Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1879-08-23
Its unsafe to Judge Of soda water
dispenser by his phiz.

Whiskey is said to be about the only
enemy that man has succeeded in loving.
/ Central Bob, noted New Jersey pa
ccr-tbo recent winner, 10 2.2S, Of ihe Bridge
hampton races--was driven TO death last week.
dying in 20 minv.es' aiier the arrest Of bis
/ drivers.
All but one Of the Memphis ImIRcle
staff have LETT for healthier localities. aud that
paper is uow gotten out'by Major Fred Nieh-
/ OILS, The Old Mau." who edited, Get typeand
printed the paper all through last years epi-
denic.
San Francisco may be called the sui
eide city, for from 1860 to "a the suicides av-
erascd thirty per year after that time'iump-
! ing TO six,y-onc and then hundred. It's at
tribu,ed to tie mania for gambling 10 mining
stocks.
The Baltimore SgR saws Miss Julia
Jackson, the ooly daughter OF Gen. stone
wall" jackson, viii 60 te school nexi.scason
10 Baltimore and Mrs. Jackson, il is under
ders,ood, will reside here during tho education
OF Der daughter.
joaquin Miller says "If YOU were TO
tase q newspaper in your hand aod crumple
( il up. and then spread IL out again, The cfeas-
es IN Il might fairly represent tho streets and
lanes and alleys OF London, 30 angular. -
awkward and irregular is this. the greatest #
all cities Of the earth"
The Maryland Democratic STATE Con
veniion met 90 the 9Th inst. IN halilmorc.--
Hon. Wm. T. Hamilton. 81 Wasiingt C0un-
ty. vas unanimously uoriCAisd ~ goycfuor.
by acclsmation. C. J. M Gwian was mani
mously feuonins'ci fof attorney general, and
Thomas J. Keaiing unanimously Fcnouinaied
for Comptroller.
The Shcphcristown Register says 81
full, hnsl anl satisfactory settlement of all
controversies and questions that have arisen In
the long pending suits aud litigation hctwccn
Robt A. Lucas and wife and Peter G. Brooks.
Jr., aod others, hos been effected, Mr. Lucas
reserving the farm upon which lie resides aud
paying $4,000 for back rents, and each pay
TO- their own costs Of suit
TIE announcement Of General Buffers
candidacy has spuned Gov. Talbot up to n
noble srdor in the prosecution Of bis great
work II reforming state abuses" lie now
gets mp and goes Il by candlc-lgb., and docsnt
feel at all satisfied with himself unless he has
three or four abuses reformed before Mrs. Tai
bot gets the coffee. boiled.
Mrs. Gaines, the irrepressible, having
noticed 10 the New Orleans papers The other
day that Ghere WAS balance IN the city treas
ury Of S2l7 ,GSG, stepped around to The oilicO
to d'aw it out as part payment on her claim.
She insisted that she was fairly entiilsd 10 tho
money, bu, in the absence Of an appropriation
to that effect the official 10 chsrgs demurred 10
honoring her check.
The East India Company, from the
time Of l,s creation 10 1899. saved every pr
per connected With lis business. aod tho accu-
mueted mass Of letters, bills, memoranda ani
books IL enormous II hiss laiely been iUfrsd
over 10 q DR.. Blrdwood for inspection. nni
amope other curioas facts q finds that ito
great Apelo-lndian empire bad its oIicin in a
company which was'orgabize1 simply hecarso
the Dutch raised The price u pepper from
three shilliogs pound 70 six.
A gentleman who has Just died in North
/ Carolina left bis entire estate valued At tweu-
/ ty thousand dollars, 10 three q bis f,rmof
slaves who remained with hin since their
freedom, nurssd him 10 bis old age, and %
whom, be says in bis will, be desires 70 show
| his gratitude. And yet the radicals say tboro
exists an antipa,by between the white and
/ colorad races in the SoGth aud that the only
uses the former have for the latter Is 10 get tbe
! maximum amount Of work out Of them Tor tho
minimum amount Of money, and 10 make
them vote tie democratic ticket st elections!
From the Lexington G0rcHe We learn
that last weeh Henry Benson, II Fairfield, ia
Rockbridge county, was bitten on lho 10, in
IL. -.
turning home distance Of three miles, bis
foot was greatly swollen and fears were enter
tained Of serious consequences. a poultice Of
camphor and Tobacco was applied 10 the bite
and 10 a few hours thc foot was reduced 10 is
usual size, removing oil poisonous matter
Mr. b. is now doing well, and has thus given
20 the country on antdote for the poison q tho
snake.
1t is gratifying 70 note that in all the
accounts Of murders, etc, which are filing
the papers nowadays none Of the awful
crimes have been committed by editors. That
frenzied condition q mind. brought on by the
aggravailons Of life, roasting weather sud bad
liquor which impels the ordinary mortal 20
take the life Of somebody, editors are able to
work of By getting up big snake Stories
That's tho way il comes that these thrilling
yarns are always SO plenty 10 July aud Au-
gust.
The Empress Eugenia has directed
tha, her Spanish estsies and Swiss ohafoan ls
sold, and all her poEsossions converted into
cash. As soon as settlement u these s8aiu
is effected she will retire fF three months f0s
conven, at Boursss. Theuee Sic will pay
last visit 20 Ter mother, and. aiisf = ~
mouths s,sy viii return b. the c0ayslt, ari rc.
main there until death. hlihcngh ste i,s fs-
covered calm snd even appetite. bsron Crrsis-
sari ssys bcf he has ts1a iDne1ss'y sllftrr-
a ty tl.e iesfi n trf So. uhofa ~ f.Hts.
she All no' lorg s1rurs
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