woull take pleasure in do
ing It,"
The Government of the United States
has voluntarily rendered Italy the sum OF
125. OOU francs, or p, 900 dollars, to be dis
trlbuted among the heirs of the three
Italians found to be subjects Of Italy, and
killed in the tragedy at New Orleans
This has been accepted, and the relations
between the two governments are as
cordial as ever. This puts Chilli IN bad
position for damages in numbering our
sailors.
As matter Of swift Justice, Alien Har-
rison, who murdered his sweetheart in
Huntington, W. Va, two weeks ago, has
been indicted, tried, convicted and SEN
fenced to be hanged July Isl. In some
sections of this State it seomsehat justice
is not burdened With leaden wings, one
continuance following another. The
West Virginia State journal says che
pleaded insanity. They all do, and some
iuues are insane enough to believe them.
An understanding has been reached be-
tween the supporters OF ex-Gcv. Isaac P.
Gray and ex-President Cleveland IN In
diana that the State platform shall de-
clare tariff reform the issue and Mr.. Cleye-
land the logical candidate, but that the
name of Ex-Governor Gray shall be pre-
scented to the national convention and
that in the event Of Cleveland's nomlna-
tion being deemed inexpedient by that
body, the Indiana delegation shall do its
utmost to secure Mr.. Gray's selection as
the presidential candidate.
The New Orleans papers write in praise
of the address of Senator John w. Dan
el, of Virginia, at the Confederate re-
union in that city. The Times-Dmocrat
in leading editorial says: at was cas-
lily the finest and best speech on the sub-
ject Of the civil war since the war had
an end, nor is it hyperbole to assert that
it was one Of the gTandest speeches ever
spoken on this or any other theme. 1t
was masterpiece of oratory, whether
considered from the point of view of
grandeur and beauty of sentiment
of exquisite diction and delivery,
or of the deep impression made on the
audience The other papers are equally
warm IN their commentator of the ef-
fort Of the eloquent Yirginian.
We used to hear that certain politicians
believed and acted upon the theory that
"a lie vel stuck to was as good as the
truth That is, that l oiitical SANDER
or Misrepresentation of facts, if continu-
ally repeated as the truth would in the
end make the impression which was de
sired by the inventor and retailer of the
SAID Misrepresentation. We are struck
with the manner in which the free trade
politicians ceem to adhere to this policy.
They stated before the passage of the
Mckinley bill that it would raise the
price of eli articles of necessary use, ex-
cept farm products, and since its passage
they go on peTsisting in the statement that
all necessarles Of life have actually been
raised, although there is not a well-in-
formed man in America who does not
know that the prices of none OF the ncces-
saries of life have been raised since tie
Mckinley law took effect. Farm pro-
ducts, which they said would not be in.
creased in price, have been, but nearly
everything else is lower.-HarrisOabuG
Spirit.