Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1876-01-15
Gleanings.
You will fad the scandal-monger
Everywhere;
Sometimes men, but often women,
Young and fair.

You will fad the scandal-monger
Everywhere;
Sometimes men, but often women.
Young and fair.
An Alexandria stone cutter named VIM
Owens was crushed TO death one day last wee, k
by large stone falling upon him.
H. c. L,ngllin, of Pniladelphil, has pur
chased Hawthorne" the residence of Nath.
Meade, near Winchester, for 81 500.
Col. Anthony, agent of the Virginia Mid
land Road, at Lynch's station, about twenty
miles beyond Lyrchburg was robbed and ia
tally wounded one night last week.
Mr. Timothy Khby, one Of the Oldest ard
richest citizens of Cincinnati, died in tlat
city this week Mr. Kirby was tho lather-in-
law of Hon Henry B. Banning, NJ c., aud
Col. Dom Piatt.
Mr.. VIM G. Ridgely died, after lingering
illness in Georgetown last week. M Ridgely
was well known, and was loved aud respected
for his many eminent qualities.
New IIampshire's Centennial was celebrated
on the 9th inst On Jan. 5, l776 the Provin-
cial Congress, assembled at Exeter, passed the
Act seeding the State from British rule.
Mayor Cobb places the gross debt of Boston
at $40 1874 POI 50, an increase over last year
OF S45S AIS 43 The net debt of Boston De-
cen,ber 81, 1878, WAS S2S 1852 635 O5. or de-
crease in net debt since 1874 Of 3O5 $3.50
THIS year we shall have the centennial cele
bration, the presidential election, $3.50 days, SO
Sundays, aud all the girls making love to Us
1t is all glorious enough, but give us the love
making, aud you may have all the rest Com-
journal
The State Arche,logi Society Of Ohio
have resolved H. ensure the society full repre-
sentation at the Centennial by collection Of
relics, models aud plans relating to the pre-
historic period in Ohio, which is rich in such
matters, and it is thought the display will be
very crediiable.
General Doubleday, Of the army, declares
that General Robert Anderson, OF Fort Sumter
uut,riery. tol! him. upon the breaking out of
the war that if Kentucky ioiued the CJufed
eracy he would 90 to Europe.
Did it ever occur to you. kind mammas, asks
the thoughtful Boston Transcript. while trot-
ting your babies ON your laps in such vigor-
Gus way. thlt # some giant about ten times
your sizc We're t. tr", yuu H. similar snlc tie
breath would be very apt 10 be bounced on, Of
your body?
The Post Office department has male ar
rancemcnt- i"r tie manufacture of Ccntenuial
| stamped letter envelopes after a beautiful and
appropriate design The department is pre-
pariag for exhibition at the Centennial iTam-
ed collection Of all United States stamped Gu
vclapes ever issued
Statesmen multiply their prisons and
strengthen their Ia against the crime that j,
doue-aud they never take tie cauker ont Of
the bud, they never save the young child II "a
polllti N. Their political economy yer =
dies prevention. it never cleArses the sewers u
only curses the fcycr.Strivkcn.
Hon. W. \. Richardson died Of paralysis Al
his home, in the city oi Quincy. illinois las'
! week Colonel Richa dSnu served five terms
IN the House of Representatives at Washing
ton, and was elected to Gil the vacancy in the
Senate ccca>ioucl bv the death of Stephen A..
Douglas lie was sixty-four years old.
Business men hold that t New Year open.
with better prospects than the one that has
Just closed. The crisis Of 1873 not ouly S~epi
away vast values, but it broke down the ma
chiucry Of business. That peri has been
passed Trade has bren rebuilt from iAe bot
tom Everywhere there l. Wholesome rcvi-
wi Of confidence, aud, as Consequence, OF
business.
There is it seems n Natural Bridge in Ken
lucky, as well as one in Virginia. Mr. b b
Spth writes to the Couriey-JotuRal FROM Big
Spring Kentucky: "Althnu.h IL C fact Is not
generally kuown-not b,ing laid down IL any
Of the maps-it is nevertheless true. that
within the corporate limits of this village
spanning the beautiful stream from which it
divides its name. is well-dcfued substantial
Natural Bridge"
John SieberIiug was appointed post-nastcr
at Lynuviile, Lchi2h county. Pa, February 8,
1918, ahd had been faithful in the discharge
o his official duties until few days ago, when
he died. For iifty-eight consecutive years lie
had held his position-a term Of employment
unequaled by any government officer now iv-
ing, while his yearly income probably never
exceeded $2O-just the price Of two election
hats.
About three months ago an old and respect
ed citizen Of Petersburg died, leaving, as was
supposed. a very small estate to be divided be-
tween a wife and several children. Among
his effects was an old desk that he alone bad
had access to for the past twenty or twenty
five years. His family were very much sur
prised on opening tie desk recently to find
that it contained bonds with coupons attached
amounting to tween forty aud fifty thousand
dollars, which bad heeu purchased by the de-
ceased moe than sixty years ago The inter-
est coupons are still Oh them, none having
been collected during that long period