Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-03-11
NEWS AND COMMENT.

The Democratic party has always pe'
lieved in tearing down American INDUS
tries; never IN building up old ones OF
encouraging the starting of new ones'
That's a nutshell history of the party
The Virginia Democratic Committee
has been called TO meet in Richmond
March "a, to select the time and place ioi
holding the State convention to elect del
eeates to the National Convention.
The first county convention in Iowa
that of Adair, has instructed its delegates
to vote at the State convention, to be
held on the 18th inst, for James G. Blaine
for President.
Mai. Bob Mason, of Albermarle county
saws General Ro.ser is making an active
canvass for the Democratic Congressiona
nomination in his district, and has more
supporters than some people believe.
lanes NJ. Trotter, cOlored, recorder o.
deeds of the District of Columbia under
President Cleveland, died Friday night
at his residence, at Hyde Park, Mass
aged forty-eight years. He was veteran
of the civil war.
Keep down appropriations at this SEES
sion of Congress, no matter who suffers,
and pile up at the next session, which
will not be held until after the Presiden
tial election. That is what the Demo
cratic party considers craftsmanship.
Governor Mckinney has appointed Mr..
J.B. Moore, of Albemarle, the agent OF
the State provided for under the act for
distributing the direct tax. He IS to
sucerintend the copying of the records IN
Washington and the names of persons
from the State who paid the direct tax.
Most of these fellows who say the farm
ers should not go into politics are holding
fat Jobs themselves, and they fear that
they will be put ont. Their note of arm
ing sounds like the wolf telling the shep-
herd to stay away from the flock OF
sheep.
Within the past couple of weeks an
electric headlight has been put On the
engines which run trans Nos. and 8,
between Clifton Forge and Hinton. There
are several, also. west of Hinton, and others
will be added until all passenger engines
are supplied.
1t is stated that there will be at least
four names before the Republican Nation
al Convention which meets in Minneapolis,
June Z: President Harrison, Senators Al
liscn and Cullom and Gen. Alger. Some
of the more ardent friends of Secretary
Blaine still insist that he would accept
the nomination if rendered, and 60 so far
as to say that they will 60 to the Conven-
ton to vote for him.
A clergyman in Adrian, Mich, created
a sensation the other day by announcing
from his pulpit that, the night before,
disguised, he had made the round o. the
principal saloons and gambling houses, and
at each one had found members of his
congregation. These he scored unmerc-
fully and threatened to name them SHOULD
he find them IN such places again.
The New York friends of ex-President
Cleveland have secured rooms for 500 men
at the Grand Pacific Hotel, Chicago, dur
ing the National Democratic Convention.
The general headquarters of the Cleveland
men will be IN the grand parlor of the
hotel. The Calumet Club, of Baltimore,
has contracted with the proprietors OF the
fremont House, Chicago, to take care of
$50 men and 60 musicians during the con-
vention.
The Republicans of West Virginia will
hold their State Convention to nominate
candidates for State officers, including
Governor, at Huntington August 3. The
Convention to elect delegates TO Mime
apolis will be held at Martinsburg, July
9Th.
Hon. Stephen B. Elklns, Secretary of
War. seems to be the fayorite for Govern
or, and Blaine hrst, and Harrison next
for President.
George Smiley, of Harrisburg, Pa, aged
sixty-fve years, has just married Miss
Annie Carnman, of Southeastern Missouri,
aged thirty-seven years, in Harrisburg.
The bride is the youngest sister of the
wife of T. NJ. Smiley, son of George Smi-
lev. and by this union the bride becomes
the mother-in-law of her oldest sister and
the latter the daughter in law of her
youngest sister. The FIVE children of T.
N. Smiley (the SOM are now the grand
children of their late aunt.
The bill passed by the Legislature ap-
prspriating S25. 900 for an exhibit at the
Worlds Fair provides that the Governor
shall appoint ten commissioners, one from
each Congressional district. They are 20
hold the fund and expend it as they see
fit. The Governor will name the CON-
missioners as soon as possible. As soon
as they are appointed the board will be
organized, and possibly move set on foot
to secure all the private contributions
that can be collected in order to swell the
fund to an amount sufficient to enable the
State to make a creditable showing at
Chicago.
Alexander II. II. Stuart, who lately died
at Staupton. Va, Secretary of the Interior
under President Fillmore, used to tell the
following good story Of how he got rid
of an office-seeker shortly after assuming
the office. Said he: 81 was very much
annoyed by persistant applicant for the
post of messenger. The man came in
regularly every day for several weeks an
til be became an unbearable bore. Fin
ally one day after the man bad gone out
asked the messenger then in the Office