Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-07-10
Editorial lettings.

Tie NJ. Reynolds, OF ShepAerdsIo"h, ana Nale
Davis Of Piedmont.
In the report Of examinations &c, at Fair
fax Hall. Winchester, we fud that Miss Anna
Child, Of lIarpers Ferry graduated, having com
pleted FIVE departments and underwent eleven
examinations. Average per cent. 81.
The Winchester TGass in its notice of the
Commencement Of the Shenandoah Valley
Academy Of that city, says the annual adj
dress by the Hon. VIM H. Travers WAS replvte
with rich thought and good advice, and well
sustained The scholarly reputation Of this gem
tlcman
Gen. y. B. Forrest was presented by the
cJlored men Of Memphis, Tennessee, with a
banner, on tue 5th July, as a token Of recon-
ciliatiou. The General can faunt it in the
face Of Sheridan. This is " black flag to
which the outrage party viii seldom allude.
What a collapse Of the muTdeT-in- the-air-bub-
bic.
We learn from Ro'ceH's Newspaper Report
e. that :. St. J. Clarkson, Esq of Wheeling
intends establishing an advertising agency in
that city, the business TO be mainly confined to
the press of our own state, Eastern Ohio aud
Western Pennsylvania. We wish Mr. Clark
son al! success in bis enterprise.
The Reporter also states :ha, number of
quite young bu; talented journalists are form
Ing burea2 Of correspondence at the new
Capital, TO writs letters thence to the state
press, during the sittiugs of the legislature
This IS y=tAer a steep undertaking for these
youthful pen drivers, but they doubtless fully
understand the task, and will properly perform
It.
Our ueighbor the SPIRIT, says it has copy
riglted this:
When the due is on the blossom,
Aud the atmosphere sercue,
Spread gently DER your tatOg times
little Paris Green.
We suggest our friend retire TO some quiet
retreat aud brush mp bis photographed knowl-
edge
The International shoot came of at Dol
lymouut, Ireland last week, and the American
boys-as is usually the case-triumphed, the
total score standing Irishmen, 929; Ameri-
cans, J67. Our celtic cousins may handle a
sbillelah more dexterously than we, aud posi-
bly, lead Of, in some other things, bat when it
comes to the trigger, Paddy, me boy, you'd bet
ter step down and out
Prof. Benz. Hyde Benton, D. D., has favor
ed us with q Catalogue Of the New Market
VA Polytechnic Institute. He claims fOr
his school the advantages Of a course Of ssrdy
such as the exgeucies of the times demand
short, practical, useful and reasonable; and
that his teachers are able, skillful men, Of rare
business aud executive ability. We hope
Prof. Benton will appreciate the superior adj
vantases Of The FREE Pass as an advertising
medium, and sendus an advertisement.
Our exchanges tell us that on Friday morn
ing Of last week the jury in the great Brook
Ign case, after remaining out several days,
brought in a divided verdict, 0 standing for
the acquital Of Plymouth's pastor, and 8 a.
gaiust. That aoy sane juryman could have
listened for the past six months to the noun
tlins Of evidence rolled up against Beecher-
not forgetting the written confessions Of his
param5ur. and still waver in his opinion, is
hard, very hard for US to understand. We
fear there was some tampering with these
twelve wise men Of the City Of Churches.
1t gives US pleasure to learn that our young
couu;ymau, W. T. LeayeIl, Jr., distinguished
himselfi in the recent Regatta at Washington
and lee University As stroke and best
oar Of the winning crew, be bore OF the high
est houors-a handsome prize-cup presented
by the citizens of Lexington to the Harry Lee
Boat Club. The fine boating on the North
River is one Of the greatest attractions OF
Washington and Lee, and is every year be-
coming more popular. The exciting races ad-
ding not little TO the interest Of the COM
meucemeut exercises Jefferson persists in
taking the lead in al her representatives, and
cannot be too proud Of her noble sons.
1, is with grateful pleasure We note the fact
that move is on foot farther South to pro-
vide a home for the widow of Stoaewall Jack
son. This lady is now living in Charlotte
y. C., and reported in very reduced circum-
stances. Mr.. w. H. Deeves, of New Orleans
has offered 20 be one Of two hundred to give
S25, each. for the relief Of Mrs. jackson, or tc
compose one of one hundred to subscribe Sl0O
each. A gentleman Of Atlanta has also offer
Ell the lady an interest in a large cotton facto-
~ there. We record these noble expression.
Of regard for the dead and charity for the liv-
ing with gladness. and only wish that on, own
little community could do something il thi:
regard.
The Washington papers tell US Of a good
deal Of wailirg and weeping going on in the
Treasury department. Its New Treasurer en-
tered upon his duties on tie 1st instant, and
forthwith be.uu a reorganization of his de-
partmeu'. as provided for by a special act APP
proved last session. About two hundred and
fifty employees in various bureaus, and of both
sexes. were summari|y Topped of, and The cler-
ical service brought down to an alleged proper