Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-06-03
NEWS AND COMMENT.

The Peoples Party Convention will
meet in Omaha on the 4th of July.
The Republican Convention will meet
in Minneapolis on the 7th OF June.
The Democratic Convention will meet
in Chicago on the 2lst of June.
The President has issued proclamation
announcing his approval of the reciprocity
treaty with Austria Hungary.
Mr.. Blaine is not saying a word, but his
boom is one of those thugs that goes
without the saying Washington Post.
The followers of Mr.. Henry Wattersop,
who opposed instructions for Mr.. Cleve'
land, controlled the Kentucky State Con
vention at Louisville.
The Hill men are confident, the Cleye-
land men are confident, the Blaine men
are confident and so are the Harrison
men. Clearly some of these men are
playing the confidence game on them
selves.
From present circumstances one 10
forced to the conclusion that it is good
deal easier to abuse the "billlon dollar
Congress on the stump than to actually
retrench government expenditures
BrOddcdy Nelgs.
John and Samuel Manning, twin broth
ers, living on the same farm near Reserve
Ind, married twin sisters in 1881, both
of W HON died in 1899. In 1891 the broth
ers became acquainted with twin sisters
named Swope, and there was another
double marriage.
Thousands of strangers joined with the
residents of Richmond Monday in honor
ing the memory of one of the heroes Of
the South, General Ambrose P. Hill, whose
monument and statue was nnyeiled with
elaborate ceremonies. The monument
overlooks the spot upon which General
Hill assumed command of his brigade
General James A. Walker was the orator.
The statue was unveiled by Miss Virginia
Preston Means.
A letter from Salem. Roanoke county,
says: "Mr j. W. F. Allemong, president
of the Salem Improvement Company, was
in Baltimore last week and while there
called upon Mr.. c. F. Mayer, the president
of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, who
assured him that his company had not only
not abandoned the building of the road
from Lexington to Salem, but that he
thought it would be constructed at no
very distant day, and that they fully
realized the advantages OF this extension
both for the Baltimore and Ohio and the
city of Baltimore"
Miss Jennie +. Cook, of Torrington
Conn, has won o diamond ring offered by
business house in Philadelphia for the
best reply to the problem whether ladies
should in leap year help out their lovers
who are too bashful to propose. She de-
clared "A lady should never, and would
meyer if she had the least particle OF
modesty 10 her, be so unladylike as to try
and discover whether gentleman cares
for her or not. No lover was ever toe
bashful to declare love and try to win the
dearest treasure life held 70 him." There
were $1,000 competitors.
The Methodist Protestant General Con-
ference at Westminster reformed the
marriage service of the church last week
by striking the word "Obey" from the
brides promise. In reply to an inquiry
the president of the conference said the
new order of matrimony applies only to
the future, aud does not affect existing
contracts. Mrs. st. John, of Kansas, who
was recently admitted to the General
Conference as a minister, said the promise
to obey is superAuous, because woman
will always obey her husband if she loves
him. Brides who object to the promise
to obey as humiliating may now find
ceremony to suit their fancy.
Senator Barbour died suddenly at
o'clock Saturday :morning, May l4th, al
his home in Washington city. Very early
that morning Judge R. L. Taylor Of
Mitchelps, in Culpeper county, Va, arose
and walked over to the store of Messrs. j
w. Lewis & Co., and remarked to severa
persons present that be had q most IN
pleasant dream during the night. 1t wal
10 the effect that his lifelong friend
Hon. John S. Barbour, had suddenly died
His remarks were received with leyity
for mp to Friday, the 18th instant, no ont
there had heard of Mr.. Barbour benl
even slightly indisposed; hence the sur
prise and grief of every one, when few
hours later the dream of the old Judg'
was verified by the telegraph.
Mr. Cleveland carried Virginia IL
1888 by fifteen hundred majority. NJ
matter how small figure the Farmers
Alliance may cut in the State at mex
falls election, few well.informed peopl,
doubt that 1t can poll much larger vote
than that number. It's president declined
a delegates place to the Chicago Con
yention for the avowed reason that hi
organization is So opposed to Mr. Cleve
land that he could not vote for him i
nominated. Ths fact that Mr.. Cleveland
only last year spoke of the ex-Confeder
ates as having laid "rebellIOus hands 1por
the flag" and his deferred snd lukewaru
opposition to the force bill, cannot possibly
have made him more popular in Virgins
now than he was four years ago, when b
had all the federal Office holders in th
State in. bis favor-Alsrandria Gesstte.
For the Comfort of Cattle.
Mr.. Meredith, of Virginia last Thurs
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