Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-04-03

Inc hon. Jefferson laws. WHO IL Ou q fisis
to New Orleans, sent the following telegram
to meeting held in Memphis, Tenn, to ex-
press regret at the death Of John Mitchell the
Irish patriot:
"Unable to be with you, / send my heart
felt sympathy in your proposed tribute to the
patriot and devotee OF liberty, John Mitchell.
Together we struggled for State rights, for the
supremacy of the constitution, for community
Independence, and, after defeat, were impris-
oned together As my friend, | mourn for
him, and regret his death as loss to mankind"
". S. O'Brien, Of San Francisco, whose i'm
mense riches were SO suddenly acquired in
Bonanza spcculations, is son Of Wetmore
O'Brien, poor, but respectable citizen of
Minneapolis, Minnesota. He arrived at the
mines with but fifteen cents in his pocket and
worked as a laborer, taking mining stock in
payment of wages in lien Of money, which he
could not get. His fortune is estimated al
$3.50 00O, 900.
The sheriff of Fairfax county, Va, on Mon
day put W. n. Mcveigh in possession of some
Of his real estate on Hunting creek, in that
county, which was bought at coniscation
sale by Theodore iced and Enoch Grason dur
ing the war, aud has been held by them ever
since. iced refused to vacatc and had to be
elected, and when the sheriff left, his furniture
was still lying in the road in front of the house
On Saturday Mr.. NJ. R. Scullen, editor Of
the Aberdeen Miss True Republican, was
shot and is expected to die, by an actor named
Beverly, at the time performing in Aberdeen .
The shooting grew cut of a criticism in Scul-
lens paper. Beverly is leading man Of the
company, and was married on the stage by an
Episcopal minister in Charleston, w. Va, in
1878.
The Court Of Appeals Of Virginia, in the
BOlling-Lersner case, has affirmed the decree
Of the Circuit Court of Fauquier county, en-
forcing the sale of real estate made by Boiling
to Lcrsner, in that county, valued at 800 600.
He RECEIVERS as rents during Bolling's occupan-
cy the sum of S5,2G24S, with interest on
S4,Gs4l9 from the Goth of December, 1878,
and costs.
In card to the public Mr.. J. f. Penny
hacker states that he has been removed from
the position of states attorney for Pendleton
County, West Virginia, because he Z" bored
the president of the court" This seems a
severe punishment for an offence which is GER
tanly not confined to the mountain counties
of West Virginia.
A little girl only nine years old has Travelled
alone from Pennington, Mimi. to Searsport
Me, her only passport being letter from q
Masonic lodge stating that her father was a
mason and she an orphan. Asked how she
got along, she answered Everybody met
was a mason"
Eighty convicts in the Indiana State prison
made desperate attempt to escape but after
overpowering their guards and cutting hole
in the outer WALL general alarm was given,
all the guards turned out, and at tie muzzle Of
their rifles forced the convicts back to their
quarters.
The residence of Vim. r. Byrd, near Girls
field, Nd, was burDel Monday night, with its
contents. Two children, agei and years,
persisted
w. G. Grcaves and Dr. L. b. Spartan, Of
Brockyille, Ontario, have been sentenced to be
hanged for causing the death Of Miss Sophie
Burnham by malpractice. Greaves was the
cause of the girls trouble, and accompanied
the doctor when the fatal operation was per-
formed.