Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1870-04-18

WHERE IS BAeNUN.-dr Conrad Grim, an
individual who nearly sixty years ago opened
his eyes upon the beauties Of nature, as reveal
ed in the blue hills of Loudoun, and who from
that day to this has lived within ten miles of
Leesburg, the county seat, made his tirst APP
pearauce upon our streets on Monday last.
additionally, he learns that when child ne
was once carried 20 the Disfrict-beyond that
he has no knowledge Of ever before having
been so far from home as on Mon lay, when in
this town Mr. C. is small of stature, some
what Rip Van Winklish in his appearance
but converses well, and IS possessed Of the
full average of intelligence -LessJtrg Mirror
EhEvATED.-Wan, or Wallace Bllmyer,
colored. wel-known about tlis place, where his
mother still resides, is at present member Of
the Florida Legislature. Wall is heavy boy,
and we have no doubt that he will be able to
make his mark" in one way or the other,
during his legislative career.-NGrtins5urg
Star.
Mai. John Esten Cooke has written new
work" Hammer aud Rapier"-contaiuing a
series Of sketches of the battles Of Virginia, IN
GLIDING Gettysburg and Sharpsburg, from the
Dist Of July, 1861, to the ending at APpomat-
tox.
DEsEAsED.-T. X. C,llins, Esq, we'll
known printer and publisher, in Philadelphia,
died few days ago. He was formerly q resi-
dent Of Washington city, where he was en-
poycd successfully by Peter Force, Gales L
SeatoD and Gen Duff Green.
Rev.T. B. SHEPHERD. His numerous friends
will be pleased to learn that this gentleman has
taken up his residence in MilIwood where he
is pleasantly situated in the house formerly &C
cupied by James W. Ryan, Esq. Every one
regrets that Mr. Ryan has left MI!wood.-
Clarke Courier
DEATH OF Bishop KINGsLEY.-A dispatch
received announces the death Of the Rev Cal
vim Kingsley, d D., one of the bishops Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church of the United
States, which sad event took place in Beyrout,
in Syria.
The total (expensej per ,resk, Of the Virginia
Legislature, including everything, is $6,G94.
our advice is therefore, ''be brief" Finish as
soon as possible, and adjourn.
At Cleveland, Ohio, two men entered the
Savings and Loan Association Bank and while
one engaged the cashier in conversation the
other quietly went to the vault and took there
from $4,000 in cash They were both, after
wards, arrested, and all the money secured.
A man who has been in the Massachusett.
State prison for twenty years, for burning
down his own house, was pardoned and released
last week. He went to prison drunkard-hc
comes out sober man.
1t is said that Judge Underwood is delighted
at the prospect of having Judge Bond as q
Judge in Virginia, and Judge Bond is equally
delighted at the prospect Of having Judge
Underwood as q colleague-AieraHdrja Gaz.
The funeral of the late Gen. Thomas toob
place at Troy Friday week. There was large
military display The President, Gen. Sher'
man, and many Q. S. officers, were present.
Jack Reynolds, convicted Of brutal mur
der, in New York, and hung Friday week, wa
the man who said that hanging had lsel
played ont in New York
COUNTY CoUGr-It is impossible to say, a
yet, whether there will he C1uuty C,ur
held in this county this month The Genera
Assembly is clcctine County judges and w
may get a Judge by the 25h.-ClarEe CourjG
If mo tidiugs are received Of the City Of Bos
ton, she viii be the fourth ocean steamer thai
| has vanished with all on board The other
are the Pesident, City Of Glasgow and IL,
/ Pacific.
Baltimore City has lust voted an appropria.
ton Of So 5OO.0OO for the purpose of imrrov.
( ing Jones Fas-the stream that now aud ther
gives them So much trouble.