Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1878-03-16
Guthrie's Capital Gossip.
wAsnISa1ox. Tue.day, March y.

WASHINGTON, Tuesday, March j..
The balmy. dreamy sort of weather which
has been ours for these weeks past gave place
this morning to Misunderstanding sky and
atmosphere. Clouds are now lowering and
things out-of-doors decidedly darmp." The
cause Of this meteorological effect was sort
Of variety show, held above last night, 10 which
Boreas, Pluyius, Electricity and Thuuderbug
bore conspicuous parts.
Raymond, the comedian, who ran such
" Risks here last week has dropped into his
specially role-that Of Colonel Sellers in the
Gilded Age which occupied the National boards
during this current week. Mrs Raymond
Marie Gurlou) supports her husband most
creditably. The close Of their present engage
meut here cauuOt but add to Jno. rs already
oyeriiUwing Golfers; for are there not millions
in it9
DR.. Cornelius Boyle, on old resident here
and practitioner Of medicine from "A 10 81
aud from 90 to the date Of his death died yes
terday morning aged CO. During the war he
was Major Of Infantry on the Confederate side,
serving IN several battles. As Provost Mar
shall 10 tue vicinity Of GorlOnsville, however,
be will bes. be rendered by his surviving
brothers in-arms. When hoslilites ceased he
went 70 Mexico. He was a passenger of the
Inflated steamer Vera Cruz, which was lost on
the coast Of North Carolina, aud on that occa-
sion BE assisted in saving many Of the passen-
gers, and attended them as physician. DR..
Boyles career through life was an eveu.ful ore,
and be was distinguished for his high seLse OF
honor, great personal courage nud kindness Of
heart. Standing high 10 his profession, he was
Z 81 1 l,,r
he went South the deceased left several pieces
Of property in this city, which were seized by
tho Government, and his life estate in them
was sold they will now revert TO his heirs.
Frederick Douglas, Marshal of the District,
lectured last night 90 San Domingo, the land
Of Columbus on whose virgin soil the first
christian church was erected. He depicted 10
glowing language the beauties Of tho Domini-
con territory aud put in q powerful plea in
| favor Of annexation.
Henry Ward, the Beccher also lectured last
evening His topic was: the wastes and
burdens Of society. Ills aulie nee was big
one although large majority thereof could
not but have thought as they eyed the choker-
ed and cravattei figure before them that
! himself represented a goodly portion Of that
/ same waste tuu tuflul Illpit hulutI perhaps
than there was waste. From the Stan1 point
Of political economy the lecturer figured ont
FIVE defnaie wastes the physical waste, The
waste Of ignorance, the waste from the quar-
relsomeness Of men Of superior faculties, the
waste from the misadustment Of men,
faculties to the business Of their lives and III,
waste incurred through lying and its conse-
quences. Whilst treating the subject of hi:
second waste be declared himself FRIEND
Of the laborer as having descended from th(
working classes-ou his mothers side from
the tanners and on his fathers from smiths
with a small ST. Altogether the lecture was
original and cleverly worled-but alas how
many who heard the same pictured to them
selves an outraged wife and an injured maiden
and found in this reflection o sure source 0
hatred towards him who spoke Our PSEUDO
clergyman may have said, in the long time ago
IL am not the man" but public opinion
has long since placed the inelacoable branC
upon Henry Ward Boecher
GUTERlE