Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1878-03-30
Guthrie,s capital Gossip.


wAsurNGroS Tuesday, March %.
Because art critics affirm that the bird on the
the new silver dollar is sick looking can the coin
be condemned as an illeagle dollar free Press,
Saturday, 23rd.
The genial effect Of ye early sprne,ime is
plainly seen in this brilliant effort Of one Ct
the staff of The OLD FAMILY JOURNAL. How
pat it sounds, how very pertinent to these
Bland silver days that have reached Us How
can we call such delightful punning bird-eu-
some, and ytt-with all due respect TO the
talented Junior, from whose mind it probably
emauatcd-is It not really so? Why, Of course
March, the old reprobate, on whose conduct
you can place not the slightest reliance even
though Old Indications backs YOU, March, !
say, served Us a d-astardly mean trick
90 Sunday. Generally speaking, the weather
during this month had been as balmy as de-
partmeut clerks smile whilst he draws lis pay
We bad come to think that Spring
-dptherial mlldncs,,
was very quietly sliding 10 on its little ear an
that winter had been SHOWED for the season
But alas Vain, decisive hope, The Sabbath
opened severe and remained severity itself an-
Ill nigh on 10 noon.
Then the worShippcrs vending their way
to service were startled by a thunder roll which
broke over them all ov Il sudden, and went
rumbling, decp-yoicel and s1norous, along the
vastly ether space as il oh ST. Peter and hi:
more muscular angelic couirercs were having
a little game Of rolling pins up in the sky
Then, as the echoes Of the reccdng thunder
died away. all was still A mass Of dark
cloud unobseryed ill now, and looming poT-
teut1usly in tho nor west undertook 10 spread
itsclf-as I, dear cosspcrs, am trying to dc
now The early leaves upon the trees mus
como IN here even lift docs set up little poetry
Of its own rust,ed only little, aud 10 the SKY
was completely overcast. \ brief shower
violen, while il lasted, gave place to sunlight
once again, March, the original, ideal March
now assumed sway anl until midnight rattleC
Us winds around intentionally. As con.
sequence, the sccptre Of winter is again assum
cd, and lately dotted listers are again donncd
think quite seriously Of miSquoting the Phil
adclphia Le{ger's stereo,yped requiem anC
bowling out
Dearcs, Springtimc, thou hast LEFT US,
We thy loss most deeply feel
But Z is March that has bereft u.s.
l HOW can We our sOTfoW- ucalt
/ The sudden death Of the Hon. Jno. Allison
/ register Of the Treasury, is a most depl urabl
event. This esteemed gentleman retired OF
I Friday night feeling only a triHe unwell.-
/ Saturday morning his wife went to bis beiSiI
about six O'Clock, remarkiug bow very com
[ posed he lay. and found her husband
| corpse I imagine the CONSERVATION an,
anguish Of this good lady Mr. Allison
death was caused by stroke Of npoplexy.-
/ The funeral took place yesterday Afternoon
/ from the late residence Of the deceased, whence
/ the hoporcd remains were borne 20 the railroa,
/ depot for transportation TO Pennsylvania Thu
/ pail bearers were selected from prominen
| Treasury officials.
/ There is some little bestirring 10 Admins
traitor circles aneut the powerful effort 0
/ Senator Howe in the chamber on yesterday
/ The gentleman from Wisconsin poured ho
shot, metaphorically, into the President, tn
| Hon. Secretary Of our priceless Interior anC
the advisers Of the Executive, generally. IL
/ di3 not think Mr. Key as bad rs some othcre
/ iuasmuch AS be was made Of some Ge6pite po
/ litcal stuff, whereas the complexion Of som
| others politics was. t. say the least, a tnn
doublc-ccloTed. And thus, for over an hour
/ did the speaker proceed
The enforced rcturn on Sunday las, Of IN
| L. : S Wyoming. when some three hundrc,
miles out from New York en- route for Europ
/ with o full cargo for the Paris Exposition. ere
atei lots Of criticism among intelligent circles
/ 10 seems that her commander, Watson, dis
/ covered dangerous leak IN the bow Of hi
vessel when thiriy-six hours out Fearing t,