Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-11-20
Editorial lettings.

The Morgan NTc,Ty favors vote Of the
people upou the question Of permanent To-
cation OF tle Capital.
Tas I,iul7a' AJs, Published at Chicago,
says Jao. A. Thomson, Esq Of this County,
D., cone OF tae salts Of The earth"
The Wheeling Register las lengthy edj;o-
rial TO j,s issue Of Saturday last. suggesting
the rsi.stric.ng Of the Sa.srlr Congressional
purposes.
Father Bring Home Your MOney To-
Night, ,sihename Of a new temperance song.
Somebody ought TO write a sequel, entitled:
Orif you can't come yourself 'end it, Fa-
t5.r."
THE P5esijeu, says ,ha. tie people now
know wba, kiud Of money they are going 90
have 10 future. The boudbo.lers DO. bu, the
large mass of tbe people are no, very certain
that they are going to have any money at all.
Moody ADD Sankey having been accused of
sorJli aul selfish motives in their work, be-
cause they had sued out an injunction against
% New York publisher to prevent the Pubiica-
tioa o. their hymn book, IL is explained that
so 5r from specuhtiug twenty thousand dol
lars was received hom the sale Of their hymn
books 10 England, an Of which was given to
charitable objects aad purposes.
some papers seem 20 think that Moody aud
SAusey are making bot poor mark in Brook
lyn. 7, may be so so the estimation Of some +;
tae clergy seem 20 think otherwise, aud many
people tljok that jfa religious impression can
he fairly started in Brooklyn Sodom and Go
norub may yet stand a chance of revival i,
s.. a wicked ramp afi-..,, bo~over, CO iiSeu the
city Of Clu,cLos, 10 The cities Of the
Plain
The unparalleled railroad feat of attempt
i7E O. make che ran f-,m Pittsburgh to New
York. d distance Of ass miles without stop
ping. and which was Grst attempted on tine
10th inst, has. So far, proved unsuccessful
THE ;rt.u started promptly, bat during the
nip, theassis;lut engineer Of the Middle Dj-
Vision, leaning oat of tie baggage car. was
struck by platform on the side Of the track,
Knocked from ,le train. aud instantly Billed
This caused detention Of twenty minutes
From this and other d.teatIous, The idea Of a
continuous run was ablud5uod, and SO, for
this time. proved failure.
The Editor Of the Vac EnJ'anl Historical
Cusologc Register, Boston. says " Dr..
Ile.cs discourse ou Jackson is a remarkable
production; aud even those wb, might not be
disposed or WHO are Do, willing To yield as
sent 90 an his views, pas,uAies, and couclu-
-.ars. wj', unite with all who can yie,I assent.
must ,hiuk, ia tie Judgment tia; seldom It
ever 10 yar day and generation has any other
Discourse Of ,ais Mind been equal to this Of
d. Uo-e's TO o'oqucuce 4. gic, pa,has, sle-an,
scholarship. and originality Of ideas There
are passages Zoo &c that VIII vie with anything
that Cicero, Psric,es, Dsm1s.lcaes. or EscLi.
rcs,yU uttered"
Hon JeGc-s.a Davis In accepted ,hc prc.i-
6.--y Of ne American Department Of tue
Mississippi Valley Society Of London. tender
Cd lin ty ,he r-e,5lea. of The organization.
The ot.vc: of this movement IS to direct ar
ierfn1 o. ,le Development Of the commercial.
agricultural and mineral resources Of the val
I.y al tie Mississippi Mr. Davis viii devote
DIS entire energies 90 ,hc work iu this country
and Europe. making bis headquarters at New .