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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-04-15
Victims Of the Floods.

NASHVILLE, TENN. April II The pos
s;ble loss of life across the Mississippi
State line grows more appalling and the
death list is constantly increasing. The
water now 10 over the land for seventy
miles south of here. Scores of houses,
bodies of men. women and children. to-
gether with those of dumb beasts are float
ing on the muddy waters. Over 1,2O0
PEOPLE are homeless. The food is caused
by the sudden rising of sixteen rivers
which form a network over North Mlssis-
sippi. Rats, small boats and canoes were
built by the score and stocked with pro-
visions. Daring rescurers have started
out to carry aid to the sufferers. One
raftsman rowed 80 miles last night with
20 bodies piled upon his raft with no light
but an oil lantern to guide him. Every
hour or so boatman or raftsman comes
into one of the many landings with one
to ten bodies, swollen, discolored and
some of them beginning to decay. Sixty
one bodies of both sexes have been re
covered thus far. The food is beginning
to recede slowly. 1t is estimated that the
damage will amount to over $1,000, 900.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-04-15
The Senate Disgraced.

The exhibition of petty malice by bare
majority of the United States Senate,
when by fragrant and cruel piece of in
Justice they removed Mr.. James L. Young
from his position of executive clerk of the
Senate, has made that body contemplate
IN the eyes of every fair minded person.
Because the Washington Post secured and
published the proceedings of an executive
session that capable and trusty officer
must be driven from bis position in dis
grace without allowing him the right OF
defence, the right to prove himself inno-
cent, the right that the Almighty has
given every soul, and which is accorded
to the meanest and vilest criminal. Mr..
Young was innocent and doubtless could
have proved it, but behind closed doors,
from the darkness of an umbush, these
high and dignfed Senators have stabbed
his good rame to death. The Wash
ington Post is a far and manly paper
ana III has mOcb ClupudtiS"AiS S"'N
that Mr.. Young is without the shad-
ow of guilt in this matter, and its repu-
ton is too clean and high to admit OF
moments doubt. This act of glaring IL
Justice should be remembered by the peo-
pie aud paved off whenever the opportun'
Ity offers. Not one of the Senators who
voted for that resolution should ever be
returned. A man who can deliberately
perpetrate such a savage act of injustice
Is utterly unfit for law-maker for the
free and liberty loving people OF tins
country.
This secret session star chamber brsi-
ness was repugnant 20 all the manly IN
stincts Of the late Senator Riddleberger
and during his term he fought against II
and for fair, open and above board pro-
ceediugs of which no man need be asham-
ed.
Several Senators earnestly opposed and
protested against this malignant slaughter
of Clerk Young's good name. All honor
to them for 1t.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-04-15
State News.

Lynchburg has the largest snuff factory
in the South.
The payroll for the Roanoke Machine
Works for the month of March was over
&C.. 600, the largest since the works went
INTO operation.
The Touring mills of jeremiah Slower,
at Manassas, Prince William c0unty, were
destroyed by fire Tuesday night Of last
week. Loss between SIS COO and s2l 900.
Six years ago the total regular income
Of the city government Of Stanton was
about $4,000 per year. At present it is
about $50, 900, showing an increase of 624
per cent.
On March 18th eve Of Mr. John Saun-
ders, OF Lenab, LDudOun county, gave
birth to a lamb on the Bird instant, just
twenty-five days from the event named,
she gave birth to twins. All three lambs
are living.
] Worth Splitter, of Long Glade, Au-
gusta comfy, owns curious freak OF ma
ture in the shape of a cloven footed colt.
The animal is healthy and well formed
with the exception of one foot exactly
like that of a calf
The fourth trial of J. W Dickerson, a
married men, living in Bedford county,
for betrayal, was concluded at Bedford
city few days ago, and the verdict of the
Jury was two years in the penitentiary.
Dickerson's counsel have applied for the
fifth trial
Wythe comfy has a young giant, says
the Wyiheville Dispatch, who was thirteen
years old the 5th of July last. He weighs
1913 pounds, he measures fifty inches
around the chest, fifty-four around the
waist, is five feet eight and a half inches
high and wears a No. 8 SHOE His name
is Melvin Grubb At the age of 7 years
he weighed 1913 pounds, with chest meas.
ure 81 inches, waist 40 inches.
Sxty-three of the Koiners of Augusta
county, met recently 10 Staunton to take
steps to raise a monument to their an
cestors-Michael and Margaret Eoinardt,
the original scions Of the family in the
city. The family ls large and inhuen-
! tlal one, and spells the name Koiner, Coy
ner, Coiner, Kynier, AMI the members are
scattered from Virginia and Pennsy lvania
westward to the Pacific and southwark to
Florida.
An accident occurred inst west of the
Greenbrier stock yards, on the CLesa.
peake and Ohio road last Sunday week,
in which engineer James Buchanan, fire.
man Brown and brakeman Houseman
lost their lives. The cause of the acct
dent was the falling of huge boulder
from the mountain side just before the
train reached the spot. The engine ran
into the rock, which precipitated the en-
CINE and three cars into the Greenbrer
river. and deralled thirteen cars. Two
tramps on the train saw the rock coming
and got off in time to escape injury.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-04-15
An Omoe Without Sleep.
SECRETARY BLAINE's OPINION OF TIL
PREsIDENCY-DoEsN'T WANT 1T.

