Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1877-05-12
Topics of the Times.

Mr. J. ~ Defrees, who held the place under
President Lincoln has been appointed public
printer. vice a. NJ. Clapp, removed.
The Black Hills, 50 recently an uninhabita-
Die waste, now boasts Of its daily newspaper,
the DcadwOod City Tines.
The President will attend the annual dinner
Of the New York chamber Of commerce on the
18th instant Ga the 18th he will uuveil the
statue of Fitz Green Helleck in Central park.
Henry Watterson, editor Of the Louisville
C0Wir-JoTHdl, aud al out-and-out Southern
man has accepted an invitation to deliver an
address on the occasion Of the decoration Of
tue graves of Union soldiers at Nashville.
Miss Jennie 0. Clarke, daughter Of Mr..
James c. Clarke, formerly president of the
Chesapeake aud Ohio canal, vas married IN
Chicago, on the DIST Of April, to Mr. L. I. JET
frey, Of that city.
The town Of Ahbottsford, in Bladen County,
North Carolina, consisting If 100 houses
and 4. 500 acres Of land, is to be sold at an
early day. 1t belongs to company engaged
in lie manufacture Of cars, doors, sashes,
blinds, &c.
The Demand for postal cards continues to
increase monthly. During last month 2O,729,-
600 cards were issued 10y the Post Office de-
partmert. II is estimated that during the
period of four years from July lst next the
department will require FOR issue at eas; ,OOO,-
600 coo cards.
The exclusive night 10 tie water power Of
the American side Of the Niagara river at the
falls, the Hydraulic canal, Grass island, above
the falls, and ten lots in the village Of Niagara
| Falls, the whole being known as the canal
property, were sold by auction on Tuesday fol
! S7l, 600 The property cost over a million
dollars. The canal furnishes 10000 horse
power.
\ noteworthy domestic event, and one o.
most important points yet made for tie per
manent success of the American fresh-meat
trade with Great Britain, was the recent for
nal opening sale Of American meat at the
/ Columbia Market, London About one hun
/ dred quarters Of American beef were cut ~
aud sold at from 81. to l2d. per pound, ant
/ the quality Of the beef was tested and praised
| by some three sco~e or more of representative
/ John Bulls, including Mr.. Sheridan, NJ. p.
and Mr.. Harrison, manager for the Baroness
/ Burdett-Cout,s.
The pilgrims expected shortly in Rome ere
approximately 5000 French including cardi'
uais, archbishops 1000 Spauiarls 5000
Italians; 1000 Austrians, among them Car
dinal Dechamrs; 500 Germans; 1000
Austrians, among them Cardinal Schwar'
lzeuberg; 800 from the United States
100 Canadians; go Brazllians 20C
| Portuguese, under the Cardinal Patriarchs
800 English and Irish; in all 1920. Ultra
montancs represent the numbers as mucl
| greater than these.
A Rome correspondent says: | shall not b
surprised to learn at any moment that the Holy
Father has passed away. From what know
Of his actual condition Of weakness, it will b
more than expect if be fingers on 10 the enc
Of tho year Ia a few weeks May 49, th
Pope will enter his eighty-sixth year. a com
pauy Of nearly a thousand persons paid yiSi
to the Pope on Sunday last according TO al
arrangement previously made. 1t was CON
posed, of the most part, Of societies Of Catho
/ lies Of Rome 1t is said that the Pope boz
the trial Of so much imposed kindness wit
evident signs Of weakness and suffering. n
one eau tell what sudden breaking down ma.
follow the work laid out for tue meeting of IL
tens Of thousands Of pilgrims % when th
. warm weather comes on.