Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-06-09
NEWS AND COMMENT.

Memorial Day at Winchester.
The Virginia populist convention to
nominate full State ticket is TO be held
in Lynchburg. August Srd.
The trial of Miss Lizzie Borden for the
murder of her father aud step-mother
began Monday at New Bedford, Mass.
Judge Griffin, of Roanoke City, was
elected County Clerk of Roanoke county
BIS the narrow margin of seven votes.
The Hygeia Hotel and all other private
property on the goS eminent reservation
at Fortress Monroe will pay State taxes
in the future.
Messrs ]. C. Berry & Co, millers OF
Harrisonburg, have received an order
through New York broker for two car
loads of flour for shipment to Cuba.
The three children and one grandchild
of Jefferson Davis were reinterred in the
lot in Hollywood Cemetery, near Rich
m)nd, where the body of the President OF
the Confederate Suites was reburied.
When Bolrbon county, Ky, elects a
Judge he is elected for life on good
behayier. Since 1850 only four Judges
have been elected, each of them holding
dice until be died.
In the Circuit Court of Winchester on
Saturday, Judge Turner ruled IN all the
specia: pleas 10 favor of the Equity
Improvement Company against sub
scribers to the stock of that company.
President Cleveland announced Monday
night that be would call an extra session
of Congress not later than the fifteenth
nor earlier than the first of September to
consider the financial situation of the
country.
Mr.. Edwin Booth, the actsr, died 10
New York 'oity, Wednesday morning.
In his death the American stage loses Its
greatest actor and the country a citizen
whose modest hut sterling personal worth
would have adorned any station or pro-
fession.
Considerable interest is manifested
among the people of Virginia over the
publication of letters from Hon. Chas. L.
O'Ferrall, in reply to those of Mr. VIM. X.
Alexander. The publications are sharp
and caust:c on both sides, and the outcome
is awaited with much interest
The Wesleyan Female College at
Murfreesboro, N. c, was burned Tuesd ay
night. of last week. Prof. r. B. Troy,
with the assistance of the citizens and
visitors, succeeded in saving all the young
ladies without the slightest injury. Much
of the private property of the students
and teachers is lost. All of the library
and apparatus Is a total loss.
The report that should Colonel OFFER
rail- receive the gubernatoral nomination
he will not resign his seat in Congress
until after the election, has not been
denied or confirmed. In view Of the fact
that an extra session will be held, Ia
which Virginia should have her full num-
Der Of representatives, the matter is OF
sufficient importance to merit an express
sion of opinion from Colonel O'Ferra.l.
There seems to be no good reason why
the additional expense of special cleo
ton should be incurred, when it could be
saved by holding the election for Con-
gresham and Governor at the same time.
Colonel OFerralPs prominence as
candidate and probable nomination,
make 1t still more important that be give
some indication of his purpose in the
matter charlottesville Progress.
Gov. Tillma as rules for the State bar
looms, which will be open July l, prohibit
the came perso from beng served more
than once day. No loafng will be allow
ed around the dispensaries. Clubs will
not be allowed to serve liquor. The dis
pensaries are to open at o'clock in the
morning and closs at IN the evening. A
special constabulary force is to be EN-
ployed to enforce the law. Gov. Till
man stated that the whiskey men OF the
State had been selling liquor of but 90
to 90 per cent proof, badly adulteratsd;
that they sold short measure, from half
pint to quart-bottle sizes, This is also
done in North Carolina, where the wbis-
key men are afraid that similar measures
to those adopted in that State will be
taken and are forming a State ass ocia-
tiOn for mutual protection. The Governor
says be expects to sell between l,OOO,O 600
and 10000 gallons of liquor annually
at profit OF at least 81 per gallon. He
thinks the expense will not be less than
$500. 900 nor more than $500, 0C0 year, so
that be figures out a net profit Of from
SEQ, 1000 to 81, 100000 per annum.
When General Grsnt was lying, sick
unto death, at Mount McGregor, he wrote
TO General Simon Buckner: II have
witnessed since NY sickness just what
wished TO see ever sirce the war-har-
mony and good feeling between the two
sections. haye always conteDded that If
there had been nobody left but the sold
iers We should have had peace in year"
could General Grant have lived until {
the year of grace 1893 he would have t
seen that harmony and good feeling more
iotensifed and mere compact than he
would have thought possible. He wsuid
have seen ex-nnion and ex-confederate f
soldiers meet together to strew flowers on q
former comrades graves; he wonld have
seen veterans OF union armies pay respect =
to the ashes of the president of the con- G
Sederacy; he would have seen an ex-con- II
Iederate colonel. at the head OF the great