Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-05-01
CUR ENTS.
CHANGES IN THE CABINET.
The Discounted Barbour Papal
Visitors---The Latest Social Flut-
terra Grateful Hoax---Striking
Typos---Local Lines.

Visitors---The Latest Social tIut-
terra Grateful Hoax---Striking
Typos---Local Lines.
From Ow 0.cn Correspondentl
WAsEryeroS, April 20. 1875.
Hon. George h. Williams, Attorney Gene
raj. otherwise known as Laudaulet Williams,
has voluntarily resigned his office, and indeed,
seems anxious 10 he relieved OF Il. HIS assign
ed reason for DESERVING us just on the eve Of n
Presidential election, when those Southern Out
RACES are sure to be resumed, Is an ardent de-
sire TO build up Il law practice IN this district.
Passing strange, is it not, that this desire new
er entered Landaulet's head before? have
cast about for some real reason to have induced
bis retirement, but as vet can find none. Trust
me, however. Williams did not leave his posi-
ton merely to practice law. No. No! There
is an hidden cause, not set come to the surface.
Some say he wants 20 run for Senator from
Oregon, his nativa Stste,-though the election
does not come oE for over year,-but this Is
denied by the gentleman He has voluntarily
resigned, however, let the cause be what it
may During his official life the gentleman
has scarcely cour,ed the Southern peoples love.
He has lost no chance to goad and torture
them, and perhaps, many unjust acts towards
this oppressed section which we charged on
Grant plight more properly fit the Shou lders
Of our retiring Attorney General. Many
pames have been announced rs covetnus OF the
vacancy. Bristow, Secretary of the Treasury
is mentioned also ex-senator Carpenter,
Judge Pierrepoint of \. Y, d,-God save
us Benjamin T. IIuller Fancy New Or
leans Nero welding the power that Williams
possessed
SECRETARY DELANo,
of the Interior Department will alsO resign
He'll 10 50 merely 10 retire to the cooling shade
Of private life And yet, day or two ago,
was published an account Of some official con-
tract peculations of Dclano's for which Grant
asked of him his resignation. This was az
forwards denied on all sides; Delano denied
il, Grant denied it, and 4 delegation OF Interior
Department officialS,-sent, perhaps by their
head called on Grant and deniei it. The
truth is that Secretary Delano's son who Is
employed in the department has been med
ding with contracts rather too boldly, so bold
| ly that even Grant, too prone To mol seeing his
pets peccadilloes, was obliged 10 notice i, and
the Secretarys own fingers are said to he NJ |
too clean. Bat charity.-however misplaced,
covers multitude of sins. EX-District
Commissioner Henry L. Blnw, of Missouri, is
mentioned as Delanos probable successor o..
as our local press royalty have it, he viii pos
sibly he rendered The PJftfjli) Of the Depart
mcut
SAM EA-D,
| who has been lodging around here fur some
days trying to procure from Grant his rein
statement as Postmaster uf Atlanta was al
| length told by the President that if he could
prove his alleged popularity among the Atlanta
| folks, he would be retained. Animated anew
Bard left for Atlanta to procure the required
alilavits Of affection, crossing. en- roate, re-
publican deputation bound fnr Washington to
petition his continuance OWi ~ office. Blr'l
was busy down in Atlanta collecting his
| friends signatures when Grant telegraphs him
to remain where you are; your services arc
not needed" Poor Bard He, too. knows
now what it is to chang on princes lavors.
THE PAPAL ENJOYS,
who brought over Cardinal McCloskey's bereita
| frum Rome, and Who formally confer it upor
His new made) Eminence day after tomorrow
visited US last Friday. DR.. Chas. !. White
the oldest Catholic Clergyman in the city, will
assistant, Rev. Father dc Wulf, met them Al
the depot. a hasty round of sight seeing, Ia
GLIDING the Treasury, was made, and alteI
dining at Georgetown College. the eminent
preatcs returned to Baltimore. They hap
pened, very politely to express great praise %
Washington, our parks. public buildings
drives etc, which causes the star to bull soIn'
hifalutin theories aucnt their visit. No on'
don't know. it argues in an urdercne, maybe
,,,c-il,ia t,, from
Rome. told them to skirmish around, prospect
ing for future refuge for His Holiness Tit
Papal delegation called on the President auC
Secretary Fish, neither of whom coul,i be seen
THE MARIB Ito GAZETTE
publishes in recent issue singular story q
some late John w. Sedsewick of this city,
millionaire who had bequeathed $4,000 to
Miss belle shermer of Prince Georges cou ty
This beqaest was left the lady in gratitude io
her having rescued him from horrible dealt
in this city two years ago, when he fell in
faint on the railroad track on Mary land avenue
The .Sidr has sifted this romance so that III
bare skeleton remains. Our journalistic or|
declares that no will by any such deceased per
son is on record in the court, and that dllligen
enquiry has failed to develop any such man
We may regard this as a settler and charge III
Marlboro journal with trying on MS lat
April fool. While on this subject | may 81.
that the b. & p. Road, whose tracks form
sort Of labyrinth en- Mary land and Virgins
avenues, is finding itself in hot water which ha
been heated by the property holders on SAT-
avenues, who say that the constant rumblini
of trains, and the bleating of car-imprisone'
cattle in front of their domicils, not to speal
OF the danger their offspring run in playin.
outside are simply uubearable-they won
bear it. &c, &C. At last accounts they wer
get fighting
1T Is WHISPERED,
re,y lowly, however, that George W. Riggs
Esq. our old and respected banker, whose frs
wife died. believe, in 1869 or 20, is sooi
going TO take another one,--a young, pretty
stylish and very graceful widow. Her nam
is guessed at, but until can verify these sur
misses. your lady readers must rest content
Mr. Riggs is very well off and has three daueh
tiers and one son. His second daughter. Mis-
Kate, married Mr.. Henry IIowan! of the Bri
fish legation abont four years ago Though