SECRETARY BLAINE's OPINION or TIE
PREsIDENcY-DoEsN'T WANT 1T.
The Pittshnrg Times' staff correspondent
at Washington, under date of April 9Th,
says:
Ifany answer had been needed to the
anonymous story that Secretary Blaine
was complaining that he had been bad
gered and bounded by friends of Presi-
dent Harrison into writing bis celebrated
letter declining to be a candidate for
President, Mr. Blaine himself answered it
to-day. Nobody here pretended to believe
the story save "A lew of those who are so
anxious TO get some strong name to use
against the growing strength of Harrison
that they are willing to put Mr. Blaine
forward in the attitude of weak crea
ture, without the courage to Withstand
pressure or the manliness to abide the
consequences of mis- own acts.
In the course OF conversation with a
representative of the Times and one of the
leading physicians of the country, who
has occasionally attended the Secretary,
the physician remarked:
81 see some of the newspapers continue
Mr.. Secretary"
Promptly, as one answers question
upon which he has done celebrating, Mr.
Blaine responded
"The Presidents office is a most labori-
Gus and exhausting one. lie has has no
vice, no alternate, no substitute upon
whose shoulders he can share response
bihty. There is a Vice President, but our
scheme of government does not permit
him to assume the powers and duties Of
the President except in case of the death,
removal, resignation, or disability Of the
President. 1t does not contemplate the
Vice President as an occasional acting
President for day or two or week or
two when the man who has been elected
to that Office may ueed rest and recrea-
ton.
"The Presidency is an Office without
sleep. | am now sixty-two years old old
and although you have told me and |
believe that in heart, lungs, kidneys, and
otherwise | am free from organic disease
suffering only from torpIdlty of the liver,
| do rot believe that if were inaugurated
President tomorrow / would live out my
term. l find life too full of coDgenlal
work and too full of happiness to fee
called upon or inclined to throw it away
III were assured therefore, of nomination
and election to the Presidency, | could not
accept it, At my age, and with my
temperament, and knowing what the effect
OF a loug life of exhausting labor has beer
upon my vitality, it would be constructive
suicide" ..
The Secretary spoke with the emphasis
of perfect candor and with an ap?aren'
desire only to make himself definitely
understood.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-04-15
Strange. if True.

The following paragraph from the
Fredericksburg Star shows how little free
trade papers understand the objects and
results of the protective tariff policy. The
Star says:
lit is strange that the Republican mem
bers Of Congress rely chiefly npoE the
sugar section of the Mckinley bill IN de-
Tending that bill. This is the worst
argument they could possibly introduce
for their side of the question. The re-
mOyal Of the tariff tax on sugar lowered
the price OF that article and made living
cheaper 1t therefore becomes a powerful
argument ia favor of the Democratic doc
trine of tariff reform. Cheap sugar gives
high protective tariff black eye"
Now, all intelligent students of the
tariff know that the object Of protection
is to enable us to manufacture in this
country every thing which can be ad-
vantageously made here. If the condi-
tions existing are favorable enough to
warrant the belief that any article can be
made in sufficient quantities and to sup
ply the bnlk of our home market it ought
to be the policy of our government to en-
courage the manufacture of that article
here at home because experience proves
that home competition will eventually
bring the price down, while at the same
time keeping at home the wages which
would otherwise be paid to foreign work
men.
As to sugar, it is not fact that the Re-
publ, cans rely chiefly upon the sugar Sec
ton of the Mckinley law. They take
credit for their wise action in reducing
the price of sugar. But, if by protec-
tive tariff the production of sugar could
have been so extended as to enable Us to
produce the greater part of our sugar,
then 1T would have been good policy to
continue the protective tariff, for then the
price of sugar would haye been reduced
But experience proved that we only had
limited area suitable for the protection
of sugar, and that therefore no amount OF
protection could increase the production.
-HarisOnbmg Spirit.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-04-15
WOODSTOCK, VIRGINIA.
FRIDAY. APRIL I5. 1892.
Shenandoah Republican County
Convention.


