Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-05-13
NEWS AND COMMENT.

tend Mr.. Cleveland's political funeral,
but positively objects to burying the
Democratic party in the same grave
The River and Harbor appropriation
measure is called 1.-THE Pork bill.' Prob
ably because it went In on the principle
of whole hog or none.
There is nothing that helps so much
toward the election of Republican Pres
ident as a Democratic Congress with
big majority.
The Roanoke Herald, which has been
run as an independent newspaper since it
began publication, has announced itself
as the State organ of the Republican
party in Virginia.
Congressman R)ckw oil, of New York,
the contesting of whose seat attracted
such widespread attention everywhere, is
a nephew of Major Jed Hotchkiss. of
Staunton.-ShendaR Netcs.
Mrs. Sarah Arm Shoemaker OF Romney.
Hampshire Co., W. Va, who has been
married oyer so years, is suing her hus-
band, aged 20, for divorce, on the
ground that he loves another and con-
seQuently treats her badly.
In the room of the Baltimore Chess
Association, ]. w. Showslter of George
town, KY, played twenty games OF chess
at the same time with twenty gentlemen.
He lost two had two drawn, and won
the other sixteen.
There are evidently two kinds OF rain,
one of which is more dangerous than the
other and always falling when it is time
to 60 to church, causing many stay-at-
homes, but the other does not effect those
Who 60 to the entertainment, IN the
least.
Campbell county, Senator Daniels
home, sent a solid Hill delegation and
passed resolution fsvoring his candida
CIV. Senator Daniel heads the delegation.
The county also declared for free silver,
tariff reform and the repeal of the tobacco
tax.
Mayor ]. Taylor Ellyson, of Richmond,
chairman of the Democratic State Com
mittee. has addressed letter to State
Senator Basil B. Gordon, of Rappahan-
mock, whom he succeeded when elected
to that Office, announcing his intention
to resign the craftsmanship of the COM
mittee at the coming State convention,
which meets on the 10th instant.
The warrenton TIginiGn, which is
Cleveland paper, gives it out that the
delegation from that county is for Cleve-
land but uninstructed. We were in Eau
ouier county the other day and were in
formed reliably that a delegate from
Centre District said that he would vote
for Blame before he would vote for Cleve-
Misunderstanding Virginian and Necs.
By vote of 2S6 to 179 the democrats of
Stanton, Va, Tuesday evening elected a
delegation of eight to the State conyen-
ton instructed to vote for delegates to the
national conyen ton favorable to the
nomination of Mr.. Cleveland, The Rich
mond State figures up the preferences OF
the delegates to the State convention
chosen up to Thursday evening last as fol-
lows Gle, Gland, 627; Hill, 81 unknown
271.
A Virginia Democratic newspaper
which supports Mr.. Cleveland asks why
be cannot carry New York. Because he
could not. carry 1t IN 1888 when he had
every federal Office holder in the State,
not only to vote. but to "work" for him,
and because the Democratic convention
of New York, called in accordance with
the law and rules of that party organiza-
ton, has elected a delegation IN the
Chicago convention unanimously opposed
to his nomination Alexandria GGsstte.
The watchdog of the Treasury" the
Hon. Mr. Holman of Indiana, is to be
trusted no more. He has been corrupted.
He wants to increase a certain class of
pensions from $50 to S45 a month and
give back pay to the amount of $4,000
600. Mr.. Holman has been very Jealous
IN emitting down the pay of small clerks
and laborers employed by the govern
ment, but his sincerity will be Impeached
In the light of his last proposition. There
is no use in trying to save few drops at
the spigot while he is trying to knock out
the head of the government barrel
ShspherdstJca Register.
The Burial Reform Association is the
name of a new organization in New York
city started for the purpose OF bringing
about a change in burial customs. A cir
cular has been issued soliciting sympathy
and aid in carrying out the objects in
view. 1t is felt on all sides that some
change is needed from the prevailing
method of burying the dead.
The purpose is to support project by
which interment can be had ut reason
able cost-yary ing from ten to two hun
dred dollars. Public meetings will be
held, and tracts explaining the objects of
the association distributed. The plan
submitted by the association conceives Of
the burial of body in the earth without
casket or covering. thus iusuring speedy
decomposition as a protection to public
health.
The Petersburg Iadex Appeal, Democrat,
says: President Hsrrison's denomination
at the Minneapolis convention appears
now to be beyond reasonable doubt.
There is opposition to him, of course, but
1t does not seem 10 be of such character
az to seriously affect his chances. The
President has received the endorsement
Of his party in nearly every sure Repub-
lican State that has thus far taken action
in the matter, and the drift of sentiment
among Republicans is plainly In his favor.
In MANY respects the President has