Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-06-12
Gleanings.
IT'S the irst spring mosquito
Heard humming alone,
His thirsty companions
Will be here anon.

IT'S the 6rst spring mosquito
Heard humming alone,
His thirsty companions
Will be here anon.
Right Rev. James A. Healy is consecrated
bishop Of Portland, Ne.
Charles W. Sargent, cashier Of the New
Hampshire Savings Bank at Concord, has sui
cided.
Postmaster general Jewell has gone on
Western inspection tour.
r. w. Wishart of Little Rock, Ark, was
shot last week by d. P. Cloyd, newspaper
editor.
The Union Pacific railroad declared a divi-
dend of u per cent. for the quarter ending
June 3O,h.
The spiritualists are dividing on the ques-
ton of the transmutation of souls after death.
New York retailers report much larger sales
this sprins than during the same period last
year.
Eben Smith of Bridgton, Me-, died recently
from the effects Of cat bite received six
months ago.
Phil Sheridan was dinel at Chicago recent
| IL and presented with silver tea service.
Inc time OF tue AldOdulA CldiulS COilllnlSSiOn
has been extended six months.
New York merchants think of forcing the
country into it, by resuming specie payments
On their own account.
Fifty Winnebagoes have cast of tribal rela
tons and gone to farming, on 40 acres, each,
at Black River Falls, Wisconsin.
Flippin, Of Georgia, the only colored cadet
now at West Point is said to be getting on
finely, and standing well.
The Holyoke victims, by late advices, are
numbered at 90, besides others, slightly in
jured. The jury blames no one, but condemns
1 the earelessness in construction of church gal
/ leries
/ The Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York
| aud the Wilmington and Reading railroad
companies are consolidated with Robt Frazier
Of Philadelphia as president.
San Francisco claims to have over $40, OOO,-
/ 600 permanently invested in manufactures
/ The annual value Of the products is estimated
at sea, 500, 600.
/ Inst. Louis, at the recent municipal, election,
| the system of counting the votes and aRnoun-
! cling the results each hour of the balloting was
/ tried with success.
Uri Carruth, of the Vineland n. j., Inde-
pendent who was shot in the head by Chas. H.
/ Lands some weeks since still lives. He has
left the editorial tripod, however. Lands has
been released on bail.
! The New York Tribune editorial rooms are
on the ninth floor, and when man comes
round to see the author Of an article he is told
that the elevator is broken BY the time he
reaches The sanctum be can be floored by a
penhoder.
Il is a coincidence that NJ ichael Levy, Of
| Paris, aud John Harper, of New York, both
/ leading publishers died on the same day An
other coincidence is that Geu. Breckenridge and
SIR Bright, whom he succeed as the presiding
officer Of the Senate, died almost at the same
time.
The P. L. diocese of Iowa has JUS: elected
Rev. Dr. James Houston Eccleston, d. D., Of
Philadelphia as bishop. Dr. Eccleston was
born in Maryland 80 years ago, and is a mem
Der of a distinguished family. lie was educa-
ted at Princeton, and for two years after the
receip, Of his diploma practiced law. Later
he studied for the ministry in Philadelphia,
aud was ordained in 1865 He afterwards be-
came rector Of ST. Mathew S Church Philadel-
phia, which position he holds at present
The new Masonic Temple at New York was
dedicated last Wednesday week The process
sion, which passed through the principal
streets, wherein flags etc, were profusely dis
/ played, numbered about $4,000 men, divided
into 20 divisions, and was two and quarter
hours passing given point. Country folks
came into the city by tens Of thousands to
witness the pageant The building viii be the
/ finest, erected in the United States for Masonic
purposes, and when completed will cost one
million The project has been maturing thr
/ " years, and started from the small beginning
/ of a silver dollar cast on the altar of his lodge
by Greenfield Pope, brother whose family was
| dependent on the labors of his hands.