Responding to the call of the Rtpubli-
can State Committee of 22nd of March,
1892, the undersigned invites the Re-
publicans of Shenandoah, and all persons
in sympathy with the Republican party of
said county, to attend primaries to be
held at the respective voting precincts on
Saturday, 23rd day of April, 1892, at y
o'clock IN, for the purpose of selecting
delegates and alternates to the County
Convention. to be held at Woodstock.
Va, OH Monday, 25th day of April, 1892,
at ~ o'clock NJ, for the election of eight
delegates and four alternates to the Dis
trict Convention, to be held at Luray, on
the Srd day of May, 1892, and to the State
Convention to be held at Roanoke, Va,
on the 9Th day OF May, 1892. You are
hereby notified that each precinct is en-
titled to the number of delegates and al
ternates as per the annexed schedule. The
certified roll of such delegates and alter
mates as provided IN the call for State
Convention, paragraph 3D." will be de-
livered to A. G. Shaver, chairman OF the
County Convention, who will accordingly
make up the roll of delegates and alter
mates so duly certified, and lay it before
the County Convention, after calling the
same to order.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-04-15
A Hard Road to Travel.

Well, free silver, if 1t is not dead, it GER
tainly sleepeth, according to Senator VOL
colt. Would that the time had come
when ''it slept the sleep that knows no
waking" But no sooner is this STUN
bling block out of the way of Democratic
victory than along comes the House with
another obstacle iE the way of party sue
cess-the passage Of the free wool bill
yesterday. Truly the Democratic party has
a hard road to travel when so many of its
friends refuse al counsel and blindly pur-
sue their own way .-Petersbarg Index-Ap-
peal. Dem,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-04-15
How Protection Has Worked in
the Case of Calico.

Before we made any cotton prints in
this country they were bought in Europe,
and we paid 80 cents yard for them. We
placed protective duty upon them. We
Immediately began 10 establish the manu-
facture here, and the price has gone on
going down, until to-day what do ~e see 7
The duty on cotton prints is cents yard.
They are worth cents, common standard
prints, in Great Britain. Now, If the tariif
IS a tax, all the domestic prints in America
should bs sold for 9 cents a yard. Ale
they Two years ago sent to friend in
Manchester, England, and asked him to
buy me piece of English cotton print.
He paid 5 cents yard for it and sent 1t
to me.
asked my wife to 60 to a store here IN
Washington, not distinguished for its
cheap prices, perhaps, and get me an
American print of equal quality and IN
form me what she had to pay for it She
bought piece that she said was better
and she paid cents yard for it, precise,
" the English price. Thirty cents yard
when we first applied protection. 0 cents
to-day, and every yard made in this coun-
try. We never could have established
the manufacture of those articles II we
had not adopted protection. The prlce
would never have fallen as low as 1t has
If 1t had not been for protection.-COn-
gressman Dingley Of Maine.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-04-15
Maiden, Wife, Widow, all Within
Twelve Hours.

FRONT ROYAL, April 9.-"Owen and
Annie were married last night at ten.
Owen died this morning and will be
buried Tomorrow"
Such was the telegram received at Lin
den last night, and one which tells a sad
story. 1t seems that Mr.. Owen G. Nc
Dermott, of this county, and Miss Annie
Saif, II, of FauGuier county, were engaged,
and the time for their marriage had been
set, bat owing to the illness of Mr.. Nc
Dermott the wedding had been postponed.
A few days ago Miss Saffell learned that
her lover was very Ill and she fastened
to his bedside to find him dying. At once
the necessary steps were taken for secur-
ing license, preacher, &c, and inside OF
twelve hours Miss Satfell was maiden,
wife and widow. Both young people are
very popular and Miss Saftell has MANY
friends in this place who sympathise with
h9r. The attachment between them
began while at school at the Shenandoah
Normal College, at Basic City, and the
sincerity and devotedness of 10 was at
tested by the facts above narrated.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-04-15
Weather Crop Bulletin.

