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VIRGINIA FREE PRESS.
|. D. G v. H.l. GAIIlHER, Editors.
harIestown, Jefferson Co., W. Va.
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Saturday, March o. 1878.
DEFERRED ARTICLES.
Guthrie's Capital Gossip.
WAsuIse1os, Wednesday, Feb. 27.

A concatenation OF circumstances prevented the
usual and pleasant duty OF getting of this gossip
yesterday, to-day's budget will have TO be some
wha, abridged.
The mantle of the father has most sssuredly
fal len on the shoulders Of the son. James Gordon
/ Bennett has memorialized Congress 10 throw a
bout his proposed Polar expedition the influence
and sanction Of Republican government by
passing act placing the arctic ship Pandora, in
which the new expedition is % be made, under
governmental Jurisdiction. This will cause her
10 be managed by United States officers and sail
ors aud 10 sail beneath the American flag
Bennett has purchased thie vessel and given her
an entire outfit and only seeks 60 give bis venture
a national coloring. The Pandora Is an English
arctic craft, and has already had her prov turned
20 the Pole, while in the royal service. 1t Is
more than likely that Stanley, the veteran ex-
plorer having discovered the source OF the Nile
will exchange his dreams snent Africa's burning
sands for trip to the land of perpetual Ice. Thus
will fire and water lice water meet and kindly
coaescei
Murphy, the temperance agitator, says be shall
leave us tomorrow, and merciful Providence
grant th at he will not herein " breathe the word
of promise TO our ear and break it TO our hope"
Many of his late admirers have been forced 70
the conclusion that their beau ideal u IN sober re-
ality n most stupendous fraud. This verdict was
shaped only after patient vaitings and watchings.
Murphy has gradually shown an n-ardent desire to
preach only TO Audiences in which Capital finds a
big representation He talks lots about the poor
drum ards, but when It comes 20 addressing them,
this apostle is found exhorting with the rich whose
plcthoric purses will open, afterwards, 10 swell
the collection. For example, on the night Of the
22d the upper hall OF our street market was
literally iammed with people-the sort OF people
with whom Murphy pretends to sympathize-aud
these people were only drawn thus together,
forming as they did willing human field for the
true laborer In His vineyard, by continuous an
nounccment in the papers that Murphy would ad-
dress them Well, ou the evening named Mr.
Murphy was found addressing select and mOnied
assembly at the Congregational church. The news
thereof spreading to the market house the willing
soil there gathered was turned into stony ground.
An Indignation meeting held and Murphy
handled without kid gloves. He--innocent soul
he did not know a word Of the expected meetingl
at the market. Fudge!
The birthday Of the parent Of his numerous
country was celebrated here with great and cheap
display Flags huttered from every available
point, crowds througed the streets, Hahnnemann's
one horse field pieces banged away at Intervals,
the chimes rang out in merry peals-snd Murphyt
cold water brigade parsded and was reviewed by
the President. What more could be desired 7
The Messenger Corps Of the 9Th Auditors Office
yere completely butfed the other morning By tbe
news that one Of their number had been married
five days and they new nothing Of it-and the
Corps" such q very keen one, too! Mr.. Norris
NJ Waggener, formerly OF West Virginia, was
the happy man in this affair, his new bride being
Miss Eugenia W. BlOndel charming lady resi-
den, of the district, but formerly Of Richmond.
The official companions Of the young groom GER
tainly congratulate him upon his fecitous choice
and wish the youthful couple ferTent God-speed
on the matrimonial waters. GUTHRIE