Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1878-04-27
Newsy Notes.

Trinity Church Corporation owns property
worth 100000.
Rev. P. f. Lyndon, Vicar General of tic
Archdiocese Of Boston, died Friday night after
a brief illness.
Hon. Marshall Hanger, Capt. Thomas D.
Ransom and Edward Echo,s, Of Staunton, Va.
sailed nom New York for Europe on Wednes-
day last.
Mrs. Jemima jackson, colored, died in
York, Pa, on Friday. leaving official papers
showing her age 90 have been ia years. She
was born 10 Baltimore county, Nd, and manu-
mtted BY Mr. Nathaniel Watts, on the sth OF
July. 1916.
Col. W. L. Salisbury. owner Of the Column
bus tGa.l Sun, was fatally shot 10 the back nt
Scale. Ala, Saturday. by Dr. r. N. Palmer,
who had recently been awarded q verdict OF
one cent damages in libel suit against Sails
bury.
Rev Dr. Joseph Paul Dubreul. Vicar Gene
raj Of the Archdiccose Of Maryland, and ST.
perior Of the Theological Seminary Of St.
Sulpicc, in Baltimore, died at fifteen minutes
pas, seven o'clock on Saturday morning, in
the sixty-fourth year Of bis age.
Hon. VIM. Orion, president Of tho Western
Union Telegraph Company. died in New York
on Monday. Of apoplexy, with which he was
seized Sunday night. lie was previously in
the enjoyment apparently Of the best health,
and was about 81 years Of age.
In groa. prize fight. a few days ago. near
London, Tom Allen, Of Missouri, whipped
Michael Davis. champion Of England, and
was declared the champion Of the world Tho
fight lasted eighteen minutes and twenty-five
seconds There were but FIVE rounds. The
Stakes goo per side.
a dispatch from Wheeling states that on
Saturday, at ray!orstown Washington county.
Pa, few miles from the former city, COW
owned by Robert Hall, a farmer, gave birth
10 fifty calves. ranging in size from rats to
opossums. The COW died shortly after giving
birth 20 the calves.
The herd Of elephants belonging 90 John
Robinson's circus became beligereut while
crossing the South Anna river on their way 10
Louisa Court House, Va, on Sunday BIS
marck was thrown over the bridge by "Chir<
and would have been drowned but for the as
sstauce Of the OLD elephant Mary" the cir
Gus employees and several citizens Several
elephants were engaged 10 the Sight. No per
sons were hurt
Harry Love, Of Lexington, Ky. aged IS
years, was murdered aud thro vi from bridge
window so feet high, in the Chattahoochce
river, near Columbus, Ga. The body was
brought by the murderer twenty-seycn miles
Dowdell Adams, the murderer. has been ar
rested and confessed the crime Love is claim
ed 70 represent the house Of Hewitt * Co., Of
Philadelphia. Robbery was the cause Of the
murder.
We learn that arrangements have been per-
fcctcd 70 commence az once work on the
Sheu0ndoah Valley railroad. Hon. VIM Mil
nes the president Of the company, has been in
the Eastern States for some weeks in the
interest Of the road, nnd the arrangements
above alluded 10 bring to the all Of the
enterprise the resources of the Cumberland
Valley and Reading Railroad Company
stanton IugiRian.
The Irish Iorld says that Senator Hereford,
Of West Virginia, is among the most regular
10 attendance Of any member Of the United
States Senate. lie belongs 70 the Democratic
tolc aud has o strong Affection for his party:
yet he : true friend Of the Greenback a
strics Temperance mau-an instance SO rare 10
Washington Is to be worthy Of mcutiou-and
a conscientious Christian gentleman who de-
siTes TIE peoples prosperity more than any
party OF personal end
Hon. John 2. kenna pronounced in the
House on Thursday very eloquent and very
eulogy upon the late Judge Leon
ard. Mr. kenna, although the youngest mem
Der in the House. has already achieved for
himself 10 small reputation as a graceful, easy
speaker, and a member Of good hard sense I
He comes from the Kauawha Eally. and is /
sound on the questions Of protection and f. |
nance. although a strong Dsmocrat.-T1c !
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