Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-12-18
Gleanings.

4" And the night shall be filled with burglars;
And the thieves that lniest the day
s~Ehall pack up their tricks like pedlers,
And carry the spoons away"
"She Stops 10 Conquer was written before
the days of piu-back skirts.
Miss Townsend died suddenly at dancing
party in Boston lately.
Susan Denim, the actress, a beautiful wo-
man, died recently from a fal upon the stage.
Mrs Mary Wikens died suddenly while in
attendance at services at ST. AloysiuS Church,
Washington city, recently.
The Charleston journal saws a thief robbed
the clothes line Of Dr. McChernery, aud left
the "Df." sLirAesS We suspect the thief
thought the "Dr." was an editor and had a
thousand shirts.
Three car loads Of silk-worm eggs from San
Francisco for New York passed through Lon
don. Ontario, on Monday. These eggs are
stated to be worth So 900 900, which state
meut is probably an exagscration.
At Bird .eport, Connecticut, Tuesday night,
destructive fire did much damage TO the
/ Wheeler & Wilson aud the Secor sewing ma
chine factories. and threatened st. Mary's Ro-
man Catholic Church. The loss will probably
reach $500 600, with insurance OF $500 600.
The daughter Of Mr. Justice Davis, Of the
| Supreme Court, will be married to the son Of
[ Mr. Justice Swlyue. at Bloomington. Illinois
/ on the ODD December. Chief Justice Waite
and Justices Swayuo aud Davis will be present
, On the occasion.
A correspondent from Washington writes
! that the haudSomeSt of all the NJ CS is eX-
I Governor Walker. of Virginia who has a tall,
elegant figure, dark brilliant eyes aud slvery
white hair. A correspondent Of the Alexan-
/ dria Gazette SAYS it is plain that the correspon-
dent has never seen Mi John w Daniel, Of
/ LynchJurg, specimen Of beauty Of classic
order.
The papers are bringing out afrcsh the
points of Mr. EvartS ancestry, to show the
peculiar fitness of hi, selection as the Centen-
NAL orator His grandfather Roger Sherman,
was a member Of the committee Of the Cen
teuual Congress which prepared the draft Of
the Declaration Of Independence.
J Henri Birch. a colorci member Of the
Louisiana State Senate, was married few
DAYS ago 10 the widow of Lieutenant Governor
Dunn. at New Orleans. The bride, who is a
stately-looklug woman, and an accomplished
musician, had her costume prepared by the
most fashionable modiSte in the city. and was
brilliantly decorated with diamonds The
wedding reception was attended by over five
hundred persons.
Mrs. John Winthrop Chanler died in New
York Monday morning. She was a daughter
of Samuel Ward and Emily Astor. tie dsugh-
ter of William 3. Aston The will of Mr..
Astor gave 70 Mrs. Chanler life estate in a
house on Madison avenue, in his country seat
IN Duchess county, in large amount of real
estate out of John Jacobs AStor's reSduary
estate, and in $4,000. She also received
absolutely large quantity Of real estate
She was in the thirty eighth year OF her age.
Prof Tice, according to the Springfield
Tll Journal made the following prediction
a few weeks ago: 1.-The coming winter GER
tainlv will not he an agreeable one. First,
cold. really so, will set in about the 2Sth Of
November and continue for nearly week
II will be warmer about the 5th Of December,
aud then cold for another week. 1t will be
warmer from the 18th to the 18th. and then
cold again About the Goth it will be warm.
aud about the S0ih cold, very cold, until Janu-
arv G then warmer till the 18th then very
cold 10 the goth then warmer for a few days,
flowed By cold weather til about the close Of
the month The month of February will be
very boisterouS, generally warm, but short
spells Of intensely cold weather