Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-05-01
Gleanings from the Press.
Mayor Barrett of ST. Louis is dead.

Jno. Harper, Esq, senior Of the publishing
| firm, is dead.
Pepnsyvania's Treasury contained $l.6e,
available funds. March 81.
In California the girls ride horses /" hair-pin
style" How's that p Boston Post.
Duvall's cotton mills at Zanesvlle. O., were
partially burned Loss $4,000. Insured
50 SOC
! A. T. Stewart dined the Presidential party
on their way To the Lexington centennial cese-
| bration.
Fred. P. Warren. Of Three Oaks, Michigan,
inventor of practical calculating machine, is
dead.
Little Rhody bristles with spelling matches,
and some of the hard words reach clear across
the State.
The wife of John Jacob Astor has contribu-
ted $3.50 to the children aid association of
! New York
The fine Steamer Stonington, Of the New
York and Boston line sunk at her dock in the
former city last week.
Mrs. Henry Van Buren,. a Kingston, n. Y,
spiritualist, killed herself by taking audanum,
in obedience TO an alleged spiritual command.
The Boston elite have organized Cookery
Club whose members go turns in treating the
others to meal prepared exclusively by the
/ hostess. This is sensible.
A majority of the New York law Offices are
connected by telegraph, and supplied with
messengers, reporters, operators, ETC., all ut the
lawyers cost.
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, was destroyed by FIRE
Wednesday. The burnt district Is j miles
long and J mile wide, including nearly the en-
tire town. The storehouse of Owen c. Nor
rs at Staunton, Va, burned Monday night.
The death of Mrs. Emily Alexander Jordan,
wife of DR.. +. NJ. Jordan of St. Louis, former
" of Jordan Springs, is announced as hav-
ing taken place on the Goth Of April, in St.
Louis of Pneumonia.
The dining saloon Of 'Frisco's grand Palace
Hotel is furnished with $4,000 worth Of sill
ver Silver tea caddes with four compart-
ments for different teas are served guests, who
select the leaf and with scalding water con-
coct their own tea.
New York is all agog over a m ilionaire's
proposal TO found musical college there, and
endow it to the healthy tune of 100000
Herr Wagner and Theodore Thomas are to be
leading spirits in its management. Take care,
Gothamtes, Remember the Lick CaatCrnia
got
is. Young, who sued the Cleveland, Ohio,
Pldindsaler in $50, 900 damages, for charging
him with robbing his own store for the pur-
pose of defrauding his partner and creditors,
has been awarded S2250 by the jury. The
police furnished the Piaindealer the news.
VIM H. Vanderbilt, Jr., grandson of the
Commodore, and Miss Alice Smith, daughter
of Murray II. Smith, were married in New
York recently The subsequent reception vas
attended by over . 600 persons, and the brides
presents valued 100000.
Rather an unjust decision emanates from a
Western court. In 1866, Mr. and Mrs. Smith
of Sacramento, Cal, themselves childless, a
dopted the girl baby Of poor widow, Mrs
Ladd, who gave mp, in writing, all claims 70
her child Tickle fortune has shifted her IA
vors from the Smiths to widow Ladd, who
now, quite rich, sues for the possession of hei
daughter, and wins
The extent of locomotive building il Til:
country is indicated by the product of single
establishment. In the ten years from 1864 Is
1874 inclusive, 2,7lS locomotives were mad,
in three establishments at Patterson. n. j.
the largest number furnished in one year
being S9S in 1878 Last year only 107 weft
turned out in the three shops.
Gen Butler is making money AZ Washing
ton. It Is reported that he has received S25
900 in retaining fees since the al inurnncnt q
Congress, and MS he is worth s 100000, hl
will probably get along comfortably till th'
end of his days. He has built paatin
mansion on Capitol HILL
The funeral Of the late John Harper, Sr.
member of the firm Of Harper Bros, took
place in New York on Thursday after
noon, from st. Paul's Methodist Church Tht
edifce was crowded to excess. The publish
ers were in attendance in a body, so also wcrt
the employees of the great book establishment
in Franklin Avenue.
One manufacturing firm Of Springfield
Ohio, shipped few days since, in one train
drawn by two engines forty four carloads q
reapers and mowers, valued at fl75 COO, DIES
tined FOR the West, the largest shipment o
machinery ever made
The West Virginia Legislature has passed
dog law by which it is provided that an,
person may hill any cur found chasing o
injurng sheep that the owner Of the do!
shall be liable for the damage done, and tina
the owner of any dog which has been foun'
worrying sheep shall within forth-eight hours
kill the dog, under a penalty of $3.50 fo
each day the dog is suffered to live after mott
fcation has been given of its evil deeds.
The Upper Mississippi Steamers Kyle, BOD
man and Exporter were burned to the wateri
edge last Friday in New Orleans harbor A.
bout fifteen lives were lost. The Exporter
which had, at the time, 400 tons of freight OF
board, was owned by James Reese, ST., o
Pittsburg, and valued at S45 900; the Kyl,
by Capt John Kyle and p S. & W. +. David
son. and valued at 100000 and the Charlie.
Bodman by Capt. o. p. Shinkle and others o
Cincinnati, and valued at $4,000. All arr
supposed to have been insured in Western
Offices.
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