Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-11-13
Gleanings.

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That they sob and treuble sol
Oh the helpless, frightened babies
Still they come, and still they go.
There are {, IA Quakers in Iowa.
Queen victora's living progeny numbers 49,
There will be two ecipses Of the sun and
two of the moon in 1876.
The Great Eastern is being refurnished at
an expense Of 500, 900 for centennial trips.
On the day after the election last week, the
/ New York Sun claims TO have issued an
edition of III .6Ss.
ST. Louis is to hive big hotel, with two
thousand rooms, at a cost, with furniture, oil
two million dollars.
Bishop Cummins laid the corner-stones OF
two Reformed Episcopal churches last week,
one in Philadelphia aud one in Baltimore.
The skeleton of the famous race horse Lex
ington, is 10 be wired, mounted and preserved
| in the Smithsonian Institution at Washington.
1t is estimated that is, coo 600 hogs will he
slaughtered in this country between now aud
the new year.
Mr.. Moody complains that the Christians so
crowd his meetings that but little room Is leit
for the sinners.
Maggie Davis, daughter of the ex-presidert
of the Confederate States, Is II Is reported,
about to marry A. J. Hayes. Jr, cashier OF
the National Bank of Memphis.
Application has been made by Professor
Of Cornell University for the skeleton Of
American Girl, to be placed in the museum Of
that Institution.
1t is estimated that $3.50 COO are expended
in the city Of New York annually for music
10y tie various churches, one Of them paying
as high as $4,000.
Crawford, L lie, Mercer and Yenango COM
ties, in Penusy lvauia, contain one hundred
and one cheese factories, producing annually
9,557 200 pounds.
A Providence, f. l., dispatch says on Sat
urday night, in Woonsocket. yandals entered
Oak Hill Cemetery and threw down and broke
about eighty marble monuments, headstones,
&c. No motive is known for the outrage.
The short.horn cattle sales in Kentucky this
month will figure up over half Million
Fifteen head sold Tor $500, III. One herd Of
70 cattle brought 1923 550
The New York Hrt!, in reviewing the
election results. suTs up 1873 Democratic cleo
iora votes for President, aud ISL Republican
votes.
One firm in Chicago is charged with cheat
ing the government out Of nearly So 600 600,
and catalogue of lesser martyrs TO money
making. shows how impossible il is for bi,
rogues to se' alons without little ones.
Probably The Oldest timber in the world
which has been sub jecte! To man is that which
i, found in the ancient temples of Egypt. 1t
is found in connection with stone work whith
i, known 10 be at least four thousand years
old
Il is said that the fire at Virginia City, Ne
vada, by which S7,5O0,O0O of property was
destroyed. will result in decrease Of ) 000,-
600 per month OF gold bullion and of ST.
900, 900 per month of silver for the next four
months
The steamer "Waco, from New York to
Galveston was burned few days ago of CAL
weston, and the impression prevails that not
soul on board the ill-htea vessel is alive
Some few escaped from the burning vessel in
boats, but have not since been heard Of ond
are presumed to have been lost.
Sheriff Alexander, Of Columbia, Tenn, is
in great distress. He put negro woman in
Jail the other day by the name of Johnson for
stealing meat. She was separated from her
baby, only FIVE months DID, aud row she is L
ravng maniac, tearing her clothes to pieces,
and means and calls for her baby. lie does
net know what to DO with her.
Robert Garter Page. an old aud valued clerk
in the Postotiice Department Of tie United
| States in Washington city, died on Friday
morning last, the 5th inst, in the sixty fourth
year Of his age. Mr.. Page was descendant
Of an old Virginia family
Robert c. johnson, over one hundred years
of age, and a native of Maryland, died at his
home in Ross county, Ohio, on Tuesday -
William Nichols, aged one hundred and three
years. native of Virginia, died in the same
county on the same day.
Miugee Rome, very beautiful woman, of
! Southern birth, aged twenty three committed
suicide Tuesday evening at No $50 Fifth ave-
nue., New York, where she has been living
with a wealthy young merchant named ThoS.
Whitmore. She shot herself through the heart.
The Telegraph Of ST. John, \. B l., says that
! a lady, who resided in village on the river
! ST. John, assisted recently TO prepare the
! body of q neighbour for burial. While so en-
gagged some virus from tina dead body was alb
! sorbed into a slight cut on the lAiy's finger,
and a few hours later she was sc zci with in
tense pain in her hand attended by rapid
swelling. After days of severe suffering she
died.
Dispatches from San Francisco give the
particulars, as far as obtained of the founder
ing, on Thursday Of last week, when less
than day ont from Victoria, Of the steam
ship, Pacific, and the loss of two lun lrcd
passengers. Only one man was saved, having
been picked up in an exhausted con !ition by
a sailing vessel while footing on the pilot
house The low condition of this sole sur
yiyor re1dercl him unable to give full ac-
connt II the disaster Captain JET. D. How
ell, in command Of the Pacific, was broth
er-in-lqw If Jefferson Davis and was former
~ an officer in the Confederate navy. He
was young man but was considered to be
an experienced navigator. On receipt of the
first news there was general expression OF
deep regret for his fate, and he seemed the
most lamented Of all the victims