Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-01-15
NEWS AND COMMENT.

Chill nave assumed the graVebt character,
and in the highest Official circles war is
considered almost inevitable. The ut
most activity prevails IN the war and
navy departments. The President will
take decisive action next week.
The Washington Post of Friday con-
tanned the following: At a meeting of
the ex-Confederate Veteran Association
ut Selgson Halt last night, it was de-
cided to send 81 900 of the fund recently
raised by the Ladies' Auxiliary Associa-
tion to the Lee Camp Soldiers Home at
Richmond, Va. The remaining 1000
will be applied to the relief of needy ex-
Confederates in the city and vicinity.
Some time in May next there will be a
reunion OF the Grand Army of the Re-
public Of the United States on the Crater
battlefield in Prince George county, near
Petersburg. and it is expected that there
will be at least 10000 ex-Union soldiers
present.
1t is stated that invitations will be is
sued to ex Confederate soldiers IN all of
tie Southern States to attend the en-
campment. The plan is for two ex-Union
soldiers and like number of ex-COnfed-
crates to occupy the same tent.
The encsmpment will continue for sew
eral days and is to be made an occasion
of much interest.
Hon. VIM. Mckinley was inangurated
Governor of Ohio Monday at Columbus
with imposing pageantry unexsmpled in
the States history. Hon. James E.
Campbell, the retiring Governor made
happy Introductory address. Chief Justice
Marshall ]. Williams administered the
oath, and Governor Mckinley delivered
his inaugural address, dealing exclusive
ly with State affairs. He advised that
the new ballot law passed by the Demo
Gratis be touched only to improve it, and
that the State be redistricted so fairly
that no future Legislature dare disturb
the districts until new census and
new congressional apportionment will
make it imperative.
Under a law of Pennsylvania which
makes saloon keepers responsible for
damages when intoxicated people to
whom they have sold liquor become in
jursd while drunk, the widow of Robert
Dawes recovered damages for the death
OF her husband of pneumonia contracted
from exposure while in drunken stupor.
Appeal was taken, and the Supreme Court
affirmed the decision of the Court below.
A plea of contributory negligence IN vol
UNFAIRLY taking the liquor was entered,
but the Court said in response: Every
drunkard not only takes liquor vOluntar-
lily, but whenever be can get it, and be-
cause Of his weakness the law makes the
saloon keeper responsible for selling to
such persons. He has not the Will power
to resist the temptation, and for this
reason the sale to him is forbidden"
If our Legislators desire to benefit their
constituents let them pass a law of this
sort: Let the State appoint enough
bank examiners, say three or four, to ex-
anime each private bank, every three
months, Sid examiner to make a sworn
statement of it's condition to be verified
by the oath of the Droprietors and opera
tors of said bank, the whole to be pub
lished in some newspaper where the bank
exists. Then let them add a provision
making it felony, punishable with con-
fnement in the State prison for any bank
officer to use any money of depostors for
purposes ofprivate investment. Let such
law be enacted and we will have no
more private bank failure in this State
for the next century-no more ruined de-
positors to mourn their losses. Such a
law the Courier suggested Immediately
after the failure OF Ksgey's bank here
last year-Pdge Courier.
Pax" the Washington correspondent
of the Hsrrisonburg Spirit, has the follow
ing in the last issue Of that paper;
81 most respectfully request that the |
following item. l this moment noticed in
An exchange, be printed for the benefit of
the editors of the old family Journal
the Rockingham Register. am particu-
larly anxious that the scissors editor of
the Red Rooster should read 1t and act
as his editorial instincts indicate. Bet a
big ramboo apple he will not have the
nerve to clip it, and print it. The item
reads:
NEW TIN PLATE WORKS MAR BALTIMORE.
Work on the tin plate mandatory of
Coates e. Co., near Baltimore, is being |
RAPIDLY pushed ahead by large force OF
and by the middle OF January
the proprietors hope to be turning out
the plates. The factory to be operated
by Coates g. Co. will have a capacity of
about 800 boxes per week. The new
factory adjoins the Locust Point iron and
steel works, which are more Familiarity
known as Coates s. Co.'S Mills. The cost
Tor the fitting ont Of the tin mill is esti-
mated at about Sl00, 900.
at the Register gives me any encourage
nent by giving publicity to the above
will, with pleasure, furnish similar news
TENS during the year. The truth is. If
hey will publish the news items as above
he old family newspaper will stand
much better chance of verdict by the
,eoplo of acquittal of the charge of at
empted infasticide next November, the
Intended victim being the Tin Baby"
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