Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-10-09
Gleanings.
Lepro.r !, on .he increase in EogIand.

Walter Graut, Of t!t0hburgs lass., 10 years
! old had lately born unto him bis twenty hrSs
child.
It's understood the next meeting the Cen
ersl Conference Of the M. L. Church will be
held in Baltimore 10 May 1876.
The "Stonewall Brigade" Band Of staunton
will visit Richmond at the unwilling Of the
Statue. IL will accompany the 9th Virginia.
The browning stone of the Lincoln Memorial
Tower, in London, was laid recently. IL IS
designed to commemorate the abolition Of sav-
cry.
It is said that hog is to be exhibited Al the
Petersburg Fair, weighing 1850 pounds; 0
feet long aud 81 feet high, aud halls from
North Carolina.
Thirty pieces of black silk, valued at 81 600,
were taken hy burglars from the store of j.
Edward Bird & Co., Baltimore, on Tuesday
night
OF the persons recently poisoned at wed.
ling in Dalton. Ca, by ice cream Favored
with peach leaves, two died Wednesday and
one last Sunday.
\ Frcuchmau named Julius Peontiney re-
siding at Swan Creek, Monroe county, Miehl-
Gan. kicked and beat his wife to death on
Monday night. The murderer escaped.
A little son of DR.. VIM. II Miller, ofLuray,
Page Co, was on visit at DR.. 5. 2. II. Mill
I lers, who resides uear Conlal's Store, Rock
insham county. Whilst there, he got his
hand in the gearing of cane mill or crusher,
whilst in motion. His right hand was badly
crashed.
\ tramp, who applied for lodgings at the
Lo~ell, Mass, station honse, has been held on
su, pcion Of having murdered Miss Langmade,
near Suucook, y. II. His face exhibits
scratches, his clothing is bloody, and he ac-
knowledges having left Suncook about the
tine of the murder.
The famous trottug mare, American Girl,
ieI, dead Saturday afternoon in the first heat
in the free for all race, On the Elmira driving
park. The band playela funeral dirge as soon
as Ter death was made known. Her owner
was recently offered $25 600 for her, aud $780,
600 on Saturday morning last.
The Louisville CoWier-JoWadTs ST. Louis
special says fifty policy-hoders OF the st.
LOUIS Mutual Life Insurance company, living
in middle Tennessee, have filed suits To recover
back annual premiums amounting to $4,000,
on the ground that the company has failed to
comply with contracts. $4,000 in bonds
have been attached.
The dwelling Of Mrs. Dora Wilkins u, a
widow about thirty-fve years Of age, III Paw
tucket, Il. ! was entered by unknown men
on Tuesday night, and chluroirm applied t"
herself and youny lady occupying the same
| bed Mis-. Wilkinson was dragged To an adj
! joiuin: room and outraged. Wien tie women
recovered consciousness the men hal tscapcd.
At Reading, Pa, on Wednesday week the
! jury rendered verdict IN the ease OF Elizabeth
Misber rs. Jos McMtnus, for seduction Of the
plaintiffs daughter, Mary Misher. The YER
diet WAS in favor of the plaintiff, and the
damages were assessed at $4,000. This /,
| the heaviest verdict ever rendered IN Berks
county in an action OF this kind.
| TIE obituaries Of American Girl, the trot-
| ting mare. are numerous and touching. The
! Philadelphia Press says: Her death creates
| void 10 our community which cannot easily
lie filed" The New York Herald goes so far
as to affirm that "thc death f Americ Girl,
like that Of Garrick, will sadlen the gayeiy Ol
nations
About two weeks ago q little daughter Of
! Reuben Steckel, residing near lronton, was
swinging in the yard Alta hid 10 her father
residence, ULen another child opened psrasnl
| in front # her as she swung forward th,
point II one Of the ribs struck her 10 the cor
u,r of one eye, lear the nose aud penetrated
the bone into the brain The little sufferer
expired yesterday a(ternoon.-AReHto'rH Pa
| Chronicle, September 2oh.
la New York, on Monday. fifteen persons
charged with murder were marched nom The
Tombs to the court house for arraignmeut-
| They stepped frou. tie Fisuhlia-,irtet door OF
the prison haul-cuaed 10 thrcrs. aul were
! formed in = procession, with a deputy sheriff,
! ike lieutenant, IN front u each trio Il pris-
ouers There were 10 the company two NO
mon, three negroes and two boys.
The people Of Alexandra are moving in be-
! BALI OF free bridge across the Potomac Al,
Georgetown. They ought 10 have IT, People
ought always to have right Of way from one
large town 70 another ou opposite shores Of
.lch . river a the Potomac az Warrington
II ought % be considered public duty to Sc
cure % the people such free communication
Richmond Dispatch.
NJ Theirs always 4 good subject for PEN
! portraits, hss bad his picture taken better than
ever before by writer who speaks Of " that
. piuk-whi'e lce hall-womausb. hali-chillish,
Illuminated by two eyes full Of mischief be-
uiul gold spectacles; that restless mouth
that broad a1d polished forehead surmouuted
| by tultel hair white as snow"
The Troy Times says two brothers were ar
rested Oh Sunday afternoon for being dis order
| ly and were locked mp. They bad small
scotch terrier which seemed much attached to
its master, but it was put ont Of the station
house. The dog stayed around the house FOR
some time and finally gained entrance 70 the
yard in the rear. The prisoners hearing its
cries outside put their blankets out through
! the window Of the cell, and the dog took hold
of them, and after numerous trials was drawn
] up TO the window, about six feet above the
ground and taken into the cell.
Mai b. P. holland has sold 16 0 acres Of
''TLe Hill, near Mddlebnrg Loudoun county,
10 an Englishman named Grant for $40 0OO
! r. C. Boman's farms have been sold, one for
S27, another for $2l per aero. Washington
/ McCarty'S farm, near Miidleburg, has been
/ sold for $50, and Nathaniel Th)mss's farm,
near Paris. for Sl2 80. Mr. A. Rogers of
/ Loudoun several days ago, sold lis "Sprinks
/ Ferry" farm on the Potomac. containing about
400 acres, Or $50 per acre. Richard lleaton,
purchaser.
! Pursuant 10 \ notice read from the Stanton
! Presbyterian Church on the Goth Of Septem-
! Der, q congregational meeting was held on the
/ 3fd instant. Gen. John l. ;hols then offered