Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-02-10
NEWS AND COMMENT.

marries and when he dies. But even then
his nersoual impOrtau CO is overshadoved
by the curiosity to know whether he IS
a boy or girl, what the bride wore ana
how much he left in bis will.
There are now forty four States in the
American Union, with astrong probsbll-
itv .hat the number will be increased to
forty-elght before another year rolls by.
Arizona, New Mexico, Utah and Oklahoma
are seeking admission with every prospect
of having their request granted,
The Washington correspondent OF the
Alex. Gasetis says
REPRESENTATIVE Tucker, of Virginia
saws he has polled the Senate, and be is
satisfied the resolution which has passed
the House to amend the Constitution SC
as TO elect L. S. Senators by the direct
vote Of the people, will pass that body
also.
Judge William Lindsay, of Kentucky,
who is to succeed Mr.. Carlisle in the
United States Senate is native OF
Rockbridgs county. He was born and
raised at Alone Mills, in that county, and
was a son of Andrew Lindsay. His mother
was a daughter Of James Davidson, at one
time high sheriff of the county. He read
law under Governor Letcher, and before
the war settled in Kentucky. He has
new a large circle of relations in Rock
bridge county.
Col. Charles G. Eddy. vice-prssident
and traffic manager of the Norfolk and
Western railroad has rendered hnsrssigna-
ton 10 take effect on the 18th inst, to
accept the same position on the Reading
railroad, with headquarters at Philadsl-
phia.
It'll stated that Mr.. Eddy is to receive
500 900 year as second vics-president OF
the Reading Railroad. His salary as vice
president Of the Norfolk and Western
Road was $4,000.
Nearly all the Ofice-hOlders under Mr.
Clsveland's former administration, frem
Cabinet ministers down, are applicants
for re-aDpolntment. If there is anything
Mr.. Cleveland and his special admirers
des rise, it is the office seeking propensity
of the Democratic politicians" They
think this spirit should be rebuked, and
that the best way to do it is to have
themselves re-appointed. According to
their notion, the offices belong to the
saints, aud they are the saiuts.-4ler-
Gndria Sun.
Mrs. W. S. Beale, lady assistant of the
Virginia Board of Managers of the Worlds
Fair. is Just back from New York, where
she succeeded IN raising a considerable
amount of money. She expects to secure
more. She lie arranging for a reception Of
Virginia authors TO be held in Richmond
in the course of few weeks. 1t is ex
pected that large number of Virginia
writer's will be present. Several authors
from neighbOring States are also expect
ed to be here. Some Of the most popular
writers will read selections from theil
wOrks.-RichmOnd Dispatch.
Negroes and whites are allowed Il
intermary in twenty-three States an'
Territories. They are all Northern State
but epe-Louisama. They are as follows
Connecticut, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas
Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan
Minnesota, Nontanl, New Hampshire
New Jersey, New York, North Dakota
Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania. Rhode
Island, South Dakota, Vermont, Wash
ingtoa, Wisconsin and Wyoming. In al
the other States such marriages are
absolutely void.
A Bill has just been passed by the
Alabama house of delegates prohibiting
the sale of cigarettes IN that state and
their use in public places. Uuless We
are greatly mistaken, such bill wal
passed few years ago, by one or both OF
the branches of the general assembly OF
Virginia, but if it became a law it is a
dead letter, for the sale OF the ''little
death" is absolutely unrestricted. The
principal objection to the cigarette, upon
other than purely sanitary grounds. il
fonnd in its sale to minors. There is DC
calculating the number Of early graves
it ha1 filed. As for its use by adults, the
peril they run is told every now and then
in some dispatch that tells of somebody
driven to insanity by excessive indulgence
IN cigarette smoking. 1t may not slay
its tens of thousands like the "littlc
brown Jog" when used indIscrestly. but
its victims are many and they will In
crease unless some check is placed upon
the sale Of it.-Pet9sbHrg Iader appeal.
An effort is bslng made by the ladies'.
memorial associations snd::ths Confederate
veteran camps of Richmond to erect in
that city a monument to the privats
soldiers and sailors of the Confederate
States.
1t is designed that the monument shall
speak for each State Of the Confedsracy
of its sacred love and reverence for the
dead, the name Of each State craven on
the stones forming the majestic column
upon which will stand the stslwart figure
of the Confederate private; and in the
museum, where ono may learn the true
story Of that dire struggle, aud imbibe
the spirit Of that self-sacri6ce which
gladly gave its all at the call of duty, il
Is intended to assign room to each State
Clearing it's nams), in which shall be
placed tho sacred relics of the glorious
mast aud that il shall also he rspress ntsd
on the Board of Managers by lady regent
from that State.