Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1878-06-15
Newsy Notes.

Don Alautcl fit]St, tue tiNNtNI M4uioiti
died in Washington City on Sunday night.
Two hundred and thirty-two meu were kill
ell BY Goa, mine explosion in England on
Friday Of last week.
i cyclone in China recently destroyed nine
thousand houses, aud killed about the same
number Of people.
Rev. J. Patterson Fletcher has been called
and has accepted the call 10 become the pastor
of the Genital Presbyterian Church Of Clarss-
burg" this State.
The New Central Company Of Cumberland
Maryland, has closed contract with the
Freuch line Of ocean steamers to furnish so :
600 tons Of coal during the season.
BY order Of Col Mcdonald. of the V NJ
l., Fish Commissioner for Virginia, 200 000
young shad were placed in the Shenandoah
river at Riyerton, Warren county.
Rev. Dr. Jno. T. Wheat, who offered
prayer at the Stouewall Cemetery on Thursday
is the father Of MAJ Wheat. the lamentod
commander Of the famous Louisiana Battalion
better known as The Tigers"
The terrible cyclone which passed over
Richmond. Missouri, on the lst Instant, i,
represented rs the color Of steam and funnel
shaped. Over one hundred houses were to-
tally destroyed and about fifteen persons killed
Thomas Winaus, Of Baltimore. eldest son OF
the late Ross WirarS, died at Newport, +. J..
90 Monday evening, in the 5S,h year Of his
age lie was eminent as a railroad builder
and made d fortune constructing roads il
Russia. lie leaves two children.
Willie Caulcy, asol ten years, son Of John
Caulcy, Of StubenviIlc, Ohio, while attempting
q Jump on Pau-IIandlc railroad train No. D
near tie Acme glass works, Saturday night
fell beneath the wheels and had his head cut
Oh Another warning 10 boys
The latest election returns from Oregon indi-
cate that the republican State ticket has been
elected but that the Legislature will be demo
cratic on i1int ballot by = majority Of ten
there being 80 Democrats, 25 rcpu5licans and
independents. I. r Hines republican candi-
date Tor Congress, has been defeated by SOC
majority.
leu Cuban chiefs, twenty officers and 100
men have surrendered at San Luis, Cuba
Since the proclamation Of amnesty l gene
rails, ~ chiefs, 420 officers and .Se7 men
and 3 ST. members Of families have surrender
cd in the Cincho Villas, Ia Trocha and tho
Central department Those surrendered il
the Eastern department are not included
Hon. 4. II. H. Stuart, Of Smuuton, Va
having been asked by leaiing business men O
that town to give them his views respecting
the probable duration Of the prevailing bust
ness prostratiou ia this country, responds in q
| lengthy letter, attributiug the present c5ndi-
ton of affairs 10 the great contraction IN ID,
currency that was necessary 10 bring Il to q
gold value. nnl c1adlenty predicting, now
that the bottom has been reached, an early
revival Of trade ia all It's branches, and th.
speedy commencement Ot another era If gen
eral prosperity.
\ heavy wind and hail storm prevailed il
the vicinity of Augustn, Ca. Sunday Vhos
Wynu's gin factory and numerous smaller
buildings were Frustrated. The hnil damaged
cotton AMI corn considerably. Throo children
are reported killed. Reports from the interior
state that the hail, which was as large as hens
eggs, killed poultry. hogs and young cattle,
oud beat through the roofs Of houses. The
! storm past through Richmond and Columbi7
counties, 10 Georgia, and Edgefcli 10 South
Carolina Trees, fences and houses were blown
down, and cotton and corn destroyed. Crop.
10 the track u She storm have been utterly
destroyed aud four persons killed. So great
was the fall OF hail that in some places j.
remained on the ground for several hours. -
The section Of county around Hampton an,
the peninsula region of Virginia Wac visited
by terrific hailS.orm Sunday night, which
| effected az immense amount Of damage to tn,
growing fruit aud vegetables aud wheat
! fields. The injury 10 the latter crop extend.
all through Elizabeth City county.