Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-07-14
NEWS AND COMMENT.

A reunion of the Survivors of Me-
Neilrs Confederate Rangers is to be held
at Moorefeld, w. Va. August %.
Baby incubators may be a great
scientific discovery, but there is no
probability that there will ever be any
great public demand for them.-Er.
Massachusetts, Virginia, Ohio, and Iowa
are the only States that elect Governors
this year. Three of these States lave
Democratic Governors at present.
Congressman Epes, of that district has
written a letter TO the Petersburg Cham
Der of Commerce declaring that he can
not vote for the repeal of the Sherman
silver law unless some compensating legis-
lation is coupled with the rep cal.
1t is stated that there is net single
application for the postmastership Of
Falmouth, a village of three OF four hun.
bred inhabitants, about one mile from
Fredericksburg, on the opposite side of
the Rappannock, in Stafford county. The
salary amounts to about $3.50.
Jacob Kerns, who resides near Morgan
town, W. Va. comes under the head OF the
oldest inhabitaGt. He was born April 3,
1902 and lie, therefore, over ninety-o ne
years of age. He reared fifteen children
thirteen of whom are still living. He has
SO grandchildren, 1876 great-grandchildren
and seven great-great grand children.
We publish in this issue the call of the
Democratic Committee for District meet
IRgs for the election of delegates to the
State Gubernstorial Convention. The
delegates will be chosen by districts. This
method will give each district a chance
and the result will more nearly express
the sentiments of the voters.
The trunk lines have at last come to the
conclusion that it will pay them to givs
more accommodating rates to person
desiring to visit the Worlds Fair, and
haYe agreed to run excursion trains,
tickets good for the round trip. Cheap
tickets will undoubtedly increase the
number of visitors to the Fair.
The death of the late Justice BlatchfOrd
of the Supreme Court leaves vacancy
for Mr.. Cleveland to fill. The name of
Senator Jno. W. Daniel has been mention
ed in connection with the appointment.
of the eight judges now on the bench,
five are Republicans and three are Demo
Gratis.
There is fellow up in GIeene county,
Mimi, who every time he gets on a spree,
insists on paying years subscrIp tiOh to
his town paper. He has already paid for
his paper to Jan. |, 1887. An effort will
be made at the next meeting of the Ala
bama press Association to ascertain what
brand of liquor that man drinks. This
gentleman's sprees are, however, entirely
harmless and jnstifable. 1t is necessary
for his health that he should drink.
Every one wants to know the cause Of
the financial panic. Long dissertations
upon the subject leaves the brain befud-
died and the reader innocent of any sus-
picion as to the writer's views or !senti-
ments. The panic was caused by a lack
of confidence 10 the financial legislation
of Congress. The government may pur-
chase silver at double its market value
in order to please the silver producing
states, coin it 10 money, make 1t legal
tender, but the people will always sus-
pect a dollar that is only halt-dOllar in
real value. What the people want il
money that will do to keep. Let the
government bay silver at its real value,
put about doller's worth of silver in a
dollar and every one will have confidence
in our currency and there Will be ne &C.
casion fer panic to lock up money and
brighten people unnecessarily.