For week ending Friday, April 9, l-92.
LYNCHBURG, VA, april 9.-Reports
received from twenty-!our correspondents,
representing twenty counties; VIZ. :
Russell. Carroll, Roanoke, Bedford, Camp
bell. Amherst, Greene, Rockingham,
Clarke. Fairfax, Prince William, Abe
marie. Mecklenbnrgb, Hanover, Henrico,
Dinwiddie. Richmond, Middlesex. Surry,
I,le of Wight, Northampton, and Norfolk,
show that the temperature had been de-
cidedly above the normal during the past
seven days, averaging nearly 10 degrees
daily. above the normal tor this season.
The rainfall has generally been slightly
above the normal. most OF which occurred
on Thursday. The amount of sunshine
has been about the average. On the
whole. the weather conditions have been
generally favorable for the advancement
of farm and garden work. Under the in
tlnerce of the warm sunshine, and pre-
vions warm rains. the wheat and grass
crops have improved rapidly; much pro
qress has been made in ploughing, and
probably the greater part OF the oat crop
has been seeded tobacco plants are COM
ing M, and are growing nicely peach and
cherry trees are in bloom, and on the
coast. plum trees are also in bloom. In
the central and western counties, on &C
connt of favorable conditions during the
winter, the greater portion of ploughing
for corn has been done; in the eastern
counties much progress has been made
in that direction, but on account of more
wet weather, it is behind the average
season. Fruit ia still in safe condition
but as the general weather reports re-
ceived at this station this morning, give
indications of frost in Virginia tonight
(Satu lay) there is danger that peaches
and cherries will be injured the frost
NAV prove to be severe in the mountains
and northern sections
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-04-15
consumption Cured.

An old physician, retired from practice,
having had placed in his hands by an
East India missionary the formula of a
simple vegetable remedy for the speedy
and permanent cure of Consumption,
Bronchitis, CatArrh, Asthma and all throat
and Lung Affections, also positive and
radical cure for Nervous Debility and all
Nervous Complaints, after having tested
its wonderful curative powers in thou
sands of cases, has felt it his duty to
make it known to his suffering fellows
Actuated by this motive and desire to
relieve hlman suffering, will send free
OF charge, to all who desire 1t, this recipe,
IN German, French or English, with full
directions for preparing and using. Sent
by mail by addressing with stamp, nam
ing this paper. w. A. MOVES, $40 POioers'
Block Rochester, ". Y.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-04-15
SOUTHBOUND.
'Dally, except Sunday.
tSunday only
CONNECTIONS.

Train 4l9 connects Iarpers Ferry Limited Express arriving
morning arriving at ILL.,
nni ST. Louis al
Pittsburgh
ing at Connee Ptsburg morning Columbus 10 ana
m.
Pullman Buffet
stanton Washington Phapa pas
A HapT's Ferry
Coaches and Pullman cars Ne" io'A D' "N
the
the O ana Day
Phil Paro CarsBa New York
Washington
Baltimore, Day coaches anu Iun ~
Washington to New York.
les dto between al stations
on the Val DvisOn-gOod for two days
apply OF the w. " L. VI
C.E DuDROw .Travelin
Pass. Agt D. ODELL' deueia' ianase
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-04-15
JUDGE Portlock was Mined.
so HE SPEAKS HIS MIND PLAINLY TO GOV
FRNOR M'KINNEY

so HE SPEAKS HIS MIND PLAINLY TO Gov
ERNOR M'KINNEY.
NORFOLK, Va, April Judge W. n.
Portlock, of Norfolk county, has sent
carstic reply TO the note Of Governor Me-
Kinney inquiring into the alleged prize
fight here recently, in which he says:
"Whlie 90 not coDcede that the author
ty has been vested IN the executive TO
demand of the officers IN the judiciary
depaiimc { of orr Sta'e government re-
ports relating 10 their official dntles, and
although the purport and general tone of
your letter may be unprecedented. still,
as it contains an obvious implication OF
derelciion of duty on the part Of the
officers of my county, including, perhaps,
myself, l therefore beg leave TO state in
Difference to your inquiries that the tTo
regular granl jury or criminal terms OF
my court, as provided hy statute, have
for many years past been designated by
the judges of that court to be held in jan
uarY and July of each year; that the re-
ports of the prize fight referred to appear
ed in the papers alter the adjournment OF
tue last January (grand jury term of thai
court, and that upon seeing such news
paper accounts, | at once decided (and
notice of such determination on my part
appeared in the Norfolk VTgiHian i'm its
issue dated the 18th day OF +, brusry last,)
to order a special grand jury at the earli-
est possible moment. SO much, then, for
the discharge Of such duties previous to
trial as are incumbent upon me AZ judge.
And this conceive to he the only legal
and proper function of a judge apart from
the trial of the accused
81 take it to be. the duty of the police
officers the citizt ms and also of the Gov
ernor when his services are requested, to
institute these initiatory proceedings.
Certainly. it would be unbecOmlng IN the
iudgo TO do so. Nor can think that you
intended to impute upon me a derelictiOn
of my duties. And this, notwithstanding
the peculiar tenor of your letter. You
also desire to know whether 'thore is any
defect in the law and request me to let
yoa know what it is, so that it may be
remedied. | am not aware of any duty
devolving apOn me to interpret the laws
| for the Governor, or 10 report defects
therein, to be remedied by him. l would
respectfully refer you for information On
| that subject to sections 1893 and 1854 OF
| the code of Virginia, edition ISL And
| would also suggest that the attorney
general is required by law to give yon his
opinion and advice, ia writing, whenever
the same may be required by you.
In justice to myself and the officers of
my county, on whom you have reflected,
shall take the liberty of following your
example in giving this communication
also for publication. Buf shall not do so
before the same shall have reached yOn.'
RETURNED WITHOUT COMMENT.
The Governor directed his secretary to
return Judge Portlock's letter to him
without comment, which was done.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-04-15

Some one writes and asks: 500 yOn be-
lievc, in all respects, in the efficacy of
prayer a" do. believe the time will
arrive when physicians will come to a
patient, knee down and pray to God for
direction, and then rise and give the med
iclne that will make infallible cure. The
time will como when, drought appearing.
multitudes will gather in prayer, and, in
dependent of all weather probabilities and
without any reference to which way the
wind blows, the rain will descend IN tor
rents. When Elijah prayed for rain be
did not look to see which way the wind
blew. Open an account with God on
this subject | took a blank book and
put on the front pages the things for
which | would especially pray, leaving the
opposite pages open for record of Divine
answer. Aud they have all been answer
ed. Some Of them not in the way | OK
pected, bat all answered. There IS no
need OF "A man talking to me about prayer
being an absurdity. l know Of what l
speak Any man may know this If he
will only test tie Lord. The trouble is,
many of rs are afraid Of bsng laughed at
for our credulity. Laying aside all our
cowardice and our iuhdelity, lct us lay
hold of God in an enthusiasm of suppllca
tiOn. Idlmdge
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-04-15
WILLARD HOUSE,
Mt. JACKSON, VIRGINIA,
JOHNSON & HOTEL,
OWNERS AND PROPRTETORs.

This was formerly the well-known Farra
House, but has been thoroughly rebuilt
and remodeled from top to bottom, and is
now one of the most comfortable as well
as handsomest hotels in the Valley of Yir-
gina. 1t has been newly furnished in
every room, and has all the modern con-
veniencss The table will always be sup
piled with all the substantials and deli
cscies that has given Virginia world
wide reputation for good living. CONNER
cial men will find special accommodations
All necessary livery accommodations con-
nected.
The Bar always supplied with the pur-
est and best liquors, wines, beer, &c.
EP-Terms g 90 per day.
Aug. Ill yr.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-04-15
Schneider Convicted.
TIE JURY RETURNS A VERDICT OF GUILTY
AS INDICTED"


WASHINGTON, April 10.-The long trial
of Howard &. Schneider for the murder OF
his wife, on the 3lst of January last, was
ended Yesterday. at the close of its iftn
week, by ve.dict of guilty as indicted,
and the verdict was received with ap-
plausc by the great throngs that bad
Gathered in and around the city hall. The
proofs IN the case related entirely, so far
as the prosecution was concerned, IN
showing that Schneider, who had married
in a sudden freak and adventure Amy
Hamlink, and had kept the MARI age a
secret, fell into disrepute with his wife's
family and conceived a hatred for them,
and that seeking the chance to meet his
wife he met her and her brother and sister
at the same time, and on his brother-in law
Directing to his talking to bis wife he
fired five shots. killing his brother-in-law
instantly and so wounding his wife that
she died within a week. The attempt to
establish self defense was broken down
completely.
WARRINGTON, April - james W.
Cooper, one Of the twelve men composing
the jury that convicted Schneider, died
this morning at half-Dast 2 O'clock from
mental exhaustion.