Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-03-18
NEWS AND COMMENT.

NEWS AND COMMENT.
Mr.. Cleveland has written another Sill
yer letter to Representative Tracy, who
would like to publish it, but has mlslaid it.
At the recent session ofour State Legis-
lature the act giving pensions to disabled
ex-Confederate soldiers was amended so
as to give 500, 900, and now all of them
who have lost two limbs and are blind,
will receive si20 year those who have
lost one limb $50 and the widows $36.
Mr.. David A. Winsor died at his home
in Alexandria on the 9th inst, aged 81
wears. He was ex-postmaster of Alexsn-
dria and warm personal and political
friend of Gen. Malone. He was a good
man and one of Alexandria's most saga
cious business men. In accord with d.
rections left by HIN, his body was taken
to Baltimore and cremated.
A dispatch from Atlanta, Ga, last Sun
day night says the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company has secured control OF
the Richmond Terminal, Richmond and
Danville, Georgia Pacific, East Tennessee
and Queen and Crescent Railroad sys-
tens in the south, and repeats the story
current on Saturday that the Baltimore
and Ohio had formed a combination
with Reading and Jersey Central.
Gen. Malone, Cha rman of the Virginia
Safe Republican Committee, has issued
a call for meeting of that committee, to
be held at Chamberlin's, IN Washington
city, on Tuesday next. The committee Is
composed of five members from each OF
the ten congressional districts OF the
State. The object of the meeting is TO fix
a time and place for the State Republi'
can convention to nominate delegates to
the Minneapolis convention.
Ex.President Cleveland has written
letter to Gen. Edward S. Bragg, in reply
to a request from General Bragg, that Mr..
Cleveland make an open avowal OF his
willingness 10 accept a nomination for
the presidency. In his reply Mr.. Cleye-
land says that if in answering General
Bragg's request he might only consider
his personal desires and his individual
ease and comfort, his response would be
promptly made and without the least res
ervation or difficulty, but If General Bragg
is right in supposing that the subject is
RELAXED to duty he owes the country and
his party, condition exists which makes
such private and personal consideration
entirely irreleyent. Mr.. Cleveland adds
that he is opposed to a self-seeking canvass
for the nomination.
The Richmond Times correspondent at
Warrenton says: The Times readers are
probably acquainted with the history OF
the maidstone IN this county with its
wonderful cures. This stone is owned by
lady near Delaplane, she having inherit
ed it from her father. There is not a
single instance IN its history where ny
drophobia has resulted after its use or
where the animal was mad when the
stone refused to adhere to the would. 1t
is of limestone formation, about six inches
In length and one inch IN diameter. The
old man purposely expressed in his will
that no charge should ever be made for the
use of this stone, aud there never is. 1t
has often been visited by persons not only
from adjoining counties, but adjoining
States.
The county Jail of Augusta has within
its frowning walls three insane persons,
two of whom have been in prison tye
years and one seven years. The first two
named present a most remarkable case.
They are English subjects, and, therefore
cannot be taken to any hopital nor aims
house, nor can they be allowed to 60 at
large. They have been charge to the
Commonwealth for five years at 81 per
day. Sheriff Watts has tried every way
TO get these men off his hands. As last
resort he wrote to Sir Julian PauncefOte,
British Minister at Washington, d. C.,
and received reply from Mr.. Herbert,
secretary to Sir Julian, saying: "There
are 20 funds at the disposal of this lega-
ton for such case, and Sir Julian re-
grets, therefore, that be is unable to as
sumo the charge of William Davis" Sher-
if Watts will next try Secretary Blaine,
and by this means the International fea-
tnre of the case may come up. The jail
is about to be repaired, and these prison
ers must be removed.