Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-12-02
NEWs AND COMMENT.

NEWS AMI
Cant 7 A. Mobler, former gallant
shenandoah Confcd, was recently elected
Judge of Mills county. rexa'' by the
Peoples party.
Mrs. Lease of Kansas declars that she
will make no canvass for the senatOrsnp'
She takes the diguifed position that the
office knows where TO fad her lift wants
her.
The next House of Representatives
will consist of two huHd7ed and twenty
two Democrats, one hundred aud twenty
Eve Republicans and seven Popuiist'
There are four or five contests.
Suly has proven a fatal month to Pre'i-
dents. John Adams, Thomas Jefferson
James Monroe, Zachary Taylor, NJ. Van
ppren. Andrew johnson, and U. S. Grant
all died IN July. James A. Garfield
received his death wound in July.
The United States now hold twenty,
one law firms made up Of husbands ana
wives. In addition to these there are al
laast one hundred and eight American
women who practice law in the courts OF
publish legal publications
Out In Wyoming lady has been elected
"a ius,ice Of the peace" and the lawyers
are puzzled to know whether to address
her as "your honor" or "your lovellness'"
or oyour auiabilty" But it is pretty
safe to say that she will administer
justice
Ex-Goy. Fuzhugh Lee says he has not
the slightest idea of seeking a place ID
Mr.. Cleveland's Cabinet, OF of accepting
. foreign appoint nent, or Of again run
ming for governor. Or his rumored candi-
dscy for the United States Senate he Is
silent.
1t is surprising to see how many OF our
Democratic cOtem poraries predicted the
result of the election exactly as 1t
hammered. il the Il tcld-you-sOs" that are
now going the rounds are reliable. 1t
reminds us of the ancient proveIb to the
effect that "even the blind SOW occasion
ally fods an acorn. "-Yosfs Weekly.
Danville Register The democratic
party. if it would continue in power,
must bestow its patronage upon those
who have faithfully worked for its success.
A democrat has claims upon democratic
administration that republican does
not have, and working democrat has
claims that an idle democrat has not
According to the above, who Will get
the postofice at Woodstock
The last legislature of North Carolina
passed law requiring every package OF
seed sold in that state to be stamped
with the year III which they were pro-
duced. A test case was made up by
prominent scotsman of Illinois ard a
dealer in Wilmington was arrested Tor
violation of the law. He was released
on babeas corpus by Judge Geff, of the
United States crenit court in chambers
in Baltimore some months since. Last
week J.dge Golf arrived in wilmington
and rendered a decision declaring the
law unconstitutional and void.
A bill has been introduced in the Al
ALBANIA Legislature providing that all
persons whose State and county taxes as
assessed do not amount to S., shall not
be required to pay the same if it be shown
that such persons failed 10 vote at the
August and November elections OF the
previous year. This is the first attempt
in the history OF Alabama to legislate
against the negro vote. There are not
20 per cent. of the negro voters who pay
taxes exceeding S. year. AT the lowest
calculation 80 per cent. of the negro
votes would take advantage of the oppor-
tunity of saying 50.
The electoral vote for Cleveland and
Stevenson, the Democratic nominees for
President and Vice President, respectively
is as follows:
The solid South ..---..-s-- -----. los
Nevv York -....----. ----. 80