Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-04-07
NEWS AND COMMENT.

by about 5000 majority.
The last of the Columbian souvenir
half-dollars has been coined. The demand
for them has rot been as brisk as was ex-
oectsd.
Charles E. Kemper, of STANTON, has
been appointed chief clerk of the arch
iteot's office of the Treasury Department
in Washington.
Gen. James G. Field says he will not be
a candidate tor Office in Virginia this fall,
but will make an active canvass for the
third-party nominees.
The House of Representatives of Texas,
has PASSED bill requiring the railroads
to provide separate coaches for white and
colored passengers.
The Virginia Court of Appeals has
granted writ of error in the case OF
James T. CLARK, recently tried for killing
Rev. j. f. Moffett, in Danyille, and con-
victed of voluntary manslaugbter.
The Washington correspondent of the
Alexandria Gazette says; Most all tie
Virginia oficeseekers have gone home,
the most of them, it must be said, in no
good humor with themselves or with any
body else.
The United States Supreme Cenrt has
decided against the State Of Virginia in
a suit brought by the Commonwealth
against the State of Tennessee claiming
control over the towns Of Bristol, Tenn,
and Goodson, Va.
"There is one thing 1 like about the
religion that tn is here Sam Jones dishes
up" said the man with red clay on his
boots and hayssed in his beard. at don't
interfere none with the language feller
uses when be is drivin' mules"
The fine hotel at Glasgow has been
sold to a Philadelphia syndicate. 1t is
understood that the purchasers will at
once complete the hotel, on which nearly
100000 has been spent, and run an
electric railway from there to Natural
Bridge.
There arc now over $4,000 postofficcs Of
all classes in this country. OF this num-
Der about $500 belong to the presidential
class. Pennsylvania takes the lead as
having the largest number of postofices,
New York comes second and Illinois
third.
Forest fires il the counties contiguous
to Petersburg, are very destructive,
many family residences have been de-
stroysd and some persons having narrowly
escaped being burned to death. The
losses are estimated at from $4,000 to
100000.
At Maysyile, Ky, Blanche Bulger,
aged FIVE years, fell limp at her mothers
feet exclalming; 'Oh, mother, am drunk
1t is not known how much whskey the
child drank, but physicians think it must
have been nearly halt pint The child
died of passive congestion of the brain,
caused by the fleets of the WHISKY.
Mrs. Bsale, one of the lady assistants OF
the Virginia board of Worlds Fair man
ayers, turned in to Colonel Buford, the
president, Saturday, $1,70O, which she
had collected from entertainments given
in different parts OF the State. She was
assisted by the ladies auxiliary, and
some of the money was obtained by the
sale Of souvenirs.
Hon. John E. Massey hopes to interest
Virginia school teachers and officers in
the Southern Educational Association, of
which body he is vice-president. He is
now perfecting arrangements for the
summer institutes, or temporary normal
schools. to be held at several places in
the State next summer for the benefit of
the tea cheers of the public schools
During a terrific thunderstorm Mon
day Willie and George, aged thirteen and
seventeen, sons of James Crane, who lives
nine miles from Danyille, we're instantly |
killed by lightning. They we're IN barn
cutting prOvender for horses waen the
storm came up. Lightning struck the
barn, and the boys nscks were found to
be broken and their bodies badly bruised
Ind blackened.
Nelson Examiner; Williams & Co., de-
.sctives of Washington, have offered
eward of twenty five dollars for any in
ormatiOn, which will lead to the recOv.
nv of Mr.. N. J. Sutherland, son OF Mr.
William Sutherland, of North Garden.
Jar readers will remember that Mr.
sutherland went to Washington during
be inauguration and has not since been
eard from.
Mr.. Ham of Georgia says if some peo-
lie IN his State don't get Office pretty
con ntbere will be more blood and hair
md bear signs, and the ground torn up
ban ever you saw" A like cause will
lot produce such violent effects in Vir-
inia, but the air here is already res
mart with the echoes of the murmurs of
be growls of disappointment.--AIes-
ndria Gazette.
II has been decided by the councils
Worlds Fair subcommittee that the
liberty Bell, the ringing OF which
reclaimed the independence Of tie
hirteen original States, shall be taken to :
hicago, the date of the departure from
being fixed for April 18th.
he bell will be transported n special
ar, and four stalwart policemen will 60
8 its special custodians, and never lose
ght Of their charge. A number of city
GicIals will 20 to Chicago at the time
be bell is taken there. Ga the way to
10 FAIR stops will be made 10 all the
.ree cities, so that the citizens may t
ave an opportunity Of seeing the bell b
nat rang out liberty to the land. 'c