Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-06-10
NEWS AND COMMENT.

Josiah Ryland Second Auditor, vice
Frank Rufin deceased.
The grand jury of the Hastings Court
of Richmond has indicted four druggists
of that city for employing clerks that
were not registered, as required by law
The grand jury of the District of &C.
lumbia found indictments for perjury
against eight of the witnesses for the de-
Tense in the case of Howard J. Schneider,
convicted of the murder of his wife.
Ex-Governor Cameron, who recently
moved from Petersburg to Florida with
the intention of making his home there,
has been taken by his friends to a gold
euro establishment.
The South now produces more pig iron
than the whole country did in 1870, but
how would the record stand if the Demo-
cratic bill to put iron ore on the free list
should become lawi
Truth sometimes comes from unexpect'
ed quarters. For instance, when MT
Watson, the Georgia Alliance Congress
man, told the Democrats of the House
that they did not dare to pass bill re-
pealing the Mckinley tariff law.
A letter in the Richmond State says that
two Mormon preachers are in SpOtsylva-
MIA county travelling on foot and preach
ing wherever opportunity affords itself
They appear to have plenty of money,
and offer to pay the expenses of any one
who will accept their faith and return
with them to Salt Lake City.
The Democratic organs Aatter them
selves into the notion that there is dis
cord and friction in the Republican con-
vention, but let them wait until the
Chicago convention meets. The conduct
of the Minneapolis gathering will be like
soft music as compared with the wild
barbaric bowling of the Democratic as
semblage.
Major Mann Page, president of the
Farmers Alliance of Virginia, says: II
could not accept the position as delegate
at-large to the Chicago convention for the
reason that / would not vote for Grover
Cleveland if he were nominated, his
financial policy being opposed to every
demand we Alliance men hold" Now no
matter how preposterous the demands re-
ferred to may be, there is no doubt of the
fact that they are supported by many
virginiaus who voted for Mr.. Cleveland
in lSsS-more than the majority by which
be carried the State IN that year.
The Richmond correspondent of the
Petersburg Iader-Appeal says: at is be-
lieved here by many end was predicted
today, that O'Ferrall will give his sup
port to Fitz Lee for the Senatorshp, and
if it appears that Lee cannot he elected
then he will retire in O'Ferralps favor if
the latter is willing to give up his claims
on the governorship for Lees support for
the senatorshlp. If such an understand
ing is reached and Lee remains in the
fight for the senstorship to the finish, OF
course be will aid O'Ferrall in securing
the gubernatorial nomination. Each Of
these gentlemen would prefer the sena-
torship to the governorship.
The Alexandria Sun says: The action
OF the Syracuse convention Is deplored by
nearly all of Mr.. Cleveland's supporters
outside CT New York. That body CON-
posed almost entirely of Mr.. Cleveland's
ofice-holders should elect delegation to
oppose the delegation sent to Chicago by
the regular Democratic organization, and
expect 1t to meet with recognition, is al
most too absurd for belief. In their fanat-
ical hot-headedness, and their unbridled
desire to see Mr.. Cleveland nominated, no
matter what it might cost the party, they
have done about the best thing they pos
sibly could TO defeat their purpose. Their
"vaulting ambition has o'erleapt itself"
They have shown that they are willing
to sacrifice the party for Mr.. Cleveland,
and that bis nomination would certainly
lose New York TO the Democrats. The
leading Cleveland men of the country,
who have thus far been anxious for his
nomination now admit that they doubt
its advisabilIty, il Democratic success is
the end to be attained. Who knows what
two or three days may bring forth J From
the way the wind is now blowing, politi-
cal sentiment will experience such turn
that Mr.. Cleveland's nomination will be
considered out of the question when the
Convention